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Angel’s Dust is a rather pleasant and joyful vintage-style scent, inspired by the imagery of a dusty boudoir of bygone times. To me, a description of that sort connotes an element of filth, sex and lust, which certainly seems to be lacking here unfortunately which is unusual for Bianchi. You definitely pick up the vintage feel of face powder and rose, which I must admit is lovely. Bianchi’s signature use of orris is of course stunning, but I feel like something is missing here. The musk and tolu balsam listed seem to be all but absent, stripping away any lustrous aspect you might hope for; it smells lovely, but lacks a certain depth and allure. Of course it smells lovely, and I very much enjoy wearing my sample, but Bianchi has a number of other orris-centric fragrances which provide far more depth and character. This is definitely one of the more wearable and palatable perfumes from the house.
While reading about Francesca Bianchi’s perfumes for the first time I knew that I would fall in love them. These scents are like a poetry, true niche. This perfume is gorgeous blend of familiar notes but the result is something very unique and different. It feels like I have found it from my grandmother’s cosmetic pouch - in a good way. It makes me think the past time when women was wearing corsets and voluptuous dresses made from velvet. I think the scent is very unisex though. Angel’s Dust is a sparkling yet dusty, it’s even musty but in a attractive and addictive way. You can find amazing contrasts in this scent. It’s like a dry powder soaked in a little bit sweet ambery and musky syrup. A sophisticated sweetness is definitely not sugary or synthetic and it’s a result of balsamic Benzoin, Tolu Balsam and Vanilla which all of them together together with Sandalwood and Musk wrap Iris, Rose and Mimosa in a warm hug. It is overloaded, voluptous and glorious sensuality in the bottle, great for intimate moments whilst the soft nature to stay close to the skin makes it easy to wear anywhere you want. It leaves a mysterious sexy trail after you, it’s like a complete addiction. This was an easy and safe choice from me from FB but as these scents are really unique I recommend to sample first. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
I think Francesca is very adept at creating that 'skin' smell but with varying degrees of success as to whether it agrees with my tastes. In this case I think it works fairly well, although It's still difficult to say whether I like Angel dust or not. This is crudely a honey sweetened balsamic with a dirty musk undercurrent and it's a classic combo really viewed through the lens of an indy perfumer who likes to turn things upto 11 especially the animal element. Here it's reasonably subdued the amber is light, floral powdery, and probably the most retrained that she gets in her repertoire.
Pfffff I mean, if I smelled this without having smelled the rest of her line I'd think it was great, but in reality the difference between most of her perfumes is really negligible. This smells exactly like The Lover's Tale, but more wearable. TLT is ridiculously, antisociallly strong whereas this is the same scent toned down.