zankoku_zen
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Sweet mossy patchouli. This smells herby, and sort of like money. Old money, but pleasantly so. I'd definitely use this like a Conjure Bag blend.
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Spruce, cedar, nutmeg and clove. This is a very masculine, woodsy blend on me. Pine, forest, spices.
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Cloyingly sweet rum and vanilla. This doesn't go to plastic, but its rich, foodie vanilla. With a splash of rum, and A GIANT DOSE OF SWEETNESS. Not for me.
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Bright orange juice and peel. This smells like when you first "peel open" a mandarin or clementine. Low throw, sticks very close to the skin, and my skin just eats this puppy up. But it's very very realistic. Simple, juicy, citrus.
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White, watery clean florals. I have nothing else on this. WHEW.
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Pineapple, cinnamon and chamomile. The pineapple is strongest on wet. This smells fruity and sunny, and dries to a cheery cinnamon, chamomile and rose blend. Cheery, fruity, roses.
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Cassia, violets and myrrh. This one is an... odd one. It's this resinous floral, with a hint of spice. Lighter than I'd expect. Spicy, resinous, floral.
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Black pepper, cumin and dragons blood. Okay, so like three of my LEAST favorite notes. Spicy, spicy, b.o.
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To me, this is pretty much vanilla orchid with hints of violets, and dries down to a strong vanilla orchid, with hints of green tea. Delicate, feminine, vanilla.
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Lemongrass, bergamot, hints of lavender and sandalwood. This is a very lemon/Thai seasonings blend. It smells exotic, spicy, and citrusy. Exotic, lemon, fun.
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Rose, cherry, hints of lemon verbena, apple blossom, and hibiscus (in that order as it dries). This is a pretty, complex 'pink' rose blend. Pretty, pink, roses.
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Lime, lilac and tobacco. More along the lines of male cologne. Sophisticated, warm, subtle.
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Spicy carnation leather. Definitely soft brown leather. Actually this leather reminds me to Quincy Morris. And splash of bay rum. Hot damn this is sexy. Unisex, skewing toward the masculine side though.
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Peony SN. Super strong, kinda creamy, ALL PEONY. All the time. This is your face, pelted by peonies. Any questions?
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Myrrh, benzoin with a touch of rose. Actually, my skin eats this up and I can barely smell after 20 minutes. Weird.
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Roses, tea, cinnamon.... in that order of strength. Strong, elegant, feminine roses.
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This review is for Black Lace v1 prototype. I didn't know if this should be a separate review thread or not. More vanilla, more tobacco, and definitely more cognac. Way boozier than the original released blend. The resurrected version was kinda appley on me. This one is definitely a tobacco/cognac heavy blend.
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Fresh paper, and computer toner. This smells like paper that has just been laser ink printed on, with a slight floral note. It's like printed paper, but better. This is definitely related to blends like Manus Dei (Typewriter Incident) and India Ink SN.
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2012 version. I really enjoyed the 2009 version of this blend, and its pretty similar with all the gleaming chrome and high pitched citrus notes. This one veers a little too close into cleanser territory though. Citrus, metal, gleaming.
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2012 version. Again, on wet its a strong yuzu and lime combination..... and it devolves into something like an industrial strength toilet cleaner. Citrus, clean, overpowering.
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2012 version Okay, so the original 2009 version went powdery, and this one definitely is strong on the lemon component, so its an odd mix of lemon-musk with hints of cacao. .... In other words, this sort of reminds me to a cross between Lemon Scented Sticky Bat and Batty. Lemon, musk, cocoa.
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Dark, musky pine. With swirls of myrrh. Dark, resinous, pine.
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Sweet rice milkiness, although by turns it smells like buttered popcorn, and a hint of cherry. Milk, salty, foodie.