Psychodynamic Discharge

[VetchVesper]

This is in your face, dark, thick, leathery red musk, made earthy by the patch and ginger. There's a trickle of sweetness from the musk and maybe from the rose (though this never smells "rosey")

 

Things start to calm down after 10 mins or so, and the ginger becomes more fiery, mingling with the pepper. Still lots of leather and red musk, though even less sweet. Coconut is never apparent to my nose and is hard to find even while looking. 

 

This is a good, spicey red musk. It leans a lttile more masculine than most and reminds me of some of the "fiery" "bloody" blends. Not for the feint of heart, but quite yummy. ?

ETA: 2017 version, and this one does heat up on more sensitive skin/areas.  

[AbbyNormal]

When I first put this on straight from the mail carrier it was an incredibly rich and spicy amazingness that I couldn’t stop huffing. Now after a few minutes it’s settled down and the rose has come out to play. I am an avowed rose hater but surprisingly I’m not mad at this. I’m curious to see how it behaves when it has a chance to recover from the mail shock. 

[sudenmorsian]

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Repressed rage, terror, and subjugated sexuality erupting through fierce bursts of uncontrollable psychic phenomena: black leather and red musk with aged black patchouli, Chinese rose, black pepper, coconut meat, Haitian vetiver, and igneous red ginger.

I must confess, I bought this only because of it's name and description. I'm not psychodynamically oriented but as a professional of psychology I had to respect the roots of my field, and I could not pass this, even I had no idea what it would be like. Freud's ghost was whispering on my ear and I could not resist. When I got this I sniffed it and rapidly buried it hiding in chamber, it felt too intensive and uncontrollable, and I thought it must wait for the colder months (it was the last minutes of the Yules when I bought this and spring sun was beginning to feel warm). Now I got it out and let's see what's coming there.

 

Wet on skin this is heavy with red musk and black leather, the red musk is really screaming for attention. Or maybe the repressed anger just got released and seen. But yes, it's fierce burst at first. About ten minutes after the red musk and leather softens a bit and I can find the pepper, vetiver and ginger, and I do like the way this is turning. This isn't yelling patchouli but it's definitely grounding that all. I don't know if there's any rose? Maybe there is but it's not flagrant at all. I was already worried I couldn't get any coconut but it seems it only needed some time to show up! And the coconut was just what this needed, bringing some softness beneath. 

 

I like this one more and more as minutes pass by. I was very hesitant when this was still wet but now completely dry this is more rich, spicy and dark. Unique. I guess this is still developing with aging.