Dark - Arsenic No. 17 Tokyomilk 2011

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6.7 / 10 33 Ratings

A perfume by Tokyomilk for women and men, released in 2011. The scent is green-synthetic. It is being marketed by Burwell Industries.
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Green

Synthetic

Spicy

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Sweet

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Green notes

Absinth

Fennel

Vanilla salt

Perfumer

Margot Elena

Ratings

Scent

6.733 Ratings

Longevity

7.227 Ratings

Sillage

6.428 Ratings

Bottle

8.131 Ratings

Submitted by Aquila2110, last update on 08.09.2023.

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/08/2022

Mlleghoul
353 Reviews

Mlleghoul

1

Avon potpourri Christmas ornaments

Arsenic has got vanilla salt listed in the notes, which enhances the more interesting aspect of the scent, something unique and green that reminds me of fresh marjoram with slightly piney, citrusy, and vaguely musty aspects. All of this, in turn, reminds me very much of Christmases when I was a little girl. I think that’s because when I first smelled fresh marjoram (which to my nose smells a little sweet, slightly piney, maybe a touch of citrus, and vaguely musty?) I realized it smelled exactly like the worn, cardboard box of Avon potpourri Christmas ornaments, gewgaws, and tchotchkes that we’d haul down from the attic, dust off, and disperse throughout our home every year for the holidays.

10/24/2015

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Fhaldara
60 Reviews

Fhaldara

2

Overpowering vanilla, but interesting -

I usually stay away from anything with vanilla. While I very much enjoy the flavor of it, I can't tolerate it in my perfumes. It just seems to completely take over to the point where I can't smell anything else. I knew this had a vanilla note, but many reviews mentioned 'green', 'bitter' 'salty' - and if any of them said overly sweet vanilla bomb, I missed it. So, I ordered it, it was delivered, and I sprayed. What hit me then was the biggest, sweetest vanilla bomb I'd ever encountered, and that was almost the end of the story of me and this fragrance. Almost, but not quite. I began to notice something hiding behind all that sweetness. A little bit of dry hay, and something vaguely herbal wove through that vanilla just enough to keep me wearing the perfume instead of scrubbing it off. It never developed enough for me to recognize exactly what it was - I never got the absinthe note, nor did I get anything that I would call green, but I will wear this again because of it. It's never going to be a favorite, but it's just interesting enough to try again. Crushed remains my favorite from the Tokyo Milk Dark collection. I have 3 bottles of the perfume and 2 tubes of the hand cream just in case it should be discontinued!

08/20/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Helpful Review 5

absinthe

I’ve been trying a few of the Tokyo Milk Dark collection, and while they’re deft and smell nice, I can’t shake the feeling that they lack dimension. Arsenic captures this impression. It is an interesting and successful culmination of disparate notes that really does mimic the medicinal/poisonous scent of absinthe, one of its listed notes. It moves from an effervescent top notes that suggests aldehydes, to a grainy, woody heart dusted with powdered cardamom.

Although it shows evolution over a wearing, Arsenic feels two-dimensional from top to base. It suggests that it’s built for a generally nonperfume-wearing Anthropologie customer who finds in it a scent that doesn’t smell like her notion of “perfume” and likes it. If introducing fragrance to someone who doesn’t otherwise wear it smells this good, I’m all for it.

Dark - Arsenic No. 17 Tokyomilk 2011

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