Aviatrix
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This starts off very icy and with the typical minty snow note in front. For a long time that is all I get, but after a few hours I get a wonderfully soft vanilla scent with slightly more warmth because of the wood. If you are unsure of this one at first, try giving it some time to settle.
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At first this smells rather soapy and not very interesting. But as it warms onto my skin, I get much more of the fruitiness, especially blackcurrant and I quite like it. I am not sure I get any metal from it, though. It has decent throw and good wear length. Overall, it is very pretty, but I can see how it could come across as a little generic because there are so few notes and all. But I am glad I bought a bottle blind! This is the right sort of warm fruity scent I need.
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If you're looking for a scent that captures that beautiful "old books smell", you might want to check out either Aziraphale from the Good Omens line, The Book from the ParaNorman line, or Limited Edition scents like The Lurid Library, Conservatory Tableaux or Scholar's Tower. For your combined love of Lovecraft and books, I'd definitely suggest Miskatonic University. Maybe you would also find Halfling fun, to complement your hobbity nature Even though there is sadly no Dark Elf scent, for your fascination with Morrowind I might suggest Elf. And since you like a lot of fantastical worlds and intriguing music, you might find a love in Jareth, which is also a great masculine scent!
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This is seriously good, people! I like it way more than I thought I would, as I am not usually in for the darker scents. There is a faint booziness shrouding the scent, but nothing too overwhelming if you're worried about that. The rest of the notes blend seamlessly together to create a warm, decadent and deep scent, perfect for the scent description. As it dries down, the vanilla peeks out a bit more and sweetens the whole blend. It doesn't ever go sweet-sweet, though, but remains perfectly dark in an almost gleaming sort of way, evoking imagery of deep, dark velvet and leather and dripping wax candles. I might need a big bottle of this in my life!
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Aviatrix replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
It seems like you enjoy earthy dirt scents, so I would definitely give both Yorick and Penny Dreadful a try. Also, if you like the maple in 1914 you might like the Shunga Noh Mask and Maple Leaves. For Black Rider I would suggest either Hans Trapp or Liz. -
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Aviatrix replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
If you like the sweet milky quality in Dana O'Shee, you might very well like both Go to Sleep, Darlings and Reflected Vulva, which is heaviet on the floral aspects, but still retains the creamy softness. -
I have never been good at distinguishing different types of resin. To me this smells sift and beautifully smoky without any one note standing out. It reminds me somewhat of Hesiod's Phoenix. If you like that kind of scent you will love this!
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Aviatrix replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
If you liked Antikythera Mechanism, you might also enjoy Tombstone. I was also thinking you might like Brisingamen, and some of the other Steamworks scents like Aelopile or Galvanic Goggles. I hope you find some good ones to try! -
This is not the typical snow note, but more of an ozone-y kind. It feels almost like an evergreen scent! That could be the oakmoss working, though. There is a tiny floral hint from the muguet in the background, but mostly it feels a little foresty and ozone-y. It doesn't have a lot of throw on me, though. I won't be needing a full bottle, but I'm glad I got to try it, and I will keep my decant for days when I want a little greenery in my life!
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The rose and the apple are the strongest notes here, and they work really well together. I'm not usually a fan of the apple note, but in this one it's held neatly in check by the tea roses. I am not getting any of the vanilla or mahogany per se, but I'm sure they are the notes grounding the whole scent. Overall I quite like it, but maybe not enough to get a full bottle. It has a juicy freshness about it that surprised me! It seems fitting to wear at a tea party or something like that.
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This is a very elegant little scent. The rose is the strongest note, held in check by the wood and the tea, which come and go in and out of the scent as it dries down. The lilac is not very noticeable, though. The black tea is not too strong, so if you're on the fence about the tea, you might want to check it out anyway! This has a definite old-fashioned, Victorian vibe to it; a little bit elegant, a little bit dark, and a little bit whimsical. I might need a bottle of this, even though I'm not sure when exactly to wear it.
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The linen is not super strong on me, which is good, because I'm not much of a linen type of gal. The red wine is the strongest in the bottle and wet on the skin, but it fades rather quickly. What is left is a very sweet, slightly floral, but not too much so, scent that has a faint bit of booziness to it, too. The bread behaves nicely as well. To my nose it is actually fairly close to this year's Mari Lwyd, which is also a slightly floral cakey/foody blend. I don't know which of these I like best. Deipnophobia is definitely a sweet little adventure in scent, and if you're curious about any of the notes at all, I'd give this a try; it won't disappoint!
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This starts off as a blast of ozone. Not too sharp, though, just a very fresh blast. It settles down quickly, however, and the scent deepens somewhat; I am not sure what it is I'm getting, but I can see how it could come across as a woodsy type of quality. There is also something in it that reminds me a little of Stormclouds Over the Midway! It read as rather masculine on me, so I don't think I'll be needing a full bottle, as I tend to wear mostly feminine scents. I could see the right kind of woman pulling it off as well, though. But if you like something fresh and a little different, and certainly masculine/unisex, this might just be for you!
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This is very good! The cologne gives a freshness to the blend, but stays in the background. In the foreground is more than just a little dusting of cake crumbs, or maybe more like bread crumbs; it's not overly sweet or cakey, but has a definite baked goods quality to it. If I try to pick them out, I can sort of distinguish the herbs as well. There is a smokiness to the blend that reminds me a little of La Befana; must be the fireplace ash! I can certainly see the comparison to Dorian here; although the Dorian-quality stays in the back, you can feel the light, slightly masculine, but sweetly so, atmosphere in it. I might need a big bottle of this!
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I was looking forward to a good leather scent, but unfortunately it's a little TOO much leather for my tastes. It swamps everything in the scent and comes out as a very dry, slightly acrid leather But I'm sure someone who loves leather more than me will be very pleased with this! It has much more leatheriness going on than, say, Le Pere Fouettard, which had a similar concept.
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This is pretty much straight up white tea on me. A very powerful scent, indeed. I am not getting any of the candle wax, but that is fine with me, as beeswax has a tendency to amp the hell out of every scent on me. If I concentrate, I can pick out the lilac, which is fresh and sweet, but never cloying. Overall, it's a very cute little scent, but maybe too single note-ish white tea for me to need more than a decant. ETA After having let is settle for a week I retested, and it was so much more beautiful. The tea and lilac blend wonderfully and I get the subtlest sweetness from the beeswax. Definitely a bottle for me! I can see myself wearing this at tea parties in gardens
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At first I get a lot of the herbal lavender and the cake. As it settles into my skin, I'm getting mostly sweet, sweet cake and a little bit of ale, with the lavender firmly in the background. It dries down to a sweet, slightly booze scent, with an almost fruity quality to it. No lavender anymore. I was very glad the lavender behaved in this, as lavender has a tendency to go headachy and too sharply herbal on me. Not this time, though! I really like this, it is very festive and happy, and I can definitely see the Yule quality to it. I will cherish my decant, but it's probably a bit too cakey for me to need a big bottle after all.
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For your Southern Gothic vibe, try Jazz Funeral or maybe New Orleans. Cicuta might also be good for a funeral home kind of creepy-but-elegant. For your love of the macabre, any of the Haunted House scents from halloweens past, or Danse Macabre
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There are several flowers+snow scents out there. Just off the top of my head there's: Cloth of Gold, Dust of Snow, and A Cold, Clear Winter Day. Also Almond Blossom!
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2014 version! Compared to last year's incarnation, the coffee is really the strongest note here, which is a little disappointing to me, as I prefer El Dia de los Reyes as a hot cocoa scent. I don't usually do well with chocolate scents, but the cocoa in El Dia is great, so I really wish there were more of it this time around. There isn't much cinnamon; a little whisper flowing in and out of the scent, and the sugar just gives the whole scent a dark sweetness. It has good throw and lasts a decent number of hours on the skin. I will have to decide whether to keep my bottle or not, though...
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The current Yule offering Winter-Time is a nice vanilla mint that conveys the idea of quiet snowfall really well. Without being too sharp or mentholy in my opinion, and as far as I recall there is no evergreen in it. I have only tried the 2010 version, but I assume this year's is similar Of other snow scents that are soft and non-sharp I can recommend Pink Snowballs (if you like rose) and Go to Sleep, Darlings.
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This is very evocative of the drink, which I love. It has that slightly smoked chrysanthemum scent with a subtle sweetness behind it. And like the drink is slightly poisonous, so does the atmosphere spray smell a little wicked, like there is some mischief hiding behind the floral foreground. It makes for a very intriguing, and ultimately pleasant, atmosphere spray that I can see myself using in the spring and summer as well. It is not a hugely "halloweeny" scent in that regard.
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Aviatrix replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
If you liked Ava, you might like Butterflies, Flowers and Jewels Attending. They are very similar to my nose, both delicate florals with something extra. I have seen it for sale on the forum a few times! Of General Catalog light floral scents, I could mention Tamora or Fae, although they are not *as* similar to Ava as Butterflies etc... Sadly, I can't readily recall what smells like Mermaid. I'd love to help, but I think I need to think about it some more -
This is mostly pumpkin - slightly buttery, but much less so than most other BPAL pumpkin blends I have tried. There is an earthiness to the blend that might be the mushrooms. After a while, a bit of the rosewood comes forth and warms the blend up some more. It's quite pretty, but ultimately not really for me, I think. I will probably keep the decant, though! It's nice to have a non-buttery pumpkin scent on hand