Today, I tried one of Sorce’s newest perfumes, Poisonous Roots. I bought this decant in oil format with Ajevie. There were 3 new perfumes released and I really wanted to try something new and this interested me the most. I don’t have too much experience with jasmine aside from Sorce’s Venus in Fleurs and some of Mythpunk’s perfumes as well. I don’t like lily of the valley, metal or rum though so I probably won’t try the others unless people really like them. I am very excited that there are new perfumes coming out from Sorce though, it is nice to see that they’ve finally caught up on expanding the store and have time to formulate and hopefully get back to what they enjoy most. I am also really looking forward to eventually trying the strawberry milkshake and static electricity themed scent coming out at some point. That is more in line with the weird indie stuff I am into. Now, onto trying Poisonous Roots!

Notes: Jasmine absolute, incense, milky tea, vanilla absolute, black amber

In the bottle, I can only smell the classic Sorce DNA. I have no idea what jasmine this will be. I dabbed on a moderate amount on my neck. This is a different jasmine from what I am used to. It kinda reminds me of baby powder, a bit. Or maybe, it evokes a sense of powder in general. Someone said this smelled like jasmine milk tea and to me, its more like if you had it as a mix and smelled that. A lactonic powderiness, a bit of black tea, and jasmine, possible as a tea. I didn’t expect this since most instances when I smell jasmine, it is super humid, green, sticky, sweet. This is dry, powdery, but still floral. I don’t really get any incense, though I don’t know what kind to be looking for. Eventually, the vanilla base comes through as well but it doesn’t overpower the jasmine at any point. Sometimes, Sorce perfumes can read as too similar because of that prominent base so I like that it’s not too strong here. The jasmine note lasted the entire day for me and didn’t fade quickly. Overall, I am not totally sure how I feel about this. I am not really into powdery florals, and this is kinda similar to that genre so I may be destashing this if I ever get it together and make a destash listing online. If you like powdery florals, or milky scents, you might like this! This reads as feminine to me.