Dark Alice

Generic burning cistus and generic frankincense. I have other frankincense blends that are better. Off to the swaps with you.

Minty. Menthol mint and something clean. I love this scent...I just need to find a partial of it.

As with most ginger scents...the gingerbread is overwhelming the glory that is snake oil. I wanted this to work so badly...Alas...it must go by the wayside and find a new home. Or I may keep my decant and see what happens when it ages.

This is clean with a hint of incense or something cookie. I like it...cologney...but I like it. I will stick to my decant for now though.

This is a heady, purple, fruit filled scent. Decadent sweet fruit picked at the peak of ripeness and given to the scum of the earth to eat and smack in front of you while you are starving, in chains, and having to kneel before them. This image is evocative...and sticks with you. I am going to have to rewatch the Dark Crystal to see if any of this imagery is in the movie.

Iced peat gives this the salty sea air feel I get from this scent...other than that...I smell like Sic Erit. Salty sea air, Sic Erit. It's okay...I just don't know if I need a full bottle!

Snow white and sweet, sweet snow! This is gorgeous. I may need a partial of this!

Cologney vetiver. Then something in this smells dark, decadent, and corrupt. This scent is aptly named and works amazingly well on my skin. Damn it puddin! You broke the rule....I found a vetiver scent that likes me!!!!

Floral Sweet roomspray. Just a kind of meh scent. Off to the swaps with ye!

This is what I wanted Penitence, Heretic, and Midnight Mass to smell on me. Smooth delicious myrrh, frankincense, and copal keeping it slightly sweet and spicy. I love this bottle. I will keep it, and pet it, and call it George forever!

On me the Gardenia and Jasmine are STRONG! But the vanilla keeps this grounded. I smell devilish and sophisticated kind of how I imagine Malificent would smell. I am going to age this and see what it does before I get rid of it...my instincts are telling me that this is a winner.

Another horror on my skin! Patchouli, old leather shoe, and musty honey. From wet to dry down. MUST WASH OFF NOW!!!!! :ack: :ack:

This is by far one of the nastiest rares I have ever encountered. This smells like sour milk mashed with rotting walnuts. From wet to dry. GAH! MUST SCRUB OFF!!!! :ack: :ack:

L'EAU DU CHAGRIN French Lavender, rose geranium, white rose, vanilla orchid, benzoin, and carrot seed. You know... I never keep a bath oil when I order inquisitions....but with this stuff this I think I will be making an exception. Lavender and rose geranium are the two strongest notes. The vanilla orchid barely makes an appearance but it does briefly waft in and out. This is so relaxing and calming. I think I will keep this and use this as a sleep aid b/c the lavender and geranium smell completely amazing. It's also soft without being harsh and intrusive. This truly is an amazing scent.

Sweet lemon cheesecake! I can smell the lemon zest and the sweetness of the cheesecake. I truly want to eat my arm...and so this must go to another home. I need a slice of cheesecake...but not this perfume. I hate to smell like food. But it is truly delicious!!!

Tacitus phoenix=pickles. Frankincense and pickles to be exact. Not. a. fan.

This is lovely. Simple. Golden amber, vanilla, and oudh. It's just that simple. And it doesn't amp. It stays close to the skin!!!!

Save a small modification on the sharpness....this is how Gondola is on my skin. It's amazing. It's perfect...and it is causing a massive headache. BOO!!!

Gorgeous apple. Not candy sweet...real apple like a Honeycrisp apple and dirt. Fresh graveyard/loam with a hint of moss. This stuff is amazing! So glad I bought a bottle.

Screeching white musk...and orange blossom. Sour orange blossom. So glad I got a chance to try this. This just dictates that I don't need more. EVER!

Wet: Ceylon cinnamon and worn brown leather. Dry: Some funky creaky old worn brown leather and balsam. No cinnamon to keep the balance. This has got to go to swaps. Cause it must get off my skin and out of my house...NOW!!!

Seriously....what the hell was I thinking??? Green musk, ho wood, carrot seed...this should have worked!! What do I get? Expensive Lilly soap...without a drop of lily in the damn vial! I smell like Lily soap! What in the hell was I thinking? So glad this is just a decant and not a full bottle..I would be kicking myself in the butt!

Wet: Blood musk and cacao! Dry: The Patchouli kicks in strongly...but it is not the dirty hippie patch people love...this one is a smooth patchouli that slithers on the skin. The Egyptian amber comes in to calm the patchouli down warm everything up to this glorious Egyptian powdery gloriousness on my skin! I do enjoy this and I have been wearing it all day. So glad I got a bottle!

Light, ghostly...woody Patchouli! Clean pale musks..and some more woody patchouli! I know this review sounds lame...but that's what it does to my skin. It is such a pleasant scent. I can't wait to get a bottle.

This is dark. Thick darkness. The kind of darkness you feel in the summer time or in the fall when there is a thick fog on a dark night. Sweet...thick..but beautiful. I need a bottle of this. STAT!