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viktoria.9696 – :
D.S. & Durga are really good with their names. “HYLNDS – Pale Grey Mountain, Small Black Lake” is water, limestone, and green notes. Pretty good.
Volf222 – :
A nice balance of aquatic, woody, and green, my fourth try from D.S. & Durga’s Hylnds line, Pale Grey Mountain, Small Black Lake, is the freshest of the collection that I’ve sampled so far, and perhaps the best of the lot for wearing in warm weather.
It comes off mainly as a mix of water, light florals, and the beechwood note that anchors it. It’s pleasant and smells very natural without being obtrusive or distracting. It does smell a bit of a lakeside, between the fog, woods, water, and flowers. It’s quite an achievement in terms of creating a natural mild realistic fragrance that’s not over the top with heavy elements, nor does it fall short by seeming synthetic.
Unsurprisingly, with many of the lighter elements involved, it’s not a great performer, so the standard Hylnds pricing of $180 for 50ml EDP is difficult to stomach but you’re looking for something natural and outdoorsy, this might quite fit the bill. For me, it’s a like, not a love, but this is certainly something I’d recommend that everyone try.
7 out of 10
pronja – :
I think PGM,SBL is interesting in that it wears like a variation on an abstract chypre, being both woody and fresh simultaneously but without the traditional framework of a chypre. I like the presentation and bottle, as others have mentioned, and I think the scent itself is quite nice. For me, oakmoss, violet (ionones) and ozonic/aquatic notes dominate, accented by saltier water pepper and purslane. Like others, I note relatively poor sillage and tenacity, however this fragrance seems to be aiming for the close chill of wet air near stones, lichen, etc. so I can see why it was not designed as a sillage monster. My advice is to wear it on clothing to add to its longevity rather than on skin. When you lean in for a kiss or a hug or a whisper your special someone will definitely appreciate the beckoning of far away dells in Scotland.
rjkz7123 – :
This is a foggy, brisk morning in the countryside…lovely oakmoss with a touch of water notes and grasses…absolutely lovely…Pale Grey Mountain…take me away..,
SlitySkek – :
I think it’s beautiful!! What a gorgeous name….. it suits the perfume so well. It evokes exactly what the description above says I think. It’s wonderful!!! Pale Grey Mountain, Small Black Lake…….oh!!! I just love it. It’s so sublime. Fog!! Silver fog even!! Oh so true, it is! My my, I’m completely bowled over by this lovely, amazing perfume! It’s so ethereal. So ancient cosmic as aschifm so beautifully says. The wetness, the bracken, the cool foggy climb up the mountain, to the romantic black lake. So sensuous. So alluring, so mysterious. So light and dark, dank, crisp and exhilarating. Thrilling and chilling!!! And I love pigweed! Like janjanjan below, I too love chewing on it!! It’s delicious! Mmmm…….
Anyway, it’s a dream of a perfume for me. It doesn’t last a really long time, but who cares? I love spraying it on again…..! Lovely beautiful thing it is!
kanunon – :
Salty and slightly herbal oakmoss. When I first tried my sample on my skin, I thought I had become nose-blind because I couldn’t smell it at all after the first hour. Turns out it just has really poor longevity and low sillage, which I find inexcusable at this price point. Not one of the better HYLNDS fragrances, really – both in performance and in formulation.
Dychorpcody – :
Interesting, but not especially wearable to me. I can see appreciating this fragrance as art rather than cosmetic. The oak moss and ‘aquatics’ are effective at conjuring a cold alpine lake. Definitely more traditionally masculine. It also smells quite clean, if that’s your thing.
I don’t love it, but neither do I mind having a sample around.
i_am_small – :
Interesting. Nice scent.
Slightly sweet
Soft
Poor longevity ( 1/2 hour)
Low sillage ( sits close to the skin)
Сергей А.Л. – :
This one is interesting. I had higher hopes on it than what it has delivered, but it’s still a pretty good smell, to my taste.
It’s cold, “stony” indeed, and also peppery, and watery, yet saturated, and it’s hard to distinguish particular ingredients (at least for me, not being a perfume expert).
All in all I guess it quite reflects the short poetic description given here, and on the web-site, and on the box.
To my taste it’s more masculine, than feminine (it’s stated to be unisex), so I won’t be wearing it as much as I hoped, but there are certainly seasons (late autumn) when it’s just perfect.
Просто Сергей – :
This scent is poetry. Just bloody beautiful. Elegant and one of a kind, It evokes an immediate mental picture, its name and accompanying text describing it perfectly.
I get an immediate hit of heather, thistles and violets, earthy, cold damp ozonic air. It paints an image of remote wild moorlands. I am immediately transported to a bleakly beautiful view of a mountain with mist, bracken and dark lake.
I wear it when i feel in need of armour, to channel its remoteness, when i want something ethereal. And yet i also find it extremely wearable. It feels chilly yet warmly envelops at the same time.
Moderate sillage, and only lasts on me for about 4 hrs, but many perfumes don’t last long on my skin, so i’d imagine greater longevity for others. A completely unisex scent – that molds itself around its host and therefore presents as very masculine or feminine, dependent on wearer. Frankly i want all of this line – they’re all spectacular, but this is my favourite -currently!
Elish888 – :
This is Creed’s Royal Water, done properly. (And by properly, I mean it doesn’t turn into a soggy weak mess in the first 30 minutes). Bitter citrus top, aquatic and herby. Astringent. I was expecting to hit a hard place but it stays in the mists.
Also fun to get hints of purslane (pigweed) in a fragrance. I chew on this in my backyard.