312 Saint Honore

at first i was disappointed because i couldn’t smell much of anything. after testing a few others, i came back and it smelled beautiful. it’s not necessarily unique, but it’s pristinely crafted. it is the best clean but warm musk i’ve smelled with some florals. after about five hours, i couldn’t smell it anymore. i decided to ask my friend i had just met at the gym to smell it, and she said yes she could and it smelled warm and soft. knowing i was nose blind, i asked her to smell it again after an hour long weightlifting session. she smelled it faintly, so i thought this was the end. we did some shopping afterwards, and after another an hour and a half, she still smelled it faintly, and i could start smelling it again faintly too. even after going home and showering (cold since it’s a major heatwave, i smelled the wrist where i didn’t spray the perfume—nothing. however, where i sprayed it, i can smell such a clean musk. it’s been 11 hours now!!

I was expecting some similarities with Eau de Papier or Glossier You, but to my nose that smells stright as an expensive cream or lotion. I can almost detect just the orange blossom and a lot of lactonic creamy profile. Despite liking this profile, it makes me feel a little nauseous. It is not usual for me to feel that kind of sickness in a perfume and I love other perfumes from this profile like Papier, Sonic Flower, JHAG, Fleur de Peau... But I feel that there is something here that is too bold, too creamy for my nose. I will try it again in another weather, to check if maybe it needs a colder weather to be less heavy.

Finished my travel-sized, will not upgrade to full size because I feel like I may get bored of it later on (because of the aldehydes. It can still be overwhelming for me). But I changed the rating to 😍 because man, if you think you don't like it, if you think it smells cold and fishy, you have to wear this scent in the hot months!!! It truly blooms and smells so delicious and classy. It is low-key kinda gourmand, smells like some sort of white chocolate. And it projects very well in the heat. I even got a compliment from it!

BDK 312 Saint-Honorie is a luscious perfume. It was a rare blind buy because I was drawn to the notes listed. I'm not proficient at describing perfumes, but I can describe how this makes me feel: pampered, bougie, feminine, calm, quiet confidence. The projection is moderate and the longevity is good on my skin. I will be looking for more from the nose behind this, Alexandra Carlin, because it is so well-blended and unlike anything I've sniffed before. An underrated gem suitable for all occasions and all seasons.

This is lovely. I get the pepper, musk and oud in the opening, even though it's soft and it's only there to give it a backbone. Then the orange blossom shows up giving it a flowery facet and stays throughout the dry down, where the musk and ambroxan show up. I get no iris per se...Very similar to L'eau Papier, but more in the air, because on skin this is beefier and more sophisticated. I own both, but they can be redundant. I'd recommend this one for performance and LP for a more airy effect.