Some reviews of the new GCs...

from Doc Constantine's Pharmacopoeia

Slippery Poppy Tincture

poppy flowers, acai berry and honey

Wet: Very 'green' and fresh floral - I think that's the poppies mixing with the acai berry as there's something a bit similar, sharp than in Australian Copperhead. I'm not really getting any honey out of this at all. Too 'fresh' and 'green' for me. The longer it sits on my skin, the more I'm actually starting to dislike it.

Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener

sassafras, vanilla extract, oak, leaf, CO2 butter extract, and onycha

Something quite medicinal - almost like menthol, or the smell of a cough syrup! I get some of the sweetness of the vanilla mellowing it down, too. It's interesting but not something I would wear as a perfume at all. It's also quite masculine.

from Phoenix Steamworks

Galvanic Goggles

Metallic notes with Indian musk, tobacco flower, and African balsam.

Pleasant - quite masculine - the metallic notes always translate to me as something quite fresh and manly. Not something I could imagine myself wearing but definitely a nice, pleasant scent.

No. 93 Engine

Balm of Gilead, benzoin, frankincense, balsam of peru, beeswax, saffron, galbanum, calamus, hyssop, mastic, lemon balm, and white sage.

Deep, spicy. Reminds me a lot of some of the "God incense" we use at Wiccan rituals, I think it's the galbanum I'm picking up on? This is definitely a nice scent but again something that evokes quite a masculine image in my mind so I don't imagine I would wear this myself.

The Obsidian Widow

Pinot noir, dark myrrh, red sandalwood, black patchouli, night-blooming jasmine, and attar of rose.

Definitely the red wine at first. I'm also noticing the jasmine because it's the note of doom... As it all settles, it's actually very pleasant and quite a 'classic perfume' smelling. Classy and sophisticated, not an every day scent but something for special occasions. So far my definite favourite out of these.

The Robotic Scarab

Polished metallic notes, glossy leather, frankincense, star anise, and thin lubricating oils.

Once again the metallic notes scream 'masculine' to me. I don't get much of the leather but I sense it's there, as a base. Notes-wise not something I would pick up for myself but not unpleasant in any way.

Smokestack

Creosote, coal, and industrial waste.

Oh yes, hello vetiver! I can't even skin test this. Bleurgh.

Violet Ray

White mint, purple musk, violet, lilac, ylang ylang, lavender moss, and sandalwood.

Very floral - I think it's the violets and lilacs I'm getting so overpoweringly. Not me at all - just an average floral scent, not very pleasant. I seem to have a problem with 'fresh' smelling florals.