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Hmmmmm. White flowers, for sure -- reads like "Lorrainna" or "The Lady of Saintonge". White flowers, old-fashioned scent (perfumey? papery? ivory? you decide!), a touch of musk. This one does read as red, more or less. It's quite pretty and a little sexy. Book-inspired in an abstract way, but definitely not something that smells like anything in a human person's collections. It's.... nice? I think. Definitely not going to cause a ton of discourse.
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Yule 2024 bottle (from a destash). Received 12/17/25, tested 1/2/25. Sniffing from the bottle it's orange juice. Promising, I love orange juice. Wet: I know what this smells like. It's so oddly specific, and hard to pin down what it is. Hm. I think it's the frozen pulp from a can of orange juice concentrate, the scent when you dump it into the pitcher and then add warm water. Not intensely orange, but diluted mouthwatering orange. Ohh, oh, and also, the way the center of an orange tootsie roll pop smells and tastes. So nostalgic! Dry: A bit more "sweet tart" orange dust, which must be the lavender mingling with it. I love it in all stages.
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Pages yellowed with age are barely legible in the amber glow of beeswax candles, and dusty leather bindings are covered in the wax of a thousand more candles that have long since burned out. There is a faint smell of ink that touched paper centuries before. Among stacks and stacks that never end, tendrils of incense linger in air that is musty with memory. If someone bottled the lost Library of Alexandria, this would be it.
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This starts of sweet, and to my nose more floral than fruity I can see where people are coming from. As it settles it is a sweet airy vanilla, reminding me a touch of certain buttercream scents. I don't get patchouli but something like a light sandalwood underneath. It makes me think of skin musk. A good goes-with-anything type scent. A bit more throw than the other lotion I've tried (White Apple & Ylang Ylang) but not aggressive
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On me, this is all about the honey. Which is fine but I was expecting some spice because I didn't look at the description & thought this was going to be based on Three Witches (Warm cinnamon, husky clove and white pepper) 😅. Oops! (If you're hoping for something similar to Pumpkin Buttercream HG, Pumpkin Brioche French Toast is much closer, though less smoky).
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In the bottle, Retch is straight up milk chocolate and pungent oudh, with that little bit of oudh-specific stank making an appearance (but quickly disappears). Wet on the skin, the oudh calms down immediately and steps back to become a warm, smoky-woody base. The boozy note adds some heady sweetness that blends in smoothly. This perfume dries down beautifully to a rich resiny chocolate, delicious but not a pure gourmand. Retch is definitely a bit naughty, but secretly sweet at heart.
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This is so good! Creamy butterscotch, buttery pumpkin, warm slightly sweet dark ale. Absolutely delicious; I keep reaching for it!
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2025 version: Just the most perfect rose scent--the one of my dreams. Fresh from the verdant garden, and it keeps that almost juicy quality through its entire wear time (6-8 hours for me). I absolutely have to get a backup bottle...or 3 🌹
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Lemon, sugar, brandy, rum - exactly what you'd expect from a warm Victorian holiday punch-bowl! It's bright and festive and a little old-fashioned, and I've been reaching for it during the gloomy weather this week!
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Christmasween is quite fruity right away, like the wassail I made for the holidays: mulled cider, cranberries and oranges. As it dries, smoky and sweet notes smooth it out; soon, the spices come out and the resins make this even more rich and complex. Later I can pick up a hint of the creamy pumpkin, some subtle balsam fir branches, and warm sweet beeswax. This is exactly what I imagined and hoped for when I saw this scent, a perfect blend of Halloween and Christmas memories, joyful and bright! I absolutely love it!
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I smelled this and immediately felt I was giving Eeyore a great big hug. Oh you sweet sad goth boy with your pink bow and dislike of small talk, you are loved.This scent smells sooooo soft, and is a grey pink lavender moment. Lavender but make it *pastel*. This scent feels like being protected and a sweet gentleness like being carried to your room after a long car ride. This scent felt like childhood and was so nostalgic I almost cried the first time I wore it.
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Bought this bottle secondhand so I’m not sure of the age, but this reminds me a lot of old Día de los Muertos circa 2004, which is fantastic for me because that was my favorite ever. The cocoa fades pretty fast on my skin so I put it on a piece of fabric.
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I haven’t done too many reviews so bare me with me. In the bottle I can definitely smell the honey, pumpkin and vanilla. On my hair this is where it gets weird but in a good way 😂 on my hair it smells like one of those fall candles but without the overwhelming smell of heavy cinnamon overpowering everything. It almost gives apple? Which is weird because it’s definitely not in the notes. I think it’s the blend of pumpkin and honey with the cream maybe? 🤔 either way I am loving this and although I am a little heavy handed with my glosses, this one is not migraine inducing. It’s more present in the background but still there as everytime I moved my head I would get the most delicious whiffs of it💕
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Bombastic Subtropical Turquoise Cream Pie
dancingchair replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
I must admit that it's been a very long time since I've had a bombastic tropical juice mix, so I can't vouch for its accuracy in that realm. It is a tropical fruit blast to my nose, though. I also get lots of pineapple, with mango and citrus not far behind. They're all blended together with a creamy custard note that makes me think of coconut, but that might just be my brain inventing another tropical note. Beneath all the fruity notes is a flaky, buttery pie crust. After it dries down a bit, I do get a soapy note, which I can't quite pin down. Overall, I find it pleasant and surprisingly easy to wear. -
As a fan of Autumn Fancies (dry grass) and The Avenue (cocoa and spice) I figured this would be right up my alley, and thanks to LavenderCoffee I got to find out 😌 Wet, it smells like cardamom and cocoa- maybe even with a hint of something spicier, since it reminded me of the hot chocolate I made with cocoa, vegan advent calendar chocolates, oat milk, cardamom, and cayenne pepper Dry, the cardamom has faded to the faintest suggestion of spice, the cocoa adds some warmth close to skin, and I can only presume the cozy cool weather impression that reminds me of Autumn Fancies must be the hay. Well worth the effort of acquisition, definitely one of my favourites!
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Once again, I did not expect to love this but here I am wondering how beautiful and impressive this is. In the vial and wet on skin this is mostly soft, brown leather, smoked saffron and ash, and there's a hint of something almost evergreenish (peru balsam) that's lightening things up a bit. During drydown sweeter notes emerges and while the most beautiful leather is still on front and it's still quite smoky scent, there's definitely sweetness from amber, myrrh and tiny bit of burnt sugar. This is masculine leaning scent but I love it both on my skin and on my partner's. It's unique and I don't have anything like it, and I'm going to get a full bottle.
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Mmm, this one's nice! I primarily get a thick creamy cheesecake, plus the same graham cracker note that's shown up in a few other scents lately. Not overly sweet, more creamy vanilla - I don't really get pumpkin, and I think the ube is contributing to the creamy not-too-sweetness, like a sweet potato pie, perhaps. I like it!
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2025 version. The pumpkin latte is pretty mild. The snake oil is dominant
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Very boozy pumpkin in the initial stages. It dries down to a cinnamon sugar
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Initial application I can only smell the cheesecake. It's a realistic yummy cheesecake. The pumpkin and ube comes out as the scent evolves. Delicious and foody
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2025 version. This is super good. I get honey and vanilla and no pumpkin at all. It's a very feminine and pretty scent. Not gourmand at all
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This goes on very big and loud: mostly coffee, plus the dark caramelized almost-burnt swirl of brown sugar. At first I don't get much vanilla or milk; I would like it to be a little more balanced. My husband really likes it though - he loves coffee! As it dries it gets a little sweeter; maybe some of the vanilla is sneaking in there. I like it better at this stage, I think!
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an utterly beguiling scent to me, i think i can smell all or almost all the notes in here (i still can’t for the life of me determine what red musk smells like) it’s so… weird? i can smell the porcelain, the bergamot, the violet leaf, the fougere… but i just don’t care for it. i wish there was a whole lot more vanilla in here, and less of the… fougere (iris and bergamot) i suppose. i think i’d prefer floral still life with cat for a porcelain note. this was also sent off to a better home.
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made me realize that neroli is not a note for me. bitter neroli in the beginning and for much of the wear time until all the other notes shyly peek out hours later. was sent off to a much better new home.
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Le Tits Now is mostly about the champagne on me, which is quite fizzy, bright, and almost soda-like in this scent. I've tested this twice, and the champagne reigns on my skin in full force for about five hours before I get much of anything else from this. I believe this features the chilly, sweet snow note of Snow White, but the fizzy champagne makes me question if that's really the snow note I'm smelling. I smell a little musk with the snow note after the champagne calms down at the end of a long day, adding a nice backdrop to the champagne and snow, and I'm pleased to report that there's no red musk among the blushing musks featured here. Sadly, I'm not really getting any lavender from this, but that could just be due to my skin making this a champagne party for hours on end. In any case, I'll definitely be keeping my bottle, and I plan to wear this tomorrow to ring in the new year.
