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DiZZysTARdust

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  1. DiZZysTARdust

    Read 10:42 PM

    this one is really interesting to me! I was hesitant about this one due to the notes and ended up purchasing this one secondhand. Right off the bat first thing i notice in the bottle is this smells exactly like Lord of Misrule from lush (notes are vanilla, patchouli, pepper). side by side comparison in the bottle, LoM is a little drier while read 10:42 seems somewhat sweeter (my guess is possibly due to the berries or ylang ylang!). freshly applied there is somewhat of a left turn as this takes on a somewhat astringent/almost evergreen-like edge that almost overtakes. within five minutes this is mostly gone and the scent on the skin becomes almost exactly like in the bottle plus a slightly mentholic edge. hard to describe but very sweet and almost vanillic, as other reviews have mentioned it's probably due to the blackberries but does not come across to me as blackberry jam or candy or single note or anything like that. overall a very mellow, sweet, comforting scent.
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    The Magician’s Hands

    i always expect this one to be a drier, fiery, spicy scent because of the cinnamon but it's really not. going on it is a very light scent, and also very pale in vibe. The myrrh is definitely top dog for me, with a muskiness coming close second that seems to border on woodsy/outdoorsy. But a very refined type of outdoorsy. The hands of a magician who has been glamping the last few days. It gets a little bolder into the drydown, mainly musk with not much green or spice. More woodiness seems to come out as it dries further, blending with the myrrh. although it seems to border on a dime store cologne-esque vibe, it seems to be more of a gender neutral scent (to me at least, although my skin tends to turn everything gender neutral!). Lower throw at first but amps up to a more medium-low throw as it dries. Not a huge statement maker for a night out imo, more of a quiet, cozy blanket to wrap up in on a camping trip. i always expect this one to be a drier, fiery, spicy scent because of the cinnamon but it's really not. going on it is a very light scent, and also very pale in vibe. The myrrh is definitely top dog for me, with a muskiness coming close second that seems to border on woodsy/outdoorsy. But a very refined type of outdoorsy. The hands of a magician who has been glamping the last few days. It gets a little bolder into the drydown, mainly musk with not much green or spice. More woodiness seems to come out as it dries further, blending with the myrrh. although it seems to border on a dime store cologne-esque vibe, it seems to be more of a gender neutral scent (to me at least, although my skin tends to turn everything gender neutral!). Lower throw at first but amps up to a more medium-low throw as it dries. Not a huge statement maker for a night out imo, more of a quiet, cozy blanket to wrap up in on a camping trip.
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    All of their Heads Fell Off

    So i picked this up because the notes were somewhat reminiscent of california leaf nosed bat to me, which is a pale green almost honeyed sweet floral to me. I was expecting that plus blood musk, an instant win for me. This both is and is not like california leaf nose imo. To begin with this is like pure bandaid rubber to me in the bottle and freshly applied. A gruesome blood musk indeed. This was so intimidating I am just now seriously testing my bottle after picking it up with the 2023 weenies. After the bandaid scent dissipates (which thankfully takes only about 10 minutes!) there is a kind of dry, greenish, woody scent that is reminiscent of california leaf nosed but without the sweetness of that scent. An even paler, drier, dustier version. It's definitely very evocative of moving through a dusty desert area filled with desert greenery. I can definitely smell what other reviews may be describing as a smokiness/incensey vibe under the woodier notes. Overall a lower throw. This doesn't morph much on me once the bandaid note disappears. A little unearthly but strangely wearable.
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    The Lantern Bearers

    this one is intense going on. i was interested in this scent because of the cerulean musk which has been a hit for me in other blends it's in. wet the cerulean musk is nowhere to be found, and instead to my surprise this is very oud-like to me, an almost barn like oud. this intense, woody, almost but not quite fecal oud stays for a few minutes as the oil is drying. then suddenly as it settles it transforms into this gentle, almost powdery musky blend. the cerulean musk seems to be more of a supporting player as it has been in other blends, blending the notes into a very wearable scent. the other notes also don't seem to be coming out strongly either. the overall vibe of the scent is somewhere between clean and a hint of almost beachy/tropical (kind of getting a vibe of like coconutty sunscreen that could be due to the greens and florals? just a hint though and not overwhelming). as with other cerulean musk blends i've tried it seems to give this blend the vibe of something that could have come off a department store shelf. stunner and well worth the wait for the dry down from the initial strong start!
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    Cold Moon: Lotus Root and Golden Amber

    i was intrigued by this one and unsure what to expect with no reviews! i'll try my best to capture what it has going on. in the bottle is like candy sweet, almost like a strawberry/berry candy that i'm guessing is the lotus maybe. freshly applied the sweetness is still there but more in the background, like there lurking under the golden amber. as it dries the sweetness fades even more, it's there but not taking over or announcing itself at all. i think this is the amber from a few other golden amber trio blends. overall as this dries it becomes super light and has almost like an effervescent powdery skin musk vibe, like someone took a bath and then put on a candy scented body powder (not in a baby powder type of way but like a there-but-not-there, kind of a sheer scent type of way). obsessed. it's a very complex and gorgeous two note blend. this seems somewhat on the lower throw for me but feels like it would make a great scent for when i want someone to have to lean in closer and smell me!
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    Three Human Skulls

    in the bottle this is somewhat soapy, i feel like maybe it's predominantly lily of the valley at this point but could be other things swirling around in there. more soapy/clean than floral sweetness. on its at first exactly the same as in the bottle. within a few minute it starts to morph and lose the dove soap vibe. wet phase is still clean but not soapy if that makes sense. like freshly washed skin with some body powder. As this dries it starts to gain more depth from some of the other notes and omg is it gorgeous. like someone stated in an above review it's like walking into some antique place that smells like a bunch of brownish resins and dried herbs, hard to pinpoint an exact note coming to the forefront. it gives the vibe of like a brown or mossy colored velvet in a way.
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    Dragon Blorgh

    beautiful incense blend. it's so light in the bottle i could hardly pick out a note but really blooms on the skin. the dragon's blood is very forward for me but the other notes are lingering in the background, definitely agree they are giving some serious depth. absolute stunner
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    My Wild Heart Bleeds With Yours

    this is one that i was really excited for, and it lives up to the expectations! goes on first as very sweet and pink, almost like a grape candy. the candy sweetness fades somewhat as the spiciness of the pepper and carnation comes out more, without becoming too floral. still pink but less candy-like and more of an elegant pink-red musk. kind of a halfway point between an upscale department store perfume and a candy sweet gourmand. 10/10
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    Andreiphontes

    this is the ultimate comfort scent. i just put on way too much by accident while getting ready for bed but it’s totally cool cause i’m about to be on cloud nine with this scent enveloping me. i’ll start by saying i agree with other reviews that this is indeed very powdery to my nose but in an amazing way. like an elevated powder. there’s an element of creamy/clean going through this that seems to stop the powdery aspects from becoming cloying. i think it’s the sandalwood. other than that very well blended. this is a great “your skin but better”, neutral type clean girl scent. delicate but beautiful, i agree with other reviews that the destroyer of men name is a good one! unexpected but yet somehow totally can see it imo. beautiful, again super soft and relaxing, the one downside is my skin drinks this up. i accidentally spilled a LOT on myself while testing and applied to both arms and legs and it was just a trace left about 1.5 hours later.
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    Nymph and Satyr

    really beautiful and well blended. this goes on very green, but as it dries it takes on more depth and definitely a more musky quality. no notes really strike me as being recognizable on their own. just a smooth, slightly creamy, green muskiness. it seems to me that musk takes on a somewhat cleaner, almosy effervescent quality, possibly from the green notes (not in a soapy way). lower throw but a stunner ETA after trying this again, i would guess the greenish, almost bubbly note is possibly the oak!
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    Concert

    concert is AMAZING, i regret not buying a back up bottle but i wasn’t sure how the rose would work. for me the rose is almost nonexistent, maybe just . this is all about the champaca. but it’s like, an amazing deep resinous champaca, definitely feels like it’s wrapped up in black velvet. i was sure that there may be some patchouli in here but idk, but something in there is giving the champaca an almost woody, chewy, oomph. it has great throw and laaaaasts for daaays on my clothes.
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    Roses, Pearls, and Rubies

    ok so in the bottle i actually am getting corn chips/cheesy nacho chips. something salty. this goes away once applied! it feels like the rosiness and fruits are trying to be the top notes but they’re being smothered by these beautiful resins so they only get to peek through. gorgeous fruit-floral musk. the musk isn’t too screechy or soapy on me which can sometimes happen with white musk
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    Copulating Couple Mimicking a Pose in a Shunga Book

    absolutely gorgeous. in the bottle it smells very well blended, like a fruity/cucumber green tea. there is definitely still a cucumber-esque note when freshly applied. as this dries the cucumber and more watery aspects fade off, leaving a green scent that for me veers somewhat between the realms of incensey and clean. the patchouli doesn’t scream patchouli but drfinitely seems to be acting as an anchor for the other notes. the greener notes are adding a freshness without becoming too soapy or clean. like sitting amongst perfumed resins. good throw and medium wear length (2-3 hours) on me
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    Come Unto These Yellow Sands

    in the bottle and freshly applied this a strong and well blended floral. i feel like rose was the strongest floral note initially for me, but not in an overly rosey way. it’s very fresh, agree with some other reviews that the florals together along with the salt gave this a very clean vibe. over an hour into the drydown the salt definitely lingers, the roses gradually transitioned to violets as the dominant note on me. it feels to me as if the lilac and lavender never truly made their presence known as distinguishable notes
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    Dreamer of Dreams

    def lavender heavy when wet. dries to a soft nondescript herbal-floral. the resins definitely seem to be present, giving the florals something to stick to and possibly keeping this blend from veering to far into soapy/medicial territory on me. i was nervous about the lime and cacao notes. on me they're not heavily present, but there is a sweetness that could be due to these notes. overall the vibe is a somewhat clean, sweet, green floral. super well blended. good throw on me but does fade somewhat after a few hours while remaining closer to the skin.
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    Worm Moon: Bourbon Vanilla and Teakwood

    not what i was picturing! the teakwood definitely gives this blend a very aquatic/cologne vibe. as this dries the vanilla comes out more giving the teak a sweeter/dryer edge. really, really nice teakwood showcase. i agree with some other reviews that this is a great skin scent, esp for places where a more neutral scent is better.
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    Worm Moon: Chestnut and Rum

    scary in the bottle, it smells like rubbing alcohol. the sharp smell dissipates after a few moments. as it dries the chestnut seems to be the main player for me. maybe it’s the rum but it’s not chestnuts in a nutty or gourmand way, but more like a smooth, golden chestnut liqueur. good throw and staying power on me
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    The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat

    absolutely gorgeous blend, not much to add to previous reviews which are spot on about that. definitely super well blended for me. hard to say what exactly comes out the strongest, but i would say that some notes that tend to dominate and become “single note”-esque, which is the rose, terebinth, and honey in this blend, aren’t overly amping for me. in the bottle and freshly applied this is strong and sweet in an almost fruity way. without checking the notes first my initial impression was that there was berries in this. the fruitiness tones down almost immediately into the drydown but it stays very sweet throughout the drydown. stays well blended but becomes a touch more powdery/resinous as it dries. my overall impression of this are a bright pink-red, candy sweet, high femme scent. at three plus hours into the drydown the sweetness fades only SLIGHTLY, letting the tiniest hint of pine peek through without becoming a pine scent. i always hesitate with rose scents, i love rose but it can dominate for sure on me, but this is an amazingly beautiful scent. definitely 10/10
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    Smoked Caramel, Himalayan Cedar, and Patchouli

    this is very caramel forward on me. while i don't seem to get patchouli or cedar as distinct notes, they are definitely making themselves known because this is a really unique non-gourmand caramel. it's delicious and more like a caramel musk than foodie-leaning. i can only guess this is the patchouli and cedar notes making themselves known but definitely not present for me as their usual selves. this is somewhat vaguely sweetish in the bottle and actually seems very similar to the in the bottle scent as it dries, with a pretty decent throw. i wondered if the patch/cedar would outlast the caramel but they never became more detectable. this lasted like 6+ hours on me, with the throw decreasing but still there up close.
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    Agreement

    definitely sweet florals on the forefront. i was worried about the lavender but this seems to be blending really really well with the lilac. neither floral dominates. there’s a very perfumey quality to this so the florals aren’t going soapy or grassy. after about 30 min of dry time this has totally morphed from perfumey flowers to sandalwood-frankincense wreathed in leaves. there’s hardly any lilac-lavender from the initial phase on my skin when i sniff the test patch, although i can still smell it on my shirt fabric around my neck area. both phases are equally stunning but definitely a morpher!
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    Secrets of the Psalms

    in the bottle this is kind of green, almost grassy, and freshly applied it’s very piney. this settles down into gorgeous frankincense flecked with green tones. this could be a top frankincense blend. medium throw.
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    Carved Wooden Bawdy House

    omg i went back and forth over this but i am SO SO glad i scooped a bottle before yules came down. in the bottle this is like artificial cherry syrup. the cherry takes a step back when applied to become more of a supporting note. the teak is very recognizable as it’s a favorite note of mine but to me it doesn’t make the scent very woody or masculine. if anything i would say the sweetness of the cherry/syrup notes and the teak combine to make this pretty gender neutral (tho hard to say because a lot of stuff feels gender neutral on me). and the throw is AH-MAZING, i was sitting here after applying the test patch waiting for it to dry more and it just keeps wafting around me. i’m in a cloud of sweet teak deliciousness ?
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    Les Passades

    i was interested in seeing how les passades differed from nyx night goddess. i could see this being the same amber, somewhat fizzy and glittery as other reviews described it. however that’s where the similarities end. the patchouli is present in the background adding a little more backbone to this scent than nyx has. but it’s not an in your face hippy patchouli. it blends really, really well with the amber. the vanilla and musk seem to be supporting components. i don’t get vanilla as a note on its own but i do almost get the vibe of ask the nearest hippie but less smoky and more silk and velvet.
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    Waxen Image

    love this. i have a lot of beeswax scents but this is definitely a the top of the list contender. the wax is there but blends so well with the blood/ash notes. the other notes give a smokey, almost incensey vibe while allowing the beeswax to shine through. super well blended, on me i’m not recognizing any other notes aside from the beeswax.
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    Black Death

    sinister, but subtle. i was able to acquire a bottle of this on the secondhand market. i’ve worn it a handful of times, but never reviewed, so when i picked it up during a random grab for today’s perfume i decided to do a test patch to review as well. in the bottle is a smooth, masculine cologney vibe, a bit dusty but no notes coming to the forefront. freshly applied is similar to the bottle scent but very close to the skin. i thought maybe my skin just immediately absorbed it but after a few minutes the scent becomes stronger. the golden amber seems to be the main player for me. the sandalwood and tobacco seem to be the strongest supporters, i say this only because they are more present in the throw as it becomes stronger, but they blend in very well with everything else. the tobacco is the non chewy kind for me. i thought i was getting a hint of patchouli due to a subtle, almost leathery aspect, but this didn’t linger so much into the drydown. not getting any of the citrusy notes either as such, although i agree with some other reviews that they could be helping to brighten this blend in some ways. the throw increases as this dries for me, adding a touch of spice as well. definitely on the dark and sexy side. maybe more masculine leaning for some but definitely would smell good on anyone
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