kelpsoda
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Light and pretty. I mostly get hibiscus and apple blossom, with a hint of lily. Nice, but a bit soapy on my skin.
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Wet: orange hits me in the face, but then fades a bit. I can smell smoke under that. dry: wax, candles and a hint of orange. It's pretty much a spot on candle scent with sweet orange (or honey?). It doesn't have a lot of throw. I like it, but I wish the orange wasn't turning funky on my skin. ETA: the smoke and funky orange smell disappears after an hour, and now I'm getting a mellow beeswax smell. nice, and comforting.
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In the bottle, this smells like the most delicious vanilla cream, with fruits in the background. That foodiness disappears almost immediately. wet, the sweet pea and carnation really come out. I'm not getting anything that's sharp or citrus-like, just a mellow, sweet fruit smell. dry, I can smell more florals, vanilla and tonka, with a hint of some kind of fruit every so often. I'm glad the fruit is well blended with the other notes and not sticking out. I'm quite fond of fruity-floral perfumes, so I absolutely love this. It's very youthful and happy smelling. (The bottle art is too cute! there's a row of alice in wonderland characters across the top of the label. awesome!)
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I really like this one. It's fresh and clean, with a hint of flowers and very light citrus. I do get a metallic scent after awhile, but it's balanced out with the flowers and ozone.
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I'm not a fan of snake oil, and that's what this smells like at first. It smells like exotic spices, but that dies down a bit once it hits my skin. I think I'm just smelling the resins and incense and red musk. Sadly, red musk makes things smell like rubber on my skin (unless it's aged). I would love it if I got more coconut, vanilla or black plum, but I'm not getting anything sweet from this. After 20 min. it's less overpowering. Not bad, but I'm not wild about it. I'll keep it for aging and hope it gets better. ETA: this is for the resurrected '08 version.
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Wet: Peaches, a bit of gardenia and neroli, and something dusty in the background. The peach is very juicy. Dry: I get some vanilla and honey, but the peach is fading, and leaving behind gardenia. Too bad, as the peach was so good. This is more a floral than a fruity perfume.
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Wet: a lot of pine and herbs. Reminds me of . . . oh, was it the East? Or Bess? Maybe it's thyme or rosemary. Very green, with musk to back it up. Dry: much of the same, but there's a "snow" note too, something ozone-y. Very fresh, almost minty. A very good representation of snow and alpine flora. ETA: the musk comes out really strong after a while. It's definitely wild musk.
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Wet: light pine scent. I can get something snow-like as well (at least, something slightly ozone and refreshing). Dry: This is a touch sweet, and I swear I get something citrusy as well. It seems to get more sugary as it dries, and the pine fades more. It does smell a bit like something faintly perfumey (is that musk?), mixed with fresh snow and pine. Nice.
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Wet: the butter note is almost too much, and very sweet. Smells like sugar cookies, though. yum! Dry: everything calms down into the perfect baked sugar cookie smell. A foodie scent, but not terribly so. I think I may get a hint of incense or spice, but it doesn't stay around. This is good stuff! Definitely getting a bottle, though it does fade quickly.
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Wet: rosewood. and sandalwood. not what I was hoping for. a bit dusty smelling. Dry: after 15 min, I do get a whiff of peach. but it's pretty much overpowered by the rosewood/sandalwood combo.
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Serpents with Glittering Eyes and Forky Tongues
kelpsoda replied to IronMollyBlack's topic in Discontinued Scents
Mmmm, green musk! I love the green musk in 51 and Green Phoenix, and it's just as good here paired with the fruit (limes? melons?). It's sharper and more citrus-y than 51, and more like Green Phoenix to my nose. This is very fresh smelling, and will be great for summer. -
I get a lot of rose from this. Wet, it's roses and salt. Dry, it's pure roses (which go kind of sour). I was hoping this would be more metallic, but I think rose just overpowers everything when it hits my skin.
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I don't actually get much honey from this, but instead a strong floral (jasmine?). It reminds me of Defutata.
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I smell lots of spices, cinnamon in particular. This does smell awfully like cinnamon gum, but the skin musk backs it up, and it's sweetened by the honey. If you're looking for a cinnamon or chai scent, this would be it.
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Wet: Cider, as everyone else has described. Apple, spices, simmered to perfection. Dry: as I expected, the apple disappeared after awhile, though it hung on longer than other apple scents I've tried. What's left are the autumn-y cider spices, and it smells like a good quality scented candle. Nice, but not what I want from a perfume. I think I'll keep my decant, but I can probably make do without a bottle.
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Wet: Strong, juicy berries at first. Not too tart at all, and not too sweet. It smells fresh, like Baneberry does. Dry: after 15 min, the berries have disappeared, and I'm left with . . .hmm, white musk? with some jasmine in the background? I can't place what it is, but call it the "freshness" that was supporting the berries before. Very nice. The throw during the wet stage is really strong, but it's gentler when dry. I like it, but I'm not sure I need a bottle.
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This is an interesting mix of more cool, perfume-y notes (mist and dried leaves?) and sweet foody notes (nutmeat and apple). I believe I'm getting some spices in the background, but they're faint. I like this one a lot.
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wet: I can definitely pick out the fruit, and the coconut is coming to the front too. pumpkin is in the background. dry: a lot of citrus, with foody coconut to back it up. Something about this doesn't sit well with me. The citrus (persimmon? or mango?) is too sharp.
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Mmmm. This makes me want to eat my wrist. Cake, good creamy cake, with orange. dry: orange comes out more, I can see the comparison to an orange creamsicle. Still divine smelling. after 15min - anise. smells just like licorice (or poppyseed?), and the cake has all but disappeared. boo. maybe I should invest in a scent locket? This stuff is worth it.
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Wet: Holy pine/patchouli! All I get from this is pine (fir needles?). dry: pine has backed off and I mostly get woods, dried leaves and patchouli now. There's also a whiff of apple, but it's hiding in the background. All in all, this really is a good autumn scent, if I can get through the first 20 min. .
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In the bottle, this is floral with some refreshing fruit mixed in. wet: I'm not liking this. It's very feminine, like cloying bubblegum with florals, and reminds me of dept. store perfume. The fruit is all but gone. I'm not familiar with wisteria, but if it amps this much on me, I might have to avoid it in the future. dry: after 15 min., it calms down a bit, and I actually do like this stage. It's got a commercial perfume kind of smell to it, which is good for some situations (like wearing for work). I do like the floral (wisteria?), so I'm going to keep the bottle and wear it in moderation (it does have a lot of throw, but medium wearlength).
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Irrelevant and Disturbing Surreal Crawdad Dream
kelpsoda replied to filigree_shadow's topic in Liliths
Wet: Wow, this one changes a lot. First there's blueberry pie filling, but that quickly makes way for the red currant. Strong, juicy red currant. Yum. Drying: After 5 min, I get some green tea. Neat! I like it. Dry: I must amp red musk, because I think that's all I'm smelling. It's sexy, it's overpowering the green tea. And I'm sure vanilla and ginger were in there somewhere, but my nose was not good enough to detect them. Verdict: I like it overall, but it's not perfect. Aging may make the red musk back off, so I'll try it again in a few months. -
I get a whiff of berry in the imp, but after that it's pure greenery, almost grassy. I don't get much floral at all. The green scent is not bad, but not really what I'm looking for.