Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Deconstructing Eden Winder 2017

Lord of Misrule: Black woods, black musk, Russian leather, smoked vanilla, incense, cold air and a trace of orange peel.

This is a perfume that I would appreciate on someone else, but not on me. It is too domineering a scent and is constantly calling my nose's attention to the fact that I'm wearing it. I think it just fights too much with my personal scent. It's very heavy on the smoke and leather, the vanilla mellows those down some, but not enough.

Snow Angel: Sweet vanilla, snow accord, white woods, and white velvet.

This is a very light, sweet vanilla. I can see myself getting a lot of wear out of this one, because it is so easy to wear. There isn't a lot of morphing on this one, it's pretty true from the first spray through a few hours of wear. I will definitely pick up a bottle, it's not super unique in my collection ( I have a lot of vanilla based perfumes) but I like it and think it's lightness justifies adding it in.

Longest Night: Candied pears, winter spices, champagne, and polished woods lit by beeswax candles.

This brushes too close to the sickly sweet candy line on me, but there's something underneath the candy that grounds it and keeps it from crossing that border and I found myself wanting more of whatever that grounding element was and less of the candy, but that sugar scent just demanded all the attention.

Queen of Bone & Ash: Bone white musk, frozen earth, cave stone, and dry, dry, ash.

Something about this on the initial application reminds me of Snow Queen from the 2015 winter limited edition set, as this has become a favorite I am not upset. However, as it dries down it becomes more of a musk, though a very feminine and light musk. I quite like it. Lasting power is good.

Jardin d' Hiver: A hothouse garden in full bloom. Lush green leaves, oranges, orange blossom, white roses, and peonies.

When I first put this on I get that feeling that happens when you first walk into a greenhouse; overpowering green. However, that dissipates quickly leaving behind a very light green, herbaceous scent. I don't get a lot of florals from this one, just bright sharp greenery. I didn't think I liked this one very much, but it was one of the first ones I tried on and I kept thinking about it as I went through the others and so I gave it a second try. It's weird, because this is really not a perfume I would normally consider in my scent wheelhouse, but I just kind of like it. It's very bright and sharp, but also light and it doesn't clash with my scent. Despite originally writing it off, I think I may get a bottle. It will certainly be something totally different in my collection.

Aurora Borealis: Shimmering green and blue lights, caught in a velvet night sky.
*Sparkling white vanilla musk, sheer green leaves, galbanum, bluebells, wild ivy and black amber.

I was expecting to like this one, as vanilla is my weakness, however something about the combination of vanilla and the green from the leaves makes this one off. It does eventually settle down to a nice, light vanilla but not enough to make up for that initial blast.

Magi's Gifts: Frankincense & myrrh, golden amber, and, warm spices.

This smells like Christmas. I get mainly the spices, clove for sure and there's something citrusy hanging around in the background. It's pleasant. After several hours of wear, the spiciness subsides and it just turns into this really warm comforting scent. Honestly, I can see this turning into a stealth favorite, because it's not particularly heavy, but it's very warm and I'm drawn to scents like that. When I first put it on I mentally placed this in the 'maybe get a bottle' pile, but I'm now considering not just getting a bottle, but a larger bottle. I don't currently have a perfume like this in my collection and I really like it.