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This smells like soap, detergent, and/or laundry in the best way possible. Alas, I haven't been able to smell just plain ambergris before so I cannot isolate it from the perfume, but it's a clean aquatic, softer than most. I found Die Wunderblume to also be rather detergent-y (which, again, isn't a bad thing to me!), but Naiad's is a lot softer than Wunderblume. There's a little bit of citrus, as others have said, and I feel as if it serves to brighten the aquatics. Fancy ocean themed soap is apt. Vibes: toweling off and feeling all worn out and happy after playing at the beach, leaving in the noon while it's still sunny out.
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Ok, wow! Convivial is super pretty- it's a delicate and sweet pale pink scent with a light creaminess, with the slightest touch of a juicy tartness to the strawberry. I think this is my favorite of the 2025 Shungas. It's quite similar to Beauty with Pink Veil to the point I don't think you'd need both, but if I had to choose, I'd pick Convivial. I found Beauty with Pink Veil to be a little more tart and astringent.
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Discarded Weapons is weirdly satisfying to me. I think I'm getting a feel for BPAL's toasted rice note and it's slightly savory and comforting. I'm mainly getting the toasted rice and almond cream, but there's this slightly fruity (in the way that fig goes) undertone that adds a nice sweetness and rounds out the toasty notes from being too toasty, if that makes sense. I like it, but unfortunately this does veer a little into headache territory for me so I'm happy with my partial!
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This was the one I was most excited about from Summerween, and I like it! There really is an aspect of melted ice cream- I get ice cream soup vibes with the three flavors blending together- but instead of being 'cold' from the ice cream or 'hot' from the clove, it stays 'lukewarm' because they balance each other out. The clove is a tiny bit spicy, but it's lowkey enough that it complements the ice cream. As it dries down, it settles into a dim, gothy aura with a soft, melty tinge.
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Idle Moon: Jasmine Rice and White Musk
auraysu replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This was the winner of my Idle Moon order. It's a little sweeter than I expected and reminds me a bit of a calmer Ceres if it was rice instead of corn puffs- it has a similar starchy, milky aura to it. It'll be great for layering to add a lightly sweet and creamy glow. -
A cup of bubbles- rosemary tonic water with a citrus twist (I swear I can smell the peel, it's right there!). I don't smell anything booze-y, this really just reads as tonic water to my nose. While crisp, it's a more relaxed refresher compared to something cold or sharp that would shock the senses. This would be perfect for a hot day.
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UNF reminds me of Rocket Fizz (the candy store) in the best way? UNF smells of red tropical fruit and reminds me more of soda syrup (sans bubbles) than sweethearts or another chalky candy, like how soda syrups are packed with flavor. The pink pepper gives it pizzazz instead of overtaking it. Just a happy fun scent, and I desperately want a tropical soda now.
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I tried this because I couldn't resist the novelty! This is recognizably strawberry hard candy- there is that slightly artificial strawberry flavoring, slightly tart and sour with a good dose of hard candy grit. I agree with the above commentor that it does convey the hard candy aspect v well. As always, I admire the artistry- I think I prefer softer strawberries, but this is a good scent for those who like candy perfumes!
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It reminds me of a smell during my childhood, like going through my aunt's huge bathroom and smelling all the bottles- the bottle sniff makes me think of a nice shampoo or a lotion? In the best way possible, of course. On skin, it opens up more and the sugar, violets, and lilacs are the most noticeable to me, in that order: it becomes sweeter with the violets as the main lead, and the distinct lilac powderiness is supporting it. I'm actually not picking up on any lavender at all, which is surprising. There is a softer, vague floral in the background which might be the lavender and the climbing roses- I must admit I have no idea what climbing roses are supposed to smell like. This isn't a salty smell, but it does come off as clean or 'fresh', but not overtly. Less clean laundry, more quality skin cream. I prefer the bottle sniff, but it's still pretty pleasant on skin!
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This is so, so pretty. It's a dainty, light purple floral supported by some powderiness. I think some white florals go grape-y to me and while this threatens to veer into that territory, it only has the faintest hint of it, and I get to bask in the full glory of these beautiful blooms. I feel like that description could apply to lilacs (and I have tried the WL and Moss HG as well- also a stunner), but Wisteria comes off as a more mature, cool beauty than the WL HG, which is powderier and more youthful. Out of the two, I prefer Wisteria, but I cannot stress enough how pretty both of these HGs are!
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The Woman Clothed with the Sun and the War in Heaven
auraysu replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
(Testing from a feltie sample) Ok wow, I like this! I'm getting a feel for BPAL's pomegranate because I recognize it from the one in The Fruit of Paradise, but of course, portrayed differently so there isn't the same tantalizing sweet juicy tang that FoP has (FoP is pale, sweetened pom juice to me). It was mainly pom when I opened the feltie bag and when wet, but the pom steps back as it dries down and the resins help ground and round out the pom so the overall scent is soft, warm, and lightly powdery. The singed frankincense isn't smokey at all. This one is a pretty calm scent with a dim garnet glow that doesn't break the peace. -
Wow, I thought it smelled a bit like mint ice cream at first, but its more mint candy (buttermint that's actually minty?). It smells super cold and is very minty. It's softened by sugar but definitely has that cooling minty effect. I'm not getting much pistachio from this. The mint makes my arm tingle a little!
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Idle Moon: Coconut Milk and Rice
auraysu replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
It's not very buttery to me, but the coconut is 'cold' and isn't warm like a lot of coconut notes. I agree that it's like the coconut milk you use for cooking, it hasn't been sweetened. I can kind of see the sunscreen comparison, the rice is recognizably steamed rice but I think how it mixes with the coconut could have veered into sunscreen territory if my brain didn't make the connection to coconut rice dishes. It really does make me think of thai curry or adjacent dishes (sans spices). -
I bought the Ajevie partial around ~3-4 months ago and it's coming around 2 months since I bought the WoS HG. I've asked a couple people to smell them and was told they smelled vastly different :') I haven't bought a third to truly tell if it's a batch diff or mislabel. If it does change in a year I'll come back and update, but FWIW I unfortunately don't smell any similarities between the two so I don't think it's an aging thing, but fingers crossed!
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I picked this up because I kept hearing raves, and I get it now. It's a transparent milky aura steeped with honey dust (I was going to comment that the honey feels like honey dust instead of the usual thick syrupy consistency and what do you know, it is honey dust!) and warm gauzy vanilla cashmere. I agree that the milk isn't very lactonic- it serves as a carrier for all of the other sweet goodness. It feels like an autumn scent- I'd love to wear this on a grey day- but it's definitely suitable year-round. Sweet and pleasant.