SophieCedar

This is my favorite of the Phoenixes. Sweet, resinous, bright, charming, glowing. Granted I'm a fool for anything with mallow, but it really shines in this blend. Mallow deepens in the drydown, as the neroli and orange blossom burn off, but its still delightful!

 

ETA: In regards to drydown, I must remark that I've never seen magnolia more beautifully gilded in my life. This is multiple bottle worthy!

Wet, this is a lot of cocoa, as everyone says. But, drydown I actually get notable coconut and black sandalwood + lots of musk. Chocolate takes the backseat. Let this be a testament to variation by skin chemistry!

Yes, there's cedar. Yes, davana and tobacco flower. Overall scent impression is clean, clear, white rays of light, symphonic wood and floral.

 

But, the surprising thing is the effect it has on my brain. Makes all my thoughts scatter like shining a flashlight on cockroaches in the dark...literally that's the best explanation I can come up with. Honestly this is some of the best aromatherapy I've had recently.

I waited to review this because when arrived, it was super champagne. Glad I did!

 

Whatever melon blossom means, its awesome. Overall scent impression is light green, joyful, sweet with a bit of citrusy champagne effervescence. Definite mood lifter! Its like chugging a glass of orange juice, for your brain.

The 1st note I get is dried sage..guess that's part of the incense pack. Drydown offers a bit more dried rose. I didn't get much oak wet or dry. Overall, this is a solemn lovely sage and dried rose scent. The incense is dry, not gummy or musky. Very calming and airy. I really like it!

For me, this is a light oriental sweet vanilla lavender. The tonka is notable and benzoin not too dry. Pretty dreamy, actually.

 

Good for nightmares, sleep, anxiety. Great for the office, as its subtle and agreeable to a wide audience. Mellow enough that you won't get chewed out for spritzing that nasty rug under your desk by that annoying coworker with an allergy to everything, including working and you.

For me, the notes go exactly in order of how they are listed. Its a color impression of light golden brown and smells of warm toasty nut meat and hay with a sweet musky vetiver base, just amping it up and making all of it stick around. Fans of Molly Grue and Sympathetic Crone should give this a try.

Ok so not sure what happened here...but this is skin chemistry magic.

 

Wet, its sweet apple and silky sweet honey. Drydown? AMAZING. Honey musk. Pure sweet heavenly honey musk. I just ordered 2 bottles.

Ooh. I like this. In perspective, its a sweeter version of Spanish Moss. Less citrusy, less sharp. More tomb-y, more earthy, more green. If you're looking to build your rainbow spectrum of moss scents, this is the connector between spanish moss and oakmoss.

I'm a pretty pretty princess! SAY IT!... I'M A PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS!!

 

Yup. That's what I said when I sampled this. Anyways, this is light, white, ethereal, billowing chiffon and tulle, untouchable, fragile, virgin princess apple. Like you could destroy this gal's world just by telling her where poop goes after she flushes. (she doesn't poop, of course, but if she did...)

 

Similar feel to Silver Apple of the Moon with less musk base. Nice, but not super signature "me". I estimate it'll be a favorite among fans of sweet snow and iris notes.

Of course, wet this is a billion red apples freshly cut.

 

Drydown is surprisingly good. All 3 elements are harmonious and evenly balanced. The cacao glows and the vetivert is just a nice musky earthy base with red apple still present. Very calming in a creature comforts kinda way. Perfect representation of fall. Think fall cabin with billowing chimney, soft plush livingroom rug, and a 70's variety show special on an old tube TV you dug outta a dusty box of VHS tapes.

Apple X is surprisingly mellow on me. I thought it would be a strong bashing whoamg scent but no...Think more like a kitchen store's apple teak countertop spray....

 

Everything is fused together like superglued legos. Its refined, musky, teakwoody apple with a touch of sweet to keep your appetite up... and prevent you from throwing it like a hand grenade into the mancave or pawning it off on a guy friend. Not much red musk, which is fortunate. I have a hard time with it. Its more white musk, teak, apple and a little joyous vanilla cream. I like it!

You know, this might've lifted my temporary ban on black patchouli. The combo confused me when I read it but now I understand.

 

Apple pulp is what comes to the forefront, straight mashed apples being prepared in a cider press. Delicious, earthy, bit of skin and very real. Apple blossom appears in the drydown to keep things bright. Black patchouli just provides an earthy base, giving the sense of being outside in the fresh fall air. Overall, I really really like this one!

 

Debating a bottle.

New? Quandisa, Shango, Le Lethe and Sherlock.

Holy fuck! I'm awake I'm awake!

 

Wet, out of the decant this is pure lemon Mountain Dew buzz. My verbal reaction was "rreeeeaawwww,,, pow! pow! pow! Whooooooo!"

 

Drydown is a bit mellower. Its reminding me very much of a couple atomic luau lounge scents. Lemony slightly tropical with a bit of rum spice. My advice? Hang onto this for when you're falling asleep standing or summer heat is melting your brain cells. It'll work. Trust me.

Ooooohhhh.... /review.

 

oh wait. I need to say more?

 

Wet: Smells like Lush's Twilight with a touch more spice. Totally awesome.

Drydown: More spice but the purple lavender notes are actually sticking around! Very comforting like TKO but fuzzier and warmer. Its like cozying up with a cup of hot cocoa in your favorite blanket with twinkling strand lights around the ceiling.

Holy shit I love this. Like previously said, its equal parts tobacco and pumpkin. Its sweet French Tobacco and realistic dried pumpkin. Simple, sexy, comforting. I just ordered a back up.

Third owner of # 137. Aaannnd its final home...

I LOVE this oriental. It is very potent...so, small application is a must. This is the most gorgeous luxurious leather scent I've ever experienced. To me, it smells like a Dior store. (whoa)

Blonde/white sueded leather, white amber, white musk. As for the mystery floral, what I can smell is either african lilies, a touch or marigold, or both.
Well blended, unique, sophisticated. Total winner.

Wet and dry, this smells like sweet sugared red musk with a touch of smoke. The vetivert isn't overbearing. So, WIN!

Whenever I travel somewhere, I make the mistake of bringing overly complicated scents and end up wearing nothing because I want to absorb the smells and spirit of the area.

 

When I think of Nashville, I think of sweet greenness and soft flowing brooks and rivers. I would recommend bringing some scents that accent and amplify its essence. My ideas would be a little more understated or romantic. Something simple to compliment the smells there + the season...

 

Haunted (there's many a ghost story out of Nashville and KY)

Lyonesse (the soft lilies and vanilla will compliment the falling leaves and decay)

your 2009 vintage SO (old houses, old wood, cemeteries, history...whiskey...calls for a night on the town wearing Snake Oil!)

Velvet

Hope

Wulric

French Tobacco SN

Coconut Meat SN

Holy shit. I love this.

 

Having always been a freesia geek, this was instant appeal. Wish I got like 3 bottles. Its billowy clean vanilla. Actually notable sweet freesia giving a floral light purple tinge. Then a bit of brightness from the white tea that washes my brain windows. Overall color impression is ribbons of light yellow and purple light.

 

This is how I wish to feel after leaving a salon or doing a long-ass yoga session...like the years have been peeled off and the reset button pushed... No one can tell, not even I, that I spent my 20s and 30s being a total hot mess. This scent is my happy place.

I can't speak for many cream and aquatic notes besides The Sea Foams Milk: Milk cresting on an ocean wave., which you may love...but here are my odd comfort scents.

 

Buggre Alle This Bible: Crumbling paper and ancient cracked leather with a touch of tobacco leaf and incense.

 

Boober: A fretfully clean scent: freshly-washed laundry, linden blossom, soap suds, and a sprinkle of vanilla.

 

Adam (OLLA): Adam, our suicidally romantic scoundrel. His scent is a palette of somber colors, melancholy memories, and lupine, savage beauty: black leather, pale sandalwood, ambergris accord, and the memory of a long-lost Victorian fougère. His internal life seems to be reflected in his lair, so his perfume also possesses the scent of the wood of his guitars, the rosin from his violin bow, the musty wool of neglected Oriental carpets, the plastic, metal, and magnetic tape of his reel-to-reel, the dust that permeates everything.

If you're not expecting a peach-forward scent and you're into the darker side of the bpals, this will be perfect for you. Its one of the more unique scents I've acquired over the past few years.

The peach is sweet and crystalline, due to the addition of almond blossom. These 2 notes aren't singularly discernible, but fuse together wonderfully. Something in this smells like Leather Phoenix on me. I mean, to the point I thought there was gleaming black leather in it. Pretty sure its the narcissus...ok so apparently I amp narcissus? Who knew!
The tonka is warm and gritty. The black amber isn't forward but adds warmth.

Ooh! Pink sugar!

The lemon is sweet and purely juicy, no pulp or rind. The sugar is giving it a musky feel, like Sugar Skulls or Golletes. Peach is kinda unusual: sweet/slightly strawberry shortcake doll synthetic, fun/playful. Drydown gets even muskier! Wow! Reminds me slightly of Tokyo Milk's Kabuki. YUM.

 

Sexy, young, playful, lolita-ish. Makes me wanna live in a dollhouse covered in pinafores, frilly wrist-length lace gloves, and petticoats. Excellent!

Whoa. Super rich port wine-like peach, with a grounding base of earthy, woody, dry sandalwood. The perfect sweet fall scent. Color impression is billowing burgundy/red/burnt orange. What more could I ask for?

 

The black currant is very sweet and syrupy, a la Eat Me. Peach, its the juicy ripe kind. The sandalwood isn't mealy or overtly balsamic. Just nice and dry. Pink Pepper is just a supporting role. Barely visible, but important. Its the underwire bra to the voluptuous peach and blackcurrant tits. (yea I just said that)

 

I'm loving this one. Another hit from the peach pit!