Baise Moi On The Dancefloor

I fear I'm going to have to write reviews of all the Discotheque scents after buying the discovery set, which happened because the copy was so transportive and the inspiration so unique. They're all genius. Baise Moi is the one I keep coming back to, though. I ordinarily loathe a powder note but this is different. The best way I can describe the opener is the scent of a gel manicure—chemical, otherwordly, strangely alluring and comforting, with massage oil and flowers in the background. It's strong and noticeable but not overpowering, I find myself continually lifting my wrist to my nose. The dry down nixes the chemical note and is honestly the way I'd always like to smell—a warm, sweet, and slightly inconclusive skin scent. If this scent were a color, it would be a transparent blue-purple, like a mist wafting off a white-tiled thermal bath. Or a steamy window. Perfect for a Le Bain Douches inspiration. Womanly in a retrofuturist kind of way. Stunning!!!!

90s supermodel in a bottle. Think Calvin Klein Spring '94. Shalom Harlow's strut. Linda Evangelista as a blonde. A pale lavender silk shift dress. Its cool toned. Its sleek, its simple, theres so way it could be this sexy or powerful but sure enough it is. A beautiful blend of soft & hard. The metallic of the violet leaf is like the sting of a slap across the face and the cashmere wood comes in strong with a a soft touch to ease the sting. Special shoutout to the jasmine here really doing just what was needed. It perfectly rounds out and compliments the cassis also. I feel so chic wearing this. Its powerful and sturdy with just enough levity. Makes me feel like that b*tch and reminds me to keep my head up.

Looking at the notes, I would've expected this to be mainly powder, yet the violet leaf and cassis prevent it from being entirely so. I also get a soapy feeling, despite there being nothing aldehydic about the fragrance. It's as if you just dried off after taking the best shower of your life with a powdery soap: the moisture and steam still linger on your skin. Baise-Moi smells like a mist, the wearer weaving through the night, leaving their trace behind... Truly an exceptionally blended composition. EDIT: After sampling on skin, it's definitely WAY more powdery lol, can't believe there's no powder accord on the profile. Very much giving a girl who wears frills and lace, getting ready for the night.

An initial woody spice settles down to a powdery iris/orris warmth on my skin, with a hint of Violet stopping it from becoming bitter. It smells classic, like sitting in my parents' bedroom as a child with my Mum while she's getting ready to go out for the evening - makeup, hairspray, deodorant, perfume (she still wears and loves Fidji by Guy Laroche), with a slightly spicier edge of my Dad’s aftershave in the background (which will be whatever my Mum got him for Christmas - probably something from Paco Rabanne back in the 80s). If you don't have that kind of sense memory, this might strike you as old-fashioned, but I can't help but love it.

It is powdery, it is sweet and it is addictive. Like sitting next to my auntie in the 1990s at her vanity watching her get ready for a night out dancing. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting this nostalgic wave but I’m here for it.