Flora Carnivora Henry Rose 2021
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Disappointing Dry Down
The opening- neroli heavy, musky, crisp. I liked it. Almost adjacent to Pure Poisons' opening.
Then it started to settle into my skin and with each passing hour I became more disappointed. It settles into something I find common in older ozonic fragrances like 212 by CH and Oxygen by Lanvin; this sort of adhesive "glue stick" like smell. It's not offensive, but it does remind me of doing crafts in grade 2.
Above all else, I don't understand the connection of the name to the scent. Even at the opening which I found delightful, a clean neroli scent doesn't exactly bring the Venus fly trap and other carnivorous plants to mind. I could see the concept going in many different directions- greener, balmier, sweeter, more bitter.. Anything but the ultra fresh opening and anticlimactic ozonic whisper of a dry down.
Then it started to settle into my skin and with each passing hour I became more disappointed. It settles into something I find common in older ozonic fragrances like 212 by CH and Oxygen by Lanvin; this sort of adhesive "glue stick" like smell. It's not offensive, but it does remind me of doing crafts in grade 2.
Above all else, I don't understand the connection of the name to the scent. Even at the opening which I found delightful, a clean neroli scent doesn't exactly bring the Venus fly trap and other carnivorous plants to mind. I could see the concept going in many different directions- greener, balmier, sweeter, more bitter.. Anything but the ultra fresh opening and anticlimactic ozonic whisper of a dry down.