Debauchery
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

I love Debauchery.....I have a very old/vintage bottle of Tabu and this smells just like it. So, if you like Vintage Tabu go get a bottle of Debauchery. The lab says it has in it, Civet, Egyptian musk, and opium. mmmm.

The blurb about Debauchery on the BPAL website says: “A sinful, licentious scent: self-indulgent and luxurious. Mingled heady civet and red Egyptian musk, thickened with opium.” What I want to know is…why am I always missing out on all that sin and licentiousness in these debauching fragrances? What I get is a pretty ordinary, uninspired musky scent. Civet? You can't prove it by me. I like civet… I find civet in most fragrances that claim it, but I don't find it in this. Opium? Well, if I use my imagination, I can convince myself that I smell something like a poppy flower in there somewhere… Does that count? There are some quite grounded neutral aromatics in the background that don't even meet the “smells like wet cardboard” standards but are not entirely unattractive. There's not much more that I can identify in the accords, but the long lasting dry down is ... pleasant – even if it isn't sinfully luxurious. It's not fair, I'm so into mingling in some self-indulgent licentiousness...