Honey Supreme

What begins in a radiant way reveals the presence of a delicate powdery nuance later and then, more than a few hours later, the welcome fuzzy nearness of an animal, and it's just enough; never too much. These are a few of my favorite things, this powder and this animal, and the base here positions them in perfect harmony. My client wanted something luminous, with "a little bit of musk and a lot of sweetness," and my brand is about the reclamation of our very human animal, so I reach for this in order to incorporate a discreetly animalic touch without entering an explicitly animalic territory, in a perfume composition which must be sweet and smiling, also. The honey concept is a tricky one, as honey from one harvest to another is never quite the same, I think, but I do believe I've found the best honey base on the market right here. What's more, Jamie was not only understanding of my desire to combine two orders before fulfilling them, but proactive about including a third order in the shipment before I even requested it! I couldn't be happier. Thank you, Jamie, and thanks, also, to everyone at Fraterworks! Looking forward, happy fuming!

Cherry + Apple Jolly Rancher top to even base notes - with long-lasting very methyl phenylacetate-like honey notes (a little chocolatey and makes me think more of artificial honey more than real honey). It's nice and sweet, but in my opinion, it's about as sweet as it is tart, and a little too acidic sour to my nose - a lot like gummy bears. Maybe a little more than a hint of a cinnamic alcohol-like molecule. To my nose, it's really more honey candy than anything else. Maybe like cinnamon-flavored honey sticks for tea! It would be a good honey candy flavor (in my opinion), or maybe something good for a fresh and fruity cologne, but I don't really like it for what I was going to use it for. I was looking for a honey note with a sweetness that is very long lasting, yes, but that is more real-to-life; with a mysterious earthy depth and sweetness like that of real honey. Nothing I have tried has that natural ethyl-vanilla + caramel note that's in unprocessed raw honey (extremely noticeable when smelling from wide-mouth mason jar), and especially nothing that has that signature slightly hay-like and a little animalic - dusty precious woody oud note (like sourwood honey here in the state of GA in the US) that really good honey has. I have not tried Honey Signature, but if it is very similar to this, then I probably shouldn't buy it.