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In the bottle: bright apple cider, a little sharp, any booze isn't super obvious. Wet: a soft booze note,.still mostly bright sharp apple on top of sweeter apple. Dry: I would have liked a bit more booziness in this, but it's a great apple scent that stays bright for a while.
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This was a surprise, as I'm normally not into super foodie/sweet smells. In the bottle it's a bright fresh apple with a solid sweetness, but not the sugar note I remember from big sugar bomb perfumes I've previously tried. Wet: there's a warm pastry smell that definitely reminds me of donuts, but apple is still king. I think I expected more cinnamon-sugar in this. Dry: lovely warm apple bake, but not super sweet and definitely not sugary. Really nice!
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Today’s text is Games for Hallow-e’en (1912) by Mary F. Blain. Read it here. Quote: The dining-room should also be in total darkness, except for the light given by the Jack-o’-lanterns, until the guests are seated, when they should unmask. The supper could be served in this dim light or the lights turned up and the room made brilliant. After the supper is over and while the guests are still seated a splendid idea would be to extinguish all the lights and to have one or more of the party tell ghost stories…. Another suggestion is to have the hall totally dark with the door ajar and no one in sight to welcome the guests. As they step in they are surprised to be greeted by some one dressed as a ghost who extends his hand which is covered with wet salt. ALT View the full post.
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This is much more demure and mindful than the name suggests. I don't get the similarities to O in my sample (which is what I was hoping for)--it's definitely lighter, and maybe soapier, although it doesn't exactly smell like soap. I'm glad I got to try it, though.
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Bodegón Con Cesto de Frutas, Melocotones, Granadas Y Bernegal
marared replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
The end result is spicy fruit, waaaay more spicy than fruit, and it's quite a ride to get there. It reminds me a little of the Tajin-spiced fruit gummies, without the lime. In the bottle, fresh off the doorstep: it's dry cacao with chili - not sweet at all. There's a little bit of fig and a little bit of honey hiding underneath. Immediately on the skin: at first there is a hesitant bit of fruit, and then BAM chili peppers. The cacao is there too, but the chili peppers dominate this. It's like walking into a kitchen in New Mexico. It holds strong for a good ten minutes before the peach finally makes an appearance, and then it sweetens up a little, but the chilis are still there grabbing you by the nose hairs. The cacao has now mostly faded. I'm impressed by how much punch the chilis still have, though. I was a little worried about the fig because BPAL fig frequently doesn't play nice with my chemistry, but it is buried at the bottom of the fruit basket being generally inoffensive. The peach fades quickly into a more generic fruit aroma, nothing that I could say was pomegranate. This is such an interesting scent! -
To my nose, this could be a cousin to Every Day is Halloween. The sandalwood in that blend hits similarly to me; resinous, woody, warm. It packs a punch. Melancholy Fire diverges with the citrus zest from the bergamot and it really pops through the heat of this fragrance. It dissipates just slightly, and as it dries down, settling on the skin, you get a rich amber incense that doesn't read as heavy or powdery. It makes me think of grubby, handmade incense cones that you burn on a charcoal disc--carefully rolled in oil of bergamot, dusted in finely ground cinnamon and clove. Or when something is so cold that it burns... You would think that this would be a prickly, fiery scent, but its not, not really. The warmth is there for ambiance, overshadowing the brightness from the citrus just slightly but not enough to snuff it out or in some cases irritate the skin. It's really balanced and just really beautiful.
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Hi, yes I am obsessed with this so I need to tell you why. Coconut Cake was the cake my mom used to make for my birthday every year when I was little. Probably until I turned 10 I had coconut cake. The smell and taste of that coconut is forever burned into my brain and I treasure that memory. Snake Oil being one of my favorite BPAL’s (I know, me and almost everyone else 😄), when I saw this listed I immediately bought 2 bottles. I should probably buy 6 more. It’s the rich coconut frosting scent from my childhood birthday memories with the spicy heady vanilla and exotic-ness of Snake Oil. The drydown gets a bit more cakier but there’s not really any deviation from what it is. Just pure, hoarde worthy goodness that also supports an extremely important cause. If you love coconut and you love Snake Oil, your wallet isn’t going to be ok
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This is beautiful. On me I get all three notes - the tart blackcurrant, the floral rose, and the a darkening haze of velvet which I have trouble naming but think must be the musk the review above mine named. It reminds me of the drydown stage of Wilhelmina Murray, but simpler in its balance. This is smooth and sensual, definitely fitting for an elegant woman vampire. I am delighted with it.
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Rested a few days, I get all the notes: warm berries, browned pie crust, creamy vanilla, a trickle of molasses, and Snake Oil... I was most worried about that molasses note, but it just lends kind of like an earthy caramel vibe. The berries in particular definitely feel cooked down rather than fresh, giving it a little more depth than, say, Serpent in the Berries. Nice staying power, too. I love it!
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ohhh yeah. oh yeah. in the bottle, it's very licorice, but it changes near instantly. the blood musk + cherry is giving me major Blood flashbacks (in a great way). it's very delicious and sexy especially thanks to the patchouli. I can't make out the rose much besides just faintly in the background, so don't let it scare you off if you aren't a rose lover like me. it's just exactly what the description says: luscious, brooding, and sensual. a must if you like Blood or the idea of blood + patchouli
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This is simply Dorian and Snake Oil with the slightest suggestion of greenery... perhaps a little more Dorian out of the gate then settling into a comforting cloud of tea-stained Snake Oil. Will absolutely FS my decant and could see myself panic-buying a backup when the Weenies down date looms.
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You may or may not be here as a fan of the original Knave of Hearts, but if you are, it is my opinion that you are in the right place! I've never made pumpkin tarts personally, so I wasn't sure if the pumpkin spice is obligatory. For a lot of us this time of year, the question is just that: is there spice in it? And my answer for Knave of Pumpkins is "not that I can tell." The pumpkin tart makes for a bit of a rounder, richer scent than currants alone, the roses are recognizably knavish, and it's not overwhelmingly pumpkiny. I endorse this knavery! Go forth and enjoy these tarts.
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oh so delightful, truly very halloween-y and autumnal. it's a very sweet pumpkin spice caramel/maple scent. I don't get incense much (granted I'm not at all familiar with kyphi), so it caught me off guard at how gourmand it was. it's very sweet and cozy, like something you'd want warm in a mug on a chilly fall morning. love it
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Dead Leaves, Burnt Marshmallows, Clove Cream, and Whiskey
izile replied to Jenjin's topic in Halloweenie
I had a small hope this might overlap with my old Gorobble - think it's not going to be quite that. In the bottle: like spicy wet dead leaves Wet on the skin: there's something sweet coming up, but it's mostly spicy dead leaves, they don't smell like wet leaves anymore, though. Dry down: the burnt marshmallow never came out for me, not much I would identify as whiskey, either. The clove cream is definitely on top - I think I might amp clove, though? Dead leaves settle down in the background, present, a bit crunchy, but definitely second fiddle to clove cream. -
WOOO Fizzy!! In the bottle, it's a bit more light caramel with something that's probably distant ginger-ish in the background. Wet on the skin - immediate BOOM of ginger ale! It starts tamping down quick, but it smelled instantly fizzy! Dry on skin - It's like a really dry ginger ale with caramel syrup drizzled on top. I'm not getting a whole lot of apple, and I'm not sure on me how much the ginger ale is playing nicely with the caramel. There's something roughly "dirt" ish?? (not quite) underneath it all, kinda earthy... like, did you pick this ginger root fresh before you made this? It's interesting. Not as super sugary dessert-y as I had been expecting!
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OK, I got to test this one out, and it was not what I had been expecting! In the bottle it smells a bit like clean black rubber, or a latex suit? Fresh, little aquatic, but definitely something like the kind of black plastic people make clothes out of for fetish stuff. Wet on the skin: like TOMATO VINE. A dark, sinister, tomato vine. Dry: like being in the garden, it's more balanced, I still smell like a tomato plant, but it's a little dark and soft around the edges. Not really my style, but interesting.
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Reminds me very much of Cathedral, but with a straight ashy drydown instead of sweet church incense. And quite a bit colder overall. If Cathedral is a cathedral that's in active use, Haggard is a cathedral that's been abandoned for a while (but is not yet a ruin). Love love love.
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Today’s text is Myra’s Well: A Tale of All-Hallow-E’en (1883) by George Francis Dawson. Read it here. Quote: It is the night of all nights of the year, When ghosts and warlocks haunt the troubled earth, And disembodied spirits visit us— Spirits of good and evil from the dead, Fresh from the angel hosts and from the damned, And from the vast profound betwixt the two… ALT View the full post.
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I am totally and completely obsessed with this scent. My partner was gifted a number of oils, of which this was one, and when I smelled it I sort of lost my mind. It is a scent that I find myself returning to sniff in the bottle multiple times a day, and the experience is best to described as scratching and itch I didn't know I had until I smelled it. The honey! The wine! The kvass! The bread and meat!! Everything is perfect and also becomes something greater than the parts - just splendid...
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I don't think I ever got the lime on this. It's a very nice sugared strawberry with some definite staying power.
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Once dry it is Choward’s violet candies and plum over a beautiful sweet vanilla- sandalwood base. The little bit of opium darkens the scent but isn’t prominent Violet tends not to work on me, it smells chemical and broken on my skin. This is a gorgeous purple, violet-vanilla scent for someone with a different skin chemistry. If you enjoy sweet violet or think you might, check this one out.
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I adore this one, but have been having some difficulty describing it! I also haven't (yet) tried Snow White, so can't speak to the comparison others have made, though I am now quite eager to try it. My Soul Acquiesced in It goes on intensely almond and vanilla, with a hint of rose and a slight dusty edge to it. As it dries, the elements smooth out and balance, with the rose and musk much clearer, the almond and vanilla adding sweetness but not at all like something edible. Color-wise, this feels like it shifts between cream, pale pink, and sheet-white. There is indeed something icy and liquid about this, as the notes describe, pretty and elegant but slightly remote - it definitely works for me as the ambivalent intoxication of vampiric hypnosis. This is very, very feminine, in a way that feels very good and right for me but may not for everyone. I keep wanting to wear it everyday, and having to remind myself of my other scents!
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Today we begin the final part of our countdown this year with texts (that are available online) about Halloween itself! Today’s work is Halloween, A Romaunt, with Lays, Meditative and Devotional (1845) by H.S. Parsons. Read it here. Quote: If souls, once more, to these their haunts on earth, Can come, dear Lady, from the Spirit-land, I ask’d thee,—would it spoil thine hour of mirth, To see some sudden shape before thee stand! And a cold shudder told me, and thine hand Press’d dearer to mine own. But then said I, Oh! if thy friend were dead, and could command Some midnight hour to visit thee; reply, Say, would it grieve thee, Love, if love could never die! ALT View the full post.
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An oil of velvet persuasion and cunning grace, The Lion’s Purr embodies the subtle strength of gentle influence, a kingdom governed by charity, love, and benevolence. This is an oil of leadership through kindness, not brute force. The Lion’s Purr is fiercely protective and gracious. It amplifies one’s ability to share the grace and bounty of their kingdom through acts of compassion and good works, ensuring that the earth itself and those who live within it flourish through your care. While the Lion’s Purr is an instrument of quiet power, its guiding force assists you in building your empire through wisdom, generosity, love, and respect. It invokes the lioness in her most nurturing form: protective of her pride, fierce when necessary, but always ruling with a steady, caring hand. An oil of benevolent leadership, the Lion’s Purr assists you in expanding your dominion through alliances rather than conquest. It forges your path as one of harmony and loyalty. The Lion’s Purr ensures that even the most tenacious obstacles and obdurate adversaries melt away in the warmth of your munificence. True power is best wielded with patience, compassion, and love. With The Lion’s Purr, you not only command but inspire, establishing a reign built on the strength of loyalty and kindness. Frankincense tears and essential oil (Boswellia serrata and Boswellia sacra), lemongrass from the TAL garden and lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon nardus), bay laurel leaves from the TAL garden and bay laurel essential oil (Laurus nobilis), heliotrope absolute (Heliotropium arborescens), Bulgarian rose absolute (Rosa damascena), 24k gold, honey absolute (Apis mellifera), angelica root and essential oil (Angelica archangelica), and sunflower petals (Helianthus annuus) from the TAL garden.
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The Lion’s Roar is an oil of fierce protection woven with the spirit of dominion and defense. It guards not only your flesh and bone, but the very heart of your kingdom—your loved ones, your home, your livelihood. Imbued with the savage ferocity of a lion defending its pride, The Lion’s Roar erects an impenetrable wall of power, a fortress through which no ill will, malevolent intent, or lurking danger may pass. Frankincense tears and essential oil (Boswellia frereana, Boswellia serrata, and Boswellia sacra), bay laurel leaves from the TAL garden and bay laurel essential oil (Laurus nobilis), safflower oil (Carthamus tinctorius), rue leaf from the TAL garden and rue essential oil (Ruta graveolens), hyssop bud and leaf from the TAL garden and hyssop essential oil (Hyssopus officinalis), fossilized amber oil (Pinus Succinefera and Oleum succini, clove leaf and bud and clove essential oil (Syzygium aromaticum), bergamot essential oil (Citrus bergamia Risso et Poiteau) and wild bergamot flowers (Monarda fistulosa) from the TAL garden, 24k gold, and sunflower petals (Helianthus annuus) from the TAL garden.
