Tags
Ambergris, ambre, Ambre attar, angelica, Bastet's ice cream, Bastet's Ice Cream Accord, Bastet's musk, benzoin, crystalline, crystalline absolute, dragon's blood, dragon's blood resin, Dragons, Dragons Gargoyles and Mythology, ice cream, labdanum, lily, mallow, moonstone vanilla, Moonstone Vanilla Absolute, Musk, musk flower, NA, NA's Dragons, NAVA, Smoked Dragon Labdanum accord, smoked labdanum, Studio dragon ambergris crystals, styrax, Sumatran styrax, Sumatran Styrax Benzoin, tuberose, vanilla, vanilla bean, Venezuelan Vanilla Bean, white lily
Scent Name: Leonides
Manufacturer: Nocturne Alchemy – Dragons, Gargoyles, & Mythology: Dragons
Scent Description and Notes: “Moonstone Vanilla absolute*, Bastet’s Musk*, Crystalline absolute*, Venezuelan Vanilla Bean, Bastet’s Ice Cream accord*, Sumatran Styrax Benzoin, Ambre attar, Dragon’s Blood resin, Smoked Dragon Labdanum accord, and Studio Dragon Ambergris Crystals (vegan) accord.” -https://nocturnealchemy.com/products/dragons-gargoyles-mythology
*Moonstone: Husk, fleck and essence of African White Vanilla to bond with a dash of Crystalline.
*Bastet’s Musk – Tuberose, Mallow, Angelica, Musk Flower, and White Lily.
*Crystalline: A thick viscous Vanilla that comes on soft and subtle then creates a cacophony of a beautiful cloud of vanilla purity. It is not a food vanilla, but a vanilla that makes you feel at peace, tranquil and right with the world. Vanilla from the stigma of a Vanilla Orchid chosen specifically for this perfume.
*Bastet’s Ice Cream: Vanilla Crystalline Cream, Butter accord, Caramel Accord, French Vanilla Bean Absolute, Vanilla Milk accord, Vanilla Orchid, Crystalline Absolute and Vanilla Sugar.
Oil Color: A richly oiled cedarwood colored oil.
Bottle Design and Artwork: This is a 1/32 imp decant from KosmikFade. The front label features a heart and the decanting information in an ornate script above an acanthus leaf design and the decanting website address. The back of the label has the scent name and scent notes along with the perfume company’s name. The collection appears as follows:
Scent:
- ITI: Oooh! I was expecting much more vanilla, like vanilla ice cream with ambergris and incense husk, but there’s something jewel-toned and fruity to the blend that emerges alongside the angelica and tuberose. I can discern a sparkling diamond-like musk dancing around the edges with just a nod to labdanum gauzy moonstone.
- Wet: There’s still something almost fruity or berried, perhaps from the styrax and floral notes, but the vanilla is there, gentle and breezy behind the lovely, sparkling top tones.
- Dry: After a few minutes, this settles into a well balanced vanilla cream with powdered amber and benzoin seems topped with an almost effervescent combination of balsamic amber and ambergris sprinkles and a touch of that fruitiness that has me so enamored with this scent. Even after 12 hours, I am quite taken with its softly balanced vanilla ice cream lightly tinted with the faded wisps of floral incense. It’s quite pretty.
Other Impressions: [Wet] “Mmm! It’s really mild but I get a bit of kumquat, strawberry, and amber.” -Tony