doomsday_disco Report post Posted February 5 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Bird Report post Posted March 16 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gentle-twig Report post Posted March 26 (edited) 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 March 26 by gentle-twig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomsday_disco Report post Posted April 2 (edited) Goose Moon is mostly about the white sandalwood, caramelized tobacco (I think this is the Lab's French Tobacco note), and plum juice on me. It reminds me of Beautiful Death without the Lace note, actually. I'd say they are cousins. The orris in here didn't make me smell like I fell into a vat of baby powder (woot!), and I didn't get much champaca or chili pepper from this (also woot!). The sour cherry cordial was the main aspect of the scent that appealed to me, and while it's more noticeable once it has been on the skin for a few hours, it's not a prominent note on me. I'm usually a plum-avoider, but the red plum here is bitter and not super sweet like most plum notes, so I'm not hating it here. I layered this with a drop of both of the cherry duets that accompanied it. Goose Moon + Brandied Cherry and Labdanum - MORE CHERRY! Just what I wanted! It's the cherry and cola-like labdanum of the duet lying on a bed of caramelized tobacco and sandalwood. Goose Moon + Tobacco Absolute and Cherry Chypre - More tobacco (which isn't the same kind in Goose Moon), plus moss! This dials up the tobacco, and I get the moss and what I believe is bergamot from the chypre, on a bed of caramelized tobacco and sandalwood, with just a bit of cherry from the chypre. I believe the cherry chypre is the same cherry chypre used in Gen Z Feminist Cenobite and Cherry Cream Pie Chypre (RIP to my empty imp), although there's less cherry in this layering combo because there's a lot more going on here. While I don't feel the need to upgrade a bottle of Goose Moon, I'll probably hang onto my decant to layer it with Brandied Cherry and Labdanum. Edited April 2 by doomsday_disco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
