Sixteen92 sixteen92.com/ Vials: The Bottling Room Every Frozen Heart Four Fifty-One It's History. It's Poetry. Only Children Weep One Scent at a Time: The Bottling Room (Listed Notes: Sterile glass, electricity, copper, hot light bulbs, lab-grown flowers, synthetic greenery) -Inspired by Brave New World by Aldous Huxley In the vial: A puzzling collage that is reading as "Invisible CLEAN". Even after a year of trying to train my nose with over a hundred different perfume oils, The Bottling Room has me completely baffled when attempting to single out its notes (I've tried several times). It honestly just smells like a clean hospital clinic bathed in bright light. Applied: If you desire the ultimate science or medical-themed perfume or want something out of the box but completely unobtrusive The Bottling Room needs to be on your vanity. When it is applied I detect a paper-like note reminding me of chart paper attached to a clipboard. I don't get any metal or greenery as it dries, I just receive a "sterile polished glass on top of scattered paper" from this oil. As nifty and inoffensive as this perfume is, I don't think this is something I will reach for unfortunately. Please don't misunderstand it's astounding that the scent artist can create such a realistic fragrance and I'm sure someone out there will go over the moon about this beyond unique atmospheric but oddly I don't want to smell like my workplace. (**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). Every Frozen Heart (Listed Notes: Skin musk, faded perfume, citrus blossom, wormwood, empty streets) -Inspired by Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller In the vial: WORMWOOD and FADED then amped CITRUS PERFUME. It's a bit overwhelming and I recommend waving the applicator wand before first smelling it. After a long rest, this perfume strangely projects a "coldness" as well. How do these scentcrafters do that? Applied: Here is another where the scent medley may not be for everyone. At first, this oil triggers my sensitive head but the strong citrus perfume (reminding me of ones from High School) gradually fades to an icy pop that stays very close to my skin with the "coldness" I mentioned earlier and a hint of powder. It definitely fits into the summer realm of fragrance but again I don't think I would reach for this very often but am very grateful to have another different scent to add to my collection. (**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). Four Fifty-One (Paper, kerosene, ash, night sky, burned flowers) -Inspired by Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury In the vial: Ah the vial I have been most anticipating but dreading at the same time as I have really bad memories of stand up kerosene heaters that were popular when I was a child (they always triggered the mother of all headaches with me and that distinct smell latched on anyone for days and I couldn't be around them without wanting to retch). Here we go, I detect...OIL LAMPS, ASH and PAPER. There is also that hidden NIGHT AIR impression Sixteen92 excels at present as well. No headaches to report at the moment, please let my skin chemistry behave. Applied: When first applied there is a wet ash with a splash of kerosene but this isn't the horrific caustic chemical scent composition that still haunts my nightmares. It smells more like old-fashioned oil kept in oil lamps (my Father, Uncles and Grandfathers were all coal miners) and it sorta reminds me of when one of them would step into the house carrying that oily dust chemical smell with them. That traditional oil lamp combination fades as it dries and I amp burnt paper, ash and the night air notes which leaves me wanting autumn more than summer. I really like this perfume and I'm happy to say not one twinge of a headache while I wear this unique fragrance. I will be reaching for Four Fifty-One at the end of summer as it gets me in the mood for chilly rainy nights and staring up into the heavens. It's History. It's Poetry. (Listed Notes: Tobacco, whisky, polished wood, typewriter ink, city sidewalks, carousel lights in the rain) -Inspired by The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger In the vial: PIPE TOBACCO and INK. I've never smelled whiskey but there is a note in the back that could be alcohol but I mostly get the shredded tobacco from a pouch with an iron accord mixture. It's a surprisingly sophisticated fragrance. Applied: I almost forgot how much I adore the scent of good tobacco as it is such a nostalgic and mysterious thing. Here is another vial I can place among my "another place and time" oils as this first transports me to the doors of the smoking room on a majestic ship during the early 20th century. It's such a gentleman's blend with a hint of caramel sweetness but is still wearable for a woman and as this dries further my imagination conjures the vision of a pant-suited authoress penning her memoirs while on the shelf her late husband's pipe sits and rain is hitting the window pane. Not your typical everyday scent but It's History. It's Poetry. is another keeper. Only Children Weep (Sweet tea, azalea, red clay, rhubarb, dry wood, cement) -Inspired by To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee In the vial: Oh wow this is lovely! Right away I get the SWEET TEA with tart FRUIT and dry EARTH. I guess I saved the best perfume for last again (although the last two were unexpected keepers). Only Children Weep is summer in a vial, it's reading bright and playful. Applied: Here we have a delightful atmospheric that brings to mind a cold glass of sweet tea being reached for by a child with sticky strawberry rhubarb jam-stained hands while a thunderstorm rumbles in the distance. As this fragrance dries the dry earth (red clay) note becomes more pronounced and continues the story of a summer thunderstorm building and a gust of wind stirs the dusty ground. I can almost hear wind chimes clinking softly and the hum of hummingbirds darting among the azaleas while I smell this. Out of all the vials that were in this Banned Book Collection, Only Children Weep is the one perfume I will wear for work with no hesitancy and it is the only fragrance that lasted into the next afternoon with almost a patchouli note leaving me last to enjoy. Perhaps not this year but next summer I may pick up a 6ml bottle and I think I should research more about rhubarb noted perfumes and find another to accompany this vial in my summer cache. Combined Thoughts: For my first The Circle collection, everything definitely surprised and put my nose to the test. I guess I failed with The Bottling Room but I found myself reaching for Four-Fifty One, It's History. It's Poetry. and Only Children Weep. Those final three told curious scent stories, brought some nostalgia and captured my imagination while sadly Every Frozen Heart only gave me a headache and I don't think I will be returning to that vial (but maybe it only needs more aging). I still applaud the creative mind that blended all these fragrances with its overall dystopian/innocence lost and coming of age connection and I eagerly look forward to August when the Fall Collection is to be unveiled (I don't think dominant florals or "clean" notes are for me, I'm a lady who reaches for more of earthy noted with creepy atmosphere or wistful and gourmand blends so fingers crossed those will appear in my next box--I wonder what the fall theme will be? Dark legendary queens? Gothic novels? Devious poisons and herbs? Well whatever it is, it is bound to make me smile (I mean who doesn't love Autumn and Halloween?) sixteen92.com Comments are closed.
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