theredkilt
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Smoky coffee bean and cardamom. It starts off pretty strong and smells good, but looses its oomph in 1 hour. Sadly it's short-lived.
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Deep black musk, a bit incensey and warm rounded by a halo of amber. I thought this would smell like Haunted, but it doesn't. It reminds of a much much more subdued version of Streets of Detroit without the myrrh and the greasy engine oil vibe. It stays close to the skin and feels warm and cozy.
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This is a pale king mandarin, a bit dry, with some spice and dustiness from the red musk. I expected something combustible, but it's very well behaved and polite
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Fresh smells like biting into a red juicy apple followed by something creamy and white, maybe musk, like a creamy body lotion texture...could be the floral component of the blend. Little by little, as time goes, the milky creamy component gets stronger eclipsing the apple. In the end i get creamy milky body lotion scent with a whisper of a waning red apple pulp.
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Sweet cream with a butter undertone. I wish there was more frankincense. Over time the cream and butter get sweeter and more intense verging almost into dulce leche territory.
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this is the good GOOD! This is a caramelized purring fuzzy amber. I think there's benzoin here. Whatever amber resinoid is used here, it may have turned this blend into an unintentional gourmand. I'm getting a bottle with my next order! LOVE 🫶
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This blend gives off an auburn/ dark brown chromatic feeling. The spiced rum definitely makes its presence known. I can't escape the feeling that everything in here has been soaked in the spiced rum and then meticulously dried. The blend is not sweet, but rather carries a mild boozy aura throughout its wear. Boozy, a bit sharp, almondy with a scorched bite Reminds me of Row Bullies Row from the Fire Down Below series.
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This is a milky textured fruity floral. I get the pom and apricot rind mingled with the florals which are meticulously blended. I'm thinking of bottling this.
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A deep balsamic syrupy amber resembling Nyx, Night Goddess; but after it 2-3 hours it gets drier in texture and a bit woodier but still retains a syrupy afterglow.
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It's a red bursting juicy grapefruit. Over time it loses its zest and spark and mingles with a creamy clean floral musk. Later: an incensy brown smog of dragons blood come out and envelops the pink grapefruit. Quite unexpected 😳
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This reminds me of Snow White with enhanced coconut note but without the plastic and the chill note. Ezekiel is a pillowy, fluffy coconut cloud. I'm very much inclined to bottle it, but i can't get to get rid of the Snow White echoes.
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Right from the start i smell two distinct layers: one is tangerine and mandarine and the other is the florals which take on a slight fizzy detergent quality. This resembles somewhat The Soap Bubbles, safe for Nymph is less screechy and keeps the fizzy/ flower detergent vibe in check. I'd summarize this as sparkly florals bearing a faint laundry vibe, with an added citrus zing. 2 hours later i get a full bodied clean mimosa lotus bouquet with faint whispers of non sweet citrus
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This is a cool watery tea and vanila blend; i don't detect anything smoky. The tea reads to me more as the white or oolong variety than lapsang souchong. Falls in the same catgeory of blends like Mother Ghost and Cat at the Table.
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Jaolong from Carnivale Diabolique Café au Lait and a Wool Blanket Coffee Bean, Cacao and Khus
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White Chocolate, Orange Blossom, Sugar Crystals, and Champagne
theredkilt replied to Jenjin's topic in Lupercalia
The white chocolate note is the same one as in White Chocolate, Mysore Sandalwood and Lemon Peel and Vintage Witch Blow Mold. I also smell a dash orange blossom and a weak zing of champagne in the background. The white chocolate dominates however. Over time the champagne fizz asserts itself. -
This blend was so off of everyone's radar. It is so sophisticated. I get a clean white leather/ suede with added sweetness from the tonka and some faint black tea in the background. The drydown alludes to being a gourmand scent profile for non-gourmand people. So good and so happy i blind bought a bottle. Later on, the sweetness fades away and I'm left with the white leather and some Tonka/ coumarin facets.
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I have worn this blend for a couple of months and finally figured out what it reminds of - Mother Ghost from the Crimson Peak line. Cat is more sheer, playful, translucent and fluffier. I don't why the white tea/ vanilla combo smells to me like dainty peach musk, but i like it. It's easy to wear and relaxing.
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2023: this doesn't smell alike to the previous releases, specifically not to the 2006 release i own. Freshly applied i get a pear note, but as it develops it morphs into the marshmallow note found in Aunt Caroline Joy Mojo.
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I wholeheartedly agree with what the reviewer above wrote. Creamy white chocolate with a hint of powdery amber. The green tea sadly goes MIA on my skin very quickly.
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Warm well-behaved red musk with a gentle boozy undertone and something sweet. I get also a red patchouli vibe from this blend. Everything is seamlessly blended. Will hang on to my decant and see how we'll get along.
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I get a blast of yuzu and apple and something aquatic. Waiting for the yuzu and apple to calm down to see what pops up next. Little by little i sense something rising up evening out the apple and yuzu, i think it's the tobacco/ incense base. It's slowly warming up and giving way to the Osmanthus, which registers to me in texture as a white floral. The osmanthus is very well behaved and blended. A clean floral fruity blend.
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This reminds me of the Chicken-Legged Hut GC probably due to the labdanum. The rose is so faint i can barely sniff it out. Everything is well blended to the point that no note stands out particularly.
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There's a shimmering pink citrus sensation upon opening and i'm under the impression it's grapefruit. Further on, the orange blossom, pops up and asserts itself. The orange blossom leans more towards neroli smell-wise, vaguely with a bitter-ish/vegetal end. But out of the blue, the mango steps in and evens everything out. It's a mango-orange blossom/mimosa-pink musk type of scent on my skin.
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I get a a briney, salty, medicinal smell and nothing else. Must be the oud. *sad face*
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I'm greeted by a tame and well blended red musk. I like how the red musk acts in this blend, it's the fixative that keeps all other notes on its shoulders. So far so good. Next up, i get a melange of tea, teak and frankincense. Nothing stands out particularly, it's just that good. Reminds me vaguely of Anteros, only better and not as intense. This would make a good scent for those who are averse to red musk.