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Soft and pretty musks, seems somewhat feminine to my nose. Sweet and a little green. It's not so feminine that I wouldn't wear it, but I know I don't need to seek out more. Every now and then I think I can smell wine. Very pretty scent, strong and long lasting on my skin.

Floral with a spicy and tart kick. I want to say this smells like jasmine, beyond that I can't pick out other notes. Reminds me a lot of Bayou with the tart and almost humid feel. Doesn't morph much at all, and lasted a really long time on my skin.

When I tried this I didn't have the description around so I had no idea what notes were in it, except I knew there were a bunch of flowers. So...to me it smelled like a glittery, golden floral scent. At first I thought it faded really fast but then something resiny (I see now it must have been the amber) comes swelling forth and lasts for a LONG time. Thinking back, I couldn't really pick out any of the notes individually except maybe the amber. I just kept thinking it seemed like a golden scent. It's something I like and will wear again, and try to pick out more notes, especially the sandalwood which is a note that I love.

This is a light, almost dusty floral scent. Ever so slightly soapy at first. In my notes I wrote 'it's a dapper little bat'. I got hints of something citrus and something a little creamy. Probably just the nuances of the florals. This lasts a long time and it's the amber that comes out strongly for me, combined with the musk. A really good companion for Bat-Woman.

Spicy musky floral. Smells somewhat creamy, too. This is a unique scent. It's not mostly floral, musky, or anything else....just a blend all its own. It almost has a foody feel, but not quite. Later I can smell the musk really coming out. I know this isn't a great review but it's a hard scent to describe!

Brings to mind minerals and rock. To me it's not dank and dripping like I was expecting. It's more of a crackling scent and reminds me of Brimstone. There's a faint touch of pine and/or eucalyptus that peeks in and out. Later it smooths out and becomes rock with some cool condensation. Much later the pine becomes stronger, until it's nearly dominating the scent. It's a fascinating scent that seems 'elemental' to me.

I tested this today w/out reading the notes first. I found it to be light and airy, but regal at the same time. I don't know how to tell you what regal smells like but King of Clubs has that quality too. I did pick up a fruity note which I now see is the pomegranate. Other than that, I found it lightly sweet and a touch floral. I kept thinking there may be violet in it, but I see there is not, so I'm not sure what gave me that impression....just the combination of notes, I guess. A nice light scent, IMO, that I will try once more and decide if I can actually wear it. After reading the notes I want to test it again to see if I can pick out more individual notes. I did find it slightly feminine and that would be the only thing keeping me from getting more use out of it. It smells good though.....I did keep pressing my arm up to my nose to sniff.

I'm dying to know what Pruno and Privilege look like, even though I'll have Pruno in just a few days (or less)!

What, no love for Mr. Nancy? Because I love. Love that scent.... Reviews vary but extispex, it might be worth hunting down a decant. Some people say it's foody but not too foody. For me it's more on the sugary side but I didn't mind a bit. And some people think it's rather masculine. For me it's spicy, bay rum, and sugar cookies. Just great. I can't believe I still don't have a whole bottle of it!

I'm with you on this scent.....it's 90% coldness on me with a little sweetness in the background. I may still have a novice nose, but this smelled incredibly similar to Death of the Grave Digger and I actually did a side-by-side comparison. I could tell the difference, but still quite similar to me. Ice Queen has that sweet, musky/fruity/floral background. How to describe the coldness? I don't know, it's just cold. Not minty, exactly. It's one of those things I just don't know how to describe to someone who's never smelled it. This scent does work well for me, and lasts for hours. I already knew I liked Grave Digger, and I'm still working my way through my imp of that. So, really, I don't have a need for another icy scent like Ice Queen. It will most likely end up with someone who has been longing for more of it. Edit: Ice Queen has an ozone component that I didn't really pick up on before.

Interesting....I got cassia out of this, mostly, with some tart fruit and a hint of musk. Predominantly a dry cinnamon-like smell. Reminded me a lot of The Dodo, and also Sin to some extent. Or maybe Serpent's Kiss. One of those, anyway. Spicy, fruity, and musky, basically what everyone else said. I didn't pick up on any sandalwood, but I wasn't trying to smell that note so maybe I just missed it. Overall, I did like this, but I think I like Sin even more.

I couldn't tell you what notes I'm smelling in this, except maybe anise or fennel (but I could be wrong about that). Also this has a bit of that 'cola' smell that we talk about sometimes. Basically I agree with the Snake Oil comparisons, especially Filigree_Shadow, who said it's like Snake Oil without the powdery aspect of that scent (and thanks for the sniffie, 'gree!). I'm also getting a similarity to Schwarzer Mond, although it has been quite a while since I smelled that. So...to those who haven't tried those scents.....think dark, herbal, resinous, but not powdery. It really makes me think of the slithery spices of Snake Oil. Overall, this is definitely something I could wear, and I'm seriously thinking about a bottle of it before they're taken out of the catalogue. I bet this ages really well, too. The only thing stopping me is the fact that I have so many scents like this already....Lycaon, Snake Oil, King Cobra (sort of similar), Doc Buzzard (in some ways)...basically all the dark, herbal scents, which I love anyway. So do I really need this? Perhaps not. But I wants it!

The other reviews are pretty accurate. Dark and woody with some smoke. As it dries a bit of powder comes out. The only thing I would add is that I believe I smell something like hazelnut or cocoa. Or, more likely, tobacco. It reminds me of A Bold Bluff, at least the mood of it if not the actual notes. But this isn't quite as sweet as that blend.

No problem! I knew there was a thread like that somewhere, I remembered posting in it.

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Selkie is a scent that just doesn't work for me, unfortunately. It seems to have a sharper aquatic quality than Thunder Moon, but no ozone here. The honey sweetness of the grass reminds me of Ostara, a lot. Not sure what else to say about this scent. It's that honey sweet note that is disagreeing with me, maybe some of the florals too. Maybe it's too feminine? A little powdery, a little cloying to me. Just not something I'll get any wear out of. edit: That honey note sticks to me like CRAZY. Hours later, and after 2 showers, I could still smell it on my skin.

This does start out rather sporty and clean smelling, masculine some might say. I was expecting a blast of ozone but the ozone is actually more subtle and very much blended in with the other notes. After a few minutes, there are some soft, pretty notes coming out, the amber and flowers I guess. These notes turn this into something softer and prettier than I was expecting (a good thing), and keep this from crossing into completely masculine territory, IMO. Overall the throw is somewhat lighter than medium, and the scent has faded a lot after 2 hours, but it's definitely still there, and really hasn't morphed a whole lot. I don't think this is soapy but others might consider it soapy. I think it's just a great, fresh, bracing but also soft and subtle scent. Great for hot summer weather. Comparing it to some other aquatics......it's less salty and 'misty' than Kingsport, sweeter and prettier than Jolly Roger, a lot less ozone than Tempest, and definitely sweeter and softer than Cthulhu (I meant The Deep Ones). Also keep in mind that my skin sometimes cranks up sweet notes. And.....I don't smell much in the way of woods, or anything scorched in this scent. I was expecting something like the woods in 51 and I think it's almost there way in the background, but just barely.

I really liked this for the first 10 minutes or so.....a regal, polished sweetness atop herbal, gritty earthy notes. Then came a very sweet and heavy powdery phase that lasted way too long for me to get any wear out of this. I know my skin will rev up sweet notes like crazy sometimes, but looking at the notes I don't know what is causing the powder. Maybe amber, but I thought I could wear that. Or the musk but I like musk too. Who knows, maybe just a combination. Much later a lot of the powder wears off, and what's left is fig with a little almond. Not bad at this point but I just can't take that middle phase.

This scent tricked me at first, because it smelled exactly like the wintry Salon scents (Cloister Graveyard and/or Death of the Gravedigger). When I read the notes for Snow Angel I thought, 'Huh? This can't be right.....'. Then, as it warmed up on my skin, the sugary fruity notes did come out, and it started to make more sense. So, at first, it was a frosty sort of piney scent, then later the sugar and fruits became stronger. It's not minty, really....so I'm not sure where the chill is coming from. It lasted a long time with a decent amount of throw. Even though this does work well on my skin, it's not something I would choose to wear a whole lot. I like the aforementioned Salon scents and would tend to wear either one of those before wearing this.

Saw some posts about Cerberus earlier in this thread. It reminds me of Tezcatlipoca. Am I the only one who thinks this? I know they don't have many notes in common, but the similarity is strong to me....probably just the combination of cocoa/chocolate and non-foody notes that they both have.

What surprised me most about this was how subtle and 'quiet' it is. It doesn't disappear on my skin, but it's very subtle to me and I'm not sure the people around me could even smell it. I wore it twice this weekend to the Gay Pride festivities, and just enjoyed having it around me. It's a warm, glowing, reddish orange scent. I didn't have internet around me so I forgot what exactly was in Corazon. And really, even after reading the description, I couldn't pick out any of that. I guessed that musk was in it, and I remembered that it had mango, but nothing really stands out above the whole blend. Did I mention that I really like it? I'll definitely be wearing this again in more intimate situations. I think it would be a good 'second or third date' scent.

Yep, that's vanilla! This has a lot more 'weight' than the actual smell of vanilla beans, which to me have an ethereal quality although warm. Anyway, I recognize this from the Snake Oil family of scents, especially Snake Charmer. This single note has a LOT of strength, throw, and endurance. I tried 4 scents at once and Vanilla Bean SN definitely pushed all the others aside and outlasted them too. So yeah, it's a warm vanilla with a complexity, maybe just a hint of smoke, or maybe that's because I want it to smell smokey so my nose is making that association. Oh and the oil is *very* thick like syrup. Honestly, I wanted to try this, review it, and then maybe swap for another single note just so I could try more of them. Now, I'm not sure I want to give it up! The layering possibilities are tantalizing.

How weird.....this is another one I tried without knowing the notes in it....although I remembered something about black leather and incense. So what does it smell like? Well, on my skin, it smells mostly like bpal's cassia note....kind of a dry cinnamon smell. There is some kind of tartness just following up on the spiciness. And maybe just a hint of leather. Imagine my surprise when I read the notes and saw that there's no cassia listed! When I wore this, it smelled almost identical to the Dodo (which also had a lot of cassia, with a tartness underneath). I almost wonder if I got a mis-labelled imp, but others got cinnamon out of this too, so I guess it's the right one. Overall, I don't hate the scent, but it just didn't 'grab' me the way I wanted it to. I will put this in my 'indecisive' bin and try again later. Or it may end up in my swaps. Not sure yet. Edit: This is yet another scent that has benefitted a whole lot from just a little aging. I tried this again and was quite pleasantly surprised at how much I really like it. I think the first time, I was trying to hard to pick it apart and analyze it. When I tried it again, I think there was more of a gestalt, if I'm using that word correctly. I really picked up the overall mood and tone of the scent. It was dark and brooding, something like a relative of Count Dracula, even though they're 2 entirely different scents....the mood was similar to me. I may be getting a bottle.

This is an unusual floral scent. I had fun testing it because I didn't have the description or notes onhand, so I was just winging it. Basically I got a soft, slightly powdery floral, indistinct as far as what flowers I was smelling. I didn't guess violet, although if I wear it again, I might pick that out. There was some unusual note waaay in the background that I couldn't identify, it kept dancing away, but it may have been the grave loam. More than anything this was just well blended with no notes standing out. After a while, it reminded me just a little of hairspray. Also, it kept reminding me of one of the 'Heroines' scents, but I can't remember which one. The odd thing is, I really like how this smells on my skin, even though it's not my kind of thing at all, and even with the hairspray undertones. My wrist kept wandering back under my nose so I could smell it more. I like it but I probably will pass it along to someone who will actually wear it more than I would.

Honestly for the longest time, I didn't think I would like this. Just goes to show what I know. Also demonstrates the beauty of the Frimp. Bluebeard works really well on my skin. I can smell all the notes if I concentrate, but it's the blending and balance here that are most wonderful. It's something close to Ultraviolet, which I didn't like so much. This is so much better (for me), I think the musk and vetiver give it a fullness and roundness that I love. Lasts a long time, too. Hours after I put this on, I smell a big resemblance to Baron Samedi for some reason. I'm sure they have at least one note in common, maybe vetiver. Who knew I'd end up liking a scent with violet??