Y'ha-nthlei

[Lucchesa]

A great undersea metropolis located below Devil's Reef. A swirling, lightless, effervescent scent: the deepest marine notes with bergamot, eucalyptus and foamy ambergris.



I love bergamot and often ambergris, but aquatics are not my jam.  This is all about the marine notes on me.  OK, there's a lot of bergamot too, though (thankfully IMO) not much eucalyptus.  So clean!!!  Aggressively clean.  Mr. Clean.  This would be a very nice laundry detergent.  I suspect the ambergris will eventually dominate the drydown if I let it go on that long, and there's a possibility that will be very beautiful, but I'm not sure I can get past the wet phase.  

[Mokiefraggle]

Frimped this one, and I can only say that I'd never have bought it myself based on the notes.  Not really an aquatics person, having really only encountered Sea of Glass, C'thulu, and Ekhidna, of which this most reminds me of Sea of Glass, but I'll try anything at least once.

 

I'm...very not sure on this one.  It's not bad, by any means.  It's not the slightest bit off-putting, but I'm not sure if it's the most "me" scent?  I get the aquatic note, and once it dried down I could definitely notice the ambergris, which I really like...I can't really tell if I'm getting the bergamot, but maybe?  I get absolutely nothing that makes me think "eucalyptus," but it's so light and crisp that I barely notice it on my skin.  It's a little soapy, but not in an unpleasant way...I think I'll probably just keep it and wear it when I want light, crisp, and unassuming, see what I think of it a bit further down the road, while possibly dabbing some on Darling Fiance, since this might be up his alley.

[monocainsheresy]

This just smells like soap suds   If you get reeeeally close you get hint of ambergris, but overall this is just "washing dishes" vibes.

[Laughing Seagull]

Initially, as it was wet on my skin, this was a straightforward aquatic, fresh with a touch of sweetness.

 

It becomes more pleasing once it dries, with a musky something-or-other taking over.  I assume that this is the ambergris, but I'm not certain.  Y'ha-nthlei doesn't knock my socks off, but it's nice and it lasts for quite a long time.

[alyelle]

In the imp: Another lab freebie. White and green aquatics, laced with bergamot. (Worth noting: I had awful allergies the day I tested this, results might be wonky.)

 

Wet: Eucalypt, river mint, bergamot, and warm ambergris.

 

Dry: Lime and bergamot settling over a resinous seaweed-driven base. Somewhat like having a nice cup of earl grey on the ocean floor. Medium throw, 8ish hour lifespan.

 

Stars: ★★★½

 

[Lecter]

Freshness to the max. Lavender and fruit, smells like the air freshener my nanny uses but in a good way. Definitely a bit aquatic 

[dancingchair]

Fizzy bergamot. As it dries, it gets more aquatic with the ambergris taking over. There's a coolness to this perfume that must be the eucalyptus.

 

Starts in fizzy lemon/lime soda territory and ends smelling like nice soap. Definitely a clean scent.

[crystaltongue]

A new contender for Kraken game day scent. Wonderfully marine, oceanic depths without the rot of the seashore. Cool, clean, and refreshing. I was dubious about the eucalyptus, but it doesn't go too medicinal. This will definitely be one to keep an imp of.

[ShadowEtienne]

Aquatics in general do pretty well on me, as do citrus and eucalyptus, so I was excited to smell this when my sister got a frimp to the point that I ordered an imp to have around and do a proper wear test of it.

 

Yha'nthlei and Cthulhu are definitely cousins of scents. The smell of Yha'nthlei reminds me of being on the water, bot to far from the coasts where you can still smell land but the scent of the saltwater is deep and fresh. The ambergris gives this a smoother feeling than Cthulhu, but it still has the aquatic sharpness that I'm fond of, that the eucalyptus meshes really well with.

 

This is definitely entering my ongoing rotation of aquatic scents with Cthulhu and Lightning (and probably more to come).

[Assimbya]

I am in the process of learning about aquatics, so was excited and curious to test this one!

 

Wet this is sharp and soapy on me, like a detergent, with what I suppose must be the ambergris creating this sort of fizzing musky note. As it dries, the soapiness calms down and eventually almost disappears, and first the eucalyptus and then the bergamot come forward. The scent as a whole evens out to become a lovely wearable aquatic. It feels blue-green in color to me, but also bright. It's enjoyable but not astonishing - I can imagine wearing this in the daytime, including to work, but don't imagine I'll want a bottle of it.

[Jarek]

It definitely smells a bit like Cthulhu but different too. I find this one closer to Cthulhu than R'lyeh (which is also compared to Cthulhu) but in a way I really enjoy and, though I am not certain yet, might lead to me purchasing a 5mL bottle of this.

 

In the bottle: those notes I am recognising as "dark aquatic" like in Cthulhu & R'lyeh but with some elements of... I want to say plant-ish-ness, which Cthulhu also has just different kind of plants, and also this is more "warm" in a way.

 

Wet on skin: More of the same, not really detecting a lot of ambergris but I still don't fully appreciate what ambergris smells like outside of one perfume so far. There might be some bergamot? I'm less familiar with eucalyptus.

 

Dry on skin: the aquatic sharpness is toned down a bit and the other stuff is coming through a bit more. I think I'm getting more bergamot and some ambergris. It's a lot of what I like about Cthulhu, again, but slightly different.

 

Six hours later: I'm definitely noticing the ambergris scent more, what I've been able to recognise as ambergris. Bergamot and "plant" are a bit more noticeable too, moreso the bergamot. The aquatic notes are still there but very much toned down.

 

I quite like it. :3

 

Edit: trying it again and yes, it is similar to Cthulhu but still noticeably different. The tangier aquatic notes are softened by the ambergris, which remains largely hidden beneath everything else until later. Unlike Cthulhu and R'Lyeh, this one I find morphs a lot more as it evaporates. I think in the initial dryness I can pick out eucalyptus, which is a bit crisp to the nose and green but not salty-watery green like the ocean plants & seaweed in Cthulhu.

 

I really really like it, and I think I will add it to my list of things to acquire a bottle of.

Edited November 21 by Jarek