A Medley of Vulvas

[Seajewel]

Bourbon vanilla, pink labdanum, pink pepper, honey, and bushman’s candle absolute.

[Ria]

LOVE!!! On me, this is a gorgeous vanilla with just a hint of incense, due to the bushman's candle I think. This is going to age magnificently!

[marared]

Fresh out of the mailbox: absolutely delicious honeyed vanilla with just a slight bit of effervescence from the labdanum and the pink pepper. I've never smelled bushman's candle and there's nothing in this that hints at something different from the rest of the scent. The honey is NOT overpowering or sticky, but it does develop an aspect that makes me think of vanilla flavored hard candy.

 

It's not the same vanilla, but this is what I hoped for from Love's Philosophy back in the day - I had to sell it off because it just didn't work right with my chemistry, but this is niiice.

[Teamama]

When I sniffed the bottle right out of the mailbox & chilled, the honey was very indolic (like, toddler underpants level indolic.) I knew it needed at least a short rest.

The next morning: wet in the bottle, it's a vanilla & honey blend, with incense.

Wet on my skin: the honey & pink pepper are forward, with a touch of smoke & vanilla. No labdanum, alas.

On dry-down: it's got very little throw. Vanilla, honey, & incense. No labdanum & no pepper.

I'll try to come back with further impressions, because I suspect this blend could change a lot with age.

I like it, but it isn't rocking my world.

[saralaughs]

From a well rested bottle;

 

Wet: waxy spice. The pepper here isn't bubblegum-ish at all.

 

The labdanum is slinky and resinous; I don't get cola, just a warm background that helps blend the pepper, which calms down fairly quickly but doesn't disappear.

 

The honey isn't a star for me, but it's definitely present. It's a deep, clover like syrup that coats the blend in stickiness, but that's not bad. I feel it's a counterpoint to the kick of the pepper.

 

There is a smooth, warm, amber like resinous backdrop that moves forward. It's slightly woody and creamy. I'm supposing this is the bushman's. It's glorious and I love it.

 

All together, this blend is a very creamy, sweet, woody with a bit of wax lending a stable background, holding it together.

 

Hours later, I'm left with something reminiscent of beeswax, but not as rich and deep. It's a clean yet golden and warm wax. 

 

I'm in love.

[elissamay]

This strikes me similarly to Horses from 2021 Yule (an absolute favorite), but with honey. It's resinous in a way that feels radiantly warm, but instead of just an amber resinous warmth, it's a honey-vannilic amber resinous warmth. The Bushman's candle is what I'm guessing I'm reading as emphasizing that vanilla note and feeling "amber-esque," and it's gorgeous.

 

I agree that it moves toward beeswax, but to me it never quite gets there. Maybe the warm puddle of melted beeswax as the candle burns, since there is an ever so slight touch of smokiness, too--that may be the pepper. But if it's wax then it's warm wax, liquid wax, not a dusty candle on the shelf.

 

So pleased with this one, and what I tested I could smell all day and into the next morning. Can't wait to give it a full application and wear.