doomsday_disco Report post Posted September 11 (edited) A fragrance of celestial revelry: the galaxy whirling in ecstatic fragments of light, joy caught mid-orbit. An effervescent constellation of scent: dazzling points of neroli and sugared lemon flashing like meteors. Electric ozone and crystalline lavender swirl in radiant arcs, luminous as a comet’s tail, with golden heliotrope and night-blooming jasmine stardust. Henri-Edmond Cross Edited September 11 by doomsday_disco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leptonpyr Report post Posted 4 hours ago Going on, the first notes to jump out at me were the "sugared" lemon (it did not read as particularly sugary, but it definitely feels like a kind of softened lemon, more like lemon marmalade than the fruit itself), the sharpness of the neroli, and a bit of jasmine. The neroli + lemon started out quite strong, but receded into the background within literal minutes, like under five, with the lavender coming out more and more. After that it felt very well blended: the individual notes were harder to pick out, but the lemon, neroli, jasmine, and lavender were all very much still there as components of a light, soft lavender-citrus blend. I have to say, although it did smell nice, unfortunately the specific combination of lavender and citrus was undeniably reminiscent of laundry detergent. I wouldn't describe this as pure Tide, it's definitely a bit subtler and a touch more complex than detergent, but the association was unignorable. As for the other notes: I'm not sure if I've tried anything with heliotrope in it yet, so I don't know if I picked up on that note at all. There was a kind of "smoothness" to it, a not-quite-creaminess, so it's possible that was the heliotrope? The strangest part of this for me was that while I normally amp indoles to high heaven, the jasmine was barely detectable on me! No idea what's going on with that... I had no idea it was even possible for jasmine to come across as "subtle" on me. It lasted maybe 4-6 hours, and the very last note of the day was a very pleasant musky sort of lemon that reminded me a lot of Northern Lights (honestly it just kind of made me wish I were wearing Northern Lights!), but it's extremely faint, almost entirely faded. Overall, a very fresh and clean scent, gives me calming/relaxing sort of spa-day vibes, but veers a little too close to laundry detergent for my liking. I'll be keeping my decant and will enjoy the rest of it, but I don't think I'll be needing a bottle. If there are any laundry-scent lovers out there tho, you should jump on this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
