Sixteen92 sixteen92.com/ Vials: Enfant Terrible Le Demi-Monde Les Fleurs du Mal Montmartre Serres d'Auteuil One Scent at a Time: Enfant Terrible (Listed Notes: Apricot, papaya, honeysuckle blossom, clover honey, blond woods) In the vial: APRICOT, HONEY and LADIES POWDER it dances between youthful and chalky to mature and powdery. This vial had a nice long rest (almost a month) and it made a world of difference from when it first arrived. Applied: I'm still training my nose and Enfant Terrible is proving to be quite the unexpected puzzle, more of a honey note comes through at first versus apricot or papaya but I can clearly detect a juicy backdrop being present. There is something powdery but it can also read as chalky and only goes back to powdery if I take my time and concentrate on the notes. As this perfume dries the honeysuckle makes an entrance along with "green" honey and blond woods (all adding more positives toward my decision to keep this fragrance in my collection). For a perfume with a name that roughly translates to "terrible child," it's surprisingly delicate and more aging will only benefit this vial. I like this fragrance oddly and can see myself reaching for it when I want something slightly different but still wearable for the workplace setting. Le Demi-Monde (Listed Notes: Gardenia petal, Mailette lavender, oakmoss, soft suede opera gloves, chilled champagne) FRAGRANCE IS TO BE Featured in a special edition article coming soon Les Fleurs du Mal (Listed Notes: Jonquil, night orchid, turned earth, cold stone, wild musk) In the vial: One of the most gorgeous atmospherics it has ever been my pleasure to encounter in the indie fragrance world! It's COLD STONE and a bouquet DAFFODILS with DIRT sprinkled on the petals, this dear readers is SPRING and the scent I have been searching for! It's melancholy, nostalgic and perfect for a rainy night. Applied: I am one happy lady right now and I bid you adieu for a time as I can't believe the scent I have been searching for actually exists and I will go about my day enjoying...wait...no...it's dryer sheets! My nose may love the incredible properties of jonquils (daffodils) but my chemistry turns that note from nature to laundry items (this is the second time now from two different houses of fragrances so it must be me). Admittedly the cold stone element (with less noticeable dirt) is still present but it is like an expensive dryer sheet has fallen onto a cold stone path. With a sad heavy heart, I must say Les Fleurs du Mal is not for me. I'm not having very good luck with this collection so far but call me stubborn this vial is staying in my spring cache (maybe I can sprinkle it on my pillows or find another use for it or perhaps I could try to make a barrier between my skin and this oil...or...I don't know anymore.) (**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- please don't hesitate to try a sample of something if it interests you). ***THIS FRAGRANCE IS TO BE REVISTED IN SPRING 2019 Montmartre (Listed Notes and Descriptions: Feathered fans, sugared absinthe, silk stockings, faded perfume, new lipstick, warm skin, the smoky haze of hot stage lights) In the vial: LIPSTICK and LICORICE with a creamy MINT-like note. Not going to lie, I like this and it smells oddly familiar as it reminds me of Telepathy and has a touch of nostalgia with the top notes. Applied: I saw others compare Montmartre to Bruise Violet and I can see where that could come from, the lipstick is unmistakable resembling the scandalously evoking perfume but for me that's where the similarity stops because there is a creaminess draping over the lipstick accord and for a time the licorice with mint is more dominant on me. As it dries further the lipstick note fades and I am left with something completely unexpected which is reminding me of a breath of thin mint cookies (I have no idea how the above-listed notes create this familiar and playful end result but I'm in love). This is another perfume that stays close to my skin and I can see myself gladly wearing this when I have a craving for a not so obvious dessert-like fragrance (and when I need to just lose myself in a comforting distraction). Serres d'Auteuil (Listed Notes: Spring cherry blossom, pink pepper, Grasse rose, hothouse ferns, warm sun, sweet heliotrope) In the vial: What we have here is another hopeful favourite. This is a strangely beautiful atmospheric that is a perfect scent translation of its name (Greenhouses of Auteuil) with an amazing realistic humid element (I won't get too excited until I apply it). Applied: ...and Ladies and Gentlemen we have just found the best fragrance in this collection! Serres d'Auteuil is a harmonic and poetic scent medley of flora and warm atmosphere that I can't tear myself away from. Sixteen92 really loves to pull the unexpected and this comforting natural smelling blend is like solitude in the greenhouse where you can just ignore the outside noisy world and get back to beauty, rejuvenation and reflection. Right away I am welcomed with a peppery green note that becomes sweeter with creaminess (that must be the heliotrope that is amping as it dries) and it seems my chemistry wants to sincerely apologize for ruining the previous hours of trying vials because Serres d'Auteuil is only getting better with a now introduced vanilla note along with the magnificent greenery staying centered creating an absolutely sublime experience all around the clock (lasting well into the next day). I may have to suspend my annoying price cap and splurge on a 10ml bottle of this marvel (I wish this shop had bath bombs or melts, this scent would be perfect to relax in). Combined Thoughts: When I heard the theme for the Spring 2017 collection was inspired by turn-of-the-century Paris and the Belle Époque period I was expecting something completely obvious with cabaret, wine and scandalous red hot romance mixed casually with powder and poetry. I believe sometimes I can become easily distracted by flashy topics and lose sight of what an era really represented. La Belle Époque was a time of achievements and optimism (these were the years before the Great War destroyed so much for so many), not immoral gimmicks (although alot of that supposedly happened during that era and it's all you see promoted on the silver screen when mentioned) it was about finding beauty in the everyday and trying to better the world with different ideas. This spring collection represents that with more of a garden atmospheric twirl of scents, I'm guessing mirroring the idea of new beginnings (perfect for the season don't you think?) Ultimately this is someone's art and although I didn't quite understand at first I do have a better view now and even though my chemistry basically worked against everything I wanted to love from the listed notes, I still enjoyed the completed message these vials held and would like to either try them again or find different ways to use the oils. I will also seriously consider getting a bottle of Serres d'Auteuil and tuck Montmartre in my desk at work. Le Fleurs de Mal may go in a scent locket and believe it or not I do enjoy smelling the vial or placing a tiny dab of Le Demi-Monde on a handkerchief when I am reading about anything set during the Gilded Age and Enfant Terrible is still aging but may also go in a scent locket as well. In the end, all keepers and I can't wait to see what other themes from Sixteen92 will be arriving at my door soon. sixteen92.com Comments are closed.
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