Tags
acai, acai berry, act iv, Act IV: The Ladies of the Grindhouse, berry, BPAL, carnaval diabolique, Carnaval Diabolique: Act IV, carnaval diabolique: act iv the ladies of the grindhouse, chrysanthemum, jasmine, Moroccan jasmine, Musk, tea, tea leaf, the ladies of the grindhouse, white musk
Scent Name: Daiyu
Manufacturer: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab – Carnaval Diabolique, Act IV: The Ladies of the Grindhouse
Scent Description and Notes: “Moroccan jasmine, chrysanthemum, tea leaf, white musk, and acai berry.“ -https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/carnaval-diabolique/carnaval-diabolique-2015/daiyu/
Bottle Design and Artwork: This is a standard vial / imp size (1/32 oz) that has been decanted from Ajevie. The label features the year and the scent name in stylized large black font with the perfume company name in a more normal and smaller black font underneath it. The back of the label has the scent notes in small black font, while the spine of the label features the name of the company and year in burgundy and red font. The bottle art on the website is as follows:
Scent:
- ITI: Mmm – this makes my moth positively water. It reminds me of deeply berried BubbleYum with a grape-y/acai gusher core. There’s perhaps an inkling that there are other notes along the periphery, but that acai berry note is unique and extraordinary.
- Wet: Oooh, this is beautifully berried, an ode to juicy, dark acai berry infused with a rather sweet white musk and tea leaf. This reminds me of something I would have worn in copious amounts in my 20s. It makes me think of tropical Starburst or Hi-Chews with tea. Maybe there’s just a flush of soft jasmien at the back, but it isn’t the normal screechy jasmine I’ve experienced in the past.
- Dry: While the throw quickly collapses on itself within an hour, I’m still thrilled by the cotton candy-like acai berry, made flouncy with a chiffon-like white musk and a touch of soft floral edging the scent. 15 hours after application, there’s a creamy almost cotton candy-like berry tone, magenta-hued, with a touch of round vanilla wood. I really quite like this and might consider a bottle.
Other Impressions: [Wet] “Okay, that’s what I’m smelling from across the couch. Strong, flowery smell. I really like it because, you know, it’s flowery but it’s not overpowering and like a really unusual flowery strong smell but not overpowering. And like Jasmine tea. I like it.” -Tony