Graveyard Dirt

[Atrous]

... This is the scent of pure graveyard dust, spattered with grave loam and dusted lightly with tombstone moss.

Holy Crap! I could swear I'm working in my garden.

It is so impressive how Graveyard Dirt actually smells like freshly turned, moist, rich soil. I do also get a bit of plant or herbal in the background.

GD doesn't do any morphing. It smells on my skin just like it did in the bottle which is awesome.

This will be a fantastic scent to apply for elemental earth workings.

[Zii]

This perfume is dirt. There is no better way to explain this. It's like getting your hands into rich, damp loam and breathing it in. There's a little spice from the wood chips, and a little something that I can only describe as wet. But God, I cannot believe how spot on this was, and will be returning to Etsy to buy at LEAST one bottle.

[Cali]

I'm getting the same dirt-note and underground feel that zombie has, but without the sweetness of the rose. This is a bit more harsh and realistic. It's like smelling upturned, damp ground. Wow!

Edited October 17, 2016 by Cali

[freyasfae]

I have two graveyard dirts: one from 2008 and one from 2016. Both are very similar, but the newer one stays closer to the skin, while the aged one is more pungent. I can't wait to try those dirty scents with some other more innocent BPALs!

[RoseThornAndOak]

For being a dirt scent I found this surprisingly light, green, fresh, and loamy. There's an almost crispness to it, too, like how I want the dead leaves note to work in manu Autumnal scents that never work. This is a good replacement, almost a cross between dirt and the Lab's beautiful oak note. 😃 Although I enjoy Whisper Sisters dirt note a smidge more, I'm so happy to finally find a bottle of this. It embodies more of the dead leaves and dirt you would find in a graveyard and I absolutely love it. Another thing, I'm grateful its not a patchouli dirt blend, as many dirt blends can be. It's fresher, lighter. So good. ❤️

 

 

PS : layers gloriously with Bluebonnet single note. 

Edited April 14, 2020 by RoseThornAndOak

[monocainsheresy]

2021 version

 

Yup. That's dirt! Like opening up a fresh bag of potting soil.

[VioletChaos]

2024 version.

I essentially got this as a backup bottle- I'm running dangerously low on previous iterations. So I was really just hoping for more of the same- and I've gotten it! It's possible this scent will calm down in the coming months or years, but certainly right now this version is somehow even MORE dirt-like and earthy! It really is like opening a big ol' bag of soil. Or laying in a graveyard. (Yes, I've done both of these things). 

If you love earth-forward scents like Penny Dreadful but have been hesitant to go full Dirt, I invite you to try. It's a scent that I think is gorgeous almost year round (high summer excluded) and as a single note, it really IS versatile, in terms of how you can use it to layer with other scents (I invite you to apply with a super-sweet foodie scent for instance and watch the show!)

I only picked up one bottle but now that I've tested it, I'm definitely getting additional backups for sure! 

[Frills]

It smells like dirt! Dirt and mushrooms. Very earthy and fun to layer with other things, but also pretty fun on its own. 

[Liquid Sword]

On 9/29/2024 at 1:39 AM, VioletChaos said:

2024 version.

I essentially got this as a backup bottle- I'm running dangerously low on previous iterations. So I was really just hoping for more of the same- and I've gotten it! It's possible this scent will calm down in the coming months or years, but certainly right now this version is somehow even MORE dirt-like and earthy! It really is like opening a big ol' bag of soil. Or laying in a graveyard. (Yes, I've done both of these things). 

If you love earth-forward scents like Penny Dreadful but have been hesitant to go full Dirt, I invite you to try. It's a scent that I think is gorgeous almost year round (high summer excluded) and as a single note, it really IS versatile, in terms of how you can use it to layer with other scents (I invite you to apply with a super-sweet foodie scent for instance and watch the show!)

I only picked up one bottle but now that I've tested it, I'm definitely getting additional backups for sure! 

This fragrance sounds right up my alley. How is the throw and lasting power? 

[VioletChaos]

23 hours ago, Liquid Sword said:

This fragrance sounds right up my alley. How is the throw and lasting power? 

The throw is surprisingly low given the profile. Still, I always personally recommend starting with a drop- you can always go up from there if you want it to be stronger, but if you amp it, it's hard to come back from that in the initial application  

The lasting power for me is several hours. But it depends on 1. how much I've applied 2. if my activities make me sweat and 3. how dry my skin is on a given day. If I had to round it out, I'd estimate about 4 hours, give or take.