White Satin Hearse

[doomsday_disco]

Don’t you just love that new hearse smell? A stylish, contemporary corpse-carrier for the most discriminating clientele: traces of embalming fluid clinging to white satin curtains and fresh white leather seats.

[SmellsPrettyGood2Me]

I can't get enough of the Lab's leather notes and had to give this a try. Wet in the imp there is a really bright, very mildly sour, watery green aloe note that borders on citrus but doesn't quite completely get there, coupled with something deeper that you aren't able to entirely make out. Applied to skin, that embalming fluid note kicks up a notch and burns bright for a good 20 minutes, much more than what I would personally consider a "trace", and it smells amazing. I start to get the curtains and leather about 10 minutes in and there is almost a light dustiness that is playing in the background. The leather doesn't smell particularly tanned or aged, more vegetal, and I would agree it has a bit of new upholstery sense to it. (If I had my druthers I'd take the embalming fluid down a bit, increase the leather, and give it just a touch of sandalwood or oud for the hint of the cologne or perfume of the driver.)

 

Sillage here is bold, and maintains a steady presence for the first 3 hours as it gently transitions into something more like sweetgrass and leather gloves for the next 3 hours more before fading away. I applied just a dab and it really took over the whole room, so I would not consider it particularly office or enclosed public place friendly as it is gorgeous but enduringly loud. 

 

Do I like it? Yes - it's unexpectedly awakening for a scent named after a transport vehicle for the dead. But it's not something that feels characteristically fall-like, so I'll probably put it away for the late winter / early spring months when my nose needs a little zing.

Edited Friday at 11:33 PM by SmellsPrettyGood2Me

[theredkilt]

I get Embalming Fluid (EF) fresh on the skin, but after 15 min the blend goes in a slightly different direction as opposed to the regular EF. White Satin Hearse shows a sweet white leather vibe. It feels pleasantly polished. I can also pick up a white flower note, maybe lily of the valley??? and it tip toes close to laundry territory, but manages to stay in check. Overall it's sweet white leather bathed in the shadows of EF's aloe and white musk notes. I very happy with my blind buy.

Edited 4 hours ago by theredkilt