Spectral Courtesan Hair Gloss

[ramblingrambler]

Raw patchouli, oakmoss, cassis bud, bergamot, and blackcurrant.

Smokey, earthy goodness. The oakmoss tethers everything together, I think, and makes it entirely coherent. I slathered this all over my arms as well as my hair in hopes this would last all day on me—and it did. This is a beautiful, beautiful scent, and not my usual fragrance profile. I need about a dozen bottles of this.

[LiberAmoris]

Spectral Courtesan hair gloss is an oakmoss-heavy scent on me, which surprised me a bit. I get a ton of oakmoss, then patchouli, and then very subtle notes of cassis, bergamot, and blackcurrant trailing. The oakmoss and patchouli are a combo I like, as I love patch and oakmoss smells like a mix of moss, vague aquatics, and water damage on books to me (swoon). So this is definitely within my ambit. I would recommend this to people that love patchouli and oakmoss, as I think this features those notes to great effect.

[zankoku_zen]

Oakmoss, patchouli and some blackcurrant and cassis in there. It's an odd patchouli blend for me, the oakmoss bringing an aquatic lightness that I don't typically associate with patchouli. This codes almost 'masculine' to my nose. It's like a patchouli chypre to me.

[roseus]

Sniffing in the bottle this is so different from what I expected- but in a good way. I get that raw patchouli and oakmoss up front very green and forest-y and my brain instantly went "Christmas!" but there is just something evergreen about this in the bottle. I agree with zankoku_zen that (once on) there is a lightness and it smells like a bit like a fancy aquatic cologne. I can't pick out the other notes specifically but the whole package is really beautiful. It's been forever since I smelled Elf but my brain is making an association, it's a really ethereal and elegant forest-y scent.