Details:
Swimming Horses
Twyla Perfumes & Apothecary
Notes:
Water lily accord, ginger lily, magnolia, seaweed absolute, choya nakh, white musk accord, and ozone.
I had no expectation of liking this. I bought it because it has seaweed absolute and choya nakh, which is 'the aroma of roasted seashells' and I just had to smell that. I was actually a bit scared of it at first, because I had a horrible thought that it might be fishy.
It's not fishy, thankfully. In the vial it's very fresh and light, almost nothing - ozone, I guess. Once applied it's more beachy. I hate the beach, not least the smell, but this was actually... not unpleasant. To me it smelled like fresh clean air with just a hint of something floral in the breeze. This was a sample from before Twyla increased the strength of her perfumes, and it disappeared fairly quickly on me - within a couple of hours. It's not a bad perfume if you like that sort of thing, but it's not for me.
I gave this sample to my friend Jacquie, who loves these kinds of ozone/seaside perfumes. Her reaction after applying to her wrist: "Oh, this is nice!" *sniff sniff* "Oh wow, I really like this!" *sniff sniff* "Oh my god, I LOVE this!" So there you go - if you like those kinds of perfumes, check this one out.
Rating:
Me: 2/5
Jacquie: 4.5/5
Day 128!
This sounds nice, I rather enjoy beachy scents :)
ReplyDeleteIf you're doing a Twyla order definitely chuck a sample in then - I don't like beachy scents, but I didn't mind this one at all.
DeleteThe seashell element sounds really interesting...shame it fades quickly though.
ReplyDeleteIt did fade quickly, but I've tried a few of Twyla's other perfumes in her newer, stronger formula and they last much longer, so hopefully this one would be the same (if my friend buys a full size I shall edit this post to report back on that).
DeleteI wouldn't think roasted seashells smelt any good - but if it has any of the qualities of pre-thunderstorm or post-rain air then I'm in!
ReplyDeleteI was afraid to try this for ages because I thought the roasted seashells would smell fishy, but it doesn't. It's a surprisingly pleasant perfume.
DeleteI do not think I could try it. Even the second batch of TWLYA I recently purchased was a disaster on me. Not just only the dry down was bad, but on initial open of the vial, the scents, just always smell so off, so odd, some even chemical like, that I just do not think I can do that shop anymore. I do not know what it is about her perfumes and my skin either, but they are not friends in chemistry!
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