Vaudenilla
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This bottle is old and half full, so the whisper-light state of the fragrance within is a little surprising! Usually aged bottles are powerhouses for me, but this guy is just a soft mint puff crushed onto pavement. A trace of sugared peppermint, but otherwise this baby has already seen its glory-days. Wear time: Like 5 minutes Sillage: Nada.
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I’ve been sick in bed a lot lately, and Hush is soothing the aches and ails of my miasma. The lemony, citrusy element clears my head and sinuses and rejuvenates my spirit. The lavender calms my anxiety, lessens my tension, and I believe aids in alleviating my headache. The tangerine is brightening and the sandalwood warms and rounds the scent out. I am so pleased to have my imp of this!! Wear time: 10-12 hours!! Sillage: Medium, non-offensive!
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I wear this scent to meditate now and it’s definitely relaxing. It’s also very refreshing, I get a lot of sage but not a heavy patchouli. In the wet stage and early drydown, there’s a lavender lurking in the depths of this scent, but eventually it takes the reins and graces us with its pillowy, calming presence. I’d honestly wager that the lavender in this is a white lavender. At the very least, it’s rather pale. This scent is definitely delicious and relaxing, almost ephemeral, despite its strength. I wear this to bed and smell it 8-10 hours later! I’m blessed to have the imps I do, and will be hoarding attentively. (Sidenote, my cat absolutely adores this scent. If I put it on and she’s near, she follows me and rubs herself all over me and tries to balance on my shoulders and rubs her extremely silky fur all over me, nuzzling and purring all the while.) Wear time: 7-10 hours. Sillage: Pretty strong!
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I don’t like straight up gourmands generally, because they turn my stomach, but I ordered this because I love lavender and was very excited by the prospect of a blueberry note. I wish this was ninety times the strength and eight times its current bottle size. I’ll let it age because it’s relatively fresh from the mail, but it’s so delicate right now! This is so SO yummy though. It makes me crave a cup of lavender and blueberry earl grey tea with cream and lemon, because that’s exactly what this smells of. I’m super pleased with this, and will be tucking it away in my velvet box to age. Wear time: 2 ish hours Sillage: Close to skin
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I’m so into this! Glorious bubble gum smothered in vanilla cream and pear reduction! I do get a little sunscreen from the orris butter and coconut milk- but that’s a huge plus for me weirdly. I adore this. Something in it is reading lotus-esque, which reminds me both of the original glowing vulva and of Glitter (ooh deep cuts). My mom absolutely adores both Glitter and this perfume, and every time I wear it (3 times so far lol!) she comments on it or asks what I’m wearing. I think I will have to gift her a bottle! I get a long wear time out of this, but it’s pretty close to skin for me. I’m a huge fan! Wear time: 8 ish hours Sillage: Close to skin
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Lemon Chiffon Pumpkin Pie
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UHHHHHHHHHNNFFNDNFNF! Wowwee! Sorry, I’m not generally one for such lack of decorum but… This baby is strong, and silky, and sweet but not overly so. It’s not heavy on the lemon but the spices and cream are definitely playing in equal parts. I can smell some sort of buttered crust, and the pumpkin isn’t overpowering (my mom owns pinched with four pumpkins and that’s too much pumpkin for me!) I am salivating. I’m so sad a bottle of this is not available for purchase, as it’s a gourmand I really, truly get along with. I hope this only strengthens and deepens with age! Wear time: 4 ish hours (but thats ok because it’s glorious while it lasts.) Sillage: Strong ! But not aggressive. -
My mother’s bottle smells sort of…sludgy. It does have a dry grassy note once dry on skin, but it’s muted and the dandelion part is most prominent, which makes it lean sweet. I love this but it doesn’t stick around long enough for me. Wear time: 3 ish hours Sillage: low
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This is so so special and I’ve been reaching for it constantly. It’s feminine, and girlish, and sweet without being overly gourmand. There’s a little thread of bitterness in the initial wear stages, perhaps this is the “deceptive, threatening, hungry” aspect. It is definitely ephemeral. It reminds me a little of one of my favourite mainstream perfumes, Flowerbomb, albeit that is much sweeter, as it’s primarily a spun sugar and green tea scent. It’s very princess-y, and so is Tomie. Wear time: 6 hours Sillage: Closer to skin.
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I don’t really like how heady the ylang-ylang is. It makes me a little put off about the plum note which just kind of falls flat and goes a little cherry cough syrup on my skin. This smells nice on my mom, but my hormonal skin doesn’t love any of the notes. My partner says it smells like something from victoria’s secret but I think their nose is broken. Wear time: 8 hours or more Sillage: Aggressive.
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I am obsessed with this. It’s so bright and happy and clean and sweet. It’s pillowy, freshly spun lemon cotton candy floating on top of recently laundered cotton napkins. This smells so incredible and I wear it any time I need a boost of Happiness. Wear time: 7 ish hours Sillage: Pretty impressive!
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This is complex. Slightly effervescent and almost… citronella-esque silk. This must be heavy on some kind of musk. It smells almost…. chemical. I understand the cleaning fluid comparison. Maybe there’s a bitter sweetness somewhere in the depths, if you sniff hard enough. The rose is definitely clean and soapy, almost aldehydic. I‘m confused because I don’t get any blackcurrant, but something that smells like lemon… or cherry….? My nose is slightly overwhelmed, which fits the vibe of Carmilla, I think. It stays pretty strong until around the 9 hours mark where it fades into something slightly sugary and musky, then dies out around the 13 hour mark. Wear time: 9+ hours full strength. Sillage: Hefty.
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Disclaimer: I am NOT a gourmand girlie, something I figured out about myself rather recently. That being said, this is just wonderful. I am very impressed by the hot-chocolate note, which is very smooth and almost airy in a way I’d never expect from something I usually find rather cloying. I’m not sure I pick up on any metallic or tangy notes, so I assume the “blood” aspect is the spicy, incensey notes of the drydown, which other reviewers identified as dragon’s blood. I wore this to church (because incense based fragrances feel apropos!) and was very pleased with how long the fragrance lasted, I smelled it hanging around on my skin for a long, long time. Wear time: 10+ hours Sillage: Intense.
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Disclaimer: I loathe alcohol. Not due to any moral qualms, no, it is the wretched smell and taste of the stuff which makes me clutch my pearls. (Yes, even on my twenty-first birthday, I forwent any drunken shenanigans… I have a very delicate constitution. ) This very old imp is effervescent and pine forward. Thankfully my stomach agrees with it more than other “alcoholic” perfumes I’ve smelled. After some time on my skin, It does almost smell…. a little dusty. I am mostly chalking that up to the age of this thing, but that is something I’ve also picked up in perfumes with aldehydes (chanel no.5 is a great nemesis of mine) - something I do suspect is in this blend. I don’t hate it, but I’m happy I only have an imp. I do wonder if this would layer well. Wear time: 6 hours of full-blast, but it is still detectable close to skin about 8 hours later. Sillage: Close to skin.
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This is quite aged (so do be aware that newer versions may smell different.) On my skin, Kill-devil is caramel left on a burner just a touch too long. There’s something woodsy, certainly, but I think the honey in this is really making the oak note lean plasticky or burnt on me. This really works on my mom, however, and on her it smells sweet and sandal-woody. Wear time: about 7 hours (it is always the ones we don’t love that linger, no?) Sillage: Strong.
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To my nose, this is a lovely delicate violet. Reminiscent of vintage parfums, Faustus exudes an air of sophistication and class. The frankincense and violet do err a touch powdery- a quality I quite enjoy in perfumes. Blessedly I do not pick up any cinnamon, as usually it leans towards craft-store for me. Wear time: 5 hours maximum. Sillage: Delicate.