Pella

[Silvertree]

One of three prototypes of historical reproductions of ancient Egyptian perfumes.

[yowahoshihime]

In the bottle: a bit gourmand. Lots of spice with an undertone of something floral.

 

Wet on Skin: It's really changed once on my skin. It's a bit sharp with notes of frankincense and smoke. 

 

Dry down: I'm getting a bit more of a slice like clove and a bit of rose perhaps coming through. It's a slghtly powdery floral.

 

Overall I'm very happy with how it smells on my skin.

[roseus]

It started off smooth and almost buttery, on my skin it went sharp initially and smoothed back out. I want to say I'm getting resins and a bitter almond sort of note, and there's a floral of some kind (I think white) that went a bit too heady and funky for a moment before settling. Rather pretty!

[bheansidhe]

This is an odd one. Right off the bat there's a smoky, sour-tangy note that smells SO familiar, if I could only put my finger on it - it's not quite vinegar, pickle brine, gunpowder, wood ash, or pine terpenes. Maybe I'm smelling a very raw, gnarly galbanum, with hints of cedar woodsmoke and vetiver? And now it's got some sweet sandalwood rounding it out; possibly cardamom as well.

 

I'm not mad about any of this, mind; it's an olfactory roller coaster to be sure, but I like the funky, herby blends. It's definitely mellowing on the skin. I get zero florals. This is ... a slightly smoky, slightly spicy resin blend.  And hints of annatto seed on the far drydown.

Edited January 20, 2023 by bheansidhe

[zankoku_zen]

Spicy, dirty floral funk.  I think this might have agarwood. Medium throw and wear length.