Silence The Sea Oil

SilencetheSea was a scent I had owned for a number of months in EDP form, and yet only wore it twice. Despite how impressively creative and unique the scent profile was, I found it simply unwearable; it was far too fishy for my taste and yet I really wanted to love it. I reluctantly sold my bottle on and kept a small decant to smell on occasions I start to miss it. I expected the oil to be much the same, but to my surprise I absolutely love it. It takes all the elements of the EDP, and once again smooths it oud, softens the edges and removes all the harsh fishiness I couldn't tolerate initially. Ambergris is obviously the star here, which is deeply musky and marine, alongside truffle which is what gives the scent that dense, meaty, fleshy, almost fatty feel - which I think is what I struggled with in the past. The difference is, the angelica and white florals are far more noticeable here, elevating that aquatic seaweed-y feel and tempering the raw animalic edge. I love it. I absolutely love it. As I said with the other Strangelove oils I have reviewed, it feels like this is the way these scents were supposed to be experienced. When it came to FallintoStars and DeadofNight I felt happy with the EDP, gracefully surrendering to their slightly obnoxious brutality; but with SilencetheSea, the soft and gentle nature of the oil is what makes this scent palatable. I would absolutely love to own this at some point.

I'm not sure if it's because I've grown accustomed to the much maligned EDP (which I love), but this seems ever so slight less challenging to me. The florals are more pronounced, as is the oud, and the seaside fishy guts and all evocation is slightly toned down, perhaps because this is oil, and so performs more discreetly. I absolutely love this, and the EDP, and will always have a small amount in my collection for those rare occasions when I crave its artistry. And OOOOH I get the truffle here, I could never detect it in the EDP.