Heya Posse, I’m not sure if this is even available anymore. Avant-Garden Lab was having a really big sale late last year and I’d been in touch with owner/perfumer Oliver Valverde so he could send me some product. Sadly it never arrived and now the site is down. No biggie but I was excited to get a backup FB of a couple of his majorly fabulous works: Ambergreen, Gincense and Vetivirus. C’est la vie. (because I’m a dumbass, and find it subversive I say that phrase Sest La vEYE. It drives Jin and every French speaker absolutely rabid. Ha ha Ha Ha Ha). Today we are going to look at Veil, a happy weirdo.
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. So cool. The full name of this fragrance is Nebula 3: Veil. So the name gives a hint to the fragrance.
Veil by Oliver + Co (now Avant-Garden Lab)
Basenotes gives these featured accords:
Amber, chamomile, clearwood, ginger, geranium, hedione, iris, lemon, lavender, metallic notes, mineral notes, myroxyde, ozonic aldehydes, patchouli, rose oxide, violet
Usually, I love Veil’s crazy assed ride but today it was a little overwhelming. It really needed a little something to calm the interplanetary drama and thought maybe a soft, comfortable woodsiness might do the trick. So on my shoulders I added a couple of squirts of Atelier Cologne Cedre Atlas. PERFECT! The clean woodsiness added a calm and relaxed vibe. Everything felt better, less challenging and more high fragrance than art piece.
Back in 2019 I wrote about La Colonia from Oliver & Co
So, does a super stunt perfume still sound good to you?
Portia xx
Hi Portia, I remember the brand. They were interesting but short-lived. I had a sample set and liked the same perfumes as you: Ambergreen and Ginsence. By the time I decided to buy a full bottle, the brand was gone.
I’ve tried one of the Nebulas but I’m not a fan of metallic notes especially when they are blended with ozonic, blood notes and similar. I find it too distant and cool. This is nowadays a big trend but it’s not for me.