Hakirah D'almah

I am absolutely kicking myself over how I completely slept on this collection, and now it is too late! I managed to get an imp off the sales/swap group, for which I am very grateful! Because I really love this sharp little scent! This smells like incense when I first put it on (that's probably the amber, I think?), but also herbaceous (probably the calamus and bay). It has a sharp and almost bitter note to it, which means that despite the spices, I never feel like I've walked into a new age sort of shop. It's got a sharp sort of warmth or heat to it. It's definitely not a gourmand, it's not like the woods and spices in Antikythera Mechanism or anything, but it's definitely not a cool scent either. Medium throw, I'd say, but I also doubt it will have very long staying power. Most of these scents don't make it to the end of the work day. Very lovely. What a shame it's a limited edition and therefore discontinued. Some reviews are calling this a Christmas candle. I don't really see that, since candle scents always smell way too sweet and also false at the same time. Maybe it's the spice notes? It's definitely faded down after some time, and the throw is almost gone after a few hours of wear. I'm about halfway or a little more through my workday when I took these notes, so it is about four hours since application. It's still spicy and kind of resinous, maybe a touch of woodiness, and that's nice, but it's now lacking the sharpness and herbaceous notes that I so enjoyed as part of the bouquet when I first put it on. It is not, however, offensive. Probably a good party scent to dab behind the ears if out and about, especially if outdoors. I feel like the spice notes would work well with a campfire. About seven hours later, there's a lingering lovely spicy woodsy scent, and I love it. But it's also very barely there. I really like it, and will definitely be wearing this again. If anyone has any more to offload....hit me up, please, I will take Laurel Wreath off your hands.

The moment I put it on, I smell grass. It smells like a meadow, and herbs, and tea, but the herbaceous teas. As it dries, a touch of sweetness comes out. It's very mild, with almost no throw. Definitely good for a spring, clean sort of scent. A little too grassy to be laundry, but the kind of scent you'd smell if you were hanging laundry in a meadow. I like it. I don't love it, but it's very nice. ETA 1: I was wrong there is definitely some throw, mostly of the amber note and the musk. The amber is definitely coming out more as the hours tick by. I don't love amber, it's too close to that "old lady smell" due to the prevalence of amber in certain perfumes. The herbaceous nature of the rest of the scent prevents it from going full amber cloying sweetness on me, which is good. This perfume would probably play well at outdoor parties or if you're very active. ETA 2: man, that sweet amber note is really hanging around. I wish it wouldn't. It's not awful, but I don't super love amber and that is the one note that sticks around.

I am again late to this party, but I recently grabbed an imp secondhand off the swap/sales group, so here we are! Mmmm. This is so herbaceous. I enjoy just handling the imp and getting some on my fingers. The immediate impression has a combination of herbs and water. It's a cooler scent, and feels more akin to Embalming Fluid than it does to Minotaur Landscaper, but without that sharp citrus note. A perfume sweetness then unfurls, and at first I think it might be a floral. But it then shifts to the berry note, actually, combined with the incense. This scent has low throw, and that's fine by me. It's definitely more subtle, and clean. But still with some depth to it. Very solid day-to-night sort of feel. Classy. Elegant. Nearing the end of my work day, and the scent is gone. About an hour or so ago, I could still get a faint lingering spice scent, a remnant of the incense note, but even that is faded. So this is lovely scent, but it's not going to last the day. I will definitely wear this again. I don't think it's a great scent for me for the high summer, but it would work, I think, for both spring and fall. 0 notes

Sorry to come to this so late, but a friend gave me a decant, I tried some today, so here we are. In the bottle, this smells fresh and a little like a cucumber, but not in a bad way. This goes on fresh and cool, with herbal or vegetal scents. It has a mildly sweet note without smelling like a teenager's cucumber-melon scent, though I feel like it is a little bit like that teenager's older, sophisticated cousin who has gone to college. As it dries down, I get more of the spice and parchment. It smells just a little bit like old books! It carries on towards a more incense sorts of note without going too far into New Age Shoppe or old lady smell. That being said, if definitely has some throw - more than I initially expected, whoops. It calms down after an hour or so, and it stays spicy. I liked the cool vegetal notes, and wished that that stayed around more to balance out this scent as a whole. I have a small collection now, and too many end on similar spice notes. I prefer wood notes to be the final notes over amber or too-sweet incense. Here, that's probably the frankincense I'm picking up on. I'm not getting the oudh as much as I thought I would. The oudh (or at least that's what I think I'm smelling) really shines a few hours in as a lovely, more faded, but round and mellow woodsy note. That being said, while this scent starts out strong with some throw, it simply does not last. It was gone by about four hours. Verdict, for me, this is probably 7.5/10 Solid, nice, but I don't see myself reaching for it every day.