Tiziana Terenzi
©2016, Elizabeth Ready, All rights reserved
ECSTACY
This perfume is enchanting like a dark forest in which you would find a house made of candy. Not that it smells like candy, I don't mean it so literally, but it's a deep forest that is not menacing.
The perfume is very unisex, opening with shady evergreens and velvety woods, and moist earth enriched by partially decayed leaves and moss. The perfume was a bit oily on my skin, so I assume it contains some good quality natural ingredients. Like many perfume oils, the scent is strong, but it does not radiate much. Nobody at work could smell it on me, yet I smelled it very easily on myself.
I also detect plenty of balmy, slightly sweet resins. It was almost delicious in a way, yet nobody would want to eat something that smells like a forest unless they had pica.
I like the fact that this does not contain spice. There is no spice on my skin, just nature.
At first I thought I had smelled enough perfumes like this--Fille en Aiguilles, Forest Walk by Sonoma Scent, but as the day wore on, I fell more and more under the spell of this perfume. Its complexity is very alluring. It is beautifully balanced. The resins do not smell like Iso-E-Super (thank heavens!).
I want a full bottle! (Sept 2014)
This perfume is enchanting like a dark forest in which you would find a house made of candy. Not that it smells like candy, I don't mean it so literally, but it's a deep forest that is not menacing.
The perfume is very unisex, opening with shady evergreens and velvety woods, and moist earth enriched by partially decayed leaves and moss. The perfume was a bit oily on my skin, so I assume it contains some good quality natural ingredients. Like many perfume oils, the scent is strong, but it does not radiate much. Nobody at work could smell it on me, yet I smelled it very easily on myself.
I also detect plenty of balmy, slightly sweet resins. It was almost delicious in a way, yet nobody would want to eat something that smells like a forest unless they had pica.
I like the fact that this does not contain spice. There is no spice on my skin, just nature.
At first I thought I had smelled enough perfumes like this--Fille en Aiguilles, Forest Walk by Sonoma Scent, but as the day wore on, I fell more and more under the spell of this perfume. Its complexity is very alluring. It is beautifully balanced. The resins do not smell like Iso-E-Super (thank heavens!).
I want a full bottle! (Sept 2014)
XIX MARCH
XIX March is an absolutely phenomenal lavender-based perfume. I love it because lavender is certainly the focus and is present throughout almost the entire 12+ hours it lasts on my skin, but it also isn't necessarily obvious, as there are other notes that compliment the lavender so perfectly. This is not a lavender soliflore, but a complex lavender-based fragrance.
It begins as a bright, fresh, herbal and citrus perfume. I detect lavender, mint, and lemon. While that was lovely start, it soon changes completely. The freshness wears away, and suddenly the lavender takes on a darker personality as it combines with woody cloves and fragrant nutmeg. Nutmeg is one of my favorite notes, and it is hard to find a perfume that showcases it well, but it is natural and abundant in XIX March. All of these herbs and spices play together so beautifully.
So the first 20 minutes is herbal, but the next 12 hours are a darker scent that skillfully straddles the line between masculine and feminine. In the base there is a hint of sensual musk that makes the perfume just a little bit creamy. Indeed at times it smells like Nivea lotion mixed with herbs and spices, but I love that about it. I also think I can smell rosemary here and there, but I am never completely certain.
I thought Ecstacy from this house was my favorite, but XIX March is the one I actually bought. (Jun 2016)
XIX March is an absolutely phenomenal lavender-based perfume. I love it because lavender is certainly the focus and is present throughout almost the entire 12+ hours it lasts on my skin, but it also isn't necessarily obvious, as there are other notes that compliment the lavender so perfectly. This is not a lavender soliflore, but a complex lavender-based fragrance.
It begins as a bright, fresh, herbal and citrus perfume. I detect lavender, mint, and lemon. While that was lovely start, it soon changes completely. The freshness wears away, and suddenly the lavender takes on a darker personality as it combines with woody cloves and fragrant nutmeg. Nutmeg is one of my favorite notes, and it is hard to find a perfume that showcases it well, but it is natural and abundant in XIX March. All of these herbs and spices play together so beautifully.
So the first 20 minutes is herbal, but the next 12 hours are a darker scent that skillfully straddles the line between masculine and feminine. In the base there is a hint of sensual musk that makes the perfume just a little bit creamy. Indeed at times it smells like Nivea lotion mixed with herbs and spices, but I love that about it. I also think I can smell rosemary here and there, but I am never completely certain.
I thought Ecstacy from this house was my favorite, but XIX March is the one I actually bought. (Jun 2016)
