doomsday_disco Report post Posted September 11 Golden apricot, honeyed fig, and grape must spill over with laughter, garlanded in rose, orange blossom, and laurel cavort in a jubilant whirl. Saffron, nutmeg and allspice embedded in amber and frankincense gleam like sun-dappled jewels. Nicolas Poussin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leptonpyr Report post Posted October 8 (edited) This blend reminds me *remarkably* of Circe Transforming Odysseus' Men into Swine. In fact, I would say it's kind of like a slightly gentler, less pungent version of Circe Transforming, like Circe without the swine musk! Going on this morning, I got strong whiffs of honeyed fruit and orange blossom, but a curious thing happened when these notes seemed to evaporate in literal minutes after the oil touched my skin, and all I could smell for awhile was a blend of dry, savory, cumin-y spices. I was initially unsure how I felt about going around smelling like a dry rub, but stranger still, when I went out in the sun later this afternoon, Dance to the Music of Time morphed again! All the fruitiness returned in full force, and it became much grape-ier than it was even while first applying. After that it stayed a really pleasing blend of honeyed fruit and spice, with the spices at the forefront but no longer overwhelming the other notes. The dry savory quality of the spices balances the syrupy fruits superbly, preventing them from ever going too sweet. There was a moment in the middle of the day where I felt like it was almost about to veer on the edge of getting ever so slightly powdery, which is what amber apparently sometimes does on me, but it never quite got there. I don't know that I ever got rose, although it's funny, now at the end of the day I think I'm picking up on something very very slightly floral. I was never able to detect any orange blossom again after the initial flare-up/instant die-down. I don't smell anything resinous in this one, so I'm not sure if I never got the frankincense, or if the frankincense is just subtly complementing both the peppery spice and the touch of sweetness. Overall, this is a very warm, dry, yummy autumnal-feeling blend. I'm glad to have found what feels like a gentler version of Circe Transforming, as I was excited for that one but remain unsure how I feel about the pungency of the "swine musk." Edited October 13 by leptonpyr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
