doomsday_disco Report post Posted October 23 A tumultuous scent for tumultuous times: dragon’s blood resin, black clove, thunderous black musk, scorched 7-year aged patchouli, tabac absolute, and crushed pomegranate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LavenderCoffee Report post Posted Thursday at 05:29 PM I have to confess up front that I dearly wanted to love this Blood Moon - to be on her side, or be her - so psychologically I set myself up to enjoy this. But I was also a bit daunted by THUNDEROUS black musk, because in many other blends where black musk is present, my skin chemistry causes it to drown out other notes in very short order. Anyway, I am happy to report that I remain standing as the credits roll and have not been slain by Blood Moon or her black musk! My experience wearing this (a week out of the mail) is that the pomegranate seems most prominent when first applied, and then it melds into the rest of the murky gritty goodness, lending a lovely deep red stain. And then it is evident that something was most certainly scorched! It's not a super smoky scent by any means, but it does smell pleasantly like the remnants of a fire. Perhaps something was burned on an altar, or forged in flames. There's an enjoyable push-pull between black and red, softness and grit. It's also a fairly subtle scent on the skin, in case you need to sneak up on someone or something. Just beautifully blended, I'm very into it! Incidentally inspired me to paint my nails red... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VioletChaos Report post Posted 10 hours ago I am a huge, HUGE fan of the original 2005 Blood Moon. HUUUUGE. And I know that the notes are mostly quite different in this blend as compared to my beloved from twenty years ago. But I grabbed this because I am hoping that there's a similar mood or vibe with this incarnation. But as with the previous poster, I, too, am a person for whom black musk tends to amp so dramatically as to blot out all other notes (and the sun itself!) so I have my trepidations about it as well. Let's see where we land, shall we? In the bottle, it's the clove that I get immediately. I have a complicated relationship with clove because when it's good, it's so, so, SO good, but when it's not, it can be very acrid and sharp. In the bottle, it's a perfect shot of spice, and I believe there's a little of the sweetness from the pomegranate present that could be helping with that, but of course, we're still very early in this process... Wet on skin: upon application, the clove starts to die down almost immediately, and the black musk is starting to step forward at the exact same time. Pomm is holding her own, but not in any front-leaning capacity- the note continues to be more of a background sweetness, so for those hoping for more, if your chemistry is similar to mine, know that this might be all there is. At this stage there's no hint of patch or tobacco or dragon's blood, alas. Dry Down: This may be the first time in my nearly-two-decade history of BPAL fandom where I've got a real winner in a black musk scent. It helps that it remains in check by that beautiful clove. The pomm (and likely dragon's blood, which has its own sweetness) are definitely background players, keeping this scent from being too sharp or intense. But the that spicy clove remains the star. If you're a fan of Thorns Clove Cigarette (or sad you missed out on it) then I'd say snag this immediately. It's very wearable, surprisingly soft in the throw given the composition- a great, warming daytime scent as the weather grows ever more cold. In All, a total keeper and, as I'd hoped, a nice similar vibe to my beloved OG Blood Moon 🦇 ❤️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
