5/30/2023 0 Comments Hesperides scent![]() Although I can’t detect the cherry nor the apple individually, there’s a depth to this that keeps the sweetness (that I couldn’t abide in Tituba/Moonstone) in check. The cherry and apple didn’t disappear, after all! It’s evocative of fruit drizzled in honey, and it certainly smells very ‘golden’ - the kind of gold that graces the trees an hour before sunset. Three hours later, we’ve arrived at the perfume’s final form - now more of a skin scent, it’s a rich, delectable honey with deep fruity undertones. Okay, there’s no pomegranate in this to my knowledge, but this Rosh Hashanah photograph of late summer fruits paired with honey forms quite a good summary (summery? heh) of Hesperides. I’m not compelled to scrub it off, and in fact I’m curious about where this morpher will go next! Once again, I’m wary, but the remaining fruit keeps the cloying nature of S92′s honey in check. It muddles through this dusty-floral-honey stage - almost like a sweet pollen - for around an hour, with reasonably impressive throw for a perfume oil. By 10 minutes, most of the fruit is gone. ![]() Sixteen92′s honey note has gone wrong on me in the past - I ended up amping it to the point of it being cloying in both Tituba and Moonstone - so I’m becoming a little wary of how much the honey is dominating. There’s a dustiness which might be from the honey, and it’s a teensy bit floral, although the florals form more of a general impression (white flowers?) than emulating any particular bloom. The wood also begins to make itself known at this stage. The initial application is reminiscent of sweet, candy-like cherries - like the cherry skittles from the Wild Berry bags! This phase doesn’t last long, though, and after 5 minutes or so, the cherry is toned down to a softer fruity smell. Fruity perfumes aren’t usually my preference, but after quite the fragrance journey, I was pleasantly surprised. ![]() This was actually gifted to me by a friend, alongside samples of the rest of the summer collection - thank you, Jodi! Hesperides is a rich, honeyed fruity-floral. Hesperides, inspired by the Greek legend of the ‘daughters of the evening’ or nymphs of the sunset, is a perfume offered as part of Sixteen92′s 2017 Summer Collection. ![]()
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