doomsday_disco Report post Posted January 31 Smoked beeswax and blackened amber, incense ash and antique myrrh, and tears running rivers down ochre stone. Odilon Redon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brianna Gemini Report post Posted February 24 (edited) Edited for retest: ok now it has settled and rested, the beeswax didnt get stronger after all lol..Frankincense and myhrr always read old catholic church incense to me from childhood, alone or together. and one of the two churches we attended was an old stone cathedral. I'm sure those memories are influencing my read of this. with rest It truly hasn't changed much. The myrrh & stone are very prominent, the beeswax pops up just a tad on the air somber. ........ Fresh out of the mail- Right now the beeswax is subdued and the ashy deep incense and stone notes are prominent. It has a monastic, old stone church vibe to it that I quite like. Slightly damp stone. I feel this one will settle with aging, particularly as to the beeswax. I'll let it sit for a few weeks and test again. 8/10 in the incense category. Edited 2 hours ago by Brianna Gemini Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LavenderCoffee Report post Posted March 12 INTERESTING to read the previous review as I come here to say Les Pleurs is like the full blown *Fragrance* version of the Terrible Moon scent note palette. almost seems "perfumey" or "mainstream" in terms of a BPAL scent, but not in a bad way. cannot put my finger on what is being used for the ochre note, and I suspect some alchemy went into antiquing the myrrh. the smoke/ash/stone aspects of the blend are super mild for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomsday_disco Report post Posted 3 hours ago Les Pleurs is mostly about the myrrh on me, and it's a dark myrrh, not the soft, powdery, cuddly variety from scents like Bastet. The stone note is next in prominence, making the scent seem even darker. It takes a long time for the beeswax note to show up on me, and although it eventually emerges and adds a bit of welcome sweetness to those very bold notes, there's not enough of it here to think of this as a beeswax scent. There's no acrid smoke note or vetiver in the blackened amber accord, so I wouldn't let that descriptor put you off of trying this if the other notes appeal. This isn't something I need more of, but if you are looking for a dark resin and stone scent, this might be up your alley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
