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I received an imp of this as a freebie in my Yule order. 🎉 Rakshasa Party Magician is all about that spiced amber, which is a deep amber that is also somewhat dry. The cocoa powder was fleeting on me, and the rice pudding just lends a hint of creaminess in the background, so the cotton candy plays the biggest support role here, adding some sweetness behind the spiced amber, although it also is gone by the end of the day, with only the spiced amber remaining after several hours of wear. The amber isn't heavily spiced, if you're worried about that -- I'd say this is a deeper and less spiced amber than the amber featured in The Lion. I'd definitely recommend this more to amber fans than gourmand lovers.
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Lemon Chiffon Pumpkin Pie
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I wasn't sure how well lemon and pumpkin would go together, but it turns out that they actually make a really nice combo! At first, this smells like a lemon cream-filled cookie with some pumpkin spice, and I am here for the deliciousness. Over time, it gets less about the lemon and more about the pumpkin spice, but there's still some creaminess to the scent, as well as a creme brulee-like sugary aspect to the scent after a full day of wear. I'll be keeping my decant and wearing it until its gone like past pies (I used up my imps of Cherry Cream Pie Chypre and Pumpkin Pie Musk during the week of Thanksgiving last year ðŸ˜). All of this year's Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday imps were winners! -
The predominant notes on me are lemon myrtle and sandalwood throughout wear, although the lavender, tangerine, and ylang ylang lurk in the background (and are most noticeable during the first few hours of wear). The sandalwood in this is a dry, dusty variety, but all of the notes combine together to make a really nice, calming scent. I will definitely be hanging onto my imp (and may end up trying to find more imps in sales/swaps).
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I decided to try this one since it contains lavender, although I was iffy on the metallic aldehydes (which can be too sharp). I am pleased to say that this scent didn't turn out to be too sharp at all! It starts off mostly being about the lavender and lemon pith (I agree with LavenderCoffee that the lemon pith lends some welcome sweetness to the scent), backed by the mineralic musk and ambergris. After a while, the musk and ambergris end up being the main players on me, and there's a light woodiness mixed in that I think may be from the patchouli. I'm going to have to spend more time with this one to see if I need more than a decant of it in my life, but I do enjoy this new lavender addition to the Evening with the Spirits line.
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Honey dust and fig aren't notes that typically work on me, but I wanted to try this because I love the art and the first two listed notes. This is mostly about the fig and dessert wine on me. The honey dust is thankfully subtle in this one, probably because the fig and wine are so loud. It takes several hours before the cake note shows up on me, but like Little Bird said, it is a dry cake. If fig and wine are your jam, you will probably end up liking this one. Alas, I wish it were less fruity and more cake-y.
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I tried this twice, and it is mostly about the candied orange and white honey on me. The orange is pretty light and smoothed over by the sugar and honey, and the honey is creamy, non-funky variety. After a while, I get the sugared freesia petals with those notes, and it becomes more of a honeyed floral with a touch of fruit than a honeyed fruit blend. The sugared freesia petals makes me think of a past Lilith scent: Muse of Fire, but this is much smoother than that one since there's just the one type of sugared floral here instead of like, a whole bouquet of them. I wasn't able to pick out the vanilla, but perhaps it will emerge with age. I like this and will definitely be keeping my decant. I'll have to give it a full-day slather to see if I need to upgrade this or not.
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2024 version. This one does smell like the holidays! This is evergreen-dominant at first (but not intensely so), backed by some soft myrrh, and a bit of berry. I get no sharpness at all here (I did read that some people had that experience with the previous version of it, so that's why I went the decant route). There's a phase where I wondered if there were some secret bit of orange in here, or if that was just a phase of the fir. Eventually, it ends up settling into a predominantly sparkly sort of scent. Like Lunasariel, I think it might be a musk, perhaps infused with a bit of aldehydes, but there's nothing fizzy about it. This is really pretty, and perfect for the holidays. I'm going to retest this to see if I need a full bottle, or if my decant will suffice.
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I'm not sure how helpful this review will be, but here goes. If you're worried about the blackened part of the fougere, there's no intense smoke or anything acrid here. I'm not sure what it consists of -- I think there is probably oakmoss in the fougere, maaaybe a bit of ginger or something akin to it, and perhaps some grassy (but not bbq-like) vetiver. I also think there's a soft smoke in this may be the same or similar as the smoke in Fir Needle and Smoke, but I didn't deathmatch them to be sure. The lavender is most prominent in the beginning, and it's wonderful, but it becomes more about the fougere and the non-acrid smoke with wear. Of the two lavender scents I tried from this year's An Evening With a Spirits collection (I didn't try Where Are the Dead due to the wormwood and orris), I prefer All Worlds are in Motion. This is not something I could see myself wearing over other lavender or fougere scents in my collection, but it was nice to be able to try it.
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Like most sufganiyot scents, this is more about the filling than the pastry, but the pastry is present. It goes on as cherry jam and powdered sugar, but the cherry has a tartness to it that doesn't make it sweet enough to veer into cherry lollipop territory. The pastry ends up showing up with wear, but is mostly noticeable when you smell the scent close to the skin. It remains mostly cherry in the throw. My partner and I both really enjoy this since we both are fans of cherry scents, so I'll probably have to get a back-up bottle before it goes away.
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This is mostly about the ruby chocolate on me, the same one from Millennial Pink, which starts off as like a white chocolate infused with raspberry, but gets creamier, less chocolate-y, and more fruity over time, so that it is more like a raspberry Mamba candy, or some raspberry yogurt. That notes dominates on me throughout wear, backed by some pink candyfloss and slightly smoky clove (which is more noticeable during the first few hours of wear than later on). Although I can't pick out the vanilla from the musk, these notes end up resting on a bed of musk by the end of the day. I like this, but I'm not sure it is something I need a whole bottle of... so I'll have to try it again and then make a decision. But I'm definitely keeping the coin!
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Bottled sunshine.
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A stunningly lovely flower that only grows in California. It is integral to the health of recently burnt areas: its roots spread rapidly, anchoring the soil and preventing further erosion. Vanilla-soaked sweet pea, white sandalwood, and almond milk.
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Memories of my lifetime in Los Angeles are entwined with California poppies and lupine. In late winter, the hills near my home would be covered with swaths of orange and lilac—of sunbeams and the shadowed colors of dusk. Then in spring it would all die away as quickly as it appeared. When I first moved to Philadelphia, I brought a ton of seeds with me so I could start a small California garden and bring a little of my state’s magic with me. King mandarin, orange, coconut, lilac blossoms, lavender tar, and amber musk.
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Everybody knows their state flower and state animal —but do you know what the official LICHEN of your state is? Ramalina menziesii—the lace or fishnet lichen—is an unusually sexy bundle of algae and fungi. Fashioned into elegant, delicate patterns up to a meter long, it is a nest-making material for birds, a vital food source for California’s deer, and is considered to have sorcerous properties that protect against the ravages of lightning. A pale green filigree: oakmoss, orris absolute, ylang ylang sap, green patchouli, ambergris accord, and sheer vanilla.
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A rare wild herb that only grows in California, primarily where fires have recently erupted. A scent of renewal, a vibrant cascade of crimson, orange, and russet: tangerine, scarlet musk, honey absolute, red amber, pink peppercorn, and champaca. Please note: this oil is not vegan.