Minh Scent

I just got into my imp of this and absolutely love it! Beautiful long lasting powdery orris supported by rich resins.

These long-dead scents are back for a limited time in a slightly tweaked form! Also called Melampode. In witchcraft legend, this is one of the components of the notorious flying ointment, and is used in rituals that summon the Devil. In Greek mythology, Melampus of Pylos used hellebore to save the daughters of the king of Argos from a Dionysian Maenad-like madness. In Christian myth, hellebore was born from the tears a little girl shed onto the snow because she had no gift to give to the Christ child. In low magick, it has been used by farmers to protect their livestock from the evil eye. Court magicians have used it in martial invisibility spells, enabling spies and assassins to infiltrate enemy camps. Hellebore resembles the wild rose, but does not belong to their family. The scent is a pale green herbal, darkly rooty, with a faint rose and peony-like overtone. Borage and hellebore fill two scenes, Sovereign plants to purge the veins Of melancholy, and cheer the heart Of those black fumes which make it smart. I did not smell the original. This starts off with a dirt-note entrance, followed almost immediately by green notes. Very soon light pure magic florals make their entrace. The rose is more a suggestion than a full-on bloom. There is another floral I cannot identify which must be the peony. I detect nuances of spice (like the spiciness of a carnation) and extremely light incense. I would have liked the earthy entrance to have stayed a while longer, but overall this is a beautiful fragrance.

Blood-red light cascades through languorous folds of sheer cloth. Hell-bright embers breathe into the gloom as billowing ribbons of thick, dark incense wrap their tendrils of smoke around your body like the curious hands of a lover. Heady red musk, myrrh and honey, drops of cinnamon and crushed cardamom pod, the taste of opium-laced black wine, sweet oudh, and threads of saffron. This starts out sweet and fruity; suspect the fruituness from the wine and honey. Very quickly the red musk comes to the forefront, and the fruitiness is gone. The myrrh adds wisps of resiny incense, although this is not an incense perfume. Rather, it is very close to the description as "tendrils of smoke". I can pick up hints of spice, but if anyone was anxious about the "hell bright embers" being cinnamon, no need, as it, the cardamom and saffron are more grace notes. Perfect! I cannot identify the oude or opium as individual notes. Red musk lovers, rejoice! This is sultry, sensuous and very female. I was hoping for the heavy headiness of Debauchery, but this is much more "behind the veils". Low throw, medium longivity (2 plus hours).

These long-dead scents are back for a limited time in a slightly tweaked form! A scent swirling with dark rage, unbridled jealousy, and murderous intent. Violet, lavender, white musk and vetiver. (I did not smell original.) This starts out so powerful and sharp, for a moment I thought I mistakenly ordered a eucalyptus scent. It is a very strong lavender that receeds quite quickly into a softer violet with a hint of musk and vetiver. Short lived, low throw except for entrance.

A warm, elegant amber. Gorgeous!

Oh, my goodness! Finally, a scent I have been craving in HG! It is that lovely BPAL fizzy ginger ale/champagne note I am addicted to!! The lemon in here is light, not bitter at all and the juniper berries add a perfect touch of that gin vibe without being boozy.

Opens with strong sexy honey red musk and dries down into creamy laced bpal tobacco. What's not to love?!

These long-dead scents are back for a limited time in a slightly tweaked form! Electrifying, mechanized and chilly the scent of crushed blooms strewn on cold metal. Lush violet and neroli spiked hard with eucalyptus and a sliver of mint. I did not smell the original. This starts with a big kick of eucalyptus and that is all I can smell for the first 5 minutes. The eucalyptus gradually fades and a very rich violet emerges. I cannot detect the neroli or mint, but in the final drydown, the neroli comes to play briefly with the violet.

Being a big champagne note fan, I had to hunt this down. Yes, as others noted, there is a big fizzy entrance of a gingered champagne with a very light apple nuance. Perfect! I was shocked that my husband even commented that it is pretty. (Not sure if this a compliment, however. He is an Axe man!) But why is no one talking about the dry down? After the delightful celebratory entrance, this dries down into the most beautiful vannila-ish skin musk. It puts me in full-huff mode.

Golden amber, frankincense, white ginger, and oudh. A beautiful ambery frank HG. The oude is barely there and the ginger is very light. This is not an in-your-face sceb4t and good for work. Classic! Meanwhile, still searching for my in-your-face frank@

This is beautiful! I am not a Boo fan, but this is a better more vanilla marshmallow, tempered with the apple to cut the sweetness. The apple is natural smelling. Love!!!!

Being a big Morocco fan, I was after this since 2014 and so was thrilled with the re-release. It does not disappoint. It is a powdey light rose, with touches of spice and incense. Sexy, classic. ETA 2 hours into drydown and this is nothing like Morocco or first two hours. Now it is an evocative warm spicy incense! Eve is stunning!

Absolutely gorgeous patch with touches of hay. I get barely a whisper of tobacco...but I do get vanilla, which is not listed. Agree with Zankoku about the BB vibe. This is a treasure!

It smells like leather. It is not synthetic or plastic on me. I can't say I like it, but it is certainly realistic and leather fans should definitely go for it.

I have been bravely ignoring this HG every time it comes up on etsy, telling myself I already have GC honey. I am glad I finally did get it because the extra frost and vanilla notes take the gorgeous honey up a notch. Wonderful!

I did not smell original. On first application, the bergamot is so powerful, edging into men's cologne territory, that it had me scarambling to the Lab web site to see why the heck I was attracted to ordering this. However, the bergamot relaxes, unveiling the mandarin and then the magic happens with notes of rose, sandal and spices. This is exactly the kind of oriental perfume I so love. Long lasting, with the skin becoming more huffable as the notes deepen. Hints of mandarin remain throughout. It will be interesting to see if that ACK! beginning mellows with time. Now I actually kind of like it because the radical transition is so intriguing. I adore this perfume and can see it being a favorite.

Starts with a very strong burst of spice which to my nose is cinnamon and clove dominant.The spice mellows out in time, but is there until drydown.I pick up the lightest hint of incense. Drydown is powdery, spicey sandalwood with a soft suggestion of floral. A pretty perfume and agree with Teamama it is in the same family as Morocco.

Hmmm. I am getting only intense rose and no fig or dried apricot. It is a very strong rose. (Not a complaint!) I will retest an a few months to see if the fruits come out a bit.

Ah, Wendy took the words right out of my mouth! As a lover of "perfumey" scents, I concur Closet Raid is very! And should still be easy enough to track down. Harder to find, 2014 Lilith Venustas. I also find GC Debauchery (Egyptian musk, civet and opium) a "hard core" perfume that reminds me of classic scents with those notes. I love this one! Mega sexy and feminine.

Wow. This is so beautiful. As others have said above, this is a sugared vanilla rose with a wisp of booziness. It is so lovely, I can't get my nose out of my hair. Aging has really helped this HG, as I was not as blown over at first sniff.

What a lovely scent! All of these notes blend together into a gorgeous scent, but I can still pick out the fig and sandalwood. It is much more complex (and beautiful) than the GC Fig and White Sandalowood HG. My only hesitation for a full bottle is that it is very light.

Agreeing 100% with Izile above. If you are a lover of Black Vanilla and Cardamon HG (which also has a tad of tobacco), I am going to guess that you will like this as well. The difference to me Is that Sign of Sekkusu has more of a perfume element to it and perhaps it is a bit more sophisticated, as opposed to earthy. A beautiful scent!

The Depths of Despair White chypre, French lavender, rose geranium, opopponax, Peru balsam, bois de rose, lime, and vanilla absolute. This smells like a masculine cologne with an extra dash of lavender. I keep thinking I am smelling oakmoss, which may well be a component of the chypre. There is a splash of lime which adds some sharpness. I do get a suggestion of rose geranium now and again, but it is barely a tease. Quite long lasting. I am enjoying huffing my braid immensely, but also going a bit mad trying to place where I smelled this before. It could very well be from a perfume counter, as this does smell like a traditional male aftershave to me. Mmmmm!

This is a lovely nutty scent and the mango reminds me of amchoor, the dried mango for Indian cusine. However, this is not a foody scent at all, but has a pretty perfume vibe from the sandalwood. A very cozy and sniffable HG!

Although the previous reviews should have clued me off, I expected orange blossom, as the description says, and not orange fruit. However, as a fan of both the lab's champagne note and orange (fruit), this is a pleasant surprise. Love that fizz! The non- foody vanilla comes out with time. Guess what I smell 9 hours later when I wake up? Orange blossoms! Delightful! Good staying power.