floral woody musk | The Scented Hound

WHAT I SMELL: Blomma Cult opens with a deep warm bergamot…not the typical bright bergamot, but this beautiful grounded and earthy bergamot mixed with a radiant lilac. The perfume’s opening is very unusual and very much a temptress if there was one. Very quickly out of the gate, there’s also a mentholated vapor that engulfs the opening; it feels as if the vapor holds an elixir that could weave a spell of hypnotic control. And after around 10 minutes, a very subdued cinnamon develops. I’m not a huge fan of cinnamon in fragrance…or gum, or really in anything, but here it just adds this special layer of bold beefiness to this already warmed and pulsating potion. After another 10 minutes, the perfume begins to sweeten and soften and the perfume becomes velvety smooth. There’s also a bit of violet tartness that projects from the mix along with some powder. What started off as deep and beefy has turned to the beautiful powdered floral musk with hints of the original beef still lingering in the background.

From the Room 1015 website:

”Blomma Cult is a floral, sensual and bewitching fragrance built around patchouli and cashmeran. It is my olfactory perception of the 1960’s and1970’s counterculture movement with the sexual liberation and the rise of the hippie culture.”

Head: Bergamot, Lilac Heart: Cashmeran, Patchouli, Violet Base: Cinnamon, Vanilla, White Musks

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: A swinging 60’s red velvet blazer!

THREE ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE BLOMMA CULT: dynamic, creative, different

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT BLOMMA CULT: Ye Olde Civet Cat

BOTTOM LINE: Michael Partouche, or Dr. Mike as he is called, created Room 1015 to combine is love for lotions and potions with his love for music which inspired him to create this new line of perfume. I love the concept, the website, the look and feel…and I really like Blomma Cult. It’s different, full of energy and at the same time incredibly powdery pretty in the end. Rock on Dr. Mike!

Bone Rating: 4 out of possible 5 bones
Scent: Floral Woody Musk
Nose: Amélie Bourgeois and Anne-Sophie Behaghel
Classification: Unisex
Expense: $130 for 100 ml Eau de Parfum, exclusively at Twisted Lily in the US

Sample courtesy of Twisted Lily Fragrance Boutique and Apothecary

WHAT I SMELL: Stercus opens rather funkalicious, with a biting citrus and earthy wood that has a burnt edge to it. Actually, I was expecting a more roughened opening, but even though there’s a bite and sharpness and saltiness to the perfume, it’s not the monster that I was expecting. The sharpness starts to fade in a few minutes and it feels as if the perfume does as well. After 5 minutes, it’s all but a whisper. Hmmmm, I have the feeling that there’s more in store, I just have to be a little patient. Just as I expected, after around 10 minutes, the perfume starts to grow. It’s much saltier, and slightly sour. It’s also a bit green and reminds me of weedy stems. According to the Twisted Lily website, Stercus is the latin word for feces. Interesting, I’m getting less feces and getting more sweaty armpit. What I always find interesting about perfumes that are intended to mimic or represent bodily fluids, functions, etc. are never repulsing (for the most part), but instead are intriguing, magnetic and primal. While Stercus is interesting, as it continues to develop it becomes more woody and the salty and carnal nature of the perfume is rather sexy. It’s not a big perfume however, instead it’s rather like a subdued force field of pheromones. I wonder if this was worn by a large Buck, how many Does it would attract?! Wait, did I say that this perfume is not big? After over an hour it really begins to project and when I smelled it, it coats the back of my throat…to include a rather celeryish vegetal smoky edge. Interesting indeed. Finally, after a couple of hours, the perfume mellows to a slightly salty and slightly powdery floral musk while maintaining a healthy projection. What an interesting ride this has been.

The Orto Parisi website doesn’t list any notes. However, check out their site as it’s rather intriguing.

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: Sexy, sweaty skin.

THREE ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE STERCUS: salty, pheromonal, intriguing

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT STERCUS: Kafkaesque, The Sartorial Silhouette, Pierre de Nishapur

BOTTOM LINE: Perfumer Allesandro Gualtieri’s vision for Orto Parisi, like the Nasomatto brand, intrigues me and I was very interested in sampling the line. So far, the only other perfume in the line to make its way past my nose is Brutus, which is an interesting take on citrus and wood. I can’t wait to check out the others!

Bone Rating: 3 out of possible 5 bones
Scent: Floral Woody Musk
Nose: Allesandro Gualtieri
Classification: Unisex
Expense: $195 for 50 ml Parfum Extrait

Sample courtesy of Twisted Lily Fragrance Boutique and Apothecary