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  2. doomsday_disco

    The Dildo Thief Hair Gloss

    Silken indigo musk, tatami straw, black tea, golden amber, yuzu peel, and black plum.
  3. Today
  4. sudenmorsian

    Playdate With Krampus

    Oh, this is sweet. I'm surprised because I don't get much of cherry - usually I can clearly smell cherry whenever there's some. On my skin this is mostly pomegranate syrup and vanilla resin. Definitely RED scent but in a candy-like way, there's nothing sinister or dark. Quite a playful and lovely scent.
  5. gentle-twig

    On Teaching

    This reminds me a lot of other greenish BPAL blends that have woods and resins in them. As in many other cases, this is a little too sweet on my skin. Still, the weedy green accord, just this side of spa, was enchanting this heat wave morning. Very much a scent that evokes just escaping a blast of summer (or in my case spring) heat — on a dewy morning or in a pool of deep shade. On Teaching is certainly on the traditional masculine side of things, and indeed there is a calm and staid quality in line with the best of that heritage. I say this reminds me of a bevy of other, half-remembered BPALs (Anubis, some dead leaves blends), but this is best in class, with the cloying resinous notes fading to tolerable levels after the opening. Still, as a devotee of non-BPAL perfumes as well, I don’t think can oust CdG Laurel from its niche in my collection. I will probably dump the rest of my imp into a hot bath on a cool summer morning and then apply that number for the heat of the day.
  6. auraysu

    Sich Aufstützender Weiblicher Akt Mit Langem Haar

    This smells a little similar to Traditional Sheet Ghost without the lemon marshmallow- I agree with the others, it's reminiscent of laundry detergent or soap, bright and clean. I really like this, but I wouldn't have expected this scent from the notes, haha.
  7. Invidiana

    Honey and Sweet Labdanum

    This is golden honey swirled with the thick dark cola syrup of labdanum, the last honeyed rays of sunlight succumbing to dusk, making me wish dark honey cola actually existed. It stays pretty linear and never gets to the point of being cloying. I can't wait to see how it's going to age.
  8. Yesterday
  9. quantquill

    Catherine

    Just posted a review for the hair gloss, and I bought both the 5ml of perfume and the hair gloss, can report they smell the same on (the hair gloss has more projection, but the scent itself is the same to my nose). I'm delighted to report that it reminds me of a slightly more amber, slightly less sweet version of Dahlia, which has been my obsession for a while now. I know opinions are divided on Dahlia. To me, Dahlia is sweet vanilla and sugary vanilla orchid, all joyful and lovely. Catherine has more amber, less sugar, it's a deeper, more mature version of Dahlia. I don't get much (if any) resin and for those concerned about "melted and honeyed", I don't get honey, a hint of caramel maybe. Of course, ymmv. Maybe with time some more of the dark, resinous veins will pop out. Ha. What a win!! ❤️ It's a risk buying anything full size without an explicit note list, and I hope this review helps anyone on the fence to fall off one side or the other. I'm a little hesitant to say this leans more feminine than unisex, but I'm in my 50s and used to guys wearing pine and spruce and women wearing sweet and floral. However, I'd want to take a deeeeeeep whiff of any person wearing this scent. Kinda makes me want to snuggle myself.
  10. quantquill

    Catherine Hair Gloss

    I'm delighted to report that it reminds me of a slightly more amber, slightly less sweet version of Dahlia, which has been my obsession for a while now. I know opinions are divided on Dahlia. To me, Dahlia is sweet vanilla and sugary vanilla orchid, all joyful and lovely. Catherine has more amber, less sugar, it's a deeper, more mature version of Dahlia. I don't get much (if any) resin and for those concerned about "melted and honeyed", I don't get honey, a hint of caramel maybe. Of course, ymmv. I also bought the perfume, and it smells the same on my skin. Maybe with time some more of the dark, resinous veins will pop out. Ha. What a win!! ❤️ It's a risk buying anything full size without an explicit note list, and I hope this review helps anyone on the fence to fall off one side or the other. I'm a little hesitant to say this leans more feminine than unisex, but I'm in my 50s and used to guys wearing pine and spruce and women wearing sweet and floral. However, I'd want to take a deeeeeeep whiff of any person wearing this scent. Kinda makes me want to snuggle myself.
  11. doomsday_disco

    Triumph in Vermillion Silk

    Scarlet silk, sweetened rice milk, ube, peony petals, candied ginger, persimmon, red dates, red carnation, lavender, and red amber.
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