I couldn’t help but audibly say “holy shit” after putting this on and taking a deep breath. It’s so spectacular, I’m almost at a loss for words. This is a rich, deep wine that starts off very fruit forward. It really evokes images of biting into a blood orange, allowing the juice to drip down my neck while my lover watches, waiting to make his move. The subtle smokiness in the background paired with the velvet so true you can almost feel it combine in a way that leave me in an intimately beautiful trance. Naturally, “Mina & Dracula” by Wojciech Kilar is playing in my head. As soon as the roses came out on the dry down, I knew without a doubt that this was another holy grail for me. It’s dark, seductive, and the kind of scent that immediately reminds me of my power as a woman. I raved about it so much, my boyfriend bought me a full size for the holidays.

Exsanguinated is gorgeous, refined, and dangerous; I primarily get fruit and wine upon application, which is beautiful on its own, but then the roses and mahogany emerge, giving it depth and complexity. The notes work together in haunting harmonies -- I can pick them out, but they seem like they belong there together. Despite the vampiric feel, I find this scent to be warm, and I find that to be more fitting -- what vampire drinks cold blood?
This is thankfully a fragrance in which my skin does not amp the dragon's blood to a point where it's all I can smell! It's a nice background note, lending that warmth to the blend.

I use just enough of this fragrance on only my wrists so that it is more secret and intimate, which is how I prefer it. Even so, it has excellent longevity, despite my nonstop handwashing.

Exsanguinated is exactly as promised on the tin, it's smoky, boozy, dark and dangerously seductive and I feel like I'm channelling Theda Bara in all her prowling magnetic glory when I don it. This is the fragrance of a pale claw-like hand reaching out in the dark to caress a lover (or new victim) and the drydown resembles a flickering black and white screen, I'll never be fully able to explain it but Exsanguinated is one nifty perfume that I can't recommend enough to those who seek some darkness and confidence. Longevity is about 12 hours for me and others have commented I smell like smouldering roses, mahogany and dragon's blood.