roseus
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Sniffing the decant, I get the plum cognac, vetiver caramel (in the imp I don't really get the vetiver part, more just caramelized sweetness underneath the plum), rose, and tobacco. Lightly fruity and floral, mellow sweetness, and a bit of dark base notes from the tobacco. While I'm familiar with most of these notes, the combination feels unique, not quite like anything in my collection or memory. On my skin it is similar, a bit more blended and even more mellowed out. I think I'm getting the vetiver -normally it goes harsh on my skin but I think it is blending nicely with the tobacco root and just adding an earthiness, sort of roughing up the sweeter notes a bit. Sniffing deeply I get hints of the nutmeg with its sweet woodiness. It is sort of resinous, rich and dark. I keep saying sweet but it's not a candy or particularly fruity sweetness. Addicting to sniff, I feel compelled to keep coming back to it.
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Oh this is gorgeous! I agree with previous reviews that it feels in the same family as Cat at the Table and To A Wreath of Snow. The vanilla is this makes it a bit warmer than either of those, similar to the vanilla in Dorian to me. Dry I would say the sandalwood, vanilla, and and oud are most prominent. It's dry, woody, and sort of spicy. The grey amber has a nice sweet sort of haze and the ti adds a bit of cool freshness.
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This is much different than I anticipated! Something about the hibiscus note comes off sort of apple-y on my skin when wet. As it dries the hibiscus remains at the forefront, dry and tart and bright. I get some rose underneath and maybe a touch of tobacco.
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First sniff this gives the impression of shrubland, dry and herbal. There's a strong green and herbal scent, with a camphor-adjacent edge that I think might be a combination of the cade and spikenard? That is a majority of the scent at first. Fresh and almost ginger-y. As it dries the resins come in and give it a warm, robust base. The cardamom doesn't peak out on me until way into the dry down.
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First impression is smoky red musk with a touch of heat. The peppercorn is strong out of the gate but fades back on the skin, it becomes more woody and incensey. The beeswax and red musk offer a slight sweetness. Fully dry the plum peaks out. Hazy is a beautiful word for it.
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Starts off very gourmand on my skin, a well-spiced brownie. As it dries the chocolate fades way back and it becomes a drier, muskier scent. The wool is fuzzy and musky (not at all clean laundry on me), the tea and spices follow closely behind. I get just a tiny hint of sweetness from the chocolate and honey. Very homey and cozy.
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Golden resins, warm and glowing. Pretty much identical to the perfume oil to my nose.
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Beautiful sugary vanilla cookie (something about it makes me think of pastry dusted with powdered sugar) and brisk pine threaded throughout. Pine shortbread is a great description, with a good dose of extra sugar on top.
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I get a bit more lavender from this than in the perfume oil but equally gorgeous. A chilly, musky ambergris and tobacco flower scent with a nice halo of lavender.
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At first this is all sweet, nutty almond (like sniffing almond extract in the bottle) and cacao on my skin. As it dries I get the Snow White! The snow and almond notes end up most noticeable on my skin, sometimes more of one or the other when I go back and sniff. The cacao is a low base note underneath. Gorgeous!
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2024 vintage: Beautiful soft, sweet resins. Almost syrupy, and something vaguely fruity, sort of cherryish. Also a bit woody. I swear I get a hint of beeswax as well. Warm, glowing.
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On my skin initially this feels very 'vintage perfume' the resins are slightly fizzy and the rose came across as dried. Something about this threatened to go screechy for a bit (I wonder if champaca is involved?) could be the oakmoss but I haven't had issues with it before. It dries down to a soft but dark scent, rich oozey resins and tobacco with a breath of rose over the top.
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Only used this in the bath so far. I get fruity red musk with a hint of orange and nutmeg. I can't pull the patch out as well used in the bath as I can sniffing straight from the bottle, it is more in the background but I can detect it more lingering on my skin later on. Has a sort of mulled wine-esque vibe to me and perfect for winter soaks.
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Roasty, unsweet coffee and skin musk first on. One of the truest coffee notes I've come across. As it settles the sweet tonka and amber come out, but the coffee still doesn't come off as sweet. This feels incredibly nostalgic and comforting, and an absolute knockout coffee scent.
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In the bottle the pumpkin incense really leaps out. Very autumnal spicy amber. Wet it becomes more musky, with a bit of earthy patch. As it dries down the spice really fades, just sort of gently warming the blend. Mostly amber, musk, and patch with a hint of bergamot brightening things slightly. It's a low, fuzzy sort but with surprising throw.
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Sweet incense and coffee! I'm having a hard time placing what kind of incense(s) specifically, there's a dark sort of syrupy sweetness that could be myrrh but also a vanillic thing going on that makes me think of benzoin. The overall effect is a rich, sweet coffee but not super gourmand.
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Harvest Moon: Corn Husk and Nutmeg
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
On me the nutmeg is the more forward note, with sweet cornmeal-y note backing it up. As it wears it balances out more. I have a hard time describing the scent of nutmeg, sort of woody and sweet. Very comforting! -
This reminds me a lot of Ode on Melancholy, cool-toned soft musky florals. I get mostly rose and wisteria. Soft, floaty, romantic.
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Oh hello! Jammy rose and wine up front, with beautiful resins coming in as it dries. I can just detect the slightly effervescent labdanum in the dry down but the rest just blend in seamlessly. Opulent and romantic. Backup bottle worthy for me, which is rare these days!
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Earthy in the bottle, but the apple really blooms on my skin. As it settles it's a nice balance between earthy patchouli and oats (with just a touch of soil) and soft, spiced apple. A warm, cozy, essence-of-autumn scent.
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Beautiful airy lavender and syrupy labdanum in the bottle. On my skin it is darker, more incensey with a slight clean edge (wondering if white musk is part of the 'silk'). The labdanum is deliciously chewy, cola-like indeed.
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Lightly smoky candle wax. Just like a blown-out candle.
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Cocoa and cedar! Dry, golden, and comforting.
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Very spicy Snake Oil at first, wet the allspice really leaps off my skin. As it dries the clove and allspice pull back a little and I get more carnation. Beautiful!