Blossoms Smoke 57

Kinda love this and I don't often like vanillas. Reminds me a bit of Iris Malikhan by Maison Crivelli. It's a doughy, aromatic, hay-infused, balsamic vanilla. Reads a bit like a soft leather, which makes sense alongside the vetiver and smoke notes. It also has a clear vegetal, rooty-creamy character which makes me think some orris type matieral is present, and actually I'm realizing this is maybe closer to some Celine fragranes. I can't recall which one beacuse so many of them share this type of orris-vanilla base, but perhaps Black Tie is closest to hitting some of the same ashy, smokey registers. The bitter, grassy tones convey a slightly masculine edge to it, but it's still very soft and inviting. Nothing really challenging here, and the tonka is doing a lot to make it powdered and approachable. It develops a plastic-soapy-waxy type character that some may not like though. The florals aren't obvious and honestly I wouldn't have identified them without the notes list, but there is some kind of sunny orange blossom quality to it if I had to guess. Trying to analyse it a bit more and they might be lending a bright and clean kind of soapy effect on skin. Definitely worth a sample and I may nab a bottle myself.

Love at first sniff for me! It opens with a bold, slightly animalic smoky vetiver, accompanied by a powdery touch—almost like orris. The smoky tone lingers impressively, blending beautifully with orris. It doesn’t feel to white flower, but I can see why it was named this way. It carries that creamy, enveloping sensation often found in white floral fragrances.

Really one of the best from Parle Moi, I get this smooth vanilla burnt sesame seed gourmand-esque feel. Truly one of their more unique picks, worth a full bottle for it’s versatility (between unique and appealing, while fitting for summer and winter imo)

Smells like a tray of Christmas treats served on one of those woody wreathes. I would go bananas if I smelled this on my gf

This smells like a feminine version of By The FirePlace. Smoky and sweet. It’s pretty but it doesn’t blow me away. 7/10