BPAL Test Drive: Embalming Fluid
Embalming Fluid, from Ars Moriendi
Tested 3 March 2008
A light, pure scent: white musk, green tea, aloe and lemon.
My first impression of Embalming Fluid in the vial was that of something sharply citrus, a strong lemon scent with a hint of something green.
Once on my skin, the citrus note faded rapidly into something herbal and green (though interestingly, I got more lemon from the crook of my elbow than on my wrist). The aloe was quite prominent early on. It was very summery and reminded me of being outside in a grassy field with morning sun angling down.
As the hours wore on, there was something sharp about the way it all came together, an astringently herbal quality. I think a friend of mine put it best when she noted that Embalming Fluid gets "continually plant-ier," because this was almost aggressively green in a sun-warmed sort of way. The green tea asserted itself and stayed strong to the end.
M's take on it was similar:
Initial lemony-ness backed up with a sharp wood rosin type of smell. I wish I could describe it better, but sometimes in a cut area in the forest that has a lot of high grass and vegetation, you get a sharp, cutting smell that has a woodsy base.
I think I'd like to try Zephyr to see if it's the springlike/summery scent I hoped Embalming Fluid would be.
Comments
personally, my favorite green scent has always been "belladonna", but i've yet to try embalming fluid.