Goose Moon

[doomsday_disco]

Come, we must see and act. Devils or no devils, or all the devils at once, it matters not; we fight him all the same.

— Bram Stoker, Dracula

 

Words to live by as we plunge headlong into 2025. Our first Lunacy scent of the year is a honking good time, in spite of it all: goosefeather-white sandalwood and orris butter splashed by sour cherry cordial, red plum juice, caramelized tobacco absolute, black champaca brocade, and a touch of red chili pepper.

[Little Bird]

I wore Goose Moon yesterday and it smells like a bitter, very dark, red wine, which must be the sour cherry and red plum, a little bit of powderiness from the sandalwood and orris, and a dark, earthy undertone from the tobacco.  I found myself wishing that it were sweeter, but at least the red plum and cherry go towards bitter red wine and not cough syrup on my skin.

[gentle-twig]

The opening is a flash of cherry, red red red! But soon a glint of plum joins the mix, and before long this is really a plum-dominated blend. Plum always seems to “glint” atop blends for me, and here it is joined by a very subtle (have no fear) chili pepper and the dry, splintery aspect of the sandalwood. As it settled, I had some issues with each of these notes, but now they give a pleasant, unified impression. This bright accord sits atop a creamy sandalwood-orris-tobacco base with floral champaca-orris trim. I like the bright heart of the scent and the fuzzy floral edges of the base, but the main creamy aspect of the base notes doesn’t really appeal to me. In the end Goose Moon is lovely, but somehow not very me despite the many notes I love. I think it’s just too smooth under that sharp glinting trio of plum/chili/sandalwood. I am more drawn to the rougher, slightly masculine tobacco absolute and cherry chypre duet from this release. 

Edited Wednesday at 04:50 PM by gentle-twig