bellumed

Smells like a particularly clean stretch of ocean, beautiful, like it had flowers floating all along the top. Like a water garden. On my skin, salty water, musk, and juniper are the most powerful notes. Becomes more cologne-like and more rain-like as it dries.

This blend seems like it was tailor-made for me. I love sweet pumpkin almost as much as I adore lemon. Tasty! I’ll be the 300th person to say that it smells like Lemon-Scented Sticky Bat layered with pumpkin (not pumpkin spice). It’s not entirely perfect; it might be a touch too buttery. I’m not sure I’ll need a bottle. But overall, this is a great combination.

Sweet pumpkin spice in the bottle. When sprayed, I can smell the graham cracker and marshmallow immediately, then a thin layer of chocolate comes out. After it settles, spiced graham cracker is dominant. Pumpkin S'mores is just divine. Highly recommend for foodies and pumpkin spice fans.

2009: Anyone else think of The Office?? “You put it in your Suck It and you suck it!” “SUCK IT!” “Suck it!” “SUCK IT!” ...No? Just me? Not expecting to love this as cherry is not my thing, nor are booze notes. Smells like a straight-up cherry lollipop in the imp, kind of nice. More like a cherry liquor on my skin. Faded in a few minutes to a faint sweet cherry. I liked it more than I thought I would, but it's still not quite for me.

Mmm, a dark brown honey scent, delicious. More pumpkin-y when wet on my skin. Sensual. On drydown, almost pure brown musk with some dry honey. A keeper.

Soapy greenery with roses peeking out. It's complex, too, but I’m not sure I could describe the notes. There’s a lightness to it on my skin, and I can smell the St. John’s wort and moss. It’s like walking through a wooded garden. On drydown, I can detect the blackberry leaf somewhere in the roses. This is a very satisfying scent, and I think I’ll keep this one.

Golden hay with pumpkin—distinctly the rind, not foodie at all. Then it's super green on my skin, all vines all the time. Some of the pumpkin comes back once it’s been dry a little while, with only the tiniest peep of metal. Fades completely after three hours.

2007: Damp earth. Pleasant. Makes me think of walking outside after it rains. A little bit sweet, which I was not expecting, but that might actually be the sweet/slightly off scent of rot. Immediately on my skin comes a piercing “blackened” note. Dark. Then some heavy greenery follows. Wow, this got strong all of a sudden! The scent in the decant was a surprising win, but I’m just not of a fan of it on me.

Sweetened woods, very nice. Actually smells like a wafer on my skin. Digging it! Changes on drydown into something more herbal. Hard to put my finger on exactly what that is. Eventually it kinda evens out: a little sweet, a little herbal. Odd, but I think I like it. All in all I’d say this is a pretty unisex scent.

A little Playdough, but mostly sugar and ginger. Smells a little like a sugar cookie on my skin, with the honey (and greenery?) coming out a bit more. It doesn’t smell bad at all, but… I normally like foodies; this one just plain doesn’t interest me.

So many notes, yet such a light and simple fruity scent! The primary note I’m getting is lychee. Mmm, that melon candyish goodness. On my skin, though, the oakmoss comes out and suddenly that lovely fruitiness is gone! Well, it’s drifted into the background. But lo, on drydown it returns, yay. It’s playing nicely with the oakmoss now. This is a soft, fruity smell with a touch of effervescence. Truly beautiful.

SUPER FOODIE! Delicious, oozing caramel with spices. Nuts and pastry on my skin. Not getting much in the way of “cinnamon roll,” sadly.

Very soft, edible mint. People have compared it to the Lick It series, but I find this much more pleasant and less “toothpaste”-scented. The greenery is present but light. Only when it’s dry can I get any of the sour rosewood and greenery mentioned above. This is surprisingly masculine upon drydown, though definitely not unwearable for a woman. Not very strong.

Lemon, lavender, citronella. Smells tasty! Also very cool-smelling, minty, which would be the nutsedge, I believe. Distinctly herbal and a bit “harder” on my skin. Dominant vibe is planty, minty, a touch medicinal. Once it’s dry, I get some of the lemon back, too. This is unconventional but very likeable.

Foodie with just a hint of something bitter. On my skin, it’s more specifically pumpkin and coffee. Not especially sweet. On drydown, lightly woody, then the cologne comes creeping out. I can see where people are getting “salty,” yes. Dry, wooden, and with slightly bitter coffee. I would call it unisex, maybe a touch masculine.

Dry, musky bergamot, reminds me of tea. Ambergris comes out on the skin, bringing a mildly animalic edge to the blend. Finally, on drydown, I can smell a woody scent in there as well. This is certainly unisex (I'd be really curious to smell this on a guy), dry, and light. Pleasant.

Hmm, what event was this from? Firsts sniffs: Dark, resinous. Benzoin. Some dry woods in there too. The sand note comes through loud and clear on my skin. All that sensual resinous perfume went wandering through the desert. Super dry now. Oh, then it morphs a little and a honeylike sweetness comes out. This is sexy as hell and totally charming. This woman can get whoever she wants, and she knows it.

235: Foodie mint reminiscent of a Peppermint Patty. Smooth with a little chocolate. Something else comes out on my skin. Something almost… floral? Definitely green. My mind keeps thinking “dandelion.” The blend is very clean smelling, between the mint and the flowers.

Boozy vanilla and woodmoss. Smells kind of like furniture polish on my skin (I think that might be the tea being unfriendly in combination with the other notes) with hints of coconut. Aaaaabsolutely not for me.

Soft vanilla and apple, maybe a little honeysuckle. It does smell like summer, but not a big fruity or beachy scent—this one is for draping yourself over the fainting couch and reading a book in the heat and humidity. As someone above said, it sparkles rather than fizzes. Tobacco comes out faintly on my skin, then opium poppy pokes its head out, smelling kind of flat. I really preferred the bottle scent, so this one might not be for me.

Very soothing, with a powdery-creamy sweetness. I can smell herbs in the background, but they’re unobtrusive, just giving a little kick. This doesn’t smell like a candle, but it brought one to mind: a white taper, a ritual candle, flickering in the low light of evening. Extremely mild.

Orange spice soap, then the grass note grows as it dries. Bub smells like freshly washed clothes, dried on the line and all warm from the sun.

I know a several people have thrown around apples and lotus, and yes, I’d agree with that. The Hanged Man is bright and clean and fruity. On skin, it has perfumed soapiness and an odd fruit-musk. I don’t know that I’d match it up with the card, which I think would be gloomier. But actually, as it develops it does become more sedate. Certainly the apple makes sense; you can just picture it dangling from a tree, swinging in the breeze like the Hanged Man himself.

Soft orange-pink citrus, then florals open up on skin and the citrus becomes a little bitter. This is pretty, but nothing too memorable.

Lighter than I would have expected and pleasantly spicy! Tickly ginger, cardamom, and tea. A little more fennel than I like on drydown but at least the licorice isn’t being obnoxious. After a couple of hours, peppercorn becomes the dominant note. Not an all-time favorite, but I would wear it again.