klavierbarrette

another golchab rec here, just got mine today very woody and heady.

when i first got this oil as a frimp, i studied it before opening it. the first words out of my mouth were something like 'what the shit, it's GREEN'. i've never seen a green oil before. 'IS IT POISON? HAS IT EXPIRED?' i hesitantly test it. IT SMELL GOOD. in the bottle it's spicy green stuff. i guess that's the uh, wood spice eh? lol. it's murky. every time i apply it i get some sort of different vibe. it's definitely something a man would wear...at least on me. i wish more of the spice came out. i get...OMG, NO patchouli from this. and i AMP patchouli. the dark musk acts weird. i am going to layer this with the lion, or something similar. see if the spice comes out. it's really pretty, just needs a little something. thank you beth i wouldn't have ordered it. eta: oh and i really like my title 'hyacinth unicorn-farts'

HOLY CRAP I LOVE THIS SCENT! i just got it yesterday for my birthday (nice shipping bpal, only 2 days after my bday!) in the bottle it's jasmine, a little opium. skin: HOLY CRAP it smells like someone in the den has jasmine on. i can't detect patchouli. it just smells like a very very sweet jasmine-y opium. apparently, the dog loves it. she came over here when i opened the bottle. i need to get another somehow...because i would love to burn this. i applied it earlier and it lasted awhile on my wrist, i slept for about 7 hrs and it was still there, but it had died down to magnolia i think, it was creamy.

very peppery :/ i got it 'cause it's my sign...but i will hold onto it. after awhile it mellows into dragon's blood honeysuckle but i think the pepper is just a little too strong to hold out for that scent

the lady of shallot. it comes to mind immediately, for some reason.

bpal violet turns green on me, though others have said it has on them too over here. might be the violet beth uses. white moon is VERY green on me because of the violet, though it's LE. i avoid violet now cuz its not a pretty green scent. ;_; also, it's not exactly 'green', but i died for beauty turns sort of...dark brown-green? also, nocnista, definitely. these are both 'dirt' scents.

thought i'd ask for a little help...i haven't tried any of the blends because well, i wear a bipap at night (it's for sleep apnea) and i can't really SMELL much as i sleep. my problem with sleeping is i can't get to sleep, but once i am asleep, i STAY asleep....it's like i want to take a sleep aid but that just makes me sleep more. any ideas?

probably been said but my fave 'dirt' smells are nocnista and i died for beauty. for the later, wait a bit and the grave loam will rise up and it'll be a really nice sweet dirt smell. mmm.

i tried an advanced search for the notes you described. didn't find anything that really looked/smelled like what you said. i would look thru the ars draconis line (layering them would be a good idea maybe?). dragon's blood is usually very berry like. i would order a sample imp of dragon's blood to see how you like it, some people can't take it. dragon's heart (A scent pulsing with vitality, warmth and insurmountable strength: dragon's blood resin, red and black musks, a throb of fig and a sliver of black currant.) is very lovely, i think you would like it. other than that, you would probably have to layer. as i've never smelled hanae mori, i can't make any good rec for you...i think it would be best to layer. perhaps fallen (Cherubic white sandalwood and golden musk with a dark halo of amber, a breath of imperial florals, unbending woods, and the shadow cast by vetiver and violet.) with something berrish? (note that i am biased on the ars draconis line of bpal) ETA: oh crap, my net was being crappy and i saw that it listed the berry as STRAWberry, so dragon's blood wouldn't really be the best idea, it's more grape and blackberryish. Maenad (Orgiastic mayhem in the extreme: sweet strawberry and orange blossom distorted by carnation, black poppy and hibiscus.) might be a better idea to layer. it's very pretty and i didn't know it had poppy in it...o_O

The red is less aggressive on me, too - the black can easily turn into burnt BO on me, it's terribly inconsistent. omg i know. i don't think i'll ever order anything with black patchouli unless it has BOTH, but i've recieved frimps with the lab and i go 'ohh, nice patchouli' and i look it up and its black patchouli o_O'''

wait, Hetairae has patchouli in it? D: it's lovely!

anathema one of the few 'dark' scents i can tolerate.

I died for beauty is a lovely, but very sad scent. it dries down to a lovely subtly fragrant grave loam that is just beautiful. for some reason i also find The Lady of Shallot to be sad. also second/third/whatever Wings of Azreal. it's like i'm lost in a forest.

i already have that in my 'to buy' list. and an imp of nyx is pending too!

i don't know if red patchouli is 'sweeter' but it is less heady for me. doesn't give me asthma attacks, lol.