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All I can say is... go away you chemical herby undertone!

In the imp it's very herbal lemon. Not sugared lemon or the "incapacitating poofiness" I wanted. It is distinctly lemongrass and white amber and citron and herbal chemicalness. Is my nose broken?

On my skin it is the same. I was expecting much sweeter because I tend to amp anything sweet in a scent, but the herbal note in this just... well I didn't like it.

Sigh. Not very good throw on me either and didn't last very long too. I suppose my decant will be finding a new home.

EDIT: Woah. My views on this just changed!! I recently fell in love with Tarot: The Star and because a reviewer had said this reminded her of it I wanted to test it one more time! This now smells like a less sweet brighter and a touch herbal The Star! Fabulous! I'm hoping this means it will lose it's herbal chemical kick with age! Bottle purchase!!

The Lurid Library is wonderful and it really does pop up on the forum every now and then so keep a look out! It's quite musky too! My oter recommendation would be Hellfire but it seems like you don't want something with a tobacco note and Hellfire is pretty hardcore on the pipe tobacco that being said it's lovely. Very dry and library like in my opinion.

Also reconditarmonia give Dee a go! If you love the other notes in it it seems a shame to not at least just give it a try!

This is so lovely. I can't really add to much as what has already been said. This stays almost the same in the imp and on my skin so keep that in mind!

I get really lovely light florals. Not crisp like I like them best but instead rather delicate and creamy almost with a touch of aquatic. Like they have been sitting out in the sun for days and then suddenly it rains. I'm also getting a light citrus note or may be more like a citrus feel. It's positively gorgeous.

On my skin it is just the same except it blossoms becoming even more lovely and a touch less delicate. It becomes sweeter too (my skin tends to amp "sweet" in general so ymmv). What a beautiful light aquatic floral. I positively love it!

You would think this wouldn't be as unique because essentially it's a lovely light floral almost citrus aquatic, but it really is, and it is SO evocative! This is what a sea of glass would smell like; I have no doubt in my mind about that. So crystaline and peaceful and beautiful.

Just beautiful. I don't know if I'll need a bottle, but I may

Hmmm. First off I will have to say that if you do not enjoy beeswax this scent is not for you. If you don't enjoy honey, on the other hand, don't be afraid to give this scent a go!

In the bottle it is predominantly beeswax with an interesting more liquid quality to it. It's not waxy per se and I realize now that it was the olive oil. No smoke just lovely olive oil and beeswax.

On my skin this is absolutely gorgeous and comforting! I'm getting equal amounts of olive oil and beeswax; the olive oil keeps it from being overly sweet and waxy and the beeswax keeps it from being olive-ish. No olive smell really in sight! The olive ol actually has an almost citrs quality t it... but not really... just ALMOST. This scent doesn't really morph from there and I don't really get any smoke. That being said I'm perfectly content, actually in love, with this scent! Yumm beeswax!

Pretty good throw and lasts quite a while on me. I tried to layer with this scent and WOAH it just overpowered everything which just shows how good the throw actually is (I guess I'll have to keep the Lights of Men's Lives for layering purposes which by the way isn't as complex as Hanerot sadly enough)!

As for me, I am a German and Japanese double major. I am not very creative, I am sad to say, but I have a very strong work ethic and will choose study over social life. I am always punctual and will keep my nose to the grindstone to the bitter end, through weekends and breaks, if need be. I pride myself on my intelligence. If I actually choose to get together with friends, I party HARD. I like bizarre and surrealist humor, but am also easily amused by stupid knock-knock jokes and vulgar word play. I am extremely curious and can spend hours reading up on some topic on Wikipedia and associated source links (for example, just yesterday, I spent what little free time I have during finals week reading up on Kyrgyzstan, Uyghur writing, juvenile diabetes and calculus). I love video games, but I kind of suck at most of them. People usually think I'm younger than I actually am. I'm not big on sweets.

Hmmm. I want to say Wilde just because I think it's fitting! Oscar Wilde and all! Don't know why but it feels like it works? And Carnaval Diabolique. It's lemony but then all lovely opium smoke and musk without being sweet. It's sharp a little daunting but oh so unique and intriguing. Very hmmm. I can't say but it made me think of your description of your personality

Ok, so I am confused on the leather notes . I like the leather in Loviatar and Spanked. I was not so fond of the leather in The Traveller and Olisbos. Is it more that I am not fond of the notes that are with the leather note in the blend or is it that the leather note is what is turning me off. I like the orange scent in Olisbos so I guess it is more the leather that bothers me. I had my hopes on this one working for me too . I can not get enough of Loviatar and could kick myself for not grabbing a bottle a long time ago. Can anyone give me a run down of the types of leather scents the lab uses. I have seen boot, oiled, and raw amongst other wordings so I am totally lost on the one that seems to work on me. I have a bottle of RivetGoth coming so I am on edge if it is going to work or not. Oh yeah, love Perversion too (steamy leather? )

I think my skin and nose like the same leather notes as yours! I love the leather in Hellfire, Bow and Crown and Perversion (Tintagel too but that isn't super leathery on me). The Traveller and Olisbos didn't work on me either, but I'm really hoping the Riders from the Marchen set won't be the leather I can't handle :/ it should be noted that even though Hand of Glory didn't work on me the leather note was nice.

So what kind of leather is out there!

I love recommending scents based on peoples personalities so I thought I would make a thread for it!

So here is the first one: MY personality

I'm a pretty silly and outgoing person. People have called me "cute" and "adorable" and "silly" more times than I can count. I'm an Architecture and English double major. I love the mountains and cold weather. I'm pretty terrible at sports apart from running and tae kwon do I'm always pretty hyper but not in an obnoxious way hehe. Black tea, orange juice, and passion fruit juice are my favorites. My hobbies include reading, writing, art stuff, listening to music (favorites include Beirut, Cold War Kids, Her Space Holiday, Jacques Brel, Ferraby Lionheart, etc!), movies (AMELIE!!!), sewing, hanging out with friends, acting, I could go on! I love to learn and think and that's about it overall hehe.

So what do you guys think? Any scent suggestions?

Feel free to write a little blurb about yourself too and get the thread going!!

Just got this imp in a swap and i HAD to test it!

In the imp... interesting... ROOT BEER! Ahhhh!!! I lovvveeee root beer!

On my skin this is more complex than root beer, but at the same time very delicious. The vanilla is peaking through making everything creamy. The sassafras (root beer note) is becoming a little less in your face haha. The balsam and the cedar are there giving his a very very warm almost sticky or heavy background without ever really being too prominent. This blend is just so well formulated that everything blends seemlessly together.

I smell like creamy woodsy vanilla root beer AND this root beer isn't the overly sweet kind. Make a note of that. This blend is by no means OVERLY sweet. It is only lightly sweetened, BUT it is a heavy kind of scent in that it is extremely warm.

I will definitely be holding on to the imp. It is positively gorgeous. Looks like I've found another one of those comfort scents! This would be swoon worthy on a guy too...

Gah... I can't stop sniffing my wrist... IT'S JUST SO YUMMY!

(by the way this stays pretty close to the skin and lasts a few hours, average wear, not incredibly long)

Oh this blend is so good. So good. I never thought I would love it as much as I do!

In the decant it's woah Earl Grey with some major musk action going on, so much so that it smells almost peppery with the tea. I'm not getting Earl Grey as much as Im getting strong Black tea. No sugar of course. Wow this smells wonderfully manly and crisp and deep and complex. Much better than Dorian in my opinion.

On my skin the scent stays pretty much the same, though now the scent is more rounded. The pepperyness of the blend fades somewhat giving way to just a really strong Black/Earl Grey blend with a touch of musk. I can't smell vanilla or jasmine but I'm sure they're giving the blend a kind of base. Really lovely. It's weird because I almost feel like I shouldn't like such a masculine scet on me, but I can help it! It's spectacular!

Average throw. Fades beautifully to a

more vanilla ish strong Black/Earl Grey tea scent. It should be noted that this blend is never sweet though. I have a feeling that aging it will help it lose some of that peppery quality making is just yuummmuyyy!

In the imp this was decidedly red currant with a touch of lemon and a "robust" combination of sandalwood and florals. So seductive and evocative of Venice (all it's missing is a touch of aquatic because when I think of Venice I can't help but think of water)!

On my skin the scent stays pretty much the same, but the lemon fades as I thought it would. The red currant becomes a little less prominent and blends in beautifully with the floral and sandalwood part of the blend. I'm surprised how much the florals sweeten this blend! It's quite lovely! The plum is also adding to the warmth and heaviness of the blend just giving it so much dimension. Wow. I can't even describe the scent aside from that it's a delightful combination of warm woody robust sandalwood and red currant making a smooth base (red currant to me isn't very fruity but more woods like... I don't know why?) with a fruity floral sweetness from the florals and plum. So gorgeous.

Decent throw and it fades really well and pretty seductively (if that makes any sense). Might be a bottle purchase eventually! it's just so evocative of Venice!!!

When I first sniffed this in the decant and when it is initially applied to my skin I was smelling straight up honey! I don't know why the amber sweetened up so much, but I could definitely smell some vanilla muskiness and myrrh going on in the background deepening the thick honey sweetness.

On my skin after a while the sweetness of the amber begins to mellow out and the scent on my skin now reminds me very much of Chimera which makes me think this is predominantly myrrh and not amber like i initially thought on my skin in the dry down. The amber and vanilla musk add a creamy and deliciously musky sweetness. Wow. I just cannot get over how much this smells like Chimera! This is creamy delicious sweetened amber almost cake like bread like myrrh on me. Gorgeous! Don't know if I'll be needing a bottle but this blend is ultimately a gorgeous myrrh, vanilla musk, and amber blend. The other notes contribute but just in rounding out this lovely blend!

Stays pretty close to the skin but lasts a really long time!

I tried Fairy Market right now and wow I'm really loving that for spring too, and because the Starsust line works wonderfully for me this far I'm tepted to get a bottle of the East untested! All of these recs sounds wonderful!

 

Oh yes do that. The East is amazing - it smells exactly like a meadow full of bluebells. Host of the Air turns to soap on me, but The East has me sniffing my wrist all day.

Oh dear! You're such an enabler! The Host of the Air is actually quite lovely on me but it doesn't last too long. I know for a fact Fairy Market is going in my next order and now I've got The East to wonder about. Ahhh wildflower meadow scents are just so absolutely wonderful! I've actually also got the Passionate Shepherd to his Love coming to me in a swap so we'll see how that goes as well!

Garden path and Rosalind are on my list to try! I got a decant of Little Bird and though I like it it reminds me of Old Moon strangely enough and don't feel like a bottle (because I have two of Old Moon oh how I love that scent and Little Bird doesn't live up to it). I've got the Host of the Air on the way so we'll see how that goes!

Sunflower sounds positivey lush as do June Gloom and Pa-Pow so I'll have to be on the lookout for those, particularly in decant form.

I tried Fairy Market right now and wow I'm really loving that for spring too, and because the Starsust line works wonderfully for me this far I'm tepted to get a bottle of the East untested! All of these recs sounds wonderful!

Mine would have to be Host of Air. For me it smells like OUTSIDE.

 

This so much! It smells like grass and squished flowers! (It has that green element of broken flower stems and the blossoms too) Florals don't usually do it for me but I like this one.

I have the Host of Air coming to me actually! I was wondering though if it is overly juniper-ish? From reviews it didn't seem like that was the case though. I tried Little Bird yesterday and it was very reminiscent of a lighter wayy lighter Old Moon on me and though I love Old Moon I don't need to collect juniper scents so Little Bird was kind of a disappointment. :/

Bumping because I'm craving green scents for spring!

I'm looking for a glorious meadow scent! Especially looking for something that smells like fresh grass, sweet heather, yellow flowers, crisp air, and the entire blend being warmed by sunlight and fresh dew! If anything you know gives that effect let me know, please!

In the bottle I'm getting really clear florals. Not full blooming florals though. They smell almost youthful, and very very sharp. Slightly soapy.

On my skin the florals tone done a bit with the cream. Though the cream never makes much of an appearance. The soapiness fades somewhat while never really going away and the clear florals round and sweeten. This scent is very crystalline. It's a cool scent, and quite lovely for spring I think. Cool and refreshing without being green.

Excellent throw and lasts really long. The only thing that may prevent me from keeping my bottle is that lingering soapiness and the lack of creaminess. It isn't too much, but it's still there. It feels almost sugared in a way. I don't really know what to make of it. I don't get chaste as much as I get regal with a little chasteness thrown in for kicks.

I'll have to see if this ages and the creamy notes come out more.

The Snake oil in Green Tree Viper is divine! It gives a warm edge to the minty blend and the vanilla is really quite prominent. Love. I also love the Snake Oil in Asp Viper but it fades to a slightly smoky scent which is what Snake Oil originally did for me that I didn't love. I still LOVE Asp Viper though.

Unfortunately the cocoa disappears on my skin from Boomslang

I knew I would love this is moment I read the notes, and it really doesn't disappoint!

In the bottle it is pretty much all mandarin with a hint of creaminess from the vanilla and tea. Really lovely. I have yet to encounter such a perfect mandarin note. I'm not usually a fan of citrus scents, but when they are in combination with teas and creams and musky blends they are truly exquisite.

On my skin it is initially the same as in the bottle, but the tea is becoming much more prominent and is balancing out the mandarin. Closer towards dry down the opium poppy makes an appearance along with some of the musks (musks tend to LOVE me to ymmv). The mandarin is still there but is much understated now.

This dries to a wonderful creamy mandarin doused with musk and opium poppy all residing over a lovely layer of black tea. Exquisite! The overall effect is slightly closer to a traditional perfume than other blends at the Lab, but it retains a uniqueness that screams everything but traditional. Just lovely.

Average throw and longevity. This scent envelopes you and creates a kind of cloud around you. You'll turn and catch glimpses of it as you go on throughout your day. Lovely!

This JUST shot up on mt top ten list. It's just beautiful! In the imp i'm getting pretty much vanilla and leather. It's not really sharp so I'm intrigued. I love smooth warm leather scents.

On my skin the leather just blooms along with the vanilla. I'm starting to detect some cedar in there but I can't truly smell lavender or sage or carnation. I think they are contributing in some way though. Rounding off the scent in a way and keeping it from being too warm or too sweet or too bitter etc. After a while the drydown smells like glorious leather rounded out by vanilla with a hint of carnation and cedar. Ahh so glorious!

My favorite blend used to be Hellfire, and I dare say I may like this better! Who knew the antichrist smelled so gooood!

Oh, so lovely! In the imp it is heavy foody cake-ness with a little icing and currants galore!

On my skin the heavy foodiness goes away (as it usually does) and I'm left with a light sweet fluffy cake scent with a touh of swirled icing on top and a touch of currants. This is mainly light fluffy cake and a little currant on me. Surprisingly enough thought he currant note isn't super foody. It is a foody blend don't get me wrong, but not ridiculouly so.

Really nice and comforting. I smell good enough to eat!

I loved the idea of this scent SO MUCH, but it just didn't smell like I expected it to.

First off I'm going to say that the smell in the imp and on my skin is pretty much the same. The only difference being that it is more concentrated in the imp.

I'm getting the bread. Oh yeah. Buckets and buckets of bread that is slathered with butter. The tea and cream and sugar are all apparent too... but this is where it gets me. I love the bread and butter scent and i love the tea scent... but together they're just not working for me. It's pretty and EXTREMELY evocative, but it isn't something I would wear on a daily basis. May be I'll keep the imp and wear it on days I just feel like some alice in wonderland hehe.

Edit: I have a feeling this will grow on me though and that I'll eventually love it (if that makes any sense at all!)

This scent was quite a bit too rich for me I think. Other have compared it to Eat Me, but I find Eat Me to be much, much lighter. But I can see where the comparison comes in. This scent it to me in the imp a very very rich combination of sweet cake dripping with sugar and butter and a touch of caramel. The roses are there but only so much. No tart yet.

On my skin the richness of the cake subsides a little and roses step forward. I'm also getting a little bit of currant right now. Overall it is alright, but like I said the combination of the buttery heavy foody-ness and rose is too rich for my nose.

Carnations, plums, musk. Wow. This is really pretty. But not pretty in the light girly kind of way. In the imp it is already promising.

On my skin the musk and carnation bloom giving the plum a deeper, spicier feel to it. Almost as if I'm smelling some kind of plum pastry without it being overly foody. I find carnation to be a floral that isn't really too floral, but in this blend I think it's what keeps the plum from being a foody plum.

After a while the scent REALLY just blends into itself seemlessly. I can't tell where the plum begins and the carnation ends and the musk creeps in. Very Very pretty.

I'm hesitant to say this is my favorite plum blend because it isn't fruity enough. The plum is more that of a plum pastry if that makes any sense. Sweet and sticky with a twinkling of spices on top and carnations laying all around. Just lovely!

I got it as a sniffie in one of my lovely bunny surprises and decided I wanted to wear something CD today. I took out sniffies of Carnaval Diabolique and Mme. Moriarty and smelled them both. Surprisingly enough I picked Carnaval Diabolique as it smelled more interesting to me.

In the decant it smelled like lemon, and not the dishwasher detergent lemon either, but something fresh that made my head go zing! I could smell something slightly deeper underneath as well.

On my skin the lemon is even more powerful! But I love it. It's so refreshing, and coming from someone who isn't really a huge citrus fan that really says something.

For the first five to ten minutes it remains that same glorious lemon BUT then it morphs. More than any other scent I have ever tried. I'm getting a lot more of the opium smoke and musk now along with creaminess that can only be coconut and vanilla. I can't really smell the flowers per se but I can tell they're mixed in. The lemon is pretty much gone I want to say. I don't know if my nose is playing tricks on me saying it is there or saying it isn't.

What a morpher! I must say I love it though. I'm going to pick up a fresh bottle and hopefully the lemon will last longer then because my sniffie was two years old I believe. Overall a surprisingly lovely lemon opium smoke musk vanilla coconut scent that is truly unique!