WitchMusk

Having just received WitchMusk I'm jotting down a few impressions after two wearings. It makes me thinks about cakes, yet avoids being gourmand and sweet; these are gorgeous enticing tempting cakes for about three hours or so, cakes I'm not permitted to eat and don't want to. I just want to linger in their steam and inhale their aroma over and over, with the vanilla, ambery wood and a secret blend of tantalizing spices I can't recognize. It's minor chord and melancholic too. After a time the most astounding musk, to me at least, rises and proofs and then emanates a bewitching and robust smell retaining that cake-like quality, musk that's non-stinky-animalic, and not in any way laundry begging please-love-me cos we're clean. Musk slightly furry, like the pelt of a beloved self-sufficient pet, magically warm, rich and refined, never enveloping and stuffy. WitchMusk rewards a day-long wear for sure as the musk soars, so smoothly and spicily. I've made a friend for life.

Very gourmand, without being too sweet or heady (even if strong). To tell the truth, I'm not sure I've ever smelled anything like this in "natural" perfumery (I didn't do much research on the brand, but it jumps out immediately). The spices are very nice, taking away that what could have been sickening from the vanilla. The patchouli is very light, and the freshly cut wood aspect balances very well with this whole mix on the dry down. It becomes extremely soft and creamy. After a few hours, I really have a chai tea aspect (a little too infused), with a little bitterness background, accompanied by a cloud of milk. Very pleasant.

2nd wearing from my sample and its beautiful. sort of starts with a mild spicy vanilla. Within 20 mins the spices become stronger and then the patchouli comes out. The patchouli is not too strong but its smooth, soft and fresh. Then I get a delicious musk and a slightly woody amber. The amber is mild but the musk is quite strong and smooth, not animalic or clean laundry, but somewhere in the middle. the whole thing is very smooth and warm and delicious

Patchouli, musk, spices. Oh my! LOVE LOVE LOVE

this starts off very spicy with some amberwood, i believe. after a few minutes i get some vanilla and a hint of the patchouli. the spice in this is kind of gourmand and it's mixed with a bold musk, so it's like a gourmand-animalic. primarily it's a patchouli-musk with spice. very nice, especially for fall/winter!