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Coconut has a tendency to go plasticky on my skin and this one veered very closely to it, but it blooms and warms on skin, settling into a semi-sweetened coconut. It's like cracking open a fresh coconut: creamy, slightly musky, sweet juicy flesh. I much prefer this over Coconut, Vanilla Bean and Tiare.
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I get no sugar and all spice for the first 10 minutes - I think it's mainly pumpkin and cinnamon. Unfortunately both of these notes make my stomach turn and I have no further comments because I have tried desperately to scrub this off. If you're a fan of pumpkin and cinnamon, this is a winner for you!
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Ohh this is so pretty! It has a bit of an expensive salon-type product finish to it, it's softly sweet, a little musky, slightly salty (like salt-tinged skin) and the staying power is moderate thanks to the amber. I can't pick out any of the olibanum which is great since I usually amp it. It's not an aquatic in the traditional sense. This gets a lot of wear from me in the heat; it's such an easy eay to feel put together!
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This is strongly banana in the bottle and for the first 20 minutes, but settles into spiced(?) rum. I amp cinnamon and I feel like I'm getting a lot of that here + brown sugar. I love banana and was hoping for that to stay present. This also has a fairly low throw.
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Santa Doesn’t Need Your Help 2025 Atmosphere Spray
lifetimely replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Atmosphere
I get lavender upon first sniff and first spray, but then it settles into sugar plum with a subtle warmth from the marshmallow. The lavender is soft and light, not herbal at all. I was a lavender hater but this and Lavender Apron have encouraged me to try more blends with lavender. -
I agree this is light and pretty, the lavender here is gently sweetened and not overly harsh or herbal. I do think the cotton note in the oil is more prominent but I enjoy both and will be picking up a bottle of this to be surrounded in a cozy lavender cotton cloud, with the oil.
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This is a fizzy cherry cola in the bottle, but my skin turns this into a generic men's cologne.
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This is a sweetened black cherry. I don't get any incense but perhaps it keeps the sweetness in check. It's evocative of black cherries and sugar crystals in the bottle but dries down to a soft cherry. I thought the throw was low (we are in the 4th hour), but my supervisor passed along a lovely compliment.
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Hungry Ghost Moon: Hazelnut Spread and Mini Marshmallows
lifetimely replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This is a case of "notes in name" because it smells just as described. In the bottle it's an equal mix of marshmallow and dark choc hazelnut, and on my skin the sweetness blooms and the cocoa is all I can smell. It's like cracking open a fresh jar of Nutella. On second thought, it reminds me of melting marshmallows in the microwave as a kid and stirring through a spoonful of Nutella. -
This smells exactly like the Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream. It's not a cleaning solution type of lemon nor a soapy bitter lemon, and the creaminess is mild, more waxy. I do like the lightness of it for hotter days, but it is fleeting and re-application is necessary.
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This is predominantly sweet and fruity but with a tart edge that keeps it from being cloying. Moderate throw, incredible longevity (we're more than halfway through the day and I still catch whiffs of it).
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Wow, I did not expect to like this as much as I did! Sweet, juicy blackberries with a hint of buttered pastry (the sort where you follow the scent trail from the bakery down the road to get one fresh from the oven). I don't get any kush.
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It's all sweet almond in the bottle, but in my hair I definitely smell something "toasted", as if the almonds have been in a pan for a few minutes and their skin has started to crackle. To me though, this settles into something similar to L'Occitane's almond body oil.
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This opens with a strong mint and nothing but mint, but on skin it's a vanilla mint. The sugar in this reminds me of icing sugar - mint-flavored icing sugar. I don't get any pistachio save for the vanilla becoming fuzzy and soft on drydown (which I assume is effect of the pistachio).
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I'm not sure if the vanilla + tobacco combo reads like the vanilla + cognac in Cognac-Stained Sheet Ghost, but in its wet phase, this scent smells exactly like Cognac-Stained Sheet Ghost to me. It eventually dries into a creamy vanilla sandalwood and sticks close to the skin.