roseus
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Crisp lemon and a fiery ginger on application. As it dries it softens to a soft lemony herbal tea. I can't really pick out the spices (except for a more subdued ginger) specifically.
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Really gorgeous red musk and tobacco. On my skin I get the red musk first and foremost. It's rich swirly red musk, it has a certain sheerness and fruitiness. The tobacco is dark and chewy, and it follows the red musk closely. I get them almost equally once fully dry. I struggle to pick out other notes individually but I can tell they are adding complexity. I think the amber and orchid combine to give a luxurious, perfumey (in a good way!) facet.
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A sea salt chypre with a hint of cucumber. This is so soothing. The salty note starts of a bit bracing but quickly is smoothed over by the cucumber. It is salty, but not in an intensely masculine cologne way and there is no sharp ozone. I'm having a really hard time describing this chypre. It's definitely soft aquatic, like a saltwater version of The Forgettable God with a touch of cucumber. It's like getting a waft of sea breeze while having your nose in a glass of cucumber water.
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I get a pollen-dusted white lily in the bottle. Fresh and clean. On my skin I get a mix of fresh white blooms over a soft incense. It has just a bit of bite. Maybe some champaca?
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This does smell shiny! In the imp it smells shiny and clean. Sort of medicinal, but in a really pleasant way. I'm having a hard time identifying the notes, but the musk is definitely giving some warmth to the cool metal and tobacco flower. It feels light, clean, and methodical. Like what I imagine an elven workshop smelling like.
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Many things. Bubblegum, sasparilla, cherry? On wet, I think the cherry is maybe dragon's blood. The bubblegum and sarsaparilla notes fade on my skin, I get vanilla and cinnamon.
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This one took a few tests for me to form an opinion on, and definitely needed some rest after travels. In the bottle I can only describe this as harsh. The florals are so heady and indolic they almost lose their floral quality. I think the cedar might be adding to this strange dryness. I can feel it in the back of my throat when I sniff. Wet the amber musk comes in and smooths the florals a bit, but it is still Big White Florals. It's really rich and makes me think a perfume my mom used to wear. As it dries I can start picking out the mint and cedar. It's a nice scent, but the scent in the bottle/freshly on is definitely intense. I will definitely let this one settle for a few more weeks to see how it changes.
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This is rich but not heavy. The red musk is really fruity and gives a bit of buoyancy to the heavier notes, along with the honey and vanilla. The base notes are really well blended but if I sniff deeply I can pick them out individually. They have an elegant earthy quality. I'd say it's a cousin to scents like Night and What You Want and Being Happy Are Two Quite Different Things. A red fruitiness over rich brown notes.
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In the bottle I get a soft green fog. I want to say I get lime, especially when it is on my skin. It reminds me of Odic Force where the lime sort of just gives a green glow. A really soft, humid aquatic. The foggy aspect is so cool.
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Fruity wine with light spices and orange and a beautiful fuzzy wool note underneath. I was worried it would be too sweet on me sniffing the bottle but the wool and hearth smoke temper the sweetness and it is utterly perfect. It's a cozy winter evening in a bottle.
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Oh this is stunning! In the bottle I get a softly salty ocean air scent with the sweet pea mingling in gently. The words that keep coming to mind are soft and breezy. The sea spray notes are definitely at the forefront on my skin for the first half hour, salty but not intensely so. Aquatic and a bit mineraly, but the sweet pea really softens the scent and comes more in balance as it dries.
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To me this was the lightest of the sugar cookies I tried, at least in terms of white sugar vs brown sugar. It blends so well with the incense. Cozy sweet incense. If you love the cakes and incense combo of All Souls, this is for you.
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2021 Version. The fur is definitely the most prominent aspect for me the whole time, it's warm and musky and a little sweet. I find it hard to describe but my husband says it smells it smells exactly like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I disagree but can also sort of see where he's coming from? I feel like I get an almond note in the fur. The snow is light and chilly and burns off of me within about a half hour, leaving a light rose haze on the fur.
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In the bottle I get a delicious vanilla and cocoa combo with a bit of sweet tobacco underneath. On my skin the chalky notes come in and take it out of sweet gourmand territory. It's sort of dusty and has a mineral quality, and brings some cooler facets to the blend. The tobacco really blooms as it dries. It's dark and murky and makes me think of a cold cave but with the warmth and comfort of fire inside.
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In the bottle I get a rich cocoa backed by a dark, musky rose. On my skin it flips and I get more rose with a dusting of cocoa. The rose simmers down as it dries and allows the patch to peak out, it is a soft patch and blends beautifully with the cocoa for an earthy base. I can't pick out the ambrette seed or white musk specifically but I think they are adding to the warm musky thing going on. It has an old world glamour thing going on. It's very well blended, nothing really sticks out as the star. I wouldn't think of this as a 'rose' scent or a 'cocoa' scent. So glad I went for this one, I was waffling a bit but the 15 Minutes of Fume review sold me!
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I just love idea of three simple, but incredibly different elements coming together. Salty, sweet, tart. It dries down to such a complex, gorgeous scent. In the bottle I get mostly salt and honey, with just a tiny bit of tart lemon peeking out. On my skin it's more sweet than salty, but this is a very light honey. Not ooey-gooey heavy honey, but lightly sweet and reminds me a bit of the skin musk note. The salt roughs it up just a bit and has this beachy vibe, it reminds me of sunscreen in the best way. Not like cloying coconut sunscreen (I love that too tbh) but maybe like the sunscreen your rich childfree aunt brought back from her trip to Capri. The lemon just adds some sparkle to the scent, especially as it dries down. It's sexy in a very pared down, lowkey and carefree kind of way.
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Such a gorgeous gloss! In the bottle I get mostly a dark, heady orange blossom just like in Orange Blossom & Driftfood. There's a bit of slightly bitter citrus peel underneath. Sprayed I get the fresh crisp tea and more of the citrus musk and zest. Not a juicy sweet scent for sure, a slightly bitter, very grownup citrus. Very sensual. The orange blossom complements it all so well.
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In the bottle this is bright yet delicate, the citrus is fresh and a bit tart but not super bracing. I get lemon and grapefruit with a little bit of apple giving some sweetness underneath. On my skin the amber comes out giving a gorgeous warm base. The citrus notes have a sparkling sort of quality. The apple is present but difficult for me to pick out, it has a tartness that makes it blend well with the citrus notes. I think the mimosa is giving a fresh green-floral aspect to the blend. As it wears I pick up on the cedar but it blends well with the amber in the background. The scent is both fresh and warm and inviting.
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In the bottle I get syrupy mango and a bit of cinnamon. On my skin it's more spice-forward. The pumpkin blends with the mango and mellows it out, a smooth sweet-tart fruity base for the spices. Clove is the first I can detect with cinnamon and ginger close behind. Warm and cozy, not hot and fiery.
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In the imp this is a light sugared orange blossom and cream confection, with sinister tartness underneath. On my skin it's very similar, with a flutter of carnation keeping the sweetness in check. Gorgeous.
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In the imp this is dark, yet gauzy. The opium and honeysuckle combine for a sheer but dark and heady floral. On my skin it's even darker and more grounded and earthy with the vetiver coming out. A little smoky but more on the grassy side.
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At first I get mostly warm, slightly sweet skin musk. On the skin it's both fresh and warm, and reminds me of summer rain. Not an aquatic scent, but it reminds me of warm, rainy days in a forest in the PNW. A warm green dampness. As it dries it gets more of a prickly dry grass edge. I'm in love.
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Sweet vanilla-almond with a bit of cinnamon in the imp. It smells deliciously foody, but not in a straight up pastry sense. On my skin it is similar, this almond stays nutty on me and doesn't push cherry. It's a little less sweet on my skin, and the frankincense comes out and gives more depth. I don't think I can pick out the heliotrope specifically, but I think it is what is helping push the blend away from foody and to perfumey.
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In the imp this smelled like green apple to me which really threw me off. On my skin I think it's more lime and florals, it still had a fruity quality to it. Pretty sure I get some lily. There's a humid, sort of waxy quality in there. I also get a bit of mossy greenness and I think a hint of mint. Green leafy mint, not toothpaste. I don't get any dirt on my skin. Overall much fresher than I anticipated.
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In the imp I get a hypnotic jasmine and incense, with a syrupy quality to it in the best way. Languid and sultry. On my skin it's more incense forward and I get some drier elements from the patchouli and saffron, and I can detect a bit of almond. The jasmine really fades into the background, but it still detectable. It's a gorgeous blend.
