intothewoods

Absolutely in love with this perfume. For the notes, I'd say less apple juice and more fresh harvest orchard. It is juicy, fresh, light, and APPLE. There is a very faint clove and spices, which creates a more complex experience because plain apples tend to fade away quickly in the atmosphere. The spices leave it lasting on your skin, absorbing the sweetness and keeping the fresh apple on top. As an unfair comparison, Bath and Body Works could never measure up; the harvest apple candle smells very similar to this, although lacking in depth. If you want a nice autumnal perfume that doesn't scream pumpkin or leaves, this one is for you.

I may be biased because I am not a big lilac lover, but I was enchanted by the idea of rain, cement (as some have reviewed), and found neither rain nor cement. I can very faintly smell an airy scent to the lilac, following the listed notes, but the lilac is far more prevalent. The first few hits were an overwhelming dark lilac, think lavender if someone didn't know what lavender smelled like, or walking into a floral shop and taking a big inhale. The sillage was intense, and I could smell myself walking and in my room for an hour, very strongly at that. Once an hour had passed, the smell faded very quickly on my skin. The few remaining notes were a mix of lilac and soap. I did feel very clean! I was very underwhelmed by the petrichor note; I would have doubted it was a part of the scent if not for reading the description. Now, it has been 3 hours and I cannot smell it on my skin at all, whereas I put the Raven on yesterday and smelt it for almost 5 hours, just a very small drop on my wrist and neck. Overall, not their best-performing perfume in my opinion. But! If you absolutely love lilacs, maybe the soap smell won't be apparent.