Universal Flowering | The Scented Hound

WHAT I SMELL: Death of a Ladies Man (DLM) opens very green with a warmed grass and basil that is incredibly inviting, very familiar and radiantly beautiful. An added mix of powdery violet and galbanum makes for something akin to diving into a big bowl of talcum powder wherein you’re the puff. It’s funny, with all of the powder and talcum, the perfume doesn’t feel feminine. Instead, it’s delightfully sophisticated in a masculine way like an ascot of days gone by. As the perfume begins to settle, an undercurrent of a metallic note reveals itself which pulls DLM away from the warmth to more to the sharpened, woody and lightly vegetal. In the end, the slight metallic/woody edge disappears and the perfume becomes a quiet dream that greets your nose with powdered projections throughout the day.

From the Universal Flowering website:

Key notes: Mastic, Basil, Violet, Sweet Galbanum

Characteristics: crystalline green, baroque pearl, violets on 35mm, a dream to keep you company, tongue of gold

For those wishing to observe

This is our worship song

I’ll sing you the words in my language

Would you like to join us?

We’re sitting outside

One of the original ladies men from the 1930s, Errol Flynn.

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: An ascot of days gone by.

THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE DEATH OF A LADIES MAN: powdery, debonair, fresh

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEATH OF A LADIES MAN: No written reviews found.

BOTTOM LINE: I love this perfume. To me, it’s a masculine perfume that isn’t afraid of its feminine side. Not quite the smell of makeup, the perfume edges ever so close. I can see this as a perfume that I would wear on a very regular basis when I can’t decide on what I should wear for the day. Death of a Ladies Man is easily full bottle worthy.

Note the the inspiration behind the perfume is Leonard Cohen…and I get that. But, all is see is ascots!