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I am getting married in June (like, a month away) and am trying to find my perfect scent.

 

I also want to find one that I don't feel embarassed saying the name of.

i.e. I love Copulating Mice, but if my fiance's mother asked me what I was wearing, I would have a fit.

 

Some of my go-to scents:

- Tamora

- Dorian

- The Mouse's Long and Sad Tale

- Harlequin and Columbine

 

I don't want anything too terribly heavy, more of a... "My, you smell lovely!" type thing. Maybe something more on the floral fruity side (but not to floral, I get a headache from say, The Unicorn). I love vanilla. LOVE. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE.

 

Congrats! I don't like all vanillas but I do love Dorian so I'm hoping our tastes are somewhat similar

I think some of my favorite summer scents would appeal to you: Lady Una (if blackberry works on you), Tattered Lace, Black Lace (the appley version is pretty rather than overtly sultry), Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand (reviews are very mixed but I love it).

 

I'm also one of those who likes Snow White as a bridal scent. Though it smells a bit like a Pina Colada on me, I still think it gives off a lovely cool confident vibe & your chemistry may be better with it than mine.

Also, the Lunacies are always 5ml bottles so you can't order imps of them from the Lab. Looking at the list on the left side of the Lab's Website only the things in the categories from Alchemists Local 93 to Wanderlust are available as individual imps. The other scents are "un-impable" but people do decant them & you may be able to find what you're looking for on the Sales & Swap pages later on.

Nom!

I do like this one - it reminds me a lot of my beloved SawScaled Viper, all schmexy spices & vanilla musk.

True, it doesn't last all that long but it's delicious while it does.

Snake Oil CDXLIII (443): Strawberry Snake Oil - so delicious!

A dark sexy strawberry, not a girly one.

There may be a tiny bit of pepper of some sort as well giving it a hint of heat.

This one is a favorite with the men-folk.

To complicate things further, some of the Pumpkin Patch bottles are cobalt glass rather than amber. I'm guessing these are the 2005 ones since I have other 2005 Weenies that are cobalt, too (Samhain, Devil's Night & Harvest Moon) whereas the other 2006 Weenies I have are all amber.

 

I could be wrong, though, since I didn't receive them new. Perhaps there was a mix of bottles used that year. Anyone?

I bought both of the Aphrodites, and they are gorgeous, and I would like to know if anyone could tell me what would smell like Aphrodite Kyphiria (sp?) which is the cinnamon one.

I think SawScaled Viper is pretty close to Aphrodite Kypria though there's a bit more spice to it (bearing in mind that I have a cold). Worth a try anyway!

I'm surprised by all the negative reviews for the Rat Speakers because I quite like it.

 

Wet, this is fresher than I was expecting (from the sage & lemongrass) anchored by the patchouli & possibly some vetiver. Then the leather comes out followed by more sage on the drydown & a bit of stone. Earthy & interesting - need to test it on the husband because he often smells really good both in patchouli blends & in lemony/sagey ones.

I got this almost as an afterthought - though I often love roses in perfume, I rarely like floral room sprays (the Fainting Couch was emphatically not for me). I usually prefer spicy, warm scents but I've been looking for more Spring-like things.

I must not have read the reviews because I am a big fan of Rose Red & this does indeed smell a lot like it.

 

Lush red roses with just the right amount greenery for the win!

This was in heavy rotation at my house during December. I sprayed the entrance way so I was greeted with piney goodness whenever I came in the door.

So far, this is my favorite room spray - I love the sweet pine with the hint of berries & smoke!

I didn't expect to like this that much because I'm not a huge fan of clean or green scents or Asian florals but it really is nice!
Lots of pretty cherry blossom wafting through my living room.

Perfect since it's Spring & I feel like something fresher than my usual warm spicy scents.

I find this much more earthy than the perfume. The apples are definitely secondary to the damp woods & patchouli. It is also way more smoky - still very evocative of the season!

I quite like this - it has a dense sweetness that reminds me of the Snake Oil soap (though not as strong).

Sweet, thick & slightly spicy - nom!

I swear that there's some pear in Sugar Skull (a blend of five sugars, lightly dusted with candied fruits).

 

Many of the reviews mention raisins but I totally get pear along with a syrupy vanilla (way nicer than it sounds).

Alice's Evidence is the one with the raisins.

 

Personally, I like Titania but only notice the pear in it sometimes.

 

Symmakhia (vanilla, heliotrope, red sandalwood, pear, black lily, white wine grape, and white rose) was mentioned upthread & for some reason the pear & grapes combine to smell like baked apples on me. Nice but odd if you're expecting pears.

In the beginning, this is a bright citrusy tea scent that hovers on the verge of being too fresh for my liking, but then the yummy vanilla musk comes out & all is forgiven. It doesn't have a ton of throw or staying power but will be just the thing in warm weather when I don't want to be overpowered by scent. Reminds me somewhat of Lady Lilith in its light fresh complexity.

You might want to check out some blends that contain cypress - it often gives things a foresty feel without being all EVERGREEEN in your face.

 

My husband realy likes Nemesis (cypress, ginger, fig, dried rose, red patchouli, tonka bean and cyclamen) on himself. It's sweet & foresty but not over the top.

If you like the sound of Pepper, you should try Hermia (pink pepper, golden amber, honeysuckle, passionflower). It's a lovely creamy spicy amber.

 

Othello might be interesting, too, (Arabian musk with two roses and a bevy of Middle Eastern and Indian spices). I find it more spicy than rosy.

 

Personally, I like to go for hardcore roses if I'm channelling the Grand Old Lady vibe: Rose Red or Dawn:Mother (impable close matches from the GC would be The Rose & Snooty Rose). Neither are particularly creamy though - maybe Roses, Pearls, Diamonds would do?

Antikythera Mechanism & Port Royal would be worth trying - they're both assertive enough to stand up to the coffee without being overpowered & have a little bit of sweetness to them (admittedly, they are also among my most favorite scents on the men-folk so I would probably think they smelled great regardless )

#176 starts out kind of citrusy (maybe some kind of peel?) & then the slightly syrupy floral I always think is champaca but perhaps is something else. Not much amber but quite pleasant.

Soya sauce & Nag Champa incense with an occasional waft of celery-ish lavender. The sandalwood is in hiding except for the blackened (soya sauce) aspect.

So very odd on me & therefore off to a new home!

This starts out super spicy (I kept checking the notes for chili pepper) & then goes very woody in the pencil shavings/cedary way that sandalwood sometimes does on me & after a while that is overwhelmed by some baby powderish honey.

 

I didn't wash it off but I really wanted to.

Another 13 where the chocolate's not really showing up (at least not with my skin chemistry).

This is just plain weird on me - no chocolate, just syrupy, slightly incensey bubblegum.

(I actually came to check the reviews to see if the decant had been mislabelled, but I see lots of people didn't get much chocolate from it)

My least favorite 13, thus far.

This is very pretty scent - much softer than the perfume which is quite a sharp tea rose on me. I was surprised to see the vivid blue & green when I unwrapped it because it smells like it should be a creamy pink colour

I'm undecided about this one. It's glorious once dry - creamy sandalwood with just a breath of strawberry but has a very odd & unpleasant phase where it briefly smells like fish oil & herbs that I'm not sure I can handle. No idea where that's coming from note-wise but I've had the same thing happen both times I've tried it.

If I remember correctly, the Lab doesn't mark items as gifts but does tend to low-ball the worth of the merchandise. They are usually marked as essential oils or shirt etc. but may not list everything in the package.

This isn't the woodsy, spicy, orange fest I was hoping for - it's kind of bitter & reminds me of some sort of shampoo.

Doesn't work on my DH either.