doomsday_disco Report post Posted March 12 Alas, poor Marsh! Dribbles of masticated vanilla pods soaked in ethanol and caked with mud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feyofthefellwood Report post Posted March 15 (edited) I love the way this smells, but it's so faint! The mud note is realistic but gentle, and the vanilla note really smells like vanilla extract. I expected this combination to be weirder, but it's quite wearable IMO. I hope aging will give the vanilla more oomph. As it is, it's a lovely vanilla scent and it lasted on my skin all night, but I have to put my nose right next to my skin to smell anything. Edit: it's gotten stronger after a couple days of rest, so I'm sure it will continue to. 😊 Edited March 16 by feyofthefellwood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VioletChaos Report post Posted Thursday at 05:13 PM (edited) In The Bottle: That very-dear-to-me dirt note that I so adore from the Lab wafts up first and foremost. There is a verrrrry slight sweet undertone, but it's so faint in the bottle that I would not be able to absolutely name it as the vanilla, even though there's nothing else it could be. Wet On Skin: The ethanol aspect starts to peek out, making a somewhat disconcerting mix with the earth note. Sweetness has retreated. Dry Down: Vanilla has returned! I agree with the previous review that the scent is quite faint. But since the delicacy was also a primary feature of the other Gorey scent I've now reviewed (Raspberry Punch with Cake Crumbs) I do wonder if perhaps Beth engineered the Gorey House scents to be this way intentionally? Once I review La Dame I might say more definitively, but regardless, I don't see this as a drawback of either scent, but as a lovely quality for both. In the case of The Dregs, the vanilla pod and earth notes have mixed in a way that is tantalizing, and a little sexy and not at all foodie. The mud makes the vanilla pod complex, and the vanilla softens the edges of the earthiness. In All: As a HUGE fan of the Lab's earth/dirt notes, I am ecstatic to add this unusual new specimen to my collection as it's SO different from others of the genre. For those unsure of earthy notes, this could be a good entry point for you, as it's not overpowering with that aspect in any way. As for myself, a backup bottle might be required! 😘 Edited Thursday at 05:13 PM by VioletChaos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
