Procession of Insects

[doomsday_disco]

Green grapefruit, a shudder of grass blades, peppery geranium, green tea, orris stems, rice sprouts, and white ginger.

 

 

Nishiyama Hoen

[RoseThornAndOak]

Cemetery tea picnic! There's green and ginger citrus tea, we're chillin' on the grass, in our favorite dresses and top hats, and there's gravestones and strange flowers warming in the sun after a light mist of rain, unleashing a peppery almost petrichorish aroma together. Our perfumes are all kinda mingling, someone's wearing Lou Lou, someone's wearing Anais Anais. There's all kinds of cool insects flying about.

 

I love this. 

Edited May 29 by RoseThornAndOak

[Biocarbons]

This is fresh and grassy, with a punch of woody ginger. Lightly aquatic. The grapefruit rides alongside. Like if you mixed tennis match with lady of schalott.

[doomsday_disco]

This one is interesting! I would say that the grass and the starchy (not buttery) rice are main players on my skin throughout wear, with some pepperiness from the geranium and a kick from the ginger that is most noticeable during the wet phase, and some green grapefruit that drifts in and out of the scent (its strongest on me when freshly applied and then it makes a comeback by the end of the day). The orris stems aren't a powder bomb like orris can be on me, but I do feel they add a softness that complements the starchy rice. It's fresh, green, starchy, slightly citrusy, and delicately floral. I tested this twice, and the only note that didn't really jump out at me was the green tea.

 

While I don't currently feel the urge to leap for a bottle, I do think this is a fun scent experience with some uncommon note combinations, and I enjoyed how this scent morphs throughout wear. I'll be hanging onto my decant and see how much I reach for it to determine whether or not I need more of this.