#d.grayi

[wishlisted]

“Strawberry Cat Shortcake” perfume from D.Grayi Artisan Perfume by Miju

Top notes: catnip, prickly ash berries, yuzu

Heart notes: strawberry, biscuit, cream

Base notes: sugar, civet accord, amber

[jassimstudio]

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[cloevr]

want....

[positivelyfuming]

Tonight as we were contemplating which D.grayi sample to try, I found myself drawn to Charmed:

The notes are listed; top of spearmint, lavender, and violet; heart of prosperity spell, wine, and oakmoss; base of Oud, black frankincense, and amber.

I was surprised at there being no citrus listed, as there was an evident clean citrus to the fragrance, but upon further inspection I saw that several were listed in the naturals.

Charmed feels familiar in its lightly spiced citrus and sweet syrupy wood resin encased in creamy amber way. Dare I say, I found it comparable to several of Fantôme's offerings.

I can place the honeyed florals in Luna di Miele. I can put the chewy amber and resin in Paimon. I can point out the clean fruit and cozy spices in The Fox Sisters.

Charmed manages to unionize each accord into something magical, albeit a short spell. The longevity leaves much to be desired.

I will definitely be trying this with the oil to see how it fares.

[wishlisted]

“Pandan” perfume from D.Grayi Artisan Perfume by Miju

Top notes: bread, coconut milk

Heart notes: pandan tincture, sandalwood

Base notes: pine resin, vanilla waffle

[wishlisted]

“Coffee Cat Latte” perfume from D.Grayi Artisan Perfume by Miju

Top notes: catmint, Vietnamese coffee tincture, oat milk

Heart notes: lychee, cedarwood Virginia, hay

Base notes: civet accord, amber, moss

[bridgescents]

Okay, so I've been wanting to talk about these perfumes I got samples of months ago that I love. The issue I've been having is that one of the ones I really really love and wanted to talk about won an award recently.

And it's like, clearly that's not actually a problem! I think it's wonderful that it won! It's one of my favorite new samples and I would love love love to have a full bottle of it one day.

But no, the issue at hand is that I've felt like I need to mention that the perfume won an award and... Every time I try to work it into the post that I'm writing about other samples from the house, it completely fucks up the flow? And it just feels derailing and like I'm getting off track. I can't fit it in well. It just gets so messy.

So I'm just gonna make this post instead! Congrats to d.grayi for winning fragrance house of the year! And extra congrats on his scent Honey Bunny for winning fragrance of the year! I don't think there could've been a single better choice, as this house and this specific scent are truly magical.

[positivelyfuming]

Combined Red Jasmine Rice by d.grayi [Spray] and Where the Wild Things Grow by Sorce [Oil] tonight.

It is... not bad. But not particularly good ? Very rice, not so much strawberry. Might try Strawberry Mochi with the oil next time.

Edit: the oil has started to bloom and it's pretty dang good ! Sweet, smoky rice with a berry cream. It's noticeably less green than it is on its own, but I'm glad about it as I don't think it would mesh well.