Death to gourmands!!! I'm making my 2025 all about animalics: leather, musk, civet, castoreum ALL OF IT!!! Throw in an indolic jasmine! Gimme a carnal lily! When i want to smell like a slimy sea creature from the depths of the Mariana Trench i want that ambergris and sea salt mix!
But thats not to say animalics are easy to get into. Theyre daunting in a world filed with vanilla buttercream gourmands and “my skin but nothing” clean scents. Despite their prevalence at the start of perfumery, animalics have fallen out of vogue. And due to our associations with scent and time, people consider them dated or “old ladyish” which I don't find fair! Theyre intriguing, mysterious, and sultry. 2025 is the year of the grown woman, no more kids games. This is for those who want people to use the words “vixen”, “minx”, and “sex kitten” to refer to them.
If you want to join me on my raunchy journey here's some beginner animalics to help you out.
Sex and The Sea is a relatively easy animalic to get into. It's almost comforting and very nostalgic as it was inspired by Francesca Bianchis' childhood growing up at the beach, smelling her sea-salty skin. There's a warm sweetness to it, and it's very skinlike but not a skin scent. h\Honestly great for the summer months. Definitely not blind buy safe BUT I think this is a great entry point.
Most peoples first animalic, Original Musk is a pretty “clean” musk as its almost floral. A white musk if you will. You’ve likely smelled this without knowing. Super easy to find and it's not likely to be too daunting if you blind buy but like with anything still test it.
Many don't know that honey is an animalic but it is! And while im not a fan of the Kardashians I’ll admit this is a stunning scent and it's easy enough to find on resale sites so you don't have to give them a cent. Its rich and warm, an almost cozy animalic and the waxiness from the beeswax prevents it from being syrupy sweet. Super affordable and easy to find its in many stores like tjmaxx and ross etc and a decently safe blind buy as its still a familiar smell.
My personal favorite Divine Perversion is a rich, heady leather-raspberry. I’d say it's almost powdery due to the iris which makes the leather very suede like. But the animal notes really come through on the dry down as it's almost like how your body smells when you sweat after a shower. Absolutely not blind buy safe but it's sweetness provides a good entryway for those who still wanna cling to their fruity scents.
The Lover's Tale is a rich, potent leather smell that reminds me of a mans leather jacket. That isn't to say it's super masculine, I consider it very unisex! As if you're wearing a mans leather jacket after spending the night with him. But it's a scent you’d have to get your nose used to. Sample first like always but it's a wonderful experience.
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