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Classic 90’s goth glamour: oman frankincense, champaca orchid, black narcissus, opoponax, honeyed black amber, wild plum, tuberose, 13-year aged patchouli root, blood musk, and smoky bourbon vanilla husk.
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The surest thing there is is we are riders, And though none too successful at it, guiders, Through everything presented, milk and hide And now the very air, of what we ride. White chocolate, frothed milk, sandalwood, and leather.
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Raspberry punch with elderberry liqueur, lemon juice, a splash of gin, and a smattering of Victoria sponge crumbs.
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Kit Sahari, Lady of the Fennec Fox skull – deserted wanderer, a lone survivor, quick footed and silent, warm blood, bones and fur, sharpening blades by the fire. Blood, bones, and fur: russet musk, desert sand, Daemonorops cinnabar, tonka bean, vetiver, and clove bud.
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Nouria, Lady of the Barn Owl skull- Candle-lit night, melancholy solitude and somber whispers, surrounded by leather bound books and ancient scrolls, the alchemy boiling and bubbling. A Regency-era alchemist’s cologne: bourbon vanilla, incense-smudged leatherbound books, rivulets of beeswax, galbanum resin, nutmeg, patchouli root, and leather.
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Black velvet, blackcurrant, and black roses. I remembered it; it was a small picture, about a foot and a half high, and nearly square, without a frame; but it was so blackened by age that I could not make it out. The artist now produced it, with evident pride. It was quite beautiful; it was startling; it seemed to live. It was the effigy of Carmilla! “Carmilla, dear, here is an absolute miracle. Here you are, living, smiling, ready to speak, in this picture. Isn’t it beautiful, Papa? And see, even the little mole on her throat.” My father laughed, and said “Certainly it is a wonderful likeness,” but he looked away, and to my surprise seemed but little struck by it, and went on talking to the picture cleaner, who was also something of an artist, and discoursed with intelligence about the portraits or other works, which his art had just brought into light and color, while I was more and more lost in wonder the more I looked at the picture. “Will you let me hang this picture in my room, papa?” I asked. “Certainly, dear,” said he, smiling, “I’m very glad you think it so like. It must be prettier even than I thought it, if it is.” The young lady did not acknowledge this pretty speech, did not seem to hear it. She was leaning back in her seat, her fine eyes under their long lashes gazing on me in contemplation, and she smiled in a kind of rapture. “And now you can read quite plainly the name that is written in the corner. It is not Marcia; it looks as if it was done in gold. The name is Mircalla, Countess Karnstein, and this is a little coronet over and underneath A.D. 1698. I am descended from the Karnsteins; that is, mamma was.”
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Ancient, fossilized amber resins, ritual incense, witching herbs, and scorched linen enveloped in a darkly glowing halo of cinders and smoke.
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Assam and Darjeeling tea, milk, and jaggery with a blend of cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, pepper, and fennel seed.
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While previous incarnations of our Pink Moon have been a celebration of the first blooms of spring, this year’s scent is a strawberry smackdown: sugar-swirled strawberry milk with frothed marshmallow cream.
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Rain-dappled moss, golden silk, and sheer, gossamer vanilla.
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Black musk, frankincense, leather, black pepper, incense smoke, ebony, angelica root, and a splash of Stygian fougere. John Martin
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This is a strawberry-infused floral tea scent (I concur that the strawberry is more than a drop). I get the shampoo comparisons, although it's not shampoo-y in a bad way. While I prefer Party Tricks Hair Gloss over this one (with its creamy pink Starburst-like strawberry, amber, and chypre), I do think this fruity floral hair gloss will be nice to reach for on occasion (although I personally wish the cherry blossom were the main note on me and not the strawberry!).
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La Dame Aux Pamplemousses
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in The Edward Gorey House
This is definitely one for marshmallow fans! The grapefruit in this is fleeting, quickly giving away to the hella accurate marshmallow note (creamy, floofy, and coated in a little powder), but like Amoraexcena, while the grapefruit is present, I'm somewhat reminded of Gobo with its pink grapefruit and vanilla cream notes. I haven't deathmatched this with Stekk, but I have to say that this is the best marshmallow scent that the Lab has released since Stekk. I said what I said!!! Yeah, this one is going to be very popular. I'll definitely be keeping my bottle to slather on its own and layer with some of the grapefruit duets and trios in my collection this summer. I hope this stays on the website for a long time to come, because there's no way one bottle will be enough for anyone who smells La Dame Aux Pamplemousses in all of its glory. -
Well, I don't get much matcha from this at all, actually, but I do get the nerikiri very strongly, which in this case, I believe is a sakura mochi. It reminds me of some cherry blossom sake Kit Kats I once had, but accompanied by the gummy-like texture of mochi and maybe some red bean, too? Although there's no notes listed for the nerikiri component of the scent, I'm pretty confident about the sakura, sake, and mochi aspects to this scent. I still need to give this a full day slather, but I enjoy this despite it not being a tea-centric scent like I had expected. The nerikiri accord in this is so neat that I can't help but to think, 'damn, how does Beth do that!?' especially since she not only nails the texture, but also makes these seemingly discordant things wearable.
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I tested this once and then slathered it another day as my scent of the day. In both instances, the pink strawberries and cherry blossom cream were the stars of the show, with more strawberry than cherry blossom, backed by the white amber and what must be the blush marshmallow. The cream went buttery on me during my first test of the scent, but somehow didn't do that when I slathered it for a full-day of wear. The white amber in this is the same as the one featured in Hohensalzburg Fortress and Schönperchten. Despite there being cherry blossom cream here and Reflected Vulva having cherry blossom and sugared cream in its notes, the two don't smell similar. I don't get anything distinctly marshmallow on my skin like the glorious marshmallow from La Dame Aux Pamplemousses, but at least I'm not getting anything like the marshmallow in Pink Moon: Marshmallow and Candyfloss Hair Gloss or the funky marshmallow froth from Fairy Lobster Foam. I mean, I'm sure the blush marshmallow is there doing something, but it just doesn't play as big of a role on my skin as it does for the other reviewers -- I think I seem to have gotten way more amber with the strawberries and cherry blossom cream. Although I would have liked the cherry blossom to be the strongest note here, I do think this is pretty and will happily reach for it during the spring months. Hair glosses I'd pair this with: Party Tricks and Kamisuki.
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Goose Moon: Tobacco Absolute and Cherry Chypre
doomsday_disco posted a topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
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Goose Moon: Tobacco Absolute and Cherry Chypre
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This is very much about the tobacco and chypre and less about the cherry on me. The tobacco is not the same caramelized tobacco found in Goose Moon itself, and the main aspects of the chypre are the moss and what I believe is bergamot or some sort of citrus note. The cherry is there, but it just can't hold a candle to the tobacco and chypre components. I layered a drop of this with Goose Moon. Goose Moon + Tobacco Absolute and Cherry Chypre - More tobacco, plus moss! This dials up the tobacco, and I get the moss and what I believe is bergamot from the chypre, on a bed of caramelized tobacco and sandalwood, with just a bit of cherry from the chypre. I believe the cherry chypre is the same cherry chypre used in Gen Z Feminist Cenobite and Cherry Cream Pie Chypre (RIP to my empty imp), although there's less cherry in this layering combo because there's a lot more going on here. I'd recommend this to someone who wants a chypre more than someone looking for a strong cherry scent (especially if you already own the aforementioned cherry chypre scents). This isn't something I feel the need to grab a bottle of, but it was fun to get to try it and layer it with Goose Moon! -
Brandied Cherry and Labdanum.
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Goose Moon: Brandied Cherry and Labdanum
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This features a dark, slightly boozed up cherry note accompanied by a cola-like labdanum. Although it's not exactly cherry cola (oh, how I wish the Lab did something like Absurd Origin Story plus cherry!), it may be the closest I've gotten to it from the Lab so far. (Because the sweet, cola-like labdanum is more like a flat cola than a fizzy one.) I layered a drop of this with Goose Moon, and here was the result: Goose Moon + Brandied Cherry and Labdanum - MORE CHERRY! Just what I wanted! It's the cherry and cola-like labdanum of the duet lying on a bed of caramelized tobacco and sandalwood. I tried the other Goose Moon cherry duet and would recommend this to chose wanting more cherry, as the other one is more about the tobacco and chypre. I think this would be nice to layer or wear on its own, so I'm debating whether or not my decant will be enough. -
Goose Moon is mostly about the white sandalwood, caramelized tobacco (I think this is the Lab's French Tobacco note), and plum juice on me. It reminds me of Beautiful Death without the Lace note, actually. I'd say they are cousins. The orris in here didn't make me smell like I fell into a vat of baby powder (woot!), and I didn't get much champaca or chili pepper from this (also woot!). The sour cherry cordial was the main aspect of the scent that appealed to me, and while it's more noticeable once it has been on the skin for a few hours, it's not a prominent note on me. I'm usually a plum-avoider, but the red plum here is bitter and not super sweet like most plum notes, so I'm not hating it here. I layered this with a drop of both of the cherry duets that accompanied it. Goose Moon + Brandied Cherry and Labdanum - MORE CHERRY! Just what I wanted! It's the cherry and cola-like labdanum of the duet lying on a bed of caramelized tobacco and sandalwood. Goose Moon + Tobacco Absolute and Cherry Chypre - More tobacco (which isn't the same kind in Goose Moon), plus moss! This dials up the tobacco, and I get the moss and what I believe is bergamot from the chypre, on a bed of caramelized tobacco and sandalwood, with just a bit of cherry from the chypre. I believe the cherry chypre is the same cherry chypre used in Gen Z Feminist Cenobite and Cherry Cream Pie Chypre (RIP to my empty imp), although there's less cherry in this layering combo because there's a lot more going on here. While I don't feel the need to upgrade a bottle of Goose Moon, I'll probably hang onto my decant to layer it with Brandied Cherry and Labdanum.
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This is a sparkling floral tea blend. The Earl Grey note reads more like the Lab's lemony white tea with bergamot. There's no black tea or matcha to be found. I get the pink rose and honeysuckle (more rose than honeysuckle on my skin) along with the tea note, swirled with the white musk, which adds to the sparkly, perfume-y feel of the scent, and just a touch of blackcurrant. I'd put this in the same family as scents like Butterflies, Flowers, and Jewels Attending. I'm a little sad that I wasn't able to detect any matcha here, but I do think this is pretty, nevertheless! I agree that this will be perfect for spring and will be hanging onto my decant.
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Black Clove and Marzipan.
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Goose Moon: Black Clove and Marzipan Hair Gloss
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
This smells amazing in the decant and freshly sprayed, but alas, it is so short-lived! The marzipan has a cherry almond vibe in the decant that turns into creamy almondy goodness upon being sprayed, but it is fleeting, so that it's mainly the black clove that sticks around. I tried this in wet hair on Monday and on dry hair yesterday. I couldn't smell it after spraying it on wet hair, and although I could smell the clove whenever I held up a lock of dry hair to my nose, it was still pretty light, because it doesn't have anything to support it like in the Black Clove, Tobacco Flower, and Grave Soil Hair Gloss. I usually spray two sprays of hair gloss in my hair, and I used four sprays yesterday just to make sure I was doing everything to smell this to the maximum extent possible, but alas. It's just not a strong hair gloss, although it smells fantastic. If this were stronger, I'd probably upgrade to a bottle. But as it is, I think I'll have to stick with the decant. -
Gurjum balsam, olibanum, blush sandalwood, linden blossom, mallow, mauve labdanum, tonka absolute, woodsy musk, purple dates, and dusty dragon’s blood resin. Antoine-Louis Barye
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Ancient cypresses surrounding clusters of purple hyacinth, fallen leaves, and crosses crafted from white roses. A splash of rosewater, an immortelle hung on a tear-streaked marble tomb, nightshade berries, smoked lilac, warm beeswax, and a snuffed candle. Franz Skarbina