Atrous

This definitely has that Haute Macabre vibe to it.  

I'm getting the Banshee Beat meets Antikythera Mechanism thing that other reviews have commented on.  What I love is this is without the hemp note of Banshee Beat which ruins that scent for me.

Smokey Patchouli rounded out by vanilla and sweet woods.  Love this scent.

Creamy, spicy Snake Oil with a bit of floral peeking out.  Once it dries down the honeycomb note comes out a little.  This is a really sexy scent.

 

My favorite thing about this Snake Oil variant is I don't need to age it to wear it.

 

Not sure how I feel about this one.  

It's grapefruit and ambergris with a bit of something briney in the background.  I'm grateful that the seafoam didn't go in the direction most aquatic notes go, meaning it usually smells like rot/decay on my skin.  The seafoam note actually smelled like distant sea water.   I didn't detect any pink pepper which is disappointing because I feel the pink pepper would've kicked the scent up a notch.

I think I need to retest after a little while and see if the pink pepper comes out and how it changes the scent.

Right now the scent is nice but a bit dull. 

 

 

At first this was a lovely, fresh lily scent with a dab of tea.  

Once it dried down it turned to soap.  A nice floral soap but still...soap.

Disappointing since I really loved the beginning stage.

Honeysuckle, dandelion, and other greenery warmed by the sun.  a bit of fur and musk to round the scent out.

Beautiful for Spring or Summer.  I'm mad for this scent.



The stone and the incense are there.  I'm not getting any beeswax so that's kinda disappointing.

Honestly, I'm not a fan of the lavender smoke.  It does indeed smell like smokey lavender and is off-putting.  

I was hoping for a more beeswax/incense heavy scent with the other notes in the background.



This is a dark scent but not as heavy as I thought it would be.  Also, somewhat perfumey?  I wasn't expecting that.

I'm mostly smelling balsam and sandalwood with a bit of animal funk from the ambergris.  Some dark dampness around the edges.  I'm also getting something that smells like old, musty linens.

I love the Lab's balsam so I'm not complaining.  It's a very nice that I can see myself wearing. 



In the bottle I mostly get wine and, I guess, the lime spar because it has a mineral-like lime smell to it.

Once it's on the skin it morphs quite a bit.  The myrrh and spices come out while the wine note recedes and becomes a background note.

This scent is kinda hard to describe.  Myrrh is the base with the other notes sorta popping in and out.  One moment I smell lime, another moment Wine, and another moment Labdanum.

It's all in there spice, resins, mineral, stone, a bit of sweetness, musk, and metal.  It sounds like a mess but it's not.  These notes play really well together.  I really love this scent but more than that it's intriguing.  I have the feeling this will age beautifully.



Powdery floral with tea and bergamot.  In the background of the scent is something aquatic-ish.

Soft, feminine, and perfumey.  Stays close to the skin.  I can see wearing this in Spring or Summer.

I like it well enough just not sure I would reach for it that often.

This smells like Black Forest married Dark Rosaleen.

In other words really, really good.

Eternal Queen combines my two favorite floral notes with my all time favorite note, Ambergris. Grabbing a bottle was a no-brainer.

This is as good as I thought it would be. Lovely, heady, white florals tempered by musk and vanilla. A haze of incense surrounds it.

I'm not getting ambergris, but in my experience, this note takes some aging to really shine.

Overall, a beautiful scent that I think will be even better once its had a chance to mature.

I love the Lab's simpler blends. Give me a scent with just two notes that I happen to love.

This is no exception. Of the Lupers I've tried this one is my favorite.

The Black Oudh in this reminds me of a lighter version of the Motor Oil note in Streets of Detroit.

Combine that with a spicy carnation that's present but not overpowering and you have an awesome combo that smells like a gritty, dark, spicy carnation.

If you like heady florals and funk this is the scent for you. I happen to like both so all's good.

Jasmine and Tuberose combine for a nose full of flower. There's quite a bit of funk I think because there's both Tuberose and Oudh adding to this dimension of the scent. This one's pretty sweet too - It's almost too much for me but it manages to stay just shy of being off-putting. I'm very happy with this scent but I'd be happier if there was more Oakmoss to ground it. I think some aging should do the trick.

Lemony sweetness from the sugar cane and coconut are prominent in the wet stage. As it dries Champaca comes out. Hard for me to describe the end result...super sweet, tropical candy scented incense? I was hoping for more ambergris but I'm not concerned. I've found that scents with ambergris needs some aging to reach their potential. Right now, I'm not impressed but I'll tuck this one away to age and retest later.

I agree with Aviatrix's review to a word. Tea...cologne...bookish.

Feels like a scent that would be right at home in the Steamworks catalogue.

Beautiful.

Patchouli incense with touches of resin and floral for depth. The vanilla is way in the back. I barely smell it. This is a sweet scent but not too sweet.

I would agree with others who describe this scent as soothing and calming.

This one's a winner!

I know I smell Frankincense and, I think, Copal. There are other resins in here too but I can't distinguish them.

They form a light incense. Resins are typically heavy hitters on my skin so I'm not sure what is causing this incense to smell faded and dusty. What I can say is that I love it. This is definitely a resin I can wear to work w/o overpowering my co-workers' noses.

There's a dry vanilla overlaying the resins and something that smells like cloth...the lace note, I guess. There's a bit of wood in this too but I can't pinpoint what kind.

Overall, this is light and dusty, antique and solemn, comforting and slightly sweet. Sorry, I can't do a better job of describing the scent.

Mummies of Mexico City now has a spot on my top ten list. It was love at first sniff.

Right away it's frankincense balanced nicely with ambergris. I love both notes and the two together are great. Frank lends some brightness to the ambergris.
I also detect something that smells like tire rubber. After testing Nebulaphobia I went in search of what Cade smells like and one of the descriptions said it can smell tar-like. So, I think the rubber smell is coming from that note.
That sounds unpleasant but its not. The three notes work really well together and are strangely compelling.
I had a similar experience with Streets of Detroit where I couldn't believe how well the motor oil note complimented the rest of the blend.

Sorry, this review is kinda vague. I have a hard time describing it except to say I like it.

I think I need to say firstly that I love the idea of a dead leaves scent but previous DL scents have this unpleasant bite that overpowers my nose.

 

That said, I am surprised and quite happy with this DL. The combination of coconut and champaca makes the DL note smooth out to where I don't detect any bite. I get the beautiful dead leaves coming through along with champaca. the coconut is subtle and not at all suntan lotion. No one note dominates - the three notes just sing together. I am super happy to have tried this and will be purchasing a bottle.

I'm disappointed.
Starts out as beautiful tea scent with a subdued jasmine. I really wish the scent would have stayed this way. Its so pretty.
Too bad that once it dries down it turns to soap.
BTW, I didn't detect any leather or musk in this.

Shiny black leather combined with Myrrh and Amber = SEXY!

Not much more to say than that.

I really love this scent but not until its fully dried down.

Now I love all three of the floral notes: rose, carnation, and jasmine.

But, during the wet phase there is so, so much floral going on that its overwhelming. Its sour, sharp and screeches at me.

 

It takes awhile for the flowers to calm down. Once they do, the blend is really lovely. Jasmine and spicy carnation are dominant with just a whiff of roses. That sour/sharp aspect has completely disappeared and what's left is a bouquet of heady flowers with some warmth coming up from the amber. So, I'm torn. Love the dry phase but hate the wet phase. I will need to retest before deciding on a bottle.

The tobacco in this is super ashy in that it smells like an ashtray that hasn't been washed in a long time. Yuck.

Now combine that with leather and it turns into a chain smokers leather coat. Double Yuck.

I detect no sandalwood.

Needless to say, I had to scrub this one off.

Reminds me a whole lot of Cafe Mille et une Nuits. It's the Turkish tobacco...smells identical to the Shisha in Cafe Mille.

Chewy, spiced tobacco with a bit of sweetness. The addition of leather makes this more masculine than Cafe Mille.

This is a great scent but I'll stick with the less masculine version.

One of the most realistic leather notes.

Not to be too on the nose but this really does smell like black leather that's been broken in.

Also, there's something faint, I think maybe skin musk?

 

This is a really great scent for leather fans.