Ephemera

This is Rory Gilmore in perfume form. This perfume is soooo much lighter and brighter than I expected! Being so autumnal in theme, I expected heavy "yankee candle" vibes. Something thick, something overpowering, something heavy. This is the opposite of yankee candle. Ephemera is wispy, sweet, smooth, and absolutely gorgeous. The pumpkin is almost green, more rind than sticky pulp, and it doesn't overpower the fragrance whatsoever. In fact, I only smell the pumpkin if I really sniff for it. I smell sweet, breezy vanilla and paper, with just a hint of warm sugar, milk, and pumpkin rind, and a smaller pinch of earthiness. I get an earthy "dirt" note from a few other Sorce fragrances, but the dirt here (despite being explicitly listed in the notes) is much subtler than it is in Vampire Husband or The Things Unsaid. The soil note here just enhances the book-vibes of the paper. I could see this being wearable year-round. It gives "Gilmore Girls breezy autumnal morning", but it also just gives "girl who likes to smell pretty and read books". This one is definitely safe to wear to the office, and cozy enough to wear to bed, but interesting enough to be remembered. While not extremely strong or striking, she's absolutely beautiful.

I got a frew sample of Ephemera after ordering from Luckyscent, which is pretty cool considering they've just become available on there for those outside of the US like myself. Although it's not autumn where I live at the moment and while I think it can work for any season, Ephemera seems to be a lovely autumnal fragrance (which seems to have been the perfumer's goal here) that's soft, sweet, powdery and a little papery. It reminds me of a combination of some other fragrances I like, namely London Fog by Brandt for its milkiness, Unknown Pleasures by Kerosene for its brown sugar/caramelish notes and Eau Duelle by Diptyque for its smokey vanilla dry down. The paper note is something I notice shortly after the top notes have settled and to me, it's reminiscent of what might have been someone's old dusty notebook filled with university lecture notes from 10 years ago. I've only ever tried samples of the above perfumes I mentioned earlier and have reflected on which ones to commit to buying a larger size, but with Ephemera now I don't have to. I've since ordered a full bottle after finishing up the sample. What a lovely fragrance to start becoming acquainted with Sorce as a perfume house.

Ephemera is unlike anything else in my collection. We have had quite the relationship. When I first bought her I could barely smell anything. I was disappointed by all the hype. I sprayed and sprayed and I did like what I could smell but it was so faint. I ended selling her. Two weeks later I came across a shirt I had sprayed ephemera on & I could smell her clear as day and she was beautiful!!! So, I got another bottle. Purchased a 30 ml but was able to do a swap for a 50 and I am in love. She's hard to describe. I definitely get that pumpkin flesh and beautiful earthy sweetness. I'm not picking up too much on the dirt note. She is addictive and if I had to compare to the vibe of anything else I would compare to the drydown of iris dragees. Not the same as iris dragees but it does remind me of that essence. If I had to describe it as a texture I would say chewy with a little crunch. Yeah, I know weird but to me it makes sense.

Absolutely love this fragrance, it is definitely my favorite Sorce scent of the ones that I have tried so far. I don't usually like pumpkiny fall scents, but this is very pleasant. It has a nice sweet vanilla base that is complimented nicely by the more earthy and musky notes. It also is surprisingly milky at the beginning, at times it almost smelled like a cup of milky black tea. My girlfriend got more of the paper notes and said she thought it smelled like a museum. I got this as a sample but I will definitely be getting a larger bottle when I get the chance.

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL scent. I picked up a sample of this because the notes sounded intriguing, and I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It's a milder, my-skin-but-better-esque scent, and it's not like anything I've smelled before. It's a cozy, creamy, milky, and sweet vanilla scent that's made unique with the fresh pumpkin note. I used up my whole sample and went for a larger bottle! This is definitely inoffensive enough to be a daily wearer, and yet it's unique and projects enough for me to thoroughly enjoy throughout the day.