Saw you going crazy on the dance floor...

Miller Harris Geranium Bourbon

Why is it that sample acquisition is that much more tempting now that I am unemployed? I did manage to convince myself I was allowed to get a sample of L'Artisan Havana Vanille, which I have been drooling over since it was announced, so look for that soon.

For today, though, I'm reviewing Miller Harris Geranium Bourbon. According to Miller Harris, Geranium Bourbon is described as

Geranium Bourbon is a complex blend, deep and rosy; a combination of cassis berries, lemon geranium and Turkish rose - the scents of an English garden after the rain. Geranium Bourbon is unique. It is light, complex, young and sophisticated and one thing is for sure - it is truly addictive.

I love Geranium Bourbon. Despite being able to smell the rose throughout, this is one hot and sexy masculine scent. It's spicy, it's dry, it's boozy, and yet with the cassis and rose and geranium, it's still got a lovely feminine edge.

This is exactly what I think of when I try to think of scents that might fit Angela's call for feminine scents that work for men. It's a little sweet in a dry way like good gin and I like the lemony edge it gets from the geranium. On me little bits of spice kept bubbling up and bursting on the dry down, which kept it interesting and complex. I love that it is masculine in a cheeky way; it reminds me of meat sweetened by a lemon honey brine or one of my favorite beers, a Belgian beer, Lindeman's Cassis.

It's a scent that says I am traditional enough to be confidently teasing in a feminine way. On a woman, I think it would read as classy and preppy, like a very youthful Polo ad. Basically I think it works for for the Gossip Girl set, and I mean that for both Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass. Geranium Bourbon has very low sillage, and it is very faint after two hours, so I'd be generous with the application.

You can buy Miller Harris's Geranium Bourbon in 50ml for $95 and 100ml for $140 direct from the the perfumer or from Luckyscent, FragranceNet, and other outlets. Check around; on this one you can probably find a good deal. You can also get decants from The Perfumed Court or, and in this case I recommend, Posh Peasant, which frequently has lovely scents for very good prices. It also comes in a candle and a 5g solid perfume, if you're into that sort of thing.

For the first time,
standing with my friends in the bright light.
Saw you going crazy on the dance floor.
I’ve taken one already but I want more.
This time I’m going to feel it.
- "Breakfast in NYC," Oppenheimer

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Images courtesy of Miller Harris, Merchant Duvin, and Gossip Girl.