(this is my first review & i apologize for any formatting mistakes!)
from the bottle, this smells oddly like a red musk to me & is way less chlorophyll green than i was anticipating.
on the skin i get a powdery & tart chypre along with something indolic, which i’m guessing is an unlisted jasmine note. the scent smooths out into a deep emerald green backdrop with subtle sheerer & sweeter elements above- the silky jasmine-esque note & aldehydic white musk. it’s quite abstract but does call to mind the deep greens & heavy contours filled with cream in the accompanying art.
with wear, the vanilla is more evident & the scent hugs a lot closer to the skin. this is not a fresh cut grass scent, it’s not realistically vegetal at all to my nose. it’s creeping, dark green & fantastical moss crowned with sheer vanilla, a few subtle sparkles of sweet white musk, & a very slight hint of indolic florals.
it takes a while before i can find the sandalwood & once it appears it gradually overtakes the other notes, taking the scent in a warmer, woodier direction but retaining an ethereal, fantasy quality that is quite beautiful.
