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2009 Version This smells to me like a horse stable in need of a clean, and some gunpowder.
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Spicy, woody pink florals with a bit of neroli over the top. There's a smoky quality to it that I don't like. This is one of those scents where the combination of the smoke and citrus translates to me as air freshener sprayed to cover the stale cigarette smell in a room. As it sits on my skin, the smoke calms down and the clove comes forward then settles and the pink florals bloom. Ok, now it reminds me a bit of gun moll. The mid-2000s version of gun moll. Ultimately this dried down to a clove spiced pink floral with a hint of neroli.
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Wet: MOSSY, grassy, vetiver with iron railing poking out haphazardly over oud. This is mostly green oud now. I'm not mad at it, but I want to compare it to ruins of castle Karnstein. Karnstein is sharper and slightly more 'masc' than cemetery.
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Wet: wow, I was not expecting this to open with hella koolaid fruity, but here we are. The leather and switches are very light, while this scent is dominated by the musky rice milk, orris, vanilla combo. Ok, now I'm getting more leather. Ultimately this settled into a slightly fruity (currant?), musky porcelain over the traditional Krampus notes of leather and wood.
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This scent is heavy, leaden roses over soft black velvet with a few berries strewn about for ambiance. If you like heavy, dark rose scents with a hint of fruit this is for you.
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Velvety, white blossoms with an earthy greenness. Reminds me of lilies in a vaguely vintage way. This is more what I was expecting from the Tomie perfume.
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Woody, mossy, green, bitter. The vetiver is dark green, bitter and a little stanky. There's a stone note in the background, and as the oil sits on my skin the vetiver gets smoky. Vetiver forward, masc leaning.
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Wet, this is fruity, waxy floral with golden amber. It reminds me a bit of crypt queen without the moss and dirt. The patch slowly emerges but remains a background supporting note.
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Instantly, a sweet, jammy clove with a hint of orange. Very holiday pudding. I don't typically like holiday food smells as perfume, but this one is growing on me.
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Usually blends like this go sour or too sweet on my skin, but so far this is a refreshing combo of lime and bergamot over dreamy, powdery violet with a sandalwood base. Like a violet pastille with a squeeze of lime/bergamot. This is less sweet than some of BPALs other powdery violets.
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This is exactly what it says it is. A waxy, old school black lipstick with a hint of clove to give it dimension. I sort of like it? This reminds me a lot of Amorphous's Goth Club 1989, but less complex.
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BPALs incense blend (the same one in dead leaves, incense smoke, and oudh) with a bit more frankincense over sweet, earthy black moss and cotton cloth note. The cloth note is stronger here than in Milarca. This is a little bit foody, with something in this reading as almond paste to my nose.
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This opened with a strong punch from the pine needles that read like lime to my nose. They mix quickly into the dead leaves and all settle gently on a bed of mild oakmoss. As this sits on me, the pine settles and leans a touch perfumy. Low throw.
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On me this is incense forward with a soft sprinkle of dead leaves and just a little of BPALs sweet oud. It's not fecal or sweaty. The incense reminds me of the incense in Crimson Peak: Ghosts, though this is softer.
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This is LIME LIME LIME LIME with slightly sweet white musk, and the sharpness of bay rum and black pepper in the background. You just zested and juiced 6 limes and ground fresh black pepper for a recipe, and on the stove you are reducing a simple syrup with a bit of orange.
