17 community ratings

Haunted Circus

Name: Haunted Circus
Brand: Dark Tales

Perfumer: Arina P. Franzén

2024UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

7.5/ 10

Community score
17 ratings

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Dark Tales Haunted Circus is a unisex scent that pairs a sweet, gourmand side with a synthetic, powdery edge, like a fairground stall set against earth and wood.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.9 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.2 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.7 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

65% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Powdery notes

Rubber

Ozone

Heart notesfirst few hours

Make-up

Caramel

Popcorn

Salted butter

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Vetiver

Soil

Patchouli

Dried leaves

Ebony Vanilla

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Synthetic
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Powdery
Creamy
Earthy

What does Haunted Circus smell like?

It opens with powdery notes, rubber and ozone; in the heart, make-up, caramel, popcorn and salted butter build the sweet, creamy side. The base of vetiver, soil, patchouli, dried leaves, ebony and vanilla grounds that sweetness in something woody and earthy.

Longevity and sillage are both rated good, and most voters score longevity high. The number of votes is small, so this is a tendency rather than a firm verdict.