Poems One Through Twelve

This scent has quickly become one of my favorites. It's dethroned all the other ginger perfumes I've tried. In the opening, the ginger leans more candied than freshly-peeled -- predominantly spicy but with some crystallized sugar at the edges. But then, as it dries down, it transforms into a home-brewed mug of ginger tea. It almost radiates real heat. The effect is a deep calmness, and a sense of being on the other side of the hustle and bustle of daily life. It's a feeling that takes me back to being a kid, on the last day of a bad cold. Like, you don't feel awful anymore, but you still don't feel well enough to go to school. So, you get to lie in bed as long as you want, and drift off to sleep, or read, or daydream, while your strength slowly returns. That's the liminal space that Poems One Through Twelve taps into. The world outside your bedroom keeps on spinning, but here, just for today, you get to stay perfectly still.

this is the winner for me. out of the thirteen testers I got from Universal Flowering's discovery set, this is the one I would buy a full size of. it's just so good. very ginger forward, but then it melts with the condensed milk to create such a simple but incredibly unique milky fragrance. this is the type of perfume that is unique without having to be campy, it's just a delicious smell that no one has made before, and stands out so well that I would LOVE having it as my signature scent (especially it being so niche, no one will smell like I smell!). I would wear this year round, day and night, probably minus the summer when it's scorching hot I would opt for something else. someone else mentioned white rabbit candy and I can totally see it, that is such a nostalgic candy from my childhood that it just makes it all the more special. this is the absolute winner for me!!!

candied ginger, bitter bergamote/lime peel, something floral, smoked woods (?) this is my mind playing tricks on me but i also get tumeric for some reason, maybe bc i drink ginger + tumeric when i'm sick and it's the flu season. there's an antique shop vibe to this, it's actually very original, imagine walking to a really old antique shop that happens to be in proximity of a spice shop. i like the ginger kick, i like that it's not too sweet and doesn't go into a ginger biscuit direction, it's not a try too hard fragrance. this is a scent that u can just throw on without having to be in the mood for or mentally prepare for u know? after a few minutes surprisingly starting to get something fleshy, something like coconut flesh that's not too powdery/sweet, but adds a touch of silkiness. i actually like it, it's well-rounded but still has character.

smells like a sweet brioche loaf soaked in almond liqueur, like hot milk with spices; sultry with candied-sweet crystalline ginger and milky in a way that’s both sensual and biblically innocent. usually i can’t stand vetiver, but this seems to be an exception. similarly to heliotrope milkbath, there’s something about this fragrance that conjures an image of a sexy middle-aged woman; in this case, an english teacher fighting for her life selling vanilla almond fairy cupcakes at the community bake sale, sweating a little bit, frazzled and gorgeous in a lilac cashmere sweater. there’s an almost marshmallowy quality to the fragrance too, the lactonic, nostalgic sweetness of melting pastel gelatin and gooey burnt sugar. sweet, warm, sensuous, harbouring the sweet almond poison of an apricot kernel in its centre.

ugh...delicious. the more time i spend with this, the more i appreciate it -- i was honestly underwhelmed at first but she's more interesting than she initially lets on imo. fresh spicy ginger and condensed milk that reads almost like horchata to me. all the notes blend so beautifully at the mid point of the dry down; some people have mentioned the resinous funk from the opoponax being too much but i do NOT share that opinion lol i think it's absolutely gorgeous with the woody, earthy, papery vetiver. i have a hard time with overly sweet perfume and i think this is a perfect middle ground for me. definitely sweet and lactonic but the vetiver airs it out. i agree that this is great for fall/winter but i'm honestly so excited to wear it in summer, i wanna smell like a hot and sticky baked good.

This perfume is soooo nice....The ginger isnt too sharp or spicy its just the smell of peeled ginger very photorealistic. The condensed milk comes through more the longer Poems 1-12 sits on my skin, I think during the initial spray the heaviness/thickness of condensed milk doesnt come though as much but u still get its sweetness and milkiness. Vetiver I feel like when it's used kind of heavy-handedly it gives like a fart smell but here it doesn't at all LOLOL it helps with like rounding the fragrance out if that makes sense. Like it makes it a bit softer on the nose. IDK much about how opoponax smells so IDK how to identify it here, but yea I've been looking for a fall fragrance to buy and I think this might b it <3 It's sweet bright and thick rlly interesting and good !

a shockingly successful blind buy. my new cold weather signature. soft, comforting, lingering, but also electric, sweet and sensual. it's a zingy candied ginger with dry and crackly vetiver. the condensed milk note is warm and silky and becomes more noticeable in the drydown. it has amazing longevity on skin, clothes, and hair, ~12 hours. It reminds me of leaning close to your friend to talk in their ear in a dimly lit, loud and buzzing bar; of faux fur throws and hot cups of milk tea. it's like the static that builds underneath a thick blanket that shocks you when you shift. equal parts soothing and exciting. it's perfect for me and i'm obsessed. So beautiful. i want a candle, a hand cream, a body oil- literally EVERYTHING in this scent.

this lovely little scent took me by surprise... it's fairly straightforward but there's a certain magic inside that you just have to wear to believe. the invigorating ginger opening is quickly diluted by the condensed milk, which gives it a sort of ginger candy vibe... idk if anyone has had the gin gins super strength ginger candies but they are spicy and sweet and also melt in your mouth after a few minutes. that's exactly what this scent reminds me of !!! and it dries down sooo beautifully; the contrasting dryness of the vetiver and syrupy resin of the opoponax becomes the most endearing musky skin scent. it's very precious and comforting and really is that girl. absolute cuteness in a bottle ♡

Another blind buy! I’d been wanting a fragrance from this house foreverrrr and finally bit the bullet. I’m glad I settled on this fragrance. The initial spray was that of fresh cut ginger and something slightly powdery. It quickly settled into something that smelled like sweetened ginger milk. I’m now on hour three of wearing it and it’s settled into something slightly more earthy. The vetiver is now more prevalent. I truly feel that this could be worn in most seasons if you’re someone that likes something one part herbal, one part sweet and powdery. There’s definitely something about this that does remind me of Yesterday Haze by Imaginary Authors which is another beautiful fragrance.

This is a great, sweet, non-vanilla gourmand. The ginger is very bright in the opening, but steeps into a warm, ginger milk tea scent on the skin. After a few hours, the ginger fades, leaving you with just the lactonic quality of the fragrance. This perfume feels like a warm blanket - velvety and smooth. It lasted on the skin for about 6 hours. It doesn't come across as overly artificial to me. I would say the vetiver and opoponax bring an earthier, wool or paper-like base, which helps this perfume evolve into a comforting skin-like scent as it wears.

Oh this is beautiful?! I have this weird thing where ginger doesn't smell great with my skin, but I love ginger so much that I forgive her for that. First impression is gem gem ginger chews - those very spicy chewy candies with the sugar/starch white powder on the outside. Condensed milk didn't come across as distinctly lactonic as I expected, which ended up working well with the medicinal resins that round this scent out. Very warm and thick, again bringing us back to those chewy candies that get stuck in your teeth. So excited to explore more UF!

Sultry. Bohemian. One could wear this to the library archives, the cigar lounge and the disco! Delectably blended crystallized ginger and condensed milk make this cozy and approachable. At the same time, opoponax and vetiver keep this resinous, dry and oh-so-slightly aromatic; ultimately imparting an old-school, worldly air. I can almost hear Diana Ross playing in the background, her voice all breathy and smooth: "If there's a cure for this, I don't want it".

i feel sooooo sexy in this, like i have with lots of universal flowering's offerings. the spicy-sweet combination of the ginger and the condensed milk is never overbearing or too sweet but instead a cosy sort of sexy. one for the femmes. seriously considering buying 15mil of this one... i just tried it on again and the thought of it going away forever was heartbreaking.

Poems One Through Twelve, Saffron Flour, and Heliotrope Milkbath are three powdery sisters. This one is eldest and the warmest of the three. She really shines in autumn, when she gets to make her signature ginger snaps. She’s tall and confident, can be a little stern and sardonic though. She gets turned on by debating philosophy in dimly lit, incense-filled rooms.

Universal Flowering never seems to miss. This one reminds me of cream soda a little bit. The sharpness of the ginger note can give the illusion of carbonation and the condensed milk is creamy without being cloying, not super sweet. I just love everything this perfume house does. The scents are always nostalgic and intriguing.

A favourite of mine, Poems One Through Twelve is peppery and sweet, with a saliva-like quality that makes me imagine a ginger candy rolling around in a milk-fed mouth. Like a lament or an aftertaste, that salivic piquancy haunts the wearer into the perfume's final hours when it crumbles into powdered epitaph.

An incredible fragrance. Starts off with a lactonic, well-balanced ginger, and dries down into an addictively creamy vetiver. I can’t stop smelling my wrist when I have this on! I purchased the 15ml bottle and will definitely be repurchasing the larger bottle when that is done.

fresh ginger note is extremely strong in the the first 20-30 minutes then settles down to more of a candied scent. less lactonic that I would have liked but the condensed milk note is a beautiful layer to it. more of a day time perfume. an essential in my spring rotation!!

I love this scent. The ginger and condensed milk really come through--sweetly-soft like a longing for something that never existed. The vetiver is dry and crackling, an electric desert storm before the rain falls. Present in a daydream, beautiful.

smells like a sunlit corner in your dusty library (soft worn wooden chairs, old paper, a sweater from someone you love). i don't really get fresh ginger, but a spicy warmth that pairs well with the wood/resin. Powdery but not too dry or floral.