Misca

2018 Batch

I was already tempted by the name, being somewhat mysterious and sparking my curiousity even before trying it for the first time, where I found it at Vienna's beautiful niche store called Kussmund Wien.

I am especially crazy about the headnote, which is is a wonderful mix of spiritual church-y incense notes, adding a sort of zen character to it from the get go, supported by a beautiful fresh note of absinthe and something somewhat tea-like and subtle spicy, safron floral. These accords are done so well, they had me spray this again and again just to experience them one more time.

Towards the base, we are moving into a territory quite unsusual for me, which is "warm ambery", something I usually avoid, but not here.

At this stage the composition is getting warmer and also sweeter, which for some reason does not bother me in this case, as this scent does seem intense but not cloying, the sweet notes sharing the stage with warm resins, a subtle nod to musk and incense notes.

All together this one is something I recommend if you are looking for a different kind of warm amber that does not smell like all the hundreds of others and also want to add some spiritual incense to that. Mysterious as the name, I enjoy the my stay in this Tiger's Nest, lovely one! And thanks so much to the wonderful collector that sold me his sealed 2018 batch here, so happy with it !

I still can't believe I found this. My bottle is posted in pictures of this fragrance, in case you would like to know which version I am describing. My guess is, that this bottle is a 60ies edition of the extrait. It arrived sealed and in top condition so I think the fragrance should be almost fully intact.

Just sprayed this for the second time. It leaves an oily residue on my skin, which indicates a high concentration of aromatic components in this extrait, also judging by the way it smells, my guess would be that it has at least 25% oil concentration.

To summarize I would call this the perfect dark tuberose. Not too overwhelming, but dramatic enough to make this something special.

First impression is an almost minty tuberose, headnote seems to contain some aldehydes, also some subtle spice, these definitely seem to be dosed less extreme than in the other Weils I have, such as Zibeline and Antilope oil.

Moving towards the heart notes, this is going darker and more divaesque. At this point I would describe what I am smelling as a non sweet marzipan benzoe tuberose, mixed with soft suede gloves and a sprinkle of the first purr of a sensual base.

The closer we get to the basenotes, the more I am tempted to call this a dark narcotic floral that could tempt even the purest of souls. I find this sensual, sexy and seductive.

As expected, Weil did not disappoint here, as the animalics in the base are just right. There is a civetty musky whisper on subtle leathery notes that create this typical unique Weil perfumed fur impression that lingers all through the night it was created for.

Posted a link to the comments in case you are interested to see more of the presentation.

It all started with a mystery sample labeled XLXM, that led to bottle 1 of 40, continued with a restock bottle and stayed as one of my absolute favourites to this day.

I have been giving this attar some time to mature, wore it a lot and let my nose discover more and more of the beautiful facets of this composition.

The opening is an impressive subtle spicy, heavy middle eastern, sort of resinous saffron with the finest roses. Already at this point you can feel the mesmerizing effect that only aged ouds can have on a composition. The oud here is not off-putting or heavy at all, it's present, simply adding some magic to the heart note here. In the base, this scent then shifts to something warm, cuddly and inviting, where a generous dose of rare vintage, balsamic ambergris, orris and sandalwood and subtle sweetness from vanilla spoil the senses.

This is one for connaisseurs and is probably the finest perfume oil composition I own. Recommended if you see no issue in having your nose glued to your wrist where you applied it for hours.


Head Note
Vintage Taif Rose
From the Collection of HM Sultan Qaboos Al Said, Bulgarian Rose, Saffron Essence

Heart Note
Vintage Burmese and Hindi Oud 80’s from the Collection of HM Sultan Qaboos Al Said

Deep Note
Sandalwood Mysore – Vanilla Bourbon – Iris Concrete

Signature
Vintage Grey Ambergris
From the Collection of HM Sultan Qaboos Al Said

Naming your perfume like a song by Lana del Rey will automatically spark my interest, if you use high % irone orris in the composition, even more so.

Yayo is slang for what Eric Clapton described with "she don't lie", and I am guessing he knew what he was talking about a little too well for his own good. A "fantasy" accord of what he was singing about is found in this perfume. While I can't say I know too much about this, I can guarantee that this stuff is addictive too.

As I am always on the hunt for unusual compositions featuring high quality orris, I was glad to get a sample of this with my last order. The opening partially reminded me of some vintage white floral compositions I own, while blue lotus adds some sort of damp aquatic depth to it, while the 80% irone and mxsky notes get more and more present. At this stage this feels sort of powdery, mineral, cooling and sparkly at the same time. In the very late drydown I also get some gentle, non resinous, bright incense notes. Seems to be of high concentration too, love the color of this juice.

I can recommend this one to anyone addicted to real orris and unusual compositions, glad I found it, maybe it will find you too.

Nuit de Noël was created in 1922 by Ernest Daltroff for his lover, Félicie Vanpouille, who loved Christmas Eve. Don't be fooled by the name though, as the fragrance evokes so much more than christmas nostalgia. I would even go so far to say that this a must-have for vintage lovers. Not easy to find, I was lucky enough to get this one in a sealed box and bottle, that preserved the beauty of this essence over the decades.

It has a generous overdose of real mysore sandalwood, that, in addition to moss, adds a beautiful creamy balsamic touch to the typical Caron spice, mxsks and subtle florals. This has a woody, sensual warm, sort of exotic vibe to it, which makes it a great accessory for a night out or special occasions.

Cleopatra's Boudoir found this beautiful reference"

In his book, The Essence of Perfume by Roja Dove mentioned that " Guy Robert is believed to have said of it "that you could be sitting in a theatre with some of the world's most beautiful women sitting to your left, right, and in front of you, each wearing one of the world's finest perfume creations.... But, if a woman were to enter wearing Nuit de Noel, all the other women would become invisible."**

Notes according to Cleo:

• Top notes: jasmine, ylang-ylang and rose absolute
• Middle notes: violet leaves, lily of the valley, orris and tuberose
• Base notes: civxt, ambergris, mxsk, sandalwood, vetiver and mousse de saxe