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Hunter’s Moon: White Pumpkin and Bergamot
samanare replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I was curious about this combo and unfortunately, that curiosity did not pay off. On me this duo is at odds. I can pick out both, the pumpkin more so. And it's a fall, slightly spicy, meat of pumpkin note, while the bergamot is even fresher and citrusy in comparison. It's like a tried to mix orange juice into my pumpkin spice latte. At least for me, the two are too much at odds, and the combo almost goes minty when I'm not trying to smell one or the other. -
Hunter’s Moon: Black Musk and Black Honey
samanare replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
I would describe this more as a blue musk single note. I was reminded more of an indigo color, vaguely aquatic, than even an inky black musk. There is a noticeable sweetness to it, which I think is what's taking it away from black musk territory, but it does not read as honey on me. -
Harvest Moon: Apple Pulp and Oats
samanare replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Baked apple single note. I cannot pick out the oats note on me, but there is a noticeable buttery quality to the scent. The apple note is taken to a foodie scent for me. It reminds me of an apple pastry, but without the pastry, warm, slightly mushy, buttery, and almost flaky. As someone who likes a more bright, crisp apple scent, this one is not for me. But despite its simplicity, still feels like a fresh take on a fall apple scent (ie no fall spice). -
A decadent chocolate treat, with a lot going on. Chocolate is the strongest note on me, and it is more of a bar chocolate. The other notes I can pick out on their own is the coconut, which is more of a coconut cream, and the pistachio, which is more the cherry side of pistachio. There's a lot more going on in the scent, it mixes together in this complex, slightly spicy base.
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Ginger ale, vanilla ice cream, covered in caramel. Unfortunately, I did not get the apple note at all. The ginger ale is the strongest on me, and serves as the base for the scent. The caramel is second in terms of strength, giving the impression of a ginger ale float with a very heavy hand of caramel topping. The caramel and vanilla note, the later of which is pretty mild, bring a lot of sweetness to the scent, which also rounds out the sharpness of the ginger ale and takes away from some its fizz. Overall, not as apple-y or ginger ale-y as I'd personally like, the but I'm definitely getting the inspiration.
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This was another chilly rose scent on me. It reminds me a lot of Pink Snowballs, Snow White, and the Bear Prince. This one may not be as dedicatedly chilly as some of the others, and the combo of the white lace and tea rose brings a higher amount of sugar and sweetness to the scent than some of the others mentioned. I do not get any of the blackcurrant. And the white lace does dominate the scent. So as more of a rose lover, this wasn't really for me. Too close, while also not being as rose-y as other scents already in my collection. Though if the Lab's lace note is your thing, maybe this is for you.
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The raspberry and plum notes where the strongest on me. I wasn't able to pick out the blackcurrant on its own, but I wonder if its adding to the tartness of the scent. While this is a raspberry scent more than anything else, the plum is very noticeable. There's also almost a linen quality to this scent I cannot quite place. But overall, a bit more fo a raspberry and plum duo, very tart, red, and juicy.
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Rose, merlot, and sweet resin in equal measures on me. The rose note came off more as a black rose than red, but that may be the amount of resin I'm getting from this scent. The merlot is noticeably sharp and a red wine note. Combined with the resins, which the labdanum dominates, but is sweeter than labdanum on its own, the merlot and resin notes create this heady atmosphere that constantly threaten to overtake the rose note. They're never successful, but it ended up feeling more like a resin and wine scent than rose. There is also a noticeable sweetness, especially to the resin, but I cannot pick out the honey note on its own.
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The lime leaf, violet leaf, and oak combine into a sour, sharp woodsy note that dominates the scent. I cannot pick out the bergamot, but I think it's adding to the lime leaf. But this is not a citrus scent at all, the lime is noticeable, but it's especially green and woodsy, almost herbal. The sandalwood provides a smooth oud that sits in the background and gains strength with time. I was really surprised how un-citrus this scent is, despite being lime forward. Instead, it's a very green, leafy, woodsy scent.
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The heliotrope dominates the florals and while the floral notes are pale, they are not especially delicate on me. The florals just slightly dominate the cashmere note, the latter of the two does get stronger with wear. The white musk can't quiet be picked out on its own, instead creating the mentioned chilliness to the scent. I like the description of absence of warmth in the previous post. It reminds me more of hard glass than cold. The inspiration of a forced smile that does not reach the eyes comes through.
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Resin and velvet on me. I do not get any of the fruitiness of the blackcurrant or the floral of the rose. Both instead I think are lending to a more resin, almost woodsy quality of the scent. It reminds me of labdanum more than anything else. The velvet slightly dominates the scent, so it ended up being a very dark, smoky velvet scent on me.
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As an apple lover, I really wanted to like this one, but this scent is not for me. The apple ends up being noticeably mushy smelling on me. And the syrup note is especially sweet on me, to the point of being chalky and reminding me of an especially artificial hard candy. And the combo of the sugary hard candy and mushy apple did not mix well to my nose.
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I got more of the moss and greenery. The woodsy elements dominate on me, but register to me as a cedar. Reminds me of a very fragrant walk through a deciduous forest, fresh cedar heavy, with a lot of greenery.
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The various florals and creamier notes combine to make what I could have sworn was an especially smooth orris note. This did not smell particularly floral on me. Instead, I'd describe it as far more of a soft, creamy, more musk than sweet scent. It ended up being a little simple on me, smelling more like an orris or smooth musk single note. The inspiration of soft, inscrutable dreams comes through, but did not end up being very interesting on me.
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The black tea noticeably dominates on me. The DL note is clearly present, but sits in the background. And I can barely pick out the bergamot on its own, it mostly supports the black tea note. The tea note here is very crisp, almost sharp, and has noticeable lemon undertones, especially with the bergamot. It's pretty strong, almost reminding me of bergamot tea flavoring. Overall, ends up being an especially crisp, black tea dominated duo with dead leaves.