reynardine
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In decant: very sweet honey Wet: rich honey with some amber and a touch of musk Drydown: Gorgeous honey scent, some spiciness and musk Later: Has stayed true on my skin. Honey scent, slightly nutty feeling to it? Must be the caramel. Really nice, might get bottle.
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Note: this sample is a few years old. In bottle: lovely light floral, mainly peony Wet: Sweet pea and some sage Drydown: Still have the sweet pea, but now a touch of cucumber and moss. Extremely pretty scent! Later: Went to soap on me within an hour. Going to have to put this on the swaps pile.
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In imp: Orange and clove Wet: SPICY orange and clove. More clove than orange, I think, or maybe an orange stuff full of clove. Drydown: Okay, something in this is making my eyes water and giving me a headache. Wash-off, imp to trade pile.
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Left His Nurse While In a Crowd
reynardine replied to pinkstardust420's topic in Black Phoenix Trading Post
In decant: Almost a cookie smell with a touch of cream Wet: Musk and sugar Drydown: Now the berries are coming out. Later: This one lasts! Berry cake scent with a touch of musk. Best of the inquisitions that I’ve tried! -
In imp: very pretty floral Wet: Lotus, sharp and sweet. I’m not getting any of the honey that other people have reports. Quite a throw on this as well! Drydown: Okay, it’s calming down, but is still a piercing floral. Later: this has lasted for quite awhile! I’ve got a lot of other floral scents, so I’m not yet sure if I’d get a bottle, but I’ll certainly use up this imp. Probably best worn in early summer? Oh, and it does make me sleepy!
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Yikes! A spurt of wet, grassy greenness. In imp: cucumber, straight up. Wet: cucumber and grass, a very cool, green scent, quite refreshing. Drydown: Fresh and cool cucumber. Very uncomplicated. Later: Clean, fresh, subtle scent. Perfect for summer. Must get a bottle of this! (Edit to add description since top of page)
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In decant: musky vanilla? Wet: vanilla cake. I’m not getting rose or plums at all. Drydown: Now the rose and plum comes out and it is all very pretty. Gorgeous scent! Later: Alas, this one only lasts a few hours. But it smelled fantastic!
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Overprotective Possessed Talking Doll
reynardine replied to cfrancesca's topic in Black Phoenix Trading Post
In decant: sparkling strawberries! Wet: Now this is weird. I smell plastic on my arms but The Man walked into the room and said "Berries!!!" Drydown: Still smells like dead plastic on my arms but The Man has comfirmed that the air around me smells like berries. Later: I got nuthin'. Obviously, the rest of this decant will be used up in a scent locket. -
In imp: sharp scent, softened by vanilla Wet: honey with a bit of amber and vanilla in the background Drydown: Really pretty. The amber seems to keep the vanilla from going plastic. Honey still in the forefront. Later: It was incredible for about 2 hours and then went to powder on me. Pretty-smelling powder, but powder nonetheless. Good candidate for scent locket.
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In imp: sugar cane and musk Wet: Sugar cane, musk and some light florals behind it Drydown: Sweet musky scent, similar to Giant Vulva. Later: Faded within an hour, with only a touch of musk left.
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In decant: Mint? Wet: Ick. Almost pure alcohol. Very sharp. Drydown: Horrible medicinal scent. This is really dreadful. Washing it off. Can’t stand this.
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In bottle: I swear, it smells like metal. Wet: spicy, resin blend. My nose wrinkled a bit. Drydown: Oooh, it’s morphing, it’s morphing. Sweeter elements are coming out now. Later: Dragon’s blood with a LOT of spicyness to it. Too spicy for my tastes, though. I prefer sweeter scents. Also, something in it is making my eyes water?
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In decant: Very bright clear floral Wet: Almost too-perfume on that floral there! Very sharp, almost unpleasantly so. Drydown: Getting the pine (which must be the Lab’s “snow scent”) on top of the floral. But they clash. Later: Nope, this one isn’t working for me at all. The evergreen/pine scent clashes too much with the floral. Almost headache-inducing.
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In decant: Chilly florals Wet: Aquatic scent, very cold, with some underlying floral? There’s a touch of spice here as well. Drydown: That “spice” was evergreen (maybe pine). It’s really taking over in the drydown. Later: This has turned into a forest scent. Very wintery. Reminds me a bit of Yew Trees, just softer. There’s a sweetness to it as well. Have to test it again before the Yules go down—I might want a bottle of this.
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In bottle: very floral Wet: full blown rose—not bitter, but soft. Drydown: soft lovely rose. Reminds me of the rosewater and glycerin my grandmother used to wear. Later: This fades VERY quickly. I do like it, but since I already have a 10ml of London, I don’t think I need another rose scent. This is softer than London, but still too similar.
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In decant: berries with a touch of dryness underneath Wet: Nuts, honey and berries. REALLY NICE. Drydown: Hay starts coming out. Honey fading, berries very light. Later: After a drydown phase where everything almost disappears, out comes this clean berry scent, very pretty but extremely light. Fades very quickly. You know what this reminds me of? A very light-throw Vinland.
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In decant: very bright fruity scent Wet: Still bright, althought the frankincense is coming out and, yes, irritating my nose. Drydown: No, it’s no good. Frankincense is setting off the allergies. I thought I’d try this one despite the one death note because I really liked the other things going on, but this just isn’t going to work for me. Need to wash it off before I get a headache.
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In decant: chilly pomegranate Wet: Nice pomegranate scent Drydown: drying into a very sweet pomegranate. Fruity with a touch of bitterness. Later: Light, very nice fruit blend. The bitterness offsets the usual overly sweet fruit scent. Very nice, will probably get bottle of this.
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In decant: Whoa, Minty-fresh! Wet: Getting some of the butter and cocoa. Waiting to see if this morphs. Drydown: Butter fades, although there’s still a tinge of rum. Vanilla and peppermint abound. Later: Okay, this reminds me of Tokyo Stomp, except with a slight boozy touch. I love it and must get a bottle!
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In decant: very creamy scent Wet: carnation, very strong, with a creaminess behind it. Drydown: More of the cream comes out and the carnation fades a bit into the background. Later: Mainly a soft carnation. Unfortunately, I just don’t like carnation very much, so I don’t think this is the scent for me.
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In decant: Getting a LOT of amber there Wet: Well, hi there, Patchouli! Are you going to let anyone else out to play? I know I amp you, but still… Drydown: Crap. Getting the sandalwood. Death note—it makes me headachy. Gotta wash this off.
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I’ve had really good luck with the Lab’s Asian blends (that don’t have my allergies—sandalwood or incense in them), so I decided to give this lady a try. In bottle: a sharp, sweet floral Wet: very sweet floral. A touch of honey, but mainly I’m getting hibiscus. Drydown: Osmanthus coming through now! Very floral. In the bottle it was almost too sharp, but on me it seems to calm down. Extremely sweet. Later: Lasted a few hours. Very lovely scent—with the flowers, I’d probably wear it more in the summertime.
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First, to tell the honest truth, I don’t much care for Snake Oil. But the CD Snakes have so far been wonderful! In imp: fresh minty scent with a touch of spice Wet: Ooooh, divine! The mint and spices completely compliment one another. Also getting a touch of the bergamot and tea. Drydown: Very light, spicy blend. Really gorgeous. Later: Mint and spices. I am so getting a bottle of this!!!!
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In imp: very fresh apple scent Wet: WHOA, LEMON!!! With a bit of apple in the background. Very faint touch of rose. Drydown: Lemon fading and getting a soft apple scent now. Later: Very, VERY light apple scent. Barely there. Okay, but not really what I’m looking for. Off to swaps.
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In imp: musk and honey Wet: REALLY musky, with clove and something else I can’t identify. I don’t like it. Drydown: Turns to something medicinal. This is nasty. I have to wash it off. Smells like Vicks Vaporub. Off to the swap pile with you!