Pyxis Scents of Time for women

Took me a few minutes to stop smelling my wrists so that I could write this review : ). . . WOW!! What a breath of fresh air this fragrance is! With so many chypres out there this is the softest I've experienced. So tame and mellow. Never have I smelled normally strong contenders like lavender, rosemary and mint in topnotes so subtle as to let the middle florals, jasmine and a soft, dusky rose waft in and take center stage, delicate hint of sweetness like the breath of a flower. The basenotes are very well blended to be in complete harmony with the middle notes. One of a kind for sure. A MASTERPIECE!! Believe I have found my first chypre skin scent and I love it!

Surprisingly, Pyxis happened to work the best for me out of all Scents of Time I have tested. Surprisingly because I usually do not like chypre fragrances, and somehow, before I tried it the notes left me quite cold.

What I was however surprised by was the very unique combination of lavender which I started loving recently, basil and mint, followed up by rose, amber and moss. Pyxis is by no means a loud fragrance, on the contrary, it is quiet, keeps quite close to the skin. I dont know how much of acient times it smells. For me it is a fragrance that in my head matches up an image of a forest nymphs. There is tranquility of the forest, aroma of herbs, beauty of a wold untouched by industry. A very refreshing fragrance.

Michael Evans did an amazing job on it! However, on my skin it turned out a bit too masculine than what I was able to put up with; despite the description, I think it would smell great on a man as well. Nevertheless, Pyxis turned out to be not for me- it smelled intriguing in the bottle, on my skin it was just a bit too harsh.

Really lovely and beautifully made, to me Pyxis is a chypre in the old tradition of vintage Mitsouko,Miss Dior, etc, but with a soft modern feel to the floral component. A very elegant, "evening out" perfume, Pyxis also has nice sillage and good lasting power, and after sampling, I definitely consider it full bottle worthy.
Funny how a perfume inspired by a Pompeiian perfumer's garden would put a modern, softer spin on the very 20th century "Chypre" genre, but it does.
A 9/10, wonderful!

Pyxis is very vibrant, beautiful perfume. Very nice balance between green notes with a hint of flowers and fruits. Remind a Mediterranean garden with a light sea breeze. Now its available in US at www.aquadeluna.com
You can even order a sample before you buy it!

was beautiful. it lasted all day on me. i think it depends on your skin. may not be compatible with your skin type?

Despite not being a "green" lover, I really liked the opening notes of this...fresh, mossy, with a hint of citrus and flowers.

But then...it completely disappeared! Within ten minutes, I could smell absolutely NOTHING on my skin, and I have never had that happen so fast before. I am wondering if maybe the samples from Scents of Time are watered down for some reason, because when I sampled Nenufar it disappeared too, just not this quickly.

I hope this is the case, as I feel both of these are very unique and beautiful in their own ways.