doomsday_disco Report post Posted June 17 White and red roses, a blood-touched thorn, and a sprig of myrtle. José de Madrazo y Agudo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gentle-twig Report post Posted Sunday at 08:59 PM Eros Scolded by Venus reminds me a LOT of one of my favorite LE’s from last year, Vision, which is somewhat surprising given the absence of silk, neroli, carnation, clove, and and oakmoss in the listed notes. Eros Scolded by Venus is simpler, more languid, and a lot more rosy than Vision. The roses are the star here and to me they read as a unified accord. In fact all of the notes seem to meld into a lovely, multifaceted rose. BPAL rose aficionados may be able to tease apart the red and white roses and there’s elements here I imagine might correspond to those colors. The rose is clove-spicy (red?), raspberry-jammy (red?), musk-creamy (white?), with a subtle green sharpness especially in the first hour (thorn?). Not sure where the blood is—BPAL has so many ideas of blood in its roster so it might be contributing to the spice or the subtle, pleasant metallic quality of the green that I am reading as the thorn. Myrtle to me often reads as shadowy and somber, and I think it may be there if I search for it—the rose aspects are quite bright but there is a depth to this scent that myrtle might be contributing. Luscious, dreamy, gorgeous ! And just as loud as her winter sister, Vision! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
