Viridis Arcanum

Extraordinarily sexy rockstar bait. Sexy on a man, seductive on a woman. Eaglespirit has it right- sophisticated, aloof, but also tough and sexy. Throw on a leather jacket, mess up your hair, done.

I really wish I would wear this because I really do love this scent... but I think it would just be better for a significant other to wear instead, it's too masculine for me I think

Probably my favorite “green” scent from Alkemia to date, obtained as part of the Gentleman’s Club sample set. I keep flip flopping between a very strong “like” and a semi-weak “love” on this one. I must say that with Alkemia, it is always safer to sample first--no matter how tempting the artwork and listed notes may be. I was drawn to both Gaea and Moss Maiden, since I love MMM’s Soul of the Forest so much, but I made a mistake in blind buying 5 mL of each of them, when I should have ordered them as part of a Build your Own Sample Set. I don’t think it’s so much *them* as it is *me*--turns out I am a green weenie that was not at all ready for just how damn realistic both of them would be. If they don’t become more palatable to my weenie nose in the coming weeks, then I might repurpose them into oil diffusing, or mixing with other scents (another member mentioned that “Mists Becoming Rain” is beautiful with Gaea, but I digress). Virdis Arcanum is much more my speed, and I strongly suspect it is because of the incense and leather, with the pine playing a supporting role. I really enjoy all of Alkemia’s scents (so far) that have incense listed as a note (HEXENNACHT 5ever <3 <3 <3), but not so much those that have “smoke”. I learn new things about myself every day. Will I order a 5 mL rollerball? I don’t know yet. I don’t love it nearly as much as I love Hexennacht or Book of Shadows (both of which are going on my buy list), but it is a damn good scent.

I'm galbanum lover but not a pine lover so I was probably never going to like this very much. It turns out I do like the scent itself, but I wouldn't wear it as a perfume. I could see myself using it to scent a room however. It smells not exactly like a pure forest, but more like the air from a cool winter forest sneaking inside your house and combining with the air from inside to create something fresh yet cozy. The "incense" here is galbanum resin so it's not smoky or headshoppy, it just smells like galbanum. If you like green chypres and you like pine you will probably like this.

A grown persons scent. Woody, mossy and leathery in a somehow dark forest. Not really something you would wear to an office, unless your office features a lot of wood and heavy furniture - or you want to give out mysterious and sophisticated, yet somehow aloof, feeling. A scent giving one a bit of an outsider vibe. Great for outdoors, physical activities, meetings in dark, smoky rooms, and evenings with close company.