Venom of Angel by Piotr Czarnecki

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I was browsing for new perfumes to try when placing an order for my newest in, Unknown Pleasures by Kerosene. I always add some samples, because even though I love fragrances and wouldn't mind owning them all, I find it wasteful since I won't be able to wear them all in time before they go bad.

I saw a house of fragrances I had not heard about before and I was pleasantly surprised that it is a Polish fragrance house, so I snagged She Shihan and Venom of Angel. The beautiful look of the bottle design was what drew me in, but the impossible mission to learn something about this perfumer or the house is what made me jump both feet in.

Besides learning that Czarnecki is a dancer who wanted to attend the perfumery competition Art & Olfaction Awards because of his interest in perfumes, there is not a lot to go on.
Piotr Czarnecki is an enigma.

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When choosing which fragrances to try from Piotr Czarnecki, I went, of course, through the note compositions, but I have to say that I might as well not have done that.

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Venom of Angel is a wonderful concoction. Whimsical and very powerful. It is a feminine fragrance, but definitely not sticky; it is fresh, but not like either citruses or green fragrances; it is a little spicy, but it is by no means heavy; it is in fact a complete enigma of a fragrance.

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I am better with fragrance houses that develop definable notes and perfume blends that stay true throughout the fragrance. Venom of Angel is difficult to define, it is one of those fragrances where the notes melt together and make a one scent profile. All I can identify this fragrance with is that it smells of pink, but not hot pink. Like a beautiful rosé.

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Venom of Angel is exactly that, a powerful and poisonous fragrance, but sweet and very wearable. Though maybe a dowdy name, it captures the fragrance perfectly.

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Over time, the fragrance becomes greener, less sweet. It losses some of its character.
It is neither woody nor does it have any coconut in it, which is surprising considering the note composition.
This fragrance is a blend of cedar, white chocolate, coconut, aloe vera, ivy, black pepper, sugar cane and olibanum.
The white chocolate is far fetched, almost a fleeting whiff, whereas all the other notes are completely undetectable to me.

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On paper, Venom of Angel is quiet generic. It is still a lovely scent, but it performs better on skin, where it becomes more deep and sensual.

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My first experience with a Piotr Czarnecki fragrance was one that will keep me interested in this house and I am looking forward to try more blends from him.
Venom of Angel is a definite like to have fragrance.