doomsday_disco
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This is all about the white florals, which reside on a bed of dewy moss, and are just lightly touched by the resins. There is no vanilla in this -- it is truly just the flower, so don't go in this thinking that it's a flormand, because it's not. The rose becomes noticeable after the scent has been dry for a while but is rather subdued and never takes over at any point. The Fairy Lovers is truly an ethereal, dewy, mossy floral scent befitting of fairies. As someone who prefers sugary florals, it's not a scent I could see myself reaching for, but I am glad that I decided to try it.
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I get a musky, golden amber swirled with some light clove. The sugar isn't super noticeable on me, and while the clove is present with each sniff, I still find myself wanting more of it... mainly because I love clove so much. But even though I find myself wanting MOAR CLOVE, I've still found myself swooning when catching a whiff of this. I'll be keeping my bottle and layering it with Sweet Clove SN for an even more clove-y experience.
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This was less strawberry than I was expecting it to be, actually. I got a leaf-like note from this that might be from the strawberry blossom? The strawberry juice is present, but in the background on me. Even the marble note is stronger, which for a while has a mineral quality to it (there's no orris here, fortunately!), but then has a slight salty, yet smooth aquatic vibe to it by the end of the day? If you're looking for sweet strawberry, you might be happier with Strawberry Moon 2022 or Burnt Sugar, Cream, and Strawberries. But if you're looking for a more atmospheric strawberry that's more plant-like and are down for some mineral-y marble, this might be up your alley. I appreciate the marble, but I'm not sure I can pull through the unexpected leaf-y beginning to get to it.
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Burnt Sugar, Cream, and Strawberries
doomsday_disco replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This trio smells like squished strawberries on me dipped in sugar. I get a hint of cream after it has been dry for a while, but it is buried beneath the strawberries and sugar and is not a main player on me. I like this, but I think I may like this year's Strawberry Moon more. I may end up deathmatching the two, but I don't think I need more of this one. ETA: I deathmatched this with Strawberry Moon 2022. Strawberry Moon has a more fresh strawberry and a light sugar, while the sugar in this is much darker and more noticeable against the other strawberry scent. I do like both, but not enough to need a bottle of either one. -
This is mostly patchouli, brown sugar, sheer vanilla, and cacao on me, with a little toasty cardamom thrown in the mix as well as a touch of resin from the benzoin. I get more patchouli than cacao from this, and even though there's sugar and vanilla present, I thought this one would be sweeter! It's more perfume-y than foodie to me, but perhaps that's because the patchouli is much stronger than everything else on my skin. I'm glad I got to try this, but I was hoping for more sweetness.
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I'm really amping up the smoked part of the smoked amber in this one, because while it went on as a caramel-swirled brownie, it quickly became a smoky chocolate scent on me and stayed there. There's some dark coffee in the background and a bit of cardamom, but mostly, it's a smoky brownie on me. I was hoping for less smokiness and will see if my bottle changes after it has had more time to settle, but right now, I'm thinking I wouldn't reach for this over Bliss or Lump of Coal. ETA: I retested this after a month, and it's even smokier on me than before. I think there's a black patch mixed in the smoked amber.
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I... thought this one would be darker, but my skin ran away with the pomegranate and wine notes for the longest time that it was mostly a red fruit party with a little brown sugar thrown in for good measure. The tobacco does come out eventually, darkening up the pomegranate and wine dominant scent, and the benzoin does add a resinous quality in the background to deepen the scent, too. I mainly wanted to try this due to the tobacco and the sugar, but this one is definitely one for pomegranate fans!
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The tart, green apple is the dominant note in this scent, backed by the yuzu and the sharp white tea note. It reminds me of a less sweet apple version of Peach XII (which features tea and grapefruit notes). It's also tarter than Rapunzel in Ballpoint, and could be a cousin to the Snow Glass Apples v4 prototype that was a con exclusive some years ago. I get more yuzu and ti leaf toward the end of the day, which are much appreciated, but for the most part, this scent is a tart green apple party. I'll be hanging onto my decant to pair with my Green Apple, Bergamot, Vanilla Orchid, and Tiare HG during the warmer months.
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This starts off strongest on the rose, backed by the hazelnut, goat's milk, and honey. It gets much sweeter and nuttier over time as the hazelnut and honey gain strength. The honey reads as a thick, dark variety to my nose. The goat's milk, while present, doesn't overpower on me, although I suspect those that are averse to the goat's milk note still would not enjoy this. To me, it's like a much sweeter, rose-y cousin to My Baby and a Baby Goat. This is very rich, but I can't stop sniffing it. One of my favorites from the Sorores Genita Nocte Aigles Kharities collection.
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This goes on as buttery oats and cream on me at first, followed by the fig, giving me breakfast vibes. Then the almond cake joins in (way more almond than cake, and it's marzipan-like), and it's a fig-touched almondy gourmand concoction on me for a while, and although the almond loses strength over time, it never disappears completely on me. The vanilla silk note shows up by the end of the day, and I believe it is the same one in Impressions of the Floating World. It's sheer and somewhat musky, to my nose. But it's not as strong as the buttery oats and cream, which have reasserted their dominance by the end of the day. I'm glad I got to try this, but I don't think I need another buttery oat scent, and I'd appreciate it more without the fig that was pretty strong on me in the beginning. I'd love to see the almond cake note pop up again in another scent, though!
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From Whose Eyes As They Glance Flowed Love
doomsday_disco replied to Seajewel's topic in Limited Editions
This started off as a lovely, pink sugared rose on me, and I was here for it. But as time went on, the orris and skin musk emerged and it went from sugary floral goodness to a powdery orris musk bomb on me, along with some golden amber. And I like the amber... but I could do without the musky orris! I'm going to set my decant aside and test it after it has had more time to settle, but I don't think I'm going to win against orris on this one. -
If you're a fan of the Lab's champagne note and don't dislike amber, you can't go wrong here! There's the fizzy champagne bubbling on top of a dry amber and a swirl of creamy vanilla. The champagne is the star of the show throughout wear on me, but it isn't as loud as time goes on, allowing the sugared vanilla amber (which I get a bit of musk from) to have a chance to shine. I'm here for this.
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This got to rest for two days before I tried it. Ceres, my girl. I don't even know what to make of you. At first, I get vanilla cream poured over almost popcorn... I say almost popcorn because it's not like straight-up corn but it's also not exactly popcorn, although to me it is closer to that because of the butteriness. There's some wheat in the mix that's along for the ride, and then the peonies join in, but they're pretty subdued here, and eventually the spun sugar pops up for a bit, but it settles down into a buttery vat of cream and (pop)corn with touches of wheat and amber. What a trip. When I bought this, I was like, well, it might be too similar to Oberon, Titania, and Puck with Fairies Dancing as they share some similar notes, but I should get it because it's just so weird, what if I get a decant and love it and it is sold out? Well, let me tell you, despite some note similarities (Misted mallow flower, orris root, osmanthus, white incense, sandalwood, peonies, and cream), Ceres is NOTHING like Oberon, Titania, and Puck, so you're safe trying this if you are down to smell like buttery corn. I'll probably let this settle for a month to see if it changes, but Ceres might be too buttery for me. I'm not sure about these corn kernels.
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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.