Marlowe

Marlowe for me is pure unadulterated Magic and not like anything I have ever worn or smelt before or since! When I first tested it, I recoiled slightly, with a kind of "what on earth is that?" response. Then as it gradually settled, something slowly appeared, something I liked! As it continued to mature on my skin, all sorts of magic started happening and I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist. The lady perfume expert who recommended it also sniffed my wrist and said, "Wow, are you wearing another perfume too, that smells incredible?" Answer "no". Since that first encounter, Marlowe has continued to surprise and confuse me. Some days I can hardly smell it at all, other days I am surrounded by a cloud of it. Sometimes it is sharp and chemical and super modern, almost futuristic, like something out of a sci-fi film, if there was smellavision! Other days it's almost Shakespearian in nature, which I guess fits with it's name. On those days it smells of leather and wax polish, bonfires and old furniture (but in a good way), a bit like a lovely cosy old library. I LOVE Marlowe! It took me a while and I'm sure it will have it's haters, but for me it is still a magic potion in a bottle! 💕

I admit I blind bought this since S Ramsey loves it I knew it had to be a winner. This is an interesting scent in a good way. I like tuberose and also osmanthus so intrigued as to how they would work together. One is a serious diva. They are well balanced with the Elemi, leather and Myrhh. I love the smokiness brought in by the Myrhh. The resins and flowers are evident on the opening but the osmanthus is really evident after 15 mins or so. It never gets really heavy as the oakmoss cuts through the other notes. Its perfectly unisex. It's soft, almost powdery and smoky. The tuberose, elemis and myrhh keep going right to the end but the leather is not far behind. This is a scent that is mostly about tuberose and resins. Good longevity and sillage.

What I love about this scent is the warm and cool contrasts. Mostly what I smell is a peachy osmanthus and incense of the cool, churchy kind. There's a dank basement feel to this perfume-which for me is a good thing. Not green, or mildewy, just damp and cold, slightly musty. My husband said it smells like tobacco, but I still don't get that. I suppose my imagination can come up with something that can connect what I smell to Christopher Marlowe, but I enjoy it just for the scent, without all the back story. It's definitely my favorite from the line.

Woody tuberose over myrrh. I was expecting it to be extremely bitter according to some reviews I've read, but Marlowe was not. I wouldn't describe it as a traditional tuberose though, mostly because it's really dry. It's an original take on the Queen of White Flowers. Instead of being set in a garden along with dewy gardenia and jasmine, the tuberose in Marlowe has been dried, crushed into powder, sprinkled into a peculiar potion of myrrh, mastic (lentisque), dry woods and leather. Tuberose for badasses, I would say. I love it !

For the hommage of this brawling and homosexual poet, suspected of espionage and heresy, who claimed "he who does not like tobacco or boys is missing something", Anaïs Biguine did not hesitate to compose a disturbing, intriguing perfume, ambiguous and lovable by both sides. A camphor tuberose complicit with a narcotic osmanthus is draped in soapy, zesty and spicy aldehydes, creating a strident and dissonant melody, velvety and pungent. To put some theatricality in his life. I'm in love with this Drama King.