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As everyone else has said, this is mainly about the peonies and lychees; this reminds me of Japanese shampoo / body wash. It loses some of the fresh juiciness as it dries down, and I can kind of see the jelly air freshener comparison. It's pleasant and inoffensive.
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Oh, I love this! The peach is delicate and refreshing at first, bolstered by the sugared cream. As it dries down, the peach sinks into the cream and you get a wonderful fruity creaminess. The drydown is like a long-distant cousin of Holding Hands but peach. Pretty! I totally agree with the skincare product vibe, I could see it as a lotion.
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This is weirdly satisfying- it's not something I gravitate to, but I'll crave the rhubarb from time to time. New Year's Kitty Tea Party is mainly spiced tea and rhubarb. I can almost envision the texture of the baked rhubarb, mellowed out by a steaming cup of tea. The spices calm down over time and there's sweet strawberry and clotted cream at the edges, rounding out the tartness. Instead of scones, this just makes me think of the rhubarb filling of pie, sans pie crust. It's really nostalgic?
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Seconding theseagrows, I get a lot of cypress with the bergamot. It adds a delicate coolness without being in-your-face mentholated; it's very reigned in. The breath of fresh cypress air mixes well with the bergamot. There are some soft nondescript florals floating behind the cypress, I can detect a light touch from the iris and lily. And... a dusting of salt? A cursory search attributes the saltiness to cistus?? I'd describe this as inoffensive because it's just very 'pale', more of a vibe than a scent cloud. I applied one swipe, and I have to sniff pretty close to my skin to smell it. A beam of pale ghostly light. Incandescent, indeed.
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Hm, maybe I was too quick to judge this? There was something that veered sharp when I received this in May. I tested it a few times over a couple months, then I let it sit in perfume jail until now. I'm happy to say that whatever was being iffy has smoothened out, and I can see the vision. It really does match the painting. Beauty with Pink Veil is an unapologetically pink scent, soft and gauzy. There's a hint of tartness from the strawberries, softened by the vanilla cream and marshmallow. I agree with VioletChaos, this is a pale pink strawberry flavored confection. The lychee and lotus petals are faint but peeks out as the perfume dries down. Something in this vaguely reminds me of... makeup? Like the faintest hint of lipstick? I'm glad I gave this another chance.
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It takes me forever to get through a bottle so I mainly collect partials, but this is one of the few bottles in my collection where I genuinely think the full 5ml is worth it. Since it's called "Mysterious Garden", I was surprised to find that it's plum-forward, with florals supporting it in the background. It's slightly tart and piques the nose. The soft florals are well-blended, but I can pinpoint the lilacs if I squint. I personally get some of the lavender in the bottle, but none on my skin. The incense floats in the background, clean and hazy. Overall: a soft, pastel haze of pink and purple. While I find it plummy, it's restrained and colors the scent, rather than being bright and juicy.
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I immediately get the fallen needles in the snow and a soft, gentle aquatic- I'm not getting the lab's minty slush or snow notes here, this doesn't smell "cold" beyond a light coolness. After it completely dried down, a dry and lightly powdery incense wafts, soft and comforting. A contemplative, gentle scent as you take in the grey skies, old stone walls, and snow-covered terrain. It does somehow smell 'dry'- like you're looking over the landscape from the stone enclosures of the monastery after coming in from the snow. Your clothes have long since dried, and the incense gently wafts around you.
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Seconding Doomsday- I swear there is some orange zest in this, and it's a nice little contrast to the buttery shortbread cookie! The 'shadow' part (dark malt, molasses, and cocoa) lurks underneath and gives the cookie some support. I want to eat my bottle.
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When I first tried it, it was a bright cherry bordering Kool-Aid, with the marzipan peeking out in the drydown. After revisiting a month later, the cherry is smoother and gets along with the marzipan and frankincense. The cherry is less bombastic and it's more of a sweet red tinge to the other notes. Surprisingly pleasant. While I don't reach for it, it's a fun experience whenever I give it a chance. -
When first applied, there's a woodiness that makes me think more of the shell than the chestnut meat, with something a little sweet and fresh that piques the nose. I think its the cardamom that's reading as camphorous? It adds a really nice freshness to the other cozy, warm notes without being distracting. A reviewer above said something about pine trees and I can see it. As it dries down, it becomes smoother and creamier, and the chestnut meat steps forward as the woodiness fades out. After it fully dries down, it's a gentle and subtle blend of chestnut, cardamom, and vanilla. A comforting autumn / winter scent that I am looking forward to wearing as the weather gets cooler.
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I'm a bit wary of chocolate notes but the milk chocolate here is pleasant (and very recognizably milk chocolate) with almonds! The almonds became more pronounced on skin and veered almost into cherry territory before it sunk back under the milk chocolate. I agree with wolf_truffles- I swear there's just a light dash of cinnamon here! It conjured up childhood memories of adding cinnamon to my hot chocolate mix. It's not super spicy or anything, it's more like the cinnamon sugar on churros than straight ground cinnamon in a jar. It dried down to a 60-40 almond nougat + milk chocolate on my skin. Fun!
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I adore this. It's a really beautiful, astringent cup of tea, freshly brewed. Creamy white petals float above the amber liquor- IMO the tabac flower is not very similar to the one in Wreath of Snow, but I suspect that some of its nuances melded with the other notes. The briskness of the tea melts away as time goes on, and what's left is a well-balanced floral tea fougere. It's something I'd imagine a put-together stranger would wear.
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In the bottle, the lychee is waaay more bombastic. On skin, it's softer without being too bright or juicy, surprisingly well balanced with florals. It's soft, sweet, and lightly fruity. I'm picking up peonies the most from the florals, and I second the Asian pears vibe- there's something mildly sweet and fruity like 배 juice, with a dusting of pink peppercorns. This dries down to a pretty light scent. It might just be my skin eating it, but I'm left with just a whisper 30 minutes later. It's gorgeous. I wouldn't mind a FS, but I'm content with my sample.
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When I received it, it was strong in the bottle so I'm coming around to it a week-ish later. When wet, the florals threaten to be high-pitched, but the musk and almond cream reins it in. As it dries down, it's soft florals with a clean, 'fuzzy' musk. I can detect the almond cream if I look for it -it's hidden underneath the florals and musk- and if I sniff it too deeply it tickles my nose. Honestly, the way everything mixes together makes me think of fancy baby powder.
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When wet, this is a juiced up Rose Red. It's veeeery green and gives off the impression of sniffing the broken stems from a rose. As it dries down, a slight sweetness comes to lighten the vivacity of the broken stems and rose sap- a little imaginative, but it lends a bit of a mountain air / forest-y vibe. There's something fresh and arboreal about it without being cold, like inhaling deeply in the forest green. If I squint, I can detect a bit of the orris. Very pretty! A testament to how a perfume evolves from the wet to dry stage.