Prairie Nymph

OMG, this stuff is sublime!!! Weirdly, it reminds me of my favorite perfume of all time, Guerlain L'Heure Bleue -- albeit with more of a Super Honey + Beeswax twist vs. the light honey-almond pastry of the Guerlain. Yet, both have a clove/cinnamon-y, spicy, almost medicinal opening (the carnations, of course!) and a sweet, rich, powdery -- almost dusty -- incense-y drydown. Prairie Nymph has this beautiful, sweet and sexy, nostalgic feel that just SPEAKS to me in such a profound way, just like L'Heure Bleue. After receiving my bottle in the mail, I went to order a back-up bottle of this incredible potion, but it's all sold out and Smell Bent is apparently closing up shop and no longer producing perfumes, at least for a while... :((( I'm deeply hoping that Brent Leonesio comes back and offers this beautiful creation again, in some form. Plus, I would love a chance to explore other Smell Bent scents. My goodness, what an incredible discovery!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE <3

On me this is about 75% honey/beeswax, 25% carnation/musk, with absolutely no mandarins. I would have liked to smell them, but I also don't think the scent suffers for their absence. This is one of the truest honey scents I've every smelled; the kind you find very fresh at a farm stand. The beeswax keeps things from getting too sweet, and the musk/carnation combo isn't overly powdery even though that's a perpetual problem with carnations on my skin. This scent is also strong! Even after a shower it's still hanging around with a perfectly reasonable amount of throw. I find it uplifting and comforting, and while it is sexy it's also very easy to wear. I wouldn't have any problem wearing this to dinner with my parents, or even in the daytime in the spring, although it could easily be a date night scent.

Beautiful! Gorgeous! Soft and warm. Honey and beeswax are the dominant notes here, backed by the spiciness of carnations. Imagine a dozen honey-scented beeswax candles, burning in a warm dim room near a bouquet of carnations. I really didn't get the clementine that is mentioned below, and it smells nothing at all like bubble gum. [Later edit:] Oh, THAT clementine. I have no idea how I missed that the first couple of times I wore it. It's the smell of the slightly bitter oil, not a scent of fresh oranges, and it fits perfectly with all of the other notes. This is a lovely fragrance that makes me want to try more from Smell Bent. It is one of the purest and truest honey scents I've run across.

I love this fragrance. It is honey sweet but I thankfully get lots of carnation that gives some kick and prevents it being cloying. I do think there might also be clove present. Very spicy, slightly orangey and delicious. It needs more clove to make me think of the orange and clove pomanders we used to make in primary school. Quite strong notes that seem to keep any musk low key on me. It is pretty linear on me. Moderate sillage and longevity. Do try it if you like potent, sweet yet spicy fragrance

Like pollen, nector rich flowers in a sun drenched field scattered with haystacks. Then very spicey on me, like cinnamon at the start, and can definitely smell the clementine carnation. But then after a while it really develops into honey and beeswax, so beautiful and perfect. Powdery and sweet. Many layers to this perfume, it's now one of my favorites!