Perfume Review: A.Maze by People of the Labyrinths
A.Maze is the second fragrance that comes to us from the hip Dutch fashion house - People of the Labyrinths. Its predecessor, Luctor et Emergo, is anything but boring, and, while not appealing to all, is truly one of a kind, unconventional creation. Needless to say, A.Maze came into existence faced with great expectations and hopes to demonstrate the same amount (if not more) of creativity, innovation, and edge. But let me be more specific: A.Maze does not disappoint. I’m still at the point of evaluating it’s amazingness factor but one thing you can be sure of - it is not a maze.
A.Maze supposedly took five years to make, and from what we know it contains 100% natural ingredients (I’m always hesitant to mention such a fact as it’s often not the case). In spite of the claim, it doesn’t quite “strike a somewhat lighter note”, mostly due to the fact it’s predominantly a rose scent, spiced up with saffron to boot. In its character, it’s very much along the lines of Aoud Roses Petals by Montale, except the medicinal, metallic rose is replaced by “meaty”, jam-like rose. The drydown is much softer and less intense, with the rose-saffron fling still going strong, and just a touch of sandalwood and musk. Overall, A.Maze is an excellent perfume but one that takes some warming up to (which I’m presently experiencing).
A.Maze features the notes of henna, saffron, Taif rose, orange blossom, Wardia rose, agarwood, sandalwood, musk, civet.
The scent is currently on pre-order at Beautyhabit and Luckyscent.
Luckyscent is doing a promo on A.Maze - get free shipping on the fragrance with the code “amaze”.
Image source: www.labyrinths.nl
25 comments January 21st, 2007