aphrodisms
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I wish I was getting what everyone else is, because a sweet lemony incense sounds wonderful. Unfortunately, on me this is an astringent 'clean' smokiness with a lot of heavy/harsh polished woods underneath. I can totally see this being someone's style but I'm not a woods fan.
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Very bright, almost soapy rose. I'm not getting much vanilla to be honest, and this is the kind of rose that really doesn't like my skin chem.
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A classic BPAL lavender - really lovely, with some hint of spice which might be the rockrose? Either way it complements the lavender well and really reminds me of the TAL Peace blend.
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I'm not sure how this went so wrong on me, although it's probably the sandalwood. I was hoping for a gossamer complex vanilla, but instead it was cloying vanilla with weird grainy textures underneath.
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A sophisticated green tea! It has slight floral nuances and the vanilla really just smooths things out rather than making anything sweet. After it dries down it gets a lil sweeter and is just really gorgeous.
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Slightly musty rich honey with the evil grainy sandalwood asserting itself underneath.
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I loove vetiver and have some blends made by the Lab that feature it gorgeously, but this went so horribly wrong. It's all very savoury dark bbq sauce somehow.
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Vanilla Bean, Tuberose & Jasmine
aphrodisms replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Lovely humid tropical floral! Definitely with a nice soft vanilla undertone. The tuberose and jasmine complement each other really well, they're not shrieky at all, just ripe and opulent. -
Definitely a well-balanced violet that isn't too green or sweet, over woods that aren't too commanding or heavy at all.
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Aged Vetiver, Chocolate & White Sandalwood
aphrodisms replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Like crumbly gnarly chocolate - the sandalwood and vetiver are mostly lending texture to the chocolate, which is the main scent. -
This scent taught me that I hate myrrh. It's the dusty slightly sour gritty thing that's hanging out under a lovely fresh rose.
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Like very fresh pine wardrobes lol - nice and Christmassy if you like pine!
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Lemon Peel, Marshmallow & Orange Blossom
aphrodisms replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Definitely orange blossom with a nice tartness from the lemon peel. The marshmallow isn't particularly soft or fluffy, it's more just lending a gourmand sweetness to the scent. -
Vanilla flower always smells surprisingly clean to me, so this isn't really a sweet scent. It's more a clean white floral over some powdery orris.
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Mostly jasmine honestly - it's definitely a creamy waxy one that I'm sure jasmine lovers will love, but I don't feel like there's much else going on.
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Surprisingly astringent lavender over some vague sweetness. Not sure if I didn't rest this long enough but I didn't love it.
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Quite soapy shimmering rose. Smells like it would be a bath product. I'm not really getting any saffron sadly!
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A cologne-y lavender that's unexpectedly sweet, with a warmth that does evoke cosy armchairs and paper books underneath.
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Very almond-y sweet florals. There's probably more going on here but I'm just too distracted by the almond.
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Slightly icy musky rose, quite light and pretty.
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Soft, fluid jasmine with creamy rose underneath. Very white, foamy is definitely an apt description. Whilst it won't win over anyone who doesn't like rose and jasmine already, it's a dream for floral lovers.
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A juicy lavender with a really nice complex ambergris under it. Immaculately blended, somewhere between a lavender field and the sea.
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Rich golden dripping beeswax. I don’t really see the difference between this and The Light of Men’s Lives tbh.