Wilcox's

Amazing scent. There is nothing like it. It is both soothing and invigorating, very herbal but has an underlying sweetness from the chamomile and the spices, perfectly unisex though it may veer masculine. I find this scent amazingly calming and clarifying. Even though incense is not listed, the woods give it a kind of green Avignon feel. It's three parts floral, herbal, and green wood. While I love almost all of Angela's scents this is really different! Quite good, and unique. Not a mall frag!!!

At first it smells like yummy version of Sage tea, sweet in a non aggressive way. I detect no hay, wood or evergreen notes. Then in 5-10min it turns into this (sadly faint) aroma that is equal parts herbal, floral and gourmand. It makes me keep sniffing my hand all day and I'll have to get a full bottle to see if quantity would make it more detectable.

I purchased this as a sleeping perfume. I was using another niche perfumery's sleep perfume, which is much more expensive and has many of the same notes (though fewer of them than Wilcox.) Wilcox smells nice - there's a state park here that features a Pioneer Village with an apothecary stocked like it would have been in the late 1800s, and it smells just like that. It's very herbal, with a slight tinge towards the medicinal, but not in a cough-syrup way if that makes sense. It smells fresh. I put this on right before bed (a little on my décolleté, and a bit on each hand since I often sleep with a hand near my face, and it is relaxing. I have noticed that my dreams are very vivid when I wear it, as they were with my other sleep perfume. Last night I dreamt I was at the gym working out, and when I woke up my muscles were twitching like they do after I lift, so I think we can safely say that was vivid! Overall, it's well blended and would work fine as a fresh day perfume too, though it doesn't have the longevity or sillage I normally go for (I end up reapplying if I wake up in the night), but as a sleep perfume, it's golden and wouldn't knock a partner out if you sleep with one. Oh, and it's not so strong that it projects and gives my dog super-twitchy dreams like a certain other sleep perfume!

This is a lovely herbal perfume, especially if you are like me and your skin amplifies even slightly sweet notes. Sage dominates the opening, followed closely behind by lavender and rosemary. These three are bold and dry, no excess sweetness detected, which makes this a perfect dreamy blend. It eventually seeps into a chamomile blend with a soft sparkle of spice. I was disappointed by how sweet and soapy High Desert is on my skin, but Wilcox gives me the medicinal sage rejuvenation that I was hoping for.

Wilcox's is a very surprising scent. It is calming, but energizing. It is herbal, but not too "green" because of the woods. I love the chamomile, sage and hay in this one. I'm also a sucker for cedar. The herbs are beautifully blended. Opens slightly medicinal. I'm not able to detect any spice notes, but the herbs and woods are well-rounded. Longevity is not great--only a few hours on me. Very soothing and unique--it reminds me of a spa.