JD Jeffrey Dame Juste Filthy and Gallagher Crimson Veil
And now we are into “blame the commenter” here at the Posse..
Specifically VerbenaLuvvr in commenting on Portia’s post on MKK. mentioned Juste Filthy as being “heavily fecal”- so much so that I think it was tossed. This sent me straight to the Olfactif site to order a sample. Three actually. Of the same thing. Because.
I think they threw in the sample of Crimson Veil to be nice (or perhaps they thought I would need to cut that barnyard back a bit.)
Well, I didn’t need to muck out the metaphorical stalls and I didn’t need to move.
Juste Filthy notes are: bergamot, tarragon, rosemary, cumin, artemisia, cinnamon leaf, geranium, lavender, orange flower, violet, olibanum, tonka bean, vetiver, cedar, patchouli, civet, skatole, and musk
Now the musk (and the civet and skatole) are definitely front and center here. If you hate those notes or find them obtrusive then, to put it nicely, this might not be for you. Oddly, this might not be for you if you just want a Sex Panther kind of thing (which I can see is now a real product after “Anchorman.” Who knew?)
What it is is a rich, almost “old school” kind of fragrance. The kind you really (sadly) don’t see anymore. The musks and spices are there but don’t overpower the flowers: the various layers of citrus, flowers, woods, and musks are as present and discernable as the liquor in a Pousse Cafe are visible. It’s not shy: it’s the fragrance you’d wear to the Met Gala. I’ll wear it around the house when I need to release my inner Norma Desmond. (doubtless muttering “I’m richer than all this new Hollywood Trash!”) $115 for 50M at the perfumer’s website. (edit) Okay I popped for a small bottle of this one and it came with some extras including a body balm called Scatamalis. You can imagine what that’s like. Now double it. I’m in love. Nobody will come near ma, but I am in love..
Crimson Veil is the polar opposite (which may be why they put it in there- they couldn’t 5150 me for ordering 3 samples of Juste Filthy but they could gently suggest) It’s a cool and fruity thing with notes of (from the perfumers website) “Fresh Berries, Bergamot, Timur Pepper, Turkish Rose, Teakwood, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Oakmoss, Leather, and Mineral Notes.” Most of which I would normally hate, but there’s something in this one that’s both richer and sillier than the ingredients would have you think. The berries and “mineral notes” are lovely together and something in there gives it a milky, cereal vibe that reminds me a bit of Lostmarc’h Lann-Ael. Or Froot Loops. Which makes me giggle. I don’t think I need it but at $125 for 50ML (at their website) it’s a another relative bargain. (edit) After 6 hours of wearing this I am getting stealthy little wafts of salty fruit and it’s gorgeous. So maybe I need after all? Oh who needs car insurance! Or food..
I purchased my samples from Olfactif.
Photos: My iPhone, Pexels, Wikimedia Commons
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