It was inevitable I would find my way to the black-ribboned door of Little And Grim as their Memento Mori aesthetic cried out to my dark little Gothic heart but I can thank the Poisoners Guild for making our meeting a lot sooner when they featured an extraordinary soap sculpture on their page. Up until that point in my life, I never knew soap could be more than a simple square or a small rose shape for the upstairs guest bathroom but indies triumph and surprise once again with changing everything I knew about something and creating an item worth displaying. I may not be able to use that soap art on a count of the Glycerin used but I can sure admire it, I mean come on, it's a pile of detailed skulls that look straight out of a fantasy novel or the dank crypts under London or Paris. I fully admit I couldn't stop eyeing each new scented item after that and nearly broke my mouse in the excitement that perfumes were being added to the catalogue. To my utter delight, they had a lilac fragrance and pumpkin and anyone who knows me wouldn't be surprised those were the ones I grabbed first. These were my impressions... One Note At a Time
The Sad Hour (Description and Notes: A covered mirror, a stopped clock, and a black sash upon the door. Fragrant mourning bouquets, gentle women's finishing powder, and the sweetness of a final kiss. Notes of lilac, amber, and vanilla.) This bottle has become a soothing favourite as it's a clean warm creamy blend that I would put into the same realm as Slipped Between His Teeth from The Strange South (a respectful fresh perfume that doesn't give me a headache or something intrusive to those around me but one that makes me feel only clean and elegant). The lilacs are so lovely but disappear on my skin (after 10 minutes) while the other notes amp creating another powdery perfume to hoard away that harkens back to classics. Overall, a beautiful ode to a lost era and season. *The following vials appeared in my first order, thank you so much, Little And Grim! Tell-Tale (Description and Notes: A taste of feverish autumn: Blood pounding, madness rising, a heart thumping beneath a warm wooden floor. Notes of pumpkin, apples, oak leaves, oak moss, cedar, musk, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, and brown sugar.) Hello, pumpkin my old friend, you always cheer me up and I can't stay away from you (nor do I want to). Supporting the familiar comforting fruit is a dose of creamy nutmeg, apple, cinnamon and brown sugar. There is also some undernotes of cedar and rustling dead leaves that are becoming more noticeable as the vial ages. My only slight disappointment is Tell-Tale is so fleeting on my skin like a gust of autumnal wind (in my hair about 5-6 hours though). I hope the lotion is available in the coming months in this fragrance because this is like the perfect early seasonal blanket scent for me and I want to slather it. Botanomancy (Divination by burning plants) (Description and Notes: Fruit-laced herbal smoke and spicy glowing embers. Notes of fig, apple, lemon, ginger, sage, frankincense, caramel, cinnamon, and smoke.) The ghosts of the autumn season speak to me with this creation as my chemistry pulls the apple, sage, smoke, cinnamon and frankincense notes forward on first application. The apple is dominant with something that smells of poached figs then a smoky combination of sage and frankincense swirl into the scene keeping my nose to my wrist. An hour later a snap of ginger is detectable with warm caramel and the cinnamon stays true lingering the most out of the notes (Botanomancy and The Sad Hour lasted the longest on me). Another keeper! Mount Auburn (Description and Notes: A dizzying array of all the flora that buds in Massachusetts. Fragrant, fruity blossoms and towering trees shading gentle, winding paths. Notes of raspberry, melon, honeysuckle, lilac, wisteria, and spruce.) In the vial, this blend promises so much sweet fruit and pine but alas after a few moments on my skin some mystery note turns sharp and then Mount Auburn fades completely away in under 30 minutes. I have had better luck with this pretty blend in my curls giving me a total of 4 hours to enjoy (the lilac and spruce remind me of The Strange South's Poor Dove, which also oddly disappears on my skin). If this fragrance ever was released in a bath bomb or salt it would be mine. Little And Grim |
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