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Peach Glazed Donut with Mango Chunks
dancingchair replied to Seajewel's topic in Event Exclusive Oils
I had a similar experience to @doomsday_disco but the cardamom pods and cumin are more balanced with the fruit notes on my skin. Wet, the spices are very strong and bitter, overwhelming everything else. Thankfully, this evens out as the perfume dries and I end up with a cumin and cardamom-spiced mango donut. There's something crispy and fried in here that makes it read as donut and not mango curry. The peach doesn't really make an appearance, but it could pretty easily blend in with the mango. I had a similar experience with Cafe de Olla Fried Ice Cream Jammed into a Coconut Cream Pie, which ended up being a cumin party. The spices are behaving themselves here and it's an interesting effect. I might have to wear this more to decide how I feel about it. -
I get all of the notes in this one. It's a bit reminiscent of my bottle of 2010 Womb Furie, since it has the same ooey gooey honey. The Snake Oil component is also a bit powdery to me, which I don't mind at all. The lavender and rosewater are like a floral blanket wrapping around the honey and Snake Oil. I get both of them fairy prominently but one doesn't overpower the other. The one note I don't get a ton of after the perfume has dried is the cotton candy. It's very prominent at first, sugary sweet with the florals. This is very soothing and sweet. It's like getting a comforting hug from Snake Oil.
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This is a black leather dream. In the bottle, it does smell a bit chemical-y, but on my skin it immediately becomes smoky black leather. There's something reminiscent of brown leather in here, like a black leather jacket on top of a pile of soft suede leather. Can't wait to try layering with it.
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Wow, this isn't what I was expecting but it is wonderful. It's apple crisp Snake Oil. The apples are buttery, warm, and dusted with cinnamon and nutmeg. Of course, Snake Oil is there with its rich vanilla and sweetness. The Snake Oil musks and patchouli are perfect, making this into more than just another apple dessert perfume.
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There is a lot more than a bite of apple here. Wet, I get a bushel of fresh apples, all picked from the vine. The lab's black leather note comes out more and more as the perfume dries. It's slightly smoky, complex and dark. Definitely a nice grounding note for the bright and sweet apple. I don't get a lot of honeyed amber, but maybe that will become more prominent with aging. Before I smelled this, I was a little afraid this would end up being a barbecue kinda smell, but it doesn't go that way at all on me. I think it captures the apple ball gag image well. Glad I picked this one up, it's going to be a fun fall perfume.
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Brown Sugar, Cream, and Earl Grey Tea
dancingchair replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Something in this goes off on my skin, which might be the bergamot in the tea or the brown sugar (brown sugar often goes weird on my skin). It's a sour note, but not like sour milk. Wet, this sour note is pretty much all I smell. As the mélange dries, I get more of the cream and tea but it's still sour. I spent some time aging this decant to see if it would be less sour, but it's still about the same. Chalking this one up to skin chemistry. -
This is honestly probably the most realistic earl grey I've smelled in a perfume, but it's more like smelling grassy earl grey tea leaves than a steaming cup of milky tea. There's something about the tea note that is dry and leafy. The other notes combine to smell like fluffy honeyed vanilla tea cakes to me. It's really nice for an autumn day.
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Peach, Coconut Cream, Marshmallow, and Nougat
dancingchair replied to Seajewel's topic in Event Exclusive Oils
Wet, there's a lot of nougat and cherry-like almond melds well with the hint of peach. As it dries, the peach, coconut, and marshmallow come out more. Ends up being a lot of coconut marshmallows and ripe peach on me. Sometimes that peach note goes awry on me but the other notes are so rich and sweet that it works well. -
Opens with a strong, medicinal cherry. As it dries, the darker notes come out. It definitely gives the effect of a cherry ripening. The amber isn't too smoky, it's just a wisp curling around the cherries and blackcurrant. I was wishing for more tobacco, but there's enough here to add some chewy sweetness. The black musk definitely keeps this from being too sweet. It adds a bitterness that offsets the sweetness of the other notes really well. It's complex and velvety. Very good for autumn!
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Vanilla Cream, Pistachio, and Macadamia
dancingchair replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Wet, this is super pistachio. It does have that cherry-like quality of a nut extract at this stage, but that fades for me. The vanilla cream comes in strong as the scent dries. I do get the macadamia nut as a background player, adding a deeper nuttiness than the light and playful pistachio. There's depth in the simplicity of these three notes. I get notes of lemony sweetness at some points of the dry down. The vanilla is thick and sweet at the wet stage and eventually becomes a fluffy cloud as I wear this. I really like this trio. All the notes are winners for me and they go together very well. -
This is very lavender! It's like a fluffy cloud of lavender resting on a little cushion of sweet vanilla buttercream. I think this lavender is less herbaceous and more floral compared to others I've tried, but maybe that's due to the buttercream's sweetness. There's a dimension to it that reminds me of the sort of jammy quality that violet can sometimes have. I did a side by side comparison with Two Frames and this is much heavier on the lavender. Two Frames is sweeter and more frosting-forward. I was expecting the same deep, buttery richness of Two Frames' frosting note, but that dimension is absent in Lavender Buttercream. After spending some time smelling both, I think Lavender Buttercream actually leans closer to TKO. It's like a sweeter, jammier TKO. I like this! It's very pretty and fluffy, good as a soothing scent or a sleep scent.
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Definitely more than a bit of clove here. The clove is strong right out of the gate and pairs well with the cardamom. The hay is a background player, adding a dry and grassy depth. Amber and hazelnut both add sweetness to the blend. This is a spicy blend for sure. I agree that it is reminiscent of a chai, with the hazelnut adding almost a milky dimension. It's very pleasant, nice for cool fall weather.
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This reads more like tootsie roll Snake Oil on me than pumpkin spice latte when wet and in the bottle for whatever reason. As I wear it, the pumpkin spice comes out more, but I don't really get coffee from it. Compared to other Snake Oil blends I've tried, this one is a lot heavier on the musks and incense notes. It's quite strong, and after an hour or so I end up smelling mostly like cinnamon nag champa with a hint of Snake Oil vanilla. I tend to amp both nag champa and cinnamon, though. I keep hoping the incense notes will soften with age, but so far they've stayed about the same. I do get more vanilla now, though, which I enjoy.
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Agree that this is like baklava flavored with rose water. The hazelnut is reminiscent of a nut bark with the other notes. It's very sweet and surprisingly light for hazelnut. The honey is great, it's not taking over the entire perfume but it definitely smells like it is coating everything here. The goats milk ties it all together. It has just a little bit of musky funk that adds complexity. I like this but I'm not sure I need more than a decant.
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Smelling this from the bottle, I was nervous. It's pure banana in the bottle, the banana candy kind of banana. Wet on the skin, this also begins as strong banana candy. Fortunately, it doesn't take long for the banana to melt away into a caramel-sweet blend of tobacco and banana. The vetiver makes itself known, too, and it's smoky and dark. The cacao is more of a supporting player, adding richness and bitterness that offsets the sweetness of the tobacco and banana. It makes me think of pan-fried bananas where the banana has been caramelized so well that it's almost a little burnt and crispy. I love this and I'm glad I took a chance on a bottle. I'm excited for the weather to cool down so I can wear this!
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Wet, this smells exactly like a bear claw or an almond croissant. It is strong, sweet almond with a buttery, flaky bread note. The waft does have a rich, sugary fig note, but I don't really smell it as well when I'm sniffing my wrist. As it dries, the bear claw disappears and I'm left with a sweet steamed milk note, the same one that's in Snake Milk. The milk is sweetened, but it's not overwhelmingly honeyed or anything. The transformation from almond pastry to steamed milk is pretty wild since the almond pastry was so realistic. I never got much in the way of oats, so this seems like a perfume that really changes based on your skin chemistry. I was nervous that it was going to be too similar to Hildegard's Cakes of Joy or Nightingale, but it's not at all. There's not much in the way of spice here, which I think is what sets it apart for me.
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When I first got this, it was pure, jammy strawberry candy. I didn't get much coconut at all. Now, several months later, I get much more coconut. The strawberry is somewhere between one of those old school strawberry hard candies and a strawberry daiquiri. There's a richly sweet coconut note somewhere underneath it that kind of reminds me of cream of coconut. It dries down to fluffy coconut clouds and the sticky memory of strawberry candy. This is something I have to be in the mood to wear, but it works very nicely for layering.
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From Whose Eyes As They Glance Flowed Love
dancingchair replied to Seajewel's topic in Limited Editions
This is definitely a "your skin but better" perfume. The throw is pretty low, but it makes me feel like my skin is radiating a soft aura of good smell when I wear it. Thankfully, this does not go plastic on me, which happens with vanilla and sugar notes sometimes. It's beautifully blended and settles into a creamy vanilla cloud sprinkled with rose petals. Rose can be overpowering sometimes, but here the rose is a supporting player like the other notes. This perfume feels special, like you're giving yourself a hug when you wear it. I was nervous about the rose but I actually really like it! -
I'm not really that big on patchouli and sandalwood since they tend to be a bit too sharp for me. If you cover them in chocolate, this is a different story apparently. This perfume is all about the sandalwood and patchouli, rounded out with the smoked mahogany. They're a beautiful trio, woody and smoky and a little dirty. Much to my delight, they're smothered in chocolate. The chocolate softens everything, keeping it from being too sharp for me and adding a bitter element. The tonka sweetens the blend up, but not enough to make it too rich and foody. I love chocolate combined with non-foody notes so this is right up my alley. I was afraid the patchouli would steal the show but it does not. It's a fun new twist on a chocolate non-gourmand perfume blend and I really enjoying it.
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On me, this is kind of like a mashup of Western Diamondback and TKO. The vanilla is sweet and fluffy, not really what I was expecting. I don't get much carnation but the lavender is front and center. The sage adds a nice green element that I love. Of course, the perfume is rounded out with a great leather note. I also don't really get the cedar, but it might be hiding in the sage. I really like this! It could be a sleep scent or a daytime perfume. This one may be bottle-worthy.
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This is interesting! It is indolic for sure, but the sweetness of the strawberries keeps it from being too much. The strawberries are candy-like but a little creamy. This is very sugary sweet, but also pretty and jasmine-heavy. I don't know that I'll actually wear this much, but it was fun to try.
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This is like a freshly baked pan of caramel swirled brownies. It's so fudgy and delicious. I do get a bit of coffee, maybe a smidge less than the coffee in El Dia de los Reyes. It's just enough to add a bit of bitterness to the rich brownie note. The green cardamom adds a spicy element that keeps this out of cloying territory. I don't get very much smoke, but it might be hiding in the cardamom. The amber is quite good. It's rich and caramelized but just a little dusty. The Lab does chocolate so well and this is no exception. It's yummy and cuddly!
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I am in the same boat as LavenderCoffee. I've had other peaches go tragically wrong on me before and this one is no different. Hopefully aging mellows things out. Aside from the peach, I like the other elements in this perfume. The moss and ambergris are a great combo, green and damp. I get the faintest wisp of incense smoke. I can definitely see how it reads as laundry detergent, but I don't mind. I'm going to have to try this in a few months to see if the peach mellows out. I like the ambergris and moss combo quite a bit, so hopefully the peach will cooperate eventually.
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On me, this is strong, jammy violet. The lilac was a close second at first, but with more wear time the lavender has taken that spot. I can smell the rose in the background, pink and lush. I get periodic puffs of clouds of sugar. The sea salt is more of a general aquatic element to me. It does give this a bit of a soapy feel, but I think the other notes keep it from laundry territory for me. I'm not a big floral fan, so I was hoping for more sugar and sea salt, I think. I'm trying to explore florals more, but I often find them a bit too strong and this falls into that category for me. This is definitely a matter of personal taste, I think this would be a great match for someone who loves violet notes in perfume. Does this match the painting? I think I would have liked more beach notes, but I can envision a group of nymphs dancing on a shore while an approaching storm looms ominously. The darker violet floral does add tension to the mood of the perfume.
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Skin chemistry is so interesting! On me, this is primarily vetiver. It's the same grassy, bitter, and slightly lemony vetiver I smell from The Man in Black. In that perfume, the vetiver adds a sinister bite, but here, it gives the impression of hay and sun-warmed fields. The floral notes are background players, especially the carnation, which mostly seems to be adding spice to the vetiver. The peony combines with the goats milk and honeycomb to become a sweet and creamy floral note. I'm not a big floral fan but I like the effect the florals have here. Overall, I don't think this is rich and sweet enough to classify as a flourmand. The vetiver keeps it out of that territory for me. The throw is low but I wouldn't say that you have to struggle with huffing your wrists to smell it, it's more of a scent that you wear for your own enjoyment. Does it match the painting? Yes! The flowers are definitely pink, but not overwhelming. I also think the bitterness of the vetiver represents the fuzzy black goat very well. The creamy, sweet goat milk and honeycomb combo sweeten the perfume in the same way that the goat's quiet satisfaction with its snack soften the painting.