samanare
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Coffee Bean, Jasmin Sambac, and Vanilla
samanare replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Must love jasmine for this one. This scent is all floral, slightly heady jasmine on me. The vanilla might be there, but I can't pick it out on its own. And I'm not getting any coffee. No for me, but I'm not a big jasmine fan. -
On me, this smells like a fancy, spicier than normal pine forest. The juniper berry just beats out the sage as being the strongest note. I can also pick out the clove and peppercorn in the background. The silvered musk envelopes it all in a more atmospheric note. Overall, silvered and spiced sage and juniper wood.
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A very purple scent. The violet note is the strongest. The plum is noticeable in the background, supporting the violet. I can't pick out the raspberry or the indigo musk. Whether by the plum alone, or with the help of raspberry, the scent as a real fruitiness to it. Overall, I would describe this as a purple scent. While violet dominates, the scent brings to mind more of a deeper purple. And, on me, this is slightly more of a fruity scent than a floral one.
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This is my first experience with the Lab's embalming fluid, though I've tried the original Dodo before. I don't know how this compares to other embalming fluid scents, but this scent I'd describe as a light, almost atmospheric, fruit juice scent. I'm getting the pineapple the most, and can just barely pick out the mango and lime. I'm getting almost a cotton or fabric like note from the embalming fluid part, which softens the fruit notes. I'm reminded of a fruit juice soaked napkin. And while I do mean that in a flattering way, I prefer the original Dodo.
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Oh no, the lemon leaf dominates on me, and it is leafy. I do get the fizzy white musk, but not the citrus notes. Overall, it's like a fancy, peppery lemon soda, but with lemon leaf instead of the fruit. Light, atmospheric, more green than lemon, and unfortunately spicy, imo.
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The violet note dominates on me. And it does have a mist quality, light while still covering the other notes. The violet is also particularly sweet in this scent. I don't get the rose note, but I do pick out the lavender and the dirt notes peaking out from the violet haze. The lavender is more on the floral side here. Overall, the scent brings to mind a freshly plotted floral garden overtaken by a sweet violet mist.
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Resin, ambrette seed, and frankincense/myrrh. The incense and resin notes dominate on me, along with a healthy dose of ambrette seed. There's just a little bit of Damascus rose in the background. But overall, very much a heady resin and incense scent.
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What it says on the tin. On me, vetiver is the strongest note, followed closely by teakwood. The two blend together well to make this scent very woodsy and earthy, while still being a very distinctly teakwood and vetiver scent. The caramel note is more playing support here, almost lightly wrapping around the other two notes. I wish the caramel was stronger in this scent. On the dry down, all three notes were of equal intensity and I found that really striking. The caramel moves to the background fairly quickly, making the scent overall more of a vetiver and teakwood duo.
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Tea Leaves, Vanilla Bean, and Incense Smoke
samanare replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
More of a vanilla and black tea duo on me. It really reminds me of vanilla black tea leaves. I don't get any incense, but the tea note is almost atmospheric in this scent. Overall, this is a more mellow scent, the sharp earthiness of the tea leaves rounding over time. As it wears, it almost turns into more of a vanilla musk. -
Ends up being a patchouli and oak bark duo on me. The coffee bean is there, but burns off pretty quickly for me. The patchouli is noticeable from the beginning, and the oak bark becomes more noticeable as the scent wears. It is an atmospheric scent and almost reads as soda on me. I think even after the coffee bean is gone, it's still adding some sweetness to the scent. Overall, it's an atmospheric, woodsy patchouli scent.
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I'm not sure how to describe this one. The only note I can pick out in the list is the red musk. Outside of that, I get a sweet spicy note. It reminds me of cinnamon, but sweeter. The scent has a woodsy, earthy quality to it and is also very sweet. The sweetness of the scent with the red musk very vaguely reminds me of bubblegum. Overall, I'd describe this a sweet, spicy, slightly woodsy red musk scent.
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An overall mellow scent, with a lot going on. I can't really pick out the individual notes, but a lot of them are clearly there. I do get tree notes, both broad-leaf and pine. There is also a noticeable amount of sweetness to the scent, along with just enough fruit/citrus to be noticeable. And underneath all of it, something else that seems to be the scarlet musk, shinning through. The various notes do really blend beautifully and harmoniously together, but I like the notes in a scent to be more distinguishable, so just not for me.
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Black Pepper, White Sage, and Tea Rose
samanare replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Mostly what it says on the tin. Black pepper is just barely the strongest note on me. And it's that more full body spice of the peppercorn than the sharpness I associate with crush pepper. The tea rose is a very sweet, pink rose. The white sage doesn't quite read to me as white sage, more of a white musk and plant component of it adds to the tea rose. While this does start off pretty soapy on me, it quickly mellows out into more of a fancy soap scent, as mentioned by the previous reviewer. Overall, a black peppercorn, with sweet tea rose, on a bed of white musk. Almost soapy and a little heady. -
It's a frozen something scent, but it's not registering to me as amber. There is something vaguely resiny about the scent. It's somewhat lemony and somewhat earthy, almost vegetal. I would describe it as an atmospheric ice scent. I'm just not sure what's underneath the ice, but overall, it brings a fresh and outdoorsy quality to the scent. Bit of a head scratcher for me and I have icy scents that I like better.
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Ice melting on resiny woods. On me the scent stars out with a very amber filled, almost smoky wood note. While that does not go away, it is softened by a growing melting ice/snow note. It starts off smelling a little like linen on me, but overall is very much an almost atmospheric, wet snow note. I don't smell pine needles or stone at all. Overall, smells like a broad-leaf forest during the first real thaw of the spring season.
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Sandalwood, Lime, and Tahitian Ginger
samanare replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
What it says on the tin. On me, it's a relatively equal mix of sandalwood, lime, and ginger. The scent is a warm, tropical scent. I would describe the sandalwood as almost being behind the lime and the lime being in front of the ginger as well. It's pleasant, but not anything more than the sum of its parts, in my opinion. -
I wouldn't describe this as sour. It much more reminds me of a mix of very sweet orange juice and lemonade. The sweet orange kumquat comes out the strongest at first, with the lemon coming out more as the scent wears, but never overtaking the kumquat. I'm not getting anything that registers to me as white musk in this scent. On me, it's all very fresh, sweet, and bright citrus. I don't know if I need to let it rest a little more, this scent is very light and sits very close to the skin on me. Overall, this is definitely a scent for citrus lovers, but is much sweeter than the name suggests.
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Almost a green tea single note for me. I can smell the white amber, but I'd describe it more as a white/silver musk. Any citrus gets eaten up by the green tea. It's pleasant, but a little too heady for my taste. I was also hoping for more citrus.
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Coconut milk and hazelnut cloud. On me this is a fuzzy, comforting scent. The coconut milk, followed closely by the hazelnut, is the strongest note on me. And both are nutty and fuzzy in this scent. More on the favorite oversized sweater side of things than foodie. I'm sure that's thanks to the amber. Overall, a light, fuzzy nut scent, centering on coconut milk, without being particularly sweet or gourmand.
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A sweet nuts scent. I don't get hazelnut specifically so much as a more general, slightly roasted nut note. There is the slightest fruit note to this, that I attribute to the date. The sandalwood and cinnamon are there, but very soft and understated in this scent. They contribute a noticeable sweetness to the scent, as well as playing into the earthy nature of the nut note. Overall, a warm, earthy nut scent with date jam.
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Unfortunately, the chamomile blossom dominates on me, largely overtaking the other notes. I'm getting the sweetness of the vanilla and honey. In addition, the wildflower nature of the honey adds to the chamomile. The sandalwood, ti leaf, and ginger are also there, adding to the floral nature of the scent, taking it to a more plant, earthy, almost fibrous place. The ginger does also add a bit of a spicy kick. Overall, a slightly spicy, slightly sweet, slightly woodsy floral. I wish the complexity of the scent had come out more on me.
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Starts off as a ginger and lily duo. The spicy ginger starts to burn off fairly quickly. It never fully disappears, but the scent becomes dominated by lily. Throughout all of it, there's something else in the background that I can't put my finger on. When the ginger is stronger, it's a sweet spice note that almost smells like baked goods. Later, when the lily dominates, I get a note that's almost carbonated in nature, making the now background ginger into a ginger beer note. Overall, a lily scent that is more than the sum of its parts.
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Copulating Couple Mimicking a Pose in a Shunga Book
samanare replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
Very green, fibrous plant scent. The washi, matcha, moss, and lichen all combine to form a lush green undergrowth note. The patchouli is in the background, giving a slight earthy spice. And there is just enough mint to be noticeable. -
White Chocolate, Mysore Sandalwood, and Lemon Peel
samanare replied to Seajewel's topic in Lupercalia
This is a sandalwood scent more than anything else, on me. But the lemon peel and especially the chocolate is still there. It reads as more of a milk, as opposed to white chocolate. Overall, a sweet and earthy sandalwood and chocolate mix, with just enough citrus to be noticeable. -
A cherry blossom scent, with rose on the side, all softened by honey. The cherry and cherry blossom are the strongest on me. The rose is more of a supporting role, it's noticeable but more adds to the floral nature of the cherry blossom. I cannot pick out the honey on its own, but it seems to be adding a sweet haze that rounds out the scent. Overall a soft, almost fuzzy scent of cherry, cherry blossoms, made particularly floral and sweet with added rose and honey.