grrrlennyl
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In the bottle: Sweet chocolate. At first: Still sweet chocolate, but with a cacophony of other foody, sweet scents behind it. 5 hours in: So nice. Creamy. Chocolatey and foody, but also comforting. Overall: This was lovely. It may turn into one of my comfort scents. I look forward to trying it again when the weather is cooler.
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In the bottle: Strong cacao and dusty books. At first: Wow. The paper and leather came forward the most, with wood and cacao in the background. 4 hours in: Powdery and woody. Comforting. Overall: This was a nice, comforting scent.
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In the bottle: Bright and almost effervescent. Fruity and a little sweet. At first: The benzoin and tonka come forward, but the berries and powdered sugar are there, too. 1.5 hours in: Much more berry forward. A lovely, fun scent. 5 hours in: Powdery, sweet, and smooth. This is nice. 7 hours in: Powdery bezoin. Overall: The dry-down on this (a sweet, mellow, powdery scent) is very different from the bubbly scent when I first applied it. A nice addition to my collection.
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Candied Violets and Black Pepper
grrrlennyl replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
In the bottle: Just violet. At first: A soapy, not-quite-sharp violet. 2.5 hours in: Powdery. A little soapy and a little sweet. 5 hours in: Still about the same. 9 hours in: Soft and powdery. Overall: Better in the bottle than on my skin, unfortunately. I’ll have to rely on Faith for my candies violet fix. I may try this in my oil burner. -
In the bottle: Mostly a sweet banana scent, with the vetiver tempering it a bit so it isn’t too sweet. At first: The vetiver and banana feel like they’re fighting, but I don’t mind it. It feels like a candy perfume for grownups. One hour in: Vetiver, woody and warm, but also with a sweet finish. Sugary, but light. Three hours in: Mostly a soft, woody vetiver scent. Very nice fully dried down. Ten hours in: A bit powdery and slightly sweet. Overall: A nice oddball addition to my collection. I’ll definitely be wearing this when I’m looking for something different.
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Gentleman At first: A sweet "masculine" cologne with a bit of something powdery. I think I smell a bit of anise, but I might be imagining it. 2.5 hours in: Powdery and lovely. 3.5 hours in: Still a powdery, sweet cologne. There's a hint of rosemary and tobacco leaf. 6.5 hours in: Still about the same, but a little sweeter. Overall: What a winner! This just hits all the right notes on me: powdery, a bit masculine, a tiny bit sweet. Love it!
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All Souls' Night 1917 On: Sharp incense. 3.5 hours later: Sandalwood incense. 7 hours later: Still about the same. A little more powdery. Overall: This is nice on me, but nothing amazing. I could see layering it with some other BPAL, though.
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On: Lots of fruits with powdered sugar and a slightly sour note. 3.5 hours later: The musk is definitely coming forward more now. It still has a hint of fruit to it. 7 hours later: Lovely. This is a light honey with white musk on me. There's a hint of pineapple and mint, but nothing much. Overall: I really like this on me. Honey blends love me.
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Blue Pumpkin Floss: This tastes like cotton candy and something boozy to me. I don't get pumpkin at all. It's very interesting. Ghoulish: So boozy. I'm getting tons of amaretto. There's definitely cherry there, too. It's really dark. I can get some saffron, which is very interesting. Autumn Cider: Super spicy cider. Definitely nutmeg in there somewhere. There's a lighter citrus note, but it's pretty faint.
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Senelion Note: This oil has some of the notes that smell worst on me (Cedar? Lotus Root? Two red musks?!?) and some that smell the best (amber, black musk, Roman chamomile), so we'll see how this goes. On: Musky, but light. A bit sweet, and I can definitely pick up the star anise. 1 hour in: I keep getting hints of anise wafting up at me. It's nice. 6 hours in: Still mostly anise with a base of black musk. Much nicer than I thought it would be on me. Overall: I'm not sure how I feel about this one, but I'm going to keep it around for a while.
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Sangria Champagne On: Wow. Heady red wine and bubbly champagne. This may be too much for me. 6.5 hours in: Pretty. A light, slightly sweet, red wine scent. A bit candyish, actually. Overall: This is too much for me, especially at first.
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On: This smells like someone dropped one of those peach ring candies into a glass of champagne. I like it. Overall: I didn't really keep track of how this one developed, but it is honestly one of the only champagne scents that have every worked on me. The sweetness from the peach seems to tone down the bubbliness of the champagne and it's just lovely on me.
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Pallas Athene On: Spices and wood with incense. Really lovely and not as "hot" (from the cinnamon bark) as I feared. 1 hour in: Mostly cedar. Boo. 11.5 hours: This is just a soft, sweet scent on me. Overall: This is nice on me, but nothing spectacular.
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On: Red candy at first, if that makes sense. However, I can pick out the red musk (which usually goes bad on me) and some sweet, candy-like notes coupled with incense. It's pretty now, but I'm wary as to how it will develop on me. 5 hours in: Musky and sweet. There's also a bit of incense. Nothing in particular is standing out. Overall: This isn't really "me".
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Hot Buttered Rum On: This totally smells like butterscotch hard candies...doused in rum. Overall: This made me feel woozy when wearing it. I think it is just too boozy for me.