zankoku_zen
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The nights are at their longest, the sky is at its darkest. The air is still with reflective silence. A bouquet of night-blooming flowers, petals dusted with frost. Cereus, datura and moonflower accord, night phlox, honeysuckle, silver thyme, nicotiana, pale tuberose, white mint, and blue musk. A huge bloom of night flowers - cereus, moonflowers, honeysuckle, blue musk. Great throw and wear length. This is a gorgeous white floral bouquet.
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Dark rose, apricot and a whiff of fig. This to me is mainly an apricot scented rose. Medium throw and wear length. The rose is not very present. It was more like rosewood if you ask me.
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You know how Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte tastes more like pie spices than either coffee or pumpkin? It's sort of the same way. I get a ton more of the vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and maybe a whiff of pumpkin. If there is coffee, it has retreated to some corner somewhere to hide out and ride out the invasion that PSL represents and who knows if it will ever emerge. I don't blame the coffee. It's fierce out there.
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To me, this is pretty much a Dead Leaves SN hair gloss. No sugar. Good throw and wear length though.
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Rose, oudh, and carnation. This one is not heavy on the rose, and I get a fair bit of both oudh and spicy carnation. mr. zee_zee said that my hair smelled nice. Not really big on the lasting power after I was done blow-drying my hair though.
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Sweet, creamy pumpkin. Yup. That's it. Smells like sweet creamy pumpkin goo.
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Dragon-Smooched Snake Oil
zankoku_zen replied to Deceitfuldescender's topic in Retail Exclusive Oils
Honeyed dragon's milk with extra shot of vanilla and spices. It's a very soft, comforting blend. Good throw and wear length. .... Everyone digs different things. I think this is a nice comfy blend, but that's it for me. -
Giant hint of cucumber on wet, and then I get aquatic moss, green tea and a touch of patchouli. This is a very dark green aquatic on me. Murky swamp, dark greens, a glittering fathomless eye that just stares at you. Low throw and wear length.
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I get mint, juniper, cold rock, and some sort of sandalwood and oudh. There's a minty ozonic coolness, but underneath the sandalwood and oudh, there is almost an oily/motor oil feel to it, which immediately pulls this into the masculine territory for me. In short, cold rock. If you wanted that distilled into an "oil of cold rock", this is what this is. Decent throw and wear length.
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Chaos Theory VI: Recursive Self-Similarity v7
zankoku_zen replied to Kitrona's topic in Limited Editions
#717 There's a strong foodie note to this vanilla, with an undertone of musk and a whiff of creamy white florals. There may be either some beeswax/honey in this because as it dries down, I get a 'honeyed' aspect to it. Good throw and wear length. -
Sticky wine, incense, and a touch blood on the drydown. This smells like a smoky sweet wine and sort of reminds me to the Madrid blend --- but with smoky vetiver instead. Medium throw and wear length.
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2016 version I am getting a ton of coconut from this. It's mainly a smoky coconut with spicy vanilla. Good throw and wear length.
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Sandy gritty vetiver. I also get a bit of sandalwood on the drydown. This is a smoky vetiver/sandalwood blend. It sort of reminds me to the Ifrit actually. Medium throw and wear length.
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Pumpkin spice with lemon zest. It's a meringue like lemon, pumpkin spice, and some otherworldly fluid. Kinda lemony, kinda spicy, kinda creepy. Fun. Good throw and wear length.
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I am assuming this is one of those Dark Delicacies/Cobwebby prototypes, and most recently seen on etsy. Honestly, this just makes me assume its some sort of Egyptian God prototype, like Sekhmet but not. There's a dusty cinnamon edge, a touch of cassia, a pinch of sand, and woods. I think it may be sandalwood. It's a dusty gender-neutral blend. Low throw, good wear length.
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All of the LU blends stand for Last Unicorn, with MF being Mommy Fortuna. At least, that's my logic and I'm sticking to it. LUMF3 is a golden honeyed amber, with touches of rusty metal, a whiff of anise, and something else. Medium throw and good wear length.
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Creamy white florals, touch of lily, and on the drydown there's a resin going on at the bottom.
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Fresh vanilla greens with a touch of tobacco and opium poppy. This is one a green hypnotic blend. It's cool fresh green, a base of vanilla and underneath the darker tobacco lurks. Good throw and wear length.
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I get mainly an amber brown leather blend with a fair bit of frankincense. This one is a manly brown leather, sort of cuddly. Medium throw and wear length.
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Peach, neroli, and champaca. On wet, it's mainly a fruity peach and neroli, but as it dries the smoky champaca comes out adding depth. Good throw and wear length.
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Zingy lavender citrus chypre. And on the drydown just a whiff of the clove. Very gender neutral. It's sort of comforting and yet zingy at the same time. I'm very torn on whether I love this or not. Good throw and wear length.
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Pine, myrrh, frankincense and a touch of sandalwood. It's a resinous pine blend. Slightly masculine. Great throw, good wear length.
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Sandalwood, black leather and a touch of tobacco. This one is a manly black leather. Black leather tends to really amp up and go chemically on me, so this doesn't amp up and take over, nor is it too chemically. Medium throw and wear length.
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Herbal black tea and lavender. I am definitely getting an anise edge with a slight resin base. Good throw and wear length.
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Lilac, white musk, and labdanum. I also get a combination that smells like lilac soap coming through. Good throw and wear length.