Mead Moon

[grrrlennyl]

Golden mead, fermented with fruit, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, ginger root, sweet-briar, rosemary, and lemon.

Mead Moon

On: Sweet, fermented honey with a hint of lemon.
1 hour in: There's an earthy note coming forward that I don't really like.
7.5 hours in: A sweet, warm scent. Very pretty.
Overall: This is a really nice scent once it dries on my skin.

[Magycmyste]

Decided to go with the "My Stash" suggestion tonight for trying out a new scent.

 

In the bottle: This is definitely a sweet scent. I'm getting the honey mead, and I think a touch of the rosemary and lemon. There might be a few of the other spices in there, but they're being overpowered by the honey and lemon.

 

Wet on skin: On my skin, this is a very soft scent - almost floral, but not quite. I think it's the spices coming out to play.

 

Dry on skin: More of the same. Still very soft and mild.

 

Throw: Very little: I didn't think my nose was too stuffed, but I have to hold up my wrists to smell this well. And I keep doing that.

 

Verdict: ***** I almost wish the throw was a little bit stronger, but really, this is perfect for me when I need a mild perfume. Which honestly, is often. To be honest, I was a little apprehensive about the mead (mostly for honey, which I like a little bit, but I usually have to hide it in my food in order to be able to eat it (which I've done with some local honey in an attempt to tone down my allergies)). But the honey scent is so mild in this, and plays with the other notes nicely. I'll be looking forward to trying my Honey Moon next. If that wins me over, I'll definitely be in for some more honey-noted perfumes.

[Soupy Twist]

You know, I see these lists of notes and I keep thinking "Oh, I would totally have blind-bottled that LE Lunacy if I'd been around when it was available."

And then I try the decant, and 98 times out of 100 it goes to bleargh on my skin, and I am reminded once again why I've tried so hard to swear off blind bottles.

Sour honey and spice in the bottle, which goes on as dry spices and never really improves. The sourness eventually fades, and I can get a sense of the Lab's perfumy honey, but it's just not there.