tyvey Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I’ve had this for almost two months and it has just about killed me this whole time to not come on here and fling myself to the ground shouting and weeping over how much I love this perfume. My description was: “heliotrope; a lick of your softest, creamiest, most skin-scent-ish, & LEAST heady tuberose; hedione; all smothered with a dump truck's worth of white sugar” It is incredible how precisely Mara captured the intention, and yet what she conjured is a 3D, no more like 8D version of it. What I wanted only so much better. She even chose a label that shows the exact time of day that I put together the notes for this. Terrifying I was at a window at a hotel in (SURPRISE) Hollywood, looking out over the city being its maddeningly lovely and elusive and glorious self at not-quite-dusk, and I had just put on the hotel’s lotion, which had heliotrope (which I love - it’s so fruity and desserty on me) and tuberose (which is iffy on me) but it was kind of ruined for me with a too-sharp lemon, and a fig that took it sideways, among a bunch of other stuff. So in my mind’s nose I pumped up the first, dampened and smoothed the second to its least pointy possible self, threw out the rest, added hedione because I am severely addicted to it and it seemed it’d play nicely with those two flowers, and then pictured turning it into a translucent jewel-like hard candy. I hadn’t said that last part in my order, but clairvoyant Mara made PRECISELY that: a 35 carat emerald cut amethyst candy; luxurious and glittery and gorgeous and just a little intimidating It has a decadent, roll around on silk sheets, very self-indulgent feel. WARNING: it is seriously addictive. I have worn it at least once a day every day since getting it. Excuse me as I need to go put it on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyvey Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 I have no idea what’s going on with the wacky font size changes there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potion Master Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Oh yay! I am so happy it is being liked and is what you, Tyvey, had in mind. I really think you concocted a masterpiece with your notes. I too was surprised by the outcome! When you told me your title, I was looking for an image when it's the time of day that the sky is all pink and orange and purple and blue and gold...because, pollution...but it does make for some spectacular candy colored sunsets in Hollywood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyvey Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 IT IS EASILY A PERMANENT TOP 5 EVER. In the potion and the picture you so totally nailed the feeling and mood and even that cool dry luxuriant feeling of early evening drinks on a patio in LA. It’s heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastwood22 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I'm so jealous I can't smell anything right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyvey Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 @ halo I know!! It’s a million times more than the sum of its parts, right? If it weren’t my PE I’m not sure I’d have been able to identify ANY of the notes. I don’t generally tend to prefer straight up florals so even as I was writing the invoice email I was like “what am I doing” lol and didn’t have a very clear idea what it would smell like or what I myself wanted, but as usual PM knew. She always knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I'm so happy that I ordered a bottle of this! It smells sweet and light and is sheer, but has a decent throw. I can totally understand how you envisioned this as a beautiful, hard candy or jewel. It reminds me of a beautiful translucent, glycerin soap bar with a sweet floral scent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna65 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 This is truly lovely indeed - I feel like I'm burying my face in a creamy-sweet bouquet of white flowers. And this is exactly how I love white flowers, when they're sweet but not too intense. It does feel very decadent and luxe, like a fragrance you'd find in a high-end boutique. ETA: the wear is pretty consistent for me, even hours later it's still potent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Dreaming Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I am trying out this scent today and it is wonderful. It is like the haunting scent of flowers that you get when you are walking around a garden in early summer and you catch the fragrance of something floating on the air. It is a subtlety crisp and softly sweet flower scent. Absolutely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I'm wearing this amazing creation again today and just keep huffing my wrists. It has morphed into a beautiful vanilla floral on my skin, which is odd because I'm sure there isn't any vanilla in this perfume. It must be all of the sugar tricking my brain. For someone who usually isn't a huge floral fan, this one will change your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivy_fiddlefox Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Ooh I really would like to try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Oh my gosh, me too!! How did I miss this?!?! I love heliotrope and skin scentish scents! This really sounds dreamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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