Neil Morris spoke to me about this lovely, dark, lush fragrance:
I was walking one October in New York City, which is also called Gotham. It was a particularly warm evening, very dark, almost menacing in an intriguing way ... almost intriguingly menacing, it spoke to me of things hiding in the dark ... there was a kind of Sherlock Holmes feeling. It was a magical night, going to a couple of different clubs. It was intriguing, looking down dark alley ways -- a very unusual night in Gotham City, like a Batman Gotham scent, like a slice of pie, a portion of your life and trying to recapture it.
The notes are:
Top notes: Black Pepper, Yuzu
Mid notes: Rose, Narcissis
Base notes: Amber, Pearl Musk (lovely, creamy as Neil described it), Myrtlewood, Tonka absolute, Labdanum, Russian Leather, Redwood, and Ambergris
This fragrance is as lovely as the notes make it sound. It is creamy and smooth, intriguingly sweet in a dark way. It is not a floral sweetness, but it is rich with the amber and tonka, tempered with leather and woods. The pearl musk is lovely and creamy. It is not a musk that hits you in the face and just keeps on and on.
This fragrance weaves a spell. I left it for last, but it could have been first. Somehow for me, there is even the mingled scent of car exhaust in the air, but this is a good thing. In that respect it reminds me, but lightly, of one of Andy Tauer's scents, Lonestar Memories, but they aren't really alike.
Again, the price is $150 for 2 oz of perfume, not edp or edt.
Karin
 |
Guerlain TONKA IMPERIAL EDP Used |  |
 |
US $175.00 | 1d 47m |
 |
HERMES Hermessence Fragrance EDT 15ML Vétiver Tonka | |
|
US $52.00 | 1d 12h 1m |
 |
HERMES Hermessence 2x 4ML EDT vials Vétiver Tonka+ Osmanthe Yunnan NEW | |
|
US $19.00 | 1d 12h 21m |
 |
CBD BODY HEAT PERFUME OIL ROLLON SEXY FLORAL WOODSY TONKA BEAN CELEBRITY TYPE | |
|
US $10.92 | 1d 14h 27m |
 |
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale Eau de Parfum 75 ml 2.5 oz TESTER perfume 95% FULL | |
13 Bids | US $135.83 | 2d 15h 16m |
 |
TONKA BEAN PERFUME OIL .5 DRAM BODY FRAGRANCE SWEET SCENT BUT NOT OVERPOWERING | |
|
US $2.79 | 3d 19h 35m |
 |
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale by Thierry Wasser 75ml 2.5oz | |
|
US $360.00 | 3d 22h 24m |
 |
Hermessence Vetiver Tonka by Hermes | |
|
US $39.99 | 4d 37m |
 |
Hermessence Vetiver Tonka Hermes 15ml purse spray edt with pouch - new | |
|
US $60.00 | 5d 2h 12m |
 |
HERMES HERMESSENCE VETIVER TONKA - VERY EXCLUSIVE | |
|
US $15.00 | 6d 19h 26m |
Originally posted 2008-02-04 10:01:57.
Related posts:
- Tom Ford Private Blend No one ever accused me of not having expensive tastes. I was able to sample these on my recent trip, and if I had a...
- Perfume Review: Divine L’Inspiratrice It's hard to pick a favorite Divine fragrance, but L'inspiratrice, her newest fragrance at the time I first tried it, is mine. I received another...
- What two fragrances was I comparing? What two fragrances was I comparing? Wednesday 6 June 2007 @ 8:50 am About two weeks ago, I put on a fragrance that is one...
- Ayala Moriel parfums, Part 4 Down to my last two to review. I've been wearing these for the past few days. Film Noir and Razala. Ayala chose Razala for me...
- Scent impressions on a hot day The Different Company Part 3 Between L'artisan and Serge Lutens were testers from The Different Company. Since I love Bois d’Iris, I didn't want to pass up the opportunity to...
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
I will be reviewing this one as well;-) Thanks for your very interesting impressions, loved reading them.
{ 1 trackback }