Jacquesroach

I cant believe I’m the first to review this one! I absolutely love it. To me, it’s the perfect balance of cozy and sexy. Nuts Cracker goes on with a blast of.. well, nuts. It’s like inhaling a bottle of almond extract. Once that burns off a little, you still have the creamy hazelnut/ almond forefront with a background of smoke and wood. There is something in here that my brain first interpreted as leather or leather polish, but that’s maybe gunpowder. Over time, the smokey woodiness comes to the front. The patch isn’t sharp like, say, Revenant Rhythm, but more of an accent to the other notes. My only complaint is that it doesn’t seem to last as long as similar scents have on my skin, but I’m hoping that improves with aging. Another winner from the Girth of Venus collection ❤️

Mouse was a blind bottle and I have no regrets. It’s hard for me to pick out any individual notes, though I do think it may be the carnation adding a peppery kick that keeps it from going basic gourmand. It’s sweet, creamy, nutty, and cozy, but not necessarily in a “fall” cozy way- I have very much enjoyed wearing it in the (uncharacteristically warm) late summer here. It evokes lazy summer afternoons lying in the shade of a tree (or a hay pile, if you have one available). Pretty good throw and longevity too! The type where I keep catching pleasant whiffs of myself but don’t worry about offending others. I do see some similarities to The Rice Field from this year’s Shungas, but the Rice Field was basically a honey single note on me, while Mouse is much more grounded, a little spicy/earthy, more complex and I like it a lot more.

In the bottle and wet, this is all cardamom to me. On the skin, it blossoms into a really nice, earthy, warm scent. I’m not familiar enough with most of the notes to identify them, but I would describe the blend as “classy”. After a few hours, it settles into sandalwood, mostly. I like this stage most of all.

I’m honestly surprised by how much I like this one. It is definitely sweet- my first thought was the filling of an Oreo cookie. But there’s also something light and clean about it, like a vanilla or marshmallow-scented laundry detergent. Fitting for it’s name, it evokes the scent lingering in a room after the perfume-wearer has left (or maybe they never did ~?~). Long lasting and good throw.