Themisto

[Lycanthrope]

Orbiting alone: cold black labdanum, olibanum, and eucalyptus bulb drifting on a starry white aldehyde.

The oil smells cool, like a little wisp of the eucalyptus. On the skin, it's a very rich, resinous oil. Quite thick.

Reminds me very much of Oblivion, the chewy, costus/labdanum is strong, and one of my favorite essential oils. There's just a tiny little whisper of cold. I don't detect too much brightness from olibanum.

It's nice, and quite resinous - a little bit like a colder Jacob's Ladder from the Yules, but not nearly as complex. It's a chewy resin that does veer towards cold, but not minty by any means. Once it's drier, the dry aldehydic notes do arise, kind of like an aura of shine.

[Convallaria]

The opening reminds me of herbal candies, with eucalyptus negating the sweetness - but without becoming too minty. After a while, though, it takes a back seat and sweet resins dominate. Drydown is all aldehyde, neutral and close to skin but no shrinking violet. Moderate wear length.

[zankoku_zen]

Dry aldehyde, root beer tinged sweet resins. This one is a little odd. It smells sort of masculine, and like a dark starry night came crashing on your rootbeer float.

 

So space floats? Literally.

[annemathematics]

this is a weird one for me. instead of a cohesive perfume, what I get is three separate "scent experiences" that are each nice but don't seem to come together.

 

one part is deep rich syrupy resins. stunning.

a second part is the eucalyptus bulb. this is the most pungent/therapeutic/medicinal eucalyptus I have ever smelled in a bpal. closer to an essential oil meets vapo medicine. I like it, but it doesn't quite mesh with the resins.

the final part is a flash of something white and bright. close in pitch to the eucalyptus, but separate from it. the aldehyde? this is like a comet, streaking across the sky of the scent but disappearing so quickly. blink and miss it.

 

themisto has very low throw and fades within an hour. honestly, I think my bottle needs time to settle and brew a little bit more. I like everything about it (except the short wearlength, which I am cockily confident will improve within a few weeks or months).

 

I had a bit of a seasonal cold recently, and was craving a perfume, but wary that if I put on the wrong one, it would exacerbate my sinus ache and give me either a headache and/or a bad association and force me to break up with whatever scent I chose. remembering the camphoraceous quality of the eucalyptus, I reached for this scent and it was the perfect choice. themisto has a calming energy about it. beautiful and comforting, although intriguingly strange.

[Blood onmy hands]

The eucalyptus/menthol note in this is strong and medicinal, like huffing VapoRub, and the aldehydes add a bit of dry soapiness. I don't smell any of the resins.