Tulaytulah

Got this on sale at Luckscent last year and received yesterday. First off you get some powdery florals, sweetness, and almonds, then you have a very dominating note of star anise come in. This is not the sweet, black licorice-like herb but a very strong, woody, slightly camphorous, somewhat savory aroma. Chinese people use star anise to flavor beef brisket for stews! Bwahaha! Anyway the sweetness and almonds are always in the background offsetting the star anise but it does gets very strong quickly before mellowing out into a bittersweet skin scent. I actually like it, because it has an expected character and I don't have anything that smells like it. However, this is definitely, not a safe blind buy.

This is an odd one: starts of with really strong marzipan, right in your face, fresh from the candy shop but somehow...sour?! This sour note is puzzling. Soon after, suede makes a shy appearance, vanilla is certainly there, not too sweet. I don't feel any frangipani. Soft and delicate drydown. Overall I'm intrigued and will come back to update. I just can't make up my mind yet due to this sour note in the beginning.. UPDATE: Well, I caved in and got a full bottle! I really couldn't resist this magical marzipan, so comforting and sweet, without being overly sugary - sweet. Very unique and beautiful. Compliment getter too!

Dreamy-sweet perfume deliciuos! very nice,delicate and peaceful. This might be suitable for all seasons, it is a unique scent that gives me tranquility and peace. Unisex, the sillage is moderate to good longevity (7-8h) on me. Very good! Sillage: 7./10 Longevity: 8./10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

A beautyful scent where a little goes a long way, definitely not more than one tiny spriz or it's overpowering (and my skin usually eats scent). This being inspired by Moorish Spain, it does indeed remind me of the scents of Southern Spain and Morocco - almond, suede and a subtle spicyness.

Not sure if I'm a big fan of this or not.. Sorry to start like this. But to me this is a very two-faced(?) smell. On the one hand it is creamy floral with an almond twist on a smooth suede base, almost edible.. a trustworthy smell reminiscent of childhood memories and warmth. On the other hand, it has a bitter synthetic note, like an expired baby cream. I didn't even notice this bitter note until hubby said it smelled like Sudocrem (for those who are familiar with it). I normally stay away from almonds, but like this scent, and the bottle is very pretty. I would probably wear it if I had a bottle, and would probably either get used to the synthetic note and not feel it or it would drive me crazy and ruin the scent. Interesting perfume, definitely a like.