torikitty
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This smells as great as everyone else notes, but once it hits my skin, there's something floral that turns and takes over. I'm going to guess the bergamot or broom flower. So, there's also these beautiful notes, but the amber and the acrid floral note are what dominate on me. After a while, the floral note goes away. It ends up being a strong amber on me.
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Strangely enough, this one doesn't last very long on me. Maybe 2 hours. Spicy strawberry. I think @starbrow nailed it above. Kinda like an herbal Eat the Strawberries. It's great while it lasts on me, I just wanted it to stick around longer.
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Totally smells like butterscotch in the bottle! Once on, it's strawberry candy. The marshmallow makes it very alluring, though. I want to keep sniffing my wrist. It lasted about 4 hours on me. After a while, the strawberry did go a little plasticky on me, but the marshmallow makes up for it, so it's not a huge turn-off.
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This is gorgeous, but super light. I like my HGs with a bit more oomph. Sweet and pink, but not too heavy on the strawberry.
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I'm surprised I'm not enjoying this more. I think all of the elements blend together to create something more perfumey than I was expecting. I think it's a great blend and smells awesome in the bottle, but it doesn't work with my chemistry.
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Goes on strong, smelling just like maraschino cherries. Unfortunately, on me, my skin sucks up the cherry, and it really doesn't last long. I'd say I get about an hour of light cherry buttercream smell, and then it's totally gone.
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I've tried 20+ scents and only liked 2. Help!
torikitty replied to rosekill's topic in Recommendations
Wow, I feel like I have a good amount of the imps listed here. Mind if I send you some? I have so many! -
Belgian Chocolate, Black Pepper, Whiskey, & Bourbon Vanilla
torikitty replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Lupercalia
In the bottle, I get sweet chocolate and pepper mixed with booze. Surprisingly, this smells exactly like what you’d expect on, and completely nothing like the description on my husband. I figured I would morph it, too. Chocolate is the most apparent, with pepper fading to the background. I guess the whisky, too. I thought this would be more outstanding given some of the similar box of chocolates from previous years, but it’s a really wearable chocolate on me. -
This one doesn’t disappoint! I amp the cherry and pepper, and they go so well together! The cherry does fade eventually, but leaves a fruity, happy pepper behind. I think cherry fans could be disappointed that cherry doesn’t last longer, but pepper fans will be happy with such a wearable pepper.
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In the bottle, I smell banana Runts candy. During dry down, the cream part comes out, and it smells a lot more like banana cream pie. The coconut seems to slowly make it’s appearance more known and edging closer to BBW Creamy Coconut. I don’t detect any chocolate, but it could be adding to the overall creaminess.
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Wow, my experience was so much different. It ended up having a floral quality to it. Not quite rose, but it hit me similar to a heady floral that was acrid. I didn't get wax, leather, or anything else people noted. Not a snake for me.
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Yes, mulled wine! I mostly get cherries and wine. Maybe a hint of clove, but not much pumpkin spice. And considering I tried Blood Squib Snake Oil on the other arm, which is super cherry, this feels like a dusty, “antique” cherry. I guess I associate wine with “antique”? I’d recommend this for wine lovers, maybe clove lovers, but not pumpkin spice lovers. Sweet and fruity lovers could be hit or miss.
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This smells great in the bottle. Like wine, maybe some chocolate. I agree that there's some similar notes from Tzenzon Tchotochin, spicy and herbal like that. And something that smells a bit like the leather in Perversion. Unfortunately, there's something in here that goes to oud on me, not sure which note. Not super cat pee, but something that sticks around and overpowers the wine notes.
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I LOVE this! I wish I could find more. It's such a comforting holiday scent that is evocative of baking, and I can vaguely pick up on the apricot. But none of the spices feel overwhelming or artificial, which makes it even better.
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I think I was expecting something different. This totally reminds me of brown sugar and cinnamon instant oatmeal.
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I had a similar experience as soupy twist. It's like a green fig, and possibly grass. Or something earthy that is starting to decompose. I can see "dead leaves" fans, who don't want a foodie experience, really digging this.
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Yes! Someone else already mentioned it, glad I wasn't the only one that noticed it, too. I wanted to come here specifically to mention it's super similarity to Snake Can! If you didn't get a chance to snag that, this comes in close second. Not that there's a 1:1 similarity between popcorn and salted nuts, but I think there's something between how they interact with Snake Oil that is similar. Salty and sweet? If you're a Snake Oil lover, or a Mouse Circus lover, this is wonderful!
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I agree, coffee is an afterthought. This is mostly butterscotch. It's great, and the sillage is nice. It hangs out for a while.
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Wet: definitely cake. pumpkin spice wiggles it's way forward slowly. drydown: dry and spicy cake wet: the vanilla goes plasticy, sadly. It's a nice pumpkin cake/bread in the background, though.
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Can’t believe I forgot to review this! Still enjoying it immensely! It’s a bit lighter when first sprayed, but once it dissipates, a lovely cinnamon orange clove fill the room. So lovely and festive!
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Trying out the 2019 version. In the bottle, it smells like the yumminess from Sweet Potato Souffle that one might encounter over the holidays. Not quite pumpkin, but the same buttery, spicy, food thing. ♨️ And my skin is warming up slightly from the cinnamon, so people with sensitivities do need to be careful. The red musk becomes more apparent as it dries down. I can pick out the oat thing that people mentioned previously. It's a really pretty blend that I think most foodies will adore.
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Sweet cardamom, light coffee, hint of vanilla to round things out. It's surprisingly not overpowering, and the cardamom stays as cardamom with my chemistry. Oddly enough, this ends up smelling a bit perfumey from far away. I guess designer perfumes use cardamom? It's pretty, and I can see this being a gateway perfume for getting people into BPAL. ETA: a year later, the coffee is not really there. On me, it's a pretty cardamom. It sticks around for a few hours.
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The oud and vetiver immediately stand out to me. It does warm up with the honey, but it still stands out as cologney to me, too.
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2019 version. cinnamon, spices, citrus. kinda smells candley. I can see spicy punch. I was expecting more wine, but this doesn't quite deliver. Still smells great, it would make an awesome atmo!
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delicious, chewy tobacco hiding amongst the sweet, cakey gingerbread cookies. Tobacco starts out strong, gingerbread eventually catches up. I've never been able to pick out tonka, but the tobacco probably overpowers it anyway. So good!