Spessartine

[doomsday_disco]

Red vegetal musk, tangerine rind, King mandarin, fossilized amber, and neroli.

[Little Bird]

Neroli smells like creamy orange blossoms and a weedy, dark green scent simultaneously, while the King mandarin adds a fresh spray of orange juice, and the amber & vegetal musk form a warm, slightly powdery, resinous base for the orange tones to play out over.  This is one of those fragrances that smells like warm sunshine between the cheerful, creamy, floral orange tones and the golden warmth of the amber and musk.  A half hour into the drydown, it's like creamy orange blossom over warm, cuddly, ever so slightly musky amber. |
I haven't reached for this much since my bottle arrived because it leans a little too powdery for me, but when I do wear it, I'm always surprised by how warm and enveloping it is.  I love neroli and orange blossom and the neroli is very pretty here.

I'm surprised this hasn't been reviewed more because it reminds me a lot of Khrysee, which has always been highly sought after (and has notes of vanilla amber and orange blossom).

[HerbGirl]

Wooooo this is an orange colored scent! Deep orange. I love it. The red musk and tangerine are incredible. I've been wearing this during sacral chakra work.

Edited January 1 by HerbGirl

[puellacaerulea]

In the decant, this starts off reading "green" to me, between the floral, slightly bitter neroli and fresh mandarin and tangerine peel. The musk is detectable, but it's a background player and is sort of smoothing out those fresher notes. On my skin, the musk explodes and becomes the dominant note, while the neroli and citrus notes are adding a slightly bright, fresh counterpoint to the heavier musk (and at this point, my impression of the scent shifts from green to emphatically orange). I'm enjoying the way the musk blends with the neroli and citrus notes, so I'll hang onto my decant, but this is the kind of musk I find too heavy for everyday wear.