GeorgeJr

I've had a frimp of this for months now . No idea why I've never tried it , so today I put some on before leaving for work . And I have to say it grew on me quite well as the day progressed . At first it had what I refer to as the labs classic cologne type of scent . Hard to describe in words , but if you've smelled this , Villain & a few others you probably know to what I refer . They usually have a citrus in there somewhere . Lemon , lime , maybe even sometimes a orange like note happening . However , much like my beloved Villain , Whitechapel has a lovely musk backing up the fruit in a wonderfully menacing way . I mean , it's not a dirty or frighteningly strong kind of note , but you will notice it . The other thing I really liked about this scent was while there is obvious citrus , it's not in your face screaming LEMONSLEMONSLEMONS at you . I have tried the occasional scent that was citrus based & had that happened in the past . So this was quite the pleasant surprise . Very nice indeed & I think when I can afford to go bottle shopping again that Whitechapel will be on my list for sure .

Okay , who knew Death could be so sweet & appealing ? I swear , this is one of the " cleanest " scents I've tried in a really long time . I don't know where the vetiver is in this , cause I'm really not getting it at all . I do get the touch of mint , mixed amongst the white musk , lime & other light , dry notes . Also getting the floral notes quite strongly . It does have a decent throw . Not quite sure how I feel about this one yet , May have to update this review down the road . I think I'm miffed a bit because I was expecting it to be at least slightly darker with things like vetiver & patchouli listed in the notes . Let me get past my missing out on two of my favorite ingredients then we'll see what I think . So , a good hour or two after first applying this , it turned into a not so sweet , dry & darker scent I was hoping for in the first place . No idea why it's so floral upon first application , but maybe aging will change that .

Odin came as a frimp in one of my first orders . I have been remiss in not reviewing , so here goes . Not really a favorite of mine , but not offensive either . I can & do wear it from time to time , when I want something totally different . When the labs description mentions dry wood / bark , believe it . This is easily one of the " driest " scents I've tried yet . The main things I get from this one are the wood & the herbs . Not much else really . And it smells like nothing else I've tried , period . And it's rather hard to describe . It's a fairly lite kind of scent , not really heavy in any way . But it is strong . Slightly sweet & medicinal as well . I suppose there is a touch of a menthol in there . So , I do like it , but wouldn't wear it very often . Wouldn't mind keeping a imp handy , as having Odin's blessings wouldn't be a bad thing at times .

Oh , this makes me feel like a hot guy . And I'm not really a hot guy , even in my best imaginings . But this sure is the kind of scent to play with my mind . Make me feel better about my self image . It is just so much chocolate blended with a soft leather note that I can hardly stand it . The chocolate is a cocoa kind of scent , not sweet really but very strong . The leather is very much there , but not in a brutal kind of way . Almost like melting butter , that would be what this is if leather & cocoa melted together & were stirred together over a low heat . It's easily one of my top 10 scents & I don't see anything knocking it out anytime soon .

This'll be another " I can't believe I waited this long to review this " kind of review . I think I may wait so long due to enjoying something so much that I get apathetic about it . At least about telling others how I feel . Anyway ... on with the review . Czernobog is one of my favorites from American Gods as well . Just remember , one day he WILL hit you with his hammer . Czernobog the scent really reminds me a lot of Thanatopsis at first , especially in the bottle . It has the same green , spicy kind of thing going on . Upon application it still makes me think of my favorite Ars Moriendi scent . However , after the spicy fades a bit , the musks come out to play big time . I think the only thing I ever tried with stronger musks would be Brom Bones . And they really stayed with me all day at work . Most days I sweat off the scent I'm wearing fairly quickly . Not so with the musks in this . So , a spicy , foresty kind of beginning , but a very black musk kind of ending . Which is pretty appropriate considering who this is based on .

Bitter clove, black musk, mahogany wood, and patchouli. This is very spicy indeed , heavy on the clove . Not really getting the musk so much . Best description of this I can give is it's a lot like Plunder with a dark under tone . Much of the same spiciness that Plunder has , even some of the same sweetness . But just slightly darker . Not really even noticing the patchouli , but I may be amping up the spices on my skin . I like it , but then again I'm quite a fan of Plunder too . Pretty good throw . Some might go as far to say a strong throw .

I've had my bottle of Fenris Wolf for almost a full year now . No idea why it's taken me this long to write up a review , as I wear it a couple times a month , easily . Although after putting it on today , I think it may be a good thing I waited . See , I have always had a affinity for all things Loki . And seeing as how the Wolf is one of Loki's kin , I had to make it one of my original order . When I first got it , I honestly wasn't as impressed as I hoped I would be . It was nice , but quite frankly I found it to be sweeter then I would have liked . But , today I am not getting so much sweetness as before . Today I am getting a much darker , smokiness from it I have never noticed . Is it from aging ? I can't say for sure . I am very much getting the musk ( love my musks ) , more so than before . And the wood , while sweet in it's rosewood kind of way , is much more layered with a background smell of a drier , harsher wood . I'm really digging it today , more so then ever before . Now to see if I get any comments at work today ...

Funny , on my skin I am amping the more fruit like aspects of this . I do still like it , as unlike some of the more foody / fruit laden scents I've tried from the lab , this is very dark & creamy indeed . I suppose that's the leather helping keep the base of this grounded . I do like this quite a bit , enough that I would consider a back up bottle . Something I don't do on a regular basis .

Oddly ( I say that because after looking through this thread , I don't see many others with this problem ) , the one thing I get the play doh smell from is anything with Snake Oil in it . Now , I haven't tried plain SO , but I do have several of the snake pit & all but Death Adder have that play doh moment . There was also some other scent I have that has SO in it ( I'm drawing a blank here ) that had the same thing going on , so I'm pretty sure that the SO is the culprit .

No mention of Wood phoenix yet ? It is extremely woody indeed . I shall be watching this thread too , as I do love the wood notes .

So far , this is easily my favorite grind house lady . Just a superb blend of clove & smoky goodness . Really hits all the darker notes I love , patchouli , tea , pepper . It's a really lovely scent if you are into spicy but not sweet things . And I think I can safely say it's unisex too . This is making me want to either start baking or run to the bakery

I'll agree with most folks here & say that in the bottle there is quite the menthol thing going on . It's a sweet , slightly herbal menthol . But it is quite off putting if you don't like that kind of thing . I on the other hand grew up using Vicks all the time . And I very much like the smell of Tiger Balm as well , so this is not a problem for me . And after a while , say a hour or so , the menthol pretty much is gone . Leaving a green , herbal sweetness that is quite nice . Once the menthol is gone , the throw is pretty much non existent . Really need to hold my hand directly under my nose to get anything at all . So that I do like it , but it's not something I'd want to wear very often . I tend to go through phases of putting the scents I love into my second tier for a while & running out the lesser loved bottles to see how I feel about them . This will be one of those , but I do like it quite a bit for what it is .

I can back up the Lobster here & say that Malediction is very dark & oil like . Toad may list it in it's notes , & I can say I do notice the note that is mentioned when I wear it , but it isn't the main one coming through . And do give Troll a try , or it'll find you & rough you up

You might want to try a imp of Gauko . While it's not exactly lite , it isn't very sweet either . Yet it is quite floral . Here's the Lab's description . Blackened sandalwood and misty lavender, with curling wisps of smoky tobacco, nag champa, and labdanum. I honestly don't get the sandalwood so much , but there is something dark under the floral there . It's one of the few florals I've tried that I think I can wear .

I do love this scent . For those of you who have tried the new Rumpelstilzchen scent & found the smoke to be too strong , this may be the blend for you . This is all sweet , dark smoke . It really is a kind of boozy , smoky scent that is just marvelous . There is virtually no difference in this from the bottle to on my skin . It's a fairly strong scent with a strong waft to it . Not a fast fader either . Really nice & I hope it makes a return sometime in the future again .

In the bottle I get mainly the saffron & citrus , with something very dark lurking behind them . Once applied , the citrus opens things up with a bang . This is much lighter then I expected it to be from the bottle . It's a very level scent , not too dark or lite . The citrus , while slightly in the fore front , is not simply covering up all the other notes . Rather , they are complimenting it quite nicely . I really don't get the tea or cocoa in this . I do think I am getting the herbs in the back ground , helping to keep things balanced . I do love the labs use of herbs for just such occasions . I do think from this & some other attempts with citrus , that I may amp it somewhat . Not to the extent I do rose or honey ( which are so bad I just avoid them all together ) . What I'm saying is the mandarin may not be as strong on others . As it stands on me , I think this will be a great scent for me once the weather warms up again . It's making me think of tropical climes with this crazy orange thing going on

I'm very happy with Wood Phoenix . In the bottle the scent is quite powerful , dare I say overpowering ? But once on the skin , it levels out nicely . I think the walnut is what boosts it so in the bottle & when first applied it's right there doing it's thing . But that only lasts maybe a minute . About 5 minutes later , this is a lovely blend , woody but not overpoweringly so . The other notes ( the fig , florals & I'd say the bamboo mainly . Not so much the clove ) really go well together & no one note is powering out the others . It's quite unisex to the point of being almost too sweet for me . But I think I can still pull it off . Just have to watch the amount applied .

Ha ! Good call on the Pennsic smell . Very much so , in fact . Now my call on the Rumpel-meister . In the bottle it is much more green smelling & not so smoky at all . But as soon as it is on my skin it is all fire & ash for sure . Just amazingly smoky , in a really good , sexy way . It actually reminds me of some of the rauchbiers that I've drank in the past as well . Especially Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier . That stuff was like drinking a bonfire that someone had thrown bacon into As far as Rumpelstilzchen goes , I'm very glad it's a GC scent . I can see needing another bottle quickly , as the GF liked it quite a bit as well .

Add me to the list of big lemon from this one . If not lemon , then some citrus along those lines for sure . Not orange or grapefruit . I suppose lime may be a possibility , but I still lean lemon . There is a slight , underlying darkness here . A bit sweet as well . This is nice to have as a imp , to use from time to time when I'm in the mood for something totally different then my usual choices . But I can't see getting a bottle . Upon further review . So I went to work , feeling like a large lemony kind of thing . But after about a hour , the lemon faded to a hardly noticeable background scent . What I did get the rest of the day was what smelled a lot like Shub ! I swear , it was the same spicy , ginger type of scent that I can only assume is the incense note in the blend . I may have to rethink my " no bottle of this " comment from earlier .

From a imp I ordered months ago . I really need to review more of those ... So anyway , I'll follow the hippy theme espoused by others before me . I'll also admit to really liking the Coiled Serpent . It is serious patchouli , but there also is a bit of a fir or mild pine in there somewhere too . It's a fairly strong blend . Lot's o' waft I'm trying to say if the patchouli thing isn't for you , you may wish to avoid this . I on the other hand will take any that the rest of you don't want . And don't let the smell of it in the bottle throw you off , it does mellow out some on the skin . But it is still quite strong . Very green / fresh smelling .

Those are hilarious , I love the Bah Humbug goblins

From the Halloweenies I prefer Pumpkins 2 & 4 .

Well , I love Death Adder a whole lot . And I like both of the others . So I guess that'll be a bottle for me before it's gone again

Excellent post !

Just a quick question about a scent that has returned for a brief time . I see all the excitement about Snake Charmer , & can't help but wonder if it would work for a guy as well . I don't think I'll get a chance to sniff it before it goes away , so I figured I'd ask here in hopes of getting some opinions . I'd hate to miss out on something that so many feel is so special , but if it's too feminine I won't feel bad at all .