bellumed Report post Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) April, too, marks the apex of the year's fertility, expresses the reawakening of the sexuality of the Earth and her inhabitants, and May's full moon celebrates both the fecundity of the creatures and flora of this world and the vibrancy, rejuvenation and life-affirming energy of Spring. Flower Moon embodies the unrestrained bliss, energy and color of the season: a bouquet of vivid, sexy blooms, coated in thick, golden honey... wisteria, swamp jasmine, honeysuckle, daffodil, rhododendron, phlox, and a mix of California wildflowers. For something called “Flower Moon,” this actually doesn’t smell very flowery in the bottle. I probably would’ve said it was a foodie if I was smelling it blind. A bit like one of those tarts with jellied fruit or something, though I guess it’s wildflower honey I’m smelling. It’s actually grassy and banana-ish more than anything, though it doesn’t hit you over the head. It’s more floral on my skin, but waaayyy too subtle. This one basically disappears on my skin, with some light jasmine being all I can detect. Boooo. Edited January 25, 2016 by bellumed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nolifeking Report post Posted May 9, 2016 Sadly, this is not for me...this is super honeyed soapy jasmine of DOOOOOMMM on my skin. Oh and a bit of wisteria. It's more tolerable in my hair with some argan oil, got even compliments from pure strangers but alas, flower Moon is not me :/ To swap you go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assimbya Report post Posted May 11 I ended up with this one somewhat serendipitously, but am so glad I did, because it's stunning and exactly right for the height of spring. I've been on a bit of a honey notes kick lately, and this is such a wonderful showcase for them - the description of the flowers as "coated" in honey feels viscerally accurate; there's truly a sense of the smooth and sticky texture of the honey enveloping the floral notes as it goes on wet. Particularly at this stage the flowers are very well-blended and it's difficult to pick out individual notes, sort of like looking at a field of brightly colored wildflowers, blurring and made indistinct in the yellow sunlight. As it dries it feels sort of like the honey starts slowly to drip off, and though it remains definitely present, I can start to pick out individual flower scents, even if perhaps not all of them. I feel especially taken by the daffodil in this one, though perhaps it's because I recently had an experience of smelling a field of daffodils very distinctly after not previously having quite noticed them as their own scent; the feeling of that experience is captured so well here, along with beautifully elegant wisteria (a scent I'd like to experience more in perfume!) and some clean, creamy jasmine and honeysuckle. I can't distinctly identify the other florals here, but perhaps with time I will. Overall it's a wonderfully joyous blend, while also feeling somewhat mature; there's a sense of a defined, adult sexuality without being as blatantly sexy as some of the skin musk scents are to me. It has strong longevity (even this bottle from over 15 years ago!) and moderate throw; to me it feels appropriate to wear in a lot settings, but where I do it's like getting to bring a field of flowers with me. What a lovely experience to be given by a perfume. An interesting skin chemistry note - on my partner, who tends amplify sweet notes, this is a nearly unwearable mess, with the honey becoming cloying and drowning out the flowers. The Lab's honey note has very consistently worked on me so far, keeping a defined almost resinous edge to it; sometimes I lament my astringency-intensifying skin chemistry when it makes blends too acrid, but here it's a lovely good fortune. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
