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On first spraying this in my hair, it’s definitely caramel apples, but that darkly golden caramel, on a tart granny smith. Over time it softens into butterscotch and cream, the apple just a delicious aftertaste. It’s definitely autumnal, but I like it year-round!
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I JUST got this in the mail and had to give it a sniff immediately, so I'll try to come back and update after it's rested. The first note is brick - that smell of stone, baked a bit in the sun. Reminds me of the brick buildings in Back Bay, where I grew up. But then, the fruit comes in, citrus freshly squeezed, with a bit of bubbly effervescence right behind. This is a fun and surprising scent that I can't stop sniffing on my wrists!
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Oh my gosh. I just got an imp of this, and I've been trying to sniff my way through all the samples I've collected. This fresh out of the bottle is sinister yet seductive black leather. I can see why people say it's masculine - it is NOT soft in any way - but I feel it's so evocative of the kind of leather jacket-clad hard femme you see in the shadows at a party, playing with a knife. You know she takes care of that jacket - she probably has prospective lovers scrambling over each other to black her boots - and it's the glossy suppleness of her leathers that make you shiver wondering how she would take care of you. On the skin the musk creeps out, and the vetiver gives it a little bit of freshness. I am in love. Um. Ahem. Yum.
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This might be my all-time favorite perfume, it smells so incredible on my skin and is my dream scent! Too bad I only realized this long after it left the shop 😂
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I very much get dry spices here, and no coffee, at least on first application - but it does give a truly beautiful chai smell on my skin, and the cinnamon didn't burn me - yay!
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This is heaven in a bottle - that cardamom adds such a beautiful spice to the vanilla and amber, and the orchid adds just a little floral to the mix to keep it from being gourmand, at least on my skin. I want to melt into a puddle of this scent.
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kittystryker replied to Jenjin's topic in Lupercalia
I get a lot of orange blossom from this, with some tobacco flower, and a sweetness that rounds it off. I really like this, it's sweet and floral but it doesn't ping my sinuses the way some florals do. The citrus especially makes me think of the end of winter in California. And that orange blossom lingers really nicely. -
Straight out of the bottle, this definitely smells pink and sweet and creamy and delightful! There's a bit of that green juiciness too - on my skin it reminds me a little of the old Bath and Body Works Cucumber part of Cucumber Melon, but this smells more grown up and floral. As it dries, the fruity sugar candy dies down some to let the floral bloom forward. This is such a wonderful spring to summer scent and I love it!
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On me, this comes across as soothing lavender lotion, but also layered with something that comes off to me as "fresh" - freshly laundered cotton certainly comes to mind! I don't get anything foodie or even foodie adjacent in this - in fact I get something that I recognize more in scents called "cool water" and such, and I'm not sure what exactly that is. I love it, though, this feels calming without making me sleepy.
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Interesting! this immediately throws out mint for me, and then maybe some faint fruit - I can pick out the tootsie roll smell others are talking about, and the whole thing leaves me wondering if this is deliciously seasonal or toothpaste. I think maybe mint isn't for me in perfumes!
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I just got a bottle of this and while I definitely see what people mean about the cumin smell, it definitely flips back-and-forth for me between cumin and Mexican hot cocoa! I actually really like it, it doesn’t have BO tendencies on me at all, just that borderline between bitter spicy and sweet spicy. I can’t stop sniffing myself!
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This has a chewiness I really wasn't expecting but I absolutely love it! The peach is fresh and juicy, very much a sun-warmed ripe peach over a more perfume-y peach, and I'm so glad. The coconut adds depth and creaminess that makes this an immediate favorite. I'm so glad I took a chance.
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I absolutely agree with Little Bird, this is autumnal spice, very cozy and snuggly like a wool sweater that’s been well loved. It’s sweeter than I would’ve expected from the notes, but I love that! I can’t stop sniffing myself.
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I love the smell of this, but there is enough spice in it to give me a skin rash, so its scent lockets only. I definitely smell the spice upfront, with a bit of lemon brightness. I wish I got more greenery! Monocainsheresy nailed it by calling it a Christmas candle.
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Oooh I really really like this! I'm still learning how to recognize scent notes - I get the wild grasses and vetiver, but there's a sweetness, too. Not exactly fruit-y but also... not NOT fruity? Hard to pin down and describe, but I find this to be like a little bottle of summer, lazing in the park grass, watching the clouds drift by.