Sacred

So this just got listed on Fragrantica (I've been nursing a small decant for months) and I'm both thrilled and dismayed. Thrilled because Sacred is truly like nothing I've ever sniffed in the world of perfumery. Dismayed because this is one of the most sublime fragrances I ever come across and I'm bereft of words to describe it. The iconoclasm of this fragrance starts with the rare botanical essences that Teone Reinthal uses. So rare that Fragrantica has difficulty listing them in the note pyramid. For example, Meleleuca Quinquenervia isn't even in their database; it's not listed. And the honey myrtle here is Meleleuca Armillaris, entirely different from the more common Myrtus Communis you get in most perfumes and essential oil form. In addition, the palisander rosewood listed in the pyramid is a completely different genus to the Eremophila Mitchelii used here altogether. It is known by various indigenous names such as buddhawood, native sandalwood and yes, rosewood which all adds to the confusion and mystique surrounding this endemic Australian tree. Suffice to say, this smells altogether groundbreaking. I believe Teone Reinthal is on to something here. Call me crazy but the scent reminds me of fizzy milky rum. It has got SPARKLING LACTONIC tones like no other: think carbonated Jolly Shandy with a wanton dollop of whipped cream. But no, it's not gourmandy, nor even boozy. The most rational description I can give is that of a milky, woody scent. And its fizzy. Surely this deserves a whole new fragrance category. Either that or I'm bat shit crazy. I've to say I'm not from Australia, which may explain why the fragrance doesn't have the "right" kind of associative imagery for me. Yet in a way, I'm coming to it as a blank slate, with no preconceptions. Most of the notes are a first for me. And the experience? Astounding, out-of-this-world beauty. And it speaks to me, in spirit, if not in form. Whatever it is, Sacred makes me wanna run out into a thunderstorm and stand amidst howling winds and sleeting rain. It's wild elemental force soaks me to the bone. I know it's contrarian to the sort-of Bailey's Irish Cream image. But it is what it is. Now you know why I'm dismayed. This review just might undermine my credibility as a critic forever. Best creation from this house. No doubt in my mind, whatsoever.

Sacred has that green grassy oily texture vinegar. I'm not sure how the boronia smells like but definitely this blend is greeny balsamic blend. It has that sharp oily tingly note that i actually compare it to vinegar. Now i don't want to call it acetone as it has bit similarity with this blend but over all it's quite sharp, sour, and greenish. Cute blend if you like the Tasmanian boronia. Cute.

I want to try this and any of her perfumes so bad! If anyone has samples to swap or share please let me know!