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Bottle sniff was promising both times I tested this, but on skin it’s so light and barely-there. I let it rest for a few months hoping it would get stronger but the sugar still disappeared within minutes and I’m left with, what is that? Unscented lipgloss or wax/shea butter? Could be a skin chemistry thing so it might be worth a try if you love gourmands!
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Asahina Yoshihide in a Tug-of-war with the Little People
Madame Mew replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lupercalia
Got my order and let them rest - about a week? The lab’s caramelized anything can be a deal breaker and I took the chance knowing it could be a fail for me. Freshly applied to the skin, it’s the burned sugar note from sugar cookie that does not please my nose in bottle or on me. As it sits a bit, it seems to be a dissipating top note and I can detect the sticky date fruit underneath. I will definitely give this more resting time and try again since there is some promise as it warms up on my arm. -
cotton candy when wet, settles to a sickly blood (very horror gore blood), med/strong throw (tested on skin)
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In the bottle and when first applied: Holy burnt black sesame Batman! There is no creaminess to the dark chocolate, it is very much a high cacao content (antioxidants yeah, yeah, yeah). The black sesame is so prevalent to me but after a little while I can detect a little hazelnut. I’d say after an hour the scorched black sesame has toned down and everything is melding together with the patchouli leaf being a little crackly at the end. To be totally honest, I don’t think this is something I would wear a lot but it’s a fun concept and I love to try new stuff I would however go out to say if you loved Butterscotch Balls & Black Beetles, you will most likely be wanting to try Dark Chocolate Dried Cricket.
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Me trying and trying to figure out why this scent is familiar to me and it just hit me: GOTHABILLY!!! The black cherry liqueur is totally sending me to Gothabilly memory land (RIP cherry cream dream). This is lovely and everything I wanted it to be. Sweet, warm, a little spicy from clove and cinnamon sugar. The black cherry liqueur note wears off relatively quick on me and then it moves to warm red amber strawberry land. I’m going to wear the hell out of this.
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VERY banana when wet. Fades very fast on drydown, banana lingers close to the skin and becomes more candylike but not fully. Some earthy mushroom. Fades even more and loses banana, vaguely nice but faded to almost nothing way too fasst on my skin
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Good news! I don't get Tootsie Roll. I get yummilicious sweet goodness that almost verges on toothache but holds back just enough. It's very decadent but has just enough grounding it so that it isn't overpowering.
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On Self-Knowledge evokes stillness after upheaval, an almost eerily still ocean after a storm in a sheltered place. I would agree that the marine note is closely related to Y'ha-nthlei (which is among my favorite GC scents), but it's slightly stiller or glassier for me. The lotus petals are distinct for me as well, specifically reminiscent of in the evening as petals fall in the water from a flower that is fading. There's something melancholic to the note, but it's very much in my floral wheelhouse. This is a thoughtful, reflective floral-aquatic, befitting its name. I find it very soothing.
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2025 version Butterscotch and black musk. Must be the bay/rum/bourbon vanilla playing together in a way I did not expect; it feels much more gourmand than I thought it would based on the reviews. That isn't bad, as I imagine that touch of richness and sweetness will be just what some folks are looking for, but it's a bit much for me.
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Forsaken Elephant Puppet
patina replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
A fuzzy gray blanket sprinkled with snack food dust (both savory and sweet). Somewhere in the room a candle is burning, its wax liquid. Cozy but maybe a little too informal? -
The wind-scorched grasses and woodsmoke took over on my skin, and I don't detect any soil or raindrops which I was looking forward to. Sad, skin chemistry fail I guess. This has the same "scorched" note I get from Bonfire Single Note (but I haven't tried them side-by-side). I get maybe a little bit of dead leaves but not much.
- Last week
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Coyote Moon: Palo Santo and White Amber
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This duet has a pretty even balance of cool palo santo and white amber (the same white amber from scents like Hohensalzburg Fortress, Schönperchten, and The Grey Columns) during the first few hours of wear, but then the white amber ends up being stronger than the palo santo by the end of the day (although it's still very much present). The palo santo ends up leaning more into cologne territory after its initial cool blast, but it's still nice and comforting paired with the white amber. I'm going to have to spend more time with this to determine if I need more than my decant -- and if I could only get one palo santo scent from the Coyote Moon update, I'd definitely go with the Desert Sage and Palo Santo lotion -- but the decant is definitely a keeper! -
This is one easy breezy scent. Lots of Pom up front but but firmly chypric. It reminds me a lot of the tobacco and cherry Chypre duet from last year’s goose moon release. The same textural interest from the Chypre, with the dry tobacco switched out for a gleaming aldehyde and the cherry switched out for the (much more wearable to me) pomegranate. I really like this, but find it a bit feminine for me. After the first hour or so it has an earthy but put together Chypre thing that reads as tweedily unisex today . Simple-ish, fun without losing diginity. One of my favorites of this year’s Yules.
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Sich Aufstützender Weiblicher Akt Mit Langem Haar
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
I think something about the iris and mimosa is giving the clean vibe, it leans maybe a touch soapy wet (personally not a problem, I love a laundry scent) but dries to more of a spicy-breezy floral with vanillic, balsamic notes from the tonka, vanilla, and amber. Cardamom tends to be a show-stealer but melds in very well here. As it dries I get a touch more resin-y sweetness. It's a very neutral/natural scent, like clean skin. -
Beaver Moon: Yuzu & Warm Honey Drizzle
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Crisp, mouthwatering yuzu and a light, floral honey. Sparkling, breezy. So, so pretty. -
Dreamy is the perfect word for this. From the get go it is dusky pink and pillowy. Soft, not super sweet, and airy. I struggle to pull apart the notes at first, as it dries certain elements such as the carnation or cedar become a bit more distinct but they all meld together beautifully. Dry it tends to more dry and spicy then the sweet peony it opens with, but retains that blurry dreamy quality.
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Initially I get mostly saffron and a touch of smokiness. It's lightly fruity but in a dry way, and there's something reminiscent of soft leather. This never gets very floral on me, they are tamped down by sandalwood, saffron, and vanilla. It has big throw but not overwhelming and heavy. It dries down to a lovely spicy dry vanilla with a hint of tobacco flower one me.
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Yum, cookies 'n' cream! Not overly sweet, though — the emphasis is on the non-lactonic, non-buttery cream (I'd say it's more of a creamy vibe than actual cream). The shortbread is warm, just out of the oven, and dusted with a little cocoa powder. The spices are there, but I'd say they're off to the side on the counter, waiting to go into a different recipe, rather than in the shortbread itself. I'm not getting any smoke in the smoked vanilla bean. Delicious, although I think my sample is all I'll need.
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Oh, this is so relaxing! It goes on with mainly lavender and lemon verbena, but over the course of about an hour the slightly more herbal, bitter elements emerge, while the lavender and lemon recede a little. When I say bitter, though, I don't mean in any unpleasant way — just in that you can smell the hops and the anise. I can also smell the chamomile, and I know some people (including myself!) were looking for chamomile-forward scents. While I wouldn't say that it's the dominant note, the chamomile is definitely there! It's honestly reminding my of Sleepytime Tea a little bit.
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A song of surrender: rose syrup and honeyed pomegranate bound in amber resin, vanilla silk, and leather.
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Calla lilies stained blood red by Snake Oil and daemonorops draco, flecked with poison-touched lily of the valley.
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Reading elissamay's review above made me laugh, because I kind of just want to type "SAME" to all of it. I ordered this because I loved the book and decided to take a risk with poppy and tuberose. I'm usually good with orchid, but the other two gave me pause. I get the almost fruity character elissamay mentioned, and I think it's the orchid. The low notes of oud and patchouli keep those florals balanced. The honey keeps creeping forward and twining around the vanilla, which is distinctly smoky in character. I'm really happy with this one just fresh out of the mailbox. I'm curious to see how it ages. I am betting the amber will come forth more, since I can only catch a hint of it now. It's all very dark, very femme, and so very lush.
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I ordered this because a) I wanted the book and b) I fancy myself a sensuous witch. I might not be the best person to review it since florals generally aren't my jam, but this blend is dark and stormy enough that I'm almost reading the flowers as fruit. Except for the tuberose - that one stands out unmistakably among her covenmates. It isn't loud or taking over, but I can discern it specifically. (I don't love tuberose, can you tell?) The oud and patchouli are truly grounding and centering this one, and the vanilla has a smoky, dry sweetness that is probably helping to keep that tuberose high priestess in check for me. One thing I definitely can't pick out yet is honey. But this is brand new, so I will give it some time. Recommend for anyone who loves an intoxicating, dark blend where the patchouli and spice take a bit of a backseat to the other players for a change.
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Hm. I had decently high hopes for this based on the notes, but this all flattened out on my skin into a dead-on dupe for Secret original scent/baby powder deodorant. Glad to have tried it, glad to pass it on to someone who can make it sing.
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This is so interesting because OOB I get so much nag champa incense, but imagine if nag champa incense was, like, really, really classy. I think I'm also reading the bergamot as an almost sparkling or fizzy aspect. I can't wait to wear this!
