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I was kind of expecting this to be a red, fruity bomb with some incense notes, since both strawberry and rhubarb usually have no chill. But this is... the opposite I guess! Nag champa and I'm guessing the red labdanum, no big cola vibes. A red fruity hint at first, and then the rose starts to arrive. A red rose, but not the one in Peacock Queen. More dried, like those rosaries made of crushed rose petals. In fact this whole scent reminds me of those. The leftover wafts of incense from a cathedral and a rose petal rosary. Light, airy. Good throw. One swipe on a wrist and I can smell it easily. I like this more than I expected after realizing it wasn't gonna be a strawberry-rhubarb fiesta.
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Agreed with both of the above. This is sleek and chic. Polished, spotless leather, strong black tea and airy tonka. Academia vibes for sure. Classy. Good throw and decent wear length!
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This was mostly bergamot and champaca on me, and was actually pretty enjoyable with the hints of white amber and frankincense wafting in and out but! The throw was nonexistent sadly, and the longevity was not hot either. 🥲
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Salty champaca. A little soapy, as champaca sometimes pulls, probably being helped along in that direction by the aquatic notes. This is a warm, dry scent on me. Towels that were hung out to dry on the beach. Salty, cuddly, infused with sunlight. A nap in a sun puddle, with the windows open and a sea breeze blowing. Throw/longevity were mid for me.
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I agree that this is a very sweet, melted milk chocolate. I was hoping for a more dry, cocoa powder vibe but the warm, sweet musks might be adding to the vibe there. The musks here do remind me of SO, as Little Bird mentioned. Kinda a mix of red/brown/black? Fuzzy but not too furry/animalic. Not dirty. This is on the verge of being sooo good, but is just a tad too sweet for me. I find a lot of chocolate scents read as cloying on me lately, so I assume it's a me issue. In the bottle this is stunning, but after an hour or so it starts wear on me and I end up washing it off. Great longevity and throw though!
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Soft, sweet pink rose jam and a cuddly vanilla. I wouldn't ID cotton candy per se, but definitely a fluffy sugary vibe without being too sugary for me. I've had pretty good luck with the longevity and throw here, surprisingly.
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Sadly, this was nonstop red musk on me. A very grape candy one. After a few hours, I got some rose peeking out from behind it, and a hint of amber and SO's spices. I was kinda hype for this one but the red musk never calmed down with rest. Strange. I've gotten several other SO blends lately that smelled, well, like SO, but this was just a sticky sweet red musk bomb. Maybe something in the black rose accord doesn't love me?
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Delicate porcelain violets, wispy vanilla and a decidedly airy red musk. I'm not usually a huge red musk fan, a lot of times it pulls too grapey-sweet for me, but this is a beautiful rendition. A sheer voile veil of red musk. The dry vanilla fougère and red musk linger after the more floral notes fade away but it's very pretty from start to finish. Longevity isn't astounding, but it lasts better than I'd expect for such a delicate scent. Throw is low-mid, but it has improved. I ended up full sizing this, it's just so pretty and airy and wearable.
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This is really nice. My absolute favorite of all the Shungas I've tried. Creamy, bright sandalwood with a round lemon note make a smooth sandalwood dreamsicle glaze over the chewy tobacco, and the whole thing is glorious. The tobacco here reminds me of the one from Fake News maybe? But where that was hard, gilded, and luxe, this is almost cuddly. The same scent after a tough day at the office, now at home in a fuzzy robe, sipping lemon herbal tea. I've got a partial bottle but I'm really considering a back up, which I never ever do.
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Neroli champagne! I'm not super keen on neroli, but this is actually really nice. Very much fresh fizzy/sparkly vibes. I wish some of the other notes came out more but this is a lovely springy-summery scent. It is fairly strong with good throw and lasting power on me. If only it were more rose + champagne, it would be perfect ♡
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Clean, luxe. Creamy ambergris with palo santo and juniper splashed on top. Sadly the throw is really low on me, even slathering I only occasionally get a whiff while going about my day. Longevity isn't bad, but I like a decent throw.
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In the bottle, I get a really nice pithy grapefruit with a purple tinge to it. On skin this just starts getting sweeter and sweeter and sweeter. So, firstly, I'm an idiot. I read the notes and my brain was like "mimosa🥂" not "mimosa🌸" so color me very surprisedpikachumeme when it starts pulling this soft floral honey note and not fizzy champagne lollllll. SIGH. So. Recalibrated expectations in hand, this scent is somehow both a verdantly green and dark purple. The leafy notes, combined with the truly purple tart fruit vibe and the honey-mimosa make me think of elderberry syrup? Or something along those lines. On me it's a very sweet fruity-floral, the blue musk is hiding offstage. I'm on the fence on this one, but I'm not sure how much of that is because it's not what I was (completely wrongly) expecting from it.
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Man my skin did a number on this one. I'm not big on foodie scents, but I love lavender and I've been craving a bergamot scent so I tossed this in my cart. In the bottle I get a lavender buttercream vibe, but on me it's BUTTERCOOKIElavenderBUTTER. 🥲 Kinda makes me think when you try out a new cookie recipe but they turn out just flat little sad pancakes that are way too buttery but hey at least they didn't stick to the pan? With a little lavender and maybe a hint of creamy bergamot? But mostly butter, sweet buttery butter cookies. I'll hold on to it and give it another whirl or two for science. Menopause is terrorizing my perfume habit, so this might be a victim of that.
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Ooh! I'm gonna agree with pretty much everything stated above! The maple sap is sappy, not too sugary-sweet-syrupy. The cherry is dark and shiny, like a Dark Sweet. I would've guessed oak in here for the wood note, it reminds me vaguely of Alviss. As it dries, there's a sense of being in a room with loads of other people. You're at a party and there's trays of fancy sweets, and the scent of all the mingled colognes and perfumes are wafting in a subdued, non headache inducing way. A fancy shindig at the bawdy house. Decadent and lustrous is very apt. Throw is pretty solid, applying just to the crooks of my elbows, I can easily smell it just going about my day. Longevity is at least 6 hours on me.
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Bergamot, Himalayan Cedar, and Lemon Peel
OxfordComma replied to Jenjin's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I love all these notes so I was kinda surprised by how much I did not enjoy this. I've rarely described a scent as "cleaning product" but this.... smells exactly like a Seventh Generation all-natural all-purpose cleaner. Big essential oil citrus vibes. I would've guessed lime, if I'd blind sniffed this. A really pithy bitter lime, like the lime/lemon equivalent of bitter orange. Almost petitgrain, but not green? Can't speak to longevity cause I was not gonna keep it on longer than I needed to be sure it wasn't gonna do some bpal magic and drydown amaxingly. Mid throw though. ETA: I forgot to say, the drydown is more cedary and smells like a citrus scented Wondercide. lol Might help keep bugs away, haven't tested that theory.