roseus
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Beautiful cool-toned vanilla and tea! I agree the 'chilled' aspect is subtle, not a super icy note just cool like the way Zorya P is. This is in the same family at Cat at the Table and Tea Leaves, Vanilla Bean, and Incense Smoke to me. I don't get any of the campfire smokiness of lapsang but maybe a tiny bit of soft incense smokiness as it dries down, but could be the benzoin and sandalwood.
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A very soothing sandalwood scent, delicately spiced with cardamom and sage. They add a bit more warmth and interest without distracting from the soft, sweet sandalwood.
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And Though They Are With You Yet They Belong Not To You
roseus replied to Seajewel's topic in Limited Editions
Beautiful soft fuzzy vanilla sandalwood. Lightly sweet, so gentle and comforting. -
Gorgeous musky honey! The honey is definitely light but still has that thick, heavy sweetness. I'm seeing the similarities to O, a bit lighter but definitely in the same family.
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When I first tested this on the back of my hand it was fresh green and fiery, mostly bamboo, ti, cypress, and ginger. The teak and amber came out later. On my hair it is much woodier and richer, more about the teak and amber oud with a aura of fiery ginger and a hint of soft greeness around that.
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Bright, tart, and fruity. The cedar provides a nice base but it's more about the fig on my skin. It's bright and summery and makes me think of being in a lush green park eating a gorgeous artisan picnic wearing a flowy linen sundress. Like it smells expensive but earthy and relaxed, you're at your rich friend's aunt's ancestral family villa in the Italian countryside.
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In the imp I get a big hit of almond (the kind that sometimes goes cherryish on me) and coconut with a bit of heady jasmine in the mix. Wet it goes very sharp, something about the hinoki is not playing well with the almond on my skin. As it dries the almond takes over, sharp and more like cherry cough syrup than nutty. Eventually the cherry cough syrup vibe gives way to a nutty jasmine and coconut cream, but the wet stage is a bit much for me.
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Snow Moon: Roasted Tea Leaf and Night-Blooming Jasmine
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This jasmine is so beautiful, very smooth and sweet not at all indolic. It blends well with the tea note, definitely a green tea note. A very pretty jasmine tea scent. -
This is delicious! Smells like some sticky cardamom confection. The chestnut has its own earthy sweetness, the nuttiness helps ground the vanilla and caramel and I get tons of cardamom sprinkled over top. It's sweet but not cloyingly so. It is transporting me to deep winter, cozied up against the weather and eating something incredible.
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This is all soft aquatic in the imp but I get a hit of grass on my skin. It settles to be dew-forward, soft brisk and silvery but I get crisp green grass underneath.
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I initially get a bracing cologne, which softens a bit into the woods and patchouli as it dries. I'm getting quite a bit of bergamot I assume from the chypre, and just a hint of rosé in the background. Bright and elegant with a somewhat rugged undertone.
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Beautiful blend of fresh rain and vanilla! A bit earthy from the moss, with a billowy warmth from the vanilla and silk notes. Clean but warm and cozy. Makes me think of sitting at a cottage window during a warm summer rain.
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I get lots of soft sweet apple on my skin, followed by yuzu and soft aquatic notes. Crisp and fruity with a mossy cleanness.
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I totally agree this has a GC vibe to it, very classic BPAL. Velvety red rose and coconut are the standouts on me with spicy musk and heady magnolia trailing behind. The coconut makes this summery but not tropical. As it wears I get more tobacco, and after a few hours it fades to spicy slightly floral tobacco scent. I'm in love!
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This is mostly lilac and light tobacco on me, with a hint of blackcurrant coming in as it wears. Delicate and very spring-like.
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I get mostly a really sweet creamy coconut at first, with a sweet and slushy snow note building as it dries.
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A more delicate, twinklier sister to Morana. Chilly tart green apple and yuzu, with fresh musk and snowdrops. It has clean breezy quality from the musk and snowdrops but it's mostly about the ice and apple and yuzu on my skin. Glittering and crisp.
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In the imp this is so fruity and juicy, all cherry and blackberry wine. The cherry is gorgeous rich and sweet with that slight bitter edge, so true to life. On my skin I get the other notes, mostly spiced rose and a bit of leather, but the cherry goes a few steps torward cough syrup. Overall the scent is still very nice, but cherry just doesn't play very nice on me unfortunately.
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Fizzy amber indeed! I thought there might be soft champagne note in here. The fizz fades as it dries. This is gorgeous, rich but sheer and slinky at the same time. It's warm like candleglow with the musk and vanilla and has just enough heft from the patchouli (soft and woody) and amber.
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Worm Moon: Bourbon Vanilla and Teakwood
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
The vanilla is very sweet and light and that is all I get initially. The teak starts to creep in but like stated above it is not a deep, dark teak note. As it dries the scent is more teak-forward, a light but rich dry wood with a light halo of vanilla. Very pretty! -
I get honey dust and the aquatic notes in the imp. The aquatics are fresh, bright and very lightly salty and the honey dust is warm, sweet, and has a body to it but there is a separation to my nose, like oil and water. On my skin they blend into eachother more, and I think the florals and amber/ambergris/orris help with that. The honey is less heavy on my skin and with the florals gives a breezy impression. It's much less aquatic on my skin, more breezy florals and light sweet amber with just a tiny tinge of aquatic, really mostly the freshness of the blue musk and a tiny sliver of grapefruit for brightness.
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Soft, sweet florals. I have difficulty picking out any one note, the overall feel is a soft powdery pink (it's sweet but not sugary, and the scent itself is not powdery but a musky-floral). It's reminding me of a non-BPAL perfume I just can't quite put my finger on it. Delicate and feminine.
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In the imp I'm finding this very light and sweet, and there's a sort of bubblegum note - maybe lotus? On my skin I get a sort of fizzy spicy cola note, which I get with some resins. It almost makes me think of the fizzy champagne note, but softer. The base gets richer as it dries but it is very much a gorgeous glittering resin scent. This is worthy of a bottle upgrade for me!
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In the imp I get deep herbal lavender, followed by a bit of clean moss, soft oud, and cananga (ylang ylang). It smells like a summer night after the days heat has gone. On my skin I get the resins and sandalwood, wet it is very woody/resinous. I'm finding the ouds very gentle and non-funky. As it dries the lavender comes out again, the dryness of it blending well with the woods. A bit of richness again from the ylang ylang peaks out and gives it a heady night garden feel.
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This beeswax is incredible, so creamy and reminds me a bit of candlewax notes in other scents. Glowing. The pine blends into it beautifully. Sitting in a cabin by candlelight in a pine forest.