MX Perfume It's time for a revisit to one nifty shop that offers creative blends with an old Hollywood horror glam twist (and something a little more this round). One Note At a Time Monster Bride (Listed Notes: Green Apple, Peony, Sweet Pea, Rose, Musk, *Castoreum, *Ambergris *animal-friendly) The only way I can describe MONSTER BRIDE is Cruella de Vil with peony and sweet pea, she is a fashionable high-end beast, that reminds me of an extremely expensive perfume but with a sinister twist. A crackling of lightning and musk...it's really growing on me. Premature Burial (Listed Notes: Bay Leaf, Turmeric, Pimento, Magnolia, Ylang, Black Pine, Costus Root, Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk) I admit when PREMATURE BURIAL arrived it carried more of a soapy quality in the vial that frightened me but I must say this oil has vastly changed from a couple months ago. Now each time I dab it on, something else catches my attention with this oil, tonight it's black tangled roots after an opening of realistic pine and something being "tattered and torn" about PREMATURE BURIAL. I think this oddly comforting blend is in the unisex realm of fragrance and as equally strange as it sounds, I would wear this perfume to a brunch in a stormy graveyard. It's broken-down and somehow fancy smelling at the same sniff and pause; another surprise keeper in my dark little book. Black Sun (Listed Notes: Red Mandarin, Black Tea, Ginger Root, Rose, Incense, Cistus, Benzoin, Black Musk) In the vial BLACK SUN promises so much as it's black tea with incense and sweet benzoin (this has been the vial I have been anticipating for quite awhile). Once applied the lovely rose comes forward with the ginger and it's akin to a warm sweet floral tea that amps for a few moments on me and then changes completely over to sharp soap and stays that way for hours (thanks skin chemistry, hate you too). Overall, a rare miss for me from MX Perfume. I'm interested to read others impressions on this creation, the tea and rose note would be magic on anyone else and I'm jealous. (**please remember everyone's skin chemistry is different and what my chemistry does with one note may not happen on someone else. That's the unique beauty of perfume oils, they react with everyone differently- don't hesitate to try a sample of something if it interests you). Amber Decay (Listed Notes: Mandarin, Orange, Honey, Tobacco, Lily Of The Valley, Myrrh, Cedarwood, Amber, Agarwood) The applicator wands holds wondrous notes of juicy and sweet orange, honey and lily of the valley that call out from another elegant time period and I can't wait to slather. When applied AMBER DECAY is unapologetically feminine with honey-glazed orange blossom and warm ambered tobacco that all brings to mind the final days of summer. Hours later it's soft and powdery lily of the valley with a woody base; it's so pretty. This is a definite future purchase after the vial runs out. Warm Leatherette (Listed Notes: *Leather, Metallic Notes, Birch, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Sandalwood, Carnation, Black Pepper *animal-friendly) As it says on the tin, this is one chic leather and vanilla fragrance that has become my go-to when I want to step out in another persona for the night (or blast 80's and early 90's music from Cher). The creamy spicy carnation with leather and vanilla amp on me the most and it's a surprise win for my senses. I would call WARM LEATHERETTE more of a unisex fragrance and I'm very curious what notes would amp on a man. It's also a fabulous sleep scent potion. Into the basket it goes. Rubedo (Listed Notes: Pink Grapefruit, Mandarin, Rose, Melon, Honey, Musk, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Oakmoss, Ambergris) I'm going to concede the title of favourite of this round to RUBEDO (WARM LEATHERETTE in a close second) with its honeyed grapefruit, melon and complex rose stealing away my nose and straight into the lineup of perfumes to wear for the workplace RUBEDO is placed. It almost smells sparkly on my wrist like a precious jewel catching the light with also some underlying snap and sizzle and I waited far too long to add RUBEDO to my collection. Cemetery Lip Salve in Vampy Vanilla *This shop has it all and I'm thrilled to see these types of upcoming body and scent indulgences for dark little hearts everywhere. Thank you so much, The Candle Parlour for sending this sample of lip salve. This salve has been one of my go-tos this hot drying summer and I would purchase it. The formula is not overly soft or hard or oily and it doesn't break out the skin around my mouth. The scent is a light vanilla that doesn't interrupt midnight lunches with any unpleasant contrasting flavour or waxiness and provides a nice barrier of moisture to my lips (since discovering lip stains my lips constantly need moisturized and I reach for Vampy Vanilla quite a bit throughout the night). Looking at the other available flavours I'm intrigued by "Poison Garden" and hope it's peppermint in disguise. I'll be sure to share my findings (fingers crossed this shop will release bath delights or incense next). MX Perfume Comments are closed.
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