roseus
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In the imp I get a really light plum and peach blossoms, breezy and fruity, with just a touch of sea air. On my skin the waxy, cool water lily comes out with just a sliver of grapefruit. In the end it is much less fruity and more beachy, but the fruity sweetness helps keep the salty notes from being harsh.
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This starts off as mostly moss and a grassy vetiver on me, with a slight astringency and a touch of the smoky ashes in the background. The incense and patch come out, making it smoother and earthy. The moss and vetiver give a slight cool greenness. The ashes stay in the background. A somber incense scent.
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Spicy green-floral. Like a meadow on the edge of a forest. As it dries it is mostly carnation forward and the cypress and grasses are more in the background.
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Starts of as a floaty combo of coconut and hazelnut in equal measure. Warm, nutty, creamy. As it dries I get a bit of the florals and amber peaking out, making it less gourmand. Sweet and fuzzy, makes me think of sweater.
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2023 Reboot My nose could not make sense of this in the imp. Super high pitched and shrieking. It smells like someone took all the menthol-like elements out of pine and concentrated them with maybe a bit of incense. Super cold and sharp. On my skin it is woodier and earthier, but this sharp cold note lingers over top. It starts getting weirdly sweet, and a little rose pokes out. I think there's a dirt note and it is not playing well on my skin. Eventually it dries down to a very pleasant dewy white rose scent with a hint of wood. But my skin makes a mess of the wet stage unfortunately.
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This starts off so good on me, super bright citrus sparkling over a bit of pineapple and a hint of a sharp green note. I think the sharp green note is lemon leaf, and it is really pleasant at first, but ends up just taking over on my skin.
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Gorgeous! The amber is smooth and chewy, and the black musk is really lovely. Slinky and spicy.
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Surprised to get mostly vanilla buttercream, even in my skin. As it settles the florals start to creep out but they are really subdued by the buttercream, not big and heady at all. It is a truly lovely combination though.
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In the imp this is bright and bubbly, mostly lime and yuzu but a strong undercurrent of smooth vanilla. On my skin the lychee and blackberry come out, a combination I've not experienced before but I really like it, sweet and floral lychee with the darker juiciness of blackberry. The citrus notes brighten it. I get more green tea and vanilla as it wears. A really fun and unique fruit scent!
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2023 Reboot Edition. This is dark, sweet and resinous. It has this chemical sort of edge, but a pleasant one, a bit like the asphalt note in Waiting.
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So bright and juicy in the imp, all pineapple and mango. Ever-so-slightly less juicy on the skin with the sandalwood and frankincense adding a slight powdery softness underneath, pushing it more perfumey than just straight up fruit. Not sure if I can pick out honey specifically, but I think it is adding to the sweetness. A super cheerful blend!
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This starts out wonderfully foodie, softly spiced cream and hazelnuts. The brown musk and mandarin come out on my skin, and overall a touch earthier. Very snuggly.
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Dark, heady neroli dominates at first but soon followed by greenish daffodil. The amber is very soft on my skin, very much buried under the flowers. It's refreshing yet elegant.
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2023 Reboot Edition In the imp this brought to mind a dark, semi-tropical forest. Earthy woods and patch made a bit humid by the florals and moss. On my skin it makes me think of a mysterious cart selling exotic goods, a fae peddler. It's more incense, with a bit of earthiness behind it. Florals mingle over the top, mostly lavender and neroli.
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My partner wanted me to grab a sample of this, I had expected this to be rather smoky and therefore not my thing. However the smoke is the smooth, sweetish kind I have found often labelled as 'hearthsmoke'. It's very subtle as I get more wood and fur. The mahogany is smooth and stately, and the fur is reminiscent of Bear Prince. A really cozy, atmospheric scent. It reminds me a Last Tavern at the Town Gate, though more in overall feel than specific notes.
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Gorgeous sparkling citrus and green tea. The white amber rounds it out with out weighing down the floatiness of the the grapefruit and tea. Agree it's expensive smelling.
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This makes me want to curl up in a cabin in the snow with a delicious spiced pudding. The notes that win out in this creamy, spiced melange are the marzipan and cinnamon. It's very creamy though, which softens the almond a bit, and I can pick out the clove as well. It stays strong and more or less the same for hours, but as it fades I get more pistachio and vanilla.
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Beautiful lightly sweet buttery cream. I barely detect the frankincense, it melds really well, just giving a bit of complexity.
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More tuberose than gardenia on my skin, and just a touch of biscuit underneath. Heady, slightly waxy blooms and just a touch of gourmand sweetness.
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Portrait of Magdaleine Pinceloup de la Grange née de Parseval
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This is a swirl of heady florals and incense on me. Jasmine and I think lilac, floating over a medley of rich incense. I get a touch of cardamom as it dries. Floofy, antique glamour. -
This is definitely more tomato leaf than tomato flesh to me. And surprisingly wearable! Earthy patchouli with tomato leaf and I swear a bit of an evergreen note that pushes this from a summery scent to a more wintry one. The black pepper is rather quiet on me. It reminds me a bit of the Tomato, Patchouli Root, and Cedar Bean ménage.
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I get mostly honeycomb and green tea in the imp, thick rich honey with a touch of wax. On my skin the tea fades a bit and I get a good hit of bergamot and incense mixed with the honey. Not sure if I am getting the lotus root. A really beautiful scent, languid thick honey and incense with a bit of pep from the bergamot.
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Something about this is incredibly familiar and nostalgic to me. I get a lot of lavender, lime, and amber out of the gate. It's breezy and light. As it dries I get a bit a light tobacco, grapefruit, and a hint of the cannabis accord. But overall still a light, clean, breezy scent without being soapy. The amber and tobacco give a bit of warmth and body to scent.
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In the imp this is sharp citrus (mostly lime and bergamot) and dark sweet plum. There's something almost fizzy, and it makes me think of like an expensive artisan soda. On my skin the order shuffles to be more plum and mandarin prominent, and as it dries I get a deep woody-adjacent tea backing it up. There is something very autumnal about it, and it makes me look forward to cozy weather.
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Thick, chewy myrrh. The vetiver comes out on my skin, slightly smoky and grassy. A dark, heavy scent.