Mistral Wild Blackberry Collection!

Photo courtesy of Mistral Soap.com

  
 
  What's that? This gorgeous, luxurious looking bottle is the home of a perfume--Wild Blackberry from Mistral Soap. The simple, but gorgeous bottle of purple looks much lovelier than the sample vial I have, hence the reason I used Mistral Soap's photo of the perfume rather than the photo of my vial of perfume. Same perfume, only in different homes! 

  Despite how lovely I think this perfume looks, how do I feel about the smell? Well since Mistral Soap was kind enough to send over samples, I am fortunate enough to be able to tell you just how this smells.

  Talk about unique! Wild Blackberry had to be the sweetest perfume. With notes of vanilla, sweet grenadine, lemon, orange and violet, the scent is innocent, yet mysterious, in my choice of words. When I first sniffed it, I immediately loved it and began excessively applying it to my wrists, neck and chest! I am not the type to ever cover myself in perfume. Only light sprays will do for me as I get such migraines from anything too 'in my face' or strong. Perfume doesn't have to be strong to irritate my poor head. I have to be choosy. I prefer a perfume that ever so subtly dances around and fills my nose when I move the right way, not a perfume that attaches to my nostrils and won't allow me to smell anything else. 


   You shouldn't smell a person coming your way, you should get a nice, subtle whiff of them as they pass, a whiff that intrigues you to follow. That is how I like it, anyway.


  Perfumes that work best for my personal scent are fragrances with sweet, lightly floral, fruity notes. Some perfumes that work well on me are Nollie, DKNY Pure, and my own hand-made perfume Enchantress. These are all very fruity and sweet. However, a peppery bite is something I love! Think Crabtree and Evelyn's Citrus Coriander line. That's something I like. 


  The first scent of Wild Blackberry really perked me up. I loved the super sweet, fruity scent. Like I said, I went crazy, rubbing it all over! Seconds later, the scent began changing with my own body heat. It changed a bit after a while and mixed with my skin, the musk notes really came out. 


  What I'm really fond of is the Wild Blackberry never irritated me, even though I did drown myself in it! Once the musky started really coming out, I was prepared for a headache. It never did bother me. It's now after 1 AM and it's doing well. I smell it every once in a while, but it never overpowers my senses. It's super warm after it absorbs. There's also something really woodsy about this! The notes are so unique.


  I have never smelled anything like the Mistral Perfumes, but lately I've spent so incredibly much time in my dentist's office, as you may know. When I'm leaving and have to deal with the payment lady, she always smells SO strong. After I had my wisdom tooth pulled and was in the car, I said "I think her smell is on me!" It wasn't a bad smell, but sweet and still sour. I really don't know how to explain the sour part. Not like sour food or clothing, but something like a wood that I've smelled while wet. Sour is the only word I can find for it. It's not a bad smell, like I said, but it's overpowering when I'm at the front desk paying her. 


  The reason I told that story is because after having worn the Wild Blackberry for an hour, it really started smelling identical to what she smelled like! Only this is not overpowering or strong. I put a lot on today and my partner couldn't smell it just by being in the room with me, but when he hugged me or while in the truck, he could lightly smell it. It was strange how it smelled so much like her though. Wild Blackberry has a woodsy scent to it, but not that sour wet wood scent that she smells like. I almost want to ask her what perfume she wears when I go for my next appointment this month! 


  I can smell the musk and lightly the vanilla when it's absorbed into my skin, but the orange and lemon is silent on me. This is a perfume that breaks down nicely and doesn't leave your skin  with a stink after the dry-down. Hours and hours, this stuff lasts. On me, it gets warmer and more subtle like most perfumes. It never stinks though. There's something about it that keeps bringing the word baby powder to my tongue. That's what I told my Lovie. However, it doesn't smell like baby powder, but the sweetness of it is similar. Maybe this sweetness is the Grenadine?

  The name Wild Blackberry clearly leaves the impression of blackberries and the scent of them. That name--Wild Blackberry along with the note vanilla, made me think something along the lines of Bath and Body Works' Black Rasberry Vanilla line. I really dislike the way B&BW lotion feels on my skin, but the scents Black Rasberry Vanilla and Coconut Lime Verbena are among my favorites. This, I believe is what drew me to Mistral Soap's Wild Blackberry perfume. Of course Wild Blackberry and Black Rasberry are different, but I still wondered if the Wild Blackberry would love me as much as Black Rasberry Vanilla.

  Comparing the two, they are nothing alike. After sampling two Mistral Soap perfumes, I've come to realize that they are luxurious, high quality kind of scents. 

  "Inspired by the berries brought to sell at the fabled markets in Provence, which are so fresh that the scent of the earth and bramble still lingers! We capture these aromatic notes of musk and green vine blended in perfect accord with sweet, summer-ripened berries."

  Mistral Soap's Wild Blackberry Collection consists of: Wild Blackberry Perfume and Wild Blackberry French Soap Bar. The soaps come in regular and petite, incase you happen to prefer a mini.

  After smelling the Wild Blackberry Perfume and another lovely perfum from Mistral Soap, I can imagine the Wild Blackberry French Soap is to die for. 

  The vial of perfume sample came attached to a small card-note. Printed on it is: "Bewitching and harmonious, Mistral Eau De Parfum captures our most treasured scents in their purest form. Highly covered botanicals, exotic woods and spices, rare flowers and essences of ripe fruits contribute to the many notes of these fine fragrances."

  Mistral Soap has a beautiful variety of bath and body products. The fragrance line is very nice! There are several fragrances to choose from. Be sure to check them all out! 

*I was not given monetary payment to persuade a review. The review is my own opinion and the sample was given in exchange for an honest review. See my disclosure page for more info on sponsored reviews*