Sometimes I would venture from my sepulchre to the jazz of night Paris, where having gathered the colours, I would think them over in front of the fire. I could be seen walking through a funeral corridor of my house and descending down a black spiral of steep stairs; rushing underground to Montmartre, all impatience to see the fiery rubies of the Moulin Rouge cross. I wondered thereabouts, then bought a ticket to watch frenzied delirium of feathers, vulgar painted lips and eyelashes of black and blue.
Naked feet, and thighs, and arms, and breasts were being flung on me from bloody-red foam of translucent clothes. The tuxedoed goatees and crooked noses in white vests and toppers would line the hall, with their hands posed on canes. Then I found myself in a pub, where the liqueurs were served on a coffin (not a table) by the nickering devil: “Drink it, you wretched!” Having drunk, I returned under the black sky split by the flaming vanes, which the radiant needles of my eyelashes cross-hatched. In front of my nose a stream of bowler hats and black veils was still pulsing, foamy with bluish green and warm orange of feathers worn by the night beauties: to me they were all one, as I had to narrow my eyes for insupportable radiance of electric lamps, whose hectic fires would be dancing beneath my nervous eyelids for many a night to come.
White gardenia, ambergris bouquet, lavender fougere, orange blossom, melissa, tobacco flower, coriander, ebony wood, ylang ylang, absinthe and aged whiskey.
Laurelai –
I hope you like mint, because it’s not subtle in this blend.
actsutsui –
In the bottle, I got a very aggressive lavender. Wet it smelled very green with lavender taking a step back with notes that were much closer to freshly mown grass. This turns a slightly soapy on me when dry, but reminds me of crushed wet herbs. I get very little lime. Very nice, pleasing scent. I think it would be hard for anyone to dislike it. A good daytime scent.
Amanda Cook –
Herbal and a bit creepy. This scent is a Slytherin.
As a general rule I loathe lavender. I love this scent.
vane_ardilla –
The smell of the green herbs were too powerful at first, but as the time passed by, a colorful smell developed. It doesn’t stay for long, but as the time lapses, you can witness the lime and the lavender slowly lingering. Just a reminder, it’s pretty strong.
Gloame –
This is like Hermione’s Amortentia. Fresh cut grass, and… Okay so it’s like 1/3 of Hermione’s Amortentia. I smell lavender, lime, and grass. Like summer! Definitely a surprise keeper for me!
VetchVespers –
This is definately for the lavander lovers out there. Very authentic, herbal lavander with a crisp zestiness from the lime and mint. This is a very relaxing scent, something you’d smell at the spa while wrapped in a fluffy, white robe.
dementia_divine –
In the imp: Sharp lavender, mint, and herbs.
Wet: Lavender, mint, and lime emerge first, but the herbs are becoming more prominent as the scent sits on my skin. The mint note in this is a bit menthol-like, and the lavender is that of the medicinal variety. The herbs, like the lime, are very green. It isn’t long before they dominate the scent.
Dry: The scent is very green now, with the herbs taking the center stage. The lavender, lime, and mint notes are still present, but they are now content with background roles.
Verdict: This scent really fits the saying that one is ‘green with envy’ really well, but even though I like lavender and mint, this just isn’t for me.
Kristen –
I never would have purchased this on a whim without having first smelled it. Wet, this scent is not too appealing. I smelled like toothpaste. Once dry, it is very green with a soft breath of the lavender. Very refreshing. The lime and mint are ever so subtle, and add complexity without smelling aseptic or toothpaste-y. Really like this one!