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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Darling Clandestine ~ Aequitas

Hello, sweet little kittens! Today I will be attempting to describe a Darling Clandestine perfume by the name of Aequitas. Dee was super kind to send me this perfume, so thank you Dee! You are a bright sunshine in the absolute darkness!

Here is the scent description from Darling Clandestine:

"You guys should be in every major city."

Yes. It's a fragrance inspired by the Boondock Saints. Smoke and blood and whiskey and damp alleys and leather and steel and gunpowder and sweat and denim and sweet wooden rosary beads and a bit of clover struggling up through concrete cracks. It is unisex and so, so, so sexy.

Aequitas contains highly concentrated German chamomile, so it's got a bit o' the green. And since it also contains real whiskey, the dark resins and lovely insanely green oil-bubbles tend to separate and settle at the bottom. Just give the bottle a shake, and the perfume turns the color of a luna moth. :)

Can I just say that the color and consistency of this perfume is just awesome? There really are little bubbles in it! I had to google what a Luna moth looked like, so this is it:


Photo Source- Butterflies and Moths

I remember when this perfume came out, as I was stalking the OHWTO website for their Halloween collection. Aequitas is a collaboration with OHWTO- Veritas is the OHWTO perfume, and Aequitas is the DC perfume. They can be worn together to make a superperfume! But yeah, onto the scent!


The cold sniff of this perfume is incredibly perplexing and kind of frightening. There's a sharpness to it that is very green, but also what appears to be the steel in this blend. Initial application reveals the fresh greenness of the German Chamomile, though it's considerably better than the cold sniff. There is also a strong metallic note of blood. I say it's the blood and not the steel because I remember the blood note distinctively from a perfume I have from TMTM, Paramour, which shares a lot of the notes contained in Aequitas. The leather comes out in the drydown so much that I can't detect any other notes. This is definitely not an easy perfume to describe, but it's pretty interesting. I'm glad it didn't smell like whiskey on me, because I don't tend to like boozy scents. I enjoyed this perfume, but I do wish it lasted longer. It disappeared seemingly immediately on me!

10 comments:

  1. I haven't tried this one-but the green bubbles look so cool! Not sure about the blood note, but as with all DC scents, I'm sure it's fascinating!

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    1. The little green bubbles are darling! I wish I could have added a photo, but I was having trouble getting a decent one. The blood is actually really neat and not as daunting as it might seem. Are you enjoying the goodies you picked up from SS and HoG? :)

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  2. Your review made me dig out myc sample of Aequitas (Thanks Dee!). I've always been a bit perplexed by this one as on me it doesn't really smell like the description. I can vaguey smell metallic notes (but not blood) and something green but ther than that I have no idea what I am smelling. Something savory and spicy I would say...

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    1. Oh and it doesn't last very long on me either... I'll have to try it with the Alkemia fixative to see if thet makes a difference.

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    2. Yes, it's not an easy one to describe; so I'm glad I'm not alone, my dear! The closest perfume I can pin it to is Paramour, but even then, there's something about this one that's absolutely mysterious! Perhaps a secret ingredient ;) I was thinking my skin chemistry or this nasty summer heat are what made this perfume disappear so quickly, but now I know it's not just me! I remember reading about the Alkemia Fixative in your blog- that's something that I should really invest in someday when things aren't the way they are in mah life :)

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    3. There is a similar note in another DC scent, but I can't quite think of which at the moment. Evonne seems to work a lot with accords so it's probable that the same accord that has us mystified has been used elsewhere too I guess. DC scents really are mystifying and unique!

      The Alkemia fixative is rather nice! It works wonders with some sents, but it doesn't work with everything. I tried it with Aequitas and it made no difference really...

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  3. I can never get head around this one - I still don't know whether I like it or not. It's definitely interesting though.

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    1. It's really hard to describe! I don't think I'd be able to if I didn't have Paramour as a frame of reference. I definitely like interesting :) Thank you so much for sending this to me- it means so much to me!

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  4. Luna moth is so beautiful!
    And real whiskey in a perfume, wow that's cool!
    Steal and blood doesn't always agree with me though..

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    1. Isn't it though? I actually think all moths are kind of cute :3
      I agree, real whiskey in a perfume is such a neat idea. I'm surprised it didn't smell boozy one bit.
      I can see where steel or blood notes could go horribly wrong!

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