possets, part II

[st_emma]

Celadon Green. This is a shamelessly green scent, all fresh grass, leaf and fern. It starts out a bit soapy on me, but that fades after about an hour into an almost sweet note, like sweetgrass. Very pretty, and springtimey.

Ultramarine Blue. My body chemistry tends to amp musk, so my big question was: would this be the lovely blend of vanilla and musk that I smelled in the bottle, or would it turn into musk-a-palooza the second it hit my skin? After about fifteen minutes, the answer came down firmly in favour of a musk/vanilla blend, atop a backdrop of lavender, with a faint (but totally appropriate) aquatic note. So beautiful.

The Scent of Angels. A seamless blend of cotton candy vanilla musk, surrounded by a base of tiny purple flowers. In spite of the sweetness, it somehow manages to smell completely elegant, so this is probably more of a special occasion fragrance for me, rather than an everyday possibility. But it is exquisite.

Dangerous Oil. With six musks and a body chemistry that amps musk, there was always the danger that this would just explode on me, and yet somehow it didn't. If anything, it actually softened and became something wonderful and wearable every day: a gentle musk cloud, darkened with just a hint of labdanum. I'm not sure I'd call it "dangerous," but that doesn't mean it isn't gorgeous.