O, Unknown! Imaginary Authors 2017
2
Nothing but violet
I'm sampling all of Imaginary Authors through their discovery collection and I figured I really wouldn't like this but decided to try it anyway for the love of the game.
At first spray, it's orris butter, some musk and maybe a little sandalwood—a very sharp, powdery and aromatic violet smell with a hint of woods. This has a relatively dry and paper-like scent though, which was interesting. It remained this way for the entirety of the wear, only gaining a slight earthiness around hour three or four from the moss. This lasted on my skin for about ten hours.
I was disappointed that I couldn't pick up on any of the tea notes at all since that was the main reason I didn't skip sampling this entirely. The orris was simply overpowering for me since I don't like violet-like notes. All I could smell were the older ladies at church with their headache-inducing perfumes that hug you too tight for too long.
Overall, this was exactly as I expected. Sorry for the rather brief and nondescript review, but it took everything in me not to just write "hate" and keep it pushing. If you like orris/violet, you'll love this but otherwise I do not recommend it.
At first spray, it's orris butter, some musk and maybe a little sandalwood—a very sharp, powdery and aromatic violet smell with a hint of woods. This has a relatively dry and paper-like scent though, which was interesting. It remained this way for the entirety of the wear, only gaining a slight earthiness around hour three or four from the moss. This lasted on my skin for about ten hours.
I was disappointed that I couldn't pick up on any of the tea notes at all since that was the main reason I didn't skip sampling this entirely. The orris was simply overpowering for me since I don't like violet-like notes. All I could smell were the older ladies at church with their headache-inducing perfumes that hug you too tight for too long.
Overall, this was exactly as I expected. Sorry for the rather brief and nondescript review, but it took everything in me not to just write "hate" and keep it pushing. If you like orris/violet, you'll love this but otherwise I do not recommend it.