Black Butterfly Moon: Vanilla-Infused Frankincense and Raspberry

[doomsday_disco]

Vanilla-Infused Frankincense and Raspberry.

[quantquill]

I dabbed a little on using the lid's phenolic insert.

 

Wet: Antiseptic + the powderyness of huffing a SweetTart.

 

After 5 minutes: antiseptic has headed toward Band-Aid + powdery SweetTart 

 

I decided to stop being a wuss and really give this a slather on my wrist and see if I pick up something more. The good news is, yes!  I can finally pick up the frankincense which was quite subtle in my teensy little droplet test. I'm also getting a lactonic note that offsets the powdery sweet scent. Normally, lactonic = bad for me, but this is a brief phase on the way to something better.

 

After 10 minutes: NOOOOW the magic begins. Band-Aid has been ripped off revealing unblemished skin. Frankincense and raspberry beckon toward vanilla, "Come over and hang out!"  Vanilla is somewhat shy, only allowing a tendril of attention, but I can tell that eventually, it will gather its courage and pull the whole group together. 

 

I think Vanilla-Infused Frankincense and Raspberry will grow into something beautiful and I'm looking forward to the journey. If you love these notes, give this one a try. It could be a skin chemistry thing (I'm on a new med and it could be affecting how it smells, ymmv and there may be no antiseptic band-aids for you). I hope there are more reviews in short order to give folks different perspectives!  

[VioletChaos]

In the bottle, the raspberry jumps directly in front of anything else. I think it's the same Raspberry that once was squirted into Sufigyot, and that's what I'd been hoping for, so we're off to a great start.

Wet on skin, the frankincense starts to assert itself. Frank and I don't always get along, but the other notes in this blend gave me the courage to give it a try. So far, it's behaving itself admirably, acting more like an oudh than the normally astringent frankincense I'm accustomed to. 

As it goes to complete drydown, vanilla finally joins the party, but this isn't an overt, assertive vanilla. The fact that it's specifically listed as a frankincense that's been *infused* with vanilla is apt- the van here acts to soften and sweeten the frank, and the frank definitely keeps the vanilla from being foodie or even gourmand at all. 

with a low-medium throw, this scent is warm and stays close to the skin. I've not layered this yet, but I can see how this would be compelling when paired with some of its Butterfly playmates, but I also like the low-key oudh-y vibes it's giving all on its own.