LavenderCoffee
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I was drawn to this scent because I randomly drew an association between the description (The thudding beat of powerful alabaster wings) and "The Sound of Her Wings" story from The Sandman. I have "You Get What Everyone Gets" but I find it difficult to wear (won't stop me trying!), so I decided in my head this could also be a Death scent. Freshly applied, Crane Moon is rich and soft with vanilla, blackened sandalwood, and cardamom. I don't get much distinguishable cacao on my skin, even though there is some in the bottle. Each time I test it, the notes seem to shimmer in an otherworldly way as the scent settles and dries, like it pivots in midair and changes course. Bourbon vanilla never seems to last very long for me, but I enjoy how it contributes to the morph in this blend. It becomes darker and woodier to my nose, the cedar increasing in prominence alongside ambergris, but with orris to prevent it from going too sharp. Some sandalwood also has a tendency to go musty on me after it has dried, but here there is a pleasant dry dirt/dusty quality that may be the sandalwood and orris joining forces, providing a nice balance to the perfume tendency of the cedar/ambergris. I'm glad I snagged some of this.
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It has been too long since I've worn Jazz Funeral, I forgot how lovely it is. Herbal bay rum and bourbon and lush magnolia with a backdrop of mossy earth! It's just perfect. Let me just find a magnolia tree to sit under while I sip my drink.
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I love smelling BPAL's dirt/earth/soil type notes, but I don't always love wearing them, so I was intrigued by the description specifying the note here as "rich red grave loam." Testing from an imp of indeterminate age, I am getting just a hint of the spice others have mentioned, but the red clay-earth note is to die for (heh). I wonder if it has just a drop of red musk? The perfume aspect of this blend is truly very soft to my nose, I was concerned about an overly floral/powdery experience, but that is not the case. Overall I really like this, and I would probably reach for it instead of some of the other grave dirt/soil blends. I think it's also an excellent candidate for layering since it's quite subtle.
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Burnt Sugar, Cream, and Strawberries
LavenderCoffee replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
In my head, caramelized sugar + berry = pie filling, so that's where my nose is taking me with this trio. I don't find an abundance of creaminess, but there is certainly some richness to the blend. Stays skin close and sweet. -
I agree that this is an incredibly fresh strawberry scent, aided by the green elements of the blend. It does not smell like strawberry candy to me, even though the vanilla sugar is apparent, and it isn't a purely berry focused scent either. Curious how this might age with the benzoin, but right now it is gentle skin scent. Like Summer in a bottle.
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Whew, I love this. Echoing Leopard403, I think I wanted Blackberry Moon to skew a bit more in this direction, and by comparison that one is fresh and wild, like a blackberry shrub in the forest. However, if Snow White's evil queen had offered her a blackberry instead of an apple, I think this would be it: gorgeous, ripe, and enticing, but as poisonous as the day is long. Plus the Snow White story fits because of the presence of the lavender, which makes the blend perfectly soporific as it dries.
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I didn't used to be a Snake Oil person, but at some point this year I became one, and I like to think Pumpkin Snake Latte was my gateway scent: I love coffee smells, but I was struggling to find a coffee scent from the lab that I loved. PSL appeared in the alley wearing a trenchcoat, beckoning to me. I don't get PSLs when I get coffeeshop coffee (I prefer a dirty chai for my spiced coffee beverage experience), but in scent form, a patchouli vanilla musk pumpkin spice latte is *chef's kiss.* Some of the other pumpkin spice scents I've tried have skewed too far into the spice for my tastes, or my skin has amped them up disproportionally, so I knew this would be a risk. Blessedly, PSL does not do me that way. The spices nuzzle right in with the coffee and the snake oil and I could probably wear this every day for at least a month without tiring of it. I hope we see more pumpkin coffee scents this fall!
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I said to myself, "Self, you can't go through life afraid of ectoplasmic musk. You drank Ecto Cooler as a child. The rest of the notes sound tremendous. Get thee to Black Haüs!" So I did. Freshly applied, one finds oneself in the ivy and lavender, and these notes seem to be all over the Haüs. As the scent opens up, the cologne and wood notes emerge ...along with the ectoplasm! It's got a terribly lovely misty sort of quality, very ephemeral/spectral. I'm not getting anything indolic from this indigo oudh, and the aged leather takes awhile to appear, but both notes blend very nicely into the rest.
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In my head this scent is called Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire but seasonally this feels very wonderfully Fall: smoky, nutty, warm, and yes - also kinda badass.
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The scent cloud on this one for me is very much in line with "chocolate cake," but if I get in and sniff my skin where I've applied it, I get more of the tobacco and coffee. Tremendously cozy and warm.
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This is an incredibly pleasant tomb scent. Juniper is less dominant than expected. It plays in parallel with wormwood and moss, and frankincense and opoponax balance things on the softer end. It's earthy without a soil note. Very wearable.
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This is a rich and lovely strawberry cream scent for me. There are layers to the strawberry cream, it's more sophisticated than candy-like. Love the depth added by the jasmine and oud, but it's definitely a soft and approachable blend.
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Like Ghosts the Shadows Rise and Fall
LavenderCoffee replied to Seajewel's topic in Limited Editions
This scent is dominated by jasmine and vetiver for me and I'm struggling to find anything else. Skin chemistry fail here. -
This wet phase of Wanton Airs takes me to a very similar place as See Thyself, Devil! and the Sugar, Poppy Tar, and Red Currant ménage blend. As it dries it goes a bit softer than either of the sugared poppy options. If you shy away from oud, this one doesn't bring anything indolic to the table in my experience. It dries into a sweet cognac touched with bergamot over a gentle oud, true to the spectral part of the scent description. ETA: this has quite a bit of throw!
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Scorched Clove, Cinnamon Bark, and Tobacco Absolute
LavenderCoffee replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Not much to add really: badass scorched clove kicks the door down and sidekick cinnamon follows swiftly behind. Also not a surprise based on the notes, but I am getting an angry patch on my arm where I applied this. I put a long sleeve tshirt on over it and I'm finally able to smell the tobacco through my sleeve 😅 ...and it smells awesome! -
A perfect pale moonlight scent. The wool blanket softens the slightly scratchy hay note for sure. A few short minutes after applying, it goes to such a gentle place. Neither warm nor cool, but comforting.
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What it might smell like to be twitterpated: on wet, this is rich and invigorating with honeyed clove* and rooty soil, and then the flowers seem to magically bloom up out of it, finally drying down into a handsome rose scent. *not a clove tinged honey, definitely a honeyed clove
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Black Cherry, Vanilla Bean, and Champaca
LavenderCoffee replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
This is a lovely dark cherry backed by faint vanilla for me, and the cherry actually sticks it out pretty well compared to other cherries I've worn from the lab. Very bold up front of course, and 8 hours later a faint trace remains on my forearm, but it fared better as an under the clothes type of scent. I don't get a ton of champaca, weirdly, since that is often a louder note on my skin. I'm neither here nor there on this blend, but if I were more into cherries I would put a bottle in a drawer somewhere, to encourage the vanilla. -
Fairy Lovers is a lush, balanced floral - lots of leading ladies in this bouquet of gardenia, moonflower, orchid, rose but nothing is really screaming at me. "Creamy narcotic floral" is spot on, especially with the slinky labdanum underscore. Apply sparingly for sneaky seduction.
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Oberon, Titania, and Puck with Fairies Dancing
LavenderCoffee replied to Seajewel's topic in Limited Editions
A lovely fae scent. Gorgeous light floral incense floating over a pouf of mallow + cream. and it's not even incense-y incense, and not resinous in the least, just an ever so soft suggestion. I do love the peonies in this as well. I would wear this as a sleep scent, or on a lounging around day, or a sundress day. It's dreamy. -
Please Scream Inside Your Haunted House
LavenderCoffee replied to zankoku_zen's topic in Halloweenie
Boy howdy if I was guessing blind I would have thought this had a nice rooty patchouli in it underneath the funnel cakes. Maybe some rum? I really dig this one. Getting a minor skin tingle from it, assuming there's a touch of cinnamon. -
I passed on this originally because I assumed I would not want a pear scent, but now a year later, this decant is giving me all the heady French Vanilla goodness with just a touch of pear. Serious root beer float vibes.
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I was excited to try this because I don't see (or smell) persimmon very often - it seems like an appropriate choice for a dragon! On my skin the fruit is bright but slightly tart and bitter, almost reminiscent of bergamot, and I'm getting more of a wood type of vibe from this oudh. Once it dries it is more subtle than I anticipated. It's so close to working for me, but I think it could be stunning on the right person.
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Dragon’s Blood, Honey, and Copal
LavenderCoffee replied to Seajewel's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Ooh this smells magical! A beautifully balanced blend of honey sweetened resins. The dragon's blood is much more pronounced in the bottle than on my skin, where I get a pleasant amount of copal. Smells like good vibes and sunbeams - gonna rotate this with the Coffee and Copal blend for those times when I want a scent to help me calm down, take a deep breath, and look on the bright side. -
is this the most perfect comfort scent of all time? I would not be surprised. I'm definitely getting the coffee beans. they lend an atmospheric coffeehouse sort of vibe. rather, with the hint of spices, it's more of a homey kitchen thing: someone made a pot of coffee before baking a pan of brownies, "come on in and have a seat." so heartwarming and cozy.