BPAL review - Utrennyaya
Apr. 27th, 2006 04:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyvyolaUTRENNYAYA (Excolo - The Zorya): The Morning Star - Osmanthus, Damascus rose, violet, delphinium, white mint, palmarosa and white sandalwood.
Also called the Auroras, the Slavic Triple Goddesses of the Dawn, Sky and Light, who govern the paths of the day. The guard the constellation Ursa Minor from the chained Hound of Doomsday; should they ever fail in their duty, and the chain breaks, the universe will end. Includes Vechernyaya - The Evening Star and Zorya - The Midnight Star. (from the website)
In the imp, this is all mint and a bit medicinal. But there's still a softness to it, like the mint has rounded edges.
Once on, it starts to warm up and the florals begin to come up with the sandalwood a deeper note behind them.
This is interesting -- the mint gives the florals a light, cool, sharpness that seems to float over the warmer sandalwood. It's very clean and just a touch soapy. Refreshing. Not very long lasting on me. It's gone in about two hours and there doesn't seem to be much throw. I'd like to see what it's like on a hot summer day; it might make a nice spritzer.
It does make me want to try other mint-and-floral scents from the lab. While strong mint is usually a turn off for me (hello, spike through the temple!), this is reminding me how the herbal iced tea at the Maryland Renaissance Fair convinced me that not all mint teas are out to get me. It's all in the blend, baby.
Also called the Auroras, the Slavic Triple Goddesses of the Dawn, Sky and Light, who govern the paths of the day. The guard the constellation Ursa Minor from the chained Hound of Doomsday; should they ever fail in their duty, and the chain breaks, the universe will end. Includes Vechernyaya - The Evening Star and Zorya - The Midnight Star. (from the website)
In the imp, this is all mint and a bit medicinal. But there's still a softness to it, like the mint has rounded edges.
Once on, it starts to warm up and the florals begin to come up with the sandalwood a deeper note behind them.
This is interesting -- the mint gives the florals a light, cool, sharpness that seems to float over the warmer sandalwood. It's very clean and just a touch soapy. Refreshing. Not very long lasting on me. It's gone in about two hours and there doesn't seem to be much throw. I'd like to see what it's like on a hot summer day; it might make a nice spritzer.
It does make me want to try other mint-and-floral scents from the lab. While strong mint is usually a turn off for me (hello, spike through the temple!), this is reminding me how the herbal iced tea at the Maryland Renaissance Fair convinced me that not all mint teas are out to get me. It's all in the blend, baby.
