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Me and Dragon's Blood do not like each other. I seem to be allergic, as in nasal allergies, luckily no skin reaction. It smells sharp and strong to me, it eventually comes out even if it was a back note and becomes strong. Although my skin likes to pull out a lot of notes one at a time (apparently), humph.

December 14, 2009

Spice and Wolf

To Order:

Spellbound - Ars Amatoria - Perfectly enchanting! An irresistibly sexual, utterly rapturous blend of three roses, radiant amber, and sensual red musk. Queen Mab - Excolo - Warrior, Trickster and Goddess of Magic and Poets, she is one of the Tuatha De Danaan and the Queen of the Faeries. A very complex scent, both shadowy and fierce: black orchid, sandalwood, night-blooming jasmine, osmanthus, Somalian rose, and Chinese musk. Perversion - Ars Amatoria - The perfect scent to wear to your next bondage ball, dungeon adventure or sojourn to your favorite pleasure dome. Smoky rum and black tobacco with a whisper of steamy leather with a splash of crystalline chardonnay, layered over a sensual, sweet, and deceptively magnetic base of ton Swank - Bewitching Brews - Simply cool, the essence of Lounge: the scent of a crisp pomegranate martini. #20 Love Oil - Bewitching Brews - A potent, enticing love formula, favored among Louisiana courtesans. Scherezade - Bewitching Brews - A master storyteller who possessed unfailing courage and compassion, a sharp, quick wit, and a true understanding of human nature. Saffron and Middle Eastern spices swirled through sensual red musk. Persephone - Excolo - Beautiful, radiant daughter of Demeter... her loveliness was so exquisite that even Hell itself could not resist her. Pomegranate and rose. Voodoo - Bewitching Brews - A midnight scent, evoking images of flickering golden firelight reflecting off the sheen of glistening skin and the jerking shadows of bodies suffused with spiritual ecstasy. A deep, powerful, resonant blend of myrrh, patchouli, vetiver, lime, vanilla, pine, almond and clove. List not done, review Conjurer's Bag.

sophie221b

December 10, 2009

Forspecial Plate's Blog

Quick reviews

Gacela.....almost works, clove is really iffy on me and it doesn't quite work for me here. It comes off a little dusty or something. Faunalia.....Eek....this reminds me of Golden Priapus, a lot, which I hated, except this isn't quite as bad as that was. Still, this isn't for me. Men Loved Darkness......Another miss.....a lot of times clove and patchouli combine and turn really sour on me, which is what happened here, just like in Smiling Spider. They amp each other up until it's all sour clove and patchouli. Season Of Ghosts.....Very odd for a citrus scent....actually I don't even get much citrus. I recognize the rose geranium from On Darkness, and overall this scent turns weird and soapy on me. Did not like at all! Joulumuori......Big winner for me! I love this scent, and I had a feeling I should have gone straight for a bottle. Well, I was right. For all the foody notes, this is a wearable scent that isn't as foody as I thought it would be. The wood smoke or hearth note is very, very much like Djinn, my favorite GC scent. But it has the fabulous cheery spices mixed in, and I just love this. Kind of reminds me of the best parts of Djinn and Jolasveinar, with none of the snow or pine notes from Jolasveinar. Just great. Pink Snowballs......Not a fan.....I understand the comparisons to Snow White, but Pink Snowballs is more perfumey, fluffy, almost powdery, and not cold at all. Very commercial smelling to me. It's not terrible, but not what I was hoping for. Snowball Fracas.....Familiar snow note, but I do smell the soil from Graveyard Dirt underneath it. After a while more moss comes out. It's a good scent because I like these things, but doesn't stand out enough for me to want more. The soil note can be a little yucky but mixed with the snow notes, it's not bad. First Soft Snowfall......At first reminds me of Death Of The Grave Digger, a lot. Then as it dries, it becomes more floral, and I find myself thinking of Archangel Winter. Again, not a bad scent, but not quite as good as Death Of The Grave Digger.

forspecial_plate

December 8, 2009

Forspecial Plate's Blog

Wow

I am all moved in now at my new apartment. I like it a lot more than the old one! I'm still unpacking and arranging, which will probably take me a while, but I have 5 closets, which is wonderful. I'm looking forward to a couple of relaxing days just getting settled in.

forspecial_plate

December 8, 2009

Trick Or Treat

Limited Edition -- Halloween 2009 Not *exactly* like candy corn to my nose...more like a sugary vanilla. Someone who described it as Karo or corn syrup hit it pretty much on the nose.

December 7, 2009

Suck It

Limited Edition -- Halloween 2009 Pretty much just black cherry candy, here. And that's while it lasts, which isn't terribly long...then it just dissipates to nothing.

December 7, 2009

Pumpkin III 2009

Limited Edition -- Halloween 2009 A wee, meek whiff of butter, and then spicy leaves like whoa. Lots of tomato leaf and rosemary to this one, with maybe a touch of mint. Actually, now that I think of it, this is a lot like going down to the garden to get your pumpkin -- there are lots of stems and vines and leaves covered with that strange, horny sort of velvet that tomato leaves have, all dotted with this morning's rain. Definitely a fun change.

December 7, 2009

Pumpkin II 2009

Limited Edition -- Halloween 2009 When it's initially applied, there's a warm, slick buttery smell to it. This quickly wears off, as the rose and sandalwood come out and assert themselves. It becomes a beautifully-balanced rose-and-spice/wood/incense sort of scent. Yep, I'm going to totally kick myself for not going ahead and getting a bottle...this is what Rose Cross *should* have been on me. Really, really nice.

December 7, 2009

Pumpkin I 2009

Limited Edition -- Halloween 2009 A very yummy Pumpkin, indeed! This is the first time I really came up against the 'buttery' note that a lot of people talk about. But as soon as the cap is off and it's being applied, I get a hearty blast of freshly-melted butter. It quickly ebbs a bit so that it just smells like lightly-salted buttered popcorn...and then the other notes come out to play. I like honey, but often it can smell just a little too musky or tart; here, the pumpkin mellows it out enough so that it gives a nice, mellow body to the pumpkin and takes away a light sweetness from its fellow component. I liked it so much, I made sure to buy a bottle.

December 7, 2009

Pomona

Limited Edition -- Halloween 2009 Apple juice/cider, mixed with toasted nuts, with maybe a faint whiff of blossoms here and there. It doesn't really agree with me, for some reason...the apple note is pleasant enough, but the combination of notes just...isn't jivin' with me.

December 7, 2009

Mircalla, Countess Karstein

Limited Edition -- Halloween 2009 -- The Literary Vampires At first whiff, it is a wet, resinous patchouli salted with clove and dragon's blood. There is even a slight sort of currant smell, that makes it almost pulpy for a second. Very lovely. This wears off in a flash, and is strong on clove. As dominant as this combination of scents sounds, it really doesn't express itself very much on me...it's more of an intimate scent to be experienced in furtive huffs. This is another one that I will probably end up trading away eventually, albeit very reluctantly.

December 7, 2009

Lambs-Wool

Limited Editions -- Halloween 2009 I can see why this one was so popular! Delicious, warm, spicy apple cider...if I detect the milk note, it's as a creamy/buttery sort of edge to the scent. Super-nice. It's not an overpowering scent, but it will last much of the day on me and give me pleasant little wafts throughout. I think I like this one better than Fearful Pleasure. I of course bought a bottle!

December 7, 2009

Feeding The Dead

Limited Editions -- Halloween 2009 Primarily, this one is like a spiced bread or cake to me. The beer gives it a sweet sort of nutty aroma when I inhale *super* deeply. Alas, I really wanted to like this one, and it's not a *bad* scent, but it just can't hold a candle to my favorites from last year, Huesos De Santos and John Barleycorn.

December 7, 2009

Cristina

Limited Editions -- Halloween 2009 -- The Literary Vampires I pretty much just get roasted chestnuts off of this. It's a rich, almost buttery sort of smell -- it's like going over to someone's house after they've been baking all day...all the smells of the various breads, cookies and such mingle together, into one warm, delicious celebration of carbohydrates. It's a very, very intriguing scent, though in my case I'm pretty sure I don't need a bottle of it. If I do ever swap my imp of this, it will be with a bittersweet and reluctant feeling.

December 7, 2009

Creepy

Limited Editions -- Halloween 2009 Crisp, green, slightly juicy apple, paired with the tang of rum and with a wee bit of slightly-toasted caramel (with perhaps some nuts on it). It's a really fun initial whiff; unfortunately, it dissipates pretty quickly on me.

December 7, 2009

Bite Me

Limited Editions -- Halloween 2009 Like many, I also detected Roses WTF from this. Upon deeply huffing my wrist, however, I can figure out that it's just the way that the almond is interacting with the other components...it's almost like there's almond and orange extract, or orange rind, in with a caramely pastry of some sort. From a distance, that distinction blurs and becomes a rose-like scent. I actually love the way that this scent works, and therefore bought a bottle of it.

December 7, 2009

Hoyden's BPALog

Couple Consulting an Enpon

Yep, cat pee. The older this bottle gets, the worse it is. I can wear it, and the cat pee dissipates, but it's not worth it. Blech.

TPOD

December 1, 2009

Wolf Moon '07

Trying out my new bottle of wolf moon, I tried some recently at a Mett 'N Sniff. Seems spicier on me than I remember, might need to dry more I'm just starting to pick out the sandalwood. Mmmm sweet sandalwood, it's turning a little bit smoky but just in the background, ya its getting there now. Then: Slightly sweet, spicy wood and a bit smoky. Actually it's smokier than I remember, I'll have to try it again later in the month. By evening it was almost completely sweet. Different day, Same Week: put it on again and it went funky on me, ended up smelling like sweat, I mean really bad b.o.

November 29, 2009

I need to try something with Frankincense

What I need to remember to try, or better yet I'll put it here so I can find it later. Psyche Ars Amatoria Bulgar rose, Chinese white musk, lavender, orchid and frankincense. King Cobra Carnaval Diabolique Snake Oil with orris, frankincense, and copal. Pannychis Excolo Night-blooming jasmine, moonflower, cardamom, sandalwood, black currant, ylang ylang, frankincense and lily. And There Was A Great Cry In Egypt The Salon , Arthur Hacker. Dark myrrh, white sandalwood, amber, hyssop, frankincense, honey, cypress, red musk, cardamom and saffron. The Ecstacy of St. Theresa The Salon , Gianlorenzo Bernini. Frankincense, iris, white gardenia, Roman chamomile, amber, and agarwood. Titus Andronicus Illyria Dark musk and black amber with frankincense, red sandalwood, neroli and bergamot. Anne Bonny Bewitching Brews A blend of Indonesian red patchouli, red sandalwood, and frankincense. And out of pure curiosity due to all the unknowns listed: Meskhenet, the Vulture Maiden Carnaval Diabolique Frankincense, hyssop, hibiscus, river reeds, orris root, palm frond, and olibanum. Temple Viper Carnaval Diabolique Snake Oil with sugar cane, frankincense, champaca, opoponax, labdanum, and hyssop.

November 24, 2009

Oh, so that's what that is

Pink Pepper: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/BrazilianPinkPepper.htm Osmanthus http://www.leffingwell.com/osmanthus.htm Heliotrope http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/homehort/plant/heliotrope.htm Golden Amber http://sorceryofscent.blogspot.com/2008/07...umery-myth.html Frangipani http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Apo...acutifolia.html

November 24, 2009

Limited Edition Replacements

I happened upon a post called "A Short Guide to Common Recommendations, with direct links." According to the comparison list I should try Black forest. Which is useful since I couldn't find the notes listed for Wolf Moon. I haven't gotten very far with notes yet. I like sandal wood, I'm not big on cedar but cedar's scent gets big on me. I like Queen Mab a lot, although the SO said it smells "erotic" so I guess I'll have to use with caution, lol. I seem to like golden amber (given the list below). Someday I will find an apricot to rival Sally Hansen's cuticle softener. Unfortunately it was not March Hare, which I found to be pleasant yet very "eh." ?Black Forrest: viscous pine with ambergris, black musk, juniper and cypress (many mention the pine is too strong on them, hmmm) Queen Mab: black orchid, sandalwood, night-blooming jasmine, osmanthus, Somalian rose, and Chinese musk. Josie: honey and peaches, the magnolia Sol Invictus: golden amber, saffron, heliotrope, hibiscus, citron, frangipani, frankincense, tangerine, mock orange, and orange blossom Hermia: Pink pepper, golden amber, honeysuckle, and passion flower.