Details:
The Shipman
Possets Perfume
Notes:
An aquatic as only Possets can do them. The tang of the seashore, rushes up against Lime Bay Rum and a good shot of ship's wax which was used to lubricate the wood aboard, and skin musk to keep it going for a long time. An outdoorsy fragrance with an unexpectedly smoky note, but still very pretty with a great deal of depth and fun to it. Not somber at all and more of a jolly scent.
In the vial this is a lemony lime ozone scent, definitely not my kind of thing, but in for a penny, in for a pound and all that. Unfortunately, once I applied it to my wrist, this turned to some kind of hideous lime cleaning product scent and almost made me gag. I stuck it out for 20 minutes, hoping it would become something different on the dry down, but after that I could stand no more and had to wash it off. On me - definite scrubber.
Rating:
1/5
Day 74!
Yuck, that doesn't sound so good! Every aquatic I try is inevitably compared to Solstice Scents Tenebrous Mist, so they have a lot to live up to :) I can't bring myself to get motivated to try Possets, the website is way too busy and the aesthetic is all over the place. I know that shouldn't be a deciding factor, but...first impressions and all.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean - the website really puts me off looking because there's no breaking up into categories. You have to click and read EVERY description to find what you want. So annoying.
DeleteHmmm I do like Lime but you scared me off. Also Possets has not become a top place for me to shop in general.
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit hit and miss with Possets. The perfumes of Fabienne's I like, I REALLY like, and I like that they're cheap enough to risk a full size on if they're LE, plus the shipping is fast. She is also super generous with free samples. What I hate is the website (ugh) and the tendency of the samples to leak once they've been opened.
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