roseus
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A more delicate, twinklier sister to Morana. Chilly tart green apple and yuzu, with fresh musk and snowdrops. It has clean breezy quality from the musk and snowdrops but it's mostly about the ice and apple and yuzu on my skin. Glittering and crisp.
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In the imp this is so fruity and juicy, all cherry and blackberry wine. The cherry is gorgeous rich and sweet with that slight bitter edge, so true to life. On my skin I get the other notes, mostly spiced rose and a bit of leather, but the cherry goes a few steps torward cough syrup. Overall the scent is still very nice, but cherry just doesn't play very nice on me unfortunately.
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Fizzy amber indeed! I thought there might be soft champagne note in here. The fizz fades as it dries. This is gorgeous, rich but sheer and slinky at the same time. It's warm like candleglow with the musk and vanilla and has just enough heft from the patchouli (soft and woody) and amber.
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Worm Moon: Bourbon Vanilla and Teakwood
roseus replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
The vanilla is very sweet and light and that is all I get initially. The teak starts to creep in but like stated above it is not a deep, dark teak note. As it dries the scent is more teak-forward, a light but rich dry wood with a light halo of vanilla. Very pretty! -
I get honey dust and the aquatic notes in the imp. The aquatics are fresh, bright and very lightly salty and the honey dust is warm, sweet, and has a body to it but there is a separation to my nose, like oil and water. On my skin they blend into eachother more, and I think the florals and amber/ambergris/orris help with that. The honey is less heavy on my skin and with the florals gives a breezy impression. It's much less aquatic on my skin, more breezy florals and light sweet amber with just a tiny tinge of aquatic, really mostly the freshness of the blue musk and a tiny sliver of grapefruit for brightness.
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Soft, sweet florals. I have difficulty picking out any one note, the overall feel is a soft powdery pink (it's sweet but not sugary, and the scent itself is not powdery but a musky-floral). It's reminding me of a non-BPAL perfume I just can't quite put my finger on it. Delicate and feminine.
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In the imp I'm finding this very light and sweet, and there's a sort of bubblegum note - maybe lotus? On my skin I get a sort of fizzy spicy cola note, which I get with some resins. It almost makes me think of the fizzy champagne note, but softer. The base gets richer as it dries but it is very much a gorgeous glittering resin scent. This is worthy of a bottle upgrade for me!
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In the imp I get deep herbal lavender, followed by a bit of clean moss, soft oud, and cananga (ylang ylang). It smells like a summer night after the days heat has gone. On my skin I get the resins and sandalwood, wet it is very woody/resinous. I'm finding the ouds very gentle and non-funky. As it dries the lavender comes out again, the dryness of it blending well with the woods. A bit of richness again from the ylang ylang peaks out and gives it a heady night garden feel.
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This beeswax is incredible, so creamy and reminds me a bit of candlewax notes in other scents. Glowing. The pine blends into it beautifully. Sitting in a cabin by candlelight in a pine forest.
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Soft and smooth indeed! I get mostly rosewood and frankincense in the imp. On my skin I get a touch of earthiness and a bit of soft, sweet cinnamon around that gently glowing core of rosewood and frankincense. Good throw and longevity.
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This starts off as a nostalgic VCR smell, that dusty turpentine-esque situation others have described better. As it dries down it loses that chemical-y machinery quality and is strangely pleasant, I get some woodiness and maybe leather? I feel like there's a citrus note somewhere back there as well.
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Dark syrupy and resinous in the imp. On my skin it is a smoky lavender but not overly so, backed by resins. I get no cacao. Very soothing and a gorgeous option if you're not into sweet lavenders.
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In the imp this is blossomy and fruity, but fresh on it is all citrus. I have a similar experience to @doomsday_disco, it starts of all citrus which gets more bitter and pithy as the pine peaks out. I don't get any dragon's blood, which is just as well because it tends to takeover and goes oddly fruity on me. As it dries I get the florals, I have a hard time picking out any one note but it's like a garden breeze with the citrus notes underneath and tiny bit of pine.
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I definitely see the affinity with Zorya P! Where Zorya P is silvery moonlight, this is soft golden morning light. It's warm airy and musky. I get mostly the vanilla fougere, orris, and porcelain. There is a hint of violet leaf (definitely not the flower on me). Orris and violet flower tend to go wonky on me, though sometimes I get lucky with orris as I do here. I'm getting Renaissance vibes from this, very elegant and well blended.
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In the imp I get rich mix of leather, amber, and teak. Rough but with an elegance. There's just a hint of a slightly fruity red musk. On my skin the leather blooms, a very lovely soft smooth leather. The teak and amber are much softer and I get more low green notes from the balsam and oakmoss, with a hint of mint that adds a pleasing freshness. The red musk disappears on me until well into the dry down, and just lingers in the background. I find it hard to sum up this scent, it has a sort of edgy sophistication to it. I don't find it particularly masculine but I'd say it leans more that direction if pressed. It makes me think of an old study, but one that belongs to an adventurer rather than a homebody scholar. One for leather lovers I think!
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In the imp this is so crisp in an otherworldly way, all tart green apple and citrus with a layer of frost. On my skin it is way less fruity, the base is ambergris, airy and slightly warm with the rest of the notes in a gentle medley over top. A hint of apple there, then spruce, followed by lime. Each note having a small moment before the next, different with each sniff. Stunning!
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Help! Please give me a recommendation for something that smells like roses near or strewn into the ocean
roseus replied to crimsonroses's topic in Recommendations
I would say probably more melancholy, but I find the vibe to be neutral/serene. Definitely not a super playful beachy scent, but a peaceful ocean breeze with some amber and rose. -
Help! Please give me a recommendation for something that smells like roses near or strewn into the ocean
roseus replied to crimsonroses's topic in Recommendations
My Country sounds up your alley! Notes: a rose-tinted sunset of amber salt spray azure musk. -
This starts out harsh on me, thick scratchy greeness and smoke. But as it dries the pine becomes a pleasant base for the scent, with smoke and clove being the second most dominant notes, followed by basil, vetiver, and cumin. It still a dark, aggressive herbal sort of scent, but more pleasant than at first.
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I think the amber amps in this one a bit for me, as this doesn't come across as a cold rain to me, more like a humid summer rain. I really enjoy it! It's different than other aquatics I have, even ones that have a vaguely warmer tone from say, ambergris. Ozone-y, clean but warm from the amber (maybe some black musk too?). I agree there's something reminiscent of rain hitting hot pavement, a bit like the touch of asphalt in Waiting. Absolutely lovely!
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First on this is definitely on the saltier side, and with the vetiver and moss it almost pushes into oceanic body wash territory for me. On me it softens immediately into a fresh sea breeze; it reminds me of a softer, slightly sweeter A Hundred Years Ago. I think the ambergris is giving this slight warmth and sweetness. The overall effect for me is a soft pale sea green colour. A lovely soft aquatic!
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In the bottle I get a very dry plum and opium combo, incensey and fruity without being sweet. On my skin the scents becomes darker, moodier and I can't really pin what I'm smelling until I look at the notes, it's all blending together. I think the tobacco and cypress tar are giving some earthy, almost woody heft to the scent. As it dries I get a beautiful dark rose. Moody, dark, seductive.
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This is the quiet, grounding woody scent I was hoping for this year. Soft sandalwood and ambergris have a warmth, with the evergreenish hinoki and juniper giving a lightly cool freshness. It's very sophisticated and soothing.
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Such a zesty, refreshing scent! The grapefruit, tea, and orange blossom are most prominent to me in the bottle, with the ginger and lime coming out when it hits the water. I get just a bit is jasmine the mix as it lingers on my skin. It's both a refreshing scent, yet soothing at the sametime. Spa-like but more unique than that typically describes.
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Such a lovely smooth and woody patchouli! The honey and amber make this beautifully sweetened and chewy. Earthy and sensual, yet refined. Big throw on me!