doomsday_disco Report post Posted September 11 Violets and wild lavender, tender and crushed with longing, spun sugar dissolving into memory, a fleeting exhale of soft musk, and a trace of myrrh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VioletChaos Report post Posted October 10 (edited) In the bottle: very light, very delicate and fresh lavender- this is NOT like essential oil or lavender cologne. This is literally the experience of being in a garden in early summer when the lavender is first starting to bloom. It's one of those startling experiences where I go "But how did Beth DO that?!?" With a deeper second and third sniff, I also get traces of violet. Again, extremely delicate. The fact that the term "tender" is used in the description is quite apt indeed. Wet on the skin: as it warms, those two main elements hold to their delicacies- there is no big blast of florals that occurs. The musk and spun sugar start to emerge at this point, but they are just as delicate and fine as the florals. Dry down: This is *heartbreakingly* beautiful. A scent that retains its tender delicacy throughout, it is a classic "skin scent" in that it stays verrrrry close indeed: the throw is exceedingly low, as it should be, so I would discourage from slathering even though that might be an impulse. Myrrh and I typically have a fraught relationship wherein it aggressively takes over and unfortunately smells something akin to wet, rotting cardboard. So I am simply delighted to report that no such thing has happened here- the only way I can tell it's even in the mix is that after wearing for a while, the scent has a very slight powdery undernote that becomes part of the mix. But this isn't baby powder of old lady-ish, it's just more of the soft vulnerability that makes this scent so stunningly gorgeous. In all: A floral scent for folks afraid of florals, a scent of longing and nostalgia for those that worship at the altar of the original Antique Lace for similar reasons, a gentle musk for those wary of the genre. I anticipate this scent is going to be wildly adored by many. ❤️ Edited October 10 by VioletChaos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomsday_disco Report post Posted Thursday at 11:50 PM (edited) Violets and I generally do not get along, but I gave this one a chance due to all of the other notes, and because the violet and vanilla chiffon duet from last year ended up being a win on me. I get more violet than lavender from this, although the violet here is much more gentle than most violet is on my skin. I've tested this three times, and all three times, the violet was the star of the show on me. However, the first time I tried this, it was more like if you took Lush's Twilight and made it with more violet than lavender (although that's making this sound way more lavender-forward than this scent really is), with a soft myrrh and musk in place of any tonka. But the second and third time I tried this, I was like, "Violet and honeydew?" And now that I've thought that, it's what I smell whenever I sniff this scent. I believe it's the spun sugar note that is giving off that honeydew quality, because I've experienced that in some of Astrid's scents containing a spun sugar note. It does help lend a sort of ethereal vibe to this scent, but I enjoyed this the most the first time I tested it, when the other notes got to play a bigger role. I think this is very pretty and will have to spend more time with my decant to see if I need more of it. That said, I'm very happy that I decided to give this a chance despite my tendency to avoid scents with violet notes! Edited Thursday at 11:52 PM by doomsday_disco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
