When I read
Dee’s and Su’s reviews on Twyla I was really excited to try her perfumes. I was
intrigued by her floral blends and the fact that she uses only natural
ingredients, made me wanting to buy some samples even more.
I ordered:
9 samples + one free because was my first order. She also sent me another on as
a surprise.
I used the
code from Dee’s blog as well! So, it was a very good deal.
The
shipping was almost 12usd but when I got my package I noticed that the actual
price was less than that. I emailed Twyla and she sent me 6usd back
immediately! That’s what I call costumer service!
So, the
international shipping was only 6usd for 11 samples.
I bought
All of her chocolate inspired blends! I couldn’t resist guys. I love chocolate
scents and especially the chocolate+floral combo!
Chocolate Roses: Rose otto, milk chocolate, tarragon and mint
From the
imp I am getting chocolate and mint. No roses!! It disappears on my skin
whatever I do… I put all the sample in one go and still nothing…. Colour me
disappointed
Strawberries and Chocolate: Dark chocolate, vanilla and green cognac
This is
super Yummy from the imp! It smells exactly like a chocolate that we have in
Greece which is with cream and strawberry mouse!
If this was
stronger and it lasted longer on my skin maybe I would buy a bottle.
Rasberries and chocolate: Dark ckocolate, vanilla and roibos
This is
very similar to Strawberries and Chocolate maybe a little bit more tart. I can
smell the tannins from the roibos tea it’s very nice and gives an earthy note
to the blend but again it doesn’t stay on me!
White chocolate and apricots with vanilla and
coconut
Starts a
little bit weird with that alcoholic grapey apricot note but I really like the
dry down. Again not very strong but it lasts maybe an hour on me.
Chocolate Violets: Dark ckocolate,
vanilla, violet, tiare
From all
the chocolate blends I was looking forward to try this on the most! I think
this one is my favourite from all the Twyla chocolate scents. The chocolate note
isn’t pronounced is a candied violets scent. The tiare gives an exotic tone to
the whole. I guess this is how face powders of the past would smelt like1
All in all,
I liked her chocolate scents but they were very weak on me. I won’t buy
anything in full size but I was happy to try them.
Twyla uses
a cocoa absolute to her perfume but I notice that it doesn’t resolve in the
scent No matter how hard I tried. This has never happened to me before. Usually
I roll the bottle, The cocoa absolute and the other ingredients mingle together
and then I apply my perfume. I don’t know why this is happening here.
GENERAL
CATALOGUE SCENTS
Bone Flower
Bone Flower, another name for the lovely tuberose; Tropical flowers
on a grave - mysterious, cool, ethereal and beautiful. The complex tuberose
blended with the musky scent of loamy, tropical soil and unearthed
bones.Tuberose Absolute, Balsam of Peru, Maile leaf (used in Hawai'ian funereal
services), Styrax, soft Musk & Sandalwood Absolute.
Tuberose is
one of my favourite notes. When I saw that Twyla had a scent named after my
favourite flower I almost bought a bottle unsniffed.
This is so
light, no wonder why Su couldn’t smell this one at all…
If I try
really hard I get a very beautiful scent but that is just for a moment… Bummer.
Honekakala
The Hawai'ian word for "honeysuckle".
This was inspired by the lei shop near my old apartment in Makiki-Tantalus. I
would stop in at least once a week to buy a lei or at the very least a flower.
Walking into the scent of that shop had a way of making me feel drunk, purely
on the fragrance of flowers.
Honeysuckle absolute, pikake, plumeria absolute, Tahitian gardenia
maceration/absolute, tuberose absolute, massoia bark, lilikoi accord, Monoi de
Tahiti and a dribble of aged sweet patchouli
Gardenia,
Honeysuckle, pikake, gardenia, tuberose! I love all of them! Let’s see if I
have a better luck.
I think I
smell Ylang Ylang too. This is nice but it’s similar to Narcosa from HoG and I
like narcosa best. The patchouli is not very strong here. So, if you like white
flowers don’t let the patchouli scare you!
Magnolia Street
Magnolia, pink lotus absolute, zdravetz,
nagramotha, cannabis flower, coffee flower, peach blossom, sandalwood absolute,
aged patchouli and a generous swirl of spice.
I get a
hint of spice but it isn’t cinnamon or clove to my nose. This is nice and
feminine. I get good amount of patchouli on the dry down
The golden lilies
Lily-of-the-Valley, tiare flower, apricot,
tonka, davana, amber, sandalwood and fire tree.
Ohh Fire
tree! This is a new note for me!
From the
imp I don’t like this. It’s sour and sharp. Like I have said this reminds me
sweet white wine. This has good staying power. So bad that I don’t enjoy it.
The Sacred Queen
Beautiful, ruthless and fiery - The Sacred
Queen, with over 14 essential oils, is a deceptively sweet, complex and
unmistakably regal blend of honey and smokey vetiver, amber and vintage
patchouli, frankincense, neroli and bitter almond with smoldering spices,
sacred incense and a heady blend of florals.
Earthy
patchouli and vetiver. Now this one I like! It’s smoky and interesting and has
good staying power. I have similar blend but still this one is very nice if you
love resinous scents. I don’t detect neroli or almond in this but I do get a
white floral note as the vetiver burns of.
Breathless
Red and white rose, vintage patchouli, myrrh,
cacao absolute, bourbon vanilla, and sandalwood.
This one is
my favourite from all the Twyla scents that I have tried. I have a similar scent
from Arcana though. The rose isn’t
overpowering and it compliments the other notes and helps the blend not to
become to earthy. Cacao and patchouli are the strongest notes here.
This has
very good staying power too! I highly recommend it for patchouli lovers!
All in all, I loved the concept and the
inspiration behind these perfumes but unfortunately none of these is full
bottle worthy for me. I even tried to
put some of the in my scent locket but still I couldn’t smell them through the
day.
Perfume is very subjective and has a lot to do
with the body chemistry. For example I never liked any of The morbid the
merrier scent but I know a lot of people who loved them!
Twyla is very friendly and I highly recommend
checking her site out and her FB page where she has regular sales. You can
always try before buying her scents and I always appreciate this in a perfume
company!
Have a nice Week-end everyone!
