Herbert West

Aftershave, embalming fluid, and splatterings from a panoply of reanimation reagents.

Well, I like Embalming Fluid and I like this one, too. It doesn't have the same muskiness or sweetness as Embalming Fluid. It has a drier feel to it. I don't know which of the two I prefer, since citrus isn't a category I'm strongly drawn to. I'll use up the imp, for sure.

3.5/5

Miskatonic University

The scent of Irish coffee, dusty tomes and polished oakwood halls.


I tried this scent in a soap- the soap was great, the scent not so much. As an oil, I would probably find it too strong. The combination of coffee and wood doesn't appeal to me to begin with, though, so it's not much of a surprise.

1/5

Shub-Niggurath

The lust incense of a corrupted Astarte. A blend of ritual herbs and dark resins, shot through with three gingers and aphrodisiacal spices.

Wet, this smells exactly like gingersnaps. If only it stayed that way! My chemistry turns it into a strange combination of resins with a good whiff of Play-Doh every now and then. It's not awful, but it's too heartbreaking to lose that fresh-from-the-imp smell.

2/5

Cthulhu

A creeping, wet, slithering scent, dripping with seaweed, oceanic plants and dark, unfathomable waters.

I liked this one at first. It reminds me of how my skin smells after I use my dad's Adidas bodywash. So it's fairly masculine, but that didn't bother me. The problem ended up being the throw- it's too sharp and too much for me. If it smelled at a distance like it smelled against my skin, I would have kept it.


2.5/5

A Picnic in Arkham- Wishes

The Deep Ones
The High Priest Not to be Described
Herbert West
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