Aviatrix
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White sandalwood, ti leaf, osmanthus, pink pepper, and white vanilla bark.
This is heavy on the tea and pink pepper! I don't get a lot of osmanthus. The sandalwood sits in the background and makes the scent a little more soft and dusty, although I wouldn't characterize this as powdery at all.
It is a very spring-like and fresh scent with a little kick from the pepper, and it would also work very well for summer, I think. -
I have a bottle of the 2013 version, which is one of my all-time favorites! So I wanted to compare the 2015 version to see if they differ.
In my opinion they are actually quite different. The 2015 version is MUCH sweeter and heavier on the candy, whereas the 2013 version is deeper and smokier.
If you enjoy candy scents, especially sugared violet, you might want to give this a try!
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This is a soft and slightly ozoney floral snow scent. I get the violet, but none of the jasmine. It feels like a close relative to The Darkling Thrush.
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Poor Monkey
in Yules
This reminds me of Love and Sleep, with a slightly dustier edge that's probably the sandalwood. Luckily I am getting none of the vetiver! It is soft and creamy litus + fig milk. Might get a big bottle.
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This is surprisingly not very aquatic on me. A little hint of salt, maybe, but mostly a sweet and wistful floral with a touch of frankincense. I'm glad I took a chance on this in a swap
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This is a sweet and creamy floral. Not too rosy, if you're worried about that note. Mainly tulip and lily, light and delicate as fresh-picked flowers.
It has a hint of spicy autumn in the background, but could work wonderfully also as a Valentine's Day scent.
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This is wonderful!
It's caramels over sharp, but light snow. Very straightforward. Not getting much tobacco, which is fine by me.
It's rather faint on my skin with not much throw, but I like it.
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"Hotel Cosmopolitan Jewel Robbery. John Horner, 26, plumber, was brought up upon the charge of having upon the 22nd inst., abstracted from the jewel-case of the Countess of Morcar the valuable gem known as the blue carbuncle. James Ryder, upper-attendant at the hotel, gave his evidence to the effect that he had shown Horner up to the dressing-room of the Countess of Morcar upon the day of the robbery in order that he might solder the second bar of the grate, which was loose. He had remained with Horner some little time, but had finally been called away. On returning, he found that Horner had disappeared, that the bureau had been forced open, and that the small morocco casket in which, as it afterwards transpired, the Countess was accustomed to keep her jewel, was lying empty upon the dressing-table. Ryder instantly gave the alarm, and Horner was arrested the same evening; but the stone could not be found either upon his person or in his rooms. Catherine Cusack, maid to the Countess, deposed to having heard Ryder's cry of dismay on discovering the robbery, and to having rushed into the room, where she found matters as described by the last witness. Inspector Bradstreet, B division, gave evidence as to the arrest of Horner, who struggled frantically, and protested his innocence in the strongest terms. Evidence of a previous conviction for robbery having been given against the prisoner, the magistrate refused to deal summarily with the offence, but referred it to the Assizes. Horner, who had shown signs of intense emotion during the proceedings, fainted away at the conclusion and was carried out of court."
Gilded cypress wood, padded silk, and a hint of perfume.
This is mainly cypress on me, and very elegant cypress at that. It definitely feels "gilded", somehow.
If you are scared that the perfume note will be soapy or floral, I can say that at least on me I get very little floral, if any. There is a touch of something sweet to keep the woody notes in check.
I like this one and I look forward to seeing how it will age! -
I agree with LiberAmoris on the blue incense aspect. While it is still wet on me it's a sort of bubblegummy scent - but in a nice way, mind you.
As it dries I get more of the individual notes, especially a soft iris in the background. The sugar crystals are not too prominent, so if you're worried about them going artificial, you needn't be.
It has the right balance between musky and floral, sweet and solemn.
I really like this one and I think it fits the idea of a dazzling jewel very well.
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This is so beautiful! It goes on easily and evenly, and one coat was enough for me. There is the softest shimmer in this, which I really like. My nails look like midnight blue mother-of-pearl
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A flutter in the darkness: wild plum and blackcurrant with aged black patchouli, vetiver, red rose petal, tonka absolute, and opoponax.I get a heavy dose of vetiver and some plum and blackcurrant in the background. No rose on me, alas.
This is way too dark for me, but I'm glad I got to try it!
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I am not getting a huge lot of patchouli from this, surprisingly. It has a strong cherry note and a little verbena. Something citrusy. The cardamom spices it up nicely.
The cherry is a little too sweet for me, but otherwise it is a pretty and festive blend. Not spooky at all!
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Strangely, I am not getting any red musk on me, even though it tends to amp on me. I get a very faint blend of violet, spice, and dust. Quite pleasant, but ultimately too faint for my tastes.
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This is mostly a soft jasmine + hay on me. Maybe a bit of wood in the background.
It is quite pleasant, and I might consider a bottle….
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This is a beautiful opaque sun-yellow. I am not very proficient in applying polishes, so I needed like three coats before it became even, but it turned out very striking!
I can see myself wearing this a lot in the autumn, actually.
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This is a superb polish!
A beautiful, even teal colour - I really only needed one layer, it went on like a dream!
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This is such a beautiful outdoorsy scent; fresh mountain air against sweet flowers. I definitely think of a mountainside when I spray this in my room!
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This is strong but soft orris against delicious white chocolate. I am not sure I am getting the other notes, but the whole scent feels very soft and rounded, so that could definitely be the sandalwood in the background.
I really like it!
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This is very close to this year's The Bear Prince, without the musk.
It's the snow of Snow White + a beautiful lush rose, that indeed does smell like a white rose.
It's pretty straightforward and very beautiful
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Le Pere Fouettard!
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This is mostly straight up lilac on me. Maybe a little bit of bergamot.
It's very pretty, but my lilac needs are already fulfilled by Eusapia, so I will not be getting a full bottle of this.
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This is warm and woody and feels very classical. I am not getting much in the way of copper aspects, though.
Too masculine for me, but I can imagine it being quite popular with the guys!
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This is mostly slushy, minty snow on me. After it has dried down completely, there is a bit of a darker aspect, probably the wood and decay, coming out. It is pleasant enough, but would probably have been better as a room spray.
The Book
in Lupercalia
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This is the Luper I was looking most forward to try, because I have been raving about a book+rose scent for ages
I love it!
The rose is dewy and quite prominent, while the leather and tonka takes a backseat, so rather than a pressed-rose-petal-between-pages-of-an-old-book this is like reading an old book with a vase of fresh roses on the side table.
The rose feels reminiscent of the one from The Bear Prince, actually.
I can see this morphing a lot with age as well, so I definitely look forward to seeing what has happened in a year from now