Details:
Devilish
Arcana Soaps (bought from The Rhinestone Housewife)
Notes:
Shaking off vanilla's reputation for namby pambyness, this infernally dark and smoky fragrance comes complete with licks of fire and sulfurous wafts of brimstone. The devil really does have all the best scents!
Hold my hand guys, this is my first ever Arcana. Part of me is wondering what the heck took me so long, and part of me is wishing I never dipped a toe in because I predict I am going to become much poorer. I. FREAKIN'. LOVE. THIS. It's vanilla turned up to 11. In the bottle you really can smell sulphur, and that should be gross, right? I mean, my experience of that smell is trying to 'smoke' matches (don't ask) while lighting the bunsen burners in Science and then going into a coughing fit. Once applied, the vanilla is deep and smokey, with a touch of booziness about it but not too much.
The description of this perfume is spot on - I can't describe it better. It's quite masculine but still a bit sweet, and the sillage starts off reasonably high. When I wore it to work, Jacquie commented on it, saying she liked it but she wouldn't want to be stuck in an elevator with me wearing it. It does settle a little but it lasts a long time - I could still smell it at the end of the day.
Rating:
5/5 I splurged on a full bottle and I am so glad I did.
Day 156!
Shaking
off vanilla’s unfair reputation for namby pambyness, this infernally
dark and smoky fragrance comes complete with licks of fire and sulfurous
wafts of brimstone. The devil really does have all the best scents. -
See more at:
https://www.therhinestonehousewife.com/products/product-detail.php?iid=45#sthash.TYBCIETM.dpuf
Shaking
off vanilla’s unfair reputation for namby pambyness, this infernally
dark and smoky fragrance comes complete with licks of fire and sulfurous
wafts of brimstone. The devil really does have all the best scents. -
See more at:
https://www.therhinestonehousewife.com/products/product-detail.php?iid=45#sthash.TYBCIETM.dpuf
I bought a full bottle recently fron Rhinestone Housewife as well! I love this! I had some samples for a couple of years and it ages amazingly... Now I have to get Genteel:)
ReplyDeleteI am so in love with Genteel - I really have to get a full size of that soon.
DeleteBoth this and Genteel sound right up my alley...
ReplyDeleteThey are a bit on the masculine side, or at least Devilish definitely is.
DeleteI am waiting on some empty vials from eBay - I'd be happy to send you some decants of stuff if you like. I'll email you when I get a chance about it. :-)
I have been coveting this for a while... Maybe I'll just have to splurge soon!
ReplyDeleteArcana seems to be definitely worth a splurge!
DeleteARCANA HERE I COME!!!
ReplyDeleteGOT IT YET????
DeleteI don't think I ended up ordering this one, was out of stock :(
DeleteThis sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt's amaaaaaazing. I think I need to get a back up bottle for sure.
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