tinyvulture
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Guava, yum! I’m not sure I can recall trying any other guava blends It’s so real -- juicy, tangy, sweet. The creamy strawberry milk is such a genius pairing. The guava brings out the tartness of the strawberry, but then the sweet creaminess smoothes everything out -- gorgeous, might need a bottle!
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Really nails that “ice cream” scent. Like walking into a Baskin Robbins. Minty, chocolatey -- immediately ordered a bottle after sniffing this decant!
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Comfort in a bottle! Lavender blended with ink and paper. It’s hard to describe as anything other than “inky.” Just trust if you love lavender you need this.
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Love at first sniff!! Beautiful oakwood note, all warm and woodsy, sweetened by vanilla. I adore the lab’s oak I wouldn’t call this blend foodie -- the wood is definitely the prominent note. Plus, my 12-year-old thinks the name is cool.
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Lavender-infused vanilla cupcakes! I think out of all the foodie Liliths this year, I prefer Metal Twins over this one, which is a bit more “Eat Me”, that is, it has a weird Fruity Pebbles vibe on my skin. I might try it as a sleep blend though, focusing more on the lavender than the vanilla and cake.
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I’m not sure about some of the notes listed -- “white chypre”, “cashmere amber” My skin usually loves and amps chypres -- this one’s no exception. It smells classy, expensive. Orris is sometimes dryyyy as heck on me, but maybe the fact that this is orris butter makes the difference because it’s quite nice. There’s a sweet floral note enveloped in layers of warmth. I’m not getting any patchouli. This scent is like putting on a lux, warm white bathrobe.
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Mitti attar, from what I Googled, is like sandalwood but also baked earth. Hmm This scent reminds me of Cathedral -- church incense/resin. I get little hints of tulsi (basil) here and there. I’m not sure I’d need a whole bottle, but it’s very pretty.
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A simple yet gorgeous foodie blend. Light fluffy white cake with tons of vanilla. It’s like an alternate version of Eat Me that works for me! Hope to get a bottle.
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My immediate favorite of all the amazing 2020 Liliths. I’m a sucker for anything with cream or vanilla! It’s very sweet. The buttery, slightly smoky caramel note is lovely (fans of Red Lantern, take note) But there’s also a cleanness to Aoedae, like fizzy water. In that way it reminds me of a cream soda. I’m not picking up the sandalwood. If you’re a foodie looking for a cream caramel scent, here’s your chance! Bottle for me.
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I thought this one might be similar to Stinky, soft and baby powdery This one is all honey, though. Like really sticky, lush honey, with an herbal note from the lavender. I’m not noticing any patchouli, nor the Frito chip smell of puppy paws Just straight up lavender honey It’ll make a nice bedtime scent.
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CHERRY BOMB! My skin loves and amps chypres. I don’t think I’d actually wear this, but it’s so fun. I love cherry Chapstick, black cherry candles, cherry is a nostalgic scent for me. This makes me wanna put on lip gloss and go roller skating. This scent is juicy, bursting with fruitiness, but also has a waxy, creamy element. After it dries down, on second thought, I might wear it, since it’s now gotten subtler and creamier
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More gingerbread waffle than pumpkin, although the pumpkin is there. The coffee tones down the spiciness of the gingerbread (I’ve tried other gingerbread blends that were too spicy) I’m not really getting hot cocoa, just the waffles and smooth coffee with plenty of cream. This is like building the perfect bite at brunch...it’s all there! Might need a bottle!
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Banana Cream, Black Coconut & Raw Chocolate
tinyvulture replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Lupercalia
Picture a frozen banana dipped in chocolate, then rolled in coconut This is foodie bliss Just the chocolate and coconut notes together are heaven, and then the banana makes it young and fun. I looove this coconut note and everything about this scent! -
Apricot is a beautiful note. It can be cheerful and playful, but here it’s playing at being proper and sedate, thanks to the serene lavender note. But then, you get a bright little burst of blood orange that makes it cheeky. I’m picturing an elegant, poised Countess who secretly has the raunchiest sense of humor behind closed doors.
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This is a decant from 2015, and the scent is faint. I’m getting leather and almond. The leather is the strongest note; the almond is subtle, coming and going I can’t pick out any of the other good stuff like vanilla, tonka, or amber. At this point in the aging, it seems like a straightforward leather scent, not nuanced as I’m sure it must have been when made.
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My decant is pretty aged, from 2014 I believe. So the scent is quite faint, but I’m getting a pretty blend of pine and clove. Not very dark or deathly at all, Gacela is surprisingly cheery and cozy I’d love to see it return so I could experience it in its fresh newness, cause I bet it’s lovely.
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Now this is from 2015 so it’s quite aged, and the scent is faint. I’m having trouble picking out the notes listed. On me this smells like...weed. I guess that’s the combo of the tobacco and maybe the mugwort, really no clue. I’m not getting any spicy opium nor any florals. Just kind of spicy weed.
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The pecan pie is pretty toned down in this scent, at least compared to Pumpkin Pie Musk which I just tested. There’s pleasant, sweet nuttiness that pairs pretty nicely with the oud. The oud is spicy and yes, a bit animalistic, but it keeps this from being a straightforward foodie blend and turns it into something unique. Sometimes when I wear oud, it just seems to amplify the other notes, so it took me a long time to get the “indoles” people mentioned. But here the oud is definitely noticeable on its own. I’m not hating on it. It doesn’t smell like poop to me. It’s just its own thing and it works here!
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Very strong pumpkin spice note. I’ll have to compare it with Pumpkin Spice Everything because, at first anyway, this is just screaming PS and not so much pie or musk. 5 minutes later, I smell the musk, it’s subdued but adds mellowness and warmth. But this is still an extreeeeme pumpkin spice blend, so probably not for me.
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I loved Sampoerna clove cigarettes when I was like 20 and my roommate and I would buy them at seedy Oklahoma head shops. This perfume is nostalgic to the extreme, but it’s a little heavier on the tobacco and less sweet and clove-y than I remember or would want in a clove cig scent. I just generally can’t wear the lab’s tobacco note -- makes me sneeze. So, this is off to swaps where I’m sure it will be scooped up by some other former club kid.
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Cherry Cream Pie Chypre
tinyvulture replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
So yummy and realistic! Sweet cherries, vanilla cream, and undertones of buttery crust. After a few minutes the cherry dies down and now it’s almost like an angel food cake scent with just a mild cherry note. Which is also nice! I’d put this on my bottle list if there were ever bottles available. -
There's the lab's sweet/slushy note (think Snow White), but seems not as sweet as usual. The dark, earthy cypress and balsam notes even it out. It is like a dark winter night, a little creepy...fits the description very well! Wondering how blue musk is different from other musks? Can't pin that down.
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I just tested Hearthflame & Incnese, and this is a less fiery little brother maybe? The pine in this blend is cooler, almost minty. The frankincense and sweet amber are center stage. Less acrid than H&I, but just as smoky.
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Oh gorgeous! Wood, smoke, sweet copal and frankincense. Some of my favorite notes here! The pitch is strongly pine-y, the almond wood is grounding in its nuttiness. Warm, inviting, like walking into a fire-warmed cabin out of hte cold. So sweet and smoky! Gets a little acrid upon drydown, think Agnes Nutter.
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Ruumukiisseli (prune soup), riisipuuro (rice pudding), and sima (mead) - after I consuled Google translate, it all made sense! This is a fruity, sweetly boozy cake. The mead is sparkly/fizzy. The sourness of the prune is substantial, as well as its sweetness. A nice foody blend! I prefer the bolder rice pudding aspect of Sweet Lavinia's Risalamande, so this is off to swaps.