DigitalCoyote
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Wet: Is this Steamworks or Metal Phoenix but peach? It's oil and a slick metal. Semidry: I get the peach but it's like an air freshener or dryer sheet peach (rather than say syrupy fruit, peach skin, or peach fuzz). Dry: L wrist - oily metal and sweet aerosol peach R wrist - sweet aerosol peach I'm withholding a final judgment until I get to try it again. This year's peach doesn't seem to like me.
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I'm assuming this is the reissue. So, look: the lab's woods and I have a difficult relationship, with cedar being the worst offender of all (generally, industrial pencil shavings or hamster cage; specfically, amping to the unsmellable detriment of all other notes [Hilma; Wisdom, Justice and Moderation]). I'm afraid of this but I'm going by the conventional wisdom that the further down in the ingredient list it is, the less there is of it. Wet: Honey, bourbon, and vanilla. This is warm and sweet. Semidry: The jasmine is quite gentle here. There's no overpowering screech or indolic huff. Dry: ....there's wood in this? It's very softly jasmine and honey, like in a cup of tea. It doesn't throw very far so I'd describe it as a fairly intimate smell. I was expecting a much harder cedar smell but I literally have nostrils-to-skin to get it and it's quite late in the drydown. I could wear this as a daily.
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Wet: Deep funky patchouli Semi-dry: Smokey vetiver is choking out the patchouli. That's what I get for reading over the notes too fast. Fingers crossed it doesn't kick over in to the weird meat smell. Itchy/burning sensation to go along with it. Dry: How to explain....On both wrists, this smells "hot" kind of how mesquite gives barbecue a "hot" flavor. L wrist - BBQ pit with a whiff of orange R wrist - Orange and woody smoke ‐------ Skin twins: @savage_rose @zankoku_zen
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Wet: This has a Sharpie scent on me. I was afraid of it. Semidry: Like @SophieCedar said, something in this comes out as black leather on my skin. Dry: Warm peach and amber. I was mauled everywhere I had this on my skin and I'm not about to complain about it.
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It's definitely sexy and warm and comforting and expensive and relaxed and debauched all at the same time. I would spray this on my boyfriend and wrap up in him if he were still with us.
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I only got honey out of this when I sprayed it 7 hours ago but I was stopped and asked what was in my hair. To them, it was kind of apricot-y or peach-y but not the spicy/peachy of the Peach Brandy Snake Oil I was wearing. If people are huffing me, I assume it's good.
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This doesn't like me. It's better the second try so I'm assuming it needs to sit but... If I put it in the wrong spot on my arm, it's movie theatre/stadium nachos and pickled jalapenos. I don't think the tinned cheese food note is there as strongly this time. Halite Phoenix had a similar chip vibe. I'm thinking it's the peel that's giving the jalapeno note. In the right spot, the bonfire has a bit of a chemical tang upfront but gives way to apple peel and campfire, then apple cinnamon smoke.
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Wet: It's a bait and switch--first, there was pineapple....now there's a punk [I'm leaving it--DC] medicine in syrup form I had to take as a child that smells like this. It had to be kept in the fridge. Dry: Rose and pineapple and powder. Hmm.
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On my skin, this is a "clean natural body" type smell. Like you took a shower but you smell like yourself rather than soap, lotion, or perfume. Nothing stood out in particular. It was overall very pleasant and will probably enhance whatever you actually smell like.
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A Skull, A Music Book, A Snuffed-Out Candle
DigitalCoyote replied to Seajewel's topic in Halloweenie
Wet: Hello beeswax! I am a gently scented candle. Semidry: Flowers (more like jasmine to me than tulips), beeswax, and sandalwood. Dry: L wrist - I found the leather. It's hanging out with the sandalwood in some zen cowboy bromance. R wrist - Less jasmine, more tulip. Beeswax and leather holding it down. I like this. It's a very indoor and the-days-are-getting-shorter-where-is-my-book-I-desire-my-own-company smell to me. This would make a great atmo. -
Wet: Sage and medicine. Semidry: A statement scent. This is definitely black and slinky and something my parents would've told me I was too young to wear at some point. It's floral to me but it's a dark smell with non-funky patchouli holding it down. I'm not familiar enough with the other components to describe them in more detail. I get why other posters have said it's gothy. I might buy this one just to see how it ages.
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Metal flowers. There's a Phoenix that smells like this. The metal wore away after an hour or two, leaving blooms I can't quite pick out. I think I prefer the Phoenix over this but other people enjoyed it on me.
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I feel...sophisticated? Like Tombstone but maybe I'm a cattle baron or some newly minted silver magnate with expensive tastes and I'm flexing on people? Is that what's going on here? Wet: Non-sugary vanilla and cognac. Semi-dry: Cognac and balsam. It's like a sexy humidor without tobacco or what I imagine the alcohol aging barrels smell like dry and empty. Dry: L wrist: Cognac with the brown booze tang and wood. R wrist: I know my wrists usually smell different. I don't know where the smoke note is coming from.
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Wet: cranberry and brown/caramelized sugar. Semi-dry and dry: My skin ate the cranberry and I don't know if the mango ever showed up; there was a brief fruity but not sweet middle smell that could've been Mexican (rather than, say, Philippine) mango. Cotton candy as a distinct scent had a moment. After that, my skin did what it normally does and beamed sugar to everyone in a six foot radius. If you're in to sugar or gourmand smells, this could be your jam.
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Wet: Vicks and pencil shavings. I am confused. Semi-dry: This is getting tingly--I bet the lab's cinnamon is in here somewhere. This is a warm, earthy smell. It's not dirt but it's definitely got that spice cabinet near the oven in use with. That and some comforting wood without it becoming Christmassy.
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Wet: soap and ginger and cloves This disappeared on me within an hour or two. There's a faint whiff of clove several hours later but I think my skin won this battle.
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Skull With Shell, Books, and a Crumple of Blush-Pink and Night-Blue Silk
DigitalCoyote replied to Seajewel's topic in Halloweenie
Wet: Cypress and the eucalyptus smell I know from my childhood schoolyard with some creamy jasmine. Kinda dry: The woods didn't turn to hamster cage or pencil shavings on me but a mellow jasmine is the star of the show. Dry dry: On me, it's the jasmine and some background wood that hangs (~12 hours) with a background sweetness. You have to get super close to smell it. This might be for you if you don't want people to smell you before you appear or if you're looking for a jasmine-forward scent that isn't screechy or indolic (poopy). This might not be for you if your chemistry gets overwhelmed by florals or woods. -
I'm a fan of the lab's steel and leather (usually) so I had to have it for those days where I feel scrappy but don't want to announce myself like SkekUng or War. In the imp: I get where the chemical impression came from. I almost didn't put this on. Wet: Apples! Like underripe green apple flesh. Semi-dry: there's my (brown) leather and steel. Dry: L wrist: Something a little smoky in here? It could be leather continuing to evolve but that's all I get on that side. R wrist: Old steel and leather. It smells like the good parts of SCA fighter practice.
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The lab's brandy doesn't like me. Snake Oil and I are mortal enemies. .....this. This has people huffing me and commenting on it aloud. Wet: a blast of warm syrupy/macerated peach Semi-dry: Boozy peach note. This would be the best Slurpee ever. Note: this started to warm and tingle where I put it so if you're sensitive, this one might not be for you. Dry: This is hard for me to describe and I'm going to contradict myself a little. To me, it's musky spicy peach with some sweetness so it's not a heavy smell. It's a warm scent. My mom's peach cobbler kind of smells like this the next day before you heat it--like the all the peach and nutmeg and such with a bit of sugar before warming it pushes the sweet and crust smells up front--but it's not necessarily a "foodie" smell. It's totally wearable. I'm surprised I like this.
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Wearing this one today because I need a little help on the feelings of scarcity front. Wet: I'm not sure what's different in this cedar note but it didn't immediately go to pencil shavings on me like what normally happens. The herbs and moss are prominent on my skin. Dry: This is a warm, comforting, homey scent. It's like coming home and knowing you're safe after a rough day. Maybe that's how the abundance happens: you're able to be grateful because this is a peaceful scent.
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This is a Perfume About My Dog Eating Peaches
DigitalCoyote replied to Seajewel's topic in Event Exclusive Oils
Three minute hot-out-of-the-mailbox review: SUGAR. All sugar upfront. My teeth actually hurt. I smell like some kind of carnival food (like a churro) with some peach hiding in the background. -
Georgia Peach, Oakmoss, Sage, and Vetiver
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Three minute hot-out-of-the-mailbox review: The peach faded quickly. This is "masculine body" on me after it goes. After that, just sage and oakmoss hanging out doing sage and oakmoss things. -
Fuzzy Peach Sweater and A Mug of London Fog
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Three minute hot-out-of-the-mailbox review: I was so excited for this. It went from peach fuzz to permanent marker on me real quick. Maybe it'll calm down. -
Pomegranate, Spicy Geranium, Black Musk, and Peach Pulp
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Three minute hot-out-of-the-mailbox review: I feel some kind of way about this. I feel it very strongly. Not slinky. Not coquettish. Ive never been a spring fling but I could definitely be an Indian summer [if anyone has a better term, please let me know] romance in this. ------- 22SEP21: I stand by my initial impression. This is a "I will ruin you and let you marinate in that until spring" smell.