Atrous

sweet,slightly spicy carnation softened by vanilla.

I don't know what freesia is supposed to smell like but I am picking up a floral, other than carnation, that smells pink and sweet.

There's something about this blend that smells old-fashioned, in the best way.

This is pretty much as advertised.

First thing I notice is that the patchouli is the dry and woody kind.

The patchouli is slightly more dominant than the oudh. Together they remind me of Tricksey without the honey sweetness.

There is, as others have described, something smooth and dark in this blend that I attribute to the obsidian note.

Very pleased with this one.

Patchouli cologne with the barest hint of fir.

I really like this.

2016 version:

 

I've got mixed feelings about this scent.

In the wet stage it starts out sharp and acrid. I smell acetone.

 

Once dry, the acetone aspect goes away but is replaced by the faint smell of band-aids.

I can smell all the notes listed too: vanilla, saffron, and cream. The part of the scent where these three notes combine is really wonderful.

However; I can't get past that lingering band-aid smell hovering under my nose.

 

Its too bad really.

This is an odd, little scent.

Creamy, floral dragon's blood with the barest hint of pear.

I don't get any honey but I do get a general sweetness that I assume is coming from the Honey note.

 

I wasn't expecting to like this but I ended up really digging it.

I get fizzy white rose and that's about it.

Was hoping for the oud, musk, sandalwood and/or frankincense to make appearances but they never did.

Disappointing because these are usually pretty strong notes on me.

Meh.

Purely the scent of a coniferous forest...spruce and juniper, pine bark, sweet sap, and stone.

Oh happy, happy day...this is exactly what I hoped it would be.

starts out with earthy patchouli and a sweet lemony thing going on. Sometimes the Lab's sugar smells like lemon on me and I guess this is one of those times.

As Silky Bat starts to dry down I get faint hints of chocolate.

Once dry, the lemon scent has burnt off leaving a sweet, smooth patchouli with chocolate nuances.

Very nice!

First, I Jasmine and this scent is for Jasmine lovers.

A strong, heady Jasmine that stays grounded to a strata of Frankincense and Vetiver.

I detect a bit of orange blossom that's adds wisps of citrus to the Jasmine.

Once dried down completely I get a balsam-like quality to the overall scent.

 

Really, really love this.

Frankincense and sandalwood seem to be the predominant notes.

They meld together beautifully.

The coconut in this is, I don't know, wispy? fluffy? something like that. You get idea.

There's also I really pleasant sweetness to this blend, not too strong and not foody.

I can't say I detect any patchouli, which is a shame, but I still really like the blend. Maybe the Patch will emerge with a bit of aging.

Gloomy day is, thankfully, as advertised.
I get all the notes listed with none of the notes overpowering the others.
Smells like being outdoors in a rural area on a cloudy, autumn day.
Its close to the skin,cozy, dry, woodsy, kinda hazy, with an underlying warmth.
I'm so glad Gloomy Day turned out to be exactly as I expected.

Coniferous forest covered in a thick blanket of fresh snow.

There's some winter berries in this that sweetens the blend.

This reminds me a lot of Skadi.

I'm gonna start by saying that I cannot wear Morocco fresh. The Carnation amps to the moon and makes the whole thing smell off and funky.

 

I found that the Carnation note is considerably mellowed out in aged Morocco and strikes the right balance with the rest of the notes.

Review is for Morocco aged approx. 4 years.

 

In the bottle - warm musk and spices

 

wet - a warm, desert sand note swirling with spices. There's a really nice, creamy vanilla overlaying the sand. At this point the carnation is starting to peak out.

 

dry - Once this dries down the creamy vanilla changes and becomes drier...more of a vanillic haze...and it hits me that this is the sandalwood morphing into its final state. The sand note goes to the back; meanwhile the musk comes out and I get whiffs of incense. The carnation is there just to lend some floral spice/complexity.

 

My impressions of Morocco are sexy, sultry, warm, musky, exotic, and dry with a dusting of light spices and a little sweetness. I would put Morocco in the Oriental scent category. A truly stunning scent but not overpowering.

 

I had no luck with imps this time
Wrath, with its list of notes that I love, was pretty disappointing.
It started out promising with bitter almond and patchouli coming out but soon it turned into a mess. That's the best way I can describe this scent...It's just a mess.
Except for the amber, I detect all the notes but, for some reason, they just don't work together.
There's nothing unpleasant here but it's too jumbled for me to enjoy.

Two of my favorite notes in a scent? What could go wrong?

The sandalwood was so faint I had smash my nose into my wrist to get the faintest whiff of it.

Mostly, this was tea. I often get some sweetness out of both tea and sandalwood notes but there is none of that here.

The scent lasts for about 5 minutes before disappearing completely.

Overall a disappointing and nondescript scent.

A better name for this would have been Mothball Musk.

Seriously, this smells like mothballs that got a bit of musk on them. Yuck!

There are some notes in this scent that I'm unfamiliar with: artemesia, white lemon, and grey musk. So, I'm not sure what was causing the unpleasantness I found in this scent.
In the imp this smells sharp and bitter and it stays the same on the skin.
Add to that, that a smell develops underneath the sharpness that makes me slightly nauseous.
I also get an airy quality from the ozone which is the only aspect of this scent that I like.
I never got any ambergris or rose geranium I was hoping for. Oh well.

Dark earth and roots with an herbal sweetness.
This is like digging around in dirt with clumps of herbs and shrubs growing out of it, with tangled roots and dead leaves buried underneath.
Dark, gritty, dirt, wild herbs, on the masculine side. This is my kind of scent.
As with St. Louis #1 I have no regrets about purchasing a bottle and I expect that Burying Point is a scent that will get even better as it ages.

Wet: Olive blossom and Florida water.

Dry: The two opening notes take a back seat as the moss, Bay Rum, and chewy tobacco come out. The tobacco smells spicy due to the Bay Rum and There's a splash of cologne making this scent more masculine. This all rests on an Earthy base. If I sniff really close I can smell stone. Masculine, spicy, smoky...I have no regrets buying a blind bottle and I expect it will get better with age!

This is mostly tooth-achingly sweet patchouli on me.

That intense kind of sweetness does not pair well with Patch.

I was feeling nauseated from the smell and had to scrub it off.

I was hoping for more ambergris. I'm not sure I smell any.

What I do get is a generic cologne scent that annoys my nose.

I am sad.

A dark, snugly musk sweetened by cocoa. Wafts of coffee scent give this some coffee house ambiance without smelling outright like a coffee house.

I'm not detecting any Patchouli but there is an Oudh-ish haze in the background buoying this scent.

I am happy that I took a chance on this one.

Champagne is the strongest note in this blend. It dries down to vanilla champagne with hints of ambergris and grittiness in the background.

There's no rose or leather to speak of.

I'm on the fence. I like it but I wish the leather had come out. I will probably retest before I decide whether to swap or keep.

Kvothe smells so weird. Not a good weird either.

I get ginger bread and, not joking here, Sriracha.

So bad I had to go scrub it off.

sweet musk and candied fruit. It's okay but not something I would ever reach for.

Also, it fades to nothing in about 15 minutes.