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In bottle: Smells like a nutshell. Warm, wooden, that dry nutty fragrance.
On me: The odd bottle-smell must've been the sandalwood; on the skin it is all cinnamon and spiciness. It is calming, grounding, slightly 'dirty'...overall it's not much of a perfume fragrance, but it is a pleasant smell.
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In bottle: It reminds me of apples and lotus, an extremely sweet combination. Lotus can be a little watery, but it isn't in this blend; it's just screaming bright and sweet. Tho' I generally love sweet fragrances, lotus is a note I've never gotten into - it's sweet but a little chalky. That chalkiness is definitely apparent here.
On me: Apple. I love apples, but this is such a sickly sweet one I don't know that I'll be able to keep it.
The initial blast doesn't last long, thank goodness. When it's dry the fragrance is pleasant, fruity, delightfully apple-like - but something's off. Something just isn't right. I wish that I could pinpoint it, but I guess the apple-ness of it is surrounded by some floral I don't care for, and even hints of it are enough to put me off the scent.
If you like Bath & Body Work's Country Apple, I think it would layer very well with this.
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In bottle: Fresh and light and clean.
On me: Calming. This is a nosegay of a fragrance, a small collection of light florals. I can't identify any of them individually, at least off the top of my head. It's definitely a light, delicate spring bouquet, whites and creams and yellows. I imagine Amy in Little Women would have smelt something like this. Very feminine and youthful.
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In bottle: Light, clean, white slight floral. It is very tranquil, and still. It does indeed seem like a reflective pool of water. Quite aquatic, but thankfully it isn't salty.
On me: It dries very quickly. Very much a 'clean laundry' sort of scent to me. The white florals are familiar, but unidentifiable for me. Beautiful and clear, it could be masculine or feminine. It reminds me a bit of Calgon's 'Morning Glory' but much, much better.
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In bottle: Not a particularly spicy cinnamon. It rather reminds me of craft stores. It's rather musty and old-smelling, but I suppose any cinnamon's bound to lose it's zip when it's well over a year old.
On me: Doesn't burn my skin; good to know. (You'd think I'd be bright and delude it to be safe, but no! I'm foolhardy! Definitely cinnamon, can't deny it. Warm and spicy and just a teensy bit sweet ; definitely a red scent. Not as zippy as I would've expected, but I suspect it can't be help as the oil's aged quite a bit.
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In bottle: Another sharp, herbal scent. Masculine. It smells familar, like I've come across it before. Lemongrass and lavender, perhaps?
On me: Pleasant scent that is NOTHING like it was in the bottle. It is warm and comforting, with hints of lavender and warm spices. Very unique and delightful.
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In bottle: Sharp and fruity, with a note that I am pretty sure is also in Chango. It reminds me of a medicine I once took several years ago.
On me: I hope that medicinal note fades soon; otherwise this is like a very nasty cough-syrup.
After a good half-hour the medicinal, stinging note has faded but it definitely isn't gone. Too bad. Off goes Chariot.
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In bottle: Curious - this is a little sweet. It has that same mustiness an old library has, brittle paper and mounds of dust. But that strange sweetness is almost like a poeny blossom growing up through a crack in the floor, getting sunlight through a thin ray that shines in through a broken pane of a dirty window.
On me: Light and sweet, but it's driving me mad because I can't identify what it is. A bit light wood, some paper note if possible...but some sort of floral too.
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In bottle: Cherries and pennyroyal mint? It reminds me of cherry-flavored Vicks medicine that you give to kids when they've got a cold.
On me: Pine and cherry. Really, it makes me think of cough syrup even more when it's had a chance to interact with my skin. I hope this bottle finds a good home, because it isn't staying with me!
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In bottle: Very astrigent, cleaning-fluid sort of floral. Whitish in color.
On me: It's definitely a white floral; I'm starting to recognize it from other blends I've had it in. Very creamy; rather like gardenia but with a lighter, more of a summer-night fragrance. Smells pretty icky after it's been on me a while - someone else said pee and I've got to go with that.
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My impression of tonka has always been that it's a crystalline vanilla, less creamy and more sparkly.
In bottle: Very sweet and sparkly! It has an an almost coconut scent to it. Very clean and fresh.
On me: On the skin it loses its sparkle a bit, and goes rather milky. It is not at all like vanilla, so I have no idea why I thought it was. It's a light scent, quite bright - it reminds me a bit of coconut milk, but with the glittering crispness I associate with clean linens and aquatic notes.
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The one fragrance that always makes me feel at peace is a warm tomato leaf that's been heated by the sun.
In bottle: This is a very strong note; it is a slightly sharp, slightly bitter green leaf. It's very crisp and fresh.
On me: It's so nice; I just adore it. It smells just the way it should. I can even feel the sun shining down on the plant.
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In bottle: Rich and sweet and golden. What I love most about amber is that it is such a second-skin fragrance, so subtle that you don't quite recognize it as a perfume when you smell it on someone.
On me: Vanishes except for a faintly honey-like sweetness that is rich and exotic.
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In bottle: Familiar - I think this is similar to one of the discontinued oils. Very dark and laden with patchouli, but a bit herbal as well. Reminds me heavily of a new-age shop.
On me: Amber comes out on the skin. Very incensy but amber adds that sweetness and touch of fruitiness that makes it wearable for me, even though it's a bit musky. I imagine it would blend very well with vanilla.
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In bottle: Rose petals - the dusty sort I associate with tea roses, versus a fresh-plucked bloom still green with stem and leaves like Rose Red.
On me: Pleasant roses, although nothing spectacular to me. It's a bit greener on the skin; like someone said it seems to have the thorns as well as the petals. It's not an exceptional rose scent for me, but it's good enough to keep.
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In bottle: Clean, but dark. Does that make sense? It's a sparkling, crystal fragrance, but dark, like smoky grey tinted glass.
On me: On the skin it smells heavily of animalistic musk - civet - and green jasmine. Or would that be something green and herb-like, and jasmine? Definitely a mix of medicinal and floral, with that heavy civet.
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In bottle: Dirty earwax? Definitely dirt. A watery sweetness - like strained cherries. It might be almonds; I often confuse the two. Also there's the sharpness of pine.
On me: Sharp pine wood, it's a very warm dirty-yellow fragrance. It smells like wood planks that have been sitting out in the sun for a long time, covered in a layer of dust.
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In bottle: Light. Lavender. Slightly astringent. Bit green.
On me: Lavender and something a bit herbal. Perhaps rosemary? I really don't know. Goes nasty on my skin with a few minutes - hate to say it, but it literally goes to shit. Something in this blend doesn't agree with my chemistry one bit.
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In bottle: Cinnamon and frankincense? It's definitely cinnamon, but with an incense edge and resin undertone.
On me: Cinnamon. Pretty much just pure cinnamon on me. That incense edge is still there, making the blend a little smokier, but mostly it is happy red cinnamon sticks.
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In bottle: Incense and...melted butter? Oooh, I don't think this is going to be a prize-winner on my skin.
On me: Rather burned dragon's blood with spicy undertones that are not unlike the rubber used in balloons to my nose. Did I mention this blend is also giving me a headache? Not at all for me to touch, I'm afraid.
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Death
in Tarot Oils
In bottle: Very earthy and dark. Death makes me think of the graveyard dirt that we are buried in after his visit. It is also a bit sharp, as if dry grasses are poking up out of the grave, which has fallen into disrepair.
On me: On the skin it's almost a bit nutty, as if walnuts or hazelnuts have been hiding behind the patchouli. It's a bit spicier now; I definitley don't get the dirt association as strongly now. It is not at all an unpleasant blend; there is almost something calming about it. I know I wouldn't wear it, but I think it captures Death perfectly.
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In bottle: Woody with an aromatic fruit note. In fact it is very green - it definitely makes me think of the leaves and stems of a plant, rather than the flower bud.
On me: Very fresh and green - not at all what I expected. I anticipated Strength would be a heavy fragrance, full of incense and warm woods. Instead it smells of milky stems and leafy vegetation. Mmmm. Perfect - I was wondering what I could do to replace my Dandelion single note when it eventually ran out. While not exactly matching in scent this is similar enough to serve my purposes.
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I wasn't too keen on Harvest Moon last year - and I mean I really didn't like it, I thought it smelled of wet bandaids - but the formulation sounds just different enough this year that I will chance it again.
In bottle: It smells very heavily spiced, and of apples. Pumpkins pies oozing juice because they're so freshly baked, and applesauce served instead of ice cream. Red wine and dark plants.
On me: Perfect autumn potpourri - but not the nasty drugstore-aisle kind. I mean that it's an excellent blend of the dry leaves, mulled apples, pecan pie, all the good things in Autumn gathered together and evoked by a single oil. I'm so glad I took the risk and tried Harvest Moon again!
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In bottle: It smells very strongly of fine baby powder that crumbles at the touch. It is very delicate and fragile, like it would blow away with a sneeze. There's also hints of a berry-like sweetness.
On me: It mellows on the skin, so the initial screaming burst of rose-and-powder that may surprise you isn't permanant. For me Beatrice is very strong as a rose soap - I don't detect any spice in the blend at all. It definitely matches the character of Beatrice; the blend has captured her essence in a bottle perfectly.
Hemlock
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In bottle: Pleasantly green in the bottle. Reminds me heavily of vetiver, but with something sweet in the background - a sweetness that reminds me of lime jell-o. There are hints of pine drizzled about as well.
On me: Forestly greens, but with a fresh herbal bite. It is a heavier fragrance than I expected, but just as creeping, slithering, and poisonous as I had hoped. It's how I imagine the wizard Slytherin himself would smell. It's tricky, flexing between woody and sweet and just flat out smoky vetiver. I can see how the fans of Hemlock are rabidly so!