The Possets Perfume Forum

Inspired by the magnificent painting by Botticelli which adorns the Possets site, the rambunctious masculinity of Mars is caught and conquered by the lush womanliness of Venus. Imagine a post coital repose of woody black pepper paired with cheeky pink peppercorns, and gloss of green musk, a shot of hot sticky jasmine, and the barding over of thick golden amber. Ahhhh, tis a consumation devoutly to be wished! Strong, woody, resinous.
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This review is based off the test dot from a couple days ago. I can't give it a regular full day's wear because, frankly, my skin does disgusting things to what I'm sure is a pretty scent.

In the vial: a very almost astringent perfume-y scent.
On skin: heavy, wet, humid, soapy jasmine. That's all my skin does with it. :(
Later: it gets thicker if that's even possible. The only reason I didn't wash it off was because it was up on my arm and I covered it with my sweater sleeve.

For those who can rock jasmine, I'm sure this would smell lovely. Unfortunately, the musk and amber which I adore just couldn't defeat that flower on my skin.

I love pink pepper and amber, so I had to try this. My nose is a little stuffy today, but here goes:

Sprightly, spicy topnote, with a little dryness from the peppercorn. The base is smooth and sweet, and something gives it a vaguely fruity effect, despite the lack of actual fruit. The jasmine isn't too heady, the amber isn't powdery (sometimes I like powdery amber, but it wouldn't really fit the theme here), the musk isn't sharp or cologny, and the whole base/heart is very well blended. It has kind of a classic perfume feel without the sharp edge some musky alcohol-based perfumes have. It smells like smart vintage outfits and rapid-fire witty banter.