thekittenkat
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In the decant: Very fizzy citrus-pumpkin beverage! Wet: Oh, dear, the citrus is amping! The dry-down: The blasted lemon has just ruined this. It is just doing that sharp thing.
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In the decant: Woods, dark patch, a coppery tang from the blood. Wet: Like the cold sniff, only more intense. The dry-down: The notes have melded into a lovely, dark woods scent. But perhaps a bit too masculine for me.
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In the bottle: Musky vanillaed pear. Wet: More pear, and it's fresher-smelling. The dry-down: The pear is lovely and fresh, only lightly sprinkled with vanilla. A morpher in its own subtle fashion.
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In the decant: Green hedge leaves and fresh wood. Wet: Real sharp fresh green growing leaves! The dry-down: Much as when wet. Hints of the rosemary. This doesn't seem to smell quite like boxwood, a hedge that I don't care much for, so that's all to the good. However, it's not really me either, and might work better on a guy. I'll see if the SO wants to try it, and then will report back.
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In the decant: Something musky, something papery, and is that currants? Wet: Sweetish incense spilled over some old papers. The dry-down: Now, it's musky incense that has been long since dried into old papers. Nice, but another incense blend that I only need a little of. ETA: only to mention that this is for the 2012 version.
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In the decant: White florals backed by sandalwood and oudh. Wet: Much as when sniffed, but the florals are higher and brighter. The dry-down: The high pitched florals calm down, leaving a touch of floral sweetness, and the sandalwood and oudh combine into a pleasing dryish incense. This was what I was hoping for, being rather worried about the zdravetz note beforehand.
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This is for the 2012 version. In the decant: A sweet beer, with wood smoke near-by. Wet: A crispy note of wood smoke, mostly. The oil is pink. The dry-down: Mostly a wood smoke scent. No beer that I detect as it dries. The treacle gives it a bit of sweetness and the tar gives the smoke a sharpness, as though green leaves were burnt, not fallen leaves. Interesting, but the decant is plenty.
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In the decant: Opium, some woods, hints of tobacco smoke and the sherry. Wet: More sherry, otherwise much like the cold sniff. The dry-down: A pleasant scent, nothing too sinister about it. Not a morpher. The sherry, opium, tobacco smoke and woods all combine into a slightly sweetish scent (not foody, the sweet notes come from the sherry and the tobacco). Unisex, but a man might carry this off better than a woman.
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In the bottle: The spices are at the top of the blend, but the fruit and woods notes are also present. Sprayed onto an unscented tissue: Just gorgeous! All the notes are present, but the spices are the most obvious. I've had my bottle for some time now, having ordered it as soon as the Halloweenie Post update went live, and it has aged a little and is even more wunderbar if possible. The best version so far!
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In the bottle: Dark herbal plants. Sprayed on an unscented tissue: The darkness lightens a tad, and the plant notes are a bit more fresh and greenish. Interesting, but the partial bottle I received from my decanter is plenty. The label art of a witch/scarecrow with some kind of gardening equipment (mechanical and old-fashioned) in the middle of an overgrown garden is certainly creepy and evocative of the scent notes.
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In the bottle: Yummy autumnal incense. Sprayed on an unscented tissue: Much the same, although the leaves are a little more obvious. I sprang for a small partial from my decanter, and may have to order a whole bottle. This is seriously good stuff! Also: owl label is rather serious. ETA: I ordered a bottle from the Post.
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In the decant: White florals, vanilla, and something like paper. Wet: Alas, there goes the sharpness of the orris. The dry-down: The coconut and the vanilla came out to play, finally. Again, this bath oil takes forever to dry, even on my dry skin. It does make it feel better and look better, big pluses in cool/cold dry autumn and winter.
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In the decant: Sweetish, but there's a sharpish note lurking deep in the mix. Wet: Bitter and sharp? The dry-down: This takes a while to be absorbed into the skin. (Note: I only use the bath oils as an after-shower "lotion".) It turns back to that sweetish combination of notes, but the grass, lemon, and cement blending of notes is still rather obvious. Won't need any more of.
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This is for the 2012 version. In the decant: Woods and cognac. Wet: More of the same. The dry-down: Cognac and woods. Not a morpher.
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In the decant: Moss, oak, and ivy. Wet: Sharp woody green notes! The dry-down: Very much a sharp oak note, but somewhere between fresh summer and the beginning of autumn. There's much moss growing amongst its roots, and the trunk itself is wrapped about with much ivy.
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In the decant: Another floral bouquet. Wet: Much the same as on cold sniff. The dry-down: Doesn't morph. Was hoping for more tea rose, white sandalwood, and Calla lily.
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In the decant: Faint dusty florals. Wet: My nose is wrinkling--those flowers are not faded and dry, as they have rotted. The dry-down: Ah, that's better. A bunch of drying flowers. Nice, but I'm not much for most floral bouquets.
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In the decant: Dried blood and stone, yet at the same time strangely aquatic. Wet: The notes are melding together--interesting. The dry-down; Water, blood, and stone, but very much evocative of the description.
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This is for the 2012 version. In the imp: All the notes, but faintly. Wet: There's the lovely wisteria. The dry-down: Beautiful wisteria, but fading fast. I am however quite grateful that the lotus blossom behaved itself.
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In the decant: Oh yes, that wine is turning to vinegar. Wet: Faint hints of the clay and the blood, but mostly the old wine. The oil is pinkish/reddish on my skin. The dry-down: Not a morpher, much the same dry as wet. I usually like wine or blood or dirt scents, but I don't need any more of this. ETA: this is the 2012 version.
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In the decant: White sandalwood. Wet: Hints of the carrots seeds, and an even fainter hint of fragonia. The dry-down: Once on my skin, this doesn't change much. I like sandalwood, so I knew that this was worth trying. And that it is only three notes makes it elegantly simple. I like that, as the more complex a blend is, the more chance(s) that there will be notes of doom present. Might have to upgrade to a bottle. I did a little research on the wiki to see if this was a special date in history. Didn't see anything in particular, but one must always remember the horrors and deaths of the Great War.
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In the decant: A cool incense mostly, with hints of dry leaves, and something sweet. Wet: Now the florals appear, backed by the incense. The dry-down: It's switched back to mostly incense, but it's now warm and compelling, with hints of all the other notes. This, like Samhain, is a perfume oil that I like to try every year, as I always detect some subtle difference. Also, I like incense blends more often than not.
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In the decant: A smoked pumpkin, like one that's been in the drying or smoke barn/house, not a jack'o'lantern with a burning candle. Wet: That's nice! A smoked pumpkin cut up with maple syrup being drizzled all over. The dry-down: Well, shoot! The licorice decided to work some bad magic, and now I have an unripe pumpkin covered in licorice. The cold sniff and the wet phase were lovely, so saving for the scent locket.
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In the decant: Very pumpkiny, with citrus notes melding deep in the mix. Wet: Suddenly, the citrus and the pumpkin are clashing! This does not bode well. The dry-down: Really, I should have known better, as citrus notes do not work well on my skin any more, but I expected the pumpkin to tame them. Nope, not to be. There is a big war going on, and from some unknown direction, brown musk has arrived to trounce the lot. (I wonder where it came from, as it's not listed, but I know and dislike the note well.) Frack! A sharp note has emerged! An unholy mess that must be washed off asap. Might try in the scent locket another time.
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In the bottle: A cool piney forest, with some flowers lurking under those snow flurries. Wet: The piney woods are very determined to make their presence known. The dry-down: As this dries down, the pine forest starts to recede in the face of a lovely floral bouquet that has only been lightly touched by snow. (This is not the minty snow note, but the icy one, which is my fave of the two.) Do not let that initial blast of pine frighten you away! The artwork on the bottle is as elegant as the scent itself.