Onyx Sage Machado for women

Sage Onyx is beautiful from start to finish! As a matter of fact, this perfume oil has no stopping point; it’s like a haunting memory with no end! This is a smoking, nutty and more natural version of Hypnotic Poison, minus the jasmine. I would bet, people who love HP will fall instantly in love with Sage Onyx. I want to try everything created under this house now. I trust their essences. The vanilla does vaguely remind me of play doh, but I love the play doh vibe aroma in natural higher end vanilla…it’s so nutty and pretty! The oakmoss ties the entire composition together as well, so lovely! This is in my top ten favorite vanilla Orientals for sure.. Thanks KChild!

(This review is for the perfume roll on oil)

I love this scent, but everytime I wear it someone will ask "what smells like play-doh?"...really?? UGH!

Sage Machado Onyx. This fragrance, like the stone, is an under-appreciated delight.

For all the frequent mentions of coconut, Onyx is primarily a dark, opaque, tobacco scent, and one that stays rich and stately, avoiding the unfortunate sour turn of iPF's Tobacco, and miles away from the harsh, over-done pseudo-complexity of Aramis Havana.

Sage Machado Onyx's tobacco is softened, surrounded in cottony down by a lady with gentle fingers, and then carefully placed into a packing crate padded with shredded coconut husk. This isn't suntan lotion coconut, and it's not the sweet flakes from a macaroon. It's the coir, the husks, the earthier essence of coconut, and it compliments, not overpowers. The vanilla also avoids any foodie associations, letting the oakmoss and musk show it how to live a meaningful, productive adult life away from the bakery and teeny-bopper toiletries.

I'm giving away no secrets to say that this absolutely one of my favorite frags ever, and that House Machado is at the top of my list in general. With that said - Onyx stands out as a misunderstood scent - years of mass-market foodie frags have tainted it with stereotyped expectations. Let go of those expectations and let yourself indulge.

This is much, much, much milder than I expected. I was awaiting something strong, rich, heady, dark...
On me Onyx is pretty light, really, simple and "natural" and very...well straightforwardly..."coconuty". It actually reminds me of the coconuty smell of Gorse (some people don't seem to be able to detect the smell of those and in my own experience the plant only smells extremely strongly of coconut at times and/or in some places). There may be a hint of tobacco and vanilla somewhere in Onyx, but that's about it. To me its nice, but very simple coconut with a touch of earthiness.

Hmm... I really liked this when I first applied it. It was kinda foody, warm coconut. Not sugary sweet, more musky and soft. Almost in a milk chocolatey sort of way. Loved that for about an hour. Then it turned spicey, the drydown actually reminded me a lot of Obsession. No more coconut, no more creamy goodness, just SPICE. Not for me.

So far, I am a big fan of the Sage Machado oils; I have already purchased three of them after trying samples. They last forever, and are really strong, you don't need much. This is no exception! The oils don't change too much; the black coconut and moss are the most potent of Onyx (by the end of the day, the moss is still pretty strong.) It's a heavy, smoky-sweet perfume, NOT beachy or even tropical - don't be fooled by the vanilla and coconut! This is too heavy for the heat. Well-blended and balanced, the different notes work together well. Great scent.