Estherica

Little Red Riding Hood sets off to visit her grandmother, whose cottage is hidden deep in the dark spruce forest. Little Red Riding Hood is not afraid, as she loves to breathe in the fresh, clear forest air. Along the way, she passes a small sunlit clearing where a solitary dark red rose blooms. As red as Little Red Riding Hood's cloak. It smells wonderful, fresh, and rosy. So she decides to bring this beautiful rose to her sick grandmother.
But beware, Little Red Riding Hood! Perhaps it is the rose that attracts the wolf, who is stealthily approaching and begins to follow. The wolf's fur is sleek and fully grown, and it smells of agarwood, very fine. He encounters Little Red Riding Hood with the beautiful rose in her basket and accompanies her on her way... whether he is a wicked wolf is uncertain.

The scent Red Riding Hood is from the fairy tale-inspired line of the perfumer and, like all Wild Veil fragrances, is a natural scent.

I find the fragrance pyramid here not really helpful. I can partly smell vetiver, oud as well, but it is not a typical oud-rose scent. The rose is also more in the background.
For me, a forest note dominates; I suspect black spruce absolute, although it is not mentioned as a note. In the opening, the scent reminds me of that algemarin shower gel, does anyone still remember that? So fresh, green.
Red Riding Hood is complex and multifaceted; I can imagine it more on a man. For me, it is not a scent that I would wear often, but the fragrance experience is interesting.

...sleepy, had some weird dream that was totally stressful and completely forgot the alarm. A glance out the window: rain and thick cloud cover. A look in the fridge: yawning emptiness. Just woke up and my mood has already hit rock bottom. Grrrrrr! What a start to the week!
Now I need to get ready quickly, gulp down some oatmeal, and it can't start without a fragrance.
Of course, I could quickly reach for my go-to scents, but today I want something different. So I grab "Stoned" from the box with the samples. I had already tested and approved the scent, mentally filed it under "Winter." No matter, today is gray and dull, I need something cozy.
And Stoned was a good choice! The bergamot at the beginning quickly sinks into a fluffy, soft vanilla powder sea. And I breathe a sigh of relief, or rather take a deep breath, and a small smile creeps onto my face.
The scent accompanies me throughout the day, which isn't that great, but my really bad mood from the morning is fading. And I dare say, not least thanks to this fragrance that wraps me in comfort with its vanilla warmth. I also suspected benzoin here, but it's not listed in the notes. So it must be the labdanum and moss that soothe me. It's also good that while the scent is warm and vanilla, it never becomes too sweet for me, lacking that sticky-sweet quality.
This Monday is -almost- over, my mood is better again, and I mentally note "Monday morning savior" next to Stoned.
The scent is very long-lasting, so with the small sample, I should be good for a while, but I'm already adding it to my must-have or wish list. I can't run out of this!

EDIT: On the website of Quartier 206, which represents the fragrance here in Germany, benzoin, patchouli, and heliotrope are also listed in the notes. I also think I can smell benzoin.

I was very curious about Moon Bloom; it has received a lot of praise in various blogs and is 100% natural, the debut fragrance from Hiram Green. The name also sounds enticing to me and gave me the association of the title. Flowers of the night that intoxicate.
I expected a creamy, lush tuberose bomb, with some green nuances, something like the natural, unadorned sister of Carnal Flower.
To make it short: expectations not met.

For me, Moon Bloom is primarily an extremely jasmine-heavy scent; the tuberose is hidden behind jasmine and even more jasmine. Slight green notes are barely perceptible, I can sense the ylang in the top notes. Although this is quite well made qualitatively, jasmine remains a generally challenging note for me (I just say diaper). The indolic punch is not present in Moon Bloom, but almost. Therefore, it falls a bit short for me; however, I will try it in warmer temperatures.

I find it easier to wear than Jasmine Kama, another natural jasmine scent; it is softer and rounder, but after a while, the jasmine bores me. I would wish for Moon Bloom that the tuberose could come through a bit stronger.
The longevity and sillage are decent; it lasts throughout the day and is not shy.
I would definitely recommend a skin test before a blind purchase; it likely also depends on the skin how the scent develops.

*True jasmine does not belong to the nightshade family but is an olive tree family member. The tuberose also belongs to a different genus, the agaves.
Examples of nightshade plants include the angel's trumpet, night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), as well as potato and eggplant.

In Berlin, on Sonnenallee, there is an Arabic shop that sells, in addition to the usual shawls, dresses, and various knick-knacks, also perfume oils, including those from Al Rehab, but also many that are unnamed and unknown. There, for fun, I have already purchased some of these small bottles for just a few euros, and some of the scents are surprisingly well made. Or rather, they are surprisingly similar to scents from designer and niche brands. Just like this fragrance, for example. As a bonus, I received a sample - many thanks for that - and was perplexed during the first test. It smells just like! Like one of those fragrances from the mini bottles at the Arabic shop. I cannot join the enthusiasm of my predecessors; I can't even give the scent 70%. Here, I feel misled. On the sample card, it says something about precious ingredients "most noble of raw materials" No, sorry, this is cheap synthetically produced stuff. Not a drop of real oud oil has wandered in here. This sweet scent gives me a headache, only bearable in minimal concentration. Conclusion: if I wanted to smell like this, I would reach for the unknown mini, which costs less and delivers a comparable result.

The name confuses me a bit.
With La Pluie, I can't really connect what I see when I look out the window. I expected a cold English downpour, but La Pluie is a warm tropical island shower that primarily brings the scent of a flower:
Ylang-Ylang in high concentration.
Both on me and on another "test subject" (friends and acquaintances must, um, are welcome to lend me their arm), the Ylang note develops extremely dominant. Since I like Ylang, this doesn't bother me, especially as it comes across very naturally here.
Here on parfumo, I stumbled upon a thread where someone was looking for a scent that smells like rubber doll heads. So, if you like that, you might want to try La Pluie, as the Ylang sometimes shifts into a rubbery quality, combined with a light vanilla sweetness. Also, those who love Guerlain's Ylang-Vanille might enjoy this scent, as it develops quite similarly, with a bit longer longevity.
And for this reason, since I still have a bottle of Ylang-Vanille, it probably won't join my collection just yet, although it is a candidate for purchase.
Thanks again to the lovely donor of the sample!