zankoku_zen
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Airy, wet petals, and it dries to a cool, light violet-regal floral. Very delicate, but powerful. Good throw and wear length. No powderiness that I can detect.
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Amber, tar and woods. This smells like a oil soaked raisin on woods. Yup. I definitely smell raisins. But dipped in lamp oil. Medium throw and wear length.
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Asphodel, amber, and smoke. This smells like a smoky asphodel. Medium throw and wear length.
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Nothing is Unexpected, Nothing is Foresworn
zankoku_zen replied to vikingpixie's topic in Limited Editions
Red wine, ash, and amber. This is a smoky red wine blend. Medium throw and wear length. -
A ton of lemon verbena over dead leaves, and a whiff of cedar. Yup, loads of lemons. Medium throw and wear length.
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Dead Leaves, Pineapple, Patchouli, and Vetiver
zankoku_zen replied to Failmingo's topic in Halloweenie
Mainly dead leaves and smoky patchouli with a tinge of pineapple, which oddly enough makes it all have an almost black leather smell when combined together. Average throw and wear length. -
I did not expect to love this as much as I did. It's this fizzy gin with bitter lemon. It's bright, citrusy and refreshing. mr. zee_zee said it smelled like ginger ale. I love it!
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Slightly spicy with dead leaves, and a green aquatic overlay. Agreed that this is the same spicy-sweet peppercorn in Fake News. Much more wearable than anticipated. Medium throw and wear length.
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Dead Leaves, Tuscan Leather, White Amber, and Mimosa Blossom
zankoku_zen replied to rachelos's topic in Halloweenie
I get a ton of white amber with mimosa, and hints of white leather and dead leaves. It ends up as a very autumnal fougere-type of blend. It's more of a classic cologne than I anticipated. Very gender neutral and clean. Good throw and wear length. -
So first off the bat, I do enjoy me some clove in my blends. This one is a very cassia/cinnamon-esque heavy clove. I do get the clove, but its definitely has a high overtone of cassia/cinnamon on it. I really can't decide if its cassia or it's cinnamon. It adds a bit to the dusty impression of it. On wet, I had an almost vague impression of a leather undertone to it. It has dried down to a dusty slightly cassia clove. Compared to the Sweet Clove SN, its definitely that cassia/cinnamon aspect that is the main differentiation. Medium throw, low wear length.
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2017 version Slush white snow, birch, and frigid air. Good bit of greenery underneath. It's vaguely Skadi-esque but gentler, slushier snow and no pine. Good throw and wear length.
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On wet, I get the coconut the most, but it's really light, and then it dries down to a dead leaf and champaca blend. So it's a slightly smoky white floral and dead leaves. More of the traditional perfume type than I expected. Great throw, good wear length.
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Dead Leaves, Violet Candy, and Sugar Crystals
zankoku_zen replied to Upstart Crow's topic in Halloweenie
I mainly get violet candy. Honestly, this to me is just a stronger violet candy with a bed of ivy underneath, which is an odd way for dead leaves to code for my nose, but there you have it. Violet candy, and ivy stems. Good throw and wear length. -
Dead Leaves, Black Plum, Bitter Clove, and Oudh
zankoku_zen replied to Larinessa's topic in Halloweenie
This one is a more dead-leaf plum oudh. It's mainly a plummy oudh, with just a smidge of dead leaves and clove. Very fall-like. Very plummy. If you like either, give this a whirl. Medium throw and wear length. -
Dead Leaves, Bourbon, Black Cherry, and an Orange Twist
zankoku_zen replied to puellacaerulea's topic in Halloweenie
From the bottle, the loudest note is surprisingly the bourbon. This one smells boozy. On wet, I get a boozy black cherry/orange blend with just a smidge of orange. It dries down to a dead leaf with a whiff of orange and bourbon. Honestly, this is more of a bourbon blend than anything else. It's like if Don Draper decided to go jump in a pile of leaves instead of another Manhattan. Medium throw and wear length. -
I get mainly black currant, slightly floweriness and some slinky clove. UGH. This is so good. Love it.
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Red apple, ylang ylang, opoponax, and myrrh. Red apple and myrrh. For me this was a darker red apple, with tinges of resinous myrrh and just a whiff of darker white florals. Dark, seductive, apple. Medium throw and low wear length on me though.
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Oudh, amber, bergamot and a whiff of honey, saffron, and yew. This one is a complex dark oudh blend. It flitters between a dark, ombre sort of perfume and just straight up smokey darkness. Good throw and wear length.
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Super sexy pumpkin spice. I get tinges of pumpkin spice, rum, tobacco, and just a whiff of leather. UGH. This actually smells really good. I was not expecting to like this and I am. This will require more testing. Good throw and wear length.
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Rum and yellow cake. This one is a coconutty sugary drink on the beach rum. So I end up with a very tropical Caribbean cake. Medium throw and wear length.
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Red musk, orris, and a touch of what smells like coconutty vetiver. I really do get a good deal of Blood Pearl from this. Good throw and wear length.
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Sugary lemon balm with a touch of orange. Medium throw and wear length.
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Violets and lavender on wet, and it dries down and more of the orris and iris come out, making it more of a powdery violet blend. This is like a light lilac colored purple. It's light and ephemeral, and just a tad crazy. Good throw and wear length.
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Mint, chilly pom, and a bed of musk. This one is a minty pom blend with enough musk to keep it interesting. Very weird, and complex, and fruity-tangy without being all pomegranate in your face.
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The Mournful Influence of the Unperceived Shadow
zankoku_zen replied to themerrybaker's topic in Halloweenie
Labdanum, patchouli and musk. This is a dark, inky, musky blend. Touch of saffron. If you're into dark, resinous blends, give this a whirl. Medium throw and wear length.