dancingchair
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This is all about the incense on me. Billowing clouds of strong incense curling around a soft and fluffy base of sweet amber and lightly honeyed milk. The almond is barely there, flavoring the other notes.
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Dry, dusty clove with an oakmoss backing. The splash of tobacco adds a bit of sweetness, but it's just there to support the clove. I can see bergamot in here, too. There's something in the fougere that's sweet and a little citrusy.
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This is a lovely blend of aquatic and woods. It doesn't go laundry on me and I think it comes close to capturing that salty note that hangs in the air when you're somewhere on a coast. All the oceanic notes blend together well so they're hard to pick out individually. I do get wet stone under all the aquatics. The balsam contributes a flash of coastal forest, or maybe a washed-up piece of driftwood. The tobacco flower is the heart of this blend. Once the perfume settles on your skin for a while, it peeks out from between the waves. Because it's the flower, it's not as thick and chewy as other tobacco notes but it does still have that rich caramel sweetness that I adore. I don't really get the tea note, but it may be because the other notes drown it out. This is probably my favorite aquatic. I stupidly only bought a decant last year that I've been carefully rationing so I was really happy I could pick up a bottle this year. I love it for warm days when I don't want to wear something heavy.
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I tried this fresh out of the mailbox and it was much more candy-like. A week or so later and this has settled into something more like a delicate sugared watermelon white floral. The sugar note is complex yet fragile, like a lace doily made out of spun sugar. The watermelon is more like salty watermelon taffy to me after spending some time resting. I also get a nice, smooth gourmand vanilla note in the background. Something about how the notes come together reminds me of a white floral, but it's not stinky or overwhelming in any way. It's very pretty.
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The cacao in this reminds me strongly of Muddy Armadillo, but here it's paired with a lovely smoky vetiver instead of a sticky sweet tobacco note. The vetiver lends this perfume a grassy texture. This would be pretty dry and dusty (and smells this way in the bottle), but the patchouli sweetens everything up nicely. I can't really pick out the musk on its own but there is a fuzzy aura about this perfume. Overall, I think this is the grassy counterpart to Muddy Armadillo. This is probably how you wish a buffalo wallowing in mud on a hot summer's day smelled.
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I made the mistake of trying this right out of the mailbox and it was 1000% loud nag champa. It's been a couple of weeks now, and luckily it is a much different experience. I get quite a bit of fresh and snappy black leather. The sugared patchouli is a strong supporting note, threaded with the nag champa that works to pull back the sweetness. The patchouli reminds me more of brown sugar than the delicate sugar in the recent Dried Cherry Incense trio. It's thick and chewy and it plays off the leather pretty well. I get the barest dusty whisper of the clove. Usually my skin amps spice so I'm not mad that this is more balanced. This is nice! I'm glad I picked up a decant and I'm happy with how it's developing.
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This combo is as good as I'd hoped. The tobacco is indeed yummy and chewy. I get quite a bit of the scorched oak, with a big emphasis on the "scorched" part, which reads more as a smokiness swirling around in the background for me. The goat milk adds a sweet creaminess and a little bit of funk to this. This goat is pretty tobacco-heavy and it is sweet without necessarily being foody.
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First and foremost, I get a lot of dry clove with a backing of cinnamon. I can't really pick out the carnation very well, but that's probably just because the other spices are so loud. The cedar and hay work really well with the spices, supporting them rather than taking over. I think the sweet black musk and amber tie everything together nicely, keeping it from being a dusty spice bomb and adding a layer of soft fur that's just a little mysterious. This is really nice and I think it evokes the image of an amorphous void cat very well. Seems like it'd be great for cool autumn days.
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I never get much cherry in this. It's mostly clove and spicy myrrh. I'm not sure what dragon's blood smells like, but there's something sinister and smoky in the background that might be it? Seems like this would be great for layering if you want to add some spicy incense to a perfume. Spice really tends to amp on my skin, though, so maybe the clove wouldn't be so loud on someone else.
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Wet, the cherry is strong and sweet. As it dries, the incense comes out more. It's not super strong, but it is dark and smoky. The spun sugar is balancing everything out and keeping everything light. I didn't pick this up right away because I'm pretty picky about incense notes, but this is really nice.
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Sugary sweet cherry and another note that I can't pin down. To me, it morphs from a fluffy marshmallow note to the scorched milk note from Snake Milk. Maybe it's a combo of both? It did just arrive in the mail yesterday so it might need some time to settle.
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Caramelized Pecan Rum Cake
dancingchair replied to Silvertree's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
Wet, I got a lot of cherry-like rum. Strong and boozy! As it dries, the caramelized pecans come out more and take center stage. The cake note is rich and packed full of brown sugar. This would be great for a cold winter night. It's fairly straightforward after the rum fades away so it'd probably be good for layering if you want to add a sugar/pecan bomb to anything. -
This is a lovely atmospheric aquatic, beachy without veering into sunscreen or laundry territory. I'm not sure that I can pick out the crushed pearl accord in here. The oceanic notes give the impression of whitecapped waves blowing into a shady cove. The coconut adds a tropical flair without running the show. I get a light floral waft from the immortelle and orris, but it's not sharp or overwhelming. I'm super picky with floral notes and the florals here add to the atmospheric effect of a beach paradise rather than amping to an unpleasant sharpness on my skin. I want to go to this beach! I will definitely enjoy the rest of this decant, it's a lovely aquatic.
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This is gorgeous, even though I'm not sure it's really me. The rose is perfect, intertwining with the Snake Oil patchouli and musk. The vanilla is hard to find here, though maybe it will come out more with age. All the Snake Oil spices are amplified and they pair very well with the patchouli/rose combo. This is spicy rose Snake Oil. The throw and longevity are big, so a little goes a long way. I'm happy with my decant, but I can see why people enjoy this one so much.
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2023 version Wet, this is some incredible birthday rainbow sprinkle cake smeared with pink frosting. As it dries, the cake tones down and you're left with the pink cotton candy frosting and cardamom cake crumbs. I don't get a lot of cardamom, it's just there to spice up the cake a bit rather than being a main player. This is really yummy, but I wish that good cake note stuck around a bit longer.
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2023 version Something is going really weird with this one on my skin. Wet, it's quite minty, probably the mintiest perfume I've ever tried. Unlike other reviewers, I don't really lose the mint as the scent wears on my skin, it just quiets down. The mint combined with the other notes becomes an odd, mildewy scent. I don't get pistachio and it's not particularly sweet. Maybe I'll have to try this again after letting the decant rest more? Really strange skin chemistry fail.
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Wet, I get a lot of candy-like cherry that reminds me of the cherry chapstick from the 90s. As it dries, I get the aquatic notes a lot more. It is aquatic and salty, but less like ambergris than I was expecting. I feel like I can smell a white floral in here and it's got a bit of a funky edge. The cherry fades into the background and I'm left with a floral aquatic. I'm going to let this sit and revisit it later to see what happens.
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I don't know that I exactly get a fruity puff cereal vibe from this, but it is a lot of fun. The lab's white chocolate note is a supporting player in this blend, adding a sweet and creamy foundation to the sugary sweet fruity cereal. The cereal honestly reminds me of the huckleberry-flavored goodies you can get in the western United States. If this had a colder vibe, I'd say it was huckleberry soft serve. Melted huckleberry soft serve, maybe? Not quite what I was expecting but still yummy!
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Simple, yet very nice. The coconut is fresh and green, as other reviewers have noted. It's delicate somehow, which evokes the image of lacy white lingerie to me. The vetiver reminds me more of coconut husk. It's dry and grassy and maybe a little nutty, not the loud and smoky vetiver from other blends. I like it! It reminds me of a more delicate version of Arcana's Black Sand, which is another vetiver and coconut combo. Perfect for a date night with someone special.
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Wet, this is all white florals on me. They're sweetened by the light and fluffy Snow White snow but it's still very floral. As it dries, I get more sandalwood from White Rider but it's still very floral. I get the barest whisper of leather, which is disappointing. This would probably delight the right person, but I am not that person.
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On me, the marshmallow is prominent and wonderfully floofy. I do get quite a bit of the sweet sugar plum, but it isn't cloying on me. The lavender is also pretty strong, balancing out the sweet notes. I originally got a decant of this because I wasn't sure if it would be a sugar plum bomb. I'm going to have to retest this and see how I feel about it. The marshmallow is really good.
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Wet, I get an odd duality of two scents. One is an effervescent lemon-lime soda, similar to @MamaMoth. This is not my jam, but it's paired with the dark scent of an ancient forest. The frankincense smoke is curling through the branches of the trees, very heavy and mysterious at this phase. As it dries, it turns into a forest smell with that smell that spilled soda leaves behind, sticky and sweet. I'm not a fan of soda smells so I wasn't thrilled to be surprised by that here. I'm digging the spooky forest aspect of this perfume, though.
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I find it so hard to pick most of the individual notes out on this one. My general impression of this perfume is a floaty chocolate-tinged cloud of the same jammy lavender in Lavender Buttercream swirling around bundles of herbs. The lavender, cacao, and rice milk are the strongest on me. Occasionally, I'll be able to pick out other individual notes, like the thyme and maybe a swirl of smoky tobacco or vetiver? This blend is sweet, but not cloyingly so. It smells like the Lab bottled the promise of spring and that's exactly what I need in January. I'm interested to see how this changes over time, maybe other notes will start to take over?
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Blueberry, Tobacco, and Pink Pepper
dancingchair replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I wasn't sure what to expect with the three listed notes, but I like blueberry and tobacco so I had to try it. The blueberry is sweet and jammy, more like blueberry preserves than a fresh blueberry. During the wet stage, the pink pepper flares up like I struck a match against my wrist. The tobacco lends it a smoky impression at first, and then the pepper kicks up the heat. I'd describe it as blueberry jam on fire. I'm interested to see how this changes over time. It's a unique combo and I like it! Disclaimer: I just got this today so my impression of it may change. Update: Over one year later, this has aged really nicely. The tobacco isn't really smoky to me anymore. Now it's so rich and chewy and juicy that it reads more like brown sugar syrup than tobacco. The blueberries smell exactly how blueberry pie filling tastes. The pink pepper smells pretty spicy at this point and I swear it burns my nose a bit when this perfume is wet on the skin. This perfume makes me want to try a blueberry cayenne pie. -
Vanilla Bean, Pistachio, and Cacao
dancingchair replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This ménage features the foodie vanilla bean front and center. This is not the cherry pistachio of the Vanilla Cream, Pistachio, and Macadamia ménage, it's more true to life. It reminds me of the sweet pistachio in baklava. The dusty cacao rounds everything out. My general impression is that this smells like a chocolate-dipped pistachio cookie. Something about the vanilla makes it smell doughy and sweet. I'd say this leans closer to Pandemic Vanitas than the Vanilla Cream, Pistachio, and Macadamia ménage. There's something doughy about the vanilla. It's really yummy, though. Disclaimer: I just got this today so my impression of it may change.