The Kiss of the Sphinx

[doomsday_disco]

Black cherry and smoked plum resins, saffron and sweet labdanum, sensual tuberose, blackened patchouli, myrrh smoke, crimson iris, and scarlet musk.

 

 

Franz Von Stuck

[white_jenna63]

OMG, this is gorgeous! It opens up with a blast of dark fruit and then goes to what I can only describe as old school GC BPAL. Like the first boxes of imp packs I used to get, when I was figuring out what I liked. It dries down to sweet and smoky and wearably dark. It lasted for several hours before I tried to wash it off, and it resisted the first wash pretty much untouched. If you're curious, I definitely recommend checking this one out.

[Cali]

The black cherries turn slightly more into almonds on my skin which... Granted, horrifies me - but i'm gonna stick it out cause this in the bottle is already gorgeous!
Ahhh... As it dries down, the smoked plum ('n labdanum?) comes out, the plum AND patchouli (and a sniff of myrrh) standing out above the rest. 
I think the saffron is there to give this a sharper edge, to me. That note was gonna make or break this, as the last time I tried a scent with (lots of) saffron it REALLY messed me up... (allergic, I guess?) but it's just tempered enough here that it's not driving me crazy just yet. This note combo had me goin' cuckoo though, so i was desperate to give this beauty a try.

This is beautiful but it needs some retesting to see what my body does with it. My head is a liiiittle bit achy w this but it could be other allergies/just my run 'o the mill migraine from as of late. 

Anyway, deep, sensual - quite "burnt" on the edges (there is just a dry ashy note in there), but only as an afterthought. Somewhat floral, somewhat musky, somewhat patchouli and plummy... Absolutely agree with that this has an 'old timey-BPAL-scent'. Snake charmer resurrected could be a cousin to this. It's a lovely well blended picture, this. Sexy!!

 

*PS the "almonds" are fine and don't bother me when dry.

Edited Saturday at 09:36 PM by Cali