roseus
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I love the creamy fig of Atsui-Mono and I thought this would be in the same zone. This is more gourmand, a bit sweeter but definitely in the same family. The fig is a bit fruitier and the buttercream lends a playful sweetness. The sandalwood comes in more as it dries down, keeping it from going full-on gourmand. Gorgeous!
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Definitely get that floral-sweet vibe. On me this starts breezy, not full on clean laundry breezy, but florals on the breeze. As it dries I get more wool, it gets more snuggly. The silk gets less distinctly floral. I can't pull out the cream specifically but I think it's helping blend the edges of the silk notes and the wool.
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This is a beautiful contrast of crisp white tea and more subdued notes. The tea starts off bright, white and green tea notes often have a citrussy leaning on me, with a musky, amber base underneath. As it dries the amber and vanilla oud stand out in front, the vanilla oud is gorgeous- a smooth silky wood scent. I can pull out the sandalwood in the dry down but it is all very well blended. The tea is not so crisp in the dry down. A gorgeous muted tea scent, it makes me think of drizzly days.
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I first sniffed this when I was hungry and had to put it down. It smelled like a lemon meringue pie, sweet-tart lemon curd and a halo of marshmallow-y fluff. Coming back to it, it does not read so gourmand. A beautiful musky amber made sparkling with lemon. Bright, warm, and golden. The vanilla and mallow sweeten this further, and give it that airy fluffiness but it's not sugary. Cheerful, yet elegant.
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In the bottle this is very woody, a very dry sandalwood with a bit of wintergreen sort of edge. On wet the patch comes in - a smooth patch and the wintergreenish hint dies back. As it dries it gets sweeter and smoother with the rice milk and tonka coming in, and the sandalwood creeps back in as well. It's a snuggly brown scent. Lightly sweet and homey feeling.
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Limited editions equivalents in the general catalog?
roseus replied to Absinthe's topic in Recommendations
@crystaltongue I haven't tried that scent but I can think of a couple scents that might be in a similar vein! The first that comes to mind is Solanine, The Flower Girl from CD: A woman stands behind you. She holds a basket overflowing with creeping vines and flowers: razor-thorned roses, vibrant bursts of oleander, drooping cascades of wisteria, sprays of white hemlock and lily of the valley, bruise-blue pillows of aconite, purple-veined henbane, and the snapping jaws of monstrously large flytraps, glistening wet with mucilage. Her clothes smell faintly of manchineel smoke, and her fingertips are stained green. She smiles and shudders as the green tendrils that surround her writhe and contract. She plucks a red-spotted mushroom from her basket and places it gently in your palm before turning away. This might be more garden-y and floral but sounds like it should be fairly green as well. Another that comes to mind is The Forest Reverie: A sunlit ancient forest, dotted with wild roses, grape vine, and queenly lilies, clothed in swirls of opium smoke. Might need to be layered with something more mossy? Currently there is a ménage of Fern, English Ivy, and Oakmoss that sounds like it could be a good starting point with layering with floral scents! I feel like the last few summers I've seen wildflower/meadow type scents that could potentially get you in the ballpark -
In the imp this is dark, fruity, and a bit syrupy. On my skin the cranberry is more tart, and I can pick the almond out - more nutty than the cherryish kind than I anticipated. The musk come to the front as it dries.
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Delicious! Creamy vanilla and sweet rootbeer, it's even a touch fizzy to my nose but not sure if my brain is just doing that. The cedar is soft on my skin, most noticeable late into the dry down, but helps keep the sweetness in check.
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At first I get mostly myrrh and black musk, a cousin of Haunted. The patch creeps in as it dries roughing up the blend a bit, but then everything is smoothed out again by the vanilla. I struggle to find the nutmeg or chilli on my skin.
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This starts off very oaky on me, with a hint of vetiver and almond. It reminds me of study, or a softer cousin of The Antikythera Mechanism. It gets a little less woody as it wears, with more soft sandalwood and a bit of beeswax coming out to smooth edges and sweeten slightly.
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This is the baby of Stekk and Ask The Nearest Hippie. Gorgeous vanilla marshmallow dominated but eventual a delightful deep, chewy patch shows through. Incredible.
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A gorgeous fuzzy brown scent. Coffee, incense and cardamom mak this so rich and snuggly, and I get a hint of fir around the edges for a slightly chilly freshness.
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A bit nervous sniffing this is in the imp, as the fresher, polished leather notes can take over on my skin and go screechy. In the imp I get mostly fresh leather and fir. On my skin the leather keeps in the background, and the fir and chocolate come front and center. It's foresty and a bit sweet and homey at the same time.
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In the imp I get a beautiful black tea and almond combo, brightened with lemon. Wet it's mostly almond, heading off into pastry territory. As it dries the almond calms down, and I get bits of patch and tobacco peaking through as well. The other notes really support the tea.
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I agree with the above, there is something invigorating about this blend. The combination of sage and bergamot is bright and crisp. The anise creeps in as it dries and gives it a bit of a base note and sweetness.
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Super fluffy lavender marshmallows! It reminds me of TKO but super sweet and with a candied fruitiness. The sweetness settles down a smidge as it dries but still a super fun, delicious scent.
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Smoked Caramel, Himalayan Cedar, and Patchouli
roseus replied to Silvertree's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I love a smooth, lightly sweetened patchouli. The caramel adds a richness to the patch. The smoke is light, just helping to keep the sweetness in check, and the cedar a dry, woody undertone. A gorgeous, super cozy trio. -
Delicious spicy pastry, syrupy sweet. On my skin the ginger really blooms and I agree it is very reminiscent of Shub, but there's a butteriness underneath.
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2022 Version. Absolutely lovely beeswax blend! Sometimes beeswax can be thick and sticky with honey, but this is the lighter version. It's truly glowing and has a beautiful soft fruitiness. No pastry on my skin, but it's beautiful all the same.
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2022 Edition. In the imp I get the wine grape, it reminds me of Bon Vivant but minus all the fizziness, and with a good coat of vanilla. On my skin I get the incense first, then the grape and vanilla over top. There is a bright, sparkling sort of note (but not fizzy like the champagne note). It's really lifting the resins. A beautiful incense blend!
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In the imp all I got was fresh, fresh leather. But on my skin the beeswax takes right over! It eventually settles down a bit, letting the smoked vanilla come out along with the tobacco and the leather. The leather retains a bit of that 'fresh', sort of chemical scent that threatens to give me a headache, but the beeswax keeps it in check. It's a really interesting scent, and I bet a bit of aging would do wonders.
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This is a beautiful breezy scent. Gauzy incense and bright bergamot. The ambergris is in the background, just a hazy muskiness. I'd kill for this as an atmo!
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In the imp this is sweet but snappy ozone and blue musk. The blue musk is charged, it almost has a fruitiness to it. When it hits my skin I think of blue cotton candy for a moment, before the sweetness starts to simmer down. The resins start to peak out giving the scent more of a base. As it wears I get a bit of tobacco. Overall sweeter and less ozoney than I anticipated, but still a very interesting very blue scent!
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In the imp I get a dark leathery patchouli, punctured by a steak of pomegranate. On the skin the pumpkin comes out, and the blend gets more floaty and incensey at the edges. Beautiful, dark but not heavy.