Celestial Whispers

Three words: Evil dark laundry 🌌 Me and a couple of my friends smelt a few in store. This one by far blew my mind away. Me and my friend have the consensual opinion that Maison Margiela is a brilliant brand. It seems to capture moments and emotion in an extremely unique and cool way. Now onto the fragrance. There were definitely more nice-smelling and certainly more wearable fragrances, such as chasing sunsets and never ending summer. However there was something about this that was different... On first whiff, this blew my mind away. It was this surreal moment of shock and amazement. This gives an extraterrestrial, night time feel- as the name suggests. The image for the fragrance perfectly capitulates the feeling this fragrance gives. And I know that sounds super gimmicky but genuinely trust me- you NEED to get your nose on this. The uniqueness of this was awe-striking and I cannot exaggerate this enough. Now onto the actual smell rather than just the experience. My friend said it smells like a ‘dark, evil laundry’ and honestly- that’s exactly right. Super cool, super weird, super obscure. This is what I think frag houses on the higher end should be about- uniqueness and obscurity. This is exactly where Margiela shines and in particular this one. The only issue I really have with this is the fact that there aren’t smaller sizes- only 100ml. As compared to other Margiela’s with 60ml and 30ml options, sadly this one doesn’t. It’s not exactly wearable so not having those smaller sized options is unfortunate. Wearability- 2.7/10 Uniqueness- 10/10 I don’t think anyone could really pull this off. It’s not necessarily a bad smell but I don’t think it’s honestly meant to be worn. That’s why I’ve rated it low. Rather it’s an experience and honestly that’s what I think higher end brands should go for. Truly unreal-try it if you can! Celestial Whispers 🌌🌌🌌

Testing Celestial Whispers from a 1.2 ml Maison Margiela official sample. Since the day I have found out about the release of Celestial Whispers, I wanted to get my nose on it. I am a huge incense fan and the opposition of contrasting notes in perfumes always makes my heart beat faster. In this scent, incense paired with aldehydes deeply intrigued me. Happy to report that I am not disappointed in the slightest with Celestial Whispers! It is deeply incensy, balsamic, ambery and warm while retaining the crisp, fresh, soapy aspect from the aldehydes and smells beautifully and intriguing. From the latest MM launches of the last three years, Celestial Whispers is my most favourite to be honest. Afternoon Delight is nice but fairly predictable and unoriginal while Never-ending Summer was a total flop for me. Celestial Whispers is certainly more niche and different smelling than the ones mentioned above, but if you like a cold type of incense, it could be your perfect Maison Margiela perfume. It’s out there without being unwearable, it’s long lasting without being obnoxious and it’s reasonably priced IMO for the quality you get. If something on the unique side of perfumery doesn’t scare you (neither does incense, nor aldehydes), go to your Sephora and get your nose on this. It’s something else and it’s good! I would buy Celestial Whispers, I really like it.

this fragrance is personal to me. when i was in high school, there was a lowkey witchy crystal store called 'stargazers' that i frequented, often going after class or skipping it altogether just to be there. this place was small and sandwiched between an industrial site and a tutoring center but it took me out of the real world everytime. i have a vivid memory of one of the shopkeepers playing three of these large (the size of a child) selenite singing bowls spread throughout the store in unison as if to make them harmonize with each other. it felt like a spiritual earthquake. this store had an incredible assortment of esoterica, among them a wide range of incense, candles, and herbal blends. the second i smelt 'celestial whispers' it immediately took me back to this store. magic and nostalgia are the words that come to me when i smell this scent. it's incense and myrrh heavy with a fog of sweetness to it. not a smell for everybody but i think it's something special.

Take me to church... 🎵🤩 So happy with this one! It was a blind buy and was scared that it would be similar to Montale's full incense (which I can't stand), but it's not 🥰 Yes, it's definitely incense and it dominates the fragrance but it's soft and cozy incense, not "can't breathe cause the incense is choking me incense"😅 It evokes etheral feelings so the name is spot on. It has a simple not breakdown but it doesn't need more. I don't find it lacking in complexity or anything. Really lovely for what it is. It is unisex so anyone can wear it. I think this will be my new favourite incense forward fragrance. So cozy!

I must say it feels deeply personal, almost godly. There’s something profoundly spiritual about it, like a protective embrace. I think it’s the incense note that creates this sacred, comforting feeling. This fragrance definitively immerse yourself in an old cobblestone church with a high humidity in it that's giving a warm comforting affection on your skin. If you’re looking for something esoteric and evocative something that feels like a guardian spirit keeping away dark forces this perfume is absolutely worth trying.