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  1. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    Reminds me of a discontinued perfume that I loved in high school: Tribe. Thank goodness, now I can stop trying to find some!

     

    This is an aged bottle forum purchase and I can't pick out any notes...its gorgeous. Now THIS is a flawless skin musk!

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    FIERCE MIDNIGHTS AND FAMISHING MORROWS
    Seven sorrows the priests give their Virgin;
    But thy sins, which are seventy times seven,
    Seven ages would fail thee to purge in,
    And then they would haunt thee in heaven:
    Fierce midnights and famishing morrows,
    And the loves that complete and control
    All the joys of the flesh, all the sorrows
    That wear out the soul.

    Black plum, wild lily, and tobacco.

    This is truly beautiful...the plum is dark but not "jammy" to me, the lily is deep yet pretty, the tobacco is faint but grounding. For some reason this smells really similar to oak leaves and kyphi to me which is the only reason i don't need a full bottle. Great stuff though!

    ETA: different enough for a full bottle...possibly two

  4. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    The decant that I was gifted in a decant package was the new incarnation and smelled amazing! So...that means the oil wasn't aged...

     

    I bought a bottle...

     

    Tested it after a week and it smelled like fresh doggie doo...WHY?

     

    I will be retesting again soon...fingers crossed!

     

    Lol...retested after 2 months...yum o just as hoped. :-) I still can't believe how it smelled on me fresh...shudder

     

    ETA - 22 Nov 2013 I cannot wear this. It starts out yummy and then something about my chemistry turns it funky under tbe beautiful cocoa and black musk. :-(

  5. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    This starts out cologny to the max...thank goodness it dries down to a golden red musky scent. I'm still not sure if I will wear this...seems it needs to be layered with something but I don't know what. I'm sure it will age nicely and maybe will round itself out with time.

     

    ETA: reminds me of the base layer of Hygeia and Virginia...

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    I love this so much...but my decant is really weak. :-( I'm letting it sit and hoping it gets stronger with some age...if so it will be a bottle purchase. If not, I will just keep the decant. :-) resins, lily and something I can't put my finger on...very nice. I agree with the Mitsouko comment above!

  10. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    ETA: I have to remind myself that I am a patchouli lover...all the patchouli...so, what might read as a somewhat dirty not really strong patchouli might be a nose puncher for someone else! Sorry! ;-)

     

    Holy moly another win from the Our Lady of Pain series...

     

    Just got this less than an hour ago...

     

    Smells like Antikythera Mechanism and Banshee Beat had a love child...and it smells so much more amazing than either.

     

    This patchouli is dirtier than the one in Our Lady of Pain, but it is softened by the vanilla/amber and I love it: dreamy. I usually can't make honey smell good but this is amazing.

     

    Another winner...jeez these are amazing.

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    OUR LADY OF PAIN
    Cold eyelids that hide like a jewel
    Hard eyes that grow soft for an hour;
    The heavy white limbs, and the cruel
    Red mouth like a venomous flower;
    When these are gone by with their glories,
    What shall rest of thee then, what remain,
    O mystic and sombre Dolores,
    Our Lady of Pain?

    Sumatran patchouli, blood musk, white lavender, opium tar, and black orchid.

    Um whoa...I think this one was made for me. I will be honest- I literally tore through my package 10 minutes ago and immediately put this one on...immediate love and I can only imagine how beautiful this will smell when it has had even a day to settle.

    Dark, sorta sharp (its brand new...) opium tar laced black orchid with a GORGEOUS soft, dark patchouli underneath.

    When I first applied, it was mostly lavender and opium tar...the lavender almost disappears and morphs into black orchid...I suspect she will resurface in an hour or so!

    After 20 minutes...opium poppy laced black orchid over soft patchouli...not the patch from mme. moriarty or #occupy...soft, and sultry.

    This perfume is sultry ad infinitum. I cannot possibly do this perfume justice with the words that exist...yes, its that frickin' good.

    Hoard worthy indeed...

    ETA: I reapplied just a touch and it dried down with a bit more lavender. Yeah...200000/10.

    ETA again: I can't compare this to anything I've ever smelled because it is truly unique, in my humble opinion.

    If this scent had a song double, it would be: "The Moment I Said It" by Imogen Heap especially the end, beginning with "Don't..."

  12. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    I'm actually disappointed with this...geranium is the star the entire time and I was really hoping for red musk/patchouli...maybe its my decant? ALL GERANIUM all the time.

     

    I will not give up hope though! Will test again in a day or two...fingers crossed.

     

    ETA:.well...still sharp geranium till late dry down and even after the patch, red musk and benzoin(?) Come forward geranium says "yeah...I'm not going anywhere honey". That's when I step away from the decant. I will just put it away to age and try it again in a few months. Has anyone seen that commercial where the cheese needs to mature? Yup.

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    I've been holding off on reviewing this for a few reasons...mainly I was waiting for (and wishing for) the honey to tone down a few notches.

     

    Last night I did a last test before deciding whether or not to sell my backup bottle...and I'm glad I did!

     

    I have had my bottles for about a month (?) and the honey was overwhelming and ick on my skin (as honey usually is) but last night it only lent a subtle sweetness to the glorious RED MUSK/PATCHOULI fest that was happening on my wrist. Oh my ... yup...this smells like Lust, Sin and Snake Oil kicked the ylang ylang and cinnamon out of the party and got it on. I cannot rave enough...this just took over my #3 spot. Awesomesauce.

  17. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    Red Musk om nom nom!

     

    I'm editing this Dec 2013 because I forgot to add that I get dusty linen note under the gorgeous red musk and wood in the perfume oil but not with the bath oil hooray!!!

  19. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    Well...in the bottle it smells lovely and makes me want some red velvet hot cocoa but after about 10 minutes in the bath it smells medicinal AND perfumey which didn't work out so well. :-( I will try it as a moisturizer soon and hope it works out. :-)

     

    ETA: 25 Nov 2013: I can't believe I forgot to add that this smells awesome as a moisturizer! I add a bit to my vanilla lotion and its sooo yummy. :-) Still turns on me in the bath but its good on the skin.

  21. Posted · Edited by Herb Girl · Report reply

    I just got a tester of this from a decant circle! Just gave it a first test and I'm not sure exactly why but this smells just like Lust to me (which I love, but already have). This deserves another few tests.

     

    ETA: this reminds me of Lust minus the ylang/sweetness. I see how it reminds folks of Sin, but I get more of a Lust vibe from Heretic. Its great and I will treasure my decant. :-)

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