Trick or Treat : Black Magic

Trick: 

Nasty.

Bad, not thinking me.

Lancome does not make a "roll on" of Magie Noire.

I bid and "won."

Trick!!!

Treat, with trick:

Yohji Yamamoto "solid powder" perfume.

One came as a gift (thank you!), another purchased as back up.  Or a gift.  (Karma = good.)

But there's a trick, too:  d-i-s-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d.

Still available on Amazon!

Tricky treat:

Habanita.

Tricky little senora.

Who knew that queer tobacco & sharp stuff would dry down to vanilla comfort?

Yum.  Wait for it.

Treat:

Mmmm, Black Cashmere.

Speaking of sharp, that's how it hits some.

On me, after an edgy opening, spiced incense in sharp focus, but not harsh.

In fact, occasionally veers off into sweet land.

As I will today, with ghost, goblins, and other ghouls showing up at my door to demand their due.

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Equinox

Consider the equinox. Sun directly overhead, day time equal to night time. Things in balance.

What perfume to wear for such an occasion? Do we bring in those which continue a balance throughout their development? Or which turn equally from one extreme to another, as our day will turn to our night today?

Balanced presentation throughout: Lancome Magie Noire, which continues a steady if subdued rose underneath is animalistic veneer. Armani Pierre de Lune, which keeps the violet and lightly metallic whiff of green going throughout. L'Artisan Fleur de Narcisse, which keeps the tobacco and hay going against narcissus and leather throughout the run.

Turn arounds: L'Artisan Poivre Piquant, which starts as a sharp peppery single note on me, and transitions into a creamy blended skin scent. If you've been reading for a while, you already know that SIP Black Rosette goes here. Molinard Habanita, which continually bounces back and forth between gently fruity floral and tobacco on me--which I guess means multiple turn arounds, so it is good for a few revolutions.

I'm not ready to vote one approach more correct than the other; after all, it's important to maintain a balanced view of these things. But if you've got additions to either list, I'm all--erm, half--ears.