British beauty brand Illamasqua has launched Freak Scarab, a new unisex fragrance. Freak Scarab is a flanker to 2011's Freak.
Freak Scarab is the decadent new fragrance from Illamasqua. A unisex Extrait De Parfum, it enchants. Captivates. Corrupts. With notes of Blood Orange, Ylang Ylang and Egyptian Jasmine, and the richness of Mousse De Sax.
Let the age of indulgence be reborn.
The notes include blood orange, neroli, ylang ylang, davana, jasmine, honeysuckle, queen of the night, plum, mousse de sax (geranium, anise, moss, leather).
Illamasqua Freak Scarab is available in 75 ml Extrait de Parfum, £85.
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Oh, d*#n you, Illmasqua, for tempting me again after such a disappointment the first time. Such a great name, such a fantastic bottle, such an intriguing list of notes, with nothing but meh to show for it.
The wee snail on the orginal was adorable; the scarab kind of crosses over into weird. I’m okay with that, but it doesn’t tug at the heartstrings as much. The notes sound wonderful, but so did the notes for the original…see first paragraph.
But the gold color is a nice touch and the Mousse de Saxe will get me to bite. Blind, no less.
I have no doubt the third installment will include a copper cockroach or a bronze spider and I’ll probably find a home for those, as well. Shame on me.
I like the idea of the scarab better than a snail but the snail looked a bit better, since you can see its shape more easily.
You know, you’re right! I think the fact that you can’t see the scarab as well makes a difference.
It would be really nice if the juice turned out to be what it should have been for Freak.
LOL at “copper cockroach” — hey, you never know.
I’d no doubt spring for the cockroach; my line in the sand would be potato bugs. I’m hoping they’re unknown in the UK so I’ll be spared that horror, even in a photo.
I’m from northern VA and I never heard about them until yesterday (weird seeing them mentioned again within 24 hours when I went almost 24 years without hearing of them) and from the comments in the thread I decided not to look them up. But I did just and they’re gross but my imagination was worse.
You don’t really get the full effect unless you’re lying on your stomach, digging in the ground with an old spoon your aunt gave to to play with, and one comes crawling right up in your face.
They have very human-looking heads, and they make a sound very much like babies crying. Plus they’re fairly large on the bug scale.
I’m from Georgia and God knows we got some ridiculous bugs in the South, but these are a whole different level of hell! 😛
Ok, I am not reading this thread any more!
I went to Google images. I will have nightmares.
Hate potato bugs! I remember them in my aunts garden. It’s amazing I even like gardens after seeing those things as a kid.
Scarab (ornaments) are symbolic and all, but they are also so rigid and geometric! The snail is definitely more endearing.
They have/had a nailpolish called Scarab that I coveted but I’m too cheap for dat.
It’s gorgeous for sure.
Oh, off to peek!
Like JolieFleurs, I was sorely disappointed by Freak. Yet…. I will undoubtedly take the plunge on this as the scarab calls to my love of all things Egyptian, the black bottle to my inner both and the mousse de sax to my ‘fumie nose. Fingers crossed!
Inner GOTH, damn autocorrect.
Couldn’t help but be deeply disappointed in Freak after the SA in Selfridges London had shrieked at me – “you must use this carefully – it has POISON in it”!!! If there is any in there I’m sure it’s a ghost of a molecule but in that instance perhaps we should be glad, I’m told that real deadly nightshade does have a smell and it’s very bad indeed! Am cynical about this one but will give it a go if I see it.
And another thing: I found the original bottle very badly made, rough edges and the tiny snail fell off the tester.
Bah. What did the SA think you were going to do with it? Drink it? All perfume will have an ill effect if you ingest it in some way – or get it in your eye as I once did with Chanel No 19. Ack. No 19 sure loved up to its bitchy reputation that day.
Wot? A snail malfunction? Sadly, it goes with how it smelled to me: rather cheap.