doomsday_disco Report post Posted April 25 A chorus of moonflower, princess of the night, woodland tobacco petals, white gardenia, narcissus, cashmere wood, green apple, and datura alight with a maestoso gust of incandescent incense smoke. Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
valpal Report post Posted June 10 (edited) Okay, I’m not the best at writing perfume reviews, so take this with a grain of salt..your nose might pick up something totally different. In the bottle: Bright green apple shampoo vibes right off the bat. It’s juicy and a little tart. Wet on skin: Still very much green apple-forward, but now softened by a subtle musk. I’m not getting the "incandescent incense smoke" as described, but I suspect that note is blending into the muskiness I’m picking up. Overall, it feels like a dreamy light, floaty, fruity scent. For those wondering, it’s not similar to Zorya P. Dry down: The white gardenia starts to peek through, and the scent shifts into something a bit more pinkish floral and fruity (even though the notes are predominantly white florals). It actually reminds me a little of The Pearl..that same fruity-tart-sweet combination. As it continues to settle, more musk comes forward and gives the scent a soft, hazy finish. I blind bought a full size and I’m so glad I did since this one really worked for me. It's fun, dreamy, and beautifully blended. If you’re into fruit-forward florals with a musky base, definitely worth checking out! Edited June 10 by valpal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auraysu Report post Posted June 17 I love the Ars Anni line, and most of my BPAL collection are LEs that are conceptually interesting to me. When I saw this released, I bought it because I fell in love with the painting, notes be damned! Well: it's rather grape-y to me. Some white florals can read grapey to some noses because of certain aromachems (MA, I believe!), and I think that's what's happening here. It's mainly soft grapey white florals, with an undercurrent of soft and hazy incense smoke. I detect a hint of green apple, but it's very muted and I suspect it's because of how the white florals perform for me. This does not read as a purple smell, fwiw- it is a hazy, luminescent whitish scent. Pretty! I don't dislike the grape-iness of it and it's a lightly tart, floral haze drifting with a soft white cloud of incense smoke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failmingo Report post Posted June 17 5 hours ago, auraysu said: I love the Ars Anni line, and most of my BPAL collection are LEs that are conceptually interesting to me. When I saw this released, I bought it because I fell in love with the painting, notes be damned! Well: it's rather grape-y to me. Some white florals can read grapey to some noses because of certain aromachems (MA, I believe!), and I think that's what's happening here. It's mainly soft grapey white florals, with an undercurrent of soft and hazy incense smoke. I detect a hint of green apple, but it's very muted and I suspect it's because of how the white florals perform for me. This does not read as a purple smell, fwiw- it is a hazy, luminescent whitish scent. Pretty! I don't dislike the grape-iness of it and it's a lightly tart, floral haze drifting with a soft white cloud of incense smoke. I actually rushed to go test this because of @auraysu's review, since I have been exploring a newfound fondness for grapey scents (officially declared or otherwise). I dunno if my mind would've gone there without reading this, but it did now! I can track the Lab's moonflower and datura notes (the latter being a bit purpley), tempered here by the woods and incense smoke. It's reminding me of old school GC dark florals like The Caterpillar and Death Cap, sweetened up with apple in a way that keeps the drama of the other notes from skewing too heavy or tragic. Very apt transliteration of the painting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
