MamaMoth
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anyone who enjoys pine pitch, red musk, and sandalwood, (hi, it's me) should not pass on this one, because they all work together really perfectly here. it goes on strong with the pitch, and as it settles in various elements take a few moments in the spotlight. charry sandalwood pops out first, then with the next sniff a smooooooth, sweet red musk is stealing the show. next time, there are prickles of pine rising to the surface. sniffed again, i get very clear hits of a husky, woodsy vanilla. eventually everyone joins hands and i find myself radiating a cloud of smooth, sweet, musky, woodsy, pitchy wonderfulness. there's a a sweet tarry char pushing up from underneath to give it some texture, but it really is just so smooth, and surprisingly sweet. with a twisted arm i might say that red musk is the most prominent note, but it's really the sum of its parts. i'm not doing it justice. i like it a lot.
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such a yummy spice cookie scent, and pretty distinct from the (admittedly limited number of) gingerbread and cookie type blends i've sampled to date. in fact i would go so far as to say that when i've come away a bit underwhelmed in the past, THIS is more like what i was always looking for! starts off strong with the spices, but they're very recognizable as dried spices, which is a neat trick. there's nothing fresh, sharp, or prickly about them. on the skin, they quiet down pretty quickly, and then just serve to enhance the buttery molasses cookie, baked brown around the edges. would not be surprised if i end up with a bottle of this!
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2022 is my first time trying this one. i've been curious about it, but hesitated with this iteration due to the olive blossom, because i don't tend to enjoy many florals. and the olive blossom... is there, but melded so sweetly with the olive oil, beeswax, and amber that i can't even begrudge its presence. the pom doesn't come out for me much, perhaps just a whisper of tartness lifting everything up. fig, which can weigh down a scent for me, is just gently intermingling with a lower-register sweetness. i'm surprised to find that, while there are many gourmand elements in chanukkiyah's dna, it doesn't ping me as overtly foody on the whole. this feels soft and solemn, but not reticent in throw as it sings a sweet, warmly glowing song for practically the entire day. beeswax scents always hit me in the feels. gorgeous, just gorgeous.
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this was a fun ride. starts with big time fake banana energy. something in me leaps for joy at that silly banana note. it's never a scent persona i'd want to present to the world at large, but sometimes i get a hankering for it when i'm by myself, and i enjoy every minute of it's brief lifespan. but alas, the banana note never lasts long on my skin and this is no exception. the wooly sweater note pops out on top, fluffy but a little scratchy, vetiver-adjacent but not bitter or smoky. there is, perhaps, a molecule or two of banana still lurking down in the wool fibers... not recognizable, but lending a drop of rounding ripe sweetness. ends up being snuggly and cozy and not nearly as silly as one might imagine.
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sugary, sparkling champagne bubbling up over a slightly citrus-herbal absinthe note. as it settles in, the citrus slant of the herbs dies down, and i do get a faint whiff of an anise-type herbal. it's not super potent, but it creates a nice base for all that fizzy champagne sugar. i came into this hoping for a bigger hit of anise-y absinthe, but this is delightful so i'm not complaining. the champagne loses some fizz over time, but it still hovers over the top with the sugar, so it keep that sweet effervescence. ends up smelling a bit like an herbal soda, but i think that's just how my brain interprets the champagne note. definite bottle. this will be fantastic for summer. edit 3/5 i got an opportunity to pick up champagne and absinthe, which i did with the hope that it might be similar to this with more absinthe. i found them to be very different though! c&a is almost an absinthe sn compared to this one. the joyful, sweet, effervescence of the labdanum-like champagne makes this one the clear winner for me. i'm also picking up more absinthe now, either through comparison or due to more rest time.
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goes on in a confusing, happy jumble of dorian, snake oil, lavender, popcorn, oak wood, and beeswax rosin, the latter of which smells like honey-sweet balsam to me. all the things! i'm very fond of most of these notes, and it is delightful if a bit discordant. the woods, balsamy beeswax, and salty popcorn are pulling against sweet vanillic snake oil and dorian to inhabit that foody/non-foody, sweet/savory borderland that i really love. it starts fading away pretty fast on me, though. for a brief time i enjoyed a sweetly balsamic, woodsy dorian (lovely! but faint.) then it was gone completely within a few hours. i loved it while it lasted!
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i received this in the mail yesterday, but it smells so good already that i decided to give it a run today. this is good stuff! mostly fruity red musk and some sugary amber to start, with the amber gaining more traction as it wears. i never get any wood specifically, but i think the cherry just melds with the musk beautifully (along with the blue-ness of the cotton candy, perhaps?) to produce the impression of a round, sweet, fruity red musk. (no florals detected, which is always a possibility for me with red musk, so i'm thrilled!) the amber is sugary and sweet, but the blend never gives the impression of candy in particular. in the later drydown, there's a backbone present that might be the cherrywood propping it up, but i never detect any particular woody-ness. this really is a wonderful blend, and i'm SO grateful to my lovely fairy for helping me experience it! ❤️ edit: today i smelled this side by side against another sugary red musk blend, and an almost minty/green tea-ish note immediately popped out. i can't explain it, but it's definitely there so i thought i'd mention it!
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this went in a completely unexpected direction for me, but i'm here for it! expectation: thick, sweet, rich gourmand layered on a patchouli/oud base. reality: SMOKY (bordering on burnt) oud and woodsy patchouli, primarily. there's definitely a base of rich dark sweetness, but it's not overwhelming in the slightest. there's almost a dryness to it, not the sticky sweetness one might expect. i get a good dose of bourbon vanilla smoothing everything over, and hints of clovey warmth without the actual spike of clove. i never tracked any discernible coffee. this is right in my wheelhouse, and i really like it. a little does go a long way! i actually noticed that a lighter application brings out the sweetness more.
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interesting! this is the first one from the bog i've tried that doesn't open by hitting me with the cran-hammer. foremost is a clean, sweet skin musk, like working up a light, clean sweat and catching a faint, lingering, indistinct trace of this morning's perfume. there's a nice little demure pop of cranberry, not too tart... like white cranberry. as the notes warm up and mingle on the skin, it gains some sweetness and it almost smells like strawberry to me. it feels youthful and pretty.
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before i tried this one, i was afraid i might be boarding this train with a one-way ticket to maplesyrupsville. happily, this is not at all the case. for me there is just a note of generalized woody sweetness that doesn't speak of maple at all. i'm definitely tracking that kind of industrial machine oil smell as well, especially in the opening... which is much more pleasant than it sounds, and pretty neat really. there's a touch of cologney-ness to it, which might be the rust, as metal notes tend to skew that way with my skin chemistry and perceptions. as it warms up, the whole thing gets nicely smoky too. i really can catch all the notes listed. as it settles into my skin, it mostly gives me an impression of lightly smoky wood, with a hint of an industrial vibe. i think it could make itself right at home in the steamworks line. this is not really my jam, but it was fascinating to smell and i think i'd find it quite pleasant on someone else. like a hot-ass grease monkey who does a spot of wood carving in his spare time.
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a whole lotta dragon’s blood and a little bit of pine. if you liked a torch steeped in blood, but were put off by the pitchy-ness, definitely give this one a spin.
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leather hits my nose first, with some oaken woodiness backing it up. i'm always a little skittish with "polished" woods, as they can come out a little sharp on me at times. but this is just nicely soft and oak-y. as it warms up i get something papery popping up... dusty but creamy, like a dry vanilla and possibly almond? a touch of black tea, threatening to go a little soapy but never quiiiite doing it. through drydown, leather remains the top note. it's just a wee bit plasticy, and rereading the description i see that it's "faux-leather" and i'm like, BINGO. between the slightly plasticy leather and the slightly soapy tea, it's not playing exactly nice with my skin chemistry. but i think those are me problems. it is cosy and atmospheric and i think it might be a hit with a lot of folks.
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the cranberry starts off SUPAH tart and vocal, with some tonka-fuzzed amber lurking in the back. as the cranberry settles down, it feels like this is going to end up being more amber-forward for a bit, but the tonka actually comes out on top for me. i end up with a warm, velvety, tonka'd-up amber, with a whisp of cranberry giving it an ever-so-slight fruity pitch. the cranberry gives it a little lift (which i appreciate), but it's not announcing itself too stridently. if i hadn't smelled that opening, i dunno if i'd be tracking the cranberry specifically at this point. it's a warm and pretty amber for tonka lovers, who aren't averse to a hint of red fruit.
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i'm very iffy about pumpkin, and dead leaves often go sharp and cologney on me, so i was dubious about this one. but i adore marshmallow blended with non-sweet, non-foodie elements, so i felt duty-bound to give this a try. the dead leaves are loud and bitter to open, but they fall back quickly to make room for a sticky gloop of vanillic marshmallow and a lovely dark and raspy pumpkin, toasty and maybe ever-so-slightly smoky. not too vegetal, which i appreciate. my most-loved scents really teeter on that line between foodie & non-foodie... this one hovers right there but with a bit of a slant to the foodier side at first. the dead leaves are hanging on for dear life to keep it from going over though, and eventually it tips back to the middle. it dies down pretty quickly to ride close to the skin, but what i find when i sniff up close is quite nice. almost woodsy, sweet and a bit creamy, toasty. i'd probably be nabbing a bottle if it had a bit more throw, but i'm still seriously considering it.
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goes on reminding me a bit of the shivering boy: evergreen/ozone "ice" and purple fruit. as it warms up, the piney cold dials back and i can distinguish the blackberry, sweet and candy-like. the amber starts announcing itself with a lovely warm, velvety perfumey-ness. and here is where the magic happens. the icy pine recedes to the very back, just propping everything up with a hint of sharp freshness. suddenly PLUM. and i am overjoyed, because it's the same gorgeous, dark, gothy plum from my beloved marshmallow and black plum. yesssss! here it is, now transformed into a glorious plum musk, the note that really compelled me to track this blend down. it's everything i hoped it would be. musky black plum, sweetened by a breath of blackberry and wreathed in an aura of warm, sophisticated amber. honed by a sliver of evergreen. i'm in love with this, and i'm so so glad that i was finally able to try it.
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the comparisons to smut hit the nail on the head for me as well. it comes on strong with that same kind of raunchy, floral-toned red musk vibe. it does settle some after a bit of time on the skin, and some creamy white sweetness rises up through the musk fug. for a time i feel like that floral-y red musk is pulling out and amping the white florals from the snow white component (my least favorite part of snow white, unfortunately.) although i recognize elements from each, i can't confidently identify either the snake oil or the snow white. hours later, where this eventually ends up for me is something like extra creamy snake oil (ish) + fresh smut. fresh smut is not great on me, but it ages into something i really enjoy. similarly, this one is not coming together for me right now. but i'm feeling like it might, with some time to mature. into the cellar with you, lil snek.
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starts off red musk dominant for sure. red musk can be wonderful or pretty bad for me, so i'm always apprehensively excited to try it. this is the former, yay! the musk really gentles as it dries down. soft, sweet, musky, incensey, veeeery lightly smoky. it's almost creamy... like there's a touch of golden vanilla or caramelly beeswax. i love it!
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Smoked Caramel, Himalayan Cedar, and Patchouli
MamaMoth replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
i kind of love this, way more than i was expecting to. starts off as heavy, sweet, smoky patchouli. i like this stage, but was feeling like it might get oppressive as the day wore on. BUT THEN the cedar kicks in. and this cedar is really unique to me. it has a lot of that camphoric(?) freshness to it, which just lifts this whole blend right up off the skin. it's really, really nice. is that himalayan cedar in particular? further investigation required! this ends up being a great balancing act between deep smoky sweetness and bright, sharp, almost medicinal woodsiness. it's so compelling to my nose, and i was sniffing my arms on the sly all day! many hours later, it quiets down into a soft, sweetened cedar with a breath of smoky patchouli to it. i like this stage very much too, and it's almost like the perfume changed to match my energy level as the day wound down. -
it's like goblin and and vanilla bean, marshmallow, benzoin had a baby. i'm adding to my will that i wish to be buried in it. 💜 i have nothing more useful to add, besides noting that the marshmallow in this is more buttery/rich, less airy/floofy than some. i predict this one will be cropping up on ISO lists for years to come!
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Chocolate, Cinnamon Bark, and Chipotle Honey
MamaMoth replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
this is nice! dark, rich, slightly dry chocolate, definitely not a milk chocolate, but not a bitter dark chocolate either. spicy, but not sharp or prickly. the cinnamon bark is woodsy and comfy, and the chipotle imparts some smokiness. infused with honeyed sweetness, but not honey forward. every note accounted for, but harmonizing nicely. mexican hot chocolate, sweetened with honey, simmered over a smoky campfire, and served in a rough-hewn, barky wooden cup. -
predominant, recognizable snake oil, with the familiar sufganiyot pastry note giving it an almost-savory grounding. but this has been dusted with powdered sugar, so the net effect is a little sweeter than regular snake oil. that pastry note really keeps it from being too sweet though. there's a nice sweet/savory balance happening. i've heard a some speculating as to whether or not this might have a jammy/fruity note to it... so i'm throwing it out there that it doesn't. it does put me in mind of please scream inside your snake oil a bit. that one seemed to turn everything up to 11 though, especially the musk. i love the screamy snek, but sometimes it can be too much. in my opinion, this is more subtle and well-blended. this is a really lovely addition to the snake oil pantheon that i have no doubt i will reach for frequently.
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this opens with a deliciously sharp, almost medicinal root beer note, and i love it! very quickly though, it's gentled and folded into sweet vanilla cream. while it's undeniably yummy, it almost feels like it goes a little flat after that punchy, sassafrasy root beer beginning. the cedar is whisper quiet. i can find it because i know to look for it... without the notes list, i'm not so sure i would. i was hoping for something stronger in the cedar and root beer department, and this is more about the vanilla ice cream. i like it, though. i can see myself reaching for it in the evening when i want something sweet and comfortable.
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i think this is a very successful marriage of the two dissimilar scents! i can find the goblin and the snow white very clearly. it starts off as a creamier, sweeter goblin, and ends up as snow white with a woodsy gobliny depth. the hinge point seems to be the coconut elements that both blends share... the creamy snow white coconut and the husky black one, distinct but cohesive. they are kind of the centerpiece around which everything else meshes. incredible longevity on this one, which is nothing new for me and snow white. i put it in my hair, and could still smell it when i took my hair down at the end of the second day!
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this is primarily cranberry and honey to me. the cranberry is tart and fruity, and the honey is ever-so slightly musky. i can tell there's more down in there giving it depth, but i'd never identify it as either sandalwood or patchouli. i like it, and i'm eager to try some of the other cranberry bog scents now, because that tart cranberry could bring something really special to the right blend. but i am a bit disappointed by the light touch of patch and sandalwood in this one.
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whoa leather. so much leather, so much. i should have expected that, really, but i was hoping the other notes might have more presence because it's like an itemized list of things what i love. but everything else in this is just working to give the leather character. that being said, i don't hate it, even though leather is not an absolute favorite of mine. this is a nice worn, scruffy, brown leather, which is my preferred kind. it has a watery kind of quality at first, but that goes away as it warms up. hours later and it reminds me of Ü a bit... less dusty, more leathery, and a bit moreish in general. this i can get behind. i'll give this some time, as i think it has some maturing to do as the components mesh, and it may grow on me.