Maria Candida Gentile
BURLESQUE
My newest infatuation. This is that soft, powdery, waxy cosmetics bag and lipstick scent that so many people seek. What makes me really nuts for this is the intense incense note that seems to be the backbone of the fragrance. Addictive! Absolutely divine on clothing the next day. Burlesque comes in parfum concentration. It lasts many splendid hours on my skin and has soft to moderate projection. (Oct 2015)
My newest infatuation. This is that soft, powdery, waxy cosmetics bag and lipstick scent that so many people seek. What makes me really nuts for this is the intense incense note that seems to be the backbone of the fragrance. Addictive! Absolutely divine on clothing the next day. Burlesque comes in parfum concentration. It lasts many splendid hours on my skin and has soft to moderate projection. (Oct 2015)
ELEPHANT ROSES
Very pleasant! A different animalic rose. Rather than a voluptuous, old-fashioned civet + heavy floral combo, here we have a tender, sweet rose that is barnyard animalic.
She used great caution with thyme because thyme can be so overwhelming. Here it is used in such tiny doses that it comes off as a little minty. Moving into the heart of the perfume, this mintyness becomes more of a grassy scent, which plays so well with the ambergris to create the scent of a clean stable.
These days, farm animals are fed all kinds of nasty stuff: man-made sludge, chemicals, hormones. It is incredibly sad. Many farms in California absolutely wreak of manure in a really bad way. But those of us who are familiar with grass-fed animals are aware that the scent of a farm is rather nice, and animal poop smells grassy and a little sweet due to the digested hay. It's a nice aroma! Elephant Roses nails it!
Very cute and thoughtful concept that is well-executed. It is barnyard fecal, yes, but nobody would notice except the wearer. Sillage is very light, but for a scent such as this, I would not want it any stronger. (Oct 2015)
Very pleasant! A different animalic rose. Rather than a voluptuous, old-fashioned civet + heavy floral combo, here we have a tender, sweet rose that is barnyard animalic.
She used great caution with thyme because thyme can be so overwhelming. Here it is used in such tiny doses that it comes off as a little minty. Moving into the heart of the perfume, this mintyness becomes more of a grassy scent, which plays so well with the ambergris to create the scent of a clean stable.
These days, farm animals are fed all kinds of nasty stuff: man-made sludge, chemicals, hormones. It is incredibly sad. Many farms in California absolutely wreak of manure in a really bad way. But those of us who are familiar with grass-fed animals are aware that the scent of a farm is rather nice, and animal poop smells grassy and a little sweet due to the digested hay. It's a nice aroma! Elephant Roses nails it!
Very cute and thoughtful concept that is well-executed. It is barnyard fecal, yes, but nobody would notice except the wearer. Sillage is very light, but for a scent such as this, I would not want it any stronger. (Oct 2015)
SIDERIS
I agree with a reviewer who said that all the perfumes in this line have a similar base. It's in-distinctively woody-powdery, but it also doesn't smell like Iso-E-Super (even if it is--who knows?). So if you find that base agreeable, like I do, you can't go wrong with this house.
I love Sideris as an alternative to Burlesque, which is more floral and my favorite in the line. Sideris smells like beeswax and myrrh with a hint of tea. The perfume doesn't play out on my skin the way the pyramid suggests. I get something like a black tea with lemon and honey at first, and as it dries I get more myrrh and woods. I never really sense any saffron, but that's ok, I still love the perfume on the whole.
The scent sits surprisingly softly on the skin. I was expecting more sillage and a more robust scent in general, but I'd say it's more soft, cozy, and intimate.
Actually the beeswaxy scent smells a bit like sweetened wheat flakes cereal (like Wheaties). So while there is indeed plenty of church incense, I can't lump this into the category of Cardinal, Avignon, Full Incense, Resin Sacra, Incense Extreme, etc., and to me that's a good thing, as there are quite enough of those. (Oct 2015)
I agree with a reviewer who said that all the perfumes in this line have a similar base. It's in-distinctively woody-powdery, but it also doesn't smell like Iso-E-Super (even if it is--who knows?). So if you find that base agreeable, like I do, you can't go wrong with this house.
I love Sideris as an alternative to Burlesque, which is more floral and my favorite in the line. Sideris smells like beeswax and myrrh with a hint of tea. The perfume doesn't play out on my skin the way the pyramid suggests. I get something like a black tea with lemon and honey at first, and as it dries I get more myrrh and woods. I never really sense any saffron, but that's ok, I still love the perfume on the whole.
The scent sits surprisingly softly on the skin. I was expecting more sillage and a more robust scent in general, but I'd say it's more soft, cozy, and intimate.
Actually the beeswaxy scent smells a bit like sweetened wheat flakes cereal (like Wheaties). So while there is indeed plenty of church incense, I can't lump this into the category of Cardinal, Avignon, Full Incense, Resin Sacra, Incense Extreme, etc., and to me that's a good thing, as there are quite enough of those. (Oct 2015)
