roseus
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Fresh green and vegetal in the imp, with a slightly smoky undertone of leather and maybe a bit of sharp grassiness from the vetiver. But overall much fresher and brighter than I anticipated. On my skin it is much more leather forward, and underneath the rugged smokiness I get that bright green note, though it is pushing more cucumber than zucchini if I had to pin it. As it dries the leather-vetiver situation loses some of it's sharpness and it blends more with the courgette musk. It's all sort of a muddled dark green and leather.
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blends containing that coveted lemony vanilla?
roseus replied to stainedglass_siren's topic in Recommendations
I wonder if Traditional Sheet Ghost might work as well? The frankincense is what is described as lemony, but it might have a similar enough effect! -
Various foresty greens with a smidge of beeswax in the imp. On my skin the beeswax blooms and the muguet comes out, a beautiful soft white floral. All that foresty greenery really has faded back, like just a hint of it on the breeze.
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In the imp I get hit with the balsam, quickly followed by cardamom and patchouli. It smells like how I think a Really Expensive retreat lodge in the mountains would smell. On my skin it smells similar but a tiny bit sweeter from the benzoin, the balsam is a little softer and it is more woody now. Absolutely stunning.
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In the imp I get a bright sweet coocunut, mixed with that beautiful starchy rice milk. I swear I get just a hint of a dark green, pine or balsam note as well. On my skin it stays pretty much the same, I think the white tea was that dark green note- it blooms on my skin into a brighter, but still somewhat vegetal tea note.
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If your top 5 scents are... Then try these!
roseus replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
@wordortwo I think it looks like great one! Lots of dark inkiness and doesn't sound too sweet, violet is one that can go funky on me personally but have found it works in blends that have very little sweetness - particularly interested in the reviews saying it has an asphalt-like note as I absolutely loved that aspect in Waiting -
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roseus replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
I'm seeing a lot deep, dark sort of scents so Elizabeth of Bohemia (the perfect rose oude) might be up your alley if you can do oud. Have you tried Mme. Moriarty or Behind the Veils? Both have a dark, inky, musky thing going on. Mme. Moriarty is fruity where Behind the Veils is more incensy. I wouldn't call either particularly sweet, but Behind the Veils is less so. The Magician I think would be in the same realm as Dee, Burmese rosewood, olibanum, benzoin, turmeric, currant leaf, and oude. Old Scratch might be of interest as well: a lavender fougere with tonka, amber, rosewood and a whiff of diabolical patchouli. -
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roseus replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
@amokslime maybe keep an eye out for Sapphics: tonka, oakmoss, tolu balsam, grey amber, myrrh, and muguet. Fingers crossed it comes up in the Lupers this year! -
Café De Olla Fried Ice Cream Jammed Into A Coconut Cream Pie
roseus replied to Seajewel's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
In the imp I get a really fizzy sort of scent. Like a coconut ice cream float of some kind topped with cinnamon. Behind that I get fried dough and some coffee. On my skin it is much more fried dough and coffee, a bit buttery and still with cinnamon and now a bit of ginger. It's a very roasty coffee. The coconut and cream start to creep in again as it dries, but this one stays very dry and spicy on me, and I was hoping for a bit more of that coconut sweetness to balance. -
Iced Apple Dumplings Plopped Into A Sweet Potato Pie
roseus replied to Seajewel's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
I get a crisp green apple with a hint of cinnamon and lots of sweet sugary icing. As it sits I start getting a bit of buttery crust, and a hint of sweet potato if I really search. -
In the imp I get a super true to life tiramisu. I get the sort of bready ladyfingers, creaminess, a breath of cocoa, and of course coffee. On my skin I get the fried dough note instead of the floury note I got in the imp, and I'm pretty sure some amaretto as well. It stays pretty true and in balance. Absolutely delicious!
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I get a good dose of lemon from this. Underneath I get a really soft worn leather and patchouli, with a delightful musky cashmere note. Warm and snuggly. As it dries I get a bit of dry chamomile with the lemon in the top. A really cozy comforting scent. I love the brightness of the lemon in it, it has an unexpected freshness.
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I get more popcorn out of the bottle, it's a warm slightly syrupy kettle corn scent. On my skin it's more of the soft, plush sugar cookie scent with a light wafting of the kettle corn. Not toothachingly sweet, just every so slightly buttery. As it dries I think I can detect the tiniest hint of salt. Really fun scent, has a huge hit of nostalgia for me.
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Gorgeous glassy white florals. A hint of gleaming metal and a light aquatic musk.
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Starts off as a very clean lavender and white musk with just a hint of pungent greenness. The lightly spicy, slightly woody weed blooms on me for a moment, but unfortunately the champaca takes over on my skin.
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A beautiful spiced coffee-tobacco with a bit of pumpkin to smooth it out. It's dry but the pumpkin gives a bit of roundness to the blend. Dark and rich.
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In the imp I get a dusty, yet bright rosy scent. The rosehip has a rose quality but brighter and a bit more vegetal. There's a soft smokiness underneath from the leather and soft dustiness that I think is the mushroom. On my skin it similar, a bit muskier and warmer as the ambrette comes out. The mushroom gets less of a dried dusty quality and a more pronounced earthiness. It's such a gorgeous scent. Faded blooms and worn leather. Makes me think of a long forgotten study.
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In the imp I get a gorgeous creamy almond nougat. On my skin it's pretty much the same but with coconut added in as well. Really delicious and enticing!
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In the imp I get a twinkling green floral with a breath of plum and perfumey amber. On my skin it gets less twinkly and green and I can pick out rose specifically. As it dries it gets more cool-toned again (I assume the indigo musk) even as the rose starts to really take center stage. The plum gets lost on my skin unfortunately. It's clean and cool and makes me think of crisp night air after a rain.
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I get a delicious lightly buttery cookie dusted with a hefty amount of sugar with an even amount of Snow White mixed in. They meld together really well
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I get a tart fizzy lime with a sweet cola undertone. Gets sweeter as it dries, with a candy powderiness.
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In the bottle this is a gorgeous humid white floral with a good dose of sea salt. Fresh and beachy. On my skin it's crisper, brighter. The orange blossom and gardenia are the first things I get. It's softer and sweeter than it had been in the bottle, I think the lotus is giving sweetness with the vanilla and benzoin but I can't pick it out specifically. The salt is much gentler than it had been in the bottle. This is a such a pretty, playful tropical scent!
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In the imp I get a buttery pastry with nuts. On my skin it gets less buttery, and the nuts smell distinctly like almond, and I get a bit of sugary icing. As it dries it gets a bit less sweet, a little more oaty, and lightly spiced. I want to say nutmeg? A really comforting and homey gourmand.
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Beautiful opium and orchid incense. Dark, but wispy and mysterious.
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If your top 5 scents are... Then try these!
roseus replied to Ella LaRose's topic in Recommendations
@ComicCreep for minty recs you might want to give Alisz a try! It's a really gorgeous vanilla mint. Also Lick It will likely be back in the Yules!