Dark Brilliance

If you're here, I assume you're either lost or dangerously curious. Curious as in 'Curious George and the Wood Chipper' kind of curious. Dark Brilliance is obscure, mossy, loaded with banned animalics, and sounds like a villain's signature scent. With that in mind, this is not the polite, sporty Lentheric Tweed that your Nanna wore to church. For better or worse, this was Lentheric's attempt at high-glamour. It's officially classified as a floral aldehyde but in reality it's a spicy animalic bomb. Or in other words, it's slightly terrifying. It's loaded with aldehydes, oakmoss, castoreum, civet, and leather. It sits in the territory somewhere between the original Miss Dior and Cobachard. The first 30 minutes are AGGRESSIVE (say that slowly with your teeth clenched), and not in a fun, White Diamonds kind of way. As the alcohol evaporates off your skin, the aldehydes create a gigantic, sharp, icy cloud. After 45 minutes it pulls back and stops projecting across the room and instead creates a DENSE, 2-to-3-foot aura. It's not a sillage monster like those produced in the 80's, but it's still a LOT. And the longevity is a good (or bad, depending on your emotional stability) 6-8 hours, minimum. Frankly unless you're a masochist, I can't imagine this would be a good blind buy for anyone, if you're able to find it at all. Unless you enjoy 'inflicting' your fragrance on people with things like Youth Dew, it's probably in your best interest to steer clear of this. I had it, but I'm somewhat of a weirdo for vintage oddities.