malabar
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Wow - to me, this really does just what it says: smells like blood. Not Dragon's Blood, real blood. Coppery. I'll have to save it for next Halloween, as I don't think I can wear it casually.
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This reminds me of Pumpkin Patch 5, the one with sandalwood and orris. I know the spices are totally different, and there is that citrus note. I like it, but not enough to spring for a whole bottle. Thanks to crescentwench on LJ, I'm not stuck with an unloved 5 mL.
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Another vote for Ben-Gay, sadly - it's been on me for about an hour, and all I can think of is sports rub. Nothing else is coming through for me at all. I'm really disappointed - I so wanted to like this!
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On me, this smelled like the ghost of Has No Hanna: all floral, all the time. At least it didn't have the sour drydown of Sol and Mercury.
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Initial cinnamon/lavender was great, but the drydown was disappointingly like Sol's: sour, cheap cologne smell. It reminded me of Zephyr, which was so much so that I had to scrub it off. I wish I knew what notes those were so I could reliably avoid them.
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Spicy, incensy and warm in the imp and when wet; on me the drydown was disappointing, a bit sour and cheap cologne-ish.
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Cinnamony with a warm center. Nice, but nothing special. I find it hard to tell Red Phoenix from Blood Moon from Salamander - on me, they all end up bring very similar.
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Historically I've been drawn to water, but I haven't found many aquatic scents that love me. Undine isn't one of them, alas. It smells quite watery in the bottle but five minutes on my skin and it is gone. No staying power, and it has a bit of dead-fishiness on me that isn't very appealing.
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Jasmine, jasmine, and more jasmine. Like getting hit in the nose with jasmine. Not, alas, a friend of mine.
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All I can smell of this one is rose, but that's OK because it smells fantastic on my husband.
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My experience was pretty much identical to yours - scary in the imp, better on me, but not really my friend.
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First whiff reminds me of Gluttony: sweet, buttery, completely unsuitable for me. I sadly put it in the swap pile.
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Smut reminds me of the drydown from All Night Long, without the sweet cinnamon top note. I love All Night Long, so I like Smut, but I prefer it with the cinnamon.
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In the imp: strong artificial fruity scent, reminds me of the old Fruity Pebbles cereal On me, wet: Fruity Pebbles plus the cocoa scent of Centzon Totochtin or Velvet; not working well Dry: Barely perceptible sweetness Verdict: Not for me. Pity.
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I had a good feeling about this one, as cucumber is one of my favourite (and least available) notes. I wasn't disappointed. It does go a bit fruity on me but the sage and moss provide enough spice to ground it. Yummy!
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The only BPAL I've smelled where I could pick out the cinnamon and cardamon while sniffing the bottle. This is a Good Thing, as I adore both. The patchouli and sandalwood come on a bit later for me. It reminds me of a less-sweet Red Phoenix. It meshes with my skin beautifully; I guess I'm just a spicy kind of girl.
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I got mostly honey from this one, but it was not cloyingly sweet as I'd feared. Pleasant but not compelling.
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In the imp this smelled kind of sweet, so I had my doubts about it. I put just a tiny bit on my wrists and BOOM! I am smacked in the face with something that reminds me of bad men's aftershave. I think the musk is disagreeing with my skin in a big and serious way. And it's INTENSE. There is nothing gentle about this scent on me. It seems like something Steve Martin would have worn when he was being a "wild and crazy guy" on Saturday Night Live, almost sleazy. Well, everyone's different, and I'm glad it works for some people, but this is going in the swap pile as soon as I try to scrub it off.
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There are some scents that just feel like being wrapped up in a blanket. For me, this is one of them. It barely even registers as a scent as such; it just makes me feel like all's right with the world. I may need another bottle!
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Annihilation. The ice, desolation and barrenness of nuclear devastation shot through by a beam of radioactive mints. Interesting, I find it sort of a backwards Nine Mysteries (which I also love to death and beyond): whereas I get a big initial mint hit with NM and am left with the florals, with this one I smell mostly florals (with a great very slight hint of decay) initially, with a smidgen of mint. The drydown is lovely as well, but not very minty. I love it, but it's nothing like the mintiness of Cathode or Ultraviolet to me. Isn't variable body chemistry great?
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This really didn't work on me at all. I love vetiver - Aureus and Umbra are some of my favourites - but this... no way. It smelled like something had died on me. I had to go and wash it off. I've only had to do that with one or two other scents before. I'll try it again at a different time of the month, but I don't hold out great hope for it.
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In the imp: artificial buttery pumpkin, with a hint of pomegranate underneath. (hopes for the best as it is applied to the wrist) There's something about that top note on all the Pumpkin Patches that just hits me wrong. Glad it evaporates quickly. On me: I love pomegranate, and it loves me, so when the top note evaporates, it's absolutely gorgeous. I can't stop smelling myself. I'm getting a bottle of this.
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In the bottle: Sugary, smoky, boozy, spicy. Could be good. On me: No staying power. Very light. The others were too concentrated; this one feel a bit weak. Not sure about this one, will have to try it again, maybe in a bath.
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In the imp: oh, nice - green tea, nice and sharp. Promising. On me: Alas, that clean top note is short-lived, and the stuff just gets sweeter and sweeter on me. It's quite odd, I like the scent but I can tell it doesn't work with my chemistry. Damn.
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In the imp: butttery, slightly artificial pumpkin - not sure about this one. Reminds me a bit too much of Jack (rancid popcorn balls...ick). On me: Fortunately, that sickly top note evaporates quickly, leaving quite a subtle mix of sandalwood and undefined creaminess that escapes the evil movie theater fake butter smell I had feared. This seems to work well with my skin. A keeper.