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RoseThornAndOak

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    Lady of Saintonge
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    Lady of Saintonge, Blossoms, Pink Snowballs ftw, Antique Lace, Ava, Tovenares, Awake, The Antikythera Mechanism, Inez, Lyonesse, Snow-Flakes, Tattered Lace, Thalassa, Theodosius, Ode on Melancholy, Silence, Lady of Shalott, Wulric The Wolfman, Gothic Horror, Sarah, Frostbitten Bliss, Blood Amber, Pele, Rose Red, Rose Cross, Melancholia, Glittering Apple of The Stars, Yvaine, Crimson Peak Lullaby, Moonshine and Mist, Frostbitten Lust, Dark Lace, Grief, Lycan Lace, Jareth, No Man is An Island, Snow White, Mrs Wilson, Gobo, Snow at Dawn, Last Unicorn, Gingerbread and Leather, Twisted Oak Tree, Grey Columns, A Spirit Katie, Snow-covered Landscape, Winter Night Figure on a Bridge, Mouses Long and Sad Tale, Coyote, Paris, Two Women on Veranda Overlooking The Sea, An Opiate Vapor, Biggest ISOs Darkling Thrush, Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee

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    writing music, dancing, nature, types of metal, alternative, folk, and classic rock, dungeon synth, darkwave, neo-classical, and tons of other music, plush frens, Tolkien, Renn Faires and Faerie Festivals, past lives, fantasy movies, classic films, Vincent Price
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  1. RoseThornAndOak

    Bringer of Evil

    Ok. The Human Animals ended up being the sleeper hits for me of the Halloween offerings this year. This doesn't read Halloween to me at all, but there's an eerieness to it and yes this is fey, fae, fay. Otherworldly and difficult to describe, I feel like I've smelled something vaguely similar, a long long time ago, maybe in the Y2K days. It's a creepy fae fruity floral, like if you asked some faeries to try yo create a fruity floral for humans and it doesn't ever stop smelling fae, lol. This is so elf punk its awesome and it's going right next to Liz and others that put me in that headspace. I dont know it musky, citrusy, floral, creepy cool kid.
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    Gingerbread Hot Cocoa

    It's nice, my decant has a gingerbread note that goes fruity, like red fruit. A little bit of cocoa, but if someone held this to my nose and said "Hey! Wiff this!" I'd say spicy mulled wine. Glad I tried it, glad I didn' spring for a bottle, but I'm enjoying it all the same.
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    Gingerbread & Leather 2023

    Yep, that's Gingerbread and Leather, one of my favorite BPALs! This year is spicy sweet in the vial, and dries down more vegetal spicy with a bit of leather supporting. This year's seems a bit more savory, but YMMV and aging does G&L well.
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    Gingerbread Ghost

    This reads mostly white floral, mostly lily, with some sweet bready spices underneath, almost fruity gingerbread. Good balance, soft, pleasant.
  5. Ton of lilac here all the way through. There are some vintage glamourous things underneath. A note that goes sharp on me if I sniff close. It's nice bit there are other lilacs I love more.
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    A Little Silver Scimitar

    This is nice. The evergreen is much more mellow than Vintage Snowman Blowmold. I dont really read orris, cypress, or ambergris, but it does have a soft around the edges feel but with pops of evergreen. I do get some moonflower, but agree with PumpkinGuts more moonflower would've been wellplaced. I'll keep the decant but don't need more.
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    Vintage Snowman Blow Mold

    Yeah I agree with HerbGirl and everyone here this is pretty fierce spruce. For me it basically stays that way only softening slightly. It's nice but more of an atmospheric for me but might layer well. Not much plastic really.
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    Maple Leaves, Golden Moss, and Amber

    Wow this is quite lovely. Orange maple leaves (no green pepper) + golden moss reads outdoorsy but in a warm nest of orange/citrus, sweet amber musk. Not red musk, but as Lapis noted, a red-toned musk, like a red-orange, golden warmth and glow. Mmm. Atmospheric, so this would make a good room blend, and works perfect on hair, or skin. Actually just bathe me in this because its sexy as hell. Gender neutral. Yeah, I agree, it smells far better than many high end pricy things. You're an Elf in Rivendell watching an autumn sunset glow on the glimmering leaves and footpaths, and everything around you seems lit from within. *Oof y'all. This is Goddamn electric cozied up with Gingerbread and Leather. You're now a Metal Elf in Rivendell, singing the Bard's Song while watching an autumn sunset glow on the glimmering leaves and footpaths, and everything around you seems even more lit from within, and spicy. Those leaves are spicy. Spicy metal leaves.
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    Haumea V1

    A frottle from the Lab! Woot! This has a paint smell to me, I'm not sure if this has turned or not. I can suss out some hot humid florals too, yes something planty/leafy. There's something glamourous underneath, but I think this has passed it's prime. Edit*: ok not 30 minutes later this shifted into not paint at all but a gorgeous waxy tropical floral with planty bits. Right on. It's unseasonably warm and there's a full moon out so with this it's like a summer oasis in the middle of January. A bit like a nice candle (probably called Tropical Escehhhppe) burning. Nice!
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    Pumpkin Spice Pina Colada

    I liked Upa Upa from the Atomic Luau Lounge with it's boozy rum pina colada vibe and hoped this would be similar since I destashed it and kept wondering why. In the bottle this is similar, less rum more pineapple coconut, with some indistinct spice adding some dimension but not super placeable as pumpkin spice, maybe a tad buttery, mmm. On my skin, drats this goes plasticky, sweet, dusty, and I also kinda agree on the vegetal vibe. There's coconut if I hunt for it. PS Champagne worked nicely last I tried it, so I'm not sure if this has a different PS note, or this particular blend just does not coelesce right on my skin. The coconut might be the culprit. NAVA Pineapple Punch plays nicer, so I'll stick with that. However if PS, coconut, and pineapple play nice on you I would scoop this up, it's wonderful in the bottle!
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    A Boy and His Zombie

    Sadly most candy blends go a bit powdery, sour, or plasticky, on my skin and same goes here, but mostly on the sour end as opposed to plastic or powder. YMMV, I will say in the bottle it smells exactly like Lifesavers Hard Candy and amazing.
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    Cacao, Leather, Oakmoss, and Black Oud

    Popcorn. Maybe some murky, spooky ish in the background. A little vegetal. Smells like a carnival. Random.
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    Poolside Perfume

    This is nice! Starts out heavy on the jasmine, but at each stage after it got prettier and prettier with the musk. I didnt find it aquatic or like laundry, but it does have a night blooming floral + blue vibe. It's a nice, smooth jasmine musk to me, I reckon the vanilla helps smooth and deepen things out, but I honestly forgot that vanilla tea was a note. Although there is no rose, the jasmine and night time vibe reminds me of this quote in the film Interview with the Vampire: In the spring of 1988, I returned to New Orleans, and as soon as I smelled the air, I knew I was home. It was rich, almost sweet, like the scent of jasmine and roses around our old courtyard. I walked the streets, savoring that long lost perfume. If you missed this one, it's very similar to a really good Night Queen or Queen of The Night blend you can find at Renn Faires, metaphysical shops, or online gothic shops, so although not the most novel, unusual, or hard to find fragrance, it is very lovely and definitely a keeper. Perfect for date night.
  14. RoseThornAndOak

    Floral Still Life With Cat

    I figured this was either gonna go elegant or toilet. Well, I'm happy to report this is a nice, cool-toned soft floral. Everything is balanced: no sharpness or screechiness, maybe a bit more rose than peony. Fresh and pretty and haunted. I'd say the porcelain note rests somewhere between vanilla, the bone note, and white sandalwood, like if those were even smoother, cooler, softer, and more refined. It reminds me a bit of Young Woman Powdering Herself, that gorgeous spooky vintage floral vibe, but less powder, as well as a smidgen of a smidge of Black Opal, in how that scent was cool and smooth. Glad I snagged a bottle of this and grateful for the good reviews!
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    London Smoke

    Ok I agree this is hella floral. Breathy, bloomy florals. It stays like this for quite some time, goes, sweet, then dries down soft, ambery, and cuddly. I dont like the first hour or two at all, just too breathy, but the final drydown has some similarities to Grey Columns that I love. I'm going to set it aside, too. I think it will age well.
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