Omniscent 0.96

I love this scent, and find it completely unique and amazing. I bought this and Ginger Ciao at the same time, and was thrilled with both. They don't smell the same, but they share the qualities and feel that make them swoon-worthy on me. At the time, I had been having no luck finding any perfume that worked on me. It seemed the alcohol was always in the way, so I wanted to try oils. These two are perfection on me. Strong, but so, so soft; it feels like they caress and meld their scent into my skin. Sweet, but the right way, not the candied, fruity, or foody way. Spicy sweet with nothing heavy or cloying. And so different from any other perfumes I've tried---they make mainstream perfumes smell cheap and boring by comparison. Omniscent is complex, and I don't have enough perfume and note sophistication to describe it well. The opening is floral, but not in the usual white floral way. The spicy warmth keeps the pitch much lower, and I can't actually smell them although I know they are there. The floral notes then melt into the background and it becomes more rich and sweet and a little powdery. It's so beautifully blended I can't distinguish the notes. Although it is sweet and warm and rich, it never feels heavy, and I am enjoying it right now on a summer night. It is a fantastic on freshly bathed skin any time of year, but is a perfect winter comfort scent.

This scent is AMAZING. It wonderfully bridges the gap between modern and vintage by indulging aspects of both quite strongly. Before examining the notes, the main aspect I detect is a heavy, classic, vintage aldehydic smell. It's strong, loud, definitive, and confident. But on the other hand, there's a wonderful modern, classy floral/spicy accord that brings this out of smelling out-dated. I don't detect ANY fruit, but the floral/wood/spice mixture makes this clean, fresh, powerful, and smoky. This is a very loud, spicy, incensy white floral that is dominated by gardenia, clove, opium, and violet. It truly does cover all bases in terms of being woody, floral, spicy, warm, smoky, clean, strong, dainty, and beautiful all at the same time. More than anything, the mixture of opium, clove, and violet brings to mind a strong coca cola accord, which makes this very reminiscent of Youth Dew, for me. However, the vintage aspects leave as the fragrance dries down, leaving a smoky, floriental cloud. It's strong, classic, timeless, and accessible. This is a fragrance masterpiece. This is probably what you'd get if you layer Ineke's Hothouse Flower with Estée Lauder's Youth Dew, for sure, without a doubt.

I am still stunned by how white flowers can add "dryness" to certain combinations..I am very surprised to find this many white flowers in this fume as well! On me it smells oriental, dry with a little bitter smoke(remeniscent of dry tobacco smell for some reason).. I LOVED this on first application- the scent being potent without being offending due to a special softness it somehow maintains throughout..From the first spray I could smell dry rocks(sauna-like..mm), then a combo of creamy and dry woods mixed in with flowers..for some reason I also smelled something similar to plum(bitter sweet black plum smell) It developed very well overall- turning into a great oriental..surprisingly, I could only detect white flowers when some time had passed- the juice being blended so well no particular note screams a solo.. A lovely woody floral with quite a punch of spice ;) Longevity is great, and silage is strong, but moderate enough to be people friendly (makes sense?:)).. It would probably better suit those, who like slightly bitter smells (try it if you like almond, woodsy and clovy note..)

This is a big, florid woody-floral. It's not as cacophonous to my nose as others suggest, but all of the notes are full-blown, which results in an almost kaleidoscopic push-and-pull between equally assertive elements. I get bouquets of flowers in full bloom against rain-and-sun-drenched woods and herbs, all at peak pungency. Its quality of nature bursting at the seams is somewhat vintage, but it's also elegant and very wearable. It may all be too much in eau de parfum concentration, but as a close-hugging parfum oil, it's gorgeous. I'd recommend this for fans of classic, pre-90's fragrances. This is a bit of an anomaly in the current market's emphasis on minimalistic, tightly-edited fragrances, but it's not so odd as some claim, nor is the hodge-podge of listed notes accurate to my nose. I think the notes cited by @MadScientist make much more sense (at least to my nose, pineapple and kiwi are entirely absent), though I can't confirm.

It's strong/decadent and oily on the opening. Every note in here plus the kitchen sink. The result?! A rich floral oriental that startlingly shape shifts. I admit I was a bit scared of the in your face opening but it settles down to unique milky floral with spices in the background. Not scary at all. It's all very well blended and notes pop up and then vanish again as if you are Alice in Wonderland. The geranium is quite a piercing note but only briefly appears. The diva florals on the opening are but shadows of their former selves. It is now more herbal/floral. I get the cannabis and fig leaf calming down the diva florals. The basil starts to surface. It's like I imagine a fairies sleep tonic might smell. Perhaps like the one drunk in Shakespeare's A Midsummers Nights Dream. The herbs now dominate with the flowers at the back. A most curious and magical potion. I get good longevity and sillage.