roseus
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A very cozy, suede-y blackberry first on. The musk and woods create a warm, fuzzy base for the blackberry. As it dries the blackberry fades a bit and I get a bit of the cocoa note. Warm, fuzzy, and brown like buckskin.
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Well I can detect a beautiful mossy green scent, but unfortunately it is obscured by the pear which is going a bit wonky on my skin. Unfortunate as I had been mooning over this scent for some time!
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Milky textured is a great way to describe this. It ebbs and flows on the skin, at times more fruit-forward and other times more floral. Very creamy, and well-blended. Opalescent.
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Agreed this is sparkly (not like white musk or aldehyde but that rich cola-incense described much better by @feyofthefellwood). Rich but not weighty. Fans of ambergris/grey amber scents take notice! I think this will do a fine job of replacing my Hag Grey when it runs out.
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This one is hard to sum up. It's like two scents, the curse separate from the castle. There's the luxurious warm woods and then a sort of sinister incense and whatever is in the stone accord comes off as cold and unsettling.
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The rose and peony remind me a lot of De Vos' Unicorn. It is less sweet, especially once on the skin but still similar. The porcelain lends a cool sort of muskiness. Very pretty!
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The honey dust is gorgeous and rich, caramel-like but not gooey. The oudh is smooth and not indolic, but providing a weighty balance to the sweetness. Smells expensive!
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Glittering lemon blossom and white musk. Clean, fresh, citrusy but not full-on lemon peel. Very cheerful!
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Warm and soft like candleglow. A round, gentle almost honey-like sweetness. Balsamic, almost woody at times. Something reminds me a bit of Little Wooden Doll. Absolutely lovely.
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Slightly bitter, ashy cedar. Rugged, austere is a good word too. Agreed that it feels like a good DND scent
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Sweet coconut cream. Get a little fluffier and airy on my skin.
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Fresh on me this smells like applied pie. The bread note melds into the apple and smells like the crust. It is lightly spiced, lightly sweet, and utterly cozy. More bready and cinnamon-y as it dries. Makes me think of a fairy tale cottage.
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Oooh will second the Green Tree Viper recommendation! This made me remember Alisz which, if you're into mint, is incredible! A lovely fluffy vanilla mint
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Cockaigne (milk and honey, sweet cakes and wine) is one of my fave gourmands! I haven't tried it but I've seen good things about Cake Pop Wreath which is currently available if you don't mind a bit of lemon in your cake. The Lupers this year have quite a few foodie offerings, I really enjoyed Chestnut Vulva and found it to be like a nutty, cardamom and caramel pastry.
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This is low, murky musk and fir on me. A bit incensey. As it dries my skin turns the musky slightly sweaty-funky, it's only noticeable when up close and if I sniff deeply, and I wouldn't say it is necessarily off-putting.
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Lots of sweet, fruity coconut at first. Like the way coconut oil sometimes smells a bit fruitier than like coconut milk. I think the white amber is adding to the sweetness, and I can start picking it out more as it dries. Fully dry I get a halo of frankincense around the coconut-amber, adding a bit of grounding resin-woodiness and checking the sweetness a bit. It's still sweet and coconutty, but much more balanced as it dries.
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This is one I've had my eye on forever but couldn't see how the mint was going to work with the rich spiciness of Snake Oil - but it does! First on it is nearly all mint, there's a soft sweet mintiness as well as a bracing cool mint. There is a bit of green tea and the rich vanilla of SO just peaking out. As it settles it is less 'cold' minty, more fresh and green. The vanilla and spice just sort of grounds all the freshness. Vanilla mint tea.
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Beautiful orange blossom note. It's heady and slightly bitter, and slightly fruitier than other orange blossom notes I checked it against (that don't have fruit notes in them, obv). So I want to say there might be a bit of an orange zest note in here because I don't generally find neroli fruity/citrusy (and I literally just learned neroli and orange blossom are *technically* different- but this has that bitter headiness I associate with neroli). Like it just has a hint of orange-ness that makes the blossom more identifiable but just could be something about this orange blossom/neroli note. Anyway this is definitely floral, and sort of sexy and beachy to me. Good throw but not overwhelming.
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In the bottle I get spicy carnation overtop rich cream. It reminds me a bit of Maiko With Hair Unbound. On my skin it's more about the hay and carnation, spicy and golden and halo-y. The hazelnuts add a slightly sweet, low richness to the scent, slightly nutty without pulling it foody. Just very cozy. As it dries I can sort of pick out the amber specifically but it is more adding to the deep golden sweetness. The scent is really more spicy and earthy than sweet, it's sweet in the way of barley syrup or a really dark honey Vs granulated sugar - other things offset the sweetness. This makes me think of a hazy evening in late August, dry grass and the lingering heat of the day.
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I think Elf from the RPG collection might be worth a shot- it has other elements like the honeycomb and florals but I think it just adds to the picture of a sun-dappled glen. I find it leafy and mossy, it has this crisp birch sap thing going on to my nose as well. An LE but Forest of the Empress might be worth keeping an eye out for, it has a very fresh conifer forest smell, like crushing the needles in your fingers.
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This scent is so much fun! Bright, juicy, and sweet. Starts off with lots of bright guava and vanilla cream and the fig comes in as dries with a slightly earthier sweetness. This has huge throw on me but doesn't feel overwhelming.
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This is absolutely gorgeous! I get the musk and beeswax first, followed by cooler evergreen notes. It's very well blended, the notes really meld into each other. Makes me think of crisp nights and the glow of candles.
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This is initially very salty on me, almost too salty (and I love salty fragrances!). But it quickly quiets down. I get coconut and almond in almost equal measure, made hazy and beachy by skin musk and salt. The salt has a similar effect to White Honey, Lemon Peel, and Salt where it sort of roughs up the sweeter notes. Beachy and sexy. ETA: Hm when I went for a full wear of this I found that the salty notes really amped on me in a sort of unpleasant way. It was rather warm, but I've never had that with salt notes before. Will have to try again and see what happens.
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Beautiful cool-toned vanilla and tea! I agree the 'chilled' aspect is subtle, not a super icy note just cool like the way Zorya P is. This is in the same family at Cat at the Table and Tea Leaves, Vanilla Bean, and Incense Smoke to me. I don't get any of the campfire smokiness of lapsang but maybe a tiny bit of soft incense smokiness as it dries down, but could be the benzoin and sandalwood.
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A very soothing sandalwood scent, delicately spiced with cardamom and sage. They add a bit more warmth and interest without distracting from the soft, sweet sandalwood.
