theredkilt
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Sweet Amber, Praline, and Patchouli
theredkilt replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This is a nutty bready chewy concoction with a slight kick of sticky praline that reads to me like liquid caramel. I don't get the patchouli. If you like caramel/ butterscotch/ praline scents but want something more subtle, look this way. -
Coffee Bean, Jasmin Sambac, and Vanilla
theredkilt replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
A lot of dense narcotic non-sweet jasmine. There's a smoky element probably coming from the coffee bean? I get no vanilla. Reminds a lot of the jasmine from Luna Azul. -
A beautiful resinous frankincense blend. It has an additional layer of resinous sweetness. It reminds me a lot of Penitence or at least leaning in that realm. After some time, it goes drier but still retains the sweetness.
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I received a ful bottle and by accident spilled half of it on the carpet. The cherry blossom opens up as a laundry detergent to my nose, but is quickly put in check by the honey and rose musk. The drydown registers as light honey with little kicks of high pitched cherry.
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At first i get sparkiling shimmering aldehydes. After that they dissipate and i get the smell of a plugged in hot iron, you when its surface is heated up and you're about to iron your clothes, that's what i'm smelling. Hot iron steam!
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This is a chameleon of a scent. I was getting ripe pineapple, then other times i was getting sour sweet pineapple kick over a woodsy base; now after a couple of days i'm getting the hemp accord. Overall, it's my favourite scent from all the Lupers collection this year. Imagine a juicy sparkling pineapple slice with whiffs of woody hemp.
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An Aroused Prostitute From Maruyama Yukatu and a Merchant From Qing
theredkilt replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
Testing this 2nd time around. It's quite the journey. The first time around i got really dense peach cream and the peach was slowly going into canned peach syrup territory. Later on it morphs into fresh out of the oven peach pie or cobbler with emphasis on the pastry/crust which oozes delicious sweet creamy peaches. In the end I'm left with the decadent creamy warm pastry. The 2nd time around it dawned on me that it gave me strong Tamora vibes, except Tamora is more slender, while this Shunga blend is a more beefed up creamier (with the emphasis on the sweet cream) unapologetically diet-killer version of Tamora. -
The rum comes swinging out the door smelling a bit too much like butterscotch and the coffee bean shyly joins the debauchery, but retreats as fast as possible.
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Copulating Couple Mimicking a Pose in a Shunga Book
theredkilt replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
green, planty, fragrant, minty shimmering, anchored in patchouli and moss -
My skin brings out the green tea and plum notes the most. This is mostly a fresh tea infused with plum (the plum is not sweet, just fresh).
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this is a pale and ethereal scent on my skin....a fluffly marshmallow type of rose with just enough sweetness from the honey and vanilla. If you're a fan of Love from the 2013 Lilith Drawings collection, then Lallie may be up your alley as it smells more refined and polished.
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a varierty of teas, greenery, some leather....smells interesting and unexpected and well blended...i like where this is going...it sweetens up a bit, possibly from the mint leaf...this is such an atmospheric scent...the greenery is almost 3d and in you can almost feel it in your face...the leather note is lurking queitly in the background....i'm warming up to this blend...will do a retest again in the coming days.
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The fig here is like a shdaow or an afterthought. The sandalwood and buttercream took the center stage on my skin. The overall drydown is a faint fig, pastel-like, and creamy sandalwood.
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This is a very gentle scent, not a sillage monster. I get the roses and sandalwood. Sits close to the skin.
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this blend is shrieking on my skin. the mandarin comes out the most, like an overdose, piercing and sharp. can''t distinguish the other notes.
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dry lemony green tea incense with a smidge of frankincense with no sweetness in sight. smells like a clean type of dry incense.
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Haitian Tobacco, Bay Leaves, and Patchouli
theredkilt replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This smells so cozy and plush. This trio of smells nothing like one would expect it to. To my nose, it's a gentle brown suede leather...i know, sounds crazy. I'm in complete awe. -
The pomegranate here is so subtle on the verge of M.I.A. The patch-moss-fir needle trio don't smell at all like one would expect it would. There's a gentle forest-like sweetness rounded by the distant echo of the fir needle. It's like sweet forest air without the sharp piercing fir needle. I guess the pom adds to the soothing sweetness effect.
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I can distinguish the cider part, but not the apple from the pom. The two notes are well blended either way. The pink peppercorn gives off a gentle zing. The fermentation facet looses its strength over time and you are left with an airy apple pom.
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Carnation, milk, honey and shimmers of bergamot. Very beautifully balanced. Later on the carnation and milk shine the most. I've come to the realization that the best BPAL blends are in the General Catalog ❤️
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On my skin the Snow White coconut chill overtakes everything. The buttery pastry is trying to crack through the layer of Snow White's chill, but ultimately fails.
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green apples with a citrus kick and something vaguely vegetal and powdery.
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This is a rare instance when red musk behaves on my skin. The red musk is drenched in tobacco, labdanum and nutmeg and I'm happy that the red musk usual incensey quality is muted here. Later on the tobacco and labdanum assert themselves and shut the dancefloor down. So good, spicy resiny tobacco gourgeousness ❤️
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I get only buttercream and vanilla sugar. I was really expecting some serious white flowers action. I sniffed and sniffed the drydown incessantly, but no sign of the gardenia or tuberose.