Review (3/5): Smells Lovely But Very Weak
I bought my first two Auric Blends perfumes two years ago and was very pleased. I bought another two last summer and two more just recently. The scents are lovely and I wish I could describe them in detail, but the last four perfumes I bought are more diluted each time and I can't pick up on the depth of the fragrances. I even wrote an email to Auric Blends politely voicing concern. I understand perfume ingredients must be expensive, but "watering down" perfumes with carrier oil to make the batch more cost efficient is compromising the product. I, and I believe many of my fellow Auric Blends fans will agree, would be fine with a small price increase if it meant the perfumes could be concentrated again. I sincerely mean that, because I like this company.
The latest two I purchased are Sandalwood and Divine Opium. Sandalwood is woody and sweet. Divine Opium has similar notes to my favorite Black Opium but a little brighter. Like I said, they're so weak that the full fragrance notes are hard to pick up on, and the scent fades quickly.