Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab • Old Madrid • Fragrances

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*TOP REVIEWER* ianastar on 12/8/2009 6:40:00 PM more reviews by ianastar

Age: 36-43   Skin: Oily   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Blue    

In the bottle this was so medicnal sweet....I agree.

Wet it was very sweet and I thought for sure it was going to be a new fave and go well with LUSH Rockstar and Candy Fluff

But now as its drying down the cloves are coming out and I think its giving me a headache.

Strong clove and cinnamon notes tend to make me nauseous and have headaches.

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*TOP REVIEWER* edenssixthday on 1/1/2006 12:58:00 AM more reviews by edenssixthday

Age: 30-35   Skin: Very Oily, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Blue    

Swarthy and vibrant! An elegant, full-bodied scent that ignites all the darkest passions. Bold red wine, mimosa, and a trickle of clove.


This is a review for Madrid, which I believe is the new name for Old Madrid. This is a sexy scent -- full-bodied wine with the spice of clove to give it some kick and deepen the richness of the fragrance. I've been to Madrid and while it doesn't remind me of my particular experience in Madrid, it reminds me of reading of Ernest Hemingway's time in Madrid in The Sun Also Rises. Whenever I've read that book, this is the general scent I associate with it: passionate and red-wine boozy, full of Spanish spice and flavor. If I were to name a scent after Ernest Hemingway, this would be it. This is a bold, confident scent and not for the faint-of-heart of wallflower type personality. The scent is astonishingly strong and has incredible throw, so if I don't want everyone around me to think I've been hitting the bottle, I need to use a modicum of this oil. It's not for daily use, but I can see it fitting certain occasions perfectly. I don't get any of the medicinal or grape qualities that other reviewers get. On me, it's pure wine and clove with a hint of mimosa to ground it. I think I'll always keep an imp on hand for the rare occasion that warrants the use of this particular blend.

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*TOP REVIEWER* mizsockmonkey on 1/29/2005 6:47:00 PM more reviews by mizsockmonkey

Age: Unknown   Skin: Other   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

*note* i think this is just called Madrid now. This one starts out intensely grapey. Not wine-grapey, but Dimetapp-grapey. Soon, the clove comes out, which rounds out the scent nicely. Overall, I found it too sweet for me, although I did find myself sniffing my arm obsessively. (I'm a big fan of clove, so I think it was just the clove and grape wrestling in my nose that I found so intriguing.) I couldn't decide how I felt about it, then my roommate came home, sniffed the air and said, "Hmm.. smells like... artificial fruit flavoring in here." Um, yeah. Not so much. I'll probably use up my imp but I won't buy it again.

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*TOP REVIEWER* lemonlye on 9/3/2004 5:56:00 PM more reviews by lemonlye

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Hazel    

Whoa. I smell like a gumball machine! There's some candy-grape in there, and some cinnamon, and maybe some orange; and in general it all mixes to smell, on me, like a very strong gumball machine. Hm. That isn't going to do, I'm afraid.

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*TOP REVIEWER* dreamstorm on 7/11/2004 5:42:00 PM more reviews by dreamstorm

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

Swarthy and vibrant! An elegant, full-bodied scent that ignites all the darkest passions. Bold red wine, mimosa, and a trickle of clove.




Deep red wine, with a hint of lovely mimosa and a touch of clove in the background. The wine is berry sweet and pretty; the mimosa adds a bit of depth, but it is the clove (which I normally don't like) which does the real heavy lifting work for this scent, adding a tinge of spiciness that rounds the scent out perfectly and keeps it from being too candyish. I'd buy a bottle of this one....

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