Binxcat's Purrfect Fragrance

Diptyque - Eau Lente Eau Lente is an “oldie but goodie”.   Released in 1986 by Diptyque, it is an oriental fragrance which is said to make the wearer “give in to the spell of calm”. The fragrance opens with a potpourri of spice.   I get heaping portions of cinnamon.   The cinnamon has a dry quality to its intensity which reads as a cinnamon powder.   There is a note of clove which lays with the cinnamon in a soft incense-like waft.   There is a comfortable warmth to the opening. As Eau Lente wears, I get what reads as a light peppery note.   The fragrance continues to have a spiced-incense vibe.   Hints of a vanilla come into the fragrance and lend a semi-sweet touch to the spices.   The vanilla transforms the boldly spiced fragrance.   Eau Lente begins to feel more like a delicate shawl in Winter; it feels cozy.   In the drydown I also get what feels like an ambery resin.   The depth of the resinous note seems to roun...

Etat Libre d'Orange: Secretions Magnifiques Anyone who knows me, especially those that know me well, know I have an insatiable curiosity. I'm also the girl that if told "you can't do that" is going to dang well do it. So with all the hate and drama directed at this juice, I HAD to test it. As perspective, in previous work I've worked in what many would consider pretty gruesome situations. I've photographed a child in the morgue, killed by a car and covered with tire tracks. I've worked fatal accident scenes with vehicles on fire and dead bodies strewn around the road. I've handled accidents with decapitations and dismemberments. So, in my mind, my curiosity was - Is this fragrance going to bring back any or all of the smells from these situations? On me, Secretions starts out with a very sharp metal twang. It is in fact reminiscent of the metal morgue tables and the smell of car metal being cut away. Then I get a sweaty musk. The kind of sme...