Arielle

The blazing fires of nona hora: blood orange, mimosa, gingergrass, golden amber, saffron, tonka absolute, pomegranate, neroli, and bourbon geranium. This Phoenix embodies vitality, ferocity, determination, passion, and strength of will. Exactly this. Decided to wear this in the morning for fun. In the bottle: I don't get ingredients when I smell this, I get images. It's warm, bright, 2pm sort of hot sun. Very bright and delightful. Wet on me: Still much the same, but I feel more awake, more alive with this. Like I'm carrying a vial of sunshine. Dry: Now I can smell the blood orange, amber and tonka, I think. The scent reminds me a lot of moving and not stopping. If there was a tarot card to it, I'd say it was the Chariot (it's not a scent that is likely to inspire stillness). I now wish I had a full bottle of this.

Got this 3/4 imp from another seller. In the imp: Wow, the alcohol is really overpowering. Yet I can't stop getting a whiff of it. The tang of fruit keeps me going back. Wet: It's very faint, and there's a hint of booze. Applied it twice cause I wasn't sure I did it right the first time. 10 minutes later: The alcohol is going away and there's the hint of tea! 1 hour later: Hello black tea and welcome back alcohol. I'm thinking two people in a dingy tavern with one drinking tea and the other a shot of rum. It's a pleasant enough image. 3 hours later: All gone. There isn't even the hint of it anymore. Would probably give this another go during a different time of my cycle. It's my first Luau scent, and I'm glad at least it reminds me of pleasant times.