Legerdermain

Inspired by and created for my beloved Tedwin: my eternal, beautiful, wicked Dorian Gray. Refined, elegant, and lovely, with a noble bearing and seemingly gentle air. This blend is an artful deception: a sweet gilded blossom lying over a twisted and corrupted core. A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea. When I first put some on, I thought it was just okay. The second time I put it on, however, I fell in love. It starts off with a strong candy-like lemon note, then deepens later into warm sugary vanilla tea. The drydown smells deliciously of musk. I ordered a 10ml bottle immediately and am stamping my feet impatiently because I want to wear it NOW, every day. The strange thing is that I usually don't like lemon in my scents, and I definitely don't wear unisex scents; I usually go for something very feminine and romantic. But this is wonderful.

(My first BPAL scent EVER! Goodness!) In the bottle, and when I put it on wet, the slightly bitter narcissus note a couple of people already mentioned is much more present. The bitter note fades away pretty quickly for me and for the duration of its "throw" the scent is sweet vanilla coconut with creamy florals lingering at the edge. The only real criticism I'd have to offer is that it's not nearly strong on me as I'd like, requiring me to put on more and more to compensate. This is growing on me every day, which is distressing as I only have half an imp of this stuff left, and it's Limited Edition. *cries*