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Adam, our suicidally romantic scoundrel. His scent is a palette of somber colors, melancholy memories, and lupine, savage beauty: black leather, pale sandalwood, ambergris accord, and the memory of a long-lost Victorian fougère.His internal life seems to be reflected in his lair, so his perfume also possesses the scent of the wood of his guitars, the rosin from his violin bow, the musty wool of neglected Oriental carpets, the plastic, metal, and magnetic tape of his reel-to-reel, the dust that permeates everything. like this way more than I thought I would. There are very few leather blends that actually work on me - usually it’s single note leather or headache inducing. Thankfully Adam is the softest, sweetest leather I’ve ever tried. The plastic is a bit much at first, but as this dries, the resin peeks through as does a hint of the fougere. I do like it, but it’s not something I’d wear often. I’m going to age it for a while to see what happens before I decide to pass it on.

Beautiful chewy, caramel tobacco with a lovely bourbon vanilla. There is a jolt of cardamom that fades away and I can sorta make out the amber but the tobacco is the dominant force in this hair gloss. It’s really nice and long lasting. And this one will age nicely. ❤️

Oh man I adore this. It’s absolutely divine. I love the Lab’s champagne note which is so sweet and bubbly and one of my fave notes. The orange blossom Is gorgeous. The vanilla blends beautifully. This will be in heavy rotation in my hair gloss lineup and it will pair amazingly with Shade. Soft, bubbly orange vanilla. ❤️❤️❤️

This is the only Snow White I've ever been able to wear as the original is pure plastic nothingness on my skin (and to my nose). I still have that on initial application, but If I wait it out for an hour or so it just BLOOMS into this lovely vanilla backed by a bit of SO. I'm hanging onto this one to see if some aging can really make her shine.

This has aged very nicely but now the patch has become more prominent - feels closer to Banshee Beat than when I first tried this a year ago. The benzoin is lovely and the silk adds a nice layer. It’s really lovely and I’m glad I held onto my bottle.

This should be amazing but the oudh is going straight to smelly poo territory on my skin. It gets a little better as it mellows but it’s still stinky on me. Off to frimps.

Sweet incense with lush fruity florals. Very heady and musty and humid. Off to the frimp pile.

Weird, this is basically a floral Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener when wet. All winter green lifesavers minus the vanilla sweetness. As it dries it becomes more musty- but I can’t pinpoint individual notes for the Rose or lilac. It’s a very creepy scent and I’m not sure how I feel about it. It’s a little high pitched the longer I wear it and I can see it inducing a headache eventually.

This is definitely glowing. I tucked my bottle away for a bit of aging and I’m so happy I did. I’m a massive frank and myrrh fan and this does not disappoint. While there was a bit of an edge when I first received it, it’s smoothed into a lovely wooden resin blend sweetened by the sugar and vanilla. This reminds me a little of the library at Trinity College minus the paper. Very happy to have and I think this will age even more sublimely.

This is so so good. Ive only now gotten around to testing my bottle I got back in December and I think this little bit of aging was worth it. SO is amazing on me aged but I dont mind it fresh - this is definitely more on the obvs fresh end but the pumpkin spices blend perfectly. The only pumpkin thats ever worked on me is SO in the Pumpkin Patch and while this is quite different on me, I really dig it. Its kinda like if Devils Night 2009 and Snake Oil has a spicy love child. Very in line with the snake pit oils (which sadly dont work on me aside from the old Habu) but IMO better. Very happy to have a bottle and age this one up.

Oh wow here’s a red musk blend where I can smell more than just the musk (which I really amp). The tobacco, labdanum and Amber are all stunning. This is going to be a bottle upgrade. So lovely.

Very dry and tart. Little bit powdery. I do quite like it, especially for a night out but my imp will be enough. All in all it’s definitely one of my favourite alcohol based blends.

This is really lovely. Simple but smells amazing. If you like the 3 notes and or want a new lavender or amber oil don’t wait. This one’s gonna be a sleeper hit.

I love Dorian with all my heart, but SW is awful plastic dolls head mess to both my nose in the bottle and once it hits my skin. Thankfully Dorian wins out over the two scents after dry down but I don’t think I can make it through the wet SW part. Basically if you can’t do Snow White, at all, avoid. Happy to have tried, but I’ll find a new home for my bottle. I totally take it back. Finally after over an hour into wearing it, it's more of the lovely fougere Dorian (think unaged Dorian) with a tiny hint of vanilla plasticness. I may try to age this one and see what happens.

2017 Wet on my skin this is gardenia, olive blossom, nectarine and blood orange. Then the elemi and the lemongrass come in with a bit more, tang, I guess is the word I want. It’s got a high end feel, but the sweetness from the citrus stops this from becoming too much gardenia which can be headache central for me. On drydown it gets a little bit screechy but I’m still digging it. I’ll try it again in a few months and see how I feel.