Incident Light

I was so incredibly excited to receive my discovery set from Binaurale, which contains their six current fragrances. For each fragrance, I have done a blind smell test, only after thoroughly taking in the scent and determining a true and thoughtful opinion, I will review the notes. After this test, I have worn each scent for a full day, one by one, all on their own. No layering. Today was day three, and upon another blind smell test of the four scents that remain, I chose Incident Light. The first note I immediately detect is the grass. It is sharp, bright, and quickly fleeting, like cut grass, the scent only lasts a day or two before the organic compound dissipates. Then, I smell something spicy, sweet, and still, very bright. I imagine this is a mix of the Pink Pepper and Orange Peel, which do blend very well together. The Aldehydes don't do much for me, they're honestly one of the few notes I have found consistent in fragrances that give me a nose-headache, but this one doesn't seem too over-bearing. After about an hour or two of wearing, the base notes finally shine through, creating a smooth, rich, and deeply saccharine aroma. It is quite cloying but I do love the way it lingers on my clothes. This one by far has the most interesting journey as a scent, and is truly transformative. The review below me called it, "Frutiger Aero in a bottle," I couldn't agree more. 8.8/10

If you ever found yourself seeking out the box of solid laundry detergent for a good sniff (and loving it) this one is for you. Kind of reminds me of a detergent or pine sol (the cleaning concentrate). This isn’t exactly what I was expecting but I really do like the fragrance. Just have to decide if I truly want to smell like a box of Shout or if I’m just crazy.

I'm not a huge fan of aldehydic scents, but this is done well. It's clean for sure, and sits very close to the skin but every now and then the vetiver shines through and it's just nice, all around. I wouldn't rush out to buy a full bottle but it's inoffensive in every way.

A bright, sunny citrus with a mild tinge of grass. This feels like a spring day, where the sunshine Is hot but there’s a cool breeze that balances things out. Fresh, clean, light, and casual

Incident Light is an unrelenting citrus aldehyde scent. I was surprised to see bergamot as the top citrus as i get capital “L” Lemon (definitely in the lemon scented cleaning product way that others have mentioned). I think I understand the solarpunk concept here, and I think this fragrance may be executing that concept fairly well, but I don’t find it particularly wearable or pleasant to smell. The opening reminds me of a big, juicy, oily, iridescent bubble blown by one of those bubble street performers. You know the ones that make the bubbles so big that they could swallow you whole. I imagine one of these glowing drippy orbs floating upwards towards clear hot sky and popping on the edge of sharp leaf. Little bubble fluid droplets falling on your upturned forehead and drying on your skin. It does mellow out a bit over time but it crucially does not develop any sweetness ever. I’m reminded just a bit of Replica Bubble Bath, which is more my speed as far as aldehydes go because it adds a bit of delicate floral sweetness to what would otherwise be an abrasive scent. But it’s not fair to compare the two as they are working towards completely different goals. Even so, I enjoyed Incident Light a lot more after putting on a sweet minty scented lip-balm that added just enough of a counterbalance as I sniffed my wrist about four hours into my wear. This scent smelled through my mint lip balm is what I imagine the Teletubby universe smells like, which is what I wish this fragrance smelled like. So close!