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It smells like the dead, wet, disintegrating leaves and fallen blooms around my camellia bushes right now. Forest floor muskiness. But the khus, saffron and clove are drier and spicier than that. Clove comes out more on wear but that note doesn’t get too strong for me. The khus etc bring to mind Old Spice notes but the camellia and amber give it a little roundness. A+ for evoking winter/fall but I’m still trying to decide how much I like it.
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I prefer this to a pure chocolate scent, though I understand why wood might be jarring to some people. It does blend well enough. That's a really nice dark cocoa. My only complaint is that it goes very faint on the drydown for me. I'll use it for layering with Misketonic U and other scents that could use a splash of warm cocoa and sandalwood.
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Apple spiced with dead leaf and concrete. October never worked on me, but this is good. Unless you really can’t stand dead leaves in any amount, this is lovely.
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No question, this is a big flask of liquid kohl and sweet vinyl. Seems like it would be too chemical for me, but I love the wood that joins in, providing some contrast for the darker chemical elements. I want to try layering this one with Clown White or Datura SN
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2025: Pink fruity roses against a backdrop of chamomile, the lab’s marigold and a few dead but not yet dry leaves. But mostly roses. The roses keep the bitter elements in line. I agree with the Harvest Moon 13 comparison. This is comforting.
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2015: I could see this as an expensive candle or room scent with a name like “white pumpkin.” It reminds me of a really good pumpkin spice latte mix I got once, (though unlike the Pumpkin Spice Latte scent from years ago I tried, this is way lighter on cinnamon and nutmeg.) The sandalwood is keeping it balanced: a candle like this would probably go too far into vanilla cream sugar territory, but the foody sweetness is held back here. It is in fact basic, but like vanilla it seems to be something that would blend into all situations and be popular for good reason.
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A little bit like chrysanthemum, or as Assymbia said marigolds without stems. I could also see chamomile, honeysuckle and some pale amber for a sweet background element that’s like hand lotion. This is a wan sunshine yellow. It does feel like autumn to me, though I’m used to warm autumns.
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Beeswax, but also tobacco comes out because of skin heat. It’s a fruity tobacco with ash and there’s the sense of a big leather chair and a macadamia biscotti. Cozy, but I don’t know if I need a full bottle. As an atmosphere spray I’d definitely be interested though
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Amazing. Exactly what it says it is. Doughnut maple buckwheat coffee. It reminds me of Secret Doughnuts a little but with a nice dark coffee. Unlike a lot of coffee blends this has some real strength on me. Coffee can sometimes get a little powdery too and it’s doing that but it’s still so delicious I don’t care. This is my favorite of the Weenies and I’m just sad I never got to try the atmo.
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In the bottle I got shifting scents: ink, something burgundy and resinous, and a mildewed gritty floor-patchouli that almost stopped me from trying this. (Sorcerous roots?) Luckily, it’s a lot milder on. It’s mostly something dark and matte my brain wants to see as a mild patchouli (but it probably involves vetiver). Ink I recognize from The Illustrated Woman comes out with a bit of scorched scent. Not smoky but hot metal and a hint of scorched skin. Only a faint hint. A bit of resin. This is largely a flat scent. Edit: I’m getting warm crayon.
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Gray licorice, yep. The amber gives it a perfume edge that is almost salty. Sweet, spicy, salty. The black pepper plays well with other notes. I already have a couple licorice scents, but this is unique. The other notes enhance everything I like about licorice/fennel. I’m not really getting plastic rats, though this does remind me of how a squeezed plastic rat sounds. Just in smell form. Yeah.
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Black vinyl and nag champa. The champa isn't going soapy on me like it does sometimes. The vinyl gives the scent an overall plastic smoothness. Not burnt plastic. Smells like a vintage shop. If memory serves there's a hint of Manic Panic in the air too. if you like Snooty Bat but don’t like the leather or clove this might be your thing.
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Certainly doughnuts, with regular and chocolate glaze. I get a cider note? There's almost a perfumy edge to it, but to me this enhances the scent rather than clashing with the food.
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I was hoping for more cake, but this smells mostly like strawberry swirled with cream flavored hard candy. Will revisit later. A Few Moments Later: Ok, that's a plausible cake. I'm seeing the kind that's pink all the way through rather than red velvet. Layering this with Guttering Candle.
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I only get a whiff of coffee in the vial. On, it’s all butterscotch all the time. Maybe a little oak, like it was decanted from a barrel . Not bad for fall actually and good layered with Velvet
