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this is SO wonderfully cozy! the in vitro/freshly applied scent is mildly alarming if you also studiously avoid the laundry product aisle at the store, but thankfully this subsides quickly as the scent settles on my skin. I don't want to say "laundry" too many times here, but Gloomily, Gloomily perfectly captures the soft/clean/slightly fuzzy vibe of a favorite fabric item, with just-right contributions from musk/iris/moss to keep everything in balance. I had a concern this would go to soap on me with the gentle floral/aquatic notes but so far so good! I think the musk and the tea leaves are helping anchor the scent in a "lived-in" space. and honestly not much of the lavender comes through for me, which is fine considering it's been reduced to ash and blended with other pale pinks and purples, and is also good news if you don't go in for strong herbal lavender. if you do want to punch up the lavender, you've got your Donkey's Tail to help, assuming you haven't mislaid it. layered together, I get something a bit sweeter and more complex, but still soft and well-loved. I think Gloomily would layer well with other scents too.
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tysm Geminirubyshoes for comparing this to Sunbird, I'm so glad to find a replacement for that one. it's not exactly the same but it's very close and very much in the same vein: warm, dry, spicy, resinous. perhaps a bit darker, like the chord of scent notes is stacked a bit lower into the bass range. and it does feel a bit more posh as well, extremely well balanced even though the cinnamon is a very persistent top note. no skin irritation btw, but I've never had that trouble with cinnamon, only some clove notes. I love it so much!
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my brain refuses to parse this as pancakes, but I love it so much. I keep wanting to check the notes for marshmallow fluff or powdered sugar, it has just the right amount of sweetness to it. I assume the blob on top of the stack depicted in the label art is meant to be butter, but what if it is marshmallow? what then!? there is definitely a warmth to it that suggests browned/baked batter, tho, and altogether with the sugar and the spices, it is delightfully comforting. so sure: it's absinthe pancakes. exactly what I didn't know I needed. order up!
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oh this is so lovely. lavender MIST! I am hit or miss on Dorian blends but this is a hit for me. very soft, perfectly evocative: a sweet memory of dry cypress on the ground and a chill in the air.
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On Good and Evil starts out rather heady with fig and beeswax, but quickly settles into a softer subtler state. Wearing this behind my ears I catch whiffs of sticky waxy fig as I turn my head, with a touch of contrasting grit from the murky background notes, of which an earthy vetiver seems most prominent.
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do you remember Bronze Dildo? I know that one was a bit divisive, but dang, I am always impressed by a perfume oil that smells like bronze. and this also smells like bronze!! Statue of Freedom strikes me as much less bombastic than BD, thanks in part to the luscious amber smoothing over the edges. It's a stunning yet subtle scent.
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I looooove BPAL's big, booming, bourbon cream, but I'm glad this collaboration incorporates skin musk to tone it down slightly. The outcome is incredibly accessible, wearable, and yes, layerable! Wear your DILF to the office by day and then add a dab of snake oil for a night out.
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yes! a perfect windowsill pie. mostly apple pie filling foregrounded against a nice dry dead leaf scent, and I think the leaves are helping prevent it from turning into apple candle.
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I am not an ube specialist, so I can't be certain if this is a good/strong/exemplary ube scent, but it is a lovely cheesecake, and one of the ones in which I am actually picking up the graham cracker crust. It's not particularly pumpkiny, but I am happy to let the cheesecake shine.
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delicious diner atmospheric! for me, this is less like a hot plate and a steaming mug in front of me, and more like the woosh of smells upon walking into the pancake house.
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Dead Leaves, Green Tea, and Tahitian Ginger
LavenderCoffee replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Halloweenie
lots of green tea! which almost creates the impression of a pile of dead leaves and green leaves. I was not able to find much of the ginger, but it's a lovely scent regardless. -
when I considered the scent notes for this one and A Recurrant Spot, I thought I'd have more success here, but it turned out to be the opposite. my skin runs entirely away with the iris in this and I'm not especially fond of iris on its own.
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don't have much to add: it's a real gross-out at first, and it dries down into something perfectly unsettling. after it no longer turns the stomach it troubles the mind!
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La Dame Aux Pamplemousses
LavenderCoffee replied to doomsday_disco's topic in The Edward Gorey House
after the bright burst of citrus fades, this marshmallow goes all warm sticky gooey on me, like the insides of one roasted over a campfire, sans smoke. it's a marvellous scent but a bit overwhelming. -
Strangled on Midsummer’s Eve
LavenderCoffee replied to doomsday_disco's topic in The Edward Gorey House
has anyone else read Starling House by Alix E. Harrow? I had to try this scent because it reminded me of the titular wisteria-covered structure. suppose I should actually read the the Gorey tale! the scent is dusty, wispy and lovely. I get the sturdy tea closer to the skin, but the modest sillage is all sorrowful smudged purple flowers. something to wear when you're haunting a house.