Blood Moon: Dragon’s Blood and Red Wine

[doomsday_disco]

Dragon’s Blood and Red Wine.

[ghostice]

This smells divine in the bottle, wet, and the drydown phase, but it fades so quickly from my skin. It really is just flat out dragon's blood and red wine. I smelled both equally until they poofed on me. I'll absolutely reapply all day to smell it, though!

[VioletChaos]

There is a specific red wine note that I've loved from the Lab since I first encountered it with Glüwein all the Way Back When. It starts off slightly grape-y but finishes a bit more boozy, and it's a welcome addition where I find it. I believe this is that note. I say "believe" and not "for sure" because the dragon's note is pulling it sideways in unexpected ways, amping the grape aspect of the wine a bit, and subsequently tamping down the booze edge 🤷‍♀️ 
As a Duet, as the prior poster stated, it's a "what you see (...smell?) is what you get kind of situation: a very balanced, two note perfume. As *just* a duet, if you like either or both of these notes, you'll find a satisfying balanced little daytime blend waiting for you here. As a layering piece, you will find it adds some nice, unusual new interpretations for the primary Moon it's affiliated with. I also procured the Duet of Clove and Sweet Incense and I played around a little with *just* the two Duets and NOT the Blood Moon at all, and here, too, there were some nice surprises to be found, as the spice and the sweet all play well together there, too. 

In all, some lovely variations to be had, and probably some nice twists to come as both of these notes lend themselves well to aging.