Venus Verticordia

[torischroeder9]

In the decant: Dandelions and other floral notes in the background. 

 

On my skin:

 

Immediately upon application, it's dandelion plus additional sweetness, which I peg as light and floral but could well involve the honey note. As it dries, the honey does amp up some, especially in the scent's throw, but dandelion remains detectable in the throw and the strongest note at skin level. The other wildflowers add some complexity, making this more rounded and full than a two-note blend would be. Given time to develop, the dandelion softens a little more so that it's more like the strongest of many floral notes rather than a main player several orders of magnitude stronger than the other floral notes. 

 

This is a remarkably well balanced honey and floral blend. The honey and dandelion keep the scent grounded. The other florals and the honey take the edge of dandelion's bitterness. The dandelion keeps the honey and other florals from becoming too sweet or cloying. This reminds me a lot of Hony Mone, except without the weird jasmine tang I get from that blend. Throw and wear length are both medium on me. 

 

I'm super glad to have been able to try this tester. I'm probably going to keep my eyes out for additional quantities for sale or swap.  

[feyofthefellwood]

To me, the honey note in this is nearly identical to the honey musk in Lady Una (which I love). So, honey musk + dandelions and wildflowers. Gorgeous. This scent is less sweet and more green than Lady Una, but they are definitely sister scents. The dandelions fade as it dries, but I still get whiffs of them every now and then. The wildflowers are sweet and lightly floral. Mostly, though, my skin seems to like bringing out the honey musk type note.

[artisjok]

Venus Verticordia is bright green dandelions and a slight honey drizzle at first slather. I love its sunny demeanor. After some time, the dandelion lowers its roar and a soft delicate bunch of flowers tumbles in and nuzzles up to the honey. 
There is a hazy quality to this scent. It brings me visions of laying in a meadow, my sight narrowed to a blue, clouded sky and the minuscule world amongst the plant stems. Sun shining through the vertical pathways, filtered by green, and yellow pollen dancing along the beams.

 

I love the opening and wish it lasted so sharp and green longer, though the softer florals in the drydown are quite lovely and more romantic, appropriate for a Venus tribute.