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This is simultaneously the platonic form of a summer grapefruit cocktail by-the-sea, and a bubbling Renaissance lobster song There's the bpal effervescent note in full swing in this scent, as well as lots of citrus, fruit and aquatic notes. Normally full blown aquatics (when the scent is IN the water) don't work for me, but this one (The lobster has climbed out of the ocean to sing, and is thus a little dry) works much better and doesn't get soap-like
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These raspberries have been crushed at the bottom of the picnic basket but are still stunningly sweet and delicious; they definitely won't make it home but will get all over your hands Like Les Fraises this has a ton of throw, and a quintessentially fruit scented without other notes
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This is fresh, wet strawberry scent, as if they've just been rinsed off in their little turquoise cardboard pint box. Not actually aquatic but very fresh and unbruised A lot of throw
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Fully agree with previous reviewers that this is a very gentle and pleasant scent. On my partner, whose skin amplifies sweet notes, this leans almost unwearably foody (he described it as "the platonic ideal of porridge"). On me it's much more balanced - soft but distinct almond foremost, perfumey honey, and smooth milk; the grains are present but more in the background. Reasonable longevity for such quiet notes. This is lovely and I'm happy to have an imp of it, but I don't imagine it's one I am going to wear often enough to want a bottle.
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Beautifully fruit centric and captures midsummer heat; a crow asleep in the hay after gorging themselves on figs and currants. I get fruits and mild hay like grassiness It's not nearly so sweet as mouse or harvest moon (my other hat forward pints of comparison)
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smells a little soapy in the imp... honeyed oat milk with clover inclusions... a little too sweet and foody for me.
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This one broke my heart a little bit at first! Expecting to love two of my favorite smells in a holy union, on skin I got a whiff of what I can only describe as "warm pumpkin pie filling spilled on wet, moldy stone". It took a good hour for everything to settle down into balance. This was not a smoke-y incense for me, but YMMV. I will put it aside for cooler weather as I think the ambient heat and humidity did a number on how my skin chemistry took it on board.
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2009 version! This bottle is old enough to drive, and time has worn away at the edges of the notes to leave behind a sugary snow with a touch of rose water. Very quiet, not too sweet, and incredibly nice for those days where you want a "your skin, but better, plus a single pale rose" vibe. Although it's a Yule, I feel like this is wearable and enjoyable year round. Low projection, medium longevity. I would love to put a few drops on a sachet to keep in my unmentionables drawer, but I don't want to waste it!
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Black Pepper, White Sage, and Tea Rose
SmellsPrettyGood2Me replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
In reality this is tea rose, white sage and pepper, in that order. I approached this scent with trepidation as I generally don't do well with rose or pepper, but I am so glad I tried this! Fragrant, and "clean" smelling, with no astringency or spice. This is a wonderfully ageless, romantic scent, fresh and pretty. Literally perfect, no notes. -
as signaled by the "bitter almond" note in the description, in the imp this is not sweet at all. on skin it's an explosion of bitter almond for me, and the tiniest hint of vanilla. there is a very very slight sweetness to it thanks to the vanilla, but otherwise this is a stone cold scent with a very apparent absence of both sweetness and warmth. the more i smell it the more i can pick out a twinge of something floral, presumably the rose. but it doesn't scream ROSE to me, it's a rather nondescript floral being smothered by the bitter almond. it's enchanting, but i have other almonds i prefer, though i am happy to have tried this out.
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the paperwhite and narcissus combo is very... prominent let's say in the vial. so much so it actually veers into indole territory which very seldomly happens for me. but nonetheless i applied a bit of it anyway. thankfully the indolic qualities of the aforementioned florals melt away quickly with skin contact, and i'm left with lazy florals of lily and the very prominent note of opium. someone had asked me to describe what opium smells like, but it's simply one of those notes where you know when you smell it. it's indescribable in my opinion, like if you said "this smells like chocolate" or "this smells like apples" then everyone would immediately know what you're talking about. well, eventually it turns into opium opium opium and lily on my skin. it's not bad on the drydown but i much prefer my florals to be "awake".
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i got this as a frimp with my order! it's been resting for about a week now, and wow-- this vial cap is refusing to budge! but when i finally manage to pry the lid off it's like dark hot cocoa mix! aw, it smells like childhood i had this one on my iso so i really lucked out with being sent this one! hm, creamy and slightly powdery hot cocoa mix, it's astounding how it smells exactly like huffing the swiss miss powder. on dry down the poor cocoa gets obliterated by the myrrh... for some reason the myrrh veers into... stank? territory on my skin? hm, sad if only it stayed as hot cocoa powder, i'll have to pass on this one.
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This was a frimp! In the vial I smell herbs and what is probably the iron. And some florals? I think? The "spell soaked" makes me wonder what else I'm smelling. On my skin I think I can smell the patchouli root, and some green, and the iron and florals. There's more there but I don't know if it's the dust or the spell soaked or the broom twigs or other things used to make those scents. It tingles my nose a bit, though I'm not feeling a cooling effect, but that might be the "cold" part of the cold iron, I don't quite smell mint so if it's in there it's not overwhelming like mint can so often be to my nose. It has a short to medium throw at this stage. Two hours later and the green (moss and herbs?) and the tingle (mint?) have faded, but the florals and the iron and the patchouli root remain. I smell a dusty kind of smell too, which is awesome, I love how she does that with smells, it's pretty on point! It plays even closer to my skin but I can still smell it with my wrists not right up next to my nose. Six hours later and I can still smell the patchouli root, and the dust, but the patchouli I don't have to have my wrist right up to my nose to smell, still catching whiffs while I'm at my computer. I was surprised at this as I'd thought it faded faster than that but happy to see that is not the case! I thought this one was a like but upon wearing it again I think I can upgrade it to a love! Though I wish it had a longer throw. But it still lasts a decent amount of time and it makes me think of a spooky hut full of herbs and magic and housing a crone. x3
- Yesterday
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This is possibly my favorite Snake Oil variant so far, even though lilac is one of my "like but not love" notes. There's something about the blend of dewy, fresh, lilac (plus maybe some green stem) and rich, spicy vanilla that's enchanting and addictive. The Snake Oil here also smells a bit smoother and "softer" than in some blends, maybe because it was pre-aged? Anyway, if you like Snake Oil and/or lilacs, don't sleep on this one.
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To me, this smells like salt, a hint of aquatic, and creamy white chocolate and marshmallow. It dries down into a salty chocolate-marshmallow scent that stays close to the skin. I like it.
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Maybe I'm just hungry, but this smells like bell pepper and pineapple to me. I was hoping for a clay-like scent like in Lekythoi, but this is certainly . . . interesting. It does dry down weirdly wearable, but it's hard to shake the food association. Will see how it ages.
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It smells like green bell peppers to me. I don't know why! I like it, but it's very unexpected. I'll have to let it settle and try it again, see what it settles into.
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The weed infused green amber is singing on my skin. It's got a tangy/sharp/ acrid bite. The milky marshmallow creeps up on the weedy green amber. I think the weed acrid edge wears off, but it's still hovering above the marshmallow milky goodness.
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On my skin this brings out the white sandalwood, orris root, the dustiness of dead leaves and maybe some type of unidentified resin. I don't get any Snake Oil from this, but overall this reminds me very vaguely of King Cobra minus the frankincense.
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Here's your formal notification that 2025 Lupercalia + Shungas will be removed on August 1st. That's also when we'll yoink the 4/20 scents and the Frog Moon Lunacy. Lots coming down at once! The Girth of Venus collection from Lupercalia will be excised and turned into its own regular LE category.
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2025 release: it's not what i expected I'd get judging from the notes. I get a strong fizzy labdanum with touches of tangy dried cherries and blackberries. The dry down doesn't sweeten up as time goes by. I wish some sweetness would show up....but no. 2025 release: it's not what i expected I'd get judging from the notes. I get a strong fizzy labdanum with touches of tangy dried cherries and blackberries. The dry down doesn't sweeten up as time goes by. I wish some sweetness would show up....but no.
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so good! it's immediately reminiscent of sweetened almond milk to me. i also bought nava's eternal bastet in the same order, and EB to me was all frangipane, and this is almond milk. PB is delicately sweet, and it's mainly almond, cream and vanilla on me with just a slight hint of toastiness from the oats and the barest kiss of white fig. it doesn't have much projection from the back of my hand but that's not a problem for me (i apply it on the base of my neck usually) THIS is exactly what i wanted from arcana's isolde but never got and i'm so glad that precious beauty fills my delicate almond dreams, well... beautifully!
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2024 version! I got this knowing that I already loved the Morocco scent DNA and was not disappointed. I agree wholeheartedly with others who declared this a "buttery" pumpkin, and would go so far as to say it's also just the tiniest bit nutty as well. Smells like a scent note sibling to the somewhat rind-y pumpkin in White Pumpkin and Bergamot. Incense-y but not too spice-y, thank goodness, although I get less carnation here than in the OG Morocco so if you're looking for that slightly crisp and floral sharpness you will be hard pressed to detect it here. I envision wearing this a lot while I wait for the classic GC scent to come back in stock.
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Hunter’s Moon: White Pumpkin and Bergamot
SmellsPrettyGood2Me replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
In the bottle, white rind and a hint of spice. On skin, the changes start to happen. You know that new-plastic-coated-wire smell of a charging cable that accompanies the purchase of an iPhone or Macbook? That plus cinnamon (ratio 1:25 of plastic pumpkin cord to spice) is the first 10 minutes of this scent upon application. Around 30 minutes in, a wet dog smell begins to emerge and does not quit for the next hour. Bergamot? I don't know her, but I wish she was here to save me. Much improved 2+ hours later on lingering drydown, and I finally feel like I could wear this outside of the house without possibly offending someone. My skin is simply not worthy of the potency here. Unexpectedly robust projection even with the teeniest dab and very long sillage (7+ hours). If you are cinnamon sensitive this is not one you want to blind buy. -
Grateful that I blind bought this a full on decade after it was first released, because it has aged beautifully. Citrus top notes are often the death of me, but here time has faded them from what was surely a slap across the face in 2015 to a polite handshake in 2025. Deliciously chewy patchouli and clove are in a languorous duet of dominance, with just enough plummy sweetness to keep it from being too moody. This is the signature scent of a bawdy demi-god who sometimes just likes a quiet night in with a good book.
