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Thanks everyone for the recs!

I had an imp of Azathoth hanging around so that gave that another go. I like it, but on me it's almost entirely a strong cedar scent. Too bad, a big hit of tangerine would have been great 

I'll poke into the reviews for your other suggestions and see what appeals!

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Bumping this thread to ask: are there some good citrusy blends that also lean masculine? GC or not impossible to find LE would be great.

Maybe with some sort of woody note, or just fresh without being overly sweet or floral? I'm trying to find something that might be nice to wear over the hot summer without being too cloying.

To me, both wet and on dry down, this smells exactly like the fancy potpourri that lived on my grandmother's coffee table for many years. It also contained frankincense, clove, and wood, so it makes sense! Not really what i was expecting from The Fiery Mountains, but I can see it being a comforting and warm blend for around winter time.

 

 

 

having gone through again and read the reviews of Shadwell (really have to try this one soon!) made me think of another scent that you might enjoy:

 

Hastur, from the good omens family of smells:Smoky-sour labdanum, black patchouli, wet tobacco, and brimstone.

 

it's not aquatic but the "wet tobacco" made me think it'd have a similarity to shadwell, while the other notes would also make it unique in your collection.

please note that wayyyyyy back when I first bought my bottle, it had almost no throw and barely any scent. I stuck it in my sales box, where it sat for about a year before I took it out and sniffed it again to discover that not only did it have a scent, but it was compelling and beautiful and weird. this one benefits from aging!

 

ooh, yknow, i've considered Hastur before, but usually put him off because I was afraid it'd be overly strong! So that's good to hear!

Have you tried Lyonesse? Watery, Vanilla, ambergris. Seems in the same vein as Shadwell , but I haven't sniffed Shadwell yet, he's on my list to try.

I haven't, but it seems like it needs to go on my list. Thanks!

never smelled shadwell (but now I want to!) but here are my favorite weirdly comforting bpals

 

mr prenderghast!! : Sweet cigar smoke, brown wool, Old Furry Touk accord, and a little bit of coffee.

very much like huffing a character. like cuddling this character.

 

bub!: A dog’s bright, beaming memories of playing in the sun, rolling in the grass, and begging for table scraps.

light and bright and soft and gentle. very pretty! ghost dog perfume also great for halloween!

 

trevor bruttenholm: A classic men's cologne mixed with the scent of old, yellowed books, a splash of bay rum, and summoning incense.

very beautiful with the incense, also comforting

 

enterprise of the night: Inspired by the opening pages of Circle of Blood. The scent of vice and darkness: flashing neon, oil-tinged petrichor, fading perfume, smeared lipstick, and the faintest touch of gunpowder residue.

channel snow: Television static made manifest, with a glimpse of perversions hidden beneath: benzoin, black pepper, white sandalwood, olibanum, ambergris accord, galbanum, and O3.

not super comforting, but both are very evocative and perfectly summon up their themes.

 

the other extreme, being comforting but not as evocative as mr P up above is, is IAN, from the olla line

also the edge of doom: The night flight from Tangier: drops of spilled blood color the antiseptic, bland, plastic paleness of the fuselage, with violet leaf for longing, rosemary for reminiscences, and black opoponax for apprehension. evocative, but maybe not super comforthing.

 

never tried mr bobo, but it sounds like he might belong in this thread.

 

my final suggestion, maybe not weird enough but beautiful, is the marquis de carabas: A splash of bay rum, leather, dusty black wool, massoia bark, and opium residue.

Mr Prenderghast definitely seems like something I'd enjoy! and the rest are all things i might try. Even marquis de carabas- the 'dusty black wool' in with the other notes seems like something i'd like.

Thanks for the suggestions!

I can't speak for many cream and aquatic notes besides The Sea Foams Milk: Milk cresting on an ocean wave., which you may love...but here are my odd comfort scents.

 

Buggre Alle This Bible: Crumbling paper and ancient cracked leather with a touch of tobacco leaf and incense.

 

Boober: A fretfully clean scent: freshly-washed laundry, linden blossom, soap suds, and a sprinkle of vanilla.

 

Adam (OLLA): Adam, our suicidally romantic scoundrel. His scent is a palette of somber colors, melancholy memories, and lupine, savage beauty: black leather, pale sandalwood, ambergris accord, and the memory of a long-lost Victorian fougère. His internal life seems to be reflected in his lair, so his perfume also possesses the scent of the wood of his guitars, the rosin from his violin bow, the musty wool of neglected Oriental carpets, the plastic, metal, and magnetic tape of his reel-to-reel, the dust that permeates everything.

Ooh! the sea foams milk is definitely one I'll try!

I've been eyeing the Buggre Alle This Bible as something I might enjoy. I've been slowly collecting the Good Omens blends so that will have to be the next one I grab! Boober sounds lovely, but Adam is a no-go for me. I've tried it and the plastic/electrical smell really amps on my skin and i end up smelling like a shorted circuit. Which is a shame because without that i'd probably love it!

Thanks!

Now that the season has shifted back over into fall, I've pulled out my all time favorite BPAL scent Shadwell again, and I'm always floored by the aquatic/cream combo topped off with a lingering mustiness. Or as the description puts it, "Roll-ups, mildewed raincoat, sweet tea, and condensed milk." To me, it feels more like applying a character affectation than something overtly perfume-y, and I really like that about it.

It's a very comforting scent for me and I was wondering if you guys could recommend anything similar in scent or overall vibe.

Caveats: Amber tends to turn to powder on my skin, and I'm generally not a fan of white flower heavy blends.

Thanks!