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I got a decant because the notes are too scrumptious to resist. I knew in advance that my skin's uncanny ability to amp cloves to outer space would probably throw it off-balance, so bear that in mind as you read. The honeyed saffron is fantastic! It melds beautifully with the frankincense & clove bud, with warm red sandalwood as a base. The smoked rose attar comes out fairly strong while wet, but not in a Big Loud Floral way. It cuddles right up to the red tea, & simmers down into a background note. If you're averse to loud roses, don't be scared off. I am a rose slut, & I wanted more. The aftermath: I was prepared for heartbreak, but it was still painful when my clove-amping skin skin took the clove bud note & dialed it up to 11. After 20 minutes on my skin, On Reason and Passion smells totally different than it did in the decant. My skin chemistry turned a really wonderful blend into single-note clove over a pleasant but indistinct frankincense. It was worth the gamble. I will wear my decant in a locket, but won't need a bottle.
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I can confirm that Neapolitan Goth is amazing, both in the decant & on a piece of felted wool. Ice cream accord! vanilla! the strawberries in commmercial ice cream that seem weirdly dehydrated! labdanum! pale milky chocolate! clove & tobacco! I doff my hat to the amazing skills & artistry on display in this blend. I hoped it could be a surprise gourmand hit for me, like Pistachio Ambrosia. But my skin chemistry refuses to let me have nice things containing cloves. I had to wash it off . I will pass along my decant, pouting like a dissapointed toddler as I do.
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Based on the notes & the scent in the bottle, I was hoping to adore On Work. In the bottle and in a locket, it's predominantly fig & sandalwood, with bourbon vanilla in the background. Love it. Alas, my skin chemistry isn't friendly to On Work. On dry-down, the blend became less than the sum of its parts--flatter & a little bit soapy. A simple test confirmed my skin is the problem. I wore On Work in my Aquarius locket only. Without my skin chemistry , it smells great, just like it does in the bottle. I'll have to limit it to my lockets for now. BPAL's White sandalwood, fig & bourbon vanilla are all Very Good notes for me. Angelica is the wild card. It's in Gossip Slang & Cuss Words, which I don't reach for very often. It's also in Touched Twice, which was nice on me in the decant, but not memorable. My hypothesis is that Angelica is a subtle note that my skin wrecks in a subtle (yet flat & soapy) way. I'm hanging on to the bottle in hopes that aging (either me or the bottle,) will improve things.
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I was surprised how quiet this blend is. I had to get a decant, because I love both fig & frankincense. Pomegranate rarely works on me. Fig is the dominant note on my skin, with a subtle harmony of the other fruits in the background, & a spiciness from tje frankincense smoke. I'd describe it as a warm summer evening scent. Delicate, not too sweet, & close to the skin. I wish I had the apricot dominance that @doomsday_disco experienced, 'cause I LOVE apricots
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Super pink vibes from this blend . I'm one of the "I can't believe it's not dairy!" wearers. I was hoping for an almond note, but I can't gripe about the sweet milky note on my skin. The rose is most like the fruity floral fragrance of a Peace rose. A winner!
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I always want to try blends with vanilla & sandalwood. Tobacco is usually my friend. I don't think any blends with blackcurrant (in any form) have been huge winners for me, but hope springs eternal. In the decant, it smells fruity & a little musky. The tobacco isn't showing up for me. Once it's on my skin, Record Book is pleasant, but kind of flat and unremarkable. I'm going to chalk it up to my skin not playing well with blackcurrant. I'm glad I got a decant, but won't need a bottle.
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2025 release. I love it! Cedar, vanilla & sandalwood are the most prominent notes on me. This is a delight. I definitely need a bottle.
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UNF started out on me as a tropical fruit blend with a hint of patchouli. Within a few minutes my skin hijacked the blend, taking it on a aquatic detour. A big surprise & disappointment. Kinda masc, aquatic fruit. I'm going to call this one a skin chemistry fail, because it's really groovy in the decant.
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Wow, this is glorious. It's almost a bottle for me, but my skin isn’t doing it justice. I feel like I'm wearing something borrowed, like a sweater carrying a friend's signature fragrance. I get the peony & patchouli & salt, as well as a sweet/tart mystery fruit. The orris is a bank of fog somewhere on the horizon--present but not near. I'll definitely use up my decant, but I think that's all I need. If it's your signature fragrance, maybe I can borrow a silk scarf from you sometime?
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Four years late to reviewing my decant I'm a sandalwood & amber lover, so I was excited for Kimi Ga Dai Wa. It didn't ring my bell in 2021--the sandalwood was astoundingly dry. Like, drier than sniffing dried out sage branches in the actual desert I grew up in. I set it aside & kind of forgot about what was in it. I pulled the decant out for Wear Your Lupers 2025!, but never got around to actually wearing it (because 2025 requires lavish application of comfort scents.) With age, the amber & saffron have come forward. The hard-edged dryness of the sandalwood has smoothed out, & there's a citrus-y hint that makes me think of frankincense. It's lovely. I'll definitely use up the decant.
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Decant. Half the notes are in my wheelhouse, half are in Teadaughter's. The neroli dominated on my skin, with the woodmoss & silk taking it in a "clean laundry" direction. It smells lovely & floral on Teadaughter, so she's the winner.
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Hi Ananova, I liked Mama-Ji too. Baghdad Resurrected was not a close match to Mama-Ji for me, so you can probably skip hunting for that. Harlot and Bengal are the closest GC scents that come to mind, but they aren't super close. Harlot is more flowery than Mama-Ji, and Bengal is sweeter. Both feature cinnamon more than cardamom.
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Forum purchase. Fracas is such a morpher on me! The notes are hay absolute, almond blossom, mimosa, bourbon cream, & toasted sandalwood. It starts out as a flowery almond cream. After 3 hours, it's a bale of hay in early fall with a hint of almond.
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I second @Elspethdixon. Lavender Mouse Circus I got a decant & liked it. I probably wouldn't be thinking about getting a bottle for myself under normal circumstances, because I have ~ 3/4 of a bottle of Mouse Circus. However, I may get one so I can pass along Mouse Circus the girlfriend of TeaSon. She tried my decant of Lavender Kitchen Mouse & really liked the kettle corn vibe. But it was a repellant for my lavender-hating offspring. He embraced her, inhaled, & then backed away quickly, ranting about how much he hates lavender. If you like kettle corn & lavender, it's a winner.
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Squee! So happy I blind bottled this. It's 100% delightful. In the bottle, I only smelled orange blossom. No worries though: a few sprays later, I was surrounded by a gorgeous fresh orange scent. Exactly like peeling a fresh, juicy orange. Did I say fresh? It's really, really fresh. Like, look under your fingernails for orange zest fresh. I love it. Nine hours later, my hair still smells great. The orange blossom note is slightly more noticeable now.
