Please Come

[doomsday_disco]

An invitation: black amber and pink peony sealed in a creamy white paper envelope.

[wilhelmscream]

In the bottle, I smell paper with peony shyly peeking out from behind it.

 

On the skin, that paper note really POPS! But it smells like paper made of peonies. The longer it sits, the more the peonies begin to conquer the paper. The black amber begins to warm up beneath that. It's not a sweet amber. 

 

Crisp, fresh, tidy. Simple but not impersonal.

 

I've sent my RSVP.

 

 

[roseus]

Mostly paper in the bottle with a touch of sweet peony and black amber. The black amber has that polished, lacquered vibe to it (not that it smells like lacquer!). Wet the peony takes center stage. Pink, airy, sweet. Always makes me think of spun sugar. The amber grounds the sweetness, and it gets a little deeper as it settles. The paper is just a flutter, adding a bit of texture.

Edited April 12 by roseus

[LavenderCoffee]

My first impression of this was sexy paper, and later “a perfect peony scented envelope” and I’m not sure I have much to add to that. It’s an unsweet amber, and the peony throws a good bit. almost feels too fancy for me even though it's quite simple and sniffable! 

 

edited to add: ok I'm really wearing this one today and this peony projection is *perfection.* incredibly wearable. it's going in my cart.

Edited Tuesday at 06:20 PM by LavenderCoffee

[doomsday_disco]

Me, passing over this scent when perusing the update: this is going to have that cucumber-y paper note that is used in scents like Crumpled Wrapping Paper Single Note, and I don't know how that would play with the other notes.

 

Me, getting a tester with my decant order and sniffing the vial: this has that cucumber-y paper note that is used in scents like Crumpled Wrapping Paper Single Note.

 

Me, testing it on my skin: this has that cucumber-y paper note that is used in scents like Crumpled Wrapping Paper Single Note... but it works with the other notes: 

 

So yeah, it has that cucumber-y paper note at first, which I think was also in Carved Wooden Post Office and The Last Syllable, but somehow, it's not jarring when paired with the other notes. At first, it's mostly the paper and the peony, but over time, the paper note calms down, and the black amber increases in strength, so that it's mostly peony and black amber. I'm generally not someone who wears resins paired with floral notes, but I think that these two smell lovely together. And the black amber in this is the good stuff and nothing like the black amber in Terrible Moon: Cardamom and Black Amber duet.

 

I feel fortunate to have been gifted a tester of this by my decanter! I am shocked that I managed to adequately envision the paper note, but not how these notes would meld together. I could not stop sniffing my wrist. I think I might end up needing more of this.