Follow My Nose

Immediately on my skin, I get cocoa-powder-dusted pine, a somewhat unusual combo but quite pleasant. Then the warm, sweet hazelnut comes out and starts blending and smoothing the other notes together. Like others have said, it's kind of like nutella, but the pine keeps it from being a straight-up foody scent. It's still yummy, though! Now I think the tonka is coming out and that can be unpredictable on my skin. We'll see what it does. After drydown, the tonka stays subtle, but adds some spice to the sweet hazelnut. This is a warm, yummy blend, great if you like sweet scents that are more complex than a straight gourmand.

In the imp and when I first apply it, I mostly get straight-up rose. It's a powdery, light rose with a faint hint of something almost citrusy on the edges. After a minute, I detect a faint whiff of incense in the background, I think it's predominantly the frankincense. As it dries, I'm picking up a smooth, warm leather note hovering, but it's still fairly faint, while the incense is picking up strength. The citrus edge I smelled at first has disappeared. The rose note reminds me of a rose-scented powder I used to wear, soft and light and kind of old-fashioned, like a proper Victorian lady would wear. I was sad that the candlewax never showed up on my skin. There's a faint, "dusty book" feeling to it, but the leather just doesn't show up much on my skin either. After an hour, this is mostly a pretty, powdery rose on me, with light incense backing it up.

Wet, this one is a slightly spicy, light sandalwood. The musk and vanilla come out very early and are noticeable supporting cast for the main sandalwood note, which gains in strength and depth. The musk is soft and "white," and the vanilla is dry and spicy rather than warm and juicy. After an hour, this is a steady scent from start to finish, no morphing on me, and is a lovely dry sandalwood. It has good throw and longevity and a nice strength to the blend, very appropriate for the Reaper. I am definitely reminded of ancient bones shrouded in shadowy robes. If you are a sandalwood lover, grab this one now!

I had a similar scent experience as LiberAmoris above, a well-balanced pairing of rich chocolate and jasmine, with marshmallow and orange blossom as supporting players. The background notes made it sweeter and added a faint citrusy spice. This scent stayed true to the wet phase as it dried on me, and while it lessened in strength, it still lingered for a few hours and had a medium throw. I think this one may be my surprise favorite of the Lupers, since I adore both chocolate and jasmine and never thought of combining the two in one lovely, yummy scent! Definitely a bottle buy for me! <3

After reading the comparisons to Skadi, I had to get a decant of this, since that is my favorite Yule scent so far. It's not quite a twin of Skadi, but as zankoku_zen said above, the scents are definitely close sisters. The pine note is the strongest to my nose, with a sweet citrus note and fresh snowy note backing it up. It makes me think of standing in a snowy pine forest while eating one of those tiny seedless oranges that come into season during the winter holidays. This is a perfect Christmas pine scent and I may have to spring for a full bottle to spray everywhere during Winter Solstice and Christmas!I LOVE it!

On my hair, this is all lovely, creamy gardenia. I'm not sure if I"m picking up any oudh, as I'm not completely familiar with that note. There is also something aquatic around the edges that just makes it quite fresh and "rainy"-smelling, if that makes sense. This scent reminds me of spring. This is a gorgeous white floral and my favorite of the Snow Queen hair glosses this year.

I am so glad I picked up a bottle of this, it's just lovely! As other reviewers have said, all of the notes are incredibly well-blended. On first application, I'm mostly getting the amber and sandalwood and other resins, but a soft blend. As it dries down, I get more of the smoky frankincense on top and subtle vanilla and leather in the background to make the whole scent more complex but still smooth. I generally get a warm, golden feeling from this scent, not too spicy or strong, but with good staying power on my skin. Such a lucky blind-buy for me!

This one is surprisingly light while being warm and comforting, perfect for my pillowcase. I'm picking up a softly sweet vanilla/honey note and also some light amber. The Golden Hour is so well-blended that it's difficult to pick out separate notes, but very evocative of the golden light of sunset. I think this one actually helped me sleep more peacefully!

This one is more sinister than the other Crimson Peak atmos I've sniffed so far. I pick up the dusty woods and shadowy, spicy incense. The red clay note is very interesting, smelling earthy but moist and red at the same time. My nose picks up hints of what might be dragonsblood and something fruity, like black cherry, that both add to the richness of this shadowy blend. I must say I never would have guessed that I would find dark, chilly scents like this so appealing, but the CP atmos are beautiful!

I can definitely smell old, crumbly wood, with a hint of sweet decay (maybe a slight vanilla note to my nose?) and earthiness. There's also a sharp, chilly note that I can't quite identify, but it changes the woody scent to something more sinister. This is definitely evocative of a dark, cold, crumbling house, but somehow still smells lovely.

My first review for my first hair gloss, here goes: I expected to really like this, since amber, DB, and honey are three of my favorite notes, but I just fell in love with this on first sniff. After wearing it on my hair for a little while, it's even better! The resin notes blend perfectly with the sweet honey and nut and the whole thing is so warm and rich and spicy. There is just the right hint of sweetness without being overwhelming. People must wonder why I keep pulling my hair over my face all day. I will probably wish I had gotten a backup bottle when this is gone.