Dark Alice

Okay...this scent goes under the "weird things I like the smell of" This is dead on for type writer ribbon and metal. The problem is that with the real ribbon...it always made me sneeze....this is so doable. I love it and I am so glad I get to own this bottle. ADDED Dec. 10: Who knew that the smell of typewriter ribbon and metal would smell good? On me it's all ribbon and ink all the time with just the barest hints of metal from the typewriter keys. I love it and oddly enough it is wearable.

I don't know what kvass is...(sweet bread)? But the wine in this is absolutely gorgeous!!!! This is like Barmbrack room spray in a bottle minus the ultra sugary sweetness of the candy baked into the bread. I love this....I think this will have to be my Yule/Christmas scent this year! ETA: Spoke to soon. The wine has gone a little rancid and the meat note is coming out! I don't think I need to walk around smelling like meat and stale wine. *sigh*

Smut works wonders for my friend. But me personally...I find that my red musk scents are drop dead gorgeous. Lucy Kissed, Mircalla, Scherazade (sexiness that is work appropriate)

For a Rude flower....this sure is pretty. Wet: this smells like a violet that may be considered rude...a little rough around the edges but as it dries it becomes a lovely soft violet scent. Faith's cousin without the sugar note. I do believe that on crabby days this will be my signature scent.

Wet: Ashen...and cologney. Drydown: Dry listless roses mixed with a hint of leaves. I like it...and definitely think that my decant will suit my needs.

Chaos theory #28.... Lemon with hints of coconut and rum. This blends beautifully on my skin...it just makes me a little itchy.

Penumbra is a great "purple" scent. So is Purple Phoenix. These are the only truly purple scents that I own. Hope this helps.

I just drove by the Poe house today. And ironically, there were two birds..that were either crows or ravens hanging outside of the school I went to visit today as well. Fittingly, this scent matches what I imagine their feathers would feel like and smell like. soft, dark, lightly sweet, this is absolutely perfect. This moon I will wear and wear often.

Golden...gilded golden resins with hints of copal. (wet) Drydown: This goes through a phase where the copal and resin mix into a strange form golden tequila. But then it dries down to a wonderful golden resin. With a hint of copal that finally doesn't smell like catpee on me! THIS IS BOTTLEWORTHY!!!!

Floral Blackberries. Pass.

When I wear this...I see the image of Lucy's ruby red lips as she holds the child to her bosom in Bram Stoker's Dracula. This smells of a fresh redness...juicy redness like an overipe strawberry on my skin. It is tempered by the red musk....and while Mircalla is drop dead sexy sassy vampire...this is juicy red. Like warmed red fruit with just a hint of blood.

As Abe Sapien is one of my favorite characters in the Hellboy comic....I just had to try this. I am soooooo glad that I did. This is a gorgeous blue green aquatic. It smells like Abe to a tee. I really want to get in the tank with him and swim around and smell him. It is just that gorgeous.

My skin amps leather. I am not a fan of it. Where is my vanilla goodness to balance all the badass leather. I am going to age my little decant and see what happens. *sigh*

Hellboy smells like sweet aftershave, with a hint of brimstone, and OMG...it smells like my cat CHESTER!!! I don't know how Beth does it...but she does There's even a hint of cocoa....could that be the candy wrappers? I really like this one. But thankfully, my decant will be enough.

Where others get incense I get watered down incense with hints of sweat and warm sickly fruit. must. wash. off. now.

The vanilla in this reminds me of the vanilla in Opuhi minus the ginger note. The dragon's blood adds just a hint of spice and the honey...(for once) is behaving well. I like this. I think I will wear it on days when I just don't know what else to wear.

I will never understand how Beth does it. She has made a lighter, child like version of one of my favorite perfumes...Madame Moriarty. The coconut, pink sugar, incense all swirl to make this the lighter version of Mme. It's like having Mademoiselle Moriarty tell my fortune under the watchful eye of her mother.

This starts out uber sweet on me. Pumpkin mixed with honey! Dried down...it reminds me of Pumpkin 3 07, with sweet grass and sage. And I know that neither of these notes are here. The almond is actually light...but the brown musk and I never get along. It's making me a little sick actually. Must. wash. off. NOW!!! Good thing this is going off to a better home.

This is a pretty aquatic floral. Where the wolf's fur comes in..I will never know. But it is very lovely. I think I will stick with the decant though.

Wet in the imp: Cheap dry red wine. Drydown: The rose is barely here...and the oriental perfume makes this smell like a cheap rose perfume with hints of wine. No thanks! ETA: Final drydown: This is skin musk, with a barely there rose and oriental perfume. It is quite lovely...but I just can't get past the wet stage to justify a bottle or to keep the decant.

Who the hell knew beer, cake and incense would do so well on my skin? This is just lovely. Slightly sweet, with hints of gorgeous incense. The Hops/beer actually keeps this from becoming too sweet and foody. Finally a cake scent I can wear. I think I may need a bottle of this.

I see what all of the hype is about. This is light...definitively crystalline...and gorgeous. The amber is light...the jasmine is non-existent and it is simply lovely. I think I will stick to my decant...or try to find a partial of this...but a full bottle will not be necessary. ETA: Jasmine just doesn't do well with me. In any form. As pretty as this is....a decant will definite do.

This is wonderful. How in the world Beth gets copper feathers in a bottle..I will never know.........but she does. This is delicious dark musk...black with hints of something metal. I have no idea what it is....but it is gorgeous...and I am in love!!!

This smells like fresh apple pie with cinnamon and icecream. I don't know where the ice cream note is coming from...but it is delicious!

Why does apple do this to me? I love to eat them, I love to cook them, and yet..my skin can't stand to make them smell the way they do when I eat/cook them! Wet: Fake creamy perfumey apple. must be the apple blossom. Drydown: Light ashy smelling apple. Hints of poppy and some type of fruit juice. Not a fan.