White sage, white musk, honey myrtle, galbanum, lilac, and everlasting flower.

I tested this blend twice, one a day or two after receiving it, and another after it's been sitting in my drawer for a while, bit less than a month.

In bottle: the first time I sniffed this, it was very herbal, and reminded me strongly of this cologne I used to wear as ( Read more... )

White musk, grey amber, Calabrian bergamot, vanilla absolute, French labdanum, styrax, wormwood, caraway, and bois de jasmin.

In bottle: vanilla, resins, caraway, musk and amber. Slightly boozy, slightly foody but not overwhelmingly so. There's a hint of jasmine peeking out.

Wet on skin: I'm getting the vanilla absolute and resins, with a faint ( Read more... )

Tenebrous Love: a shivering white musk with vanilla-infused white cocoa, amber incense, and dead, dry leaves.

In tester: oh wow. Dry leaves, cocoa, vanilla, and white musk. Slightly cologney, but also quite creamy due to the cocoa and vanilla. I wouldn't call this foody, but definitely chocolatey.

Wet on skin: so, so pretty. Love! I can tell right ( Read more... )

Heirloom Malus, ylang ylang, white and blue musks, crystallized vanilla, tiare, frangipani, and bergamot.

In tester: sweet, fruity green apple! It's almost syrupy-sweet. It's a "white" scent, even if it's a green apple. Fabulous.

Wet on skin: sweet, sugary apple. So, so pretty and so, so nice. I think I can get the ylang ylang and the tiare, but ( Read more... )

A shroud of gardenia, narcissus, and sandalwood with ambrette seed, white cognac, muguet, davana, and white musk.

In tester: green. The sandalwood and gardenia notes are most recognizable.

Wet on skin: hmmm. I'm not sure what this note that I am smelling is--maybe the white cognac, as it has a slightly liquor-y sort of feel. Gardenia, and slightly ( Read more... )

Earl Grey tea leaves, a white fougere, jasmine leaf, pearlescent white musk, and vanilla bean.

In decant: tea, quite herbal. There's a touch of vanilla, but overall it's a clean herbal scent. Gender neutral.

Wet on skin: tea, quite simply. It's slightly powdery (not sure where that's coming from), but refreshing and clean, as if newly out of the ( Read more... )

Her perfume is starry and crystalline, a jewel-clad and glittering paean to night: dazzling white musks, white rose and night-blooming jasmine with the soft moss of moonlit meadows, a waft of Egyptian incense, and a gentle breath of moonflower.

In bottle: floral and cool, glittering. Soft jasmine. Very pretty!

Wet on skin: soft jasmine, cool and ( Read more... )

The hundred-headed dragon that guards the garden of the Hesperides: dragon’s blood resin, golden apple, apple blossom, white musk and hyacinth.

In imp: wow, bright! Fruity! Apples! Some hyacinth, but...apples!!

Wet on skin: apples! And hyacinth. Both are equally strong and sort of vying for attention, but it's a very good meld, hyacinth a bit ( Read more... )

Moroccan jasmine, chrysanthemum, tea leaf, white musk, and acai berry.

In bottle: yep, very berry alright. I was kind of hoping for a lightly berry scent, but oh well! There's also a touch of tea and flowers.

Wet on skin: berry, musk, and tea. The berry-ness is almost like juice, high and sweet. As it dries, the flowers come out more, the jasmine ( Read more... )

A luminous white winter musk with lilac, wisteria, white chocolate, white mint, and tuberose.

In tester: oh, wow. Luminous soft mint, soft florals, and sweet creamy white chocolate that isn't entirely too foody. Oh my gosh. Love.

Wet on skin: LOVE. Light mint, chocolate, and florals. They are not specifically distinct from each other--it is very, ( Read more... )