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Soft rosy fig, made rich with myrrh and a woody-green sprinkle of thyme. Sun-warmed, rugged but in a light, feminine sort of way.
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Foggy smudgy cacao first on, and settles into this incredible steamy black tea with an undercurrent of cacao. I love whatever is making the humid, steamy aspect. Soft, hazy, aquatic-adjacent but in a beautiful harmony with the tea and cacao. The tea note is really beautiful as well.
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It is so funny how moving scent is, and how something can smell so atmospheric - like moonlight and cold night air. Initially I get a big blast of velvety rose petals and orris, powdery and threatening to go musty on my skin. It settles quite quickly on me, the rose softens slightly and the orris down into a pleasant sweet powder. There is a 'chilled' effect, not icy and not reminiscent of Yules but truly like cool night air.
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Creamy, softly powdery (in the best way), and so, so comforting. It is clean without being soapy, I wish I could pin the creamy floral going on as it is absolutely dreamy. Extremely huffable.
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This is the strongest scented of the BPAL lotions I've tried yet! Beautiful refreshing slightly minty citrus. Not super mentholated mint, more of a sweet refreshing greenness. I think this will be perfect for hot days!
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Dry red musk, deep woody frankincense, and I'm fairly certain labdanum are the strongest notes initially. Deep, resinous, and slightly harsh. After a few moments they soften, and I get more rich rose petal. A heady, hefty scent.
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Bright bergamot, clean and slightly ozone-y (maybe white musk too) at the start. The black tea comes out on the skin, slightly woody and tannic. Very true-to-life. This one is hard for me to describe there's a warmth from the tea and the wood notes, and cool zaps around it. I agree there's something mineralic going on. It is gorgeous and definitely up for bottle consideration from me.
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Paris Being Admitted to the Bedchamber of Helen
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
In the bottle I get gentle breezy sweet pea, backed by some creamy musky notes. Sweet pea can sometimes be too sweet for me, but this one has a soft, natural feel. On wet the tuberose comes out, and as it dries is the most forward note. Creamy and a bit indolic, which keeps the scent from being too gentle and wispy. -
In the bottle I get a low, golden incense. Lots of frankincense and soft cedar. Just a hazy halo of light floral. Wet the heliotrope takes center stage, I think it is what has a sweet, vanilla-ish quality? Sort of creamy, somewhat like a really light honey. I wondered if there was a touch of beeswax on wet. As it dries I get more of the neroli, adding a slight bitterness for contrast, and a bit of heady rose. The citrus element hangs around in the background, just a bit of brightness. I would agree the frankincense stays a main player, and it definitely leans more incense than a floral scent overall. Golden, meditative.
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I've tested this both with a small amount directly on skin and in the bath. I'd say it is pretty similar in both but in hot water the throw feels slightly different. The coconut is on the sweeter, fruitier side of coconut though not sweet enough to veer into sunscreen territory. White tea often feels very bright and citrusy to me and cannot often steal the show. Here it is still adding brightness, but softer and more vegetal than I usually encounter. Overall a fairly subdued and relaxing scent, not likely to overwhelm with a full body application I think.
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Starts off almost pure lemon, bright and lightly sweet with a slight fuzziness from the sandalwood underneath. As it settles on my skin I get more grapefruit and a touch of bitter, heady neroli. The amber gives a round, wholesome sweetness and really grounds the brightness of the citrus. A really pretty happy, glowing scent.
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Mostly paper in the bottle with a touch of sweet peony and black amber. The black amber has that polished, lacquered vibe to it (not that it smells like lacquer!). Wet the peony takes center stage. Pink, airy, sweet. Always makes me think of spun sugar. The amber grounds the sweetness, and it gets a little deeper as it settles. The paper is just a flutter, adding a bit of texture.
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Terrible Moon: Steamed Milk and Marzipan
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Okay I love this. I agree it is very reminiscent of Snowcake with a strong evaporated milk note. A lot milk notes are a light and sweet creaminess to my nose, but this one has some heft to it, a bit buttery. I find it very pleasant! ETA: my wife hates this on me -
Terrible Moon: Pistachio and Vanilla Buttercream
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Gorgeous vanilla-almond buttercream (this smells like when I add the tiniest bit of almond extract to vanilla buttercream for just a little pizzazz) with a delicious nutty haze of pistachio. On my skin the pistachio note is stronger. Delectable. -
This one is very booky, very much a secondhand bookshop than the scent of fresh paperbacks. Getting quite a bit of leather in the imp and nervous it might be the kind that goes screechy on me. Roasty coffee envelopes it all. On my skin it is more coffee forward, the leather behaves thankfully. I get a bit of papery-ness and creaminess underneath.