Sunday, February 10, 2013

Vaudeville - Nevermore Body Company




Details: 
Vaudeville
Nevermore Body Company

Notes: 
Freak shows, concert saloons, carnival show and Vaudeville captured in one fragrance of sweet chocolate base with spicy pepper, fresh brewed Espresso and a mouthwatering Merlot wine bouquet of wild grape, strawberry stems and a hint of spice.

When I test a perfume, I like to know as little about it as possible, as if I'm already aware of particular notes, I find that influences me and sometimes I start imagining I can smell them, even if I can't.Luckily, I have the memory of a goldfish, so when I order a perfume online because it sounds like something I'd like, by the time it reaches me, I've forgotten what the notes are. All this is a roundabout way of saying that what I got from Vaudeville, and what the notes tell me I should have gotten are two vastly different things.

What I expected from the name was a carnival-type scent, some concoction of popcorn, candy, fairy floss, etc. In the vial I can smell chocolate and wine. Once applied, I got an apple smell - sort of cidery and alcoholic. A couple of minutes later I sniffed again and got a big whiff of liquorice. Now, these are both notes I'd expect to find in a perfume called Vaudeville, but imagine my surprise when I looked it up and found neither of them mentioned. The alcohol can probably be explained away by the Merlot (though it really did smell distinctly apple-ish), but where's that liquorice coming from?

A couple of hours later it was almost gone - the sillage is quite low and the lasting power... meh. I reapplied and this time I got the coffee. I wonder if that's because now I knew the coffee was there? I swear I did not smell coffee the first time I applied it. How odd.

Rating:
3/5 Interesting, and I like it, but I don't think I'd buy a full size of it.

Day 41!

6 comments:

  1. Very interesting! I don't know if I'd like this. I don't tend to like liquorice or coffee in a perfume. I definitely want to try Nevermore sometime though.. After I try Possets and BPAL :D

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    1. Oh, I love the smell of both liquorice and coffee! Two of my favourites. :-)

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  2. What a fun idea! I shall follow this blog often as I have almost 90% of the samples most of the perfumers you are reviewing...with the exception of BPAL, I have a lot but not ALL (a girl has to eat after all!) Have not ever tried Possets at all yet, but I will!

    I am not a huge fan of Nevermore (some are okay), but I have not tried this one. I do like foodie perfumes. However, this sounds a lot like one of the Steambath Factory ones...right now the exact one escapes me. I'll have to go look in my closet.

    Good work!

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    1. Thanks, and thank you for taking the time to read. I just wanted an excuse to continue buying perfume oils, really. :-)

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  3. This sounds nice! Licorice is so awesome in perfumes! I´ve also recently started to enjoy wine as a perfume note!

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    1. I love liquorice in perfumes. I'm coming around to wine - it can sometimes smell a bit 'cat pee'-ish.

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