theredkilt
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This a gentle floral herbal blend. The greenery shines in the beginning, but it's rounded out by the jasmine and turns into a lush floral, but sadly with limited longevity.
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A beautiful aromatic swet ginger-centered blend with nuances of white tea and amber. Reminds of a perfume that Cartier would release :))
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The mandarin is just afterthought, while the vegetal musk is soapy and perfumey and reminds me a lot of myrrh. Soapy musk verging on myrrh.
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This is a fail on my skin. It reminds me so much of the 2007 Hunger Moon. Slushy pine/snow note mingled with lemon.
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This is LOVE!!!! It reminds me so much of the Red Spotted Purple from the 2014 Metamorphosis line, minus the herbs and the hinoki wood. If you ran out Red Spotted Purple get this!
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This is a musky earthy scent with a citrus touch, bergamot i presume. It's quite fresh and airy. This one's a nice smelling mushroom.
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This smells on my skin like The Black Rider, only gentler and less leather. I'm impressed!
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Hello chrome! You are one persistent little fella! This turns into a clean sweetened metallic musk.
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The white fir needle note is the main start on my skin and it reminds me a lot of The Old Goblin.
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It's a floral milky coconut on my skin and i get no tropical vibe from it. Over time the almond mil/ coconut combo takes center stage.
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A Masked Ball of the Most Unusual Significance
theredkilt replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Halloweenie
The combination of notes conjures up a smell of vinyl leather with an almondy touch, not bitter at all. Smells expensive and refined, although this scent fades fast. -
I am testing this from a 1-year aged bottle. I get a smoky musky coffee drydown with some fuzziness from the black musk. It's very comforting and enchanting.
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This iteration of Dorian has a smokey pomegranate vibe about it. After it settles, it reminds me of Swank. I get no sweetened lemon tea or fougere on my skin, just musky pomegranate.
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There must be cream or a dairy component in this blend. It takes some time for the blend to settle and for the cream/butter and honey notes to emerge. I was expecting something light and powdery, but it's on the thicker gourmand side. People who enjoy creamy/buttery honey scents, check this one out.
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This smells VILE!!!! It's smells like the ointment nurses apply to disinfect open wounds. I smell a hint of blackberries and a lot of sourness; but the whole thing just triggers negative associations for me.
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This blend dries down pretty fast. No pom in sight, just the remains of white musk and aloe.
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This reminds me a bit of Visions of Autumn III from 2014. The honey note is indeed thick and the caramelized patchouli runs alongside it. It also reminds me of Goblin with a bit of extra sweetness, but with less gnarly patchouli.
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2017: I smelled the pumpkin note before in so many BPAL Pumpkin Patches. It has a extra jolt of sweetness and a bit buttery.
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Dead Leaves, Sweet Myrrh, Leather, Green Pomelo, and Red Currant
theredkilt replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Halloweenie
Fresh it smelled like chemical leather and savory green bell peppers. As time passed, this lost its potency and smells a lot more rounded. There's a green element most likely from the pomelo and underlying sweetness to balance the leaves and leather. Final drydown is a shadow leather and leaves sweetened by the myrh with nuances of green pomelo and sparks of red currant. -
My skin brings out the sour savory spices and some barely-there fruit. No sweetness, no coffee, no smoke. *sad face*
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Holly Balls! On my skin this is a soapy aldehydic blend and OMG, it gives me Chanel No.5 vibes, i kid you not! The opening is a full on aldehydic heaven with some chypre green nuances and feels like a vintage discontinued perfume extrait. The drydown is a mellow and plush clean scent with some powder around the edges. Totally unexpected and amazing!
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This blend reminds me of a Russian variety of boiled milk, called "Baked Milk". It is made by simmering milk on low heat for eight hours or longer, until it is coated with a brown crust. This give the milk a creamy color and a caramel flavor. Truth Will Prevail is exactly this beverage and is oh so gourmand!!!
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Oh boy! This is such an epiphany scent for me. It's a creamy vanilla lemony/ petitgrain with a powdery white musk supporting base. It's fizzy from time to time, but that wears off fast. Overall a gorgeous blend, never smelt anything like it before. Total love!
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This smells A LOT like A Shadow in the Elevator, except that the latter is a bit woodier and has a slightly bitter drydown or finish to the drydown (could be the vetiver / musk combo). A Savage... is more refined, to my nose, in that regard and the drydown works much better for me. The plum note is more rounded and melds well with the tobacco leaf. Elevator is more centered around patch/musk with plum notes over a restrained vetiver base.
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I have aged my botlle for almost 3 months because i couldn't exactly pinpoint the drydown in terms of what the final olfactive result was. What i get on the drydown now are the spicy notes of Snake Oil on a layer of sheer light orris and a somewhat muted white frankincense note.The throw is not huge, but with age this could improve.