I'll Never Learn

Jaw dropping gorgeous. I ordered a sample of two limited addition fall fragrances from Pearfat (that I have yet to try) and decided to throw on a baby pear of I’ll Never Learn last minute. My one mistake was not getting the big girl of this because I know I’m going to blow through this baby pear real quick. I have always been keen to powdery fragrances and Violet and Orris have been the main contributors to my long-time love affair with this profile, and what Alie has accomplished has taken the number one spot for me. I have buried my nose in my mother’s vintage leather Coach bag looking for spare change for Choward’s mints. This is the most beautiful and delicate suede & violet sisterhood I have ever experienced and I can’t get enough. After a long and trying day in the office and bringing my 10 year old Boston Terrier home from his surgery for cancer, I slipped into the shower to cleanse myself of Tuesday’s grief while my partner chaperoned my baby boy. As soon as I got out I doused myself in I’ll Never Learn and it made me feel grounded. Maybe it was nostalgia or the realization that came from it that the best things are never permanent. Regardless there’s a whole lot to learn from I’ll Never Learn; layered with yesteryears easiness and the reminder that its yearning for that is ok and somehow can be soothing to the soul. Alie, you are a master in your craft and this potion is outstanding; to me something so gentle, familiar and kind within its redolence. Big love from Minneapolis!

As soon as this reaches skin, you are immediately hit with the smell of suede: bitter, animalic and dusty. It luckily last for only about thirty seconds to a minute and then it dissipates, softens into what is aptly described as a memory. I lovvee the sweetened melancholic fog. Oh my word, I may never need to smell Mistpouffer by Stora Skuggan because of this! It's edgy, a little mossy, and follows with with a trail of violets. It's a perfect "sad girl" fragrance. Dare I say, it's like Tears by Regime des Fleurs but on a dark foggy night? It's like day to night. While I lament that my decant of this has incredibly poor projection and sileage, I am hoping that a full bottle would be different? Please? Please, someone tell me. I think this is the perfect date night scent personally. Edit: My boyfriend said this smells like a dusty leather chair in a lawyer's office...sigh.

Where do I even begin with this STUNNING scent! It's probably my favorite scent of all time so far. It's absolutely dreamy. It's such a powdery sugary scent, perfect for a sweet tooth like me. It feels like you're being wrapped up in a hug. For me, it smells heavy on the candied Violets and Suede and I definitely get the sugar and Lavender. I can also smell the moss element to it. It's like when you first start dating someone with a bad reputation, the person you've had a crush on for a very long time, you know what the outcome may be and see the red flags from day 1, you're so tempted to see where things will go. But you already know how this will end. This smells like memories of an old romance with your fun chaotic twin flame that always ended in heartbreak.

a demure violet that smells like regime des fleurs' himitsu wearing a mink stole. i'll never learn is an elegant powdery scent that can only be described as "fuzzy". the violet and lavender fade into the background after a little while without ever fully disappearing; instead, they tend to the suede note like handmaidens, their existence contingent on beautifying another. the suede and moss are perfectly balanced and never even approach musty-mildewy territory. it is soft and plush rather than rough and leathery. smells like my favorite sweater, airspun powder, and the wink of a kohl-lined eye.

I don't really get the 'sadness' that everybody's mentioning but I totally get the Shangri-Las association. Goes to show, the imagery that goes with a scent can really color your impression. This is straight leather jacket at first (a leather jacket SPECIFICALLY) -- super realistic but not overpowering -- then fades down to a pretty violet candy (like those ones that come in the purple foil). Super wearable, especially for cold weather, and cute, but moody. Tiny bit musty. I like it a lot!