Veil

Veil is an Eau de Parfum from Early Modern, the Glasgow house, composed by Clara Weale. The brand presents it through mist, frost, leather and a faint fire, and the scent follows that picture: warm at its centre and cold at its edges. The brand lists honey, eucalyptus, leather, amber and beeswax as the image of the scent, and nutmeg, benzoin, labdanum, birch tar and musk as the materials. It gives no top, heart and base pyramid, so the notes are shown together. Honey, labdanum, beeswax and resins form the core, with smoke and birch tar darkening it. The few wearers who have written about it describe a contrast between the first impression and the middle. One who bought a sample describes a warming, slightly sweet honey scent. Another describes a medicinal opening that gives way to honey, spice, smoke and a cool, dark character. The votes on how long it lasts and how far it carries lean moderate, although two people chose long-lasting. Veil suits wearers who like their honey dark, resinous and a little smoky rather than sugary. Because the opening is reported as medicinal by some, a sample is the right first step.