Maybe that is why I have a problem with his scents . They are so brainy , so well thought out . For me , they lack heart , in a soft wearable kind of way .
So , it is not surprising I didn't expect to love a scent with VITRIOL in the name . ( latin vitrium : glass ) . When I think of vitriol I think poison , or at least sharp .
Now let us say he had tongue-in-cheek when he thought that up . It's not easy to come up with a truly GREAT name for a scent amid the plethora of already used monikers . I understand this .
I truly LOVE Nombre Noir , it being a rather petrified wood rose , and oh if he would revisit that and stay away from the stewed prunes in curry stuff , I'd be so happy .
I digress .
Thanks to Dear Ines , I have a decant of Vitriol d'Oeillet and now I can smell for myself , non ?
Well knock me down with a feather because I don't get any pepper at all . This is cool , aromatic , and reminds me of Guerlain Le Dandy !! What ? There must be some lavender in there . Or I must be crazy , because I don't smell anything like the other reviewers . Is it original ? No . Will I buy a bottle ? No .
But I like it , and I will get back to you about the drydown .
notes -black pepper, pimento, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, pink pepper , paprika , clove , cedar
2 comments:
Oh, I'm glad it arrived safe and sound. :)
From what I gathered through reviews, this one seems to be smelling quite differently on people.
I like it perfectly fine, but I don't expect I'll be buying another bottle when this one is gone (although, you never know what might happen until then). ;)
Funny, I got lots of pepper and woods, with no carnation/floral aspect at all. But I agree: cool and aromatic, which seems odd to say in conjunction with alllll that pepper - except, you know how sometimes things are so spicy-hot your mouth feels cold when you eat them? That.
My verdict was pretty similar, too: I like it, I don't want to own it.
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