tinyvulture
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Juicy ripe fig! Its fruity sweetness is accented by the vanilla and buttercream notes. Good throw, powerful. I’m not really noticing the sandalwood. This is totally fruity and foodie on me. It’s a really beautiful fig perfume whether you love fig or, like me, you never really thought about how gorgeous fig can smell!
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GORGEOUS. I’ve never encountered bushman’s candle before, but the internet tells me it’s a waxy/resinous bark with notes of amber, caramel and brown sugar. Like, YES PLEASE. So I would love a SN bushman’s candle, to really distill what I’m smelling here. But I get all of the above notes, heavy on the brown sugar. Plus creamy vanilla, warm honey, and I think I can pick out the labdanum a tiny bit in the background. I love it INSTANTLY and need large amounts!
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This is a warm, gentle leather blend. The leather feels worn in and comfortable and it pairs nicely with the syrupy, resinous rosin (pine sap) note. I would say the rosin is actually stronger than the leather. It’s medicinal and licoricey, not really piney. Not all leather scents work for me but this one does, and it will also smell nice on my husband.
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Patchouli and weed! This is like the ultimate hippie stoner blend. Sweet head shop patchouli incense and dank, strong weed. Unfortunately I could not wear this at my job so I gotta put it in the swap pile.
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Ginger Cake With Quince And Orange Zest
tinyvulture replied to Silvertree's topic in Gifts with Donation or Purchase
Very nice. Was wondering how strong the ginger would be, but it’s just right, not too sharp. It’s tempered by a lovely buttery cakey sweetness and a bright hint of orange. I’m not sure what quince smells like so I can’t speak to that note. Looking at the other reviews, everyone seems relieved at how calm the ginger is and I agree. Definitely a keeper. -
INSTANT need for a bottle. Coy Mermaid screams sultry summer evening walking among lush champaca and jasmine. Glamorous and yes, coy. The sweet cream accents the natural sweetness found in the floral notes, and the patchouli brings a hippie earthiness in the background. I love jasmine and it’s balanced so perfectly with all the other notes here.
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Really lovely strawberries and cream perfume with just a touch of bright sour cranberry. The strawberry is definitely more noticeable and the cranberry just accentuates the natural tartness of strawberry really nicely. It’s a nice foodie blend without being overly sweet. I’m not getting any soapiness or anything weird. I love fresas con crema and that is what this reminds me of.
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Saffron! Lots of it. It adds a bittersweet, exotic spiciness to the red musk. As abejita noticed, the red musk is understated here, not overpowering as it sometimes can be for me. I am not really picking up honey. I swear there’s a coppery blood note as well. Maybe I’m just easily suggestible what with the name and all but I see other have pointed it out as well. In summary, SWEET METAL BLOOD. ?
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Smooth polished wood and sweet incense smoke. Strong pagan-rituals-in-the-woods vibe. It feels old and mysterious.. I’m not really getting the cologne aspect that others have noticed. I’m gonna wear it to the medieval forest fair in a couple weeks
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This blend reminds me of the chocolate-covered coconut cream eggs they sell at Easter. The sweetened coconut and powdery cocoa are the strongest notes and they blend beautifully. The nutty warmth of hazelnut is faintly present in the background. Definitely a foodie blend. If you love a Mounds or Almond Joy, here’s a sweet treat you’ll love.
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A foodie dream, all ripe banana and fluffy pancakes, with sweet caramel and whipped cream. Strong and lasting, with a gorgeous buttery, nutty vibe that cuts the sweetness just the right amount. Love it!
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The musky, spicy, sweet vanilla of Snake Oil, and then every so often a hint of buttery pastry. Really faint pastry. It’s mostly straight Snake Oil on me. Very good throw, strong scent. I’m not getting any jam or berry as some reviewers noted. Even after several minutes it’s the same – strong, sweet Snake Oil and just a hint of buttery pastry.
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I get a fizzy drink, light citrus (bergamot) flavor. Sweet hints of tonka and amber start to appear. It’s cute and energetic like a butterfly! But bergamot isn’t really my jam.
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A lovely spiced coffee blend, reminiscent of Cafe Mille et Une Nuits. Very heavy on the cardamom, sweetened by the vanilla, and then as for the fir needle…it's mild, I wouldn’t guess it was there if I didn’t see the notes list. But since I’m aware of it, it does pop up occasionally, adding depth. Basically this will be a perfect backup when I run out of the OLLA blend.
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Like lavender candy. Sweet and soothing. I immediately ordered a bottle! There’s the cool lavender, the sparkling fruitiness of the sugar plums, and the vanilla coziness of marshmallow. This will be such a happy, cheerful yet calming addition to my army of lavender sleep blends in the triumph against insomnia!
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Cafe de olla for me. Coffee with cinnamon and sugar. Not getting much in the way of creaminess or pumpkin. The cinnamon is just very spicy and strong. I would maybe try to layer it with Jack if I wanted more PSL vibe. Really I think I’ll swap it because my skin is just amping the cinnamon.
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Rendezvous With Her Lover Behind the Rice Straws
tinyvulture replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Lupercalia
Clean grassy hay gives it a cologne vibe but then the rice milk and sugar are soft and sweet. Masculine and feminine coming together, balanced. Sometimes the hay note makes me sneeze but it seems all right here. A warm and fuzzy blend, stays close to the skin, like being wrapped up in a blanket -
Not what I was expecting, with my skin chemistry there’s a clean, shampoo note. I’m getting the sweet cream and honey, yeah, but it’s like combined with green and herbal notes. Gonna have to swap this one sadly.
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Vanilla Cream, Pistachio, and Macadamia
tinyvulture replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I thought I got "Vanilla Cream and Almond" by mistake when I first applied it. It has that cherry vibe. As doomsday_disco said, even when you can recognize it as pistachio rather than almond, it’s still a pistachio that’s heavily cherry-accented! Pistachio extract rather than the experience of eating actual pistachios, you got me? The vanilla cream is heavy and super-sweet, while the macadamias’ presence is only felt in a very slight buttery richness. Let’s call this cherry-vanilla ice cream studded with pistachios, that’s how it feels to me. Which is nice. -
Honey cakes with a dab of butter. Not overly buttery. And custard, sweet and rich. And the lab’s wool note is also there. It’s a good one. Real wool is itchy so I have no idea if it’s true-to-life. But it adds depth to this otherwise foodie blend. I’m not picking up fennel or smoke. But I do love a good baked goods scent. They’re comforting and cozy. I’m especially partial to ones with oats and rice, but I can dig this bread-y vibe right here!
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Butternut Squash, Patchouli, and Green Fig
tinyvulture replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This patchouli is IN YOUR FACE as soon as I open the decant. Just the way I like it! The green unripeness of the fig is also present. If there’s butternut, it’s heavily cinnamon-and-cardamom-spiced. Not plain raw gourd, but a more “pumpkin spice squash” if you will. The cinnamon blast is really on par with the patchouli. They are fighting for dominance, man. With the “green growing thing” of the fig just shyly popping up from time to time. I wouldn’t wear something regularly with this much cinnamon so off to swaps. -
This is a nice floral/fruit blend. The pineapple, strawberry, and rose are the strongest notes and this trifecta is actually really complementary. The sourness of the pineapple and strawb brings out the sharper aspects of the rose, but their sweetness also enhances the rose’s sweet floral essence. I’m not really getting carnation or peony at all. I had no clue what this would smell like or if I’d like it, and I’m pleased that’s a successful combining of notes that I never would have thought of as going together!
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My favorite of the 2022 Liliths that I sampled! “Spoopy Kid” comes close because it’s also a patchouli blend and my nostalgic little hippie heart loves those. But here the combination of patchouli and strawberry is just incredible! Sticky and sweet and syrupy and so fantastic. These two notes just compliment each other so well. Are there carnations and labdanum as well? Maybe! I don’t know! I’m obsessed with PATCHOULI + STRAWBERRY 4-EVA!!
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Gauguin, one of my favorite creeps from Art History! This ticks all the boxes of what I’d want in a tropical Tahitian scent! The raw coconut, the tropical flowers - plumeria, gardenia, hi! I love you! The green, clean palm fronds. I’m not getting any ginger or orchids but you know what, that’s cool. It’s complex, it’s not JUST a bouquet of florals because the coconut (pure coconut, not sweet desiccated kind) and palm are definitely just as present as the flowers. And yet the coconut isn’t overpowering so you just think “tanning oil” and move on. What I’m saying is it’s really well balanced and truly evocative of walking through a tropical garden, lovely.
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Spicy pink carnation blended with a general “baked goods” background. Like I can’t really discern that it’s sugar cookies. Nor am I getting any rose. It’s perfectly nice but I have hoarded an old Pink Moon that’s sugared carnation (07?) that’s lasted me forever and is my One True Carnation. So this one’s off to swaps.