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The first time I wore this, I thought it was too masculine, but I couldn't help but wanting to wear it again anyways. It does strike me as a FANTASTIC scent for a guy - although I have yet to talk my husband into wearing it. But, having worn it a couple times since, I can say that the vanilla does come out the longer you wear it. This has a stronger throw than most of the BPAL that I've tried, enough to get comments, enough for me to smell on myself without sniffing. This is gorgeous, and I think has a possibility of aging well. I'd compare this to GV and Haloes for the glowy wood/sweet touch. I wasn't going to buy this, but after wearing it all day today, this might be a big purchase for me =)

Having avoided violets with a passion I can tell you that these are on my list - maybe you'll love them =)

 

Ultraviolet - and mint

Water of Notre Dame

Le Serpent Qui Danse - strong violet

Hell's Belle

Sybaris - strong violet

Trying this today, no other testers on so that I can see if it works too. Smellwise, so far, I can BARELY smell this. So I applied more. Quite a bit more. I still can barely smell it. I agree with clean, and maybe lemony or verbena more likely, but seriously - the smell won't be whats attracting anyone. On me, its practically nonexistant. I love the good squeaky clean smells too! I'm afraid to put more on, in case my nose is just broken...

I use hand sanitizer. I apply that liberally and then scrub with soap (scrub not just wash). After all that, I use unscented Aveeno lotion.

There are some scents that this doesn't work for though.... But the sanitizer cuts through most of it. I'll have to try pouring straight rubbing alcohol and see if thats better.

 

I haven't had many omg-wash-it-off scents (ultraviolet-hurk), I just use this on massive testing days to get a clean slate =)

Kumari Kandam has a wet, not quite but almost tropical feel to me. But I also swear I smell clay in there.

I've always heard that ginger was effective, so that suggests: Sudha Segara, Kumiho, maybe the Apothecary, and maybe Mag Mell

These are all very light scents on me, and have a significant ginger smell to them.

 

Possibly Harikata - though I haven't actually tried that one to know for sure

The New Wild West Steampunk Pack:

(thanks for all recommendations by the way)

 

Galvanic Goggles

Phoenix Steamworks

Antikythera Mechanism

Tombstone

Bordello

Coyote

my suggestion is Wensleydale - it already smells clean

I'm still looking for similar perfumes to English Waterlilies and Estee

maybe Tempest - its pretty heavy on the bergamot

I really like the aquatics, but try to limit myself to just a couple, since they can smell very similar.

The ones I'm keeping: Lightning, Kumari Kandam, Olokun, and I may have to get Thalassa again =) I did really like Sea of Glass too.

My husband's response:

 

"What the F*** was that one?"

This is not scary on me at all =) I get the beeswax for sure, which goes a little sweet on me too, I get the slight leather after its dried, and the spicy from the pepper. Its almost cinnamony after I've had it on for hours. Love this one and definitely considering a bottle.

What I smelled was fresh dandelions, and it was gorgeous and bright. My husband smelled me and says - I dont know if I would wear that one. So I asked him what he smelled. The answer to that question usually varies from a wrinkled nose, to old lady, to baby powder. He says, Well, booze. Chalk him up on that one because I didnt smell it, and he had no idea what was in this.

This is all vanilla with only the littlest bit of tea on me - I have to say it is quite lovely, or yummy, I'm not sure which. I don't get anything masculine from it, but I might say vanilla musk.

This was perfumey as it dried, but not in a bad way I don't think. I waited it out. Now, its got a definite dry and sandy feel to it, heat. It's gold, but softer - brushed gold instead of harsh and reflective. It's sweet and incensey too. I amp sweet, so I can't guarantee this reaction for you, but I almost smell cinnamon... I generally don't like the strong incense smell, connotations I guess, but this one I love. This feels formal. This feels classy. My first inclination was to let my grandmother smell it because I think she would love it, but the longer its been on my skin the more I'm loving it. I can see this being huge for self-confidence, and I'm actually considering this as a bottle.

edit:
the cinnamon thing got me thinking, that and the gold - about how soft it feels. That made me think the ghost of cinnamon, the ghost of gold. And then it all came together. The ghost of Egypt. Ozymandias, the broken statue, ruling over empty sand.

What I got out of this scent was VIOLET. And this is officially the first scent to turn my stomach. I don't think its the Water's fault though, I have just learned that I really really don't like violets, in perfume anyway. I got the vaguest sense of something watery behind it, but the violets were so busy screaming that I really couldn't tell. If nothing else, I definitely know the scent of violet now, nothings ever wasted =)

My first thought on smelling this on my skin was that it smelled alot like Marguerite, which I personally did not like, but everyone else said was an elegant rose. What I smelled was a sour, weird version of rose that I didn't recognize, but that made me wrinkle my nose. I checked the two and what they have in common is palmarosa. I'm guessing I don't like that note AT ALL, so I can't give this a very fair review. But, if you liked Marguerite check this one out, and vica-versa.

This was all lilac and beeswax on me - loverly, but it just didn't last long.

This was extremely pepper and clove on me, with a whisper of tea. It dried down a bit less violent than it started, and was rather pleasant in the long run. Not my kind of smell, but lovely none the less =)

It just annoys me when I accept everyone else and don't get the same back..I mean at the end of the day it's just a different type of perfume to what everyone else wears isn't it? It doesn't make me a bad person or anything! I don't get it. I was threatened with disciplinary action for wearing Knave of Hearts once. Yeah, I left that job..

 

DISCIPLINARY action?!?!

 

Want me to come DISCIPLINE these jackasses? WTF!

 

soudns like you should have been wearing Clemence

these fall in the not-your-average perfume range =)

 

Mr. Nancy was... unique just to sniff.

Antikythera was gorgeous but not typical at all - No. 93 engine as well.

White Rabbit isnt crazy, not its not like any perfume you've ever smelled either.

51, or Santa Muerte, or both smell very southwest to me

Hetairae - clovy sexy skin

Black Tower - truly wine and smoke and dark things, but still sweet

Miskatonic Univ - wood and coffee

Van Van - vanilla but also grassy

Tombstone - yum =) but not foody either exactly

My skin ate this completely. I can barely tell that there's a scent there, and it smells like maybe apple? maybe thats the lilac?

The combination of vanilla tea, musk, and tobacco had me giddy- but I smell.... nothing.

If I think that the name alone will elicit a negative response, I cover the label when I uncap it. Only AFTER they have told me how divine it smells, do I unleash the name

 

So far Ivanushka and White Rabbit have received the most compliments for me, so the name thing hasn't actually been a problem except with samplers

I think my mum is jealous of me smelling so good all the time- even though we have different tastes in perfume (I like stuff like Snake Charmer and Death Adder, she loves florals). She wants me to get her a bottle of something floral and sweet for her birthday in August, so the sooner I can get some imps to test the better.

 

Any more recs for honeysuckle? She likes jasmine too, which I loathe It looks like Eos has both, and Juliet and Euphrosyne have jasmine or honeysuckle, so I'm gonna try and find those.

 

Eos and New Orleans =)