Madame Mew
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As mentioned above, no brainer backup scent. It’s beautiful and grounding, warm, amber but instead of being akin to a hug, it’s more of a perfect weight down comforter? It’s so pretty and not easy for me to summarize but the feelings I get when I smell this are just so much YES.
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Very much enjoying this! Beautifully blended, almost fuzzy in texture and quite the journey on the skin over the last few hours. Every stage has brought out another note. Musky and fruity at the drydown with patchouli as the base but I wouldn’t say it’s obviously patch unless you know what to look for. If you do, it’s the delicious, chewy kind. Blind bottle win!
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Asahina Yoshihide in a Tug-of-war with the Little People
Madame Mew replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Lupercalia
Got my order and let them rest - about a week? The lab’s caramelized anything can be a deal breaker and I took the chance knowing it could be a fail for me. Freshly applied to the skin, it’s the burned sugar note from sugar cookie that does not please my nose in bottle or on me. As it sits a bit, it seems to be a dissipating top note and I can detect the sticky date fruit underneath. I will definitely give this more resting time and try again since there is some promise as it warms up on my arm. -
Terrible Moon: Cardamom and Black Amber
Madame Mew replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Spicy! Obviously, cardamom is a spice lol. It’s really nice and has not had any time to rest so I can already tell it’s going to be a good one! I look forward to seeing how this smells on my husband, too. -
As a fig obsessed human, can confirm with the review above! Yum. Barely ripened fig and tart pomegranate. It smells lovely and will be a great base for so many of my figgy BPAL oil blends. I also love this formula. Not sticky at all.
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This has been sitting in a drawer since I got it. When I first got it, I was not about to put it on my skin since it was likely going to be aldehyde forward. Aging helped this one a lot. in the skin, I thought I was smelling from the little wafts I was getting was sweet pine. Actually, what I wanted from marshmallow snow - pine and sugar. When I bring my nose closer, I smell the snow berries and a bit of the smoke but you have to look for it. No carnations, which I’m pleased about because my skin amplifies it and usually makes any blend with it turn to all of the spiced element of the flower that’s usually subtle. I like it!
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So very beautiful! It’s almost an etherial patchouli. Will pair beautifully with the bloodmilk patchouli forward oils. It’s more of the minty patch than the gnarly chewy kind and I thought I preferred the latter, but I’m loving this. Will be upgrading to a full size.
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This is nice! Perfect bourbon vanilla that will be perfect for layering with so many things. Additionally, just want to mention there’s no booze note in here, for anyone that’s wary (like myself)- bourbon vanilla is a type of vanilla, ex: Madagascar, Bourbon, Tahitian - and this does not have a bourbon (alcohol) note. A very safe blind buy, IMO.
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In the imp, this is lovely plum and a promise of something special, but sadly on the skin I had a very similar experience as laughing seagull…. Olfactory horror it is. I’m sad that it started off so promising but turned into a disaster, but you can’t win them all, right?
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I don’t have more to add than what has already been said, but I will say this is delicious and my favorite of the lavender kitchen release.
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Delicious! Not much apple, which is a plus for me. Also, not as fried dough as some other iterations which is fine with me too. I would get a full bottle if it wasn’t gone on my skin in 40 mins. I thinnnnk it’s a me problem. I’ve tested a few times, but won’t give up yet!
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Big love for this. I love Cat at the Table, and this definitely started out very similar but the drydown is definitely leaning a bit more “clean” and wintry than the former. It’s very peaceful and again as stated above, less bright and gender neutral, even though I didn’t think of CatT as fem. Definitely bottle worthy. Quite zen.
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There may be something wrong with my sniffer. All I smell are Gushers, as in the 90’s gummies. Not mad about it, but even with weeks of rest for this blind bottle, that’s what I’m getting!
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Morello Cherry, Ginger Root, and Black Musk
Madame Mew replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I love this! It does start out with a cough syrup note as a top note, be warned. Once it’s dried down though, it’s a gorgeous sweet black musk balanced by the ginger which by the way, I don’t really detect. Almost like a brighter and cleaner Moon When the Cherries …! It’s not got the same base, of course, but it’s kind of scratching that itch. -
In the decant- fruity! Not sure what kind but that fruity zebra gum that you’ve chewed the life out of comes to mind. I am sad to report I’m getting that fresh laundry vibe that tickles my nose, once applied. Sadly not a winner for my skin chemistry but it’s got promise to be pretty on others.
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This smells like an echo of Christmas. Very cozy and calm.
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Definitely a whole vibe! I thought it smelled like SoD too, but I like this better. Hits the same chord though. All of the sentiments above I can confidently echo and all I can add is that at first sniff in the bottle I thought I detected a bit of red musk. As soon as I put it on, I realized it was not. I like this a whole lot, and half of a bottle may not suffice.
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This is not a blend I would typically go for, but I decided to branch out. I predominantly get lemony frankincense but every huff takes a different turn. The rose absolute comes out as soon as it warms on the skin. Very meditative at first, then it’s takes a turn into a feminine leaning church incense with a barely cheerful disposition . Reminds me of Lorraine Cross… it’s her little sis.
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In the decant, sickeningly sweet. It’s slightly better on the skin, but I had to muster up some courage to apply it, it’s that sweet. It has some kind of underlying warm sweet cloying grounding note and I agree with the condensed milk comparison, above. Once it’s on the skin for 15-20 minutes, it’s tolerable fluffy fake cherry but the journey there makes me nauseous. It’s not one I’ll be upgrading.
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It took me a bit to figure out what this one reminds me of… The Elephant is Slow to Mate. This may be a little bit sweeter. I’ll have to do a side by side and report back.
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I love this but did not expect to. It’s a perfect blend of oakmoss and vetiver. Reminds me of a classic chypre type fragrance without anything sweet or floral to take it to a basic perfume. In my mind, it’s like a blank slate to complement most of my other scents.
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Hot. Damn. I didn’t have this on my radar at all, and picked it up solely because the fig leaf and honey. Red musk works on me, three winning notes was enough to pique my curiosity to blind bottle this secondhand. I am so pumped on this. It’s sexy, dirty, I definitely see the parallel to SC and this orchid and incense musk is to die for. This is not a scent for the faint of heart, as it has some very strong players vying for the top note but it sure is a beautiful blend.
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Wow. This is amazing and better than I had imagined it would be. All of these notes are a total yes for me and I didn’t think twice about a blind bottle. I sniffed straight from the mail and just had to apply immediately. It’s a perfectly sweet honeyed rose with a lightly resinous base. Instant love for this one and I will not be able to restrain myself from purchasing another bottle or two.
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This is one of my favorite scents of last year. It’s a hard one to describe, but I can say there’s good throw, nothing about it screams oudh and it’s a gorgeous cognac note. Just a beautiful blend that really sings on my skin. I wish I bought more than one bottle.
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I admit I have never had figgy pudding, so I was not sure what to expect. I do love figs, patchouli, vanilla, vetiver and myrrh, so I took a chance on a decant. Sadly, this smells like potpourri with extra cinnamon and I smell nothing else.