The Listeners

[zankoku_zen]

A host of phantoms: mist-pale lilac, orris root, bruised violets, mugwort, white amber, yuzu, white champa, and white musk.

[zankoku_zen]

Bright hit of yuzu, followed by a mix of violets and lilac, and a whiff of white champa and orris. The first note on wet, is a bracing yuzu and its clear and sparkling, after which y ou get both the lilac and violets. As it dries, I get a bit more of the amber, which drives it into a more perfume territory for me. I am left with a bright violet/lilac blend, on a bed of dusty champa and orris, and warm amber. It's both bright, haunting, and just a little weird. Low throw and wear length.

[puellacaerulea]

In the decant and right after applying, I get strong, bright yuzu with lilac and violet in the background. It's a weird combo, and yet it works. As it dries down more, the amber, white musk, and orris get more prominent as the yuzu fades into the background. Overall, I get a lilac/slightly spicy violet blend, softened with the amber and musk and just a hint of yuzu to make it unusual. Definitely has a pale, ghostly vibe. Not sure if this'll be a bottle purchase for me yet, but will certainly keep using my decant.

[theseagrows]

this starts off pretty soapy on me, with a hint of yuzu. it's like an old fashioned soap with yuzu. i think mostly white musk, orris and lilac are prominent at first. after about 15-20 minutes on the skin it's a soapy violet-white musk with yuzu. an odd scent and just far too soapy with my skin chemistry.

[VetchVesper]

This starts off very discordant with white musk and citrus yuzu being at the forefront.  I get the soap references, but it's more dryer sheets to my nose, not aquatic soap.  It dries down quickly to a misty lilac scent with a bit of darkness in the background.  The yuzu vanishes within minutes.  This is The Unicorn Rushing Against a Tree's kooky cousin.  It's not bad, but mist notes rarely work on me, and I have other lilac scents I like more.  Swaps!

Edited March 4, 2020 by VetchVesper

[starfish327]

I do my reviews on facebook first, and I test without the note list first. Orris, violet, and white musk almost never work on me. I had no idea I owned this and don't even recognize the name

 

This is where a bad skin fit still is a great perfume

 

In the imp: oh redacted what is that. No idea. Chemically but obliviously deliberately that way

Wet: white musk and lemon

Dry: it reminds me both of a hospital and J Horror. This is truly evocative and truly not me. There’s wood in there, and something base

 

With notes

Ok. There’s the musk, the lemon is yuzu. I can tell the amber and lilac now that I know. The orris and violet are the baseness I was getting. sometimes it shifts into a really nice lovely spring perfume and sometimes it shifts into all the ways these notes can go wrong on me.