Mantus

Black Gemstone opens with the last yellow and red rays of the sun and reveals a very fine sweet blend of ripe oranges~lemons that merge with a wonderful, very delicate anthracite-colored cedarwood note.

A little later, Black Gemstone unveils an incredibly noble, sweet honey wax and cinnamon-like balsamic depth that evokes a sense of security, accompanied by a subtle, delicately resinous, smoothly creamy black leathery nuance, leading to a final scent that is enriched in the last 4 hours by a mystically calming, light resinous, unsacred incense note and a subtly dry woody nuance.

Active and passive scent participants, yes I mean even those that glow purple in the dark at night, could perceive peace, uh, the finest smoky oak wafts.

Overall, the scent lasts 10 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed from the very beginning to last 4.5 hours at a very noticeable whole meter before it gradually diminishes in slow steps.

"@Aukai - Thank you for the sample."

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Your radiant delicate orange peel, sweetly lovely, subtly tinged with citrus, merges with a wonderful, almost airborne, yet carefree
subtly authentic standout, foregoing indolic qualities, white-blooming jasmine and, without realizing it, is led by a dense and simultaneously transparent, quite intensely creamy rose lotion in a fine elegant patchouli earth, with cherry and plum-like nuances and velvety creamy, transparent powdery vanilla nuances to the finish.

Overall, the scent lasts 9 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed from the start to be very pronounced at a full arm's length for 4 hours, before it retreats in slow, viscous steps.

"@Aukai - Thank you for the decant."

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A lingering hint of milk chocolate and Tihota begins with an incredibly clear, creamy vanilla ~ note that brings a cake-like consistency, and I like to refer to it as vanilla ~ cake; as if you just pulled a warm cheesecake without quark fresh out of the oven.

A little later, a calming, almost meditative balsamic sweet, delicately woody nuance of 'Palo Santo' and 'Tonka bean' sneaks in, giving the vanilla a powdery almond scent space, accompanied by a delicate 'Benzoin ~ nuance' that smells of milk chocolate and led by the shimmering 'white musk ~ note', which is simultaneously sweetly warm spicy, with a hint of cinnamon 'amber ~ note, resulting in a smooth scent fade.

'All other fragrance notes were not recognized by my paleocortex.'

Overall, the scent lasts 15 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed to be very noticeable at 2 meters for 2 hours and at a very perceptible arm's length for 2.5 hours before it gradually diminishes to the scent fade.

"@Milchkaefer, thank you for the decant."

M.

... reveals to me Tonka Sesame.

A still warm Hanuta, to develop with the famous Kneipp winter care, featuring the unpronounceable nut, called: 'Cupuaçu' nut, which according to Google is native to Brazil and gives the scent a viscous, slightly buttery cocoa-like consistency, complemented by a cozy, subtly bright spicy lactonic warm nuance reminiscent of 'sesame bread' that glides into an almost unnoticed warm deep, softly reddish-brown, freshly earthy sandalwood~patchouli scent trail.

Overall, the scent lasts 9 hours on my skin.

The sillage is 2 at a clear 1.5 meters and 2 hours at a very distinct full, viscous arm's length.

"@Leonie27, I sincerely thank you for the decant."

Mantus

Shalimar L'Essence begins very softly vintage, yet modern at the same time, revealing the following scent profile to me:

She sits in front of the mirror and has just finished her daytime routine, enveloped in a bright, powdery floral, 'Iris ~ Day Cream ~ nuance, only to later receive, almost unrecognizably, a very dense, floral 'rosy nuance along with an indescribable hint of something very delicate floral, wrapped in a smoothly creamy 'Vanilla ~ note that fades away with ever softer tones.

'Bergamot was unfortunately not recognizable for my Paleocortex :-)

Overall, the scent lasts 9 hours on my skin.

The sillage was designed to be distinctly 2 meters for 2 hours and then very noticeably, gradually calming to an arm's length for 3 hours.

"@VerenaK92" - Thank you for the sample! :-)

Mantus