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Scarlet silk, peonies, pink rose petals, neroli, woodmoss, clove bud, carnation cream, and skin musk. Carolus-Duran
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Black cherry and smoked plum resins, saffron and sweet labdanum, sensual tuberose, blackened patchouli, myrrh smoke, crimson iris, and scarlet musk. Franz Von Stuck
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Black musk, frankincense, leather, black pepper, incense smoke, ebony, angelica root, and a splash of Stygian fougere. John Martin
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Our classic October perfume blend, chilled to the max! Inspired, in part, by my heater being busted at home. A really, really, REALLY cold, dry autumn wind, a rustle of red leaves, and a touch of smoke and sap in the air.
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Dead grass, upturned soil, rusted ironwork, and oak leaves etched against a sepia-stained wash of tonka bean, patchouli, vetiver, and amber-tinged oud. Carl Gustav Carus
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Ancient cypresses surrounding clusters of purple hyacinth, fallen leaves, and crosses crafted from white roses. A splash of rosewater, an immortelle hung on a tear-streaked marble tomb, nightshade berries, smoked lilac, warm beeswax, and a snuffed candle. Franz Skarbina
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I'm quoting my original review to say that I no longer have the original to deathmatch (I don't remember if I sold it or gifted it to a friend), buuuuut I can say from reading my original review that the 2024 version is a different iteration of this scent. How do I know? Well, I specifically said in my review of the 2015 version that it is spiceless. And this version? It is not. This was one of the Weenies that I tested last because it didn't even appeal to me in the vial. It smelled funky to me in the way that some of the Lab's pear scents do to me. Once applied, I get the glossy sugar syrup and the not so great apple, and then it becomes a cinnamon party for some reason? Maybe the cinnamon is representing the red part of the sugar syrup!? Anyway, the unlisted cinnamon is pretty fierce and actually did leave a red area on the back of my hand (good thing I didn't test it elsewhere). I'm not keeping my decant.
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You Are Mine, You Shall Be Mine, You and I Are One for Ever
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This is one of the last Weenies I tested because I was so afraid of how heady the ylang ylang was in the decant. And indeed, once applied, it is very loud honeyed ylang ylang during the wet phase of the scent. Then the clove makes its way to the front and ends up being the dominant note throughout wear. It's very clove-y once the clove asserts itself, and I really enjoy it! The honeyed ylang ylang resides in the background throughout the rest of the day. Like the other Carmilla scents, I'm not getting much blackcurrant (although I could smell a hint of it in the decant). Although I enjoy how clove-centric this becomes, that ylang ylang and honey in the beginning is too much for me to want more than my decant. -
I mostly get the sour apple mash, sweetened by the molasses. The apple mash smells like a mashed up green apple. The molasses keeps it from being too sour, while the apple keeps the molasses from being to sweet. I don't think I need a bottle (I'll probably retest before it disappears just to be sure), but I like this enough to keep the decant!
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I deathmatched this with the original Knave of Hearts. There is not a huge difference between the two scents, especially when you compare how drastic the Knaves other variants are (Frostbitten Knave of Hearts and Knave of Snowflakes) from the original scent. Knave of Pumpkins is more knave-y than either of the snowy knaves. The pumpkin is sweet, syrupy, and not heavily spiced; it just adds more warmth and sweetness to the buttery tart component of the scent. I still get lots of rose and blackcurrant with it, but of course, those notes are more prominent in the original. I'm still debating on whether or not I need a bottle, or if my decant will suffice. But if you're looking for a variant on the Knave that's very knave-y, this one is for you!
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I deathmatched this with my Embalming Fluid Bath Oil (my imp is ancient and has lost a lot of its citrusy goodness). This is very much about Embalming Fluid's lemon at first, backed by its green tea, aloe, and white musk, but the pumpkin ends up peeking out and gaining strength over time. The pumpkin is sweet, not heavily-spiced, and just adds a warmth to the scent that ends up making this less bright than its GC counterpart. Although you wouldn't think that pumpkin would go with these notes, it's actually not very weird at all. I'm going to hang onto my decant to wear during Hottober since this is a more refreshing Weenie scent that will be perfect to wear while wishing the heat would just stop.
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The shed of autumn is a fiery blaze of reds, oranges, and yellows, their embers raining down and collecting at my feet. Each leaf that falls thins the veil between the worlds, between the crisp exhilaration of the fall and the barren stillness of winter. November wind is the prelude to the ghosts of the year, when the stories are still being whispered through the woods before the silence of snow. An explosion of autumn: Leaves, Vanilla, and Leather.
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Coffee Bean and Incense.
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White Pumpkin and Bergamot.
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Tonka and Fossilized Amber.