One

Thank you Smell Bent for making vanillas I can actually wear, and doing it with a lot of MUSK. Musk is my jam. I kind of obsessively love the smell of burnt candles and matches so One is great. I received a sample with purchase and it immediately went on my "to buy" list. So there's the burnt wick/burnt paper sort of smell, cardamom spiced cake and something slightly woody & papery. It's not quite gourmand, more Oriental Vanilla, I guess because of the cardamom. To Smell Bent, <3 your musk.

secondo il mio naso questo profumo somiglia un bel po' a musc di acampora: il muschio iniziale è metallico, simile al sentore dei funghi, e vira verso l'odore di terra. nel contempo fa la sua apparizione il cardamomo, forte e aromaticissimo. l'assestamento introduce un po' di vaniglia, non troppo dolce, che ammorbidisce l'insieme in un favoloso skin-scent autunnale. molto buono.

Comforting and warm. Quite lovely. ETA: The sweet vanilla mixed with wood really does feel reminiscent of walking through a used book store. The subtle spice at the end rounds it out. The vanilla is a *tad* strong with the musk, but I like that about it.

Initially when I put this on a got a synthetic sort of vanilla, dusty musk, and spice. Then I got spice cake and old books. As this kept developing on me, the vanilla took over again. It became a syrupy vanilla with a very soft quality, almost fuzzy. Sweet vanilla an a slight mustiness were the drydown. I wish the spices had lasted longer, but that also could just be my skin. One is a very soft and sweet fragrance with a kind of musty/dusty accord in it to make it more interesting. That's where the old book comes in, the musty/dusty quality is similar. As with the other vanilla-base fragrances from this house I've tried to far, the vanilla note sticks around for a decently long time.

When I first sprayed this it reminded me of pot smoke and incense, and I wasn't a fan. It's a complex fragrance, though, and on the dry down its a softer, more comforting fragrance with musk tempered with a little vanilla and wood. I love smell bent's fragrances, they are all so different and original.