Saturday, October 20, 2012

Nocturne Alchemy reviews


The bottles themselves feel really nice. The labels are shiney and gold which I thought I wouldn't like. I do. The cap feels nice and the top is nicely rounded just a touch. They have reducer caps but the scent flows through them well (I have to beat my bottles against my skin with Conjure caps for some reason). 

My favorites right off are Apricot Kobalt, Raspberry Kobalt/Egyptian Black Raspberry and Coco Nilla Bats. 

Eternal Ankh 
White Amber, Powdered and reconstructed oil of Egyptian Vanilla Husk, Vanilla fleck, African White Vanilla and the scent of soft Egyptian Sands.

Interesting. I don't smell the vanilla so much as this unidentifiable note. It smells airy and delicate. I have no idea how I can review this. lol It's pleasant and girly and almost smells like a flower I've never smelled before if that makes sense. It almost blooms. I'm probably going to have to come back and change this once I have some NA experience so I can try to explain what I'm smelling. In the meantime try it out. It's very unique. 

Apricot Kobalt
African Apricot, Apricot Cream, Vanilla Cream, Nokturne:Kobalt. A delicious way to spend an afternoon. Purrrrrrrrrr.

LOVE this! I associate apricots with Beatrix Potter so this scent reminds me of Miss Moppet, Ginger, Mrs. Tittlemouse, Timmy Tiptoes and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle. It's so comforting and beautiful. I am madly in love with the underlying kobalt vanilla. It is the warm vanilla cakey vanilla of my dreams with just the slightest note of apricots. Not a bright sharp apricot but a smooooth almost earthy beautiful apricot. Big hit with me. I highly recommend. 

Raspberry Kobalt
Aromatic Egyptian Raspberry, rich Egyptian Vanilla (Nokturne:Kobalt). Simplicity.

How lovely! I smell the beautiful Kobalt vanilla (I haven't tried many of the vanillas yet but I am in love with this) and a very real raspberry which is juicy and ripe. No candy or strawberry shortcake smell-o-dolly on me. 

The vanilla balance makes this a wearable, beautiful raspberry scent. This is a happy scent and one I can see wearing often. The throw seems really nice as well!

Egyptian Black Raspberry
Egyptian Black Raspberry with the subtlety of vanilla and fig. Enrapturing to say the least. This mingled with the sweat of your skin could lead to a very very intoxicating night ahead.

A brighter and almost greener (fig?) raspberry than Raspberry Kobalt. I guess now I can smell the vanilla and how it smooths it out in the Raspberry Kobalt scent. This is super yummy though. I can't really name a favorite of the two because they both smell so beautiful and simliar. If I had to use one word to describe each Black Egyptian Raspberry would be bright. Raspberry Kobalt would be smooth.

This is not the fig of philosykos (which is the only fig scent I have ever smelled). It's a green bright fig. Quite yummy.  

Coconut Moonstone
Egyptian Coconut Husk, Nokturne:Moonstone (The true Husk, black and white Fleck, essence and whole of African White Vanilla with a kiss of Crystalline) and a drop of peach to nuance the natural sweetness of the blend; a perfume blend for summer days and summer nights.

Yep! Coconut. I happen to love coconut so it doesn't dissapoint. It hasn't gone plasticky on me at all and it smells smooth. My nose isn't attuned enough to the variations of basenotes in NA scents so I dont think I pick up the vanilla. It's nice though. 

Coco 'Nilla Bats
Warm Halloween Cocoa, little marshmallows floating around in there, Vanilla of Crystalline and Crystal Nokturne, a few drops of Nokturne: Aurora (imported from Paris, French Vanilla and aged to perfection) sleeping peacefully in a tree full of quiet and intoxicating Egyptian Musk and a drop of Amber. Oh and some candy corn...for good measure and a spoon full of chocolate cake batter.

Bunch of dry chocolate up in the bottle and on my skin initially. Not unpleasant but akin to sticking my nose in a can of hershey's chocolate milk powder. Minutes later it's becoming warmer.. almost as if it's being warmed into a hot chocolate sauce. Oh wow.. first impression was.. cool. powered chocolate. But only a few minutes it and it's blooming into a super sexy vanilly chocolate scent. My boyfriend across the room perked up and said "do you smell chocolate??" lol. It's stroooong.. *PERFECT*  You have to get this before it is gone! 

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