lohengrin
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In the imp: Musk and amber. Perfumey, but not headachey, which is a pleasant surprise (so far).
On skin, wet: Musk, amber, and a hint of either the dry plains grasses or dusty woods--can't decide which.
On skin, dry: Dusty woods, definitely, and the amber and musk are now more of a background. Not headachey, but maybe a little sneezy--the "dusty" note is pretty accurate!
After an hour: Same as the initial drydown. It's actually quite nice, even if I didn't get any doeskin. But I'll need to deathmatch it against my other primarily "woody" blend (Lysander) to see if it's different enough to warrant a bottle.
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In the imp: Faint rose. Very faint, I can hardly smell this at all. Weird.
On skin, wet: Rose, and a tiny hint of another floral note (presumably the violet), but it's not strong enough to be distinct.
On skin, dry: Rose and that hint of violet. It's very, very slightly soapy, but not offensively so.
After an hour: Unchanged from the initial drydown. I'm amazed the violet stood up to the rose even as much as it did, given how much I amp rose. Still, I think this is nice, but not for me.
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In the imp: Honey and something a bit tart. The ambrosia, maybe?
On skin, wet: Slightly tart, slightly spicy honey.
On skin, dry: The honey has faded, as has the spiciness of the ginger, and that tart note is getting stronger.
After an hour: That tartness I assume is the ambrosia has mostly taken over, with only a hint of honey sweetness underneath. Never got anywhere near as much ginger as I hoped for. It's nice, but not really different enough from things I already have bottles of.
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In the imp: Slightly incensey amber.
On skin, wet: Incensey amber.
On skin, dry: Incensey amber.
After an hour: Still very much incense/amber, with never the slightest hint of fruits. Clearly, whatever amber note is used in this blend is NOT one of the ones that works on me at all.
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In the imp: Rose.
On skin, wet: Rose and a touch of fresh green.
On skin, dry: Still just rose and a little bit of green.
After an hour: Rose, and even the green note has faded down to nothing. No wood, no hazel, just rose. Dang it!
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In the imp: A little bit peachy, a lot mossy.
On skin, wet: Sweet and a little bit tart (the bergamot, I assume), but the moss is still the dominant note.
On skin, dry: Peachier now, less tart, but still essentially fruity moss.
After an hour: Fruity moss, almost a bit powdery. It's nice, but not the bright, fresh peach I was looking for.
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In the imp: Standard BPAL sweet floral.
On skin, wet: Sweet floral, and a maybe a touch of depth from the sage.
On skin, dry: It starts to go a little soapy, and the sage vanishes back into the ether.
After an hour: Soapy sweet floral.
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In the imp: Generic sort of floral. Nothing special, nothing standing out.
On skin, wet: And my skin begins to amp the rose, like always. Lilac lingers in the background.
On skin, dry: Mostly rose. The lilac is turning a bit soapy, but fading under the onslaught of ROSE.
After an hour: Rose single note. I keep hoping... but no. Rose may not be a death note on me in the sense of smelling BAD, but it sure does take over.
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In the imp: Booze and a little orange peel.
On skin, wet: Super boozy, a hint of clove.
On skin, dry: Cologne. Cheap cologne. Like, Axe bodyspray. Badness.
After an hour: Same as initial drydown. Figgy Puddin' did almost the same thing on me, so I blame the cognac.
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In the imp: Cakey, boozy, and figgy. Yummy!
On skin, wet: Cakey and spicy, no more booze or fig.
On skin, dry: And all of a sudden this smells like someone dipped that spicy cake in cologne. And not terribly good cologne, either. x.x
After an hour: Same as the initial drydown, and since Plum Puddin' did something similar on me, I suspect the cognac is the bad note.
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In the imp: Cough syrup.
On skin, wet: Cough syrup.
On skin, dry: Cough syrup with a little bit of spice.
After an hour: It never really changed much, unfortunately. Sometimes BPAL's cherry note works on me. This time, not so much.
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Imp: Green and clean, a little floral. Not at all what I expected.
On skin, wet: Same as in the imp. Maybe it's the moss?
On skin, dry: Still green and clean, but no more floral. Not soapy, per se, but fresh-out-of-the-shower kind of clean.
After an hour: No real change from the drydown. Never got any dirt, that's for sure, or anything I could identify as rose geranium. Pretty much the exact opposite of what I expected, and not something I would wear.
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In the imp: It's a pretty faint scent, lightly perfumey but hard to detect any notes in particular.
On skin, wet: Lilac and a bit of smokiness from the opium.
On skin, dry: Soapy lilac, smoke, and something a bit sour.
After an hour: Soapy lilac and smoke. Darn lilac; I love you in flower form, but clearly you are not a friend of my skin.
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In the imp: Orange and geranium. Geranium always smells a little fusty to me, though.
On skin, wet: Orange and geranium.
On skin, dry: Orange, geranium, and the first hints of something else, but I can't pin down quite what it is yet.
After an hour: That other note turned out to be gingergrass, which has replaced the geranium entirely. This is an improvement, but I'm still not sure about this one.
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In the imp: Floral and fresh, nothing standing out particularly.
On skin, wet: The green tea comes to the forefront, with florals behind, but alas I also smell a hint of soap.
On skin, dry: Getting soapier, with an undercurrent of green tea. I suspect either the jonquil or the wisteria is the soap culprit here.
After an hour: Soapy green tea. Sigh.
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In the imp: Spicy, and a little tart.
On skin, wet: Similar to the scent in the imp, but even more tart. It smells almost like a spiced citrus fruit of some sort.
On skin, dry: Spicy citrus. If this is what cubeb smells like, I want more!
After an hour: It's smoothed out a little, maybe that's the honey peeking out? But it remains fairly true to the initial drydown. Not at all what I expected--no dustiness from the cardamom, hardly any honey--but it's quite nice.
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In the bottle: Quite sharp, but a faint candy-like sweetness in the background. A bit fizzy.
On skin, wet: Pretty much the same as in the bottle.
On skin, dry: The fizzy and sweet notes have gone poof, and now it's all that sharp champagne note.
After an hour: Same as the initial drydown. This is incredibly disappointing, as mango and lychee are two of my favourite things in the world and they just don't show up at all. I really, really wanted to love this, and I just can't.
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In the imp: Hard to pin down, really. A bit floral, a bit sweet, nothing standing out. Not surprising, given the number of notes in this.
On skin, wet: Similar to the imp smell, but with the beginnings of soap. Peony soap, less harsh than jasmine soap, but soap nonetheless.
On skin, dry: Floral with soap.
After an hour: Even soapier, with a slightly harsher soap note joining the milder peony soap note. Probably one of the lilies, though I suppose it could also be one of the other flowers. :/
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In the bottle: Very, very sharp. A bit fizzy, but no trace of fruit.
On skin, wet: Pretty much the same as in the bottle.
On skin, dry: No change.
After an hour: Still no change. Booo. The champagne note overwhelms absolutely everything else to my nose, and it's just far too sharp to be enjoyable.
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In the bottle: Amber, and something almost... musty? Possibly one of the ambers?
On skin, wet: Essentially the same as in the bottle.
On skin, dry: This is not morphing on me at all.
After an hour: It stays the same dusty sort of amber smell the whole time, and never turns into the "O plus orange" scent I was so desperately hoping for. Boo.
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In the bottle: Orangey and a bit boozy, with just a touch of spice.
On skin, wet: Similar to the bottle scent, but with perhaps a touch more spice.
On skin, dry: Fresh orange, and something... almost minty? Actually, that might be cinnamon.
After an hour: *facepalm* It was cinnamon, and it has run roughshod over everything else. There's a hint of orange left, but mostly this is cinnamon. Will have to deathmatch it against Uranus.
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In the imp: Perfumey. Nothing stands out through the perfumey smell, alas.
On skin, wet: A bit of yuzu peeks out through the perfumey smell, but also a bit of soap. Not promising.
On skin, dry: Soapity soap soap. x.x
After an hour: SOAP.
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In the imp: Almost straight up leather. A touch of musk.
On skin, wet: Light musk and a bit of honey, with the leather being more of an undertone.
On skin, dry: The leather becomes dominant again, and the honey totally vanishes. I don't know if it's the musk, but something now smells very clean, like skin but not "lightly perspiring," more like "fresh out of the shower."
After an hour: Leather and that clean smell. I actually like this a lot, even though the leather/honey mix I hoped for didn't last. I'm not sure I like it enough to buy a bottle, but I'll think about it.
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In the imp: Musk and a faint hint of sweetness.
On skin, wet: Musk with maybe a touch of chocolate and fruit lurking underneath.
On skin, dry: Plum. A little musk, but mostly plum.
After an hour: Stays mostly plum, with subtle hints of musk and mmmmaybe chocolate. Never got any amaretto or ginger, much to my disappointment.
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In the imp: Musk and lime.
On skin, wet: Mainly musk, with just a hint of lime.
On skin, dry: Still pretty much just musk and lime. There's a soapy note, I think, but it's very faint.
After an hour: The soapiness went away, thankfully. But it stays musk and lime, with no trace of the matcha. *sadness*