cherry, red musk, and star anise.
Pretty much what you imagine. Starts out musky licorice, then musky cherry licorice, then musky cherry, and finally sweetened red musk before it fades off completley in about 3-4 hours. I like it, but it doesn't last very long. It's sort of comforting, though, for bedtime or a quiet day.
3.5/5
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Schwarzer Mond
opoponax, Tunisian black amber, night musk, antique patchouli, zdravetz, terebinth, myrrh, and Pimenta racemosa.
First time I've ever bought a scent unsniffed, but I just love resins, esp. myrrh. So, this does seem sweet and almost coca cola/rootbeerish at first. A little odd, but still pleasant. As it settles into my skin, it just gets smoother and deeper. After it's been on all day, it almost seems vanilla-like, but less foody. I can imagine this aging really well. It's sort of deep, sweet and fuzzy and lasts all day with slightly less than average throw.
4/5
First time I've ever bought a scent unsniffed, but I just love resins, esp. myrrh. So, this does seem sweet and almost coca cola/rootbeerish at first. A little odd, but still pleasant. As it settles into my skin, it just gets smoother and deeper. After it's been on all day, it almost seems vanilla-like, but less foody. I can imagine this aging really well. It's sort of deep, sweet and fuzzy and lasts all day with slightly less than average throw.
4/5
The Obsidian Widow
Pinot noir, dark myrrh, red sandalwood, black patchouli, night-blooming jasmine, and attar of rose.
Dangit. This one just goes odd on my skin. In the imp, it smells like rich wine. Once it hits my wrist, it's very strong rose. In another half an hour, it's all but vanished. I really wish the wine would stick around and the myrrh and sandalwood would emerge. I do think there's a brief but intiguing stage where I smell patchouli and jasmine. I think this could be nice if it would only balance out a bit more.
2/5
Dangit. This one just goes odd on my skin. In the imp, it smells like rich wine. Once it hits my wrist, it's very strong rose. In another half an hour, it's all but vanished. I really wish the wine would stick around and the myrrh and sandalwood would emerge. I do think there's a brief but intiguing stage where I smell patchouli and jasmine. I think this could be nice if it would only balance out a bit more.
2/5
Troll
vetiver, pine pitch, troll musk, black basil, clove smoke and scorched cumin.
Frimp from the lab. Considering that I can't stand vetiver and strongly dislike clove, I'm surprised I didn't hate this one. I wouldn't wear it, but I'd like it alright on someone else. I think the pine and basil combo is really interesting and the musk is pretty nice. I'd recommend it to someone who likes vetiver in smaller doses and wants a DARK green scent.
2/5
Frimp from the lab. Considering that I can't stand vetiver and strongly dislike clove, I'm surprised I didn't hate this one. I wouldn't wear it, but I'd like it alright on someone else. I think the pine and basil combo is really interesting and the musk is pretty nice. I'd recommend it to someone who likes vetiver in smaller doses and wants a DARK green scent.
2/5
Monday, August 4, 2008
Master Wishlist
More of:
Alice
Dee
Himerus
Lust
Morocco
Tintagel
Imps:
Absinthe
Aelopile
Aizen-Myoo
The Antikythera Mechanism
Antony
Anubis
Athens
Aureus
Baghdad
Baneberry
Baobhan Sith
Bastet
Bordello
Brisingamen
Burial
Cairo
Caliban
Calico Jack
Carnal
Casanova
Cordelia
Croquet
Dance of Death
The Deep Ones
Delphi
Desire
The Dodo
The East
Endymion
Envy
Event Horizon
Fascinum
Florence
Galvanic Goggles
Gaueko
Glasgow
Hades
Haunted
Havana
Hellfire
Hell's Belle
Hetairae
Hi'aka
The High Priest Not to be Described
Intrigue
The Jersey Devil
Juke Joint
Kali
Kathmandu
Kitsune-Tsuki
Kumiho
Kyoto
La Petite Mort
Lear
Lilith
The Lion
Loup Garou
Love-Lies-Bleeding
Lurid
Lysander
Mag Mell
Magus
Maiden
Manhattan
Manila
Mary Read
Medea
Megaera
The Mock Turtle's Lessons
Nefertiti
Nemesis
Nosferatu
Nostrum Remedium
No. 93 Engine
Oberon
Ochosi
Odin
Othello
Ouija
Oya
Ozymandias
Penitence
Phantom
Phoenix Steamworks
Pontarlier
Port Royal
The Red Queen
Regan
Roadhouse
The Robotic Scarab
Rome
Rosalind
Rose Cross
The Sailor's Den
Santo Domingo
Shadow Witch Orchid
Shanghai
Shango
Shattered
Silk Road
Siren
Skuld
Slippery Poppy Tincture
Spellbound
Squirting Cucumber
Sri Lanka
Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener
Strangler Fig
Sudha Segara
Thanatopsis
Titus Andronicus
To a Woman
Twenty One
Tzadikim Nistarim
Vechernyaya
Velvet
Wanda
Wanton
Whitechapel
Windward Passage
Yew Trees
Yggdrasil
Y'Ha Nthlei
Unimpables
Alone
And There Was a Great Cry in Egypt
Bezoar
Carceri D'Invenzione
Cloister Graveyard in the Snow
Daiyu
Dionysia
Doc Constantine
Death of the Grave Digger
The Death of Sardanapal
Eshe, A Vision of Life in Death
Fairy Market
Fairy Wine
Famine
Fox Fires on New Year's Eve at the Garment Nettle Tree at Oji
Heavenly Love and Earthly Love
The Illustrated Woman
Lady Una
The Lantern Ghost of Oiwa
The Isle of the Dead
Isaac, The Living Skeleton
Itaso Kansei Nenkan Joro No Fuzoku
Judith and the Holofernes
Lot and His Daughters
Maltese Cross of SG
Mama-Ji
Marianne
The Masque
Meskhenet
Mictecacihuatl
Mr. Jacquel
Nanny Ashtoreth
Pepper
The Phantom Calliope
Philosopher in Meditation
The Pit and the Pendulum
Pollution
The Premature Burial
Prospero
Pulcinella and Teresina
Silence
Sunrise With Sea Monsters
The Witch Queen
Alice
Dee
Himerus
Lust
Morocco
Tintagel
Imps:
Absinthe
Aelopile
Aizen-Myoo
The Antikythera Mechanism
Antony
Anubis
Athens
Aureus
Baghdad
Baneberry
Baobhan Sith
Bastet
Bordello
Brisingamen
Burial
Cairo
Caliban
Calico Jack
Carnal
Casanova
Cordelia
Croquet
Dance of Death
The Deep Ones
Delphi
Desire
The Dodo
The East
Endymion
Envy
Event Horizon
Fascinum
Florence
Galvanic Goggles
Gaueko
Glasgow
Hades
Haunted
Havana
Hellfire
Hell's Belle
Hetairae
Hi'aka
The High Priest Not to be Described
Intrigue
The Jersey Devil
Juke Joint
Kali
Kathmandu
Kitsune-Tsuki
Kumiho
Kyoto
La Petite Mort
Lear
Lilith
The Lion
Loup Garou
Love-Lies-Bleeding
Lurid
Lysander
Mag Mell
Magus
Maiden
Manhattan
Manila
Mary Read
Medea
Megaera
The Mock Turtle's Lessons
Nefertiti
Nemesis
Nosferatu
Nostrum Remedium
No. 93 Engine
Oberon
Ochosi
Odin
Othello
Ouija
Oya
Ozymandias
Penitence
Phantom
Phoenix Steamworks
Pontarlier
Port Royal
The Red Queen
Regan
Roadhouse
The Robotic Scarab
Rome
Rosalind
Rose Cross
The Sailor's Den
Santo Domingo
Shadow Witch Orchid
Shanghai
Shango
Shattered
Silk Road
Siren
Skuld
Slippery Poppy Tincture
Spellbound
Squirting Cucumber
Sri Lanka
Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener
Strangler Fig
Sudha Segara
Thanatopsis
Titus Andronicus
To a Woman
Twenty One
Tzadikim Nistarim
Vechernyaya
Velvet
Wanda
Wanton
Whitechapel
Windward Passage
Yew Trees
Yggdrasil
Y'Ha Nthlei
Unimpables
Alone
And There Was a Great Cry in Egypt
Bezoar
Carceri D'Invenzione
Cloister Graveyard in the Snow
Daiyu
Dionysia
Doc Constantine
Death of the Grave Digger
The Death of Sardanapal
Eshe, A Vision of Life in Death
Fairy Market
Fairy Wine
Famine
Fox Fires on New Year's Eve at the Garment Nettle Tree at Oji
Heavenly Love and Earthly Love
The Illustrated Woman
Lady Una
The Lantern Ghost of Oiwa
The Isle of the Dead
Isaac, The Living Skeleton
Itaso Kansei Nenkan Joro No Fuzoku
Judith and the Holofernes
Lot and His Daughters
Maltese Cross of SG
Mama-Ji
Marianne
The Masque
Meskhenet
Mictecacihuatl
Mr. Jacquel
Nanny Ashtoreth
Pepper
The Phantom Calliope
Philosopher in Meditation
The Pit and the Pendulum
Pollution
The Premature Burial
Prospero
Pulcinella and Teresina
Silence
Sunrise With Sea Monsters
The Witch Queen
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Steamworks- Wishlist
Phoenix Steamworks
Aelopile
The Antikythera Mechanism
Galvanic Goggles
No.93 Engine
The Obsidian Widow
The Robotic Scarab
Aelopile
The Antikythera Mechanism
Galvanic Goggles
No.93 Engine
The Obsidian Widow
The Robotic Scarab
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