Purple Mantra

Purple Mantra was purchased after a scent note site matched me to the fragrance. Originally and upon first application, I fell in love with this fragrance, I really did. I thought, "Well, this scent match thing is too good to be true because I love this fragrance and it Is so me!" I applied Purple Mantra when my husband was present and we both loved the beautiful harmony and blend of ALL the notes...the lavender, floral, incense, earthy, spicy, musky notes...all seemed blended in perfect harmony. So, initially for me, the fragrance approached olfactory perfection. Like Heaven. On my first try, Purple Mantra opened with an amazing burst of lavender and other lovely, delicate florals...definitely freesia. Not overly sweet or funerary, the uprising of florals (while ethereal) seemed to waft perfectly. Then, within 10-15 minutes, middle and base notes of smoky incense (primarily myrrh), musk and a wee-bit of spice appeared and seamlessly blended with the original envelope of florals. And while this fragrance landed as a primarily smoky, musky & incense laden scent, I found it to be magical...a true keeper. Sadly, not sure what went wrong but with subsequent applications, I cannot as easily (if at all) detect that original fleeting, wafting, ethereal floral bouquet I originally noted. And I'm not sure what has gone wrong. Do not know if it is my chemistry, or my lofty expectations. However, it seems like whenever I apply Purple Mantra lately, the lovely envelope of florals and lavender is gone and the perfume quickly morphs into an almost dirty, over-bearing, ashy incense fragrance. I will still give Purple Mantra a 4-star rating and a huge thumbs-up because I believe it is a beautiful & unique fragrance. Sadly, I've not been able to recapture the mystery, or magic of that very first application. I wish the florals and lavender emerged more prominently and the ashy, smoky incense either balanced better, or took a waaaaaay in the back "back seat." Unfortunately on me, the SMOKINESS of this fragrance overtakes all. At times, the incense note is singularly unbearable and definitely overpowering for my taste. One night when I applied Purple Mantra after a shower and turned in for the night, the extreme ashy, smoky notes nearly made me nauseous. Purple Mantra IS definitely an incense forward fragrance (like church incense) and it is defined and marketed as such. I think Purple Mantra leans masculine but that's just because of how it morphs on me. So, think Messe de Minuit by Etro with a wee-bit of lavender throw in... Sadly, I thought Purple Mantra might become my new signature fragrance and I was prepared to immediately purchase a full bottle. But now I'm not so sure. Interested to see other reviews on this one.

When I first smelled this, I was transported back to my pagan witch ex-girlfriend's bedroom -- 2 sticks of patchoulli incense burning (though patchoulli doesn't seem to be a note in this, I connect this note with this perfume maybe because of the incense?), ritual candles burning alongside it. After the first spray, I could genuinely reinvision her room, which I haven't thought about since high school. It is spicy, aromatic, and very smoky. The vibe is also a bit like your hippie stoner friend, who constantly cleanses their house with palo santo and sage (not scent wise, but vibe wise) when someone new enters, and without fail there is going to be crumbs of ground weed on every surface of the apartment and a rolling tray in the center of the coffee table. It's like I can see the smoke exiting the room when the door opens into the hallway. The person who embodies the scent meditates, aligns their chakras, attempting to open their third eye, and all that other true hippie shit. They have definitely been a groupie for a band before. Reminds me of a less sweet version of Hindu Kush by Mancera.

I originally bought Cherry Punk from Room 1015 and received a sample of Purple Mantra with that purchase, and now I like Purple Mantra more than Cherry Punk. Ha! Purple Mantra smells like the incense they burn at Catholic mass in the best way possible; a very smoky, but sweet scent. I don't get amber notes at all, as noted in the scent profile, just a lot of myrrh, incense, and clary sage, so if you're into that, you'll love this. It's smoke shop meets yoga studio meets midnight mass. At first spray, sometimes there's these little nuances of "old lady", but that's not what it smells like on at all. Woody, sexy, smoky, and slightly sweet. It does last on the skin and is rather strong, enough that I'll get little whiffs of myself from time to time, but I don't think it's anything that someone can smell if I walk past them unless I'm really laying it on. Room 1015 scents are rather expensive as well, and Purple Manta is only available in a purse size or 100 ml., so if you love it, you're going to be out about $130. Regardless, I still highly recommend!

Myrrh and incense. Really the typical witchy, hippy scent. It’s a very straightforward scent to me, but really cool and “mysterious” as well. But my disappointment with this is that it really appears to not be... loud? It seems pretty undetectable pretty quickly after applying it. I wore it around someone I know for a matter of fact that pays attention to my fragrance and that would love this scent profile, but she said nothing about it, so I know for a fact she didn’t notice it. Then I went to an outdoor event, so you’d expect that the nightly breeze and all would kind of activate the scent later? It didn’t really. I would only get wafts of myself every once in a while. Surprisingly, 14 hours later I do smell it on one spot on my skin, so the skin scent longevity is there... but still. The intimacy of this scent is disappointing to me. A scent profile like this, to me, should be a screamer.

I've had this purple beauty for a while now. And I really LOVE it. Back in the 60's-70's in Westside Detroit--Motown, people-- there was this hippy shop called the Plum Pit..had everything from cool clothes, music, black lights, and psychedelic posters, to beads, bells, chanting bowls, roach clip jewelry, and the ever present and extensive variety of incense. Cones and sticks with ornate holders ...it was a strange trip, just walking in there. I was just a kid then and found everything sooo enticing. I couldn't wait to age a few years and sample all the wares of the store for the quintessential & ageless love child... This perfume smells just like that shop. A harsh but very groovy blast of smells-😁- that assaulted my senses in the best of ways. Just wish it didn't fade so fast. It smells pretty atomic when I first spray it, but it fades..like the memories of days gone by.