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Lilac-stained labdanum casting a long shadow across a flicker of frankincense smoke and ambergris accord. Odilon Redon
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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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A fortunate accident wherein a copious glob of aged patchouli was erroneously en’globbened into the mother bottle of Whip.
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Rivulets of beeswax, a blackened wick, and a shuddering gust of smoke.
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Guttering Candle is really lovely and very evocative of a freshly blown out candle. The beeswax note is the same sweet beeswax we know and love, and the smoke in this is non-acrid and doesn't take over; it really does smell like a freshly-blown out candle. I did deathmatch this against The Light of Men's Lives, but my imp of that was aged and didn't smell as beeswax-y and awesome as it used to, so I'm not considering it as a true deathmatch. I also tested this alongside (Not So) Penitent (Mini) Magdalene and Shouutsushi Aioi Genji and found it was more similar to those than that aged imp of The Lights of Men's Lives. Maybe because they also feature a similar candle smoke note and are heavier on it than The Lights of Men's Lives. The only reason I didn't upgrade this one to a bottle is because I already don't reach for the beeswax scents that I have enough. But if there were a beeswax hair gloss to pair them with, maybe I would reach for them more often... Guttering Candle Hair Gloss for Halloween, perhaps?
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I am not familiar with the smell of lemon balm, so maybe trust those who review it that know what the actual thing smells like. But this is a lovely lemony hair gloss that would be great for spring or summer. I get some tart lemon, some greenery, and maybe a musk representing the wind note. There's no cream in this, but there's a creaminess to it, or something soft, and a mild sweetness. There really is a sun-warmed vibe to this, too. Like the previous reviewer, I prefer it over the Lemon Blossom Hair Gloss, which I haven't tried in my hair yet, but which smells like soap in the decant to me. This one doesn't smell soapy at all. The scent itself is very short-lived, though. I applied it to wet hair, dry hair, and a paper towel, and of course, it had the most longevity in the paper towel. I swear I couldn't smell it any longer in my wet hair after 20 minutes, but the dry hair application didn't have much staying power, either, and it definitely didn't have any throw. I think it smells lovely, but I do wish it were stronger and had more staying power. As far as currently available lemon hair glosses go, I'd go with this one, but Cabbage White Caterpillar is still my favorite lemon hair gloss with its sugary lemon marshmallow goodness.
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Creamy coconut flesh, cold and pale as moonlight.
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Chills and thrills, but certainly no frills: a polluted, rough-riding version of the Traditional Sheet Ghost: cool white cotton, marshmallow fluff, and lemony Oman frankincense, marred with suspicious blotches of coconut oil and a cigarette burn.
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…The second time is set Whose crumbs the crows inspect And with ironic caw Flap past it to the Farmer’s corn Men eat of it and die – Emily Dickinson An ironic caw: dry hay absolute, syrupy candied fig, a lash of scathing pink pepper, and the dark gleam of bittersweet blackcurrant.
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Boney Moon: Blue Lilac and Lily of the Valley
doomsday_disco posted a topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
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Come not between the dragon, and his wrath: a rolling crack of Daemonorops draco and red peppercorn, billows of incense smoke, honeyed Cambodian oud, blackened oakmoss, flame-gold amber, a delicate membrane of leather, and a curved, sharp sandalwood claw.
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Kite and Two Crows is mostly about the rain-soaked leaves on me, and the leaves are a fresh, green variety -- there are no dead leaves to be found here! This is backed by the woods and resins, as well as some dry tea. I do get a bit of smokiness from the cedar note, but it's not overly smoky -- there's just a touch of smoke that is present in the early drydown of the scent, but the smokiness doesn't last long beyond that. This has good throw and staying power, and it reads as fresh, but also somewhat cologne-like, to my nose. I don't feel the need to upgrade this one to a bottle, but if you're looking for rain-soaked leaves, this scent has got you covered!
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The Woman Clothed with the Sun and the War in Heaven
doomsday_disco replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
This one starts off with the cherry being the most prominent note, backed by the resins, pomegranate, and saffron, but the cherry quickly retreats, making the scent mostly about the pomegranate and saffron-infused resins until the very end of the day, when the lovely black cherry note makes a reappearance, but by that point, the scent is so light that I have to press my nose up to my wrist to smell it, and it was already a scent that stayed close to the skin in the beginning. I don't get any smokiness from the frankincense, so if you're afraid of this being a smoky scent, don't let that singed descriptor deter you from trying this. I think this is really nice, but I wish it were stronger and that the cherry lasted longer. I'm going to pair this with Pa-Pow Hair Gloss and give it a full day slather to see if I get more throw and cherry that way. -
To you the earth yields her fruit, and you shall not want if you but know how to fill your hands. It is in exchanging the gifts of the earth that you shall find abundance and be satisfied. Yet unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice, it will but lead some to greed and others to hunger. When in the market place you toilers of the sea and fields and vineyards meet the weavers and the potters and the gatherers of spices,— Invoke then the master spirit of the earth, to come into your midst and sanctify the scales and the reckoning that weighs value against value. And suffer not the barren-handed to take part in your transactions, who would sell their words for your labour. To such men you should say, “Come with us to the field, or go with our brothers to the sea and cast your net; For the land and the sea shall be bountiful to you even as to us.” And if there come the singers and the dancers and the flute players,—buy of their gifts also. For they too are gatherers of fruit and frankincense, and that which they bring, though fashioned of dreams, is raiment and food for your soul. And before you leave the market place, see that no one has gone his way with empty hands. For the master spirit of the earth shall not sleep peacefully upon the wind till the needs of the least of you are satisfied. The master spirit of the earth shall not sleep peacefully upon the wind till the needs of the least of you are satisfied: black fig, pomegranate, golden apple, dates, apricots, and frankincense smoke. The sales from February, March, and May’s scents from the Prophet series (On Giving, On Eating & Drinking, On Work, On Joy & Sorrow, On Buying and Selling, and On Crime and Punishment) benefit the ACLU because we are in desperate need of civil rights protections right now. The Take Action area of their website presents handy opportunities for speaking out against current and ongoing injustices, even if you only have a few minutes to spare.
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And finally, we’re bottling up some Lemon Chiffon Pumpkin Pie as a reminder that a little silliness, joy, laughter, and sweetness will help sustain us, fortify our spirits, and get us through to the other side.
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A cozy floof of sugared coconut. Sei Koyanagui
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Coconut Milk and Rice.
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Thank you, may I have another? A rich, earthy brick accord encased in supple, spit-polished leather and flagged with a well-worn black cotton bandana.
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Idle Moon: Vanilla Husk and a Bundle of Twigs
doomsday_disco posted a topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
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The Day of Kings, the Celebration of the Magi. In Mexico, on January 6th, children place their shoes by their windows. If they have been good during the previous year, the Wise Men tuck gifts into their shoes during the night. Hot cocoa with cinnamon, coffee, and brown sugar.
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I got a bottle of this when I asked for BPAL for Christmas. I knew I needed it in my life since I already own the perfume oil and the hair gloss. The atmo starts off heavier than the coffee than the 2013 perfume oil and the hair gloss, but it quickly settles down into that amazing hot cocoa swirled with brown sugar, a tame cinnamon, and a splash of dark coffee. It smells delicious, and it is my favorite atmo from the 2024 Yules. I am very happy to have a bottle.
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On me, this is mostly about the dragon's blood (the incense-y variety, not the spicy floral one that hates me), backed by some sassafras (which has a slight effervescence to it). The sassafras in this is not as strong as it is in Financial Stability. I wasn't able to pick out the other notes (certainly not the citrus ones, which surprises me!), but I did think this scent managed to get earthier with wear, so that's probably due to at least one, if not multiple of, the root notes. I didn't get lots of licorice root from this, which I'm glad about since I don't like black licorice in any capacity. I don't really have to much to say about its intent, as I was wearing and reviewing the scent last night, but I will say that I felt more focused and like I had more will-power while wearing this. I like the scent, but I'll definitely be keeping the decant around to use for its intent.
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Concombre (cucumber).
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How does this one have no reviews!? My bitch ass thought I ordered this last year, but it turns out I didn't when I went looking for it when wearing some cucumber scents last month -- apparently, I was holding off until I would definitely start using it during the warmer months, and then forgot. Anyway, this is the perfect cucumber hair gloss. It really does smell like fresh cucumber, and it has good staying power. I can smell it in my wet hair (a lot of hair glosses quickly disappear when I apply it to wet hair) and still smell it in my dry hair after a full day of wear. When it is freshly applied, I can smell it without holding my hair up to my nose, but after that, I have to hold my hair up to my nose in order to smell it. I've paired it with cucumber scents like Rendezvous at the Bath (which I'm almost out of ) and Squirting Cucumber, but it also pairs well with melon scents. This one is a keeper for sure, and I'm glad it is in the general catalog.
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I tried this on wet hair, dry hair, and also on a paper towel. This is a mix of both candy-like raspberry and tart raspberry, with it being more like raspberry candy in my hair, but I get more of the tart, fresh fruit raspberry nuances from the sprays I did on a paper towel. There's something incense-y that I can smell in the bottle and when this is freshly sprayed on a paper towel, like there might be some champaca representing those thorns, but fortunately, I never detected that in my hair at all. On me, this isn't a strong hair gloss -- I could only smell it whenever I held my hair up to my nose, and the scent usually lasted half the day. I'll be keeping this around to pair with all of my raspberry scents.