Maison Tahite Vicious Cacao is a well-blended mix of gourmand, chocolate, booze, and sugar that evokes warm, boozy cake, then caramel-drizzled cake, and then something slightly fruity and floral, not quite so photo-realistic, and sweeter from benzoin than pure sugar. The cocoa was the star...
Ex Idolo Thirty Three Eau de Parfum might catch one unaware with its slightly rubbery note in the opening, along with pepper and candied orange, but the rubbery note was diminished and left as more of an earthy element after 15 to 30 minutes. From there, it was a heavy rose scent with a greener,...
Naomi Goodsir Bois d'Ascese Eau de Parfum is a more bonfire-like scent--the smoke is darker, almost charred, full of flaming cedar, pipe tobacco, and smoky, somewhat peaty scotch whiskey. Compared to some other whiskey scents, this wasn't nearly so peaty and felt almost "golden" in comparison (less...
Kilian Light My Fire Eau de Parfum has a more nuanced opening that is part smoke, earth, and chocolate with cumin facets, but it shifted into a honeyed-almond affair with more of the underpinnings of a patchouli note than an dominant patchouli note after about a half hour and through the drydown.
Maison Tahite Cacao2 Eau de Parfum is a spiced, toasted cocoa that's smooth, nutty, and luscious with vanillic and ambery sweetness that is supported by aromatic cedar. The cocoa lasts and lasts, even in the drydown where it's more of a supportive note and the amber starts to take over.
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Initio Side Effect Eau de parfum is all about vanilla; the other notes flitted in and out of the different phases, but they were typically quite soft, subtle, and whispers in the background. Vanilla started boozier, darker, and rounded initially with cherry liqueur qualities, and it eventually...
Kilian Princess Eau de Parfum is well-categorized as a sweet, gourmand ginger, peach, and vanilla-marshmallow that was fluffy, sweet, and fruity with a zesty ginger (less spicy as it was refreshing) in the early hours before becoming sweeter, thicker, and gooier through the dry down. The jasmine,...
TRNP Embers (2020) Eau de Parfum is a scent that is made in very limited quantities and only made during the Queensland summers when the perfumer feels it blooms the best. It also contains real Mysore sandalwood, which is limited in its quantity available (and quite expensive as a result), so TRNP...
Ex Idolo Ryder Eau de Parfum is a mix of smoke, spice, and resinous sweetness; it was heavy on the incense, aromatic with woods, and had rich, golden amber throughout. There was a slightly fruity, almost pungent, quality that came through for about an hour to hour and a half, before it went back to...
Xerjoff Naxos Eau de Parfum opened with a sweet mix of citrus blossoms and lavender sprigs that were swept up in a air of cinnamon and honey, so the lavender never read medicinal. While the notes were readily discernible, they were more diffused after a half hour and through the fourth hour. The dry...
