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My boyfriend and I are sluts for cherry scents. When he first sniffed this from the bottle, without even trying it, he said it was so amazing that it was time to kick Lordy out of his All Hallows' Read bottle stand so that this could take its place. And indeed, when first applied, it is the most glorious dark cherry scent. It's a very dark cherry backed by tobacco and dried blackcurrant (which you can definitely tell is dried). Over time, the cherry diminishes and the tobacco and dried blackcurrant became the main players on both of us (I was surprised!). I was worried about the black musk, but it wasn't a bully on me, and the smoked amber becomes more noticeable by the end of the day, but was never as strong as the tobacco or dried blackcurrant on either of us. There's only a trace of cherry by that point, sadly, so I'm probably going to have to scent locket this to hold onto that initial cherry goodness (although it's still good when the cherry isn't the dominant note!). I really hope that the Lab is able to release the art for this one on the shirt. I'd love to have it to go with my bottle.
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Peach Glazed Donut with Mango Chunks
doomsday_disco replied to Seajewel's topic in Event Exclusive Oils
I really hoped someone else would chime in on this first. We'll just have to hope that everyone who comments after me has a different experience than I did. Because I get no peach-glazed donut with mango chunks whatsoever. Instead, what I get is Indian food. Specifically, basmati rice with cardamom pods in it, but there's also some cumin for some reason. There is a light fruitiness (more peach than mango) accompanying it, but they do not go well together at all. I wish I could say it's skin chemistry, but it smelled this way in the bottle, too, so maybe it's just my sniffer that's cursed. Donut, why hath thou forsaken me? 😠-
I get a ton of lavender from this at first, and it is glorious. At first, I thought it has the lavender found in Lilith's hair gloss backed by a somewhat lotion-y buttercream note (not sure if it is the buttercream note itself or the combo with lavender that's giving me that vibe). Slathered as a sleep scent, I realize it is a more powdery lavender with a slight mentholic quality to it. The buttercream here is definitely not as sweet as Chocolate Buttercream from this year's Lupercalia update, although it does get sweeter with wear and I think it may have a bit of coconut mixed in with the vanilla. This will make a wonderful sleep scent, and I'm glad I grabbed two bottles. Just don't expect it to be sweet like past Lavender gourmand Liliths.
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Vanilla Cream, Pistachio, and Macadamia
doomsday_disco replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
When I first applied this (and without any deathmatching involved), this reminded me of Comparison of Celebrated Beauties, a past Shunga that also features vanilla cream and has almond blossom instead of pistachio of macademia (vanilla cream, mimosa, and almond blossom). The pistachio in this does have a cherry vibe to it that's strongest when applied, but that aspect lasts on my skin for a while, although there is some true pistachio nuttiness beneath it. It's mostly vanilla cream and that cherry plus pistachio combo on me for a while, with the cherry fading with wear and the macademia becoming more prominent with the vanilla cream by the end of the day and no more pistachio to be found. I haven't worn it in a while, but I think I prefer the vanilla cream and macademia here to Ivory Vulva, as there's no coconut. I'm probably going to have to deathmatch this with Comparison of Celebrated Beauties to see if I really need both once this has more time to settle and age, but it is a nice trio (if you don't mind getting that cherry almond vibe from some nut notes). -
This is a super aged decant, but I'm mostly getting creamy almond milk and dusty woods with touches of florals and a hint of raisin. The spices and fruits in this are super light, and the scent itself is pretty light, too... I'm thinking it is due to age. If I had to compare this to another BPAL scent, it would probably be Lilith Nightingale, although that scent's fig is much more prominent than the fruits in this one are on me. I'm glad I got a chance to try this, but I can't see myself reaching for it over Lilith Nightingale since that one is stronger on me.
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This is very much a fougere. It is well-blended, and it's hard to pick out all of the notes, but I can say that the white tobacco is most prominent when first applied on me, the jasmine sambac is not indolic whatsoever, and, combined with the fougere, it gives me Vicomte de Valmont and Theodosius vibes. I am not a fan of plum in perfume, but the white plum in this is not purple, not juicy, and not candy-like. It's as if there's just a bit of plum skin mingling with the fougere. I'm not able to pick out the coconut (so no beach, suntan lotion, or plastic!), almond, or vanilla, although that might change as this has more time to settle. My partner thinks it smells nice but that it is a perfume that is meant to smell like a perfume. Berlin Girls 1925 is a scent for fougere fans. I enjoy fougeres, so I'm happy to have this (as well as the book of Weimar era illustrations).
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This starts off with a blast of clove and cardamom on me (but more clove than cardamom) and stays that way for a while. Eventually, the hay and the golden amber emerge and the spices calm down. There's only a hint of nutty sweetness from the hazelnut. The hay ends up being the dominant note and the end of the day, and it reminds me of the hay in Eastern Comma. I think this is nice, but I don't think I'm not sure I'd reach for it over Hay Moon 2020 or Eastern Comma.
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I get lots of terebinth and myrrh at first, which are later joined by the labdanum, honey, cardamom, and later on, the rose and patchouli emerge (although the patch in this is pretty tame) and the spices are more prominent. It's darker than OLLA Eve, but definitely in that scent family. I only get a touch of cacao -- this one is more about the resins, spices, and honey on me, with a flurry of rose petals, and the myrrh being the strongest note. I don't think I'd wear this one over Eve (which is a lot smoother on me -- the myrrh is so strong on me in this one), but I do recommend it to those looking for a scent in that scent family.
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The cedarwood is lightly smoky and not that scorched on me, and it's got a cologne-y wood vibe to it. I get touches of the leather and tart, dried red fruits, which I think may be currants. The vanilla husk in this is really light and what I believe may be a sheer bourbon vanilla type of vanilla. The bergamot, while not a main player, brightens up the scent a bit. But mostly, it's a cologne-y leather and tart fruit-touched scent on me. I cannot see myself reaching for this, but if you're looking for a woodsy cologne type of scent, this might be up your alley.
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This is a flower party! When I first applied this, I got some nice nectar along with the florals. They are so well blended that I'm unable to pick them out, but the garden reigns throughout wear, backed by just a hint of mandarin peel. I tend to amp moss, but it's actually really tame here. I know I wouldn't reach for this enough to grab a bottle, but I do think it is a wonderful spring scent.
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Take My Baby and a Baby Goat and replace the rice flower with a grassy vetiver and touches of carnation and peony, and you get Black Goat Enjoying a Pink Flower. You definitely have to like goat's milk and honey to enjoy this one, as they are strongest on me in the beginning, backed by the vetiver, although the vetiver eventually overtakes the goat's milk on me and becomes the dominant note. There's a bit of spice from the carnation, but it isn't super loud on me like it is in some scents. By the end of the day, there's some peony beneath the vetiver and honeyed goat's milk to remind you that this goat is holding a flower, and it's spring. Sadly, the vetiver in this, while not a smoky type, is so strong that I don't see myself reaching for it over My Baby and a Baby Goat. I do think that this is nice and representative of the art, though!
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I'm also someone who doesn't tend to leap for strawberry scents, but I decided to give this one a try. This reminds me of sliced strawberries covered in sugar and placed in a bowl in the refrigerator before they are placed on some shortcake. The strawberry, fortunately, does not go plastic on me! I don't get much greenery from this one, just a hint behind the strawberries and sugar. It also makes me think of eating strawberries from my grandmother's backyard that I would dip in sugar when I was a little kid. It's a very happy scent. The decant is definitely a keeper for me. I'm tempted to upgrade this based on nostalgia, but I'm not sure if I'd realistically reach for it often enough to warrant a bottle. Decisions, decisions.
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I get lots of grapefruit along with the squished strawberry in this, and the floral notes in this do not stand out to my nose (there's a bit of airy lotus, but not a ton of ylang ylang on me), but the ti leaf and perfume-y green musk come out more with wear and make it a little sharper and more perfume-y. I think it's nice, but I prefer the beginning when it is more about the grapefruit.
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This starts off strong on the honeysuckle on me, backed by the jasmine, and like theredkilt, I also feel like there might be some kind of white musk or something similar at play here? Over time, the jasmine overtakes the honeysuckle, but it isn't a super heady, indolic variety. I'm reminded of Eostre of the Dawn, if the sweet milk and skin musk were replaced with yellowed amber (which I do smell by the end of the day), so it's not as creamy as that scent. I'm glad I got to try this, but I can't see myself reaching for it over Eostre of the Dawn.
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At first, I get blackberry and lavender, but the lavender quickly gives way to a sweet floral note (I am thinking the magnolia?). I'm not that familiar with datura, though, so it could be that, too. This ends up being mostly blackberry on me, and it is somewhat candy-like, but I like this more than this year's Blackberry Moon. The floral notes take a back seat to the blackberry by the end of the day. I like this enough to keep the decant, but I don't think I need more of this. I was really hoping for more lavender from this one.
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This starts off as cypress and grave soil on me, but quickly becomes about the grave soil and incense. The lavender incense is more incense than lavender on me, although I do get a bit more lavender from it as the day goes on. It ends up being mostly incense (like incense stick incense) with a touch of lavender by the end of the day. I really liked the way this one started out, but I was hoping for more lavender and cypress.
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This goes on as lavender and cypress on me, but then the heady asphodel barges in and becomes one of the main players, along with the lavender. It's very soporific and made me feel pretty tired instantly when I slathered it along my forearm before bed last night. (But I also tested it today to properly analyze this without passing out. ) I only get a hint of rosemary from this, and the lilies, while stronger by the end of the day, cannot hold a candle to the asphodel, which has a sweet, honeysuckle-like headiness to it, to my nose. It settles into mostly asphodel after a full day of wear, backed by the lilies and just a breath of lavender. I was hoping the cypress would stick around longer on me, but I do think this is a nice lavender-y floral sleep scent and I'll see how much I use my decant before deciding on whether or not I need a bottle. ETA: I did end up with a bottle of this one. I used most of my decant to help me sleep during a trip, and it helped!
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Just like any art form, drag is a question with no right answer. Proceeds from this scent will be donated to the Los Angeles LGBT Center. A universal sheer frankincense and bourbon vanilla skin musk that works on every body type. It can be worn alone, or as a base upon which you layer other scents. This one is light and bright. The frankincense is definitely a sheer variety. This isn't reminiscent of Hope and Fear Set Free at all. I get more musk than vanilla in the bourbon vanilla-infused skin musk, so while I can tell the vanilla is present, it's not as vanilla-forward on me as some other BPALs with vanilla musk in them. That said, the vanilla does come out more over time, and by the end of the day, it became the most prominent note on my wrists (with the scent in the crooks of my elbows still being stronger on the frankincense and skin musk). But by that point, the scent stays really close to the skin. I can see why this would be an ideal perfume for layering purposes, and I look forward to trying it with different scents. I'm glad I grabbed a bottle! *edit* I wasn't reaching for this one on its own, I already have a bottle of Neutral, and I don't layer perfumes very often... so I gave the bottle to my brother, and he was thrilled to have it!
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I get a blast of cucumber at first, and somehow there's something in the background that's kind of dry and papery that I wasn't expecting -- is that what happens when freesia combines with lime? While it remains a cucumber-dominant scent on me for a while, the high-pitched freesia does increase in strength with time, and it ends up being a cucumber-tinged freesia on me with a twist of lime by the end of the day. It was fun to try this one, but there are other cucumber scents in my collection that I love more. It's worth a try for cucumber lovers, but I think you have to be open to the freesia as well.
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Fern, Red Clover, and Wild Lettuce
doomsday_disco replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
On me, this starts off with a blast of lovely clover. It's backed by the somewhat watery lettuce, which ends up overtaking the clover on me after a while. It remains like that for most of the wear, until the fern takes over, which is very green and somewhat perfume-y on my skin. I think this is a nice green scent, but I don't think I'd wear it over other ones in my collection. I will be on the lookout for more scents featuring clover in the future, though! -
Black Cherry, Vanilla Bean, and Champaca
doomsday_disco replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I've been coveting the few drops that are left of my decant of one of the Lab's older cherry scents, and I was really hoping the black cherry and vanilla bean in this one would make this trio like a cousin to that scent. Alas. This is a trio for champaca lovers, not cherry lovers. It does start off strong with a blast of black cherry (that at one point does lean slightly medicinal, but veers out of that territory pretty quickly), but once that dies down, the champaca emerges and shoves it aside. It's like champaca incense, not the floral champaca. The cherry is still present, but it is much lighter than it was initially. The vanilla bean peeks out after a while, but the scent is pretty light on my skin by that point, and it is not as strong as the champaca or the whiff of cherry that remains by the end of the day. This one isn't for me, sadly. -
Sugar, Poppy Tar, and Red Currant
doomsday_disco replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Let it be known that: 1/ This was not initially on my radar and all of the glowing reviews had me curious. 2/ I disliked See Thyself, Devil! and the only one of these notes that is a love for me is sugar. 3/ I normally do not gravitate towards fruity florals. That said, this is amazing and may be the best trio of the year so far? Like, I could actually see myself wearing this more than the Vanilla Bean, Marshmallow, and Benzoin one? I don't really have anything to add that the above reviewers haven't already said. The notes complement each other perfectly, and while it is more in the vein of mainstream perfumes, the sugar and currant keep this from being too high-pitched on me (which happened with See Thyself, Devil!). This is fun, flirty, and a little dark, and I'm here for it. Shoutout to @Orafish in particular for singing this ones praises and convincing me to leap for the bottle. I'm glad I did. -
I let this age for almost a year to see if it would gain some more oomph to it and if I'd like it more. Alas, it has not happened with this one. I don't think it's bad, but it is very light on the Snake Oil on me and is mostly peach brandy with a breath of Snake Oil's spices and musk (and none of its vanilla) on my skin, and even the peach doesn't have as much oomph as it does in other scents in my collection. The brandy ends up being the strongest note on me by the end of the day. So I'm going to let this snek variant go, because I know I won't reach for this over my other snek variants or even the OG.
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Death on a Pale Pumpkin Atmosphere Spray
doomsday_disco replied to absinthetics's topic in Atmosphere
Death on a Pale Pumpkin is so refreshing! The eucalpytus is the standout note to me, with a bit of warm pumpkin beneath it that emerges after some time that is not buttery or as potent since it's a white pumpkin note. The eucalyptus and mint make me think of scents like Odic's Force, Pscionist, and Psnake Oil, so if you enjoyed any of those, you would probably enjoy this one as well. The green patchouli is not like the usual varieties used in scents and is something I'd like to see in another scent with less notes to try to isolate it better. Thank you to the lovely forumite that gifted me a decant! It's perfect for the hot weather. -
The plum blossom, which smells like it has some plum skin scent to it, is the dominant note when applied, with whiffs of the mandarin orange, pine, and yuzu. Then the cherry emerges and overtakes the plum blossom as the main player, and the citrus notes have also increased in strength. It ends up being mostly a citrusy floral on me, with some surprisingly well-behaved wisteria in this one. I like this enough to hold onto my decant, but I don't feel the need to hunt down a bottle of this one.