Sed Non Satiata

demonic passion and brutal sexuality manifested through myrrh, red patchouli, cognac, honey, and tuberose and geranium in a breathy, panting veil over the darkest body musk.
Oh, I love this one. A strong, unique, feminine scent. Let's see, I love myrrh, patchouli, cognac, honey and dark musk, so I was only worried about the tuberose and geranium. I've still no idea what geranium smells like, but I can make out the tuberose. It's present, but not overwhelming to me. The notes blend to together in a really nice way, although it's a bit hard to describe. A darker sweet floral, somehow.

5/5

Anne Bonny

A blend of Indonesian red patchouli, red sandalwood, and frankincense.

I was a little afraid that the frankincense would get out of control on this one, but the sandalwood is the main note. It smells powerful- I like to wear it when I suspect my work day will be a tough one. Sweetened spicy sandalwood scent, good throw and lasting power.

4.5/5

Cathedral

A true ecclesiatical blend of pure resins.

I'm a huge fan of resins, so I hoped to at least like this one, and I do. It does start out pretty woody- cedar, but the resins sweeten it up enough in dry down to make me like it. It is the woodiest resin scent I've tried yet. But, if you like cedar and resins, a sure hit.

4/5

Lady Macbeth

sweet Bordeaux wine, blood red currant, thyme and wild berries.

I'm a fan of berry scents, esp. currant, so I like this one. The sweet Bordeaux does take it into almost candy territory, but the thyme keeps it a bit more interesting than that. There are other berry scents I like better, but there's nothing wrong with this one.

3.5/5

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

Queen Mab

black orchid, sandalwood, night-blooming jasmine, osmanthus, Somalian rose, and Chinese musk.

I wasn't sure what to anticipate with this one. It seems so floral, but I usually like orchid and jasmine. It's hard to describe what it is like on my skin. It's very light, but there's something in there that seems different enough to draw me to it. I think it might be the Chinese musk that gives it a different twist. So- light musky floral, but definitely not in a white musk sort of way.

Eternal

Stephanotis, cyclamen, heliotrope, white rose and gardenia.

This is a frimp from the lab that I am completely shocked to like. I'm really usually not a floral person, and that's all this is. I have always sort of liked jasmine, though, and the stephanotis is smelling very similar. I think maybe I can smell gardenia in there, too. The rose seems subdued. Anyhow, this is a light, sweet tropical floral, which is evidently the sort of floral I've been looking for. Who knew?

4/5