parrot_suspect

*raising hand* Floral hater reporting in. I don't mind floral notes in fragrances if they're blended in well enough so the overall effect of the scent is not "oh! a floral!" Alice and Antique Lace are two that I like, so perhaps we have similar tastes.

Here are some that I like. All of these blends contain florals but don't smell like a garden.

-French Love

-Zorya

-Vechernyaya

-Lucretia

-Aeval

-Mouse's Long and Sad Tale

-Ozymandias

-The Raven

-Fallen

-Le Serpent Qui Danse

-Bordello

-Spellbound

-Morella

-Baghdad

-Tarot: The Devil

-Eclipse

-Dove's Heart

-Morocco

-Florence

Here are a few that are long-lasting on me:

Vixen

Snake Oil

Urd

Antique Lace

The Coiled Serpent

Scherezade

Morella

French Love

Perversion

One that is surprisingly *not* long lasting:

Dragon's Musk

Is Dragon's Musk anything like Smut?

Not at all, IMO. Dragon's Musk is sweet, warm, dark, slightly fruity, powdery. Smut is dry, boozy, masculine (at least, to me it is). I think Sed Non Satiata is the closest GC scent to Smut.

Have been having a hard time tracking down a scent that is familiar to Storyville. It seems some think Smut, Spanked, and Devil's Night are similar any thoughts?

I think Love Me is somewhat similar to Storyville. Devil's Night, I can see as well. I don't think Smut or Spanked are similar.

Anubis smells a lot like honey to me.

Lots of good recs in this thread. My feeling is that if you want to smell like a headshop, you need patchouli. Urd is my #1 "headshop" scent, but others that fit the bill would include:

Vixen

Sin

Fenris Wolf

Aureus

The Coiled Serpent

Spellbound

Sri Lanka

Of all the scents that have been recommended, I'd say Scherezade has the strongest nag champa note (it's a gorgeous fragrance, too).

Have fun sampling!

Have you tried Aeval? To my nose, Mouse is like a cross between Antique Lace (fuzzy vanilla musk) and Aeval (soapy, fresh, lightly floral musk). Aeval and Mouse both contain sweetpea as one of the main notes. Mouse is like taking Aeval and adding a dollop of vanilla and a drop of amber. They're all gorgeous scents, and not what I'd consider "foody" by a long shot.

Eat Me, as the name would suggest, is a foody vanilla; kind of like a lighter Gluttony. It doesn't smell like Snake Oil or Snake Charmer to me.

Yet another Salon blend that perfectly captures the essence of the artwork. Bat-Woman is cold, slightly floral, slightly musky. Dark, but not dusky or powdery -- it really does bring to mind a nighttime sky, with plenty of stars -- but no moon. Just crystalline night air. Almost soapy. I never thought I could wear florals, but this, I could pull off. Elegant, remote, and a little disturbing -- it would be the perfect scent to wear with a black cocktail dress.

Oooh! This scent is beautiful, just beautiful. I was expecting something dark, woodsy and peppery. Instead, it's sort of a sweet, reddish, warm, round, feminine scent. Very complete and whole -- elegant, even. Yes, it's woodsy, but not in a dry, dark way...I guess this must be the redwood note making it smell so sweet and fresh. It's hard to describe this scent, quite honestly, and I don't know what to compare it to. My first impression was a feminine scent, but I think this would smell equally gorgeous on men and women. Just get it -- you won't regret it!

Masculine and dark. I'm finding that my skin really amps up vetiver, and that comes across as a masculine note on me. The opoponax and mahogany give this scent incredible depth and a dark, almost mournful feel. I say "almost" because the brightness of the orange blossom and tea notes help balance the blend and keep it from being all doom and gloom. Still, this is not what I'd call a cheerful or upbeat blend...it is deep, dark and thoughtful, almost religious. (I know that sounds odd, but I don't know how else to describe it). I keep thinking of candles burning in a darkened church with incense wafting around the wood pews and a basket of oranges as an offering on the altar.

This scent perfectly captures the image of the art. Orpheus is a dark and brooding scent, but not pitch black...more like a greyish-green. It's more masculine than feminine. It's somewhat powdery, a bit herbal and green, but low-key -- it's not a high-pitched, fresh, crisp green. I don't find it at all similar to Ides of March (just sniffed them both side by side). Ides is more sharp, fresh and astringent. Orpheus is soft and relaxed. It reminds me a bit of the men's cologne Grey Flannel.

Floral, herbal and a bit fruity. This scent is rich and Baroque -- multifaceted and gilded. I can definitely detect the ylang-ylang. The frankincense and copal don't take center stage, but they do help "anchor" the florals and give the scent some depth. It is well-blended and very different from other floral BPAL scents I have tried (this is coming from someone who's not a big fan of flowery scents). I would place this in the "heady floral" category of fragrances.

To my nose this is definitely a masculine blend. In some ways it's almost similar to the finest commercially-produced men's colognes. It smells like something a wealthy investment banker would wear on his extracurricular excursion to a fetish club A bit spicy, powerful, commanding, confident, yet slightly corrupt. And very, very sexy. I'm going to try this on my DH.

I bought this unsniffed because the notes sounded so lovely. I sometimes have to watch it with scents that contain violet or citrus notes, because my skin tends to amp them up. Lucretia, however, is so well-blended that no one note stands out. The notes meld into a dusky, sexy, ethereal, come-hither sort of scent...lazy and seductive, but not rich, floral or heady. It whispers; it does not scream. It's sort of along the lines of Fallen and Sybaris, if that helps at all. The drydown is soft, powdery woods. I am very pleased with Lucretia.

I didn't think I would like Le Serpent Qui Danse. Gardenia is a note that I can rarely pull off, and my skin tends to really amp up violet. However...

I applied a few drops and was intrigued. A heady, floral, intoxicating scent lingered for about an hour. It was gorgeous, sultry, come-hither, and even a bit sinister, but I kept wondering, "Is this really me?" Shortly thereafter, it moved to the drydown phase. The gardenia receded to the back burner and I was left with a beautiful, rich mixture of vanilla and violet. One of the best drydowns I've experienced in quite some time -- simply stunning. I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist.

Definitely full bottle worthy.

Utrenyaya is the perfect "starry night" scent, to my nose.

Al-Shairan comes to mind for something exotic and spicy. Spellbound, Lust, Bordello and Debauchery also strike me as good choices (heavy, rich, sensual) for bellly dancing.

I've received some compliments (at work) on Scherezade. It's "clean" enough to wear to work but has a sexy edge.

I'm not a big fan of florals, so I don't have long list of recs....but three that come to mind that are floral and not green are Nuit, Regan and Juliet.

I've completely fallen in love with Usher. . Does anyone know of a scent similar?

I don't know enough of the notes to identify exactly what it smells like on me other than there is no manderin that I can detect and a lot of what I take to be minty musk.

Try Ode on Melancholy -- it's somewhat similar.

Oh my God. This has got to be the ultimate resinous blend. It starts out woodsy, then dries down to powdery, musky, amber-y incense. It's one of those scents where the notes are blended so beautifully it's hard to pick them out individually. But if you like incense, powder, resin, amber or musk, you will not be disappointed with this blend. It's gorgeous!

Gaueko is a lovely, calming, wonderful-smelling blend. I like all the notes in it, so it's not surprising this works on me. This is great to wear to calm yourself down or meditate in the evening, without being a traditional "sleep" blend. The notes are just so relaxing. I get a lot of lavender at first, but then as it dries down, the nag champa and sandalwood come into play. Very smooth and mellow. I've got this on order and am looking forward to receiving it.

Coyote is one of my favorite blends, and has been from the moment I sniffed the imp. I'm just about to finish a 10 ml of this.

On me, Coyote is a sweet-ish, skin musk-y type of scent; more feminine than masculine. It starts out a little bit green (the "grassy" scent) but the drydown is all about the musk and amber. It's one of my all-purpose scents -- this would be appopriate for just about any occasion. It's not so "earthy" that you couldn't wear it to work; and it's not so "perfumey" that it would be out of place on a camping trip. It's just a nice, smooth, warm, musky scent that works with everything. Definitely one of my staples.

This is a beautiful fragrance, very evocative. It's smooth and sweet, calming even; yet somehow remote and "cold," like a star. I'm not normally one who goes for florals, but this works on me. It's not suffocatingly floral. All the notes seem to blend easily into a smoothy, musky, sweet scent. I've ordered a bottle of this and am looking forward to wearing it on starry, clear summer nights.

When I need to get a scent off my skin, I generally swab the area with rubbing alcohol then liberally wash it with soap, sometimes repeating until the scent is gone. It always does the trick.

I've been curious about trying Dragon's Claw, but noticed there are no reviews of it. Does anyone have a clue why that is? Is it fairly new? I would think a sandalwood fragrance would be fairly popular.

Yes, it's a newer scent. I've got an imp on order myself -- it sounds wonderful.

My favorite Dragon's Blood blends are Dragon's Musk and Dragon's Milk. Dragon's Heart and Dragon's Hide are nice as well, as is French Love (I feel certain there's some Dragon's Blood in that blend!).