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ObliqueRed

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  1. ObliqueRed

    The Smilin' Servitors' Hyperdimensional Holiday Hits

    On me, this was light, sharp, and almost men's cologne-y. The drydown was pleasant. For me? 3/5 stars.
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    Pet Magah Bird

    I really liked this sweet, fruity scent at first, but as it dried it quickly became overwhelming and I had to wash it off. If you love sweet fruits, though, you may want to give this a try.
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    Liz

    A light, feminine vanilla floral perfume and a swirl of smoke and leather. This is really super nice on me. Vanilla and leather and florals are all usually my friends, but I was a little worried about the smoke; fortunately the smoke is just a bare whisper of an edge to this on me and it stays a sweet floral with an unexpected badass side. Love it.
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    Ecclesiastical Excesses

    Alas, on this I get no rose at all, just a blast of super-skunky resin. Something in this hates me. Vetiver? Frankincense? Whatever it is, this bottle needs to get rehomed.
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    Moon Rose

    I have a lifetime love-hate relationship with Yves St. Laurent's "Paris," in that I love the way it smells but it's so strong and potent I make myself feel ill if I actually wear it. Moon Rose is like a version of Paris that behaves itself and just sits quietly lovely, wafting the tiniest bit of misty ethereal flowers when you move. I am so mad at myself for not getting around to trying this imp before the scent was discontinued!! Ah well, to the swap scavenger hunts it is...
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    Shroud

    Woody and herby; a light, sad kind of scent.
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    Undertow

    The juniper in this went really stomach-turningly bitter on me. I couldn't even wait for drydown, I had to wash it off.
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    Black Dahlia

    Alas, something on this goes really off on me. Not sure which of the notes it is, but it's a sort of cloying sweet-sour that just ruins the blend on me. Jasmine, is that you acting up?
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    Frumious Bandersnatch

    Wet, I totally understand the reviewers who thought of a mulled-fruit type of candle. It's a very Christmassy smell to me, rich red-purple and spicy. Dry, it becomes a more dusty spice- I can see where some people would think potpourri, but on me it behaves and just softens the scent. I'm definitely keeping the imp. I can see this being a fantastic room scent, especially in winter.
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    Prunella

    Wet: sweet creamy plums, with an almost grassy floral underneath - must be the wildflowers. Dry: softly feminine without going powdery - a winner!
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    Gnome

    Wet: Sharpy, fizzy, soapy ginger! It smells like cleaning solution, but... in a good way? Like, I would love to clean my house with something that smelled like this... Dry: Gets way more soapy on me. I think something in this blend doesn't get along with my chemistry...
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    Miskatonic University

    Wet: mouthwatering Irish coffee, with an almost creamy note to it... reminds me also of Bailey's. Dry: the woods emerge more and ground out the foodiness of this, but it remains mouthwateringly yummy!
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    I Died For Beauty

    This is, suitably, a very quiet, melancholy sort of scent. Violet is an iffy note on me; in some blends it works well and it others it becomes very shrill. In this case, it seems tempered by the dusty/powdery notes in the blend; I'm guessing that's the influence of the hyssop. As it dries, the frankincense comes out and the violet is banished to a faint powdery sweetness. It's a pleasant and interesting scent, but I'm not sure it's for me.
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    Szepasszony

    A sweet, light, clear aquatic floral, feminine and clean. Would make a great scent for hot days.
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    Vinland

    I apparently amp the loganberry, because on me this smells really strongly of fruit with just a hiiiiiiint of something piney in the background. Not a good match for my chemistry.
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    Neo-Tokyo

    I liked it a lot when wet, but it went to super baby powder on me when dry.
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    The Hesperides

    Really pleasantly sweet and appley when wet. Sadly it vanished almost immediately on my skin... this one is going to a new home that can appreciate it properly!
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    Tempest

    Wet on me, this smelled like a really pleasant aquatic men's cologne. Alas, upon drydown, it almost instantly turned into the scent of Irish Spring soap! Now, I like the way Irish Spring soap smells, but it's not what I'm looking for in an oil...
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    Johnathan Harker

    Very herbal from the lavender and lemon verbena, but my skin amps the lemon into something sharp and headachy. Alas!
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    Punkie Night

    A really nice, crisp apple made zingier by the cranberry. As the oil has aged I think the spices from the cider have emerged more heavily; this is a really pleasant, autumnal scent.
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    Pumpkin Patch I (2005, 2006)

    The cinnamon comes through very strongly on this one, and the pumpkin and apple make a fruity background with a soft, almost boozy undertone. More a tangy than a sweet scent.
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    Dia de los Muertos

    Complex and interesting. Sweet, smoky, foody and floral at once, with the different notes floating to the top in turn.
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    Creepy

    Very true to the listed notes, very buttery-sweet and Halloweenish. A bit more foody than I usually like to wear, but a really yummy smell.
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    The Unsavory Grave-Diggers

    It really does smell like weeds on me! Super evocative of the intended image, but not my favorite for everyday wear.
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    The Mandrake Charm

    Dry and woody-herby. To me, a very neutral scent, neither pleasant nor unpleasant, neither masculine nor feminine.
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