roseus
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Gorgeous soft golden resins. Amber is the most prominent to my nose. It's rich, but delicate somehow. There's a glittering citrus-lile facet. Very pretty!
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Initially I get a deep ambery beeswax, lightly sweet and golden. I'd swear there was a bit of vanilla as well. As it settles on my skin I get soft touches of cedar, hay, and frankincense. It's golden, slightly woody (the cedar is very gentle and restrained), resiny sweet. Beautiful.
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Beautiful incense, soft and sheer. But the lotus turns super to sweet bubblegum me and doesn't settle down.
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A gorgeous rich, nutty scent. Earthy sweet. As it dries I feel like I'll get a whiff of something in particular, a bit of cacao or chestnut or coffee. But nothing leaps out in particular for long. Cozy, refined.
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Poofy sweet lavender in the imp, with a hint of sweet fruity almond underneath and a breath of cardamom. On my skin I get a soft, slightly buttery bread note, followed by a more mellowed nuttier almond, and the lavender which is slightly less sweet. As it dries I get a bit more cardamom again. I really like how it settles out, a soft lavender tamping down the sweetness of a nutty, lightly spiced bun. Comforting and cozy.
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In the imp this smells like a cold, wet day in early winter before it is cold enough to actually freeze. It's green and chilly, and then I get a smudgy cloud of ambergris following. On my skin I get the woody oud and oppononax which round it out. A freezing rain in the forest.
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The lemon peel and neroli fight for top place on my skin initially, but quickly settle into a really pretty harmony. Sparkling slightly bitter neroli and lemon on a warm musky base. As it dries I get some slight greenness from the ti leaf and a bit of zing from the ginger. I want to say I detect the lime blossom but I can't be certain. A gorgeous bright and breezy scent.
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This is so gentle and lovely. Reminds me of a softer, slightly more complex Shanghai. Bright citrus-scented tea wet, with the soft slightly powdery orris and smudgy frankincense-ambergris combo coming in as it dries. Wispy and romantic.
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This frankincense is very dry and woody on my skin. The balsam adds a dark green freshness. As it dries I get more polished amber peeking out, and just a hint of cardamom. I agree this is a solemn and serious scent.
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Smudgy, clean, and a bit sweet. Lavender and a pink sugary sort of note (peony?). Beth I would do anything for a bottle!
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Spiced hay and cacao first on, a little on the sharp side. As it dries it softens, getting more herbal from the hops and chamomile. The sandalwood feels snuggly.
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Beautiful smudgy grey-lavender scent. Fresh on I get lavender and a soft aquatic note, with a hazy musk. As it dries so does the rain, and it gets slightly fuzzier and a bit creamy (but not milky). The lilac pokes out as well as the tea adding a faint freshness. So so pretty!
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Was going back on forth on whether I *needed* this when I have plenty of Peacock Queen HG as well as Rose Red HG. Glad to say I think it is sufficiently different! Definitely a less fresh, more velvety rose like Peacock Queen but less jammy. The musk jumps out at first, spicy and rich and I get gorgeous wafts of tobacco and fir trailing behind.
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Classic Snow White in a beautiful thick lotion. Sinks into the skin quickly, no residue. Of the few lotions I've tried this so far has the best throw - not as strong as the perfume, but a bit more detectable than the lotions I've tried thus far.
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Fizzy lavender snow, with a gorgeous soft musk that comes out on the skin. The fizz and musk are very prominent on me in the wet stage, with the lavender and snow returning as it dries. I would agree it is in the Snow White realm of snows, and a sweet TKO-type lavender. It has amazing throw!
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Blackberry syrup in the bottle, with a hint of violet leaf and tuberose. On my skin the blackberry fades way back, and gets less sweet. The tuberose and myrrh come forward, as well an ink note. The orchid and rose come out a bit more as it settles. It becomes a slightly fruity floral melange, with not one floral jumping out of the crowd. It is backed by the darkened incense. A shadowy scent but not heavy.
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Sweet airy jasmine, with a hint of subdued citrus. Swirling, humid, mysterious. I agree there's something fruity without being Fruit. Something sheer and dusky purple about this scent. Stunning!
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Hungry Ghost Moon: Oven-Warm Pizza Crust and Oregano
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Crusty, salty bread with a hint of warm oregano. Really lovely and surprisingly wearable. Also makes me hungry. -
The florals start off with a very clean vibe, but as this dries on me I get some dark earthiness coming in. The florals soften a bit dry, a dark amber and the herbs support. Mysterious and intoxicating.
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In the imp this smells like a citrus-y bubblegum, I think it is something about the combination of acai and neroli. On my skin it is much the same, but even fruitier. Unfortunately I don't get any of the other notes as the acai just sort of takes over on my skin.
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In the imp I get the incense and a dry, reedy note with a hint of green that smells like papyrus in other scents. On my skin it is drier, more papery with that slight vanillic edge. The tea comes out on my skin as well, sweet and slightly woody. The whole scent feels sheer but with a depth. Gorgeous and definitely bottle worthy for me.
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Delicious honeyed vanilla cream, with the pumpkin coming out a bit more as it wears.
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Snake Oil forward, with a good dose of cinnamon and clove. A creamy coffee trailing in. Delicious
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Yuzu cuts through first, followed by sweeter orange notes, with a lanquid lavender underneath. As it dries I get a note I assume is the musk, clean and bracing. This feels bold and brave Vs a happy bubbly scent I usually find in citrus.
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Hungry Ghost Moon: Honey and Summer Herbs Hair Gloss
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Hair
Oh summery wildflower meadow indeed! Not super floral, but a beautiful fresh green herbal with maybe like a clover honey overtop. Regret not getting a bottle of this one. Really great throw.