zankoku_zen
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An effervescent ginger moss fougere with cistus, lime peel, green mandarin, balsam, and khus.
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A thick, moist fog clinging to a dense, shadowed tangle of ivy.
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Abre Camino Spring Batch 2019
zankoku_zen replied to Ina Garten Davita's topic in Twilight Alchemy Lab
Abre Camino is like a fortified version of Road Opener, which totally makes sense. If you feel stagnant, AC will absolutely deliver. I have tended to vibe more with AC because of the Tyche inclination. Tyche's Kiss is my absolute favorite TAL (sadly discontinued). -
Pillowy lavender and vanilla. This smells like a souped up version of TKO. It's sweet, pillowy, and lavender floral. I was super wound up last night, and just starting to huff this on hands helped calm me down and settle into a groove so I could go to bed. In some ways, this is like a kissing cousin to a lunar dream tincture I got from Beth ages ago. The tincture is much more intense, like if it knock you the hell out, whereas this is much more gentle and lulls you into sleep as opposed to clobbering you into unconsciousness. 10/10 may purchase more.
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This oil won’t solve your problems, but it will help grant you the grit to solve them yourself.
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Why has no one written about this yet? Overcoming Adversity has both a slight mint, slight chocolate, and a whiff of vanilla. The combination smells vaguely like mint chocolate chip ice cream to me. To me, this is a subtle determination blend. It doesn't smell like determination, doesn't smell like steeling yourself, but more like finding within you that pocket of energy you needed to get the job done. It's not joy, but it is linked to positivity. For when you need a will that isn't always martial.
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A glittering diadem of golden amber suffused with crushed greenery, stone accord, and brown musk, elemi, rice milk, and vanilla bean, storax, patchouli, and vetiver, frankincense, Mysore sandalwood, and myrrh.
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Sweet smoky clove. If you were worried about the vetiver, fear not. This is mainly sweet clove on me. Huge throw, average wear length. After about an hour, the throw is much much less, but it could also be that my nose is used to it.
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Very much pink pepper dominant, but you get a whiff of tonka on the drydown. But if you wanted an exemplar of pink pepper, this is it. Medium throw and wear length.
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This is mainly a cacao single note on wet, and as it dries, I get a very red berry jam on the drydown peeking through the cacao. Medium throw and wear length.
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This smells like a green citrus with a touch of musk. Slightly powdery. Medium throw and wear length.
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I mainly get a mango SN with a whiff of green tea. You ever ordered mango flavored green tea? This is heavy on the mango, light on the green tea aspect. Medium throw and wear length.
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This is basically a fresh pomegranate note. I think the juniper really amps up the fresh green notes, but it smells like you cut into a fresh pomegranate. Medium throw and wear length.
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Plum, and what smells like the best shampoo I've ever smelled in my life. Good throw, medium staying power.
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Rich prune scent, and a resiny cola undertone. Its got a musky overlay. Warm, inviting, prune. Medium throw and wear length.
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This cream note does not work for me. I get a synthetic cream and a whiff of pear, but it smells sort of plasticky to me. It's got almost no staying power on me. After about 10 minutes, I can barely smell this.
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I basically get a very lemony floral. Lemon, white floral note. Light. Good throw, low wear length.
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Mossy wood. This is definitely a swampy moss, and the strong cypress wood underneath. Medium throw, great wear length.
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I get a syrupy resinous saffron on wet, that definitely dries to a drier, woodier resin saffron. Medium throw and wear length.
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Sweet soft white floral. Medium throw and wear length. I always amp up osmanthus, and its always a white floral smell on me. Great throw, medium wear length.
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Trumpet Honeysuckle & Lemon Beebalm
zankoku_zen replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I get a honeyed lemon peel from this. Honeysuckle is honeyed, but the strongest note for me is the lemon bee balm. Medium throw and wear length,. -
I got a mainly salty aquatic with a floral phlox note, and a hint of pepper? This was definitely an aquatic floral though. Medium throw and wear length.
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Dead Leaves and a fruity oudh. This smells like dead leaves and pear rot, and dries down to dead leaves with a fruity oudh. Medium throw and wear length.
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I get a very green violet and hints of both plum and grapes, and it ends up coding as a resiny sort of cola because thank you benzoin, and dries down to a sort of green oakmoss benzoin and labdanum swampy resin. Medium throw and wear length.