doomsday_disco
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I really like the creamy coffee note in this. There's no cloying hazelnut here, and the lavender, which is most noticeable during the wet phase of the scent, ends up being fleeting (like with so many of the other Lavender Kitchen scents this year). My only complaint is that the lavender seems to be separate from the rest of the coffee, like it's floating above it, but not really apart of it, before it disappears. The coffee note is so good that I'm willing to forgive the lavender being disjointed/fleeting, though. I'm going to have to give this a full day of wear to see if I like this one or Krampus Kreme Latte more.
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This isn't very toasty to me, but that's alright. I mostly get the oaty bread from this. The lavender and the touch of lemon are there during the wet phase, but it's the bread that sticks around (although, again, it doesn't smell toasted to my nose). I don't get a ton of avocado from this and think it mostly lends a bit of creaminess in the beginning. If you're wondering how this compares to Avocado, Lemongrass, and White Musk, that scent is much brighter and the lemongrass plays a bigger role there than the lemon does in this scent. I'm not sure I need to upgrade to a bottle of this one, but I do recommend it if you're looking for a bready scent from this release.
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A gently floral twist on the famous Swedish saffron buns baked for the feast day of St. Lucia, their curly S-shapes baked golden.
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This is mostly about the soft baked bun, which has an accurate yeasty quality to it. I've never had Lussekatter, so I can't speak to how accurate it is to that, but I do think anyone hoping for a bread scent would be happy with this. The lavender in this is strongest in the beginning, but seems separate from the bun note itself instead of being baked into it, and it eventually fades away (which seems to be the case with the lavender in most of this year's Lavender Kitchen Scents). I don't feel the need to upgrade to a bottle of this one. Of this year's bready Lavender Kitchen Scents, I think I prefer Lavender Avocado Toast.
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This is mostly about Mouse Circus' popcorn on me. The lavender is strongest in the beginning, and it's accompanied by some buttery popcorn and some sweetness from the cotton candy, and less of the polished wood that accompanies it in the original Mouse Circus. Of course, eventually, the lavender fades away, leaving behind straight up Mouse Circus. So if you missed Mouse Circus before it went away, this may be a good alternative for you. I only have a little bit of the original Mouse Circus left, but even so, I don't feel compelled to upgrade this variant, since I rarely wear the original since everybody around me seems to dislike the popcorn in it. So I'll be content with the drops I have left of the original and this decant. But I do wish that the lavender in this stuck around instead of just being there in the beginning, and then disappearing like an afterthought.
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A little nod to my Filipino-Ashkenazi heritage!
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This suf is mostly about the ube filling on me. There's not any obvious pastry or powdered sugar to my nose, and the ube is creamy and starchy, with a somewhat coconut-y sweetness, and it is on point. Sadly, it ends up turning somewhat waxy on me and veering into chapstick territory, so I don't think my skin chemistry is doing justice to the ube note. But if you're looking for an ube scent, this is the most realistic one I've come across!
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Because it’s almost Hanukkah and we still haven’t taken down our Halloween decorations. Sorry, neighbors!
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This is mostly about the pumpkin spice on me, which is smoother than the pumpkin spice in Pumpkin Spice Everything. I don't get any obvious fried dough or powdered sugar from this, but I'm sure they're somehow contributing to this smelling delicious. Although I don't see myself needing a whole bottle of it, I'll definitely be hanging onto my decant. I'm surprised I actually like this more than the Ube Suf.
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A twinkling rosy rosé garnished with a curly sliver of clove-studded orange peel.
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This one is mostly about the rosy rosé on me. I could smell the orange with it when the scent was freshly applied and for a while after (the combination of the two notes was going wonky on my skin), but I didn't get any clove from this, which was a little sad since the clove-studded orange was the aspect of the scent to which I was most looking forward (I was hoping this would be pomander-esque). The rosé note has a shares some similarity to the Lab's champagne note, with the fizz dialed down, but it's still bubbly. Tinsel Roses isn't something I could see myself reaching for, but it was nice to get to try it.
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Who doesn’t want a hot, buttery snake? Spiced buttered rum splooshed into Snake Oil with a bit of molasses and cream.
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I thought that I'd hate this after my experience with Hot Buttered Apple Cider, which was way too buttery and sweet for me. But actually, this is not super buttery or cloying at all. The musk and spices of the Snake Oil are most prominent here, spiced further by the spiced rum and sweetened up by the molasses. I'm not getting a buttery note from the cream or the musty patchouli that was in some of last year's Snake Oil Yule variants. And it has decent staying power, too -- I applied this around 9 AM yesterday and could still smell it on the back of my hand 12 hours later. The only downside to this is that it never ends up morphing into the good Snake Oil vanilla phase after all of that time. It's mostly just molasses-sweetened Snake Oil by the end of the day. So I don't really feel the need to grab more of this, but I'll probably hang onto my decant.
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Pomegranate Pastille.
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White Pumpkin and Bergamot.
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Incense and Blackcurrant Sufganiyot.
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We won’t go until we get some! Dense and chewy, lively with spices and sticky with figs boiled in wine, decorated with pomegranate seeds and dried lavender petals.
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The secret to this treat is the apple cider reduction infused in the dough. What you dunk it in is up to you! (Please do not dunk your nether bits or any other sensitive body parts into this oil.)
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Thirteen scents of comfort; a supplication for safety and succor during turbulent, dark times. Warm wool, fresh baked bread, steaming black tea, and a gooey brownie spiced with fresh ginger, green cardamom, black peppercorn, coriander, clove bud, fennel, star anise, honey, and cream.
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The color and scent were indistinguishable, and inescapable. Blood-tinged raspberries oozing into globs of blackcurrant and red plum.
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Bodegón Con Cesto de Frutas, Melocotones, Granadas Y Bernegal
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Peaches, pomegranates, black figs, baked red clay, and cacao spiced with chili peppers and sweetened with honey. Juan de Zurbarán -
This perfume is a traditional Roman Catholic sacramental incense, most often used during a Solemn Mass. Traditionally, five tears of this incense, each encased individually in wax that has been fashioned into the shape of a nail, are inserted into the paschal candle. This is, of course, represents the Five Wounds of Our Risen Savior. Symbolically, the burning of the incense signifies spiritual fervor, the fragrance itself inspires virtue, and the rising smoke carries our prayers to God.
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Graham Cracker and Hazelnut.
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A perfume simply inspired by a vintage Christmas postcard. Rose cream, jasmine cream, mallow, vanilla foam, and sweet amber.
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Satin-lined coffin wood stained with dried blood and a whiff of long-faded cologne, dusted with grave soil.