Mandrake Apothecary's Description:
voluptuous tuberose and jasmine grandiflorum meld with musky ambrette, a scant touch of tinctured Australian sandalwood; the rest of the heart is composed of ylang ylang and orange flower, sweetly suggestive, with a top accord of black pepper and pink grapefruit; tuberose is frankly overwhelming, sensuous, and restful, all at once.
This scent is from the Natural Perfumes collection and is definitely a very floral musk. I do like the scent however it's not something I could see myself wearing. Floral type musks smell wonderful in the vial, but they just don't smell good mixed with my natural scent. I did pour some of this perfume in my mist fountain this morning, and it smells wonderful as a room freshener. It reminds me of walking through my yard smelling all the flowers when the scent is strongest right before the flower die. This is definitely a nice earthy scent.
This scent is new to the Mandrake Apothecary and can be purchased in 5ml size for $25 or in a sample size vial for $5.
Circe Eau de Parfum
Mandrake Apothecary's Description:
She was the powerful goddess (or nymph, or sorceress, depending on who is telling the story) who inhabited the island of Aeaea. Her father was Helios, one of the Titans, and her mother was Perse, an Oceanid. Most of us know her as the plotting poisoner who poured a pearly green liquid into the wading pool of Scylla the nymph, which transformed her into a monstrous beast with six dogs' heads. And we know of her dalliance with Odysseus. Circe has always invoked a sense of quiet loneliness yet a vibrant well-lived life for me, and I sought to create that contradiction with her perfume. Knowledge brings power, but to what affect when one is essentially alone?
Dry but golden patchouli, soft Bulgarian rose, musky ambrette, fiery ginger, dusty cedarwood, overwhelming ylang ylang, the sourness of bergamot.
When smelling this spiced scent from the Anima collection, the first thing that comes to mind is a Head shop quickly followed by a spicy rose scent. I am currently wearing this scent, and I love it. I dabbed a little on last night, and hubby agreed that it smells wonderful. I have a soft spot for those earthy scents you normally smell when you walk into a hippie type store. The rose really sticks out in this scent, but doesn't overpower the rest of the ingredients. The ginger is also noticeable, but not overpowering. It adds a nice bit of spice to the perfume. A little also goes along way when dabbing this on.
Circe eau de parfum may be purchased in a 5ml dram for $25 or in a sample vial for $5.
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