Jenjin Report post Posted February 27 (edited) Calcination, the black veil. A densely-ruffled carapace of peppered ambergris, sandalwood smoke, and charred silk. Edited February 27 by Jenjin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikaida Report post Posted March 28 This is veeeery pretty. It was a lil sweeter than I wanted on first application and then I forgot what I had put on and sniffed my hand and went “wow whatever this is, is great!! Not as sweet on drydown. Smooth woodiness, a little cool & bright, tempered by some dark & interesting qualities. Not a smoke perfume, the sandalwood smoke is incense-woody and the charred silk is reading to me as maybe vanilla somewhere between toasted and charred. Excited to see other people‘s thoughts on this one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
citharadraconis Report post Posted April 8 (edited) This is delicious. It smells like old Orthodox churches on me, but in a wonderful, evocative rather than photorealistic, sensual sort of way: lingering incense fumes, a touch of waxy sweetness, carved wood, silk hangings. Old cathedral, but sexy? I'm not very good at this, but that's what I got. Softens and fades into a lovely skin scent over time. Edited April 9 by citharadraconis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gentle-twig Report post Posted Sunday at 09:09 PM Hmm… this one is not for me. The pepper is nice in the opening, but the sandalwood is going in two directions at once: warm bittersweet incense and dry sandalwood soap. I think the silk is probably pulling it soapy and the charred part of the silk is joining up with the incense-y aspects of the sandalwood. The ambergris is there as well but is reading as vaguely sweet and powdery. The notes are just not presenting the faces I most appreciate about them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
