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VINT333 – :
One of the best honey scents I’ve encountered: lots of powdery pollen from the carnation, dripping with sweetness, and full of beeswax. There’s a bit of bubblegum or rootbeer barrels in there, too, which sounds odd, but smells quite lovely to me.
RammiZem – :
On me this is about 75% honey/beeswax, 25% carnation/musk, with absolutely no mandarins. I would have liked to smell them, but I also don’t think the scent suffers for their absence. This is one of the truest honey scents I’ve every smelled; the kind you find very fresh at a farm stand. The beeswax keeps things from getting too sweet, and the musk/carnation combo isn’t overly powdery even though that’s a perpetual problem with carnations on my skin.
This scent is also strong! Even after a shower it’s still hanging around with a perfectly reasonable amount of throw. I find it uplifting and comforting, and while it is sexy it’s also very easy to wear. I wouldn’t have any problem wearing this to dinner with my parents, or even in the daytime in the spring, although it could easily be a date night scent.
igor915 – :
The honey is dominant and pretty, but somehow this doesn’t evoke fairies. The citrus seems unbalanced and comes on too strong, other than the fact that it feels completely out of place, particularly in a scent named “Prairie”. Clover would have been more fitting.
Attethysaibia – :
Sigh. Clearly I have the wrong skin chemistry for this fragrance. The good news is that if ever I decide to truly repel my husband and banish him far away from me, all I need to do is spray on some of this honey potion. I was wearing my small tester the other day (purchased in a sample pack) and he kept wrinkling his nose and asking “what’s that smell?” He was truly perplexed.
Finally I shoved my wrist under his nose and he recoiled in disgust. According to him it smells like “piss… but not just any piss… dog piss.” Not sure what the exact distinction is, perhaps he is a connoisseur. At any rate, this will have to be worn only when he is out of town. Or perhaps only when I’m by myself, as I’ll be the only one who understands that I did not, in fact, pee myself.
CialisFarmaco – :
I’m so loving this scent. It’s citrusy, sweet like honey, like a lovely dessert. Yumm. Where do I buy this 😀
gusnik1 – :
I love this fragrance. It is honey sweet but I thankfully get lots of carnation that gives some kick and prevents it being cloying. I do think there might also be clove present. Very spicy, slightly orangey and delicious. It needs more clove to make me think of the orange and clove pomanders we used to make in primary school. Quite strong notes that seem to keep any musk low key on me. It is pretty linear on me. Moderate sillage and longevity. Do try it if you like potent, sweet yet spicy fragrance
dimonns82 – :
I am a honey LOVER! However, all my chemistry brings out is citrus/green vibe…..no honey whatsoever. AND…I just bought the 4ml from Smell Bent directly. I will keep it until summer….MAYBE the heat will bring the honey out!
jdanov79 – :
This is kinda nice, very sweet/spicy. I really only pick up the honey and carnation – maybe a hint of musk, but it’s a pleasant balance. I somewhat feel it needs …something else with it, but not sure what. Also, the musk feels more like sandalwood. It’s got that powdery-sweetness going on.
I’m not sure I’d wear this in the summer or in a stuffy office, as it might become cloying after a time. Very interested to see how this behaves. Floral gourmand, for sure!
No headaches yet, so yay! there.
EDIT:
This has a sneaky peachy/orange opening that settles in the background. The sweetness is just *almost* too overpowering, however, when the carnation is in the fore it reminds me of Lush’s “Potion” products.
avasiletov – :
This on my skin is honey and carnation, but is not to animalistic nor is the carnation obnoxious, in fact despite it not being my typical oriental this is a perfect fit. I sprayed it lightly (I work in an office and don’t want to offend), but it had some nice throw. I was about 5 feet from my coworker and she asked me if anyone had flowers because she could smell them and they were really nice. Because I knew that no one did I mentioned that I was wearing perfume and she said it smelled amazing. This is the first compliment I have ever gotten on a perfume without prompting and by someone other than family. Smell Bent, kudos on a gorgeous scent!
svitvito – :
To be clear: I love this. On my skin I find it to be a realistic, sweet, green honey fragrance with a discernible floral note I assume to be carnation.
If you’ve been sensing a “but” coming up, you are right:
I put it on (sparingly!) and went to work the other day. Sat contendedly in my little cloud of (to me) spring-like green sweetness and worked by myself for about half an hour before we were due to have a meeting.
(Side note; the day before we’d discovered that the hideous smell in the office that had been bothering us for the past week was due to a mouse(!) that had died under the fridge. Disgusting, and had never happened before.)
Coworker#1: What is that smell?
(Me: Perking up, proudly about to explain my new perfume.)
Coworker#2: It smells like piss! Didn’t they clean up after that mouse?
(Me: Hiding my wrists in my pockets and trying to sink down into my chair.)
Coworker#1: Nah, maybe, smells like pesticide or something.. like something chemical.
Me: Uh.. maybe it’s a detergent they used to clean up or something?
Coworker#1: Don’t think so, that’s not a human smell. Open a window!
Right..
Honey-based scent can turn urinous if you don’t have the right skin chemistry. I tried By Killian Back to Black and for all that I loved the opening, the drydown turned out remarkably similar to a public toilet. I did however love Pairie Nymph on my skin and didn’t get any urinous notes from it myself, neither did my mother.. maybe it was because honey-based scents are highly unusual where I live? I want to blame the dead mouse, but I won’t be testing this again anywhere near the office or in a public setting.
:/
Prihlop4uk – :
Smell Bent is my favorite perfume house and i hate to criticize but somehow their honey note doesn’t sit well on me. like St. Tropez Apres Soleil, the honey in Prairie Nymph starts off well enough but quickly becomes louder and sweeter and more cloying the longer it sits on my skin. it gets to a point where it drowns out all other notes and starts to give me a headache, which is weird because i’m not usually sensitive to fragrances. it also takes on this odd musky quality that i can only compare to ferret/rat urine (some pet owners will know what i mean).
for the first 10 minutes, Prairie Nymph starts out a sweet but fresh, floral, sunshiney creamsicle but then the dreaded honey starts to rise and dominate the entire fragrance. i hate to do it to you, Smell Bent, but this one was a scrubber for me – i actually had to scrub a few times to get it all off, so its longevity and strength are a plus if Prairie Nymph plays nice with you.
гащицой – :
Honey, honey and more honey. But then something almost… savoury? That sounds weird, but there is something here that basically tempers the sweetness, so that it never becomes sickening. If you like honey, you must try this. As others have said, the longevity is absolutely outstanding, and it stays strong – you will be smelling clouds of honey all day/night.
lisijs – :
For me this scent is all about the honey and beeswax, which I love.
Liategantlied – :
i guess their beeswax note doesn’t work for me, but all i can smell is carnation and french fries. seriously! this turns SO odd on me. i looove the carnation part, but the other side of this fragrance, which seems strangely oily and salty, isn’t doing much with my skin chemistry, unfortunately.
cirlan92 – :
Don’t have much to add other than I do get a hint of something I can’t quite place that comes really close to the sort of powdery-dusty outside of a piece of Bazooka gum. It’s not strong, but it’s there for me. And every time I wear this I find myself compulsively sniffing my wrists. All day long. There’s just something really special going on here, and I do believe I’m addicted.
pantera84 – :
You know what it reminds me of… Potion by Lush. I have just grabbed a big bottle. There is just enough of everything – Carnation and the sweetness in the background. Love at first sight!
moborka – :
Left my real review some months ago. Came back to add that this is one of the ONLY scents I own, of countless bottles and samples and vials, that lasts a full day on my skin. Everything else vanishes, no matter how thick or heavy, within 8 hours absolute tops. Most scents are gone to nose within 4. I kid you not, Prairie Nymph has been hanging on for 24 hours. And I don’t mean in a faint, barely detectable sort of way. In the sense that I CAN STILL SMELL THIS. And I’m enjoying it immensely. I usually only dab a bit on, but the last few days I’ve been going for the gold with a full spritz to my wrists, then a sweep across my chest, and it lasts from shower to shower.
The beginning few hours of this scent make me a little self conscious, as it seems exceedingly sweet. Despite my concerns though, everyone who has commented has had nothing but positive remarks, and usually begins their inquiry with wanting to know what I’m eating or drinking. I say, “Oh, no. I think that’s just me…” which is then followed by some kind of “Ooooh, really??”
It’s the spiciness. The peppery carnation, that takes this from something sweet and nondescript, to something very, very intriguing. And the opening burst of clementine adds a mouthwatering tartness. Then, BONUS, as it dries down it starts to smell like Lush’s Honey I Washed the Kids! Exclamation point added because I was SO HAPPY. I smelled what I thought was some other person on the bus the other day, and I thought to myself, “Man I wish I had some of that soap…” only to realize a few days later that the smell had been myself all along. Hooray!
mr.sofiyanskij – :
Beautiful! Gorgeous! Soft and warm.
Honey and beeswax are the dominant notes here, backed by the spiciness of carnations. Imagine a dozen honey-scented beeswax candles, burning in a warm dim room near a bouquet of carnations. I really didn’t get the clementine that is mentioned below, and it smells nothing at all like bubble gum. [Later edit:] Oh, THAT clementine. I have no idea how I missed that the first couple of times I wore it. It’s the smell of the slightly bitter oil, not a scent of fresh oranges, and it fits perfectly with all of the other notes.
This is a lovely fragrance that makes me want to try more from Smell Bent. It is one of the purest and truest honey scents I’ve run across.
e888kx33rus – :
My coworker told me I smell like chai tea.
I am alright with that!
The clementine is the first detectable note to make it’s presence known, and also the first to fade off. Only moments later, the unidentifiable sweetness begins to turn honeyed, with a warm and animalic heaviness that points toward the beeswax. The effect is a hunk of fresh honeycomb. The carnation plays the role of a spicy clove, and keeps the fragrance from becoming cloying. As it settles, a creamy/powdery musk base is revealed. The whole scent lays nicely against the skin and gives out a gentle, delicious aroma.
As I typed this, another coworker walked by and said, “What kind of tea are you drinking? That smells REALLY good.”
puh 2000 – :
77) For women only? no no no for men too, may be “sensitive”men?
Brent L. has made a beautiful rendering of clementine. You can almost hold it just under your nose. The notes of honey, carnation and musk provide a realistic texture and an effect of sticky sweet juice on fingers.
It’s fresh, gently mischievous.
How can you resist to that?
Pour femme? non non non pour homme aussi, peut être les hommes “sensibles”?
Brent L. a réalisé un très beau rendu de clémentine. On peut presque la tenir dans ses doigts . Les notes de miel, d’oeillet et de musc apportent une texture réaliste et un effet de doigts rendus collants par le jus sucré.
C’est frais, doucement coquin.
Comment résister à ça?
slugencurge – :
This is my first experience with Smell Bent and I guess Prairie Nymph smells “bent”. It smells like a faintly metallic honey which has been stripped of all its richness and dumped in a large bucket of tap water.
Viegiositwori – :
I’m a huge fan of Smell Bent but this is my least favorite of the many, many bottles I currently own. To me, it smells exactly like holiday potpourri. Like the stuff you buy in a bag and put in a bowl for the powder room. Blech. I have an EDT sample spray if anyone is interested, send me a message.
new_sash – :
Testing of Spring 2011 EDT spray sample from indiescents: This scent is addictive! Honeyed clementines with background notes of beeswax and a touch of very clean musk. I can’t say I detect the carnation, but I’m glad because I don’t like that note on my skin. The sweetness is almost over the top! One spritz is all I need to share between both wrists and it lasts for hours. Sillage is enormous. The scent residue lasts for days on my clothes and keeps me sniffing my sleeves. Now that my sample is finished, I can’t stop thinking about it!
Update: I ordered a full bottle of the EDT directly from Smell Bent, and I have to admit it’s a little spicier (in a clove-ish way) and has a little more carnation detectable than the indiescents sample did. Brent was very helpful and clarified that due to natural ingredients and the fact that batches are mixed by hand, it is possible a small variation may have occurred, which would normally not be noticeable. I am thinking my skin chemistry (which is challenged by clove and carnation) may just be magnifying a very subtle variation. So now I am experiencing the “touch of come hither” in Prairie Nymph!
I will also add that every Smell Bent perfume I’ve tried so far smells high quality and well composed! Plus, Brent was very quick to go out of his way to resolve an unexpected problem I experienced with my bottle of Prairie Nymph. You can’t really put a price on that kind of personal touch!
Jekz – :
First ever perfume (not that I’ve smelled them all, mind you) that I can smell the carnation. LOVE that peppery spicy carnation.
Yes, starts out herbal and Prairie like. Not too sweet, and not getting bubble gum. Not any gum that I’ve ever had anyways.
But if you really want to get your carnation on, THIS girl is YOUR girl. Nicely done. Probably would layer really well with other florals that are too sweet, or even a sweet amber would be nice.
abzalbee – :
Rosecat, you are so spot on for this. All smell bent’s perfumes are high quality, they don’t smell cheap at all! My perfume hating fiance is doing all he can to not bury his face in my arm! Full bottle worthy? heck yeah! Warm spicy carnations with drizzled honey, and sweet orange slices. Heaven. I get tons of carnation, as my skin loves spicy things, with fresh nectar. It isn’t really all that powdery, which I’m thankful for, since it usually ends up badly for all parties involved. A different scent for winter/fall, so relaxed but confident!
Edit- this mixes well with everything! even marine seaweed! I must layer this with piney green fragrance too. You just can’t go wrong with this. As long as you like sweet and spicy, this nymph is your girl!
raf3542 – :
Like pollen, nector rich flowers in a sun drenched field scattered with haystacks. Then very spicey on me, like cinnamon at the start, and can definitely smell the clementine carnation. But then after a while it really develops into honey and beeswax, so beautiful and perfect. Powdery and sweet. Many layers to this perfume, it’s now one of my favorites!
sllnybwrdu – :
Incredible Idea of smell! generally it is a story about spicy real honey. All impression reminds me the kind of honey made with pollen of blooming thyme herbs ade in mediterranean countries. I think it is mandaring which gives this spicyness. At the beginning Praire Nymph reminds fresh baked gingerbreads made with lots of honey (here mandarine is the most prominent), then it starts to be calmer, more musky and gentle, now in the base one can feel dustyness of beeswax, later it becomes pure honey sweetness melting with skin. I cant say it turns in much difrent phases while developing, for me its rather linear, just more gentle with time. Maybe it is a result of subliminal message brought by the campaign , but I really can imagine flirty brave praire girl dressed in leather and laces 😉 Her smell is not mild and pure as soap, it’s sweet and spicy without any ebrassement, hotted by frying sun all day above. Ohhhh… I love it! 😀
MythinlyBiply – :
Lovely! Lots of beeswax, honey, a touch of flowers and some mandarin.
And the longevity is unbeatable, almost 24 hours now. Smells now honeyed musk.
myf895JeomiWogkig – :
This smelled liked honeyed madarins from the very start, at first the warm cirtus was stronger but after 5 mins or so the honey comes out more. It’s a lovely scent, although not really my style. But I must say that Ive never tried a honey scent that I actually liked until this one.
AFter aronund an hour the citrus honey subsides and this turns into a lovely soft egyptian musk, you can still smell some honey but its mostly the musk.
lozovoigena12 – :
Having lived on the prairie my whole life, I was curious about Smell Bent’s Prairie Nymph EDT.
I love Catbiscuit’s review below and she’s absolutely correct. This perfume smells sweet and innocent, but this prairie nymph is wearing a black lace thong beneath her calico prairie skirt.
This is the truest honey/beeswax scent I have ever worn. One whiff and I can see a honeycomb dripping with the golden nectar. I smell a bit of the fruits and flowers in this one, but the honey aroma is the star of the show in Prairie Nymph. If anything, the fruits and flowers help dissolve the dusty, musty smell that honey/beeswax scents often have on my skin. What remains in Prairie Nymph is the sweet, edible version of honey, pollen-free.
Prairie Nymph lasts and lasts. Two small squirts lasted 12+ hours, which is remarkable for any fragrance nowadays, let alone an EDT. On my wrists, the scent eventually dried down to the last traces of sexy musk. The spritz on my chest was covered by my sweater and kept its true honey aroma all day.
If you’re looking for a delicious honey scent, I heartily recommend this one.
wewsr – :
Prairie Nymph is basically a good girl. She smells exactly like Hubba Bubba bubblegum. You can imagine her popping bubbles and giggling merrily.
Unbeknownst to you though, she is secretly doing her kegel exercises even as she happily chats to you about the weather or traffic conditions. There is just that hidden edge of dirty musk about her.
I thoroughly enjoyed wearing this saucy little good girl trollop. She is just a bundle of fun and her longevity is amazing (12hrs).