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That's bloody alright! First thing that hits me is a metallic-like twang (that deepens and softens more into the other notes later on), and thennnn that clove comes out (kinda wanna lick this)... I think the main note that i am getting must be the pomegranate, which is one that I am not super aquainted with, but it's decidedly red, lucious and slightly "watery". Unfortunately i have to take this off as this seems to be triggering a migraine for me. 😭
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Ooph, heady and very strong a-something akin to a strong white floral/jasmine right from the get-go (though both the rose and champaca are there), and quickly (phew) calms down; honestly just a lovely mix of both; it is the rose with freshly-cut stems/the greeny note in there, not the peacock queen-rose. It's not very ampy at all which is what I was expecting with the champaca, but a lot of this frustratingly dissapears on my skin! Bah!! May be too "soapy-feeling" for some, but to me it's just dusty enough that is dissuades from that.
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Daffodils, Narcissus, Paperwhites... and Hyacinth
Assimbya replied to jarvenpa's topic in Recommendations
Resurrecting this thread as I continue on my floral completionist quest! I am now searching for a hyacinth-dominant perfume; the only bpal one currently available is Dawn: Mourning Victory, which I am up for trying, though there aren't many reviews for me to get a sense of how prominent the hyacinth is. (There's also the Erebos atmosphere & linen spray which I am curious about though, being a linen spray, it does not fulfill this particular wish of mine.) I'd love to hear if others have thoughts on the hyacinth note in that one, or if there are other hyacinth bpals from the past for which I should keep an eye out, as I certainly shall for those already mentioned in this thread. - Yesterday
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Oh no, did I buy the wrong lovebat? (Sorry pink lovebat, you're adorable too)! Straight from the imp this is delightful, reminds me of those overly-sweet fantas i had as a kid in New Zealand they had well over 20 years ago in so many fluorescent colours that don't exist anymore and would probably make me sick these days. But oh so happy, fuzzy. The bubbly-ness calms down a little bit on drydown, but there is still hat candy-green apple with a soft-creamy centre. Mint provides the fuzzyness. Unfortunately not a great throw but loving this. Would be a LOVELY summer scent! And may need to find myself a bottle.
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Delicious black cherries, dry (but not too heady) plum wine on a smokyyyy (fiery) base of kyphi and red sandalwood. On my skin too, the cherries phase out quite a lot and it turns into a far more dragon-matched scent indeed. Still very sweet and surprisingly soft; he kyphi also gets less fiery and the 'funk' in here also drops significantly. I am left with a fluffy red skin musk.
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So delicious!! Very similar to Pumpkin spice hot buttered rum, this is slightly more orange and sweet, but equally as delightful!
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Ohhhh goodness, this is that fresh water scent I was hoping to find someday. It's more tropical-aesthetic leaning, but does not have any green or florals to back that up/distract from the blueishness. The notes are all there exactly as stated, the salt to me grounds it slightly, just makes sure it doesn't go into too-sweet territory.
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Total morpher on me; opened this one finally. In the bottle -- white floral, almost soapy. I liked it, but wasn't sure how it would read on the skin. Once on, the ash and sandalwood settle in and really change this in a complete 180 in a good way. I'm left with a sort of very clean, very close to the skin dry white oud/sandalwood with a few sparkles of white flowers on it.
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Oooh, I can't help but invision some kinda crossroads coming out of a forest, dirt paths lined by sweet mosses and night florals, lit by moonlight and a pertubing flash of lightning. At drydown, you've chosen your path and ended up in a glorious herb garden (with some stubborn or just beloved flowers).
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Black Butterfly Moon: Myrrh and Black Berries
Cali replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Hm. Maybe it's just me but there is a certain "nature"-quality in here that reminds me of the dustyness of butterfly wings. Indeed a good mix of Myrrh and blackberries - sliiihgtly candy-leaning blackberries and i too am finding a bit of a dark plum in here. Also agree with the fizzy/velvetyness. Quite intriguing for such a simple scent description. -
Ooo I vibe with this. A gorgeous thick juicy plum with some very faint smokey red musk, white & gold specks (they calm down a little bit once dry) and that deep labdanum... These work hauntingly well together, to form this gorgeous, deep-in-thoughts, close to the skin scent.
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Oh dear. Strong citrus, bubbly greens and golds and leafy-musk base. I am on the same level as LavenderCoffee as I was expecting a slightly more patchouli, perhaps grittier perfume? This is lovely but not that; I AM getting the patchouli (it reminds me very very very very vaguely of reptoid dominion) in the background, and it morphs into a pretty sweet hard candy mix of yellow-orange-and green flavours with the orange containing a sprinkle of cinnamon (must be the clove and a mix of a few other notes giving that kinda impression) and the backing of a fresh, green leather.
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Unfortunately for me it's the almond-cherry forward note to me in here. That stays super strong. However, the ice cream note stays deliciously creamy and the strawberry does not go off as previous perfumes have done on my skin. The papayo juice gives this a loooovely candied frosty lining. ...Is there a little wafer-note in there or am I tweaking? Who knows - as much as the cherry is a bit too much for me, it is a lovely, lovely foodie.
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2025 version. Ohhhh this is lovely and exacly what I expected. In the bottle it's kinda scary - there's a linnen ish-edging-on-zesty mix in there alongs that's quite wild within the bottle, but it calms down on the skin thankfully. There is something in here i can vaguely describe as "soapy", but it's more of a clean-nondescript soapy if that's any help. It really otherwise is like a faded somewhat nostalgic scent of time and fragrance past. A sepia-tinted vortex to days of old. The caramel musk stands out above all and is absolutely delicious. First time I put this on was when I got my new stuff in the mail and was already wearing Pumpkin spice hot buttered rum (and couldn't help trying this on on top of that) - and I can report that they go very well together!
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Yes.... Yes, yes!! First impression from the bottle; just got it in today so it may need more settling, but i am excited; there is this dusty, fabricy and soft mix of the frankincense, champaca, opoponax, amber, patchouli root and musk which is a dusky dark grey swirled mix, backed by a colder white-blueish floral. No blood-anything for me. On skin and drydown there is a more creamy note, reminiscent (but not close to) the white clown paint note, soft - a mix of the bourbon vanilla and the black amber. The plum amps a bit and adds a soft, squishy purple streak This smells more like a skin musk to me, a really good wish-i-smelled-like-this skin musk. With some throw (it's not super close to the skin). Really glad I got this in the end, it's so different from most of what I tried and it's a lovely "journey" to wear each time. Been coming back every few weeks to try and leave a review for this one.... it's hard to describe. Please be nice. :')
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Dead Leaves, Green Tea, and Tahitian Ginger
Poenari replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Halloweenie
This is a lovely addition to my dead leaves collection because it is very different from my others. I don't typically go for Shungas or tea scents, but this one really works. The scent is green from the tea leaves, and not like the autumnal dead leaves I love. The ginger lends just a hint of spice, yet this is not a spicy blend. I would love to drink this tea! (Note: do not drink your bpal.) -
Snow & Oak Bark.
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Incense Smoke & Winter Herbs.
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Purple Sage & Pinon.
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Ice & Crushed Mint Lotion.
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Bloodroot & Evergreens.
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Amber & Grey Musk.
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A wolfish grey transformed by the moon’s cold silver gleam.
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Now this is the Law of the Jungle — as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back — For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack. – Rudyard Kipling A scent for strength through solidarity against the encroaching horrors of authoritarianism. Silvered fir, life-giving soil and immovable stone, black sage, rue, hellebore accord, winter moss, cypress, fossilized amber resin, and vetiver. May the thundering chorus of our voices — entwined, rising, unbreakable — scatter the darkness.
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Yuzu & Warm Honey Drizzle.
