Flaming Creature Marissa Zappas 2021
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bayou coven
Dank patchouli with spidery tendrils of smoke and heady rum. To my mind’s nose this is what Calypso’s hideaway in Pirates of the Caribbean smells like. It’s atmospheric af. A cavort-naked-in-the-woods and seduce-the-local-magistrate scent, for any gender.
One of the most beautiful (and frustrating) aspects of fragrance is the way some notes will be invisible to some wearers but oppressive to others. I think I lucked out with Flaming Creature, as I get none of the dusty or soapy notes others found. While the jasmine lasted me only an hour, the smoke and rum lingered throughout. The patchouli haunted my jacket through the following day. My lifestyle lends little opportunity for cavorting or seduction (and I'm not a big patchouli gal) so I’ll be passing on the full bottle, but look forward to costume parties with this sampler.
Mental Snapshot: A wooden network of taverns and apothecaries lofted in a mangrove forest. The haven of an Everglades Baba Yaga. Revellers twine under curtains of rainwater-glazed jasmine, spirits kindled by fiery moonshine and occult tinctures.
tl;dr: tonight’s hot new aesthetic is (rolls dice) sexy pirate swamp witch
One of the most beautiful (and frustrating) aspects of fragrance is the way some notes will be invisible to some wearers but oppressive to others. I think I lucked out with Flaming Creature, as I get none of the dusty or soapy notes others found. While the jasmine lasted me only an hour, the smoke and rum lingered throughout. The patchouli haunted my jacket through the following day. My lifestyle lends little opportunity for cavorting or seduction (and I'm not a big patchouli gal) so I’ll be passing on the full bottle, but look forward to costume parties with this sampler.
Mental Snapshot: A wooden network of taverns and apothecaries lofted in a mangrove forest. The haven of an Everglades Baba Yaga. Revellers twine under curtains of rainwater-glazed jasmine, spirits kindled by fiery moonshine and occult tinctures.
tl;dr: tonight’s hot new aesthetic is (rolls dice) sexy pirate swamp witch