grrrlennyl
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at first: a wet, green scent. on: lush, wet flowers. very nice. 2.5 hours later: a creamy floral with nice, green aquatic undertones. 4,5 hours later: a pretty, bright, green aquatic with some flowers. overall: this is really pretty, but i don't think i'd wear it much.
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The Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil
grrrlennyl replied to LittleGreyKitten's topic in The Salon
at first: sweet caramel. on: wow. tons of caramel. half an hour later: a very foody caramel with a hint of vanilla. 3 hours later: just very, very sweet and foody. 6 hours later: a soft caramel with a hint of something floral. overall: this was bordering on overwhelming when i first put it on, but ended up being a nice, simple, smooth caramel. very pretty. -
at first: very sweet with some lily. on: super sweet. thick and syrupy. half an hour later: a bit of powdery flowers and sweet musk. 3 hours later: a sweet, nutty scent, with a hint of flowers. 6 hours later: still a bit nutty and floral. overall: i was not expecting this to be as sweet and nutty as it was. it's a really interesting scent and i love that the flowers emerge slowly.
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at first: a sweet, slightly weedy-smelling violet. on:a sweet violet. very pretty. 2 hours later: dark, sweet violets. 5 hours later: heavy, sweet violets. overall: many bpal violet scents don't work for me, but this is a happy exception. i'll be getting myself a bottle.
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at first: a lovely, heady rose. on: a gorgeous rose with a healthy dose of sugar. lovely. 2 hours later: powdery, sweet roses. 5 hours later: powdery, sweet roses. still. overall: this is definitely bottle-worthy.
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at first: a dark, almost tart, scent. on: lots of vetiver, along with other dark notes. 1.5 hours later: lots of sweet mimosa with a nice, dark base. 3 hours later: a lovely, sweet mimosa. wonderful. 5 hours later: a musky scent with a hint of bright mimosa. overall: i'm not sure about this one. i'm impressed by the strength of the mimosa. i'll have to try it again to be sure that it's for me.
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at first: woods, pepper, and incense. interesting. on: lots and lots of pepper. 1.5 hours later: faint. a bit of musk and incense. 3 hours later: soft, peppery musk with a bit of incense. 5 hours later: a very faint incense scent. overall: this is a really interesting incense scent, but doesn't really work for me.
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at first: an almost boozy musk. on: sweet, earthy, and musky. 2 hours later: still a sweet, earthy musk. 4 hours later: a soft, sweet musk. overall: i think this would be nice for someone who likes a bit of a dirtier, heavier musk.
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at first: sharp, with lots of pine. on: very animalistic. brutal. not really me. 2 hours later: dark and feral, with a metallic tang. 4 hours later: a softy, slightly metallic, musk. overall: this is really not my sort of scent.
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at first: dry woods, herbs, with a hint of peach. on: very peachy. 1 hour later: peach and soft flowers. 3.5 hours later: a soft, floral, peach scent. 7 hours later: a sweet, powdery floral. overall: this is just ok on me. i'm glad that the peach blossom didn't go funky on me, though.
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at first: a bitter, almost citrrussy floral. on: floral and fresh. 1 hour later: a powdery floral. 3.5 hours later: still a powdery floral. 7 hours later: a sweet scent. overall: this is pretty, but i'm not really into honey / floral scents.
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at first: wow. wonderful, sweet, creamy flowers. on: i can barely smell this. there's a hint of blossoms of some sort. half an hour later: a bit of powdery sweetness and some creamy flowers. very pretty. 1 hour later: very pretty, creamy flowers. 2 hours later: a sweet, creamy floral. very pretty. 4 hours later: this has faded quite a bit and is now powdery, with a bit of lily. overall: this is really nice, but ended up powdery. this will be one that i'll need to try out again.
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at first: lovely. bright apple, a bit of lemon, and soft florals. on: there's a bit of blood orange now along with the apple, plus lovely, creamy flowers. lovely. half an hour later: this is amazing! a creamy, floral, apply scent. wonderful. 1 hour later: creamy apples with a hint of citrus. 2 hours later: a dark floral with a bit of fruit. 4 hours later: just generally powdery. overall: this is really pretty. i'm not sure i feel about it after it fades quite a bit, so i'm going to try it out again and see how it goes.
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at first: a very dark spice. on: ugh. awful red ginger. 1 hour later: a lot of cinnamon with some red ginger. 2 hours later: a bit of cassia and lots of red ginger. 3 hours later: a faint spicy scent. overall: i don't tend to do well with red ginger or spicy scents and this is no exception.
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at first: lots of orris and frankincense. on: a bright incense scent. 1 hour later: sharp and earthy incense. 2 hours later: earthy. 3 hours later: a bit powdery. overall: this is nice, but not for me. if you like earthy, incensy oils, this would be perfect.
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at first: a bit mustky, but very bright, too, from the bamboo. on: really amazing. very bright wowods and bamboo with some smooth musk. 1 hour later: mostly a woody musk with a bit of sweetness. 2 hours later: a lovely, dark musk with some wood notes. 3 hours later: very faint. a bit sweet. overall: this is great on me at first, but the drydown doesn't work for me.
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at first: mostly vetiver. on: all vetiver. 1 hour later: mostly vetiver with a tiny bit of vanilla in the background. 2 hours later: very dark with tons of vetiver. 3 hours later: a lovely, sweet earthy scent with just a hint of vetiver. overall: this is ok, but has too much vetiver for me.
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at first: a bit sweet, but mostly dark. on: lots of leather and sage. very interesting. 1.5 hours later: sage and leather, with a hint of tonka. very nice. 2.5 hours later: very dark. a hint of leather. 4.5 hours later: mostly tonka with something dark in the background. overall: this is just a gorgeous scent. i love every stage, especially the drydown. i'm a sucker for tonka.
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at first: dark and a bit sweet. on: very, very dark. 1.5 hours later: still dark, but with a light sweetness. this isn't heavy. 2.5 hours later: soft, with a little bit of sweetness and a lot of frankincense. 4.5 hours later: sweet and powdery incense. overall: this is really, really lovely, but not really something i would wear. if you like someting a bit dark that ends up as a sweet incense, this is perfect.
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The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed With the Sun
grrrlennyl replied to edenssixthday's topic in Discontinued Scents
at first: very, very sweet, with a little spice from the copal. on: a spicy, sweet, foody scent. 2 hours later: sweet, but now the flowers are coming forward. interesting. 4.5 hours later: a soft, sweet, powdery floral. overall: this is nice, but not something i would wear. -
at first: lots of myrrh. on: tons of myrrh. this actually smells a bit pine-y on me. 2 hours later: earthy and pine-y. 4.5 hours later: a vague incense scent. overall: this just isn't my sort of scent.
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at first: a sour tea scent. on: odd. i can smell the lily and a bit of wood, but i'm also still getting a sour, tealike scent. 1.5 hours later: still sour, but sweet, too. interesting and pretty. 3.5 hours later: powdery, sweet, and a bit sour. i'm surprised the cherry blossom isn't going bad on me. 5 hours later: a candyish, powdery scent. overall: this was amazing. very unique. plus, i think it's the first asian or blossom scent that worked on me. woo hoo!
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at first: a light, pretty tobacco scent. on: interesting. definitely masculine and a bit astringent. the tobacco is nice, not too heavy. 1.5 hours later: a pretty tobacco scent with a bit of moss. 3.5 hours later: this is rather lovely. i keep smelling it randomly. it's a really soft tobacco scent. 5 hours later: a very faint tobacco scent. overall: a nice surprise. i don't think i'd ever grab an entire bottle of this, but it might be nice to keep the imp when i'm in the mood for something different.
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at first: cold and almost sweet. on: vetiver, but not a scary vetiver. cold and hard. interesting. 1 hour later: a watery, salty sort of scent. 2 hours later: still about the same. a bit soapy. 3 hours later: still the same. overall: this is clearly not working for me.
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at first: minty, but with a watery and creamy snow white base. on: lovely. snow white with mint. half an hour later: lovely, but with an odd vegetable note in the background. i sometimes get this with minty scents. 2.5 hours later: all vegetables. overall: my skin just messed this up quite a bit on me.