Today, I tried Sorce’s Dancing Under the Full Moon which is part of their special order catalogue. I got an oil sample of this from Ajevie. I love that I can try special order perfumes from them though it is not the entire catalogue at one time. I was hesitant to try this one for a while because I heard the spices in it can be harsh. However, seeing as I am trying most of the catalogue, I feel like I must get this one. I love strawberry notes so I wanted to get this one to try. It is described as woody which I also am intrigued by. This perfume is available in July and during special order openings that happen twice a year. 

Notes: Creamy tuberose absolute and sweet strawberry are tempered with dry woods (Texan cedar and Amyris wood), saffron, desert sand, and hot spices (ginger, cumin, cinnamon)

This is a super woody scent! It is so different from the classic, sweet, gourmand perfumes from Sorce. There is no airy Sorce vanilla base. This is a lot of the Texas Cedar that I am getting, with a dry, barely sweetened feel. The notes are pretty blended together to give a super unique vibe of a desert or a russet pinky color. If you told me this was a desert atmospheric from Hex, I would have believed it. I feel like I could really smell desert sand with the cedar. The strawberry in this isn’t fresh, but more like a dried or raisin smell, a hint of fruity sweetness. The tuberose adds a touch of light florals but it is hard to pick out. After a few hours, I was surprised that the strong woody smell died down, and the fruit and florals were actually more prominent than before. This perfume is classified as spicy woody, but I really didn’t get much spice unless it was just contributing to the desert feel in its own way. I didn’t smell like cinnamon candy or anything obnoxious like that, which was my worry. I am glad I ended up trying this scent, though the strawberry isn’t prominent, the wood notes are really nice and this perfume is unique in my collection. It reads as unisex or maybe slightly feminine just because it doesn’t have any cologne notes.