03/11/2025

Alexaraes
8 Reviews

Alexaraes
2
Oh Deirdre, you did it again
Though rhubarb is a heart note, I really get most of it in the opening (first 5 min). It's got this kind of tangy, jammy, almost wine-like scent. When that takes off (pretty quickly), it has airy, earthy qualities, like petrichor but not quite. I imagine this is thanks to the eucalyptus and winter green. I didn't like the opening very much at all, but the dry down is quite nice. Doesn't read smoky on my skin like some scents advertised as incense usually do. It's more like the room after the incense has been burned and the windows are open.
I've seen people say it smells like a metaphysical shop, but it's less Earthbound Trading Co in the mall circa 2005, and more like a plant and crystal shop with big windows in a small woowoo town (read: Eureka Springs or Lilydale) owned by a 63 year old woman with great skin and beautiful long curly silver hair named Deirdre. It's more sunny and open than dark and deep. Fairy circle, not seance.
I would say this is appropriate for warm weather, because it's so earthy and airy to me. The spiciness definitely gives it a year-round quality though. I could see the winter green really coming in strong on a frosty day.
I've seen people say it smells like a metaphysical shop, but it's less Earthbound Trading Co in the mall circa 2005, and more like a plant and crystal shop with big windows in a small woowoo town (read: Eureka Springs or Lilydale) owned by a 63 year old woman with great skin and beautiful long curly silver hair named Deirdre. It's more sunny and open than dark and deep. Fairy circle, not seance.
I would say this is appropriate for warm weather, because it's so earthy and airy to me. The spiciness definitely gives it a year-round quality though. I could see the winter green really coming in strong on a frosty day.