VIBE CHECK

I cannot wear traditional store bought fragrances, not even the very expensive ones. for years I have worn one fragrance oil. I decided to give this fragrance a try and I cannot say enough about it! Hands down one of thr best fragrances I have ever worn! lasts all day and changes throughput the day! love, love, love!!

That sweet tropical note is definite which I love.. gets it’s deepness though from the smoky woody leather which balances it out…. I imagine if I was staying in a historic hotel in Havana or maybe got to spend an evening at the Hemmingway house in Key West…. there is a glowy Amber nostalgia to it as well.
Very dynamic.. I will not be tiring of this one however it is potent (this is not a light and breezy tropical/tanning oil beach scent) and I typically don’t usually wear heavy scents, but I will make an exception for this one!
This is for a night of dancing and romance after laying on said beach

If I would have read these notes before smelling it, I would have written the whole thing off beforehand.

Grass?
I would have assumed it would be too green and then tart because of the raspberries and then where does the cream even fit into this?

But listen here! This wow-ed me, in that it was absolutely far from my realm of thinking. Earthy, creamy and a touch of sweetness. Smooth, warm, clean.

My goodness.

I love the packaging, smell, and the look of the bottles. This House is amazing

I fell in mad love with Velvet Tango the second I sprayed my sample. I purchased a full bottle immediately after. The violet is so beautiful, slightly sweet, slightly powdery with a beautiful soft boozy and woody dry down. It’s sensual and smooth and has great longevity.

I could see Neve Campbell's character in The Craft, Bonnie Harper, wearing this. Or BTSO releasing something similar. Per the brand, "This is the taste of a clove cigarette in the back of the club. This is sexy goth girl laundry. Unique, dark, clean and also dirty.". This is a very accurate image. Immediately, with the first spray you get smoky plum, not clean smoke, cigarettes old and new and plum that is both fresh and almost over-ripe, a tinge of sour. Patchouli that is a little musty and a litte sweet, the dried sweat and cosmetics after a night of dancing. And somehow it works. The plum lingers under the spicy clove and changing smoke, not quite fruity, the gorgeous goth girl with a wicked grin. I'm quite enamored with the fragrance. Not blind-buy or office safe, unless you don't work in corporate/adjacent. Solid longevity and projection, not kicking you in the teeth or choking a room, but certainly noticeable.

The creativity that went into this fragrance is mind blowing. That honey note…sheesh!!!! A true master piece

Admittedly I was a little nervous when I got a free sample of this with my most recent order, because my track record with fragrances including tobacco, leather, and anything remotely alcoholic hasn't been great. But I figure there's no harm in trying a scent at least once. I'm incredibly pleasantly surprised! I was worried the aged whiskey oakwood, tobacco, and leather would end up making this far too boozy and/or animallic for me (I'm more of a Celeste, Mirasol, and Cloudbreath kinda lady). Bossa Nova is warm, deep, and indulgent, yes, but not as hedonistic as a happy hour bar complete with a cigar lounge. There's a coziness to this, and it's a pretty smooth blend. I'm still going to take my time testing out my sample, but I am glad this one didn't scare me off as I had worried it would. I am now curious about trying Haute Damn, too, which I also thought would be too much for me. MdA has truly been a fun and unique scent sampling experience!

Word cannot express how much I love this scent. I wanted a gender neutral scent and I love the notes- bourbon, vanilla, and tropical fruit. It makes me feel sexy and powerful and I love wearing it at work.

This is a beautiful sparkling floral fragrance that performs beautifully in summer heat. Its very luminous and warm smelling. It definitely has a bit of an ethereal feel to it, especially when you catch wiffs of the sillage.

This is my FAVORITE of all! I couldn’t stop sniffing my wrists! That fig and sandalwood are so amazing!!! I just bought a travel spray the day after sampling it!! Such a beautiful scent!!!!

I blind-bought a travel size of this on a whim after getting an Instagram ad. I was a little skeptical of this random brand, but the name and the notes sounded enticing because I've really been craving a perfume that was grassy but warm and dry, almost haylike. Other perfumes with hay notes have not appealed to me. This one really hits the mark. It smells like a meadow at noon on a hot day. It's sweet, but not cloying. The grass is there but like I said, there's a dryness to it that really reminds me of hay. It's not at all an aquatic green note and it's not "fresh-cut grass" either.

Overall beautiful scent for summer and I see myself purchasing a full bottle when I run out.

Most beautiful heavenly scent will be buying a full bottle.

Stunning!

Love my sample of this and the others I have gotten- Night Market, Celeste, Limerence, I have most of them! All lovely, some work well more than others wy chemistry, but they are gorgeous and so niche, thank you.