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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts.– John Steinbeck
A talisman against fear: Roman chamomile, frankincense, ylang ylang, vetiver, and Italian bergamot.
Citrusy chamomile, ylang ylang and a base of frankincense. This is a chamomile-ylang ylang blend, and despite being floral, is more of a gender neutral blend. It's soft, approachable, and comforting. Medium throw, good wear length. -
Tobacco, musk, touch of patchouli and sandalwood. This is a musky manly tobacco blend and I really enjoy it. Good throw and wear length.
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Twin symbols of Aries, signifying courage and aggression: dragon’s blood resin, red peppercorn, red poppy, red musk, and red amber.
RED! Dragon's blood, red musk, and amber. It's mainly a musky ambery DBR. Great I think for the men folk. It's a very gender neutral blend, and great DBR if you're into that. Medium throw, great wear length.
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Bright yellow resin. It's mainly citrusy frankincense. But if you love frankincense, give this a whirl. Medium throw, low wear length.
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Cedar, ambergris, and a whiff of tobacco. It's a very watery cedar blend. Medium throw and wear length.
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Soft powdery iris, myrrh and a touch of floral calamus. Soft, resinous, powdery. Gender neutral. Medium throw and wear length.
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Clove, ginger, and frankincense. If you love clove, this one is an interesting one with the frankincense and ginger in it. Low throw, good wear length.
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Sesame oudh. I get a nutty sort of oudh on the drydown. On wet, it's a very fumey oudh. Medium throw and wear length.
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Smores! This smells like roasted marshmallows with hints of chocolate and graham. So if you're looking for a smores scent, look no more. Medium throw and wear length.
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Blue lavender sugar. This smells like a sugary lavender musk. Sort of like TKO but sweeter and slightly muskier. Good throw and wear length.
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Frankincense and rosy lilies. This one has a fair bit of resin/frankincense, with floral edges. Medium throw, good wear length.
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I took this photo of Lilith a few days ago. I told her that it looks like her and Pickle are reenacting Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, and I show her a pic. She asks what’s going on in it, so I explain the image, and she says… “Well, that’s friggin sexist. It’s stupid to say that boys were created first and to make a whole painting about it. Plus there’s no girls in the photo, and not everyone has boy or girl parts. It’s sexist, and I hate it.”
That was a much, much stronger reaction than I expected, but good on you, kid. Burn the patriarchy down.
And Elohim created Adam in His Image, in the Image of God He created him; male and female He created them. The first woman, created with Adam, in all her darkness and all her light: sweet black pomegranate, French lavender, oakmoss, ti leaf, bakhoor oudh incense, and black fig.
Lavender, oakmoss, and oudh incense. This smells sort of aquatic incensey. Good throw and wear length. -
There are several scents this year that are inspired by Lilith’s performance in the Tempest, and this one was born from the triumphant smile on her face as she held the flowers her family brought for her.
A cluster of peonies, carnations, roses, lilies and sweet pea cascading over a bright vanilla smile.
Honeyed peonies, touches of rose, lilies and sweet pea. This one is very big peony blend. Huge throw, good wear length.
Um, get this if you like peonies? -
“I am Hel,” she said simply. “The dead come to me, and they do not return to the lands above. Why should I let Balder go?”
– Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman
Lilith loves cosplaying, and while she has done many characters, none has suited her quite as well as Hela has. She debuted this look at C2E2 this year, complete with tiny plush Fenris.
Tiny mistress of the underworld: gleaming black leather, luminescent green amber, and gargantuan hellhound musk.
This smells like soft brown leather, tinges of amber and musk. But yeah, soft feminine leather like in Heroine. Medium throw and wear length. -
HAHA GET IT? Not bees, B’s.
Might not be that funny to anyone else, but I haven’t had much sleep, so it’s hilarious to me. Dragon’s blood resin, wildflower honey, and beeswax.
Honestly, this was like a ginger type honey on me. I think it may have been the dragon's resin combining with the honey. Delicious. Good throw and wear length. -
A scribble of honey-drenched strawberry and white pear.
Honeyed pear, with a touch of strawberry. But really it's about the honey and pear. If you like either, give this a whirl. Good throw, low wear length. -
A braaaaaap of oakmoss, labdanum, lightly-chewed villager, and smoke.
Citrusy-edged smoke, aquatic oakmoss and a tinge of labdanum. This one is an interesting mix of both smoke and aquatic. Medium throw and wear length. -
Woody patchouli and cedar. This one is a sweet, very wearable patchouli as opposed to stinky hippie patchouli. The cedar gives it a nice warm base. Good throw and wear length.
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RUDE. Sweet black patchouli and pink peppercorn right in yer face.
Ash and smoke! This is really a smoky patchouli with a slight peppery edge to it. Good throw and wear length. -
Supernaturally smug, draconically self-satisfied: red currant, persimmon, and oudh.
Bitter citrus, and something that smells darkly musk and perfumey. It actually smells bitter, and kinda manly on me. Good throw and wear length. -
Positive vibes only: apricot-squeezed vanilla bean with a squirt of peach, coconut milk, and a floofing of marshmallow.
Vanilla marshmallow floof with fruity aspects. It smells sort of peachy/fruity but over a vanilla marshmallow pillow. Good throw and wear length. Too sweet for me, but if you like foodie/candy blends, this may be for you. -
Candied strawberries and pink pepper.
Fresh sugary strawberry candy. I really get no pink pepper from this. It reminds me to Strawberry Moon 2009. Sadly, strawberry does not last longer than about an hour on me. Medium throw, low wear length. -
Sweet, fiery dragon's resin, hint of pepper, and geranium. This is mainly a DBR and geranium mix on me. With spicy hints. Medium throw and wear length.
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Smoky pine leads to clove and leather. This is mainly a clove and black leather blend on me. Gender neutral to my nose but I can see others making that black leather manly. I can see a strong, dominant female into this. Good throw and wear length.
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Lotus and Snake Oil. For me, the bubblegum note from the lotus is the single most dominant player. As it dries, some of the sugared vanilla comes through but it ends up being almost overwhelmingly bubblegum on me. Great throw and wear length. Of course.