patina
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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
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A trace of smokiness from the opium, rain slick ozone. A balsamic note from the frankincense wrapped in white musk against incense and violet. The violet isn’t purely powdery but it isn’t not-powdery either. This is a bolt of white against pale purple and gloom. At one point the star jasmine takes center stage. It’s not bad, certainly not cat pee, but it is making the scent The Jasmine show, starring Little White Florals. The jasmine is trying to play all the roles and it smells pretty unimpressive. Then it’s back to resins and violet.
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Champa and scorched incense. The champa isn’t soapy on me. Dry, cozy and the moss stops this from being overwhelming. Moss can take over scents on me so I’ll see how this goes, but I’m considering a full bottle.
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Goblin fashion design smells like cherries. This is probably due to my nose and the way that cherries and dragon's blood overwhelm me in most scents where they appear. (Or where cherry adjacent scents like almond appear). I have no idea where the cherry is coming from but there it is. This reminds me of Chaotic, but this isn't as loud and it's also quite sweet. I can't confirm because I don't have the imp anymore. Kind of a cherry cordial. If there's leather it's held in place firmly by cherries and musk. There is really some dark musk at play here. I can sense this scent has several parts to it, different textures deep down, but again, cherry overwhelm. Will update as the scent dies down. It reminds me of Madame Sharn, the fancy dwarf fashion designer from Prachett's Unseen Academicals.
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One of the darkest scents. More literally dark than emotionally “dark” to me personally. Somewhat balsamic without smelling piney. Patchouli is certainly dark here but not gnarly root patchouli. I get a night time bedroom, full of darkness with pinstriped navy blue wallpaper or pajamas. That says nothing but it’s the best way to describe what I get. Dark, dark, dark, but the kind of darkness you might go to sleep in.
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Gorgeous in vial, sunlight-dappled lime green. Citrus can get sharp on me but this is lovely. My experience is that lime normally disappears early and moss takes over scents but we'll see. On my skin, very slightly soapy. Moss with herbs and citrus, really getting the sense of mossy rocks.
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A soap bubble. Not super acrid, kind of fruity. Opens into hairspray, a big fancy dress, makeup (especially berry scented lipstick).Artificial and fancy
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If you told me this was a cowboy themed scent, I would believe it. I get gently dusty suede with unobtrusive clove cologne. The dust is limestone like and clean smelling. Nice, but I'm not rugged enough for this. On the drydown my skin turns this into a light, slightly musky butterscotch.
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Hungry Ghost Moon: Oven-Warm Pizza Crust and Oregano
patina replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Pizza crust. I can even smell the cornmeal on the bottom to stop it from sticking. I can smell places where it’s slightly but not quite burnt. I can smell a thin ring of tomato sauce around the edge. my skin seems to eat this which is a shame because it’s surprisingly wearable. All sweet yeasty salty olive oil bread and herbs without notable garlic, yet still smelling like pizza. I smell delicious and I don't want to be right either. -
Immediately honeyed beeswax, which gives way to a dominant white musk and also the scent of oregano if oregano could be ghostly white. Occasionally there's a bit of cardboard and yeast blending into the beeswax. Like frizzlechicken said, very summer-to-fall I thought that the honey, white musk and pizza would be weird together and it kind of is, but it's not offputting. Occasionally I get ghostly oregano pizza, occasionally I get a floral-like honey/white musk. It's nice.
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I love myrrh. Also I’ve tried a lot of book scents and they tend to vanish pretty quickly or generally be underwhelming as scents. I get a lot of ink here, though it’s hard to distinguish from myrrh. I want to say this is industrial, except it doesn’t smell as artificial as something like Smokestack or even Streets of Detroit . I do get parchment too. This gives me the image of someone tossing parchment into a field of smoldering incense. I love it but it does smell unsettlingly like, well, a strongly worded letter of condemnation from someone Biblical.
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I like Snake Oil. I liked Easter Egg Hunt Grass Stain SN. But I do not like these smells together. Nothing wrong with the grass. It’s very realistic, damp and fresh cut. Like a smoothie made of nothing but grass. To my nose, the SO makes the bitterness of wet grass stand out. It smells mildewed, even. Normally I like to hang onto SO blends to see how they age but I swapped this one almost immediately.
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The first time I tried this I got canned pineapple. No idea why, but probably the iron. This time, with a different imp it feels more of a soft musk. (The patchouli plus moss and moth dust feels soft and brown.) Very accurate moth dust actually. Cluttered antique store shelves. There's still an underlying sweetness that smells a bit like pineapple to me, but I wouldn't consider it pineapple if I hadn't tried that other imp years earlier.
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Instantly jasmine-forward. A little soapy, but it's mild and I don't find it offensive. Smells toxic in an appropriate way. If you've ever heard someone compare a perfume to bug spray, this is probably what they had in mind...but it's not bad or overwhelming, only toxic. A humid southern night with a touch of waxy non-too sweet berries. The incense is hard to distinguish, mostly it makes the florals seem sweeter and more exotic. Very much a summer scent. It is now raining outside. The humidity is bringing out everything here even moreso and I'm being overcome with the smell of wafting jasmine and bittersweet wine and sugared incense. The final stage is incense (frankincense?) colored with bergamot and the dried up dregs of sugary absinthe.
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This is a wet green plonk of a scent that fits both the poem and the sad frog on the label. I can tell there's vetiver but it doesn't stick out. Likewise there's some floral that gets a little stronger on the drydown. Overall, the linden (maybe with the honeywort?) is the strongest element I get. It has a bit of a medicinal edge, like witch hazel or something.
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Dark, foody, spicy, Christmas. (I guessed cinnamon but there is none. Must be apple schnapps and mint). Anyway this is a mild red and black scent. Quite cozy and not overpowering.
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Wooden pickles, but in a good way? Some really present cloves and green bay and balsam. Dries down to the scent of money. Or at least I associate money with this scent.
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I would have guessed white sandalwood. Very clean, a little vanilla peeking out. I often don't like soapy scents and this isn't not soapy. But it's not acrid and I am enjoying this a lot. The frankincense and leather may be helping. Image: white wood in a frame of metal filigree. White leather and gold frankincense detailing. This is improved by pairing it with Elf. It just adds a little pale wood, sunshine and leaves.
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Seconding Urd for strong grape champa and if you see Snooty Bat on the sales page, that might be good. Especially if you'd like something sweet with clove. Currently Goose Moon has a duet that is just Nag Champa and White Gardenia
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Powdery rose, the powder being supplied by the amber and frankincense, I'd assume. On the bright side, champa is incredibly iffy on me but here it's well behaved and wonderful. I know this isn't the blends thread, but this scent is a jarring disaster with Orc. Drow is some amazing purple incense, though. The sweetness really tempers the powdery Cleric.
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Astringent airy tea with plum and fig. This is perfumey in the sense that it is clean and almost aldehyde-ish. Nutmeg and pepper play well, blending in and providing just a hint of warm earthiness. This is firmly in the conventional purple perfume family of smells. Similar to a lot of other scents I like, but I keep wanting to smell this one.
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That is a white amber, yes. I definitely smell cardamom and vanilla in the mix and it's not powdery. This is absolutely beautiful but seems to be lacking something. However, layering? Amazing. I've only tried Fighter so far but I want to try Bard and Assassin.
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Whatever baked good this is smells like it has glaze on top. As far as the fruit, I really can't tell what it is but I think it's cooked. I'm flashing back to muffins with strawberry or apple chunks or maybe even those fake blueberries. I don't know why the cardamom is making me think specifically of muffins but it is. verdict: nom. This is foody. This is uber foody. Quiets down pretty quickly though.
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That is a dragon's blood that doesn't turn into overwhelming red candy on me. The leather, acid, and ozone all stay in balance (at least so far). Not sweet. It smells chemical, but not in a bad way at all. I have Tiefling on one hand and Dragon Born on the other and this is the one I keep going back to sniff. It's weirdly compelling.
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Quiet but emphatic patchouli with red musk and faint brimstone/clove. Smooth, sweet and spicy. It's not super quiet on me but it's quieter than the notes alone would suggest. Would be a good winter scent. I generally like sweet patchouli with red musk and this is subtle version, wearable in most* situations. (*Unless the situation calls for no perfume, or more neutral scents.)