Earth Mother

At the beginning of the year, Mr. Jeffrey made known there would be two new releases for the DAME artist collection. Counting down the days till March 1st, I was so excited! I was looking forward to learning more of these mysterious perfumes. Also to see the lovely artwork that would accompany them by none other then the wonderful, DAME Artist-In-Residence V. Dave Dame. One day in late February I was browsing the DAME perfumery website and to my greatest surprise...the samples were already available!! I ordered them both right away. Daily tracking my package every step of the way till it arrived. I was so pleased when it arrived with the lovely packaging, note, and generous samples sweet Jeffrey always includes. Now to the perfume... Let's just say this perfume surpassed my expectations in every way! Earth Mother is absolutely comforting. To me she is the perfume I've always been looking for. She is soft, feminine, and glows of a woman's warmth. She radiates down to earth elegance. Her composure is that of confidence. Her hugs are loving and smell of ambery musk. The patchouli being her aura of sensuality. Florals sweetened by melted dulce de leche (caramel) from her soft long hair. She is the epitome of pure loveliness inside and out. My sample has been my go-to ever since I received it. The scent will still linger on my skin and clothing the next morning. I feel as if it is a "smells like me, but better" perfume. She is everything I wanted Narciso Rodriguez edt and SJP Lovely to be. NR would burn the back of my throat and take too long to settle with my chemistry. SJP Lovely can smell too synthetic at times. Don't get me wrong, Earth Mother does not smell like these two perfumes. But they are in the same genre. Earth Mother has a natural musk scent. It is sensual yet gentle. I will be so happy when I can have the beautiful full size bottle in my life. I want her to be "my smell". Thank you dear Jeffrey for this gorgeous perfume!

Okay, so this is really good! I'm typically not really a fan of green notes in general, but Earth Mother is divine! I get a bit of citrus upon application, which quickly melts into the sweet caramel and vanilla notes. There's a bit of a grassy/hay-like note in the background that's further grounded by wood and amber. It's quite sweet overall, but not sickeningly so. If I press my nose close to my skin and inhale deeply, I get what I would describe as somewhat of a sunscreen note(?) - something that reminds me of buttery, warm skin and summer, perhaps the sandalwood. Earth Mother is a suitable name for this fragrance as it captures the herbal, earthy qualities of a loamy woods and seamlessly blends them with the comforting embrace of a warm gourmand. I believe the sweetness makes this lean slightly towards the feminine side of the spectrum, but I would also love to smell this on anyone who identifies as masculine. I think this will really shine in the upcoming fall season! I've been in love with (nearly) every scent I've tried from Dame - the prices for full size perfumes are very reasonable, there are samples available for purchase (and you get some free ones with every order!), and some scents are even available in body creams (love the formula of these!) and hair oil (on my list of products to try!). I feel that I'll be a loyal customer for years to come. :) Thanks Jeffrey!

Another winner from this fragrance house! Playful light patchouli (not the dank overpowering variety), white musk and caramel wrapped in a creamy-smooth blanket of that Dame fragrance DNA that I find difficult to describe=--something about how they use galbanum, I suppose---but impossibly not to love. Earth Mother is appropriately named because, to me, the scent is dominated by soft-earthy tones and comforting sweet accords. Its just a wonderfully warm and comforting scent (like a hug from Mother Nature) that I find perfect for Spring or Fall evenings. Performance is good in that it lasted 8-hours on my skin and projected moderately. Could I wear this one? Not, on my masculine skin, but I could certainly enjoy this scent on a woman. The one negative is that it doesn't strike me as particularly sexy, alluring or seductive...but that warm and comforting feeling is appealing nonetheless.

Earth Mother won me over, as I thought she would. Black Flower Mexican Vanilla and Mate, Heliotrope & Patchouli are also favorites of mine. Like Black Flower, Earth Mother gives me a vibe of happy comfort, but in a lighter, sunnier way. On me it's a soft citrusy caramel along with the lovely florals, with hints of brightness which could be the galbanum, a flicker of sage, and something like vanilla cookie dough. This is not a sweet fragrance to me though, more like a soft, comforting loveliness. I seem to smell heliotrope in here, similar to the Mate, Heliotrope & Patchouli. The sillage is soft on me, and the longevity moderate, except on fabric where it lasts for days. I love it wafting up from my bathrobe! Perfect for cuddling up with a cup of tea and a nice cat, and for turning in at the end of the day. Anytime, really.

Well isn't this lovely! Earth Mother is warmth, and tenderness, and love. It's sweet, but not in an overwhelming way. Caramel, and earthy musk deepened by amber. It smells like sweet earth, and dulce de leche. This is not a powerful scent, it hovers just at the edge of your awareness. It's there, I can smell it, but it's as if it's molded with my skin and just made *me* smell better. Would be utterly safe to wear anywhere, I doubt anyone but me can smell it regardless and if they do I doubt they would identify the scent as perfume. Remains to be seen how long it will last, I have not had good longevity with this house in the past, so will report back after a number of wearings.