Papillon de Nuit

Got a teeny sampler of this from a friend. It apparently didn't sit well on her skin (too sharp if I'm remembering right), but is absolutely lovely for me. I'm too much of a perfume novice to pick out what notes I'm smelling, so I can really only give an amateur impression. It's the romantic ideal of an old library: old wood and dusty pages with a hint of dried lavender sachets and black tea. I'm not huge on lighter scents -- tending towards smoky woods or spicy gormands typically -- but there's plenty of wood in this to give it a good body so the floral/powdery notes are nice compliment!

This feels like dusty twilight purple to me. Moth wing and moondust, though, not musty dust from under the bed. Like a sweet nostalgic melancholy on a day of light rain with a periwinkle hue emanating into the room from the open window. It feels fresh and dreamy and whimsigothic.

I am still quite new to the perfumes so I had no idea what palo santo smells like but if the reviewer below is right and this is what it mostly smells like, then I very much like it! Maybe I am influenced by the name but this smells like a butterfly with wings made of paper-thin wood

For Palo Santo aficionados. Don't even think about Papillon de Nuit if you're on the fence with that note.

Smell just like fresh eucalyptus and Chrystal ahop