rachel2205

A double-dose of seedy that oozes rough-and-tumble sexuality while promoting vice-driven profitability! Volcanic red musk, vanilla bean, Queen Elizabeth root, red ginger, skin musk, black leather, honeycomb, honeysuckle, magnolia, and patchouli. I just have a sniffie of this, and it is rather old, so I don't know if it smells as it should... But on me this is EXTREMELY masculine. It smells like a spicy men's cologne. Nice enough for what it is, but not for me!

This one changes quite a bit on my skin. It's much more floral and sharp when wet, but now it's been on a couple of hours it's a creamy sort of scent, the vanilla and amber blending into a soft - smoky isn't the right term, perhaps "smudge"? - smudge with a gentle ripe peach and a breath of florals that remind me of the powderiness of Enraged Bunny Musk or Antique Lace. Very pretty!

I think Spellbound is fab! Wet, and for the first hour or so of drydown, it has a very green rose smell, which mixes interestingly with the musk to give a roses-meets-Smut scent. After a while, the rose becomes softer and sweeter, mingling with the muskiness to create a pretty scent that has an old fashioned sense to it, but an edge of naughtiness.

Shub soap is beautifully packaged and the soap itself is pretty and has a soft texture. However, the scent is pretty faint, which is a bit disappointing I've heard this is true of Silk Road soaps in general. If you like strongly scented soaps this may not be for you.

Weeping cherry, watery bamboo pulp, nettle tree bark, green tea incense, soft musk, rice wine, and Japanese tree lilac. Just got a lil sniffie of this. Would never have thought to try it, but it's lovely! In the imp and fresh on it's very green and wet. But it settles down into a soft, almost pulpy scent, with a musk like warm skin and sweet flowers. Still an exotic, wet green element there, but not sharp at all.

Smells COMPLETELY different in the imp to on me. In the imp it's all sweet florals. On me, though - There’s a salty, electric note to this – ozoney and a bit watery, or like salty skin, somehow. There’s also a sweetness, and a very faint breath of something floral. This is an intriguing scent.

Exactly what it says on the tin – sugared rose. Very pretty, and a very slight tint of green on the rose stops it being sickly.

This went on quite harsh and almost masculine. Now it’s softened up. The topnote seems to be something almost spicy cola – caraway? – but there’s a sweet softness under it with the vanilla and ginger. I feel like if I sniff it one way the spices are too medicinal and prickly, yet sniff it another way and it's smooth and dark yet alluring. Hm. What do I make of this?!

This surprised me a bit. Goes on very sweet – sweet orange and a lightly creamy note – but settles into something greener with a cream aspect. Slightly soapy.

The perfume of a hellbound soul, gleefully lost to iniquity: blood musk, golden honey, thick black wine, champagne grapes, tobacco flower, plum blossom, tonka bean, oakmoss, carnation, benzoin, opoponax, and sugar cane. In vial, grassy and very sweet. Dry on skin, it's syrupy but with a juicy element - almost fruity. It seems like there might be a touch of anise in there.

in vial - wow, potent! Cocoa, but very masculine. Almost piney note. Peppery. On skin - wet, it's a strongly male, feral scent, but with a sweet undertone. Dries into a masculine lavender and spicy cologne. Once it's been on for a while, a soft breath of the vanilla comes out, but this to me is still quite an aggressive scent. Fascinating. I think Mme M and Wulfric would make an intriguing couple!!

In imp: HELLO PATCHOULI. It does instantly soften on the skin, but that patchouli note is strong. I'm thinking the vanilla bean is taking the edge off a bit. Very spicy. Often that spiciness would be quite 'masculine' to me, but this is definitely a feminine scent - albeit a tough one! I can just about smell a bit of plum. I wish the patchouli won't slap me around so hard here so I could smell everything else!

Sweet, effervescent, like elderflower cordial. Very pretty and good for a summer evening!

This is ONE CRAZY SMELL. I have never had something morph so much. In the vial it's incredibly sweet, and wet on I smell bright amber and something FRUITY. Almost BANANA. Which seems very unlikely! Then it dries down into something with quite a heavy musky incense with a touch of floral. Finally, when it's been on a while, some of the heaviness goes and it becomes a sweeter scent! Woah. I think I'll have to try this on again at another point, as I just don't know what to think of it. *sniffs arm again* Hm, some creaminess is coming out... Madness.

As lots of other people have said, it's a manly Dorian. This is really a beautiful scent, though I think it is too masculine for me to wear. However, i think I should try it on my man...