Charybdis is a new Fae Folk and Otherworldly Beings collection perfume this year, so it has no reviews, but I was excited to try it. Charybdis has fig in it so I am already sold on it. I liked the other notes listed as well. I love pine scents especially and I do like the darker resinous scents that myrrh is in. I also got bought Scylla in the same order so I was giggling to myself. I am a big fan of monsters and folklore so it makes me more interested in the collection. 

Notes: Mediterranean fig, black opal musk, myrrh resin, molasses, pine tar and clove.

When I first applied this, it really reminded me of a candle but its mellowed out a bit. I think the molasses and clove took it into fall candle territory. Lots of orange and brown with spices and then some dark purple fruits. I think something is combining with the pine or clove and giving a minty licorice scent that I don’t really like. I can smell it up close but from a few inches away, it is faint and covered by fruitiness. There is a purple fruitiness coming through that I imagine is the fig with some of the sweet myrrh. If I didn’t know it was fig, I would read it as plum, it has a deep jamminess that I associate with more like stewed fruit. This is definitely a fall or winter time scent. I would probably classify this as a more feminine fruity spiced perfume, that’s grounded by the myrrh and pine tar and a bit of musk. I personally don’t like this one too much because of the spices but if you like fall spiced scents and jammy purple fruit, this would be right up your alley.