Mata Hari

LAB'S DESCRIPTION "A renowned exotic dancer and courtesan, possessed of aristocratic elegance, matchless charm, an iron will and a streak of fearlessness. The actual events of her life have met with much speculation, and to this day it is unclear whether or not she was truly a German spy. Despite shaky evidence of her guilt, she was tried for espionage by a closed court-martial and was executed by a French firing squad in 1917. Her scent is striking and bold with a delicate yet dark undertone: five roses with soft jasmine, warmed by vanilla, fig, tonka bean and mahogany, spiced with a drop of coffee bean." This blend is crazy!!!! It was a free imp from the lab, I never would have ordered it so.. thanks labbies! It's exrtremely powerful is the first thing I'd like to say, and it's the first blend I've tried with coffee in it. Jasmine and coffee kick you in the face at first. And I'm getting alot of questions from people that sit around me at work. It's causing such a stir that it's making me feel mischevious! I want to apply lots and lots and make people talk!!!! Some people think it's horrible and some people really like it!!! To me, before I knew what the ingredients were I thought this smelled like pure Gardenia. How wrong was I. It's the Jasmine! Anyway.......Luckily for me my Chemistry amps vanilla, so... that does come forward on drydown. The coffee bean dissapears. But the Jasmine just stays and stays and stays with the roses bareley noticable. This really has some staying power too.. one application across the wrist seems to last for hours. I think I'll send this to someone in my next swap though. ETA: I think I can only truly appreciate this blend once it's dried down completley. And I mean COMPLETLEY. The vanilla softens what otherwise was a crazy powerful blend and the roses appear. (I'm still getting over the throw of this blend, it's a rival to Highwayman)