Calicopocket

I play in two LARPs, one's a sci-fi/steampunk and the other's a fantasy rennaissance sort. For the sci-fi one I play as a redneck character and tend to wear smokey earthy scents that border on boozy due to the fact that she works in the fields and does manual labor. To get that feel, I tend to slather myself with heavily incense-y things (Particularly Baron Samedi). My backup character is something of a gaudy and decadent spinster, so I'm planning on buying a full bottle of The Obsidian Widow and practically bathing in it before each game. As it is, I use my imp of it to get myself in character whenever I practice the accent/personality. My other character is a frost elf- stoic, beautiful, cold, and merciless. I use Violet Ray for that. The chill of the mint and the lovely violet scent mesh together perfectly into something electric and frigid. It works perfectly.

In the bottle, it's like a wine bottle smacked me upside the head. If 'decadent old spinsters that enjoyed their booze too much' was ever an official scent, this would be it. Cheerfully, I slathered it on myself. Very heavy, the dark wine and roses fought a war on my skin before the alcohol backed down. After a few moments, I smelled like the most gleefully gaudy bouquet on this side of the planet. Not for everyday use but I can definitely use it for a couple of characters and I can completely see the 'steampunk' aspect of it. Definitely a scent saved for an aristocrat. I feel like speaking with a drawling British or snooty French accent when I wear this, haha! I may just have to buy a bottle of this when I use up my imp!

In the bottle- A heady sweet caramel coffee. Delicious if not a bit strong for me since I tend to like my coffee black and bitter. On the skin- Oh dear gods! What an obnoxious scent! I actually got nausous from the smell of the Irish coffee, it was so strong and buttery. Just the sort of thing that makes me feel ill! I didn't get any wood out of the mix yet but I'm holding my arm as far away as humanly possible. This part just really doesn't sync with my skin AT ALL! After a while- And I thought it couldn't get worse. The sweet smell has faded and now lingers like something putrid and rotting in the background. The nose-clogging dominant feel I get from the rest is that I'm rolling around in a musty old attic or basement. I do smell a familiar part that reminds me of all the yellowing pages from books of my childhood....but it's overwhelmed by the 'Something-died-in-my-basement' feel that I get from it. I think I'll pass on this one...

In the Bottle- A sharp ozone that overpowers all other scents. It smells of burning with barely any noticable lemons... I want to say something like burning anise. First on the skin...It develops into something dark and woodsy with a the lemon hiding in the background, just bidding its time as all the other scents flaunt themselves. The burning soon fades away into the background leaving a sharp burning citric scent. The longer it's on...the more I begin to smell like the most evil lemon drop in existance. I'm thinking of chaotic lemon tarts now. My skin has this terrible habit of making everything (I do mean everything) smell like candy on me....Nyarlathotep is no different. It was a nice try, though! I do rather like the smell but I'll hand it off to someone who can carry the darker part of the oil without ruining the effect.