Epiphany

Since this is the first scent I'm choosing for the 'wear the same scent each 2 days of November' challenge, it's about time I review it. I've rated lavender and pepper the highest, coriander/oud middle, and can detect tobacco, amber, honey, and sandalwood. I was lucky enough to score a signed 15ml splash of this in a swap (thanks!) shortly after sampling. I LOVE the lavender in this, very potent at the opening, very realistic... and blended with a lot of warm spicy goodness & a very lush lily. Amber warmth mixes with a noticeable pinch of pepper and coriander's very aromatic spiciness. Just a touch of creamy sandalwood and lily are discernible too, at the beginning. Overall it's a complex lavender and spiced, deep woods. There is a bit of tobacco and honey, but nothing syrupy or synthetic about it as I've come to expect from those kind of scents elsewhere. Very natural and earthy spice/wood impression after drydown and all the way til it fades out of existence. The lavender dies down a lot after about the first hour and more tobacco/pepper and I guess oud (very woody though here, not dank or medicinal at ALL, just rich deep wood w/ maybe a touch of HoM's type of addictive oud skank). It lasts about 2 hrs w/ projection on me, 4-6 hours as a skinscent. Which I'm ok with when it's 6, but 4 is too short lived. If I sweat at all it rises again even hours later though. As for the scent, I love it! Even the modest projection makes me happy because I think were it amped up any more than this the spiced woodsy feel would be overpowering (read: would make my nose itch), but I wish it'd project like this the whole wear. After the first 2 hours I bring my wrist to my nose every half hour or so and take a bit whiff; it's very grounding and rich if oh-so-subtle now, hmm. (Boyfriend's opinion: the spices smell like RedHots at the opening, and it smells like burning wood in the far drydown. He did notice it without my asking about 5 hours after application, but had his nose right in it.) [11.3.14, 3 decent sized dabs]

Mhmm unusual. At the opening I notice lavender flowers, nostalgic lilies, oily champaca and dark honey. All very balanced and calm. I feel slight oud that together with fresh tobacco and other notes blends in a slightly animalic atmosphere that makes me think of horses, saddles, meadows, sheep and worn leather jackets in a pleasant, very assertive, calming way. With the heat the green, raw smell of lavender bounces off the skin. Although there is honey here I don't get a real sweetness, just a little bit of deep amber smoky heat well mixed with the moist and "sweetish" tobacco. Quietly unisex, it gives me the idea of a wild nature but somehow masterfully ordered. I find it perfect in a cool season with leather clothing, after shaving. ... This is the most natural and true lavender fragrance that I smelled! Gently mixed. Refrain from stunners. This chypre "screams" RESPECT for Nature. Thin and beautiful. Excellent longevity.

I barely get lavender- the opening is a smoky oud, coriander and sandalwood, I think I detect Costus in the opening too? I had sampled ‘black sheep’ recently and it’s an unforgettable note! As the dry down happens the sweeter elements are revealed and I get touches of lily lavender and honey now against velvety woods. This takes maybe 15 minutes. The perfume gets sweeter and more floral, and the sweet tobacco is kind of dry and grape skin like, but I never really get this as a lavender perfume, it's a fume incorporating lavender. It’s extremely approachable intro to oud for me and would be a great introduction to the brand for anyone. Sillage is light, making this a personal experience. This review was based on spraying on my skin, but note that on clothing the oud stays much longer prolonging my enjoyment of the top notes. Beautiful perfume.

Guys (and ladies) this is Best. Lavender. Ever. Smokey, some pepper, layered lavender sensation, bit sweet too. Some tobacco pepper and bit honey, blended with light silky aoud. Lavender smoke. Just wow combination. Smoke mellows and spiciness over time at end of 7 hours is lighter version of original, less smoke allows more this great lavender show with some faint honey. Thank you to Gardenia sharing this, is new favorite! Cannot believe this smelling so incredible right now, cannot stop smelling ha. Immediate made top 5 favorite list and FB.

Best lavender ever, so different from the metallic vibe we usually find in synthetic perfumes, I used to love music for a while from FM, but this blend changed my mind, it is very beautiful, complex yet easy to wear. The feel is a dark honeyed lavender, which is prominent trough the life of the fragrance, with some ambery nuances. I don't feel the oud at all, the profile used in the composition must be very light and flowery. 10/10.