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- Today
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Soft rosy fig, made rich with myrrh and a woody-green sprinkle of thyme. Sun-warmed, rugged but in a light, feminine sort of way.
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Foggy smudgy cacao first on, and settles into this incredible steamy black tea with an undercurrent of cacao. I love whatever is making the humid, steamy aspect. Soft, hazy, aquatic-adjacent but in a beautiful harmony with the tea and cacao. The tea note is really beautiful as well.
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Cherry Blossom Vulva is juicy! These blossoms are ripe and dripping with nectar and the gardenia sweetens everything up nicely. I catch whiffs of honeysuckle, too—real, genuine honeysuckle, the kind that grew in the thickets in our backyard, that my cousins and I used to pluck the buds off of and suck the nectar from—and it’s such a nostalgic scent I can’t help but love this blend immediately.
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I picked up a decant of this and it smells a little bit sweet and a little bit metallic, but then ten minutes later, I smell nothing. *sigh*
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Black Honey, Black Cherry, and Kyphi Smoke Hair Gloss
Tamarinda replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
I'm new to hair gloss and really only bothered with it because of this hair gloss. I love kyphi and I love cherry. Not getting much kyphi but lots of sweet, honey'd cherry. If you ever tried Spiced Cherry Bourbon, this has that same cherry note, which yay! I love that one. On my skin, this goes away very quickly. Par for the course, as my skin hungers for fruities. It lasts a while in my hair but it doesn't get very loud. I more or less have to stick my hair in my face to smell it. I'm fine with that though, since I usually have my hair up in a bun or french twist. -
Just got my sample and mmmm. Cooler and a bit less dark while still having that complex, sweet spice. I'm really liking it as it dries and look forward to seeing how it holds up.
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Sweet and perfumey sage and moss. But there's also something a bit sticky under it all, maybe that's the leather? This has a really strong throw! Dorian loud to me- they could be friends.
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This is an herby honey that reads bitter to me. I'm not really getting any oudh. It's very sweet and the bitter greenery doesn't really ground the sweetness. Curious if time brings out the oudh and settles a bit of the sweetness.
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It opens very softly, sort of clean and a little sweet and then quite literally blooms in minutes into a very gorgeous clove and incense scent, but with a subtle cool, clean cologne element that lifts it out of being resinous. I never really sniffed something like this before- its super fascinating! I tend to love incense notes for sleep and to have one so clean and soft smelling at the same time is exciting. Can't wait to try it for bed!
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I'm not too familiar with opium notes and have no prior experience with hair gloss, but this is absolutely beautiful sprayed on either skin or hair. It's a smokey something or other that is just slightly sweet. I love it. It's sweeter in my hair than on my skin but more subtle in my hair. I wish I had a better way to describe it but sweet and smokey is all I've got.
- Yesterday
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Orange Blossom Honey and Silver Musk
SmellsPrettyGood2Me replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lupercalia
Incredibly orange blossom forward, both wet in the imp and on skin. Miyabi is right that this is hand-soapy in nature and very linear, although not unpleasant to my nose. For those who want a bit of delicate sweetness, it could be a lovely date night scent; I would be a bit wary of wearing it in high heat as it got a bit cloying when I got sweaty doing some cleaning. The honey here is more honeysuckle than edible and pairs nicely with the orange blossom. I did not get much musk until a couple of hours in, and even then it was not overpowering. Moderately strong projection to start, but begins to wane around the 4 hour mark. I can see this being a nice atmo spray scent for a guest room as well. Very "1980's summer visit to see your boss lady aunt" coded. -
Coyote Moon: Spiced Honey and Raw Patchouli
SmellsPrettyGood2Me replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Bright, almost floral (orange blossom?), bold honey dominates in the imp, with maybe the tiniest whiff of chewy patchouli in there somewhere. Applied to skin, I start to catch some cassia along with a hearty dose of mulling spices. After about 10 minutes, I smell fried dough with powdered sugar??! It takes a good 45 minutes for everything to settle down and the patchouli to feel comfortable peeking out to say hello for only a hot minute. Largely, it gives hard cider for as long as it lasts, which was 7 hours of wear and even detectable the next morning when I woke up. I would describe the sillage here as potent, verging on what may be considered nuclear for an oil based scent. It may have a time and a place in your fall rotation if you like evoking state fairs and festivals, hayrides or outdoor cider pubs. Not work safe unless you're a social media influencer who closes your clips with "And it was another great day of saving the beeeeeeees".. -
In the imp, a powdery, lightly burnished, golden amber, but not a lot of leather. This changes on skin, where I get a slightly smoky, musky, leather with the tiniest hint of dried, salty sweat. It's a sweeter and more subtle scent than I was anticipating, but I'm not mad about it. Over time the masculine, mildly aftershave-esque vibe starts to soften a little. To me, this is a fall/winter scent hiding in Shunga clothing. It makes me want to save a horse and ride a cowboy. 100% full bottle + backup bottle worthy.
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I really enjoyed wearing this one, even though gourmand scents aren't usually my thing. But, this really isn't gourmand, is it? It's sweet, and the butterscotch is identifiable as butterscotch, but the labdanum, smoke, and pepper pull this into a sexy territory that isn't as simple as sticky candies in meemaw's purse. Canonically, I think the Butterscotch Bitch is Armand, and so I feel that from the scent: a surface of perfect sweetness with a whole fuckton of complexity and sharpness underneath.
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It is so funny how moving scent is, and how something can smell so atmospheric - like moonlight and cold night air. Initially I get a big blast of velvety rose petals and orris, powdery and threatening to go musty on my skin. It settles quite quickly on me, the rose softens slightly and the orris down into a pleasant sweet powder. There is a 'chilled' effect, not icy and not reminiscent of Yules but truly like cool night air.
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This is such an interesting blend! On opening the decant, I catch a whiff of herbs and goat’s milk, which smells so tasty I’m eager to try it on. Applied to the skin, I can catch whiffs of the pepper note which add to my interest. It’s still a sweet blend despite the pepper! I can’t detect ambrette seed, which I’ve sensed in other blends with this note before, so I’m not sure where it’s lurking here. Red currant lurks in the background as part of the comforting kitchen-y smells but wears off after about an hour or so, leaving behind the creamy milk and herbs, with a slight hint of the pepper.
- Last week
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I'm not getting any of the dirt notes, and I usually avoid them. Also not getting any red wine, but it is definitely red. This comes across more fruity, maybe thin skinned red fruits crushed prior to fermentation. It's bright red and juicy. Slightly tannic and ripe, but not too sweet. Plums/pomegranates? No grapes. It does feel nuanced and complex. Maybe it could be a cheap wine, like the sweet red variety that goes well with a celebratory backyard BBQ. Or just because, to celebrate life. Not getting any creepy vampire vibes, but they could be there. Maybe hiding is the point.
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In the bottle: Leather and buttermilk 🙃 On the skin: I really want to like this! An interesting combination of notes I usually enjoy. But even after first applying it, it's so intensely black leather and buttermilk on me that I can't get to the other notes. Gonna let that sit and re-examine in 5... (as I'm sitting here though, I absolutely smell molasses wafting up from my arm) Okay, going back in! I smell dead leaves! I smell the spicy cardamom and crisp bergamot. I smell moss. There is a hint of vanilla and molasses. The leather is still very strong, but the fact that it's relented even that much to let the other notes come through is really appreciated. And the leather has changed in that time from smelling brand freakin' new to softer, broken in. Like a beloved pair of Doc Martens that have survived every festive autumnal outing. (20+ minutes of wear) Okay, I do actually love it! What a relief!
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In the bottle: B-A-N-A-N-A-S On the skin: Well, oddly enough I do immediately detect the sheer musk and evaporated milk. It morphs the banana smell into actual perfume territory instead of banana Laffy Taffy explosion. I guess I do smell something a little nutty in there too. I'm amping the musk note in a way that has snuffed out all the other notes. I don't even smell the banana anymore. It smells like a chic, classic *perfume*.
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In the bottle: I smell tea. A bit of dry coconut. Dusty linens. On the skin: Well first I googled "bitumen" -- basically a sticky black pitch. And I do get that kinda sticky tar resin note in here! More of the same of what I was getting in the bottle, just a little easier to pick apart. Sweet, dry, dusty. Crumbly, faded incense and tea.
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In the bottle: Hmm... Okay I smell the rice milk... and something mossy. Deep, dark and earthy. On the skin: I'm really getting the moss, hemp and sandalwood, all through a thick rice-milk haze. It smells really funky (complimentary) and is probably my favorite out of the summerween lineup. I swear it smells almost like mushrooms. It's got a classic BPAL zombie fragrance kind of vibe.
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In the bottle: Marshmallow-y goat's milk and smooth white chocolate. On the skin: Heavenly! A big white chocolate and vanilla cashmere hug on a floofy marshmallow cloud. Definitely get the waffle cone too. This seems to be the most "classic ice cream shop(pe)" out of all of them so far!
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In the bottle: It's like... floral, herbal... milk? On the skin: Definitely one you need to try on in order to really get any sense of what's going on with all these notes together. I'm getting the goat milk, the sweetness of the red currant and honey, the mandrake root and ambrette seed give it give it a texture, definitely picking up on the malted barley... but... the incense smoke is really amping on me! ...Malted barley and incense smoke. That's kind of where it's hanging out now...
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In the bottle: Mmm rich, spicy chocolate with a bubblegum undercurrent. On the skin: Okay at first, it's like a reverse description of the above -- bubblegum with an undercurrent of rich, spicy chocolate. I don't know what it is, but that bubblegum note always goes crazy on me when first applied and then usually vanishes within minutes (this is to be said of any of our fragrances with that note for me, which sucks because I always love the bubblegum note. Here in an instant! Gone in a flash!) After about 10 minutes, it's settled into clove-y dark chocolate. A bit of a tang from the goat's milk. I can't smell the bubblegum at all anymore!
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Soursop is super underrated, so I LOVE seeing it shine here!!! The honey is there, though subtle to my nose. It's lovely and cuts through the insane humidity here which is refreshing. Absolutely going to get a bottle of this before it goes away forever.
