Absinthe

While the top notes are a bit intense and harsh, within minutes this perfume relaxes into something unexpectedly, deeply beautiful. A delicate and mysterious mix of floral and spicy and green, almost like spearmint. It reminds me a little of walking through a steppe or mountain valley in the green season, when all the natural herbs are blooming, and their crushed scent from underfoot is released in your wake. Wait a little longer (maybe about 45 min.), the spice and green recede a little, and a certain sweetness melts through. It then rests with a gentle seductive and magical quality, but in an almost nerdy, unconscious way. Like some gorgeous astrophysicist crush of yours who hasn't a clue to your heart's yearning, because he/she is too busy measuring the universe or something. Who would wear this fragrance? Um, let's see. Hermione Granger. Satyrs, nymphs, and naughty pixies. Possibly astrophysicists. And the prettiest witch in any given forest. I can understand if it's not to everyone's taste. But I love this one. And for what it's worth, my husband was well-seduced by it.