Mechanical Death Report post Posted October 27, 2015 An elegant transformation: honeyed ylang ylang with black tea, orris, dark gum resins, lavender absolute, and a twist of white grapefruit. Lovely! As usual, BPTP has some of my favorite perfume blends. This reminds me a little of blacker than ravens wings, I think the black tea note is similar, but where that is smokey and rich, this is fruity, slightly herbal, with a candy like edge that I always associate with grape fruit. The resins are beautiful, I get something almost like plummy incense from that, and the honey ylang ylang is mostly honey with faint floral in the background. I initially grabbed this because I love lavender everything, and lavender + citrus is one of my favorite combinations. I figured this would be lovely and I was not disappointed. If you are afraid of lavender, it's not an overtly strong lavender smell. This is not a medicinal lavender, it's a sweet sugared lavender, and blends well into the rest of the notes. It doesn't have a ton of throw, but it has a good amount of lasting power. Overall this is a fantastic fruit-candy but sophisticated girly blend. definitely a keeper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
savage_rose Report post Posted October 27, 2015 This was my favorite of the Hallowenches perfume oils! Light, fruity brightness paired with the lavender. It just sparkled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fetish911 Report post Posted November 20, 2015 Very pretty scent. I feel like this is more of a "whole scent" than individual notes I can pick out... First sniff it reminded me of Black swallow tail, even though they don't share notes. I do smell ylang ylang & sweet lavender. Seems to have a good bit of throw on me too. I like this one too. So far I have loved all the Hallowenches! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theseagrows Report post Posted December 1, 2015 at the beginning i get ylang ylang, tea and grapefruit primarily, with a hint of gum resins. the lavender is subtle here. this is one of those light sparkling scents which is a bit champagne-y, probably due to grapefruit + tea. it does smell more on the summery side to me. it's nice, light, pretty and uplifting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zankoku_zen Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Tea, grapefruit with lavender and gum resins. On wet, its a very light sparkling scent, but it dries down to a lavender/resin with black tea scent. Low throw but good wear length. Dark, cerebral, contradictory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milo Report post Posted December 20, 2015 Resins, lavender and something that smells like anise at first. The anise fades, and its mostly lavender and resins. It is nice and soft, though, and would probably make a great sleep blend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
