scentedbythesun

For newcomers I’d suggest 3 imp packs.. For summer – Lyonesse, Pele, Eden, 51, Oblatala, Tushnamatay For fall and winter – Bathsheba, Lights of Men’s Lives, Miskatonic University, Dorian, Dee, Black Phoenix For spring – Schrodinger’s Cat, Drow Yoga Instructor, Halfling, White Rabbit, Bugbear Doula, Drink Me

To me this smells exactly as described. I keep it in my beach bag.

This perfume starts out a chewy foody scent a little like carmel, from the hazelnut and chestnut and caramelized vetiver. You can really smell the chestnut which makes this unique. At this stage it smells a lot like Sarah Jessica Parker's Stash perfume. It gets more spicy as it dries and at the drydown fades to a soft comforting scent perfect for sweater weather. Cashmere is the first note listed so that makes perfect sense. This smells like expensive department store perfume for fall that would be so nice to smell on the collar of your sweater when you put the sweater on later after wearing the perfume prior. I smell the amber and the vetiver at the end. I tried pairing this with The Governing Dark's Begun because they are sister perfumes from the Two Poems About Winter release and they really do compliment each other, both smelling like the forefront to winter, Frozen Pulse and Heart of Fire being late fall early winter and The Governing Dark's Begun being early fall very late spring, both announcing the coming winter season. I love both poems and am so glad to have gotten these.

This starts out with a beautiful honey and the burnt note like in The Gorroble. I can even smell a little bit of the ambrette seed at this point, a clean white musk that's soft and plush in the honey. Once dry I smell the milk in this.

I can't wait to pair this with Shadwell

I've tried Cranberries and a Popcorn and Discarded Pumpkin Garland recently but the decants were aged and I didn't really like them. I do love the sake note in The Snow Woman though.

I'm finally posting my top 5 (and 10 for GCs) to see what I've been missing! Top 5 GC 1. Liz 2. 51 3. Drow Yoga Instructor 4. Tzadikim Nistarim 5. Lights of Men's Lives Honorable Mentions: 6. Mouse Circus 7. Tlazolteotl 8. Tushnamatay 9. Highwayman 10. Shadwell Top 5 LE 1. Amor, to Show That He Was Pleased Approvingly (in Silence) Sneezed 2. Randegg in the Snow with Ravens 3. The Snow Woman 4. Dragon Smooched Snake Oil 5 The Governing Dark's Begun Editing to add Drink Me to my top 10 GCs... Editing to add Halfling...

Lights of men's lives is in my top five favorite bpals