What does Velixir Comus Extrait smell like?
Two citrus notes and a dark berry open it: lemon is sharp, bergamot bright and a little floral, blackcurrant tangy. The heart turns soft and sweet, with musk for a clean skin note, violet for powder and praline, caramelised nut, for a gourmand touch.
Cedarwood, black amber and vetiver finish it: dry wood, a dark resinous warmth and an earthy root. Citrus, woody and fruity are the brand's main accords. Going by the list, it moves from sharp to sweet to dry, and it is the only one of the four extraits with a gourmand note.
The name Comus
Comus is a god of festivity, revelry and the pleasures of the table in late classical myth, usually shown with a torch.
Who is Velixir Comus Extrait for?
It suits readers who like a citrus opening that does not stay sharp, with a sweet middle and a dry woody base.
Velixir files Comus under unisex, with no lean in its description.
Velixir Comus Extrait compared with its closest siblings
Both list musk, violet, cedarwood and amber. Velixir Orpheus Extrait goes on with sapodilla, ambrette, magnolia and sandalwood; Comus with lemon, bergamot, blackcurrant and praline. The brand's main accords for Velixir Orpheus Extrait are powdery, musky and woody, for Comus citrus, woody and fruity.
Velixir Demeter shares lemon, blackcurrant, musk and cedarwood with Comus. Where Comus has bergamot, violet, praline and black amber, it lists mint, basil, thyme and lavender. The brand's main accords for Velixir Demeter are aromatic, fresh spicy and green, for Comus citrus, woody and fruity.
Both list bergamot, musk, praline and amber. Velixir Orion goes on with cinnamon, bourbon vanilla, ambroxan and heliotrope; Comus with lemon, blackcurrant, violet and cedarwood. The brand's main accords for Velixir Orion are sweet, vanilla and warm spicy, for Comus citrus, woody and fruity.
What the brand has not published about Comus Extrait
This is what a reader cannot find on the brand's page for Comus Extrait, so this guide does not fill it in.
- No oil concentration is stated beyond the type, extrait de parfum.
- No perfumer is named for Comus Extrait on the brand's page.
- No full ingredient list is given; the notes are named, the materials and their sources are not.
