I just moved back to LA from NY. My new place is in the Beverly Hills area (with my fellow stuck up Persians). I walked to Beverly Hills Fitness today and noticed a little shop on the way back home. I looked up and nearly fell in the streets from shock. The famed Luckyscent was in front of me. I've yet to visit and always wanted to and lo and behold I accidentally moved down the street from it. I went in and was a little let down. IT's like getting into Heaven and finding only 5 of the promised one million naked virgin girls. They had a bunch of fragrances but the place was about a fifth the size of Aedes and the SA was as personable as an ashtray. I tried a new line from Italy called Omnia Profumo and was BLOWN away. This is one hell of a line. I also finally tried the Montales, Six Scents, Sinfonia, and Social Creatures. I want to end on positive note so I'l start by saying Social Creatures was a waste of time. Boring scents I don't even feel like talking about. Frankfurt Kitchen was the one I liked a little but it dried down into a run of the mill floral gourmand. Yawwwn. The other 2 were sleep inducing. Six Scents were great but all besides one was far too feminine for my tastes (to wear I'd devour a woman who wore any of them). No.5 was lovely though and something I will re visit and perhaps purchase. Sinfonoia's Amande Sucre was an ultra soft powdery mess of confused notes and gluttony but I really liked it. The damned hot Cali weather is making my fragrance experience a sad one. I can't deal with heavy scents in warm weather and only like Blu Meditteraneo or Cathusia type fragrances - light and fleeting.
I tried 2 Montales. Black Aoud and Boise Vanille. Both knocked me out. POWERFUL. Well constructed though even if linear. I'll write more in a later post as I'm still trying to regain consciousness. I get the obsession though, these are quality scents for sure, robust.
Ombia takes the GRAND PRIZE today. I liked all 4 of their scents. Lustful is what rings in my head. This was a Turkish bath filled with sirens all in a bottle. I could swear a beautiful genie was about to pop out and give me a massage. Madera has a soft chewy caramel figure that melts with white musk and coconut trimmings. This sh#t is goooooood. I liked it on me and would fall to the floor and drown in my own drool if I woman wore this.
Granato was my pick to wear from the line though. Jasmine, hawthorn, lilac, geranium, rose, gardenia??? What? I hate florals!!! I is loving this witch brew though! Cinnamon and sandalwood pick up this scent giving it a spicy charisma and the earthy vetiver fuses some TESTICLES into the mix subduing the florals.
The other 2 were wonderful as well. Omnia rocks! Now I wonder how long before BVL sues them.
Cheers,
Al
I tried 2 Montales. Black Aoud and Boise Vanille. Both knocked me out. POWERFUL. Well constructed though even if linear. I'll write more in a later post as I'm still trying to regain consciousness. I get the obsession though, these are quality scents for sure, robust.
Ombia takes the GRAND PRIZE today. I liked all 4 of their scents. Lustful is what rings in my head. This was a Turkish bath filled with sirens all in a bottle. I could swear a beautiful genie was about to pop out and give me a massage. Madera has a soft chewy caramel figure that melts with white musk and coconut trimmings. This sh#t is goooooood. I liked it on me and would fall to the floor and drown in my own drool if I woman wore this.
Granato was my pick to wear from the line though. Jasmine, hawthorn, lilac, geranium, rose, gardenia??? What? I hate florals!!! I is loving this witch brew though! Cinnamon and sandalwood pick up this scent giving it a spicy charisma and the earthy vetiver fuses some TESTICLES into the mix subduing the florals.
The other 2 were wonderful as well. Omnia rocks! Now I wonder how long before BVL sues them.
Cheers,
Al
