Book of Shadows

Took a little time to grow on me, in that I went from a little baby sample, to a 5 mL rollerball, to a 30 mL full bottle over the course of a year or so. Very evocative of spending way too much time in the "stacks". I get mostly old paper, followed closely by very realistic ink, and then a good smattering of leather. If there's incense, my nose doesn't really pick up on it, or maybe it's just hiding in the ink and makes it seem sweeter...who knows? Not I, apparently. Definitely not a crowd pleaser or man eater scent, but I love wearing this while spending a cold winter's day reading a good book. Longevity outperforms some extraits that I have, clocking in a solid 9-10 hours on my skin before fading, and projection is solidly moderate, giving you about a foot long scent bubble past arm's length. Certainly get your bang for your buck in the performance department. I wouldn't call it blind-buy safe, but intriguing enough to at least sample once (or twice), and for me, full bottle worthy.

whooo boy, it smells exactly like how it did two years ago. this is a very recognizable scent to me, if you put a bunch of perfumes in front of me with no label and i’m blindfolded i could pick out book of shadows out from the lineup in a heartbeat. the scent when it’s wafting in the air vs on my skin is very very different! it’s interesting, the sillage has a dusty scent like ascending into a dusty attic or a basement. but the sweet scent of old books and incense comes out on my skin, it’s a chewy scent(?) i can feel it like in my teeth, i know that sounds weird but i can only describe what i’m experiencing as that. it’s similar to the raven! except the raven was cold and this one is kind of warm. this is like the raven’s older and ever-so-slightly more sociable brother. i like it, i feel like it could be really good to layer it further with some spices, like with persian tea room or something. will hold off fs-ing it until i find something i can layer along with it.

I finally found the perfect book/library scent for the @brightflashes collection. I may not wear this often, but I will certainly never want to go without a supply. Silage and Longevity will depend on the concentration levels that one uses. *I am sensitive to vanilla so sampling other "book" fragrances previous to this was frustrating and I may be swayed by the fact that I can actually stand this fragrance without the vanilla*

The ink makes this a very cool blend, fits the cool early fall atmosphere. The incense is a ghost, but i love the leather bits that emerge after the ink dries a bit. Upd, it's very potent, i showed this to a friend (so far everyone loved this), and a cashier all across the cafe began wondering what smells like almonds. Now i smell almonds in this, too - or cyanide.

Opening the bottle, immediately I smell ink. It is such a concept scent that you close your eyes and are transported to an old library where you are scribbling away with a quill on thick parchment. It certainly makes day to day writing tasks much more fun, as I can pretend the day away.