Diana

Thanatopsis is great, but that is already on your list.

I'd also throw in Omen and Nocnitsa.

I got a wet stage of Samhain feel from it, if you could blend it with a berry note. But you might think way differently. Still, some of the Halloween scents that just went up might be a good place to start. I saw some comparisons to Blood Moon (which might be futile), Red Phoenix, and Blockbuster in the reviews thread.

Some current scents that might be in the save vein, both from Carnavale Diabolique:

Tiresias, The Androgyne : Dark, moody, and bittersweet: black currant, patchouli, tobacco, cinnamon leaf, caramel, muguet, and red sandalwood. This went super woodsy on me personally, but maybe it will work for you.

The Phantom Calliope : Ghostly, glowing, sweet and dark: black cherry, patchouli, cassis, cardamom and verbena.

I regret not getting this sooner. It is a perfect summer scent, and on top of that, it is amazingly wonderful.

It reminds me a bit of Machu Picchu--it has a very fresh, airy quality to it, but it's so much "juicier," for lack of a better word. It's very green, but not in an herbal/grassy way... it just seems like it would project a neon green aura around you. And the musks. Oh the musks. I am a huge fan of them, and this blend provides no exception. They round out the scent and give it a long lasting, sweet aroma, with a really nice throw. I was very surprised at how long this lasted... I could still easily detect it after all day at work!

Very pleased!

I'll echo thatthis is very similar to Dee, but a little less heavy. It's got a wonderful wood & leather aroma, and as it dries, it softens up and becomes a dead sexy, musk scent. Rowr.

On application, this scent is really spicy—kind of like a spice rack. It's kind of abrasive & aggressive rather than a comforting smell, but not unpleasant.

As it dries, the musk notes take over and it becomes a long-lasting sweet musk scent that is just gorgeous. Perfect.

I'd also throw Nuit into that list, and if you can find it, the Limited Editon scent Evening Star.

http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=26287 <-- this thread may have some recommendations for you

personally, i would recommend Zephyr, Embalming Fluid, and possibly Phantasm. Oh, and Dorian, definitely.

there is a bit of a problem with lemon, however. since it's classified as a top note, it rarely provides a long-lasting scent.

To me this is very reminiscent of Al Azif. It's got the same incensey-resin base. The coconut isn't terribly pronounced, but it does add a nice note to the blend. There is a dry, almost musty base to it, probably the combination of musk + orris + sandalwood. But it's so very lovely.

If you like Al Azif, Midnight Mass, or warmer resins, give this a try.

I am very happy it's a GC scent!

There are a couple of useful links in the pinned recommendations. =)

http://www.bpal.org/index.php?act=ST&f=10&t=1607 <-- "clean" scent thread

http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=3755 <-- "gentle/light" scent thread

http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=480 <--- "spring-type" scent thread

http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=21004 <--- "aquatic" scent thread

I think those four categories will help! At least, I hope so.

Scherezade kind of works, I think.

I'd recommend looking through the pinned recommendation categories:

http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=13371&hl=sweet <--- this one should give you a bunch of recommendations! =)

Black & Red Musks are also great, dark scents. Fenris Wolf is amazing, as is Scherezade and Dragon's Musk.

Other sexy dark ones: Nifilheim, Torture King (if you can get it), Voodoo, Burial, and Nocnitsa.

Ok since today is probably the last day...how about rec's for a foodie?

Malkuth smelled like spiced oatmeal cookies to me, at least in the wet stage. IIRC, it turned a bit incensey in the drydown. That is probably the closest one, unless peach + cedar can be considered foody, then I'd also throw in Chesed. Most of the others are spice/resin/floral.

here are the labels:

as far scents, pruno is like a very orangey-booze-fruit punch scent. i agree the closest thing would be the hamptons or possibly swank, but not really. this has much more punch. no pun intended.

privilege smells almost like some of the slightly aquatic men's scents to me. i can't place it, though. i suck at this game.

wet: oddly sweet. since this is presumably made with high john the conqueror root, it thought it would smell more herbal or earthy.

dry: still very sweet. it almost has a suntan lotion kind of aroma to it, oddly enough. i have a high john the conqueror root--it doesn't smell at all like this. it's not a bad scent; to the contrary—i really like it a lot. but this is one that would probably get relegated to perfume (which, yes it is), and not be used for its magical qualities. or i'll wear it and hope for a lot of good luck. heh.

i just can't get over the smell and relate it to the actual root enough to use it as anointing oil. but i'll probably get a bottle of this eventually.

wet: lemon candy

dry: the citrusy note is completely gone, but there's a herbal/woodsy note left behind. not too much punch, but pretty all the same.

wet: powdery neroli

dry: a dry, nondescript floral; slightly woodsy, a bit of musk. it's nice but a little too soft for my tastes.

wet: pale indeed. it's fairly faint, but there's a bit of a citrus note that i can detect, and just a hint of vetiver

dry: this is so incredibly amazing. it's clean, fresh, slightly manly. but absolutely no throw. I'd be all over a 5mL if I could smell it other than when my nose is pressed directly up against it.

this just got discontinued, and it's one that i've always wondered about...

wet: wet, dewy florals, a little ozoney. it reminds me a bit of neo-tokyo (which is obvious given the common ingredient disappearing act).

dry: dry woodsy notes, fresh airy notes. it's very lovely! too bad it's discontinued. it's one of the few vaguely-ozone scents that have ever appealed to me. so very pretty!

it's funny how almost every review smells something different.

wet: soft spices, a little sweet

dry: turned mostly floral with a touch of a resin. almost like a rose incense, but a little too heavy on the rose. oddly, i don't get any citrus from this at all. i wonder if my nose is broken. at any rate, judging from this particular imp, it's nice, but not something i'd want in a large quantity.

wet: sweet, milky caramel & coconut

dry: still sweet, reminds me a lot of spooky, minus the mint.

for some reason i swapped away my bottle. i guess this goes back on the wishlist. it is teh awesome.

Saw some posts about Cerberus earlier in this thread. It reminds me of Tezcatlipoca. Am I the only one who thinks this? I know they don't have many notes in common, but the similarity is strong to me....probably just the combination of cocoa/chocolate and non-foody notes that they both have.

Hmm. The chocolate in Tezcatilpoca didn't last on me at all, so I didn't get that connection. However, I did think that Intrigue reminded me quite a bit of Cerberus, as did Great Sword of War to a lesser extent.

I'm pretty sure that's a bottle of Corazon. =)

I've looked everywhere and can't seem to find pictures or info. Does anyone have pictures of both Three Witches releases? Are they the same? Different? Can you post pics of them pretty please?

 

I'm trying to identify the orignal label from the resurrected label.

 

Thanks in advance!

Here's a picture of the bottle from the re-release. It's exactly the same as the original label, so I don't know if there's any other way to tell it apart. Some people said it smelled differently than the original, but now that it's aged a few years, that may no longer be the case.

Did you want something autumnal? Or just something based on your likes?

If you like autumnal & pumpkin, maybe Pumpkin Queen, if you can get your hands on some: Regal Egyptian Amber, red ginger, orange peel, mandarin, cardamom, fig leaf and warm pumpkin.

Here are some other scents that I think are really nice that you might like. You didn't say anything one way or another about vanilla, musk, or spices, so some of these have them as components, but I tried to stick with the lighter musk notes:

Hopefully that's good for at least a few ideas.