Cali
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Pinkish white florals (lOTS of florals), sliiiiiiiightly soapy (but a SUPER expensive one), has a sugary tropical feel to it but remains soft. Beautiful!
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Oh damn I do vaguely agree with the car freshener, only because i've JUST smelled one a few days ago (not a regular occurrence to me) but I did not hate it(!). That said, other than that (I wouldn't call this soapy though) there's a delightful deep foody vanillafroth, something slightly salty and doughy, and a beautiful fresh pine that works remarkably well here. Goes buttery on my skin (dunno if my skin chermisty is just bleh as of late) but it goes to exactly where i want it for a few seconds, and then, just butter. Ooooph the wasted potential *clenches fists while shaking them angrily at the sky
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Unfortunately I seem to not be the right person for this - I see why this is loved, but my senses just can't seem to make peace with these notes, gahh! Mouse circus meets a foodier (and woodier?) TKO. There's, to me, something somewhat unpleasantly "murky green" lurking in the background that I can't quite place. Wish I loved this 'lil creature, but luckily other people do.
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This is absolutely delightful - absolutely could be the scent of a cocktail i'd gladly gulp away anytime. There is a definite fizzyness to it, a bouncy, almost hyperactive (but not overwhelming) bubble that's a bundle of joy in scent-form. It's vaguely reminiscent to whatever's in the champagne note in The waltz. The grenadine is obvious, a gorgeous crimson red tinge in this swirly colourful aromatic cacophony - fruity but not too light. The lemon-lime lifts the whole thing up into a fresher territory (without being overpowering, which these notes often do for me), the maraschino to me is barely there, but a slight, light candied cherry note on top, coupled with that amber note the ghost blow mold has - it all sounds so strange and i feel like this should not work, but by god this is just a joy. Absolutely hate to note that this just turns to lemony amber on my skin - this should do wonders for someone else. It should, because MAN I wish this worked on me.
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This is a lovely, dusty, and soft like fresh sheets kinda comfy scent; vaguely spicy (guessing that's a mix of the fir, khus, myrrh and sandalwood mix - not "spicy" but more it's alluding to spices), vaguely tropical(? stating this as a very broad grasp of a vibe i am getting, akin to a memory from Bali), sweet and full of compassion indeed. Not really tethering on foody nor perfumy, it's is own thing. To me, a lot like a vague, but lovely memory. This does not work at all on my skin, and mostly dissapears aside from leaving me with mostly just... Dust. Too damn bad, this is so sweet.
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Ooo now that's different! Heady and mysterious - this remins me of a scent (although a more luscious version) they may use in an attraction like 'Fata morgana'. Getting strong middle eastern vibes from this. It's just so soft and classy, yet with such an intoxicating feel to it; i wasn't familiar with the datura note yet, but regarding what I heard from the yt channel about it that may be pulling a lot of the weight here. In such a good way. A dark, delirious floral with soft sugary candies in a bed of soft frankinscense and oudh. Don't know if I have a need to keep it, but this is gorgeous!!
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This is just suuuuper cherry (the almondy-one again) forward on me, softened by red musk and even softer amber. There is indeed a floral quality to this, but all the other notes on me are in the background. That said, this is super wearable and not too strong on me, aside from maybe that cherry/red musk combo. Sexxyyy. On drydown, the florals/pulpy mix comes out a bit more, and the jasmine starts bubbling up to the surface, playing nice with the red notes. It gets pretty close to Our lady of pain on me after that, pushing the red squishy notes to the background, becoming a more vegetal base with a frankincense feel. It's nice but i loved the stage before this. Whyyyyyy skin whyyyy
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There's something here that reminds me vaguely of this raspberry lip gloss this little corner store sold at some point in my youth. Which is delightfully nostalgic, not gonna lie (i always liked that scent actually), but there's a bit of an ever so slightly plasticy feel to this when wet. There's a vague fieriness in the background, something vaguely spicy(?), but otherwise i'm not detecting anything too spoopy. This is pretty strong though, which I'm very happy about - and it becomes more juicy and realistic as it dries down. Sooooooo nice, mmmmm.
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From the bottle i'm getting an autumny soap. Applied, it goes into a dreamy, velvety scenescape of a dark, cozy autumn night with magic in the air. I'm not entirely sure what i'm smelling that still vaguely reminds me of "soap" (dw, it's not """perfume soapy""" anymore), but maybe the mead, corn and maple? It's this... goopy gloppyness of liquid orange amber (*not as in an amber note), swirlywirling around, stars twinkling in the night sky - a bit away you see a cozy city, right in front of you a dirt road lit by fairy lights, filled with sweet autumnal creatures, a forest to your right, and a corn field to your left. Usually the dead leaves note amps on me like crazy - no such thing here! This is so, absolutely adorable (and so wearable)!
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OOooooooohhhh my GOSH this is ridiculously sweet. Like. Pure lemony sugar distilled into a perfume. I can't really stand it. I'm really just getting lemon sugar - not like trick or treat to me at all?
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Ooo, very reminescent of the image on first sniff, adorable pumpkiny merryness with a dark undertone. It's not "heavy" though, the darkness doesn't drag it down, and all the sweet notes are fluffy and light, and soooo happy. Absolutely getting the 'banana' here, but it's definately all the notes working together to create the idea of the banana. I can still pick them apart outside of that, but it's a lovely, LOVELY happy 'lil 'fume. Bananabananabanana. ?
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The black cherries turn slightly more into almonds on my skin which... Granted, horrifies me - but i'm gonna stick it out cause this in the bottle is already gorgeous! Ahhh... As it dries down, the smoked plum ('n labdanum?) comes out, the plum AND patchouli (and a sniff of myrrh) standing out above the rest. I think the saffron is there to give this a sharper edge, to me. That note was gonna make or break this, as the last time I tried a scent with (lots of) saffron it REALLY messed me up... (allergic, I guess?) but it's just tempered enough here that it's not driving me crazy just yet. This note combo had me goin' cuckoo though, so i was desperate to give this beauty a try. This is beautiful but it needs some retesting to see what my body does with it. My head is a liiiittle bit achy w this but it could be other allergies/just my run 'o the mill migraine from as of late. Anyway, deep, sensual - quite "burnt" on the edges (there is just a dry ashy note in there), but only as an afterthought. Somewhat floral, somewhat musky, somewhat patchouli and plummy... Absolutely agree with that this has an 'old timey-BPAL-scent'. Snake charmer resurrected could be a cousin to this. It's a lovely well blended picture, this. Sexy!! *PS the "almonds" are fine and don't bother me when dry.
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To me, this isn't as quiet as the description would make you believe. ...It's a bit.... pulpy. As if all the leaves from the noted flowers (and some stems) have been put in something, stomped on slightly, then left in there for a few days. I think i'm amping the lilac again, but outside of THAT it is quite calm and nature-y. The sandalwood really comes out after a while, which really "makes" this; it softens it at the edges, and blurs the bouquet in the mind. It softly whispers in your ear 'It's okay, just lay down on this here jungle floor and have a nap *pat pat*'. Yeah. Nature-y and calm. Nice!
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Oooo strong honeysuckle (but not the greener- out-in-nature-type, more of a raw processed one), a soft base of myrrh and copal and cinnamon powdered on top. It's really really nice honesty, doesn't morph or change. Wish this was stronger on me.
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Super fresh (almost aquatically cold/fresh), skin musky pink and peachy, powdery pink goodness! It doesn't change much on my skin (aside that it calms down sliiightly so, and gets a little closer to a "skin scent"). It's got a good throw, and doesn't overpower, super feminine. it's a spiritual sister to Beautiful and adored.
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Agree with the raw almond reviews on here. There's a sliiightly "hard-candy" element in this, but far in the background, but it's mostly pretty earthy and woodsy almond.
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Sooo fresh and clean! Aquatic minty breath, fresh laundry in the background, lol? Citrus, possibly a white floral, and i'm also getting that embalming-fluid thingy. Also got a floor/al-purpose-cleaner element to it. Hm.
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'Was there coconut in there?' was my first thought after sniffing on application and not having looked at the notes for a while. Yes, ofcourse there is. and that's the thing that comes to the foreground for me. Pulpy coconut, with vague floral notes, a nice slightly animalistic musk and the tar that gives it a bit of grit/earthyness in the far background. Wasn't expecting the coconut to be so overpowering on me unfortunately.
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WHOAH hello jasmine! I think jasmine amped on me before and this on application SCREAMS all that. It's fresh though, and has that same sultry feel the other our lady of pain 'fumes has. The opium smoke is sexy af and the honeysuckle adds a much-needed, soft floral sweetness to the mix.
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A more fiery blend, with a deliciously sweet fig, almond cream and guava - where the sandalwood and patchouli smell like they're having a battle of who's the strongest. Dunno what my skin is doing here, but while it's not a particularly strong ampy one on me, these just shove the rest of the lovely notes aside and leave me wanting for more. Meh.
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Mmm. Juicy guava backed by possibly the creamiest, softest cloud of vanilla i've smelled yet. The pink fig is i'm guessing the more tart scent in here - it's not like the other fig scents, but reminds me more of a grapefruit (just not as zesty). Super happy, summery, sweet goodness!
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Woww, chestnut chocolate vanilla filling!! Super realistic foody delight. Getting small flecks of caramel in the background. Dries down to something less strong and sweet (perhaps maybe for the best), and has a nice eathy grit from the cardamom and chestnuts. Really nice!!
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Strooonng gushy strawberries, touched by sappy greens. Super realistic in the imp, it does dry down to something much more greener and sharp on my skin unfortunately.
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This is suuuch a cute concept so happy to finally give it a try! Just coming off of my brimstone review, that's in there alright - but far in the background, while the red sandalwood is the strongest on me, mixing well with the champaca and frankincense. It's surprisingly not super in your face, but quite calm. There's almost a soapy quality to it in a strange way.
