Relic of Honor

[doomsday_disco]

Frothed cream, white honey, osmanthus, champaca blossoms, red apricot, and cherry incense.

[galahad]

In the Bottle: Definitely cream and honey with incense making the whole strangely savoury.

 

On the Skin: the incense note is pretty dominant, initially, and doesn't play well with the cream.  As the cream moves to the back this become more likeable, with the florals starting to emerge.  The whole smells very new age store (not necessarily a bad thing).  No obvious cherry or apricot.  I need to do a full wear.  I find it oddly compelling.

[theseagrows]

the frothed cream is reading as kind of nutty and herbal...not really liking the beginning stage. i think the 'honey dust' note smelled similar on me. it stays this way on my skin for a long time, then i notice a hint of champaca. the cherry and osmanthus/apricot only come out when it's been on the skin for 30+ minutes and add a sweetness, but don't take over. if this hadn't had such a strong nutty note i might've liked it more, but the frothed cream note with honey just  takes over.

[quintessentially]

In the decant, I smell the frothed cream and I smell the incense. When I apply it to my skin, I can smell those things as well, but there’s something nutty about the application and I’m not sure what to attribute it to. It smells delicious, though. And I never thought I’d say that about an incense blend. It doesn’t smell too resinous to me, it smells sweet and creamy and mellifluous. Maybe that’s the honey bonding the cream and incense together. The cherry of the incense pops out as time wears on and with the florals, it just smells so good. I’ve gotta get a bottle before Lupers come down.