theseagrows
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A disconcerting scent, heavy and oppressive, through which no light, no matter, and no spirit can escape. Black opium, labdanum, opoponax, black orchid, and benzoin. i thought i could get around the opium in this, because as far as i know, all the other notes work on me, however, the opium is pretty prominent, so it's adding a sourness to the scent that i am not enjoying all that much. i basically can smell the opium, orchid and opoponax. it's resiny and the orchid adds a nice subtle hint of floral...i love orchid, so that's why i picked this one up. i might wear this occasionally, but opium tends to turn on me, so probably not all that much.
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i got an empty bottle of this from a decant circle not really my type of scent, it's very sweet and fruity but with a crystalline aquaticness to it. sniffing the bottle, the pear is very strong. the pear and freesia are the strongest notes on my skin, and i do agree this reminds me of a black moon, but it's more sugary. the white musk adds a nice softness to the background. it is very pretty, just not really my style.
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aw i was hoping for more of the violet, but this is very foody on my skin. at first it's a caramelly scent, and that's ALL i can smell. once it settles down a bit, the florals come through and i am enjoying it a bit more, but the caramelly note is much too sweet for my tastes, so i'll have to swap this. eta: after an hour or two, this is really nice. i am just contemplating whether waiting on the foodiness to settle is worth it. hmmm.
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this is resiny-musky and the orris adds a powderiness, but i like it. the copal is way in the background and i have to breathe deep to smell it. luckily this frankincense works with my skin chemistry and does not turn to pencil shavings. this is warm and sensuous, definitely a keeper!
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when first applied, this smells EXACTLY like black pearl on me- musky-coconut. when it fades some the coconut settles and musk comes out more and it reminds me of a cross between buck moon and black pearl. very very pretty and warm. i will definitely be keeping my imp.
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this definitely smells like sweet nightblooming flowers, with an added ozone quality, which i think is the blue musk. i defnitely get moonflower and phlox, and thankfully the mint and honeysuckle are non-existent on my skin. this is a pretty scent, but too sweet and aquatic for my personal tastes, so i think i will swap it.
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when i first put this on, there is something SO familiar about it, but i am having trouble placing it. it's minty but with something herbal underneath. i like it quite a lot at that stage, but once it fades, the mint is gone and i get an old and musty smell :/
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this is a soft, warm pretty scent. it's musky and a bit powdery. the florals are subtle and not cloying at all. very pretty! another snake pit scent that i love.
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this is a sweet, almost tropical floral. i definitely smell plumeria and tuberose the strongest, with the incense and sage adding a slight herbal quality and keeping the florals in check. this smells very pink and purple to me. it's very pretty-i'd love to wear this in spring or summer.
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this is a musky vanilla-floral, though no floral notes are listed, this definitely smells "floral-oriental" to me. i LOVE this. easily shot up to the top of my favorites list. something here is reminiscent of carnation or chrysanthemum, but is neither one. the tobacco is warming and lovely, and perhaps combined with the vanilla gives me the floral feeling? i'd love to hoard many bottles of this one
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in the bottle it smells like a mish-mash of florals with a hint of something foody (maybe rice flower?) on my skin it blossoms into a beautifully blended floral. i enjoy the scent for about 20-30 minutes, as a nice, sweet, feminine floral. soon however, the scent fades and all i am left with is a generic white floral scent...probably honeysuckle and lily? i wish the mid-phase lasted on my skin, but alas it does not.
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i got a sniffie of this in a swap. and i admit, i probably never would've tried it otherwise. pine smells like pine on me, but i don't generally like smelling like pine. however, this is one of the nicer pine scents i've tried. i do love ambergris and black musk and they give the pine a nice warmth, that is a bit powdery on my skin. the juniper and cypress remain subtle enough in the background. not a scent i absolutely adore, but a nice surprise nonetheless.
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this is one of beth's most interesting scents. when i first sniffed the bottle i was a bit apprehensive because it smelled very herbal and slightly sour. it's strong on my skin at first, but once it settles it smells really lovely. very dry, it definitely conjures up imagery of dead leaves. i can smell the clove, saffron and amber the most. this is a pleasant surprise, i'm glad i got a bottle of this. eta: a few minutes later the chrysanthemum comes through (one of my favorite notes) adding a more feminine edge to the scent and now i really love it
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what possessed me to try this, i do not know, as dragon's blood is not a note i really like, but i think the smoke and blood musk notes drew me in. at first i smell the dragon's blood and pomegranate very strongly-it's very sweet and fruity. once it settles down a bit on my skin, the myrrh, musk and smoke come through (my favorite notes in this scent) and it smells like a nice sweet smoke.
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this is really nice stuff. very warm and amber-musky. i can't pick out many notes, since it is well blended, but i do put it in the same camp with trick #1 and the ecstasy of passion, which are 2 of my absolute favorites. it doesn't smell exactly like them, but i get a similar feel from them. i only have a half-imp, but i may track down a bottle one of these days.
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i am not sure what floral this is at all. it's a sweet floral but there is an aquatic edge that burns my sinuses...it reminds me of a perfume i've smelled before but i can't place it. the slight ozone/aquatic part of the scent is working for me so i will have to swap it.
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at first this smelled like musty cinnamon on me. cinnamon is OK to me but not amazing, as a skin-scent. now that it's dried, it smells a bit better, but i get pure cinnamon and cassia. it's kind of unremarkable with my skin chemistry, so i will swap it.
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at first i get airy sweetness with a bubbly pepperminty smell. once it dries down i get a powdery sandalwood (i think) possibly mixed with a subtle floral. the sandalwood is going all pencil-lead on me and giving me a headache, unfortunately.
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i am on the fence about this one. it smells pretty nice, but i can't really pick out any of the notes. it's warm and has an almost rubbery scent to it, which isn't actually all that bad. perhaps it's the elemi? rosewood can be hit or miss but i think it works here. a very strange scent but i kind of like it...i'm just not sure if i would really wear it much.
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this doesn't smell all that great on me, though it sounded like it would. it smells like generic sandalwood incense on my skin. as an incense that's ok but i don't really want to smell like it...it is very "headshop" on my skin. i'll definitely be swapping this one.
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something in this just isn't working for me, but i can't put my finger on which note it is. there is a nice incensy quality but then there is a sweetness which smells a little sickly sweet and fruity on me. i think i'll swap this one.
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this one is very nice, not exactly what i was expecting, but light and pretty. it smells like incensy-lemon to me, reminiscent of midnight on the midway but less sugary and much more citrussy. i suppose i am getting the mandarin and maybe peru balsam the strongest. i dont seem to get much ginger or leather, and thankfully the jasmine is subtle on me. i really like this scent, i just wish it had more throw. re-try years later after receiving a frimp from the lab: i think i smell mandarin, tea leaf and a hint of slightly sour rose. a little bit of opium and tobacco come through, and later on, some vanilla. this one is ok, but still remains a bit sour on me, so i think i will swap it.
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this reminds me of bengal too, but is more spicy-cinnamony. it smells like cinnamon with some sort of musk, perhaps and maybe a honey or vanilla? i'm not sure, it just smells very cinnamony to me. not really wowing me scent wise, but i will try it out for it's suggested purpose soon.
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i get a buttery pumpkin and i definitely smell blood orange and vanilla in there as well. at first i thought this was too buttery-foody for my tastes, but strangely enough, the longer i wear it the more it grows on me it's a citrus-pumpkin-vanilla. gorgeous for fall.
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this isn't what i expected at all. i expected more of a dirt-moss scent like zombi, but this is more green/ozoney and perfumey. i cant pick out any notes at all, i can just tell its perfumey. it's nice but not sure if its a keeper for me.
