Description
The Decay Of The Angel is a scent of exotic flowers and woods inspired by Yukio Mishima’s 1971 posthumously published novel, The Decay of The Angel.
“A rich and exotic burnt floral fragrance with a subtle headiness that comes from desire infused by flowers on the wane. Inspired by Yukio Mishima’s 1971 novel of the same name, these are the final longings of a descending angel.”
Top notes: Mandarin, Neroli, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Frankincense
Heart: Sambac Jasmin, Acacia, Cade
Base” Oud, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Tonka, Labdanum
“For this fragrance Timothy Han Edition Perfumes has collaborated with Warsaw based artist Gosia Sobczak who has created a series of illustrations that depict the five signs of the decay of an angel; Decay, Diaphoresis, Dirt, Dissatisfaction, Darkness.
These 5 Stages are reflected throughout the fragrance which turn a classic rose floral into an intense hedonistic experience. The result is a powerful scent composed with the sweetness of flowers on the edge of decay laid over traces of fire and ash provided by Cade to bring a dark and dirty edge. This is bound together with Hedione, the only known fragrance ingredient to induce arousal, and musk to evoke the notion of sweat and sex as fulfillment of a fallen angel. ”This is a take on a rose floral that will divide opinion. By introducing dark undertones of sex and ash to what is often seen as a traditional and safe scent, we have created a perfume for the outspoken.” – Timothy Han.”
It is available as a 50 ml eau de parfum.
The Decay Of The Angel was launched in 2017.
Omen – :
This starts with a soft, smoky floral decay note, but then opens up to white floral with citrus. For the first hour, it reminds me of a soap that was at The Hoxton Hotel in Paris this past spring – clean, pleasant, floral – but the sillage pretty much stays close to my body. The dry down after a couple hours is faint patchouli, but I really have to put my nose into my wrist to detect it. Overall not a bad scent. I would have no problem wearing it at my scent-free workplace. But from the description and the price, it falls short of the tall order of stages it claims to have.
tako74 – :
Ham,
and then…
a barbecued orange
qrd995speagoessenda – :
My sentiment are a mix bag of thoughts of how this dead angel thing is supposed to play out. Not like I was expecting rotting flesh but some extreme fecal indolic jasmine could’ve conjured thoughts of necrosis. A white floral is the only thing you will smell for a good while. The alabaster mask is slightly raised revealing a citrus characteristic thwarting nothing in the floral sense. A good portion of this supernatural being centers around the word “white”. In moments like these, I need the cavalry to save me from the calvary. A much much much much needed change of pace came in the form of cade oil. Although the tarry ingredient was short lived, more ominous notes followed creating a certain lane of its own. One note that lived to tell its truth was the olibdanum. The smolder sits underneath the sambac resultantly browning the shrubby note. The reticent behavior of tonka beans allowed the woody notes to plant its flag squarely on the balsamic base. I’ve waited a couple of hours for that defining decaying moment and it appears like I’m waiting on a bus that ain’t coming. You’ll be unsuccessful in finding anything resembling a rose. In conclusion, too many missing notes and too few wow moments. The Decay of the Angel was a fragrance that I was dying to try…Now Im just bored to death with the results.