And now we are into “blame the commenter” here at the Posse..
Specifically VerbenaLuvvr in commenting on Portia’s post on MKK. mentioned Juste Filthy as being “heavily fecal”- so much so that I think it was tossed. This sent me straight to the Olfactif site to order a sample. Three actually. Of the same thing. Because.
I think they threw in the sample of Crimson Veil to be nice (or perhaps they thought I would need to cut that barnyard back a bit.)
Well, I didn’t need to muck out the metaphorical stalls and I didn’t need to move.
Juste Filthy notes are: bergamot, tarragon, rosemary, cumin, artemisia, cinnamon leaf, geranium, lavender, orange flower, violet, olibanum, tonka bean, vetiver, cedar, patchouli, civet, skatole, and musk
Now the musk (and the civet and skatole) are definitely front and center here. If you hate those notes or find them obtrusive then, to put it nicely, this might not be for you. Oddly, this might not be for you if you just want a Sex Panther kind of thing (which I can see is now a real product after “Anchorman.” Who knew?)
What it is is a rich, almost “old school” kind of fragrance. The kind you really (sadly) don’t see anymore. The musks and spices are there but don’t overpower the flowers: the various layers of citrus, flowers, woods, and musks are as present and discernable as the liquor in a Pousse Cafe are visible. It’s not shy: it’s the fragrance you’d wear to the Met Gala. I’ll wear it around the house when I need to release my inner Norma Desmond. (doubtless muttering “I’m richer than all this new Hollywood Trash!”) $115 for 50M at the perfumer’s website. (edit) Okay I popped for a small bottle of this one and it came with some extras including a body balm called Scatamalis. You can imagine what that’s like. Now double it. I’m in love. Nobody will come near ma, but I am in love..
Crimson Veil is the polar opposite (which may be why they put it in there- they couldn’t 5150 me for ordering 3 samples of Juste Filthy but they could gently suggest) It’s a cool and fruity thing with notes of (from the perfumers website) “Fresh Berries, Bergamot, Timur Pepper, Turkish Rose, Teakwood, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Oakmoss, Leather, and Mineral Notes.” Most of which I would normally hate, but there’s something in this one that’s both richer and sillier than the ingredients would have you think. The berries and “mineral notes” are lovely together and something in there gives it a milky, cereal vibe that reminds me a bit of Lostmarc’h Lann-Ael. Or Froot Loops. Which makes me giggle. I don’t think I need it but at $125 for 50ML (at their website) it’s a another relative bargain. (edit) After 6 hours of wearing this I am getting stealthy little wafts of salty fruit and it’s gorgeous. So maybe I need after all? Oh who needs car insurance! Or food..
I purchased my samples from Olfactif.
Photos: My iPhone, Pexels, Wikimedia Commons
I love the old school fragrances! Didn’t know what skatole was. I love the feral intensity of jasmine and lily – is skatole like that? Pousse Cafes!!!! I managed to have a bartender we knew (on a very slow night) make one for me years ago – great fun and I can see why they were sipped with coffee!
Ha ha, glad to return the favor–I’ve been persuaded many times to hit up the sample sites following a session here! 🙂 I am glad you gave JD’s modern work a try. My favorite of his is Dark Horse, a perfect autumn fragrance.
I’m going to have to look through the other stuff. I love that he not only has sample sizes but free shipping on them. What a concept!?!
Right now I am kind of in pig heaven with these two. I just put a little of the scatamalis cream under Shalimar. Oh my!
I had to think about this one. I love natural civet as in vintage Bal a Versailles. Synthetic civet is fine too. It’s the skatole. To be blunt, does it smell like shit? If it does, I’m out. I did read that small doses of skatole smell “floral” which is what real civet smells like to me. I checked the JD Jeffrey Dame Parfums site. I am very interested in several (4) perfumes, especially JD Singularity, so I will be ordering though not immediately. BTW samples have free shipping! I don’t know yet whether I will add JD Juste Filthy. If it’s a hit with me, I would definitely rename it. LOL.
I don’t think it is. But take that with a grain of salt- I don’t find MKK “shi77y” and some people think it smells like an old diaper.
WOW Tom! Did you try LAYERING THEM?!?
Portia xx
I did with the Scatamalis and Just Filthy. It made it Juste Filthier.
Crimson Veil sounds like a delight, Tom! How fun and wacky. The other sounds unspeakable, even to a vintage loving old gal like me. The last thing I want to hear is, “Isn’t it time for your shower?” Or “Did you forget to take out the trash yesterday?” Haha
Crimson Veil really grew on me. The others I liked immediately (and will cover in a later review) but I can see that it’s not for everyone.
A 14 hr shift on a 30 bed ward of people with dysentery, salmonella, cryptosporidium, campylobacter etc would cure you of this infatuation….. hehehehehe. Those days cured me of any desire to smell skatole & its relatives ever again!
The salty fruit loops sounds fun though.
When my daughter (a nurse in a hospital) is asked what might surprise one about nursing, she answers: the amount of time you spend cleaning up p!ss and sh!t 😀
Just one of the reasons I could never be a nurse. One of my friends explained my personality once as “there are two types of people: nurses and patients. Tom is a nurse. Unfortunately he’s Nurse Ratched.”
Thanks, I’ll pass on the hospital portion of the program.
But yes, salty Froot Loops is fun.
Oh, my. No desire right now to pursue anything like this. I think our world here is just too humid (close, as they say) and hot. Plus no AC. In any case I love your descriptions and I’d love to sit near you in an outside cafe. Bring this along when one day we all manage Paris together.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Paris pretty much smells like Scatamalia most of the time. But if I can get it through customs I would bring it..
Ordered. 😀 Really, how could I resist after this review? Samples of: Juste Filthy, Scatamalis, and the Gardenia one which sounds pretty noir, they recommend layering it with the Scat, so, alrighty then! I’ll let you know how that goes hahahaha
We are such bad influences on each other! It’s wonderful!
I’ve tried JD’s Gardenia- LOVE IT!!!
ooooh, excellent!!!
I was just thinking if we all got together in Paris how much would we stink up the place? I mean, we’re polite and quite charming, but give us some perfumes and add a cocktail or two and watch out!
Bet the Parisians could handle it…
I need to get some of those.