Visionary Eye

JusBox is one of those houses who has deliberately employed only the best of the best perfumers. There are no freshmen perfumers here. When I sample perfumes, and I often do, I have these odd hopes that I don't fall in love (which necessitates buying a FB, which, is oftentimes over $200). JusBox house seems to hit all the addictive dopamine buttons for me. And, it has happened again. When I saw that they had this new release out, it was only in Europe at first. So, when The Scent Room in Dallas advertised that they had it, I immediately went to check it out. . Since I rarely fall in love with a fragrance in the stores (my nose has smell ADD when encountered with too many fragrances). I sprayed some in a blotter, and also purchased a couple of samples. On my ride home I was getting these absolutely brilliant wafts of a creamy, Vanilla, Sandalwood & Iris with some herbs. Also, and it's not listed, but Im sensing a lovely Tonka Bean base that's gorgeous. Wow! How unique this is! This is an amazingly well- made perfume with a 6' sillage. I knew within 15 minutes that I'd happily be buying a full bottle. . I don't quite understand how this perfume ties into David Bowie, but I do appreciate the beautiful homage to him. . I highly recommend getting the full sample kit. You'll fall in love with several of this house's masterpieces. . Thank you Mr. Ropion. You're amazing. . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oh good, you made it. Let me guess: you’ve breezed past this gem before, haven’t you? Tragic. This fragrance, an herbal-iris marvel, is pure Bowie—a star-man wrapped in sharp, aromatic splendor, floating just out of reach of the mainstream. You may have missed it because it’s not trying to be obvious. It’s cool, calculated, and criminally underappreciated. Let’s start at the top. Bergamot opens the stage, crisp and bright, like the first blinding spotlight in a darkened theater. Then lavender and thyme join the act, weaving a sharp, aromatic chord that feels both grounded and celestial. And the iris? Oh, the iris—cold, clean, and breathtakingly sophisticated. It doesn’t coddle you; it commands, like Bowie himself in his Thin White Duke phase, impossibly composed yet electric. And yet, no one is talking about this one. Why? Too edgy? Too cool? Well, newsflash, love: life on Mars doesn’t care for your ordinary tastes. This is a fragrance for the daring, the restless, the uncontainable. It’s a scent that asks, “Do you wonder sometimes about sound and vision?” and then dares you to live in technicolor. So, stop faffing about. Get your nose on this masterpiece before it slips into the abyss of forgotten greatness. As Bowie himself might have said, “Turn and face the strange”—you just might love what you find.

Among the smelled fragrances of this line, this is currently my favorite. A splendid and unconventional Iris, spicy and combined at the beginning with absinthe and cinnamon, which give it a dual and fascinating aspect; there is also the presence of thyme, a note that I have rarely come across. The vanilla and woods in the drydown make it creamy and soft. An Iris therefore with a double identity, fabulously beautiful and unforgettable: like the one who inspired it, David Bowie, an eclectic artist endowed with that particular charm and glamour that none of us would ever forget.

It’s definitely Le Male DNA placed under a top-mid layer of violet leaf x orris root accord. The initial minutes may not remind you of Le Male, instead it is quite watery and powdery violet leaf, slightly metallic or even medicinal. I was intrigued by the opening, but quick twist and exposure of lavender-vanilla takes center stage, dries down to a fresh Le Male lets say. Not a bad fragrance but as usual I am against these crazy price tags, especially when they don’t come from one-man artisanal work, as keeping prices down is surely harder for small scale projects.

I absolutely love this fragrance! As a lover of Iris based fragrances I'm surprised the different spin Dominique Ropion as the Iris note in this fragrance doesn't smell dry, but damp if that makes sense lol. The Musk here is very noticable in the drydown alongside the creamy Sandalwood on me which adds to the character of this fragrance. On my oily skin I get about 6+ hrs