wisteria, white grapefruit, neroli, green tea, jasmine, white ginger, honeysuckle, iris, and tonka.
So with all of the florals and the general 'whiteness' of the scent, I figured there was no way I needed to try this one. Then, of course, the lab scent me a frimp. I still don't like it enough to get a bottle, but it works a lot better than I thought. I do like grapefruit and that seems to be at the center of the scent to me. The green tea and the jasmine also stand out. It's a warmer scent than I expected and the florals don't bother me, but I often like jasmine. Somehow it centers around grapefruit without seeming citrus.
3.5/5
Monday, February 4, 2008
Samhain 2007
damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein.
Wet, I smell a lot of the fir, apple and clove. Seems vaguely medicinal. As it dries, I think the woods, patchouli and other spices begin to come out. Then it takes on a chocolate-like scent: not dead-on, but surprisingly similar. It lasts a really long time- nearly 24 hours. It's really unique and the way the scent morphs throughout the day makes it a lot of fun to wear.
4/5
Wet, I smell a lot of the fir, apple and clove. Seems vaguely medicinal. As it dries, I think the woods, patchouli and other spices begin to come out. Then it takes on a chocolate-like scent: not dead-on, but surprisingly similar. It lasts a really long time- nearly 24 hours. It's really unique and the way the scent morphs throughout the day makes it a lot of fun to wear.
4/5
Urd
Muscadine, black and red patchouli, cereus and nag champa.
I love patchouli and I love grape, so I figured this couldn't go wrong, and I was right. It's very heavy on the patchouli and nag champa. The grape sweetens it up a bit, but it's still very earthy. It blends right into my skin and I love it!
5/5
I love patchouli and I love grape, so I figured this couldn't go wrong, and I was right. It's very heavy on the patchouli and nag champa. The grape sweetens it up a bit, but it's still very earthy. It blends right into my skin and I love it!
5/5
Laudanum
Nutmeg, sassafras, black poppy and myrrh.
Hmm, burning rootbeer. I've never considered what that would smell like before, but I think it would be like this. Not a bottle, but cool enough to keep the imp.
3/5
Hmm, burning rootbeer. I've never considered what that would smell like before, but I think it would be like this. Not a bottle, but cool enough to keep the imp.
3/5
Loviatar
The slap of slick, hot leather punctuates the warm, sensual embrace of black amber, red musk and dark, lascivious myrrh.
I'm glad I ordered this before I knew much about the notes. I like leather, but amber and myrrh can get too sweet and red musk can take over everything. But none of that happens with this scent and I love it! I'm one of those that can have an imp I like for a year and still not use it up. This one, though, I used up in maybe a month or two. That 's pretty heavy usage for me. The leather note is prominent and sort of smoothed out and sweetened by the other notes. It strikes me as a feminine leather scent, which is awesome.
5/5
I'm glad I ordered this before I knew much about the notes. I like leather, but amber and myrrh can get too sweet and red musk can take over everything. But none of that happens with this scent and I love it! I'm one of those that can have an imp I like for a year and still not use it up. This one, though, I used up in maybe a month or two. That 's pretty heavy usage for me. The leather note is prominent and sort of smoothed out and sweetened by the other notes. It strikes me as a feminine leather scent, which is awesome.
5/5
Plunder
tea leaf, cassia, cinnamon bark, clove, allspice, sandalwood, tobacco, peppercorn, and nutmeg.
This smells mostly like clove tea with cinnamon. It's not a red hot cinnamon, it's a lot smoother than that. The other notes blend into the background, to my nose. It's pretty nice. I think I prefer the sweetness of Bengal, but if someone's looking for non-sweet spices or spices + tea, then this is the scent.
3.5/5
This smells mostly like clove tea with cinnamon. It's not a red hot cinnamon, it's a lot smoother than that. The other notes blend into the background, to my nose. It's pretty nice. I think I prefer the sweetness of Bengal, but if someone's looking for non-sweet spices or spices + tea, then this is the scent.
3.5/5
Tweedledum
Green mango, fig, patchouli and green tea.
It smells very fruity at first, but as it dries down the patchouli deepens the scent and keeps it from becoming candy sweet. It's not as heavy on the patchouli as Imp is, for example. Imp smells more like incense whereas this remains a fruity scent. It's very pleasant, a slightly atypical fruit scent.
4/5
It smells very fruity at first, but as it dries down the patchouli deepens the scent and keeps it from becoming candy sweet. It's not as heavy on the patchouli as Imp is, for example. Imp smells more like incense whereas this remains a fruity scent. It's very pleasant, a slightly atypical fruit scent.
4/5
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Frumious Bandersnatch
Bandersnatch musk, redolent of spicy carnations, wild plums and chrysanthemum.
Definitely more fruity and less musky than Bathsheba. I like Bathsheba better, but this is pretty nice and it also lasts longer. It does remind me of being in Hobby Lobby- I don't know, are there a lot of chrysanthemum scented things there? It's not exactly what I expected, but it's a nice spicy plum scent.
4/5
Definitely more fruity and less musky than Bathsheba. I like Bathsheba better, but this is pretty nice and it also lasts longer. It does remind me of being in Hobby Lobby- I don't know, are there a lot of chrysanthemum scented things there? It's not exactly what I expected, but it's a nice spicy plum scent.
4/5
Sundew
A carnivorous enchantress: diverse, lovely and graceful, emitting a sticky, glowing golden, sweet and terminally inviting scent.
I really wise that I could pinpoint what this smells like. It seems really familiar. Anyhow, this does smell fresh and plantlike, a little sweet. It's not usually the kind of scent I go for, but there's something appealing about this. It's not so green that it induces any of my allergies and it's not so sweet that it seems cloying. I really like the way it smells fresh without being clean or citrusy.
4/5
I really wise that I could pinpoint what this smells like. It seems really familiar. Anyhow, this does smell fresh and plantlike, a little sweet. It's not usually the kind of scent I go for, but there's something appealing about this. It's not so green that it induces any of my allergies and it's not so sweet that it seems cloying. I really like the way it smells fresh without being clean or citrusy.
4/5
Severin
dry black teas, Earl Grey, leather
Yep, tea and bergamot. The leather is surprisingly soft in the background. In fact, this is an even lighter scent than Embalming Fluid. Unfortunately, it doesn't last very long on my skin at all. Maybe a couple of hours. Otherwise, it's a very nice scent. A must-try for tea lovers.
4/5
Yep, tea and bergamot. The leather is surprisingly soft in the background. In fact, this is an even lighter scent than Embalming Fluid. Unfortunately, it doesn't last very long on my skin at all. Maybe a couple of hours. Otherwise, it's a very nice scent. A must-try for tea lovers.
4/5
Oblivion
Dark musk, wood spice, labdanum, patchouli, dark African woods, and saffron.
Very mellow and well blended. Smooth and dark is how I'd describe it, which fits the concept. The patchouli seems more subdued to me than usual. It's hard to pick out specific notes. It has great staying power and just smells bettter and better the longer it's on.
4.5/5
Very mellow and well blended. Smooth and dark is how I'd describe it, which fits the concept. The patchouli seems more subdued to me than usual. It's hard to pick out specific notes. It has great staying power and just smells bettter and better the longer it's on.
4.5/5
Queen of Sheba
Her scent is a bounty of golden honeyed almonds and a whisper of African and Middle Eastern spices.
It is a honeyed almond, not bitter. The spices support the almond note. There's not any heavy cinnamon or anything. I just don't care for the smell of almonds, so this doesn't really appeal to me. I bet there are plenty of people who would like a slightly spicy honeyed almond scent, though, and this is as advertised.
2.5/5
It is a honeyed almond, not bitter. The spices support the almond note. There's not any heavy cinnamon or anything. I just don't care for the smell of almonds, so this doesn't really appeal to me. I bet there are plenty of people who would like a slightly spicy honeyed almond scent, though, and this is as advertised.
2.5/5
The King of Hearts
Rosewood and black cherry with white musk, red rose, red musk and a spark of lavender.
This smells like powdered laundry detergent. I think the lavender really takes over on my skin and combines a bit oddly with the other notes (perhaps the rose?). If the cherry was stronger, that would fill it out. It's not unpleasant, but it's also not what I was going for.
2.5/5
This smells like powdered laundry detergent. I think the lavender really takes over on my skin and combines a bit oddly with the other notes (perhaps the rose?). If the cherry was stronger, that would fill it out. It's not unpleasant, but it's also not what I was going for.
2.5/5
Rage
Black amber erupting with a dark volcanic surge of fiery dragon's blood and a burst of melati, rose geranium, mandarin and black currant.
It's a nice fruity floral. Perhaps a little too floral for my tastes. The mandarin really does add a citrus zing and the black amber doesn't seem as sweet as other types of amber. At least on my skin, it seems more subdued. It's a fresh scent, average throw and staying power.
3/5
It's a nice fruity floral. Perhaps a little too floral for my tastes. The mandarin really does add a citrus zing and the black amber doesn't seem as sweet as other types of amber. At least on my skin, it seems more subdued. It's a fresh scent, average throw and staying power.
3/5
Penny Dreadful
Soft perfume evocative of noir heroines over rich red grave loam.
Wet, it smells like vaguely spicy loam- very nice. It doesn't seem to have any moss in it, since I usually amp that. As it dries down, the perfume comes out and floats on top of the loam. Ultimately, it gets a little too perfumey to be one of my absolute favorites, but that loam base is really nice. A warm, feminine, spicy scent.
4/5
Wet, it smells like vaguely spicy loam- very nice. It doesn't seem to have any moss in it, since I usually amp that. As it dries down, the perfume comes out and floats on top of the loam. Ultimately, it gets a little too perfumey to be one of my absolute favorites, but that loam base is really nice. A warm, feminine, spicy scent.
4/5
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Pumpkin II, 2007
Pumpkin with tobacco, champa flower, carnation, and tonka.
So, as it turns out, I don't really care for pumpkin. Too buttery. Out of the pumpkin ones that I've tried, though, this one is the best. The spicier, smokier notes give this more of an incense vibe, which means that I don't mind it as much. I'd say that the pumpkin and tobacco are the strongest notes. The other notes sweeten it up.
3/5
So, as it turns out, I don't really care for pumpkin. Too buttery. Out of the pumpkin ones that I've tried, though, this one is the best. The spicier, smokier notes give this more of an incense vibe, which means that I don't mind it as much. I'd say that the pumpkin and tobacco are the strongest notes. The other notes sweeten it up.
3/5
Osun
Her ofrenda is thick with honey and herbs of love, passion and desire.
This does smell like honey and herbs, but it never really settles into my skin. The honey and the herbs seem to be separate and not really blending. I wish I had a better nose and could tell what the herbs are. I don't think I like honey as the focus of a scent.
3/5
This does smell like honey and herbs, but it never really settles into my skin. The honey and the herbs seem to be separate and not really blending. I wish I had a better nose and could tell what the herbs are. I don't think I like honey as the focus of a scent.
3/5
Bewitched
blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
It smells like blackberry tea! Wet, the sage is a little strong, but it mellows out as it dries down. I think the musk keeps it from becoming too sweet, but this is very much about the blackberries. Works for me! It's a softer scent, not a lot of throw, average staying power.
4/5
It smells like blackberry tea! Wet, the sage is a little strong, but it mellows out as it dries down. I think the musk keeps it from becoming too sweet, but this is very much about the blackberries. Works for me! It's a softer scent, not a lot of throw, average staying power.
4/5
Alice
Milk and honey with rose, carnation and bergamot.
Oh, I love this one after all. Honey is an iffy note for me and I used to think that I hated rose, so I didn't really expect this scent to work. Neither the rose nor the honey overpower the scent and it really balances out into a soft feminine scent without being cloying or even very floral. It doesn't have a lot of throw, but it lasts for awhile.
In summary: soft, creamy carnations. Bottle, please!
Oh, I love this one after all. Honey is an iffy note for me and I used to think that I hated rose, so I didn't really expect this scent to work. Neither the rose nor the honey overpower the scent and it really balances out into a soft feminine scent without being cloying or even very floral. It doesn't have a lot of throw, but it lasts for awhile.
In summary: soft, creamy carnations. Bottle, please!
Imp
white peach, amber, golden musk and patchouli
I like this one a lot more than I expected to. I don't usually like peach scents and sometimes amber+fruit smells really strange on my skin. Somehow the patchouli and musk save it all. It smells a lot like incense, which I love. Definitely for patchouli lovers.
4/5
I like this one a lot more than I expected to. I don't usually like peach scents and sometimes amber+fruit smells really strange on my skin. Somehow the patchouli and musk save it all. It smells a lot like incense, which I love. Definitely for patchouli lovers.
4/5
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