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Hungry Ghost Moon: Hazelnut Spread and Mini Marshmallows
Pris replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This is all woody hazelnut and sweet vanilla. Smells good on everyone we've tried it on. Long lasting. Glad to have a full bottle of this one! -
Black in color. Rich, molasses, pumpkin flesh. Super sweet. Nice in a small dose. Cinnamon and brown sugar fade to a faint creaminess.
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2025 version On me this is sweet, spicy pumpkin flesh. Nice! It's got a little nostalgic tanning oil vibe, but lighter and nicer than Pumpkin Tanning Oil.
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On me, when it first goes on I get a hint of something little lemony, but that fades fast. It becomes smooth. A touch of leather, a little vanilla, with another note that's both odd and familiar but I can't place it. Unlike any perfume I've tried before! I might not wear it often but it's a pleasant, unusual, scent.
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2025 version Wet: goes on buttery pumpkin flesh. Nice at first but on me the sweet vanilla takes over and is louder than I like. Definitely will try it again after it's aged a while.
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Definitely a cologne-y brimstone, with a lurking ink note and unsettling musk. By itself it absolutely feels like Satan at the upscale gay bar in an seemingly elegant, but clearly off the rack suit. The brilliance of the perfume though, truly shines when you layer it with the GC Faustus. There, in combination with the cinnamon/frankincense and violet, you get the whole drama of redemption and temptation, with Faust/Mephistopheles playing out all 12,000 words of their love across your forearms Highly recommended
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This smells like an incredibly elegant fall classic perfume - beautiful, not naturalistic, with muted leaf tones and sharp and sparkling skin musk Just lovely
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This is absolutely delicious. It's warm and crisp, bread freshly baked out the oven with an almost caramelised but still subtle sweetness from the pumpkin spice. I can't really pick out anything that distinctly reads as zuccini, but the overall blend is deeper and not as sweet as I would expect from a pure pumpkin one. It doesn't morph much at all, and has a decent amount of throw and wear time. A very solid, very comforting scent to warm up the coming cold days.
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frimp second hand from a destash so i don’t know how old it is unfortunately! but it arrived today. it’s surprisingly good! i didn’t know what to expect going into it as i don’t usually try these notes, but it’s a waxy vanilla candle and a hint of candle smoke. it’s not pungent like how real candle smoke is, rather it’s quite quiet and resides in the background letting the wax shine. there’s a bit of a sour note to it that fades in an out of the blend, although, i’m not entirely sure from what. i think that maybe after a week it’ll fade, so i’ll keep it and update my review then if it does change.
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Black Butterfly Moon: Vanilla and Tobacco Flower
sudenmorsian replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I got a bit scared reading reviews above that there's dirt, mud or soil note that isn't listed, as I just can't cope with them. I got my decant few days ago and had to test this one immediately and yup, there's definitely that earthy, musty note. Lovely, sweetish vanilla with dry tobacco and dirt, and sadly the dirt is keeping this from being wearable. But behold! I paired this with Black Butterfly Moon that I wasn't too fond of and suddenly it all changed. Dark tenderness of the BBM blended so beautifully with Vanilla and Tobacco Flower that the dirt note was buried completely, and these two scents are definitely more than sum of its parts. The combination is rich, dark and seductive. -
This is beautiful dark but delicate floral perfume but not quite my thing. Violet rarely works on my skin but I do find it quite wearable in this one. I get mostly violet, tea roses and blackberry, not so much orchid, vanilla or black musk. Later I tested this with BBM duet Vanilla and Tobacco Flower when neither of them worked on me on their own, and it felt like pure magic: the combination was so much more than sum of its parts! The extra vanilla from the duet as well as kinda musty tobacco was just the right thing I needed with the BBM to tame its edges.
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This is very orris and softly vanilla on me, with just the faintest trace of musk. It reads to me as a soft, refined perfume from my grandmother's generation. It blooms more vanilla with body heat but retains the dusting-powder vibe. It's an instant favorite for me!
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2015: I could see this as an expensive candle or room scent with a name like “white pumpkin.” It reminds me of a really good pumpkin spice latte mix I got once, (though unlike the Pumpkin Spice Latte scent from years ago I tried, this is way lighter on cinnamon and nutmeg.) The sandalwood is keeping it balanced: a candle like this would probably go too far into vanilla cream sugar territory, but the foody sweetness is held back here. It is in fact basic, but like vanilla it seems to be something that would blend into all situations and be popular for good reason.
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A little bit like chrysanthemum, or as Assymbia said marigolds without stems. I could also see chamomile, honeysuckle and some pale amber for a sweet background element that’s like hand lotion. This is a wan sunshine yellow. It does feel like autumn to me, though I’m used to warm autumns.
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Beeswax, but also tobacco comes out because of skin heat. It’s a fruity tobacco with ash and there’s the sense of a big leather chair and a macadamia biscotti. Cozy, but I don’t know if I need a full bottle. As an atmosphere spray I’d definitely be interested though
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Chilled milk, a soft peppermint, a bright green candy. The peppermint is most apparent for first 20 minutes of wear, and more noticeable at arm's length than when I huff my wrist directly, where the lactonic, distinctly dairy milk note exists side by side with a sugar-glazed, tart and vibrant green apple, rendered a bit more abstract by the zippy green currant. The long drydown loses the mint and smells more like... what if instead of chocolate milk or strawberry milk, you created green apple milk. A foamy green milk drink for someone who just can't vibe with a matcha latte. 😹 Or, I'm imagining eating apple flavored fun-dip candy and making the inexplicable choice to chase it with a glass of milk. Simple, odd, oddly charming.
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Amazing. Exactly what it says it is. Doughnut maple buckwheat coffee. It reminds me of Secret Doughnuts a little but with a nice dark coffee. Coffee can sometimes get a little powdery on me and it’s doing that but it’s still so delicious I don’t care.
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This starts out mostly skin musk -- clean, a little soapy, but pleasant. As it wears, the skin musk softens and the more vegetal, bell pepper-esque version of the dead leaf note comes out. The early skin musk-heavy stage is nice, but combined with the DL note, it's all just a bit too cologne-y for my nose.
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I've never had luck with violet scents, but The Abandonment of the Unicorn (a recent Girth of Venus release) is so gentle and ethereal that I keep reaching for it. I'm addicted to Snow Whitechapel, which is the "snowy" version of the totally wonderful Whitechapel GC fragrance which probably also got me interested in white musk. The Lightning Moon duet Black Lilac & Black Tea is a pretty straightforward and simple moody lilac scent that I'll probably be enjoying for some time.
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Some suggestions for you (and seconding some already mentioned!) Veil: Soft and pretty (White sandalwood, lilac, gardenia, violet, orris, lavender and ylang ylang). Side note – I wouldn’t say Veil is woody at all – the sandalwood gives it a beautiful dusky softness but isn’t a “wood” smell. Le Serpent qui Danse: A sweet violet with lovely vanilla softness (Violet entwined with vanilla and gardenia). Nocturne: Deepest violet touched with lilac and tuberose. Les Fleurs du Mal: The rose in this is gorgeous together with the lilac and wisteria (A rose base, softened with lilac and wisteria). Marie: A blend of sinuous violet and elegant tea rose. Faith, from the Carnaval Diabolique collection, (sugared violets) is lovely but not available in imp form – you could probably find a decant of it here on the forum though. The Lilac Wood, from The Last Unicorn collection – also not available in imp form, but you could probably find a decant. Elf: Pale golden musk, honeycomb, amber, parma violet, hawthorne bark, aspen leaf, forest lily, life everlasting, white moss, and a hint of wild berry. You can also use the search on blackphoenixalchemylab.com to find specific notes – it will bring up *everything* containing the word, including things that are no longer available, so you have to do a bit of scrolling to get through the search results but it’s a good way to find things 🙂
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You're welcome! As a dedicated lover of florals, I am happy to help in this arena. Given this context, I would definitely suggest Lorrainna and/or Nocturne for your mother, which are both pretty pure florals; Lorrainna in particular is so special. If you try Faustus for yourself, I hope you enjoy it!
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This sure is a lot of beeswax! That's the main part of the scent for me. There's a sort of roundness to the combination (not really sure how else to describe it) and I guess I'm getting a nutty and woody undercurrent if I stick my nose in there, but I'm not picking up the books or smoke - maybe if I deathmatched it with something else that has the beeswax/nuts but not the books/smoke I'd go "oh yeah there they are," but it's not what I'm getting from sniffing. I wish I was experiencing what other people are experiencing!
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Thank you for the recs! I'm a bit clueless with florals but I've been looking into a gift for my mom who really enjoys both violet and lilac scents. Generally woody or incense-y scents aren't her bag so probably not Veil or Faustus- tho I do like woody or incense-y XD. (Faustus seems like I might really enjoy it!)
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From the GC, Nocturne (deepest violet touched with lilac and tuberose) is a lovely violet and lilac scent, with a delicate, ethereal sensibility. I was frimped it recently and have been really enjoying it! If you're looking for both of these notes together, I think it would be a great choice. Veil (white sandalwood, lilac, gardenia, violet, orris, lavender and ylang ylang) also looks intriguing, in a similar vein, but I haven't had the chance to try that one yet. For lilac, I cannot say enough good things about Lorrainna from the Skull Maskerade collection (an early 19th-century Italian perfume dabbed on black satin and lace – magnolia blossoms, lilac, orris root, and ambergris accord), which has become an absolute favorite of mine. It's elegant, smooth, with clear, resounding floral notes (both lilac and a gorgeous magnolia) and a depth underneath from the ambergris and orris. Lilac is one of my favorite notes and this is one of my favorite bpals with it that I've tried. The Lilac Wood (ageless trees, everblooming flowers, brilliant grass, a flicker of fireflies, and soft shadows) is also beautiful - as the name suggests, it's a greener, woodier lilac note. And the duet Black Lilac & Black Tea is still up if you want a darker lilac! I don't wear a ton of violet, but my partner frequently wears Faustus (frankincense and cinnamon, darkened by violet), and it's gorgeous on him, a darkened, mysterious, spicy violet note.
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Wondering if anyone can recommend violet or lilac scents that are currently available? Thanks!
