Honey Moon

5 thoughts on “Honey Moon”

1. I really enjoyed this one. I received compliments from quite a few people each time I’ve had this oil on. On my skin this begins with some kind of dominant green note. It’s almost bitter like a stem smell. I’m not sure what this is but it’s interesting. The Oriental accord begins to battle for the spotlight and there’s a perfumed sweetness (not gourmand) in the background developing. It keeps my interest in every stage but I really dig the end result. I don’t have anything quite like this one in my scent collection. This lasts about 5 hours on my skin before it fades away.

2. I like this blend. It has a very nostalgic vibe for me, which I later realized was that it reminded me of getting strawberry sundaes from McDonald’s as a kid. I never got any balsam from this blend, mostly the oriental accord and honeyed fig notes.

3. Really interesting. Upon first application, it’s powdery and musky, with little to no sweetness. After several hours, it blossoms into something really beautiful but hard to nail down. It’s a really nice combo that’s very sweet, fresh, and clean. I think I’m getting honeyed figs, musk, vanilla, and the oriental smell all combined. It smells like a very sophisticated person.

4. I love this one on application. It’s sweet and fruity, but in an unexpected, new way. I must dig oriental accord and fig? I’ve tried a few blends with fig in them before and have been decidedly “meh” on it. It’s literally oozing forth here, like actual honey drizzled over fruit that’s dripping juice. It’s thick and luscious. I can barely pick out the balsam, which just gives it some green depth. The marrying of these scents is divine. It’s exotic and totally signature-scent worthy, like nothing I’ve smelled before. Unfortunately, with wear, I get more and more of the balsam note like I’m being smothered by a forest… and the sweetness is getting overwhelming too. It starts smelling a little like sappy, fruity pine trees. I don’t like smelling like a Christmas tree. It’s just not appealing to my nose at all. I wish that note wasn’t involved. It morphs back towards the beginning profile after another hour or so. The tree smell is mostly gone, and the saccharine qualities have calmed back down. It’s nice. Still, I’m turned off now. I’m worried the honey note is going to give me a headache at times. I don’t think this works for me after all. Shame. I thought I had discovered something new and exciting to add to my collection. Instead it gets a soft pass.

5. Sweet, creamy, floral, green, perfumy, and complex. Gourmand vanilla, perfumy white musk (not the screechy kind), honey, myrrh, hazy floral notes, something softly fruity (osmanthus, perhaps?), Peru balsam, a very sour green note, something lightly spicy (reminds me of chili pepper), and hints of caramel and cream.

   Frankly, my initial reaction to this scent was one of disgust. While the vanilla, musk, honey, balsam, floral notes etc. create a gorgeous creamy high-end perfume-like scent…. the sour green note and chili pepper combine to remind me of salsa verde. I tried it a couple of times and soon swapped it away…. but it kept calling to me so I decided to give it another chance. I swapped for another dram and even though it still reminds me of a gorgeous perfume resting on top of salsa verde… I actually like it now. A lot. Salsa verde included. There’s something almost addictive about it.

   LOVE!!! Recommend it to anyone who enjoys sweet, complex scents.