Beast-mode skanky jasmine sheen. Love it
If you've smelled Molecule 05 you'll recognise the cashmeran in Alien. To my nose it's 50% cashmeran, 30% ambroxan or some such similar amber base and 20% sweetened jasmine. It's undoubtedly genius and groundbreaking, and it's all the craftier for it's simplicity.
I think I will always have a few favorite designer scents which I love and which I just never seem to be tired of. Those scents share one common thing: at some point in my life they used to be my signature scents for years. Nowadays I don’t have that kind of scent. Maybe some day there will be one, but now I want to change quite a lot of scents within a week and even during a day. I have always been changing but still there used to be one which I wore more than others. This fragrance is not so appreciated by many people in niche world because of its simple notes but I love this powerful, narcotic jasmine bomb. I find this sexy and seductive, even mysterious despite its simplicity (Jasmine and Cashmeran in Amber base). This is strong Jasmin from the opening until the end and longevity is eternal. I think this can be too much even for some Jasmine lovers. I love it a lot. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
I’ve never been a fan of Alien. When it came out, it just rubbed me the wrong way. Too strong, too obnoxious and chemical smelling...in a way, it was a radioactive amber, disguised as the new millennium Poison. And you could, just like the 80’s monstre, smell/feel/taste it everywhere. For a couple of years after it came out, I avoided elevators! Fast forward to 2020, the pandemic, time in, and the need to feel excitement and positivity. I scoured the net, and out of curiosity I ordered a 2005 limited edition, a cute 15ml bottle called The Secret Stone. And, much to my surprise, I absolutely fell in love. Now, I’ve tried Alien before, in modern formulas, and never liked the way it smelled on me. But when the vintage touched my skin, the intergalactic jasmine and the extraterrestrial amber somehow took me to that planet. Simple note list, major twists and turns. And when I wear it, there’s a moment when I’m in a solitary galaxy, light years away from Earth, somewhere in the future. In a dark empty room, with only neon lights out the window, there’s a 60’s TV set. And when it captures a signal from Earth, from the past, there’s a commercial for Ribena. Anyone remember that ‘all kinds of berry and lots of sugar’ juice? Well, in that precise moment, I’m in love. And Alien basically, is the loudest, weirdest, most static jasmine/orange blossom there is. It creates a new meaning for floral. And the teeth grinding base, suddenly makes sense. Without any similarity to Poison (well, maybe 5%), Alien feels from the future, time traveling to 1985 and being entranced by Poison. I feel as if Alien is the purple hue that still permeates elevator mirrors and carpets of Poison users back in the day. I may not love it (yet) as much as I adore Poison, but I’m actually beginning to think that I’m more of an Alien person than an Angel one. And luckily I’ve been able to find a 2006 backup eau de parfum, so I’m set for some light years. And also, Alien is one of the last modern perfumes where the original ad, perfectly captures the feel of the fragrance. Down to a t. Masterpiece.
