Beccah Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Myrrh Merlot "Witches know of the poison apple, but what of the "poison" grape? This element lends a voluptuously sensual mood to our purple musk scent - dark syrupy grapes and smooth sexy myrrh sheathed in velvety soft musk." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tink333 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 OK, no one has reviewed this yet?! Still waiting... I am so curious about this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I've tried it in the shampoo bar and I think it's wonderful but I didn't want to full-on review it until I tried it in perfume form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eve Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I got a trial vial. I've only worn it a couple of times, and mostly get a sweet grape accord in the beginning. The myrrh is not prominent, and stays in the background (at least on my skin.) The crooks of my elbows and pulse points will retain a lingering "fancy hotel soap" kind of faint fragrance after several hours, and the grape completely vanishes. It is not something I would normally wear, but I have got been tempted to scrub it off either. It is pleasant, for lack of a better word. I'm afraid I won't be the one to guess the meaning behind it's name. I'd thought it might be reminiscent of Dior Poison,(due to Dior's purple bottle and the name, of course) but, I'm not that familiar with how this department store fragrance actually smells. I'm sure I've sniffed it at one point over the years, but for the life of me, cannot remember what it smells like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I'm afraid I won't be the one to guess the meaning behind it's name. I'd thought it might be reminiscent of Dior Poison,(due to Dior's purple bottle and the name, of course) but, I'm not that familiar with how this department store fragrance actually smells. I'm sure I've sniffed it at one point over the years, but for the life of me, cannot remember what it smells like! I'm afraid you WILL! DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER! Woooo! Yes, we were referring to the "grape" note in Dior's Poison. Poison was a scent I enjoyed wearing in the 80's, and I once got into an argument with a Dior rep about it, because back then they were keeping the notes a secret. I had said, not so much of a secret when it smells like grape and you put it into a purple bottle that looks like a grape. Well, when they finally did start talking about the notes, they said tuberose and plum gave it that character, and weirdly, the mixture of tuberose and plum really does smell like grape, and if you read into the components of a grape smell, you can detect the aura of tuberose. There's some common factor in each. So anyway, I purchased this grape oil a while ago, and found it instantly reminiscent of Dior's Poison...whatever it is, it's the same note. Both grapey and tuberosey. I tried to take that note into a different direction than Poison, with velvety powdery musks and myrrh, but anyone who ever wore Poison I believe will still recognize that note immediately. Congrats on the excellent guess! Boosted you 100 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eve Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Thank you Mara (I'm so surprised got it!) I kind of remembered the Dior Poison having more of an oriental vibe, but it has been so long since I sniffed it. That is very interesting about tuberose + plum making "grape". For anyone considering getting this it really is an easygoing scent. I love the powdery musk in the dry down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirenSong Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I have yet to try my sample I ordered. Tuberose and plum make grape? Interesting.... (off to smell sampler wand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastwood22 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I loved Poison! It was one of the last perfumes I ever wore before I discovered EO's. I think the actual only two commercial perfumes I've bought in 15 years were Addict and Pheromone. I'll add that to my next order with the weenies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tink333 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I ordered a sample of this after reading everything here. I am still intrigued but I cannot remember what Dior's Poison smells like. I know the bottle though and I know it was one I think I used to gravitate towards at perfume counters when I was young. The more I think about this, the more I am thinking I maybe should have just gone FB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tink333 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 This is GORGEOUS! OMG! Why didn't I listen to my instincts and just get a FB? I should know better by now. Anyway, it's exactly like it's described. It's a very smooth and velvety grape perfume that wears close to the skin. It actually reminds me of the villain, Sour Grapes, from Strawberry Shortcake. I'm talking the original from the 80's. I had the doll and I loved her so much! She smelled so yummy, like this subtle and soft grape smell which is why I think this reminds me of her. FYI: there was no actual sour grape smell to the doll nor to this perfume. LOL! I'm getting away from this review... Anyway, this perfume is not overly sweet either. It's very much like a sheer purple flowy material so of feel. It's just so sexy! Grape is sexy? Yes. Yes, it is sexy AF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halo0073 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 OMG yesssss I totally get the Sour Grapes doll scent too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tink333 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 OMG yesssss I totally get the Sour Grapes doll scent too! I'm so glad I'm not the only one! ?. For real though, I loved Sour Grapes and how she smelled. She had amazing hair too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirenSong Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I tried my sample today. However, I wore it over the Leather pheromone, so it may not be an accurate try. I got a soapy myrrh in a bath product kind of way. I didn't really get a pronounced "grape" scent -- more like a dusky, edible floral. It wasn't a total win for me. I'm not sure what I don't like. I have problems with plum notes no matter how much I like them in the bottle. Plum tends to stick around me never quite moving into the background, meaning I am always aware of it and not sure my chemistry reacts well. And I know some people have problems with tuberose (not sure I do). I also got a "shampoo"-like impression, not any particular shampoo just shampoo in general. So, I am sure this makes a fabulous bath/shower scent! I will give it another shot because I was totally intrigued and excited about a "purple musk scent". My sister had those scented Strawberry Shortcake dolls in the 80's, but I don't recall a Sour Grapes doll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tink333 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I have been wearing this every day ever since I got my sample. I now have a FB as well and good thing I do because this is so wonderful. My favorite part of this is how airy and gauzy it is on me, like a purple veil of loveliness. I smell it before I put it on. This for me is sign of a long lasting love affair with a perfume. I might need a backup FB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella15 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Arghhh - the one time I didnt order an itty set!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Now that I have procured a trial vial of this...it is uncanny how much it reminds me of Poison! My ex MIL loved Poison and so the only time I ever "wore" it was when we'd visit and I'd go in her bathroom and spritz on a bit. It's almost just on the edge of being a bit too syrup-y but I think that's part of the charm of that idea. I think the grape oil does have tuberose in it because it is so intense. The musk is probably contributing to that characteristic and yet just in the sense of the weight. I don't perceive the musk as anything I would characterize as such. The myrrh is a layer underneath the grape for me and it's so lovely. I love myrrh primarily for that smooth intriguing sweetness it can bring to a blending. In one of those perfume compendium communities I saw someone refer to Poison as "The Glorious Purple Queen" and that is exactly how I would describe this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Dreaming Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Deep, mystic, smooth, sexual, powerful. That is what I get from the scent when I am sniffing it out the bottle. Dust to Ashes is still strongly fragrant even though I applied it this morning so I will wait until it has died down before trying this because I have the feeling this this is going to be a amazing on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witty Kitty Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 What an intriguing scent. When the grape backs off during drydown and the other elements come out, it's quite sensual and mysterious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Dreaming Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I have this scent on now and it is living up to it's bottled hype :-). The scent of grape is recognisable because you know it is there - but it is not overpowering. Saying that, the scent is definitely present in a strong and exotic way. I am imagining star studded desert skies - I think it must be the myrrh swirling through the grape. If you want something unique with seductive attention grabbing powers ... this is the scent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeycake Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I got a sample and was not expecting to like this. I am not familiar with the scent mentioned above, but this was sweet and very sophisticated. My mom mentioned that she liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovvy Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 When I first applied this, I thought it smelled like grape Smarties (the American kind of Smarties). As it dried down, that scent became a little more subtle and the myrrh came out more. 'Velvety' is the word that came to my mind, and then when I read the description, I saw that it was in there, too! There's still a hint of the candy, but I would agree with the others who have said that this perfume is sophisticated and kind of mysterious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivysaur Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) I love the texture of myrrh merlot. grapes are fresh and smoooth like newly opened juice! but it's not tart or bright/sharp interesting how musk + myrrh together can be unisex ETA I like middle-wear best, when grape shares the stage with the other two notes. upon application, grape is definitely fresh lol Edited March 17, 2019 by Ivysaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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