Lethran

In bottle: Very sharply yellow. Bergamot dominant with strong neroli support. The opium is gentle, but pervasive. The anise is a sharp accent. Wet: Much as in the bottle, though now the neroli is dominant with the bergamot in strong support. Dry: Mostly opium and anise with some neroli.

In bottle: Vanilla and Patchouli dominant. They do rather well together. Sandalwood supports the patchouli. Osmanthus and tea tie things together and smooth the edges. Incense threads through it. It may be a little too much incense for me. Wet: Chalkier in the skin, with patchouli strongly dominant, the other incense lining up in support. The tea is second strongest with vanilla and osmanthus in support. It is too strong for my skin, but would go well on someone with a gentler natural scent. Dry: Mostly sandalwood and patchouli.

In bottle: Lavender dominant. The tea notes work beautifully with the lavender, providing excellent support. The resin is soft background, the other florals are understated and go well with the lavender. Wet: Still lavender dominant, but the resin is a strong second now. The teas are better differentiated as it warms. The flowering thorn is really interesting and gentle. The orange blossom stays understated. Dry: Tea dominant with gentle lavender support and a hint of resin.

Smoky Maluku clove and a hint of aged patchouli. Strong, beautiful clove, filled out with a touch of patchouli. Seriously, this is all about the clove, which is what I'd hoped. I'm not patchouli's fan, but it blends well here. I love this candle.

On me it is apricot honey rather than floral, and a scent I am quite fond of.

In bottle only: Very, very citrus. Tangerine is a canvas for the grapefruit tang and the hint of lime zing. The lavender and geranium blend beautifully with the dominant citrus, the oakmoss grounds it. The chocolate peppermint is understated, but detectable.

Best of luck, false Azure.

Antikythera Mechanism and Rogue are both excellent, but read a bit androgynous on me. Vicomte de Valmont is another really classic men's cologne sort of thing and one of my all time lab favorates. Lavender and lavender fougere are often in men's cologne, so don't be afraid of trying them out. Carnation is another classic men's floral. I mention as we associate flowers with women, but not all flowers are the same and there's more overlap than one would expect.

False.azure, for non-leather solidly manly scents, I'd suggest Vicomte de Valmonte, Jersey Devil, and The Robotic Scarab. I'd suggest Wooden Bullet if you like strong wood scents. For leathers I like Adam, Red Rider, and if the Snake Pit comes back with Carnival: Western Diamondback.

In bottle: Lots of bay, supported by agarwood and cedar. The pepper gives it a sharpness. The amber softens it a little. I can tell this isn’t going to work, so no skin test.

In bottle: Very, Very cherry and orange candy, likely with dragon’s blood. There is no chance of this working on me so no skin test.

In bottle: This has a lot of familiar elements, some of which are hard to place. It has a strong almost ivy, vaguely ozoney feel to it with what I strongly believe are berries and a touch of rotting leaves. Wet: Green an ozone one second then berry and maybe pomegranate the next, then dead rotting leaves, then pine and ozone again. This cycles very quickly, so you want to be smelling all of it. It settles much as in the bottle, only with the fruit dominant and the various leaves second strongest. I like a lot of this, but something in there doesn’t quite work on me. Dry: Mostly fruit with a touch of wood and leaves.

In bottle: Autumn leaf accord dominant, sweetened by a strong red current note. There really is a soft yarn background. This is cozy and delicate and really suits its concept. Wet: The red currant becomes dominant as it warms, though the leaves stay strong. The knitting ties things together remaining a gentle background. Dry: It stays fruit dominant, but the various sorts of clothing come out as it wears. It ends up smelling a bit too much like my Grammy on me for me to be comfortable with it.

Honestly, there isn't a General Catalog that does that, though you could try layering Chuthulu with the chocolate blend of your choice. My experience is that if you like dark chocolate blends, your best bet is to wait for Lupercalia and hope. I am sorry. The Ninth Cage is woodier, but similar in feel. The Red Rider is simpler and less subtle, but in the same ballpark. You might also want to try Hunter.

THE THIRST OF UNBEARABLE THINGS By the hunger of change and emotion, By the thirst of unbearable things, By despair, the twin-born of devotion, By the pleasure that winces and stings, The delight that consumes the desire, The desire that outruns the delight, By the cruelty deaf as a fire And blind as the night, Lavender, white fig, and Atlas cedar. Unburned: Lavender! Lot’s of glorious lavender with fig for sweetness and cedar for backbone. It’s beautifully designed, perfectly blended. Burned: Perfection! Each of the elements separates more as it burns while still playing together beautifully. It’s still lavender dominant, woth a simpliar balance as it had unburned. The heat is only making it richer and better defined. I’m utterly happy with this and with it were general catalog.

...And I am officially allergic to India Ink. As it's an accord I have no idea what burned me.

In bottle: Oooo! I love the spices in this! So gingerbread type spices over vanilla is the dominant impression, the wax supporting the vanilla. Sandalwood gives a soft grounding, with a hint of smoke wafting over. Wet: Much as in the bottle, that lovely spice/vanilla combination being most of the affect, with sandalwood grounding it and that kiss of smoke. The smoke comes out staonger as it warms, blending beautifully with my natural musk. I often have trouble with smoke notes, but this so works. Dry: Vanilla and Sandalwood.

In bottle: Mmmmm. What it says on the bottle: sugary meringue blended with cocoa. In use: Waaay more cocoa. So cocoa with some sugary meringue in it. Still gorgeous. I would buy so many bottles if I had the money.

In bottle: This review is a bit tentative as I’m not as clear on which scent is called which thing in a couple cases. I will do my best guess. That is a lot of benzoin with lavender in support. The woods blend well with the benzoin and are the second strongest faction, with a touch of patchouli in support. Vanilla is next strongest, with fig support and what I’m guessing as taire, filling in the cracks and tying it all together. Wet: The elements differentiate on the skin better, but function about the same, with the main difference being that lavender overtakes benzoin gradually as it warms, the bourbon vanilla is richer, and the thing I am pretty sure is taire stands out much clearer. The affect morphs rather as the lavender comes out, making it less aftershavey and more foody. Dry: Lovely and surprisingly ladylike: lavender, bourbon vanilla, sandalwood, mostly.

n bottle: This is lovely and more delicate than I expected. White sage and what I’m guessing is chaparral are strongest, with the cedar and carnations providing a striking accent. The honey and fig sweeten and soften it. As one of my favorite single note combinations is white sage and carnation, you can likely guess how much I like this. Wet: A bit chalkier on the skin. The chaparral really pops, with the cedar in strong support and sage softer. The honey and fig form the second strongest faction. I liked it better in the bottle, but it’s still interesting. Dry: Mostly sage on the dry down.

In bottle: Lots of sandalwood with strong tonka support. Oudh and musk are gentler, but also good support. The dark chocolate makes a lovely counterpoint with cassia support. The Oleander is barely there, but distinct. Wet: The chocolate and cassia come out more on the skin, becoming strongest, with the sandalwood a close second and the musk third. The oleander weaves through everything as it warms up, delicate, but clear and clean. Dry: Mostly oudh, with some musk and sandalwood.

In bottle: Surprisingly sweet, well nuanced, spicy Bay Rum. Wet: Less sweet and more spicy. Dry: faintly spicy faintly rum.

Pumpkin Patch III Pumpkin, fir needle, pitch, rosemary, and tomato. In bottle: Whoa! This is the most pumpkin pumpkin patch I’ve ever smelled. The fir and tomato complement the pumpkin beautifully. It smells like early autumn garden. Nice. Wet: Even richer on the skin The sweet pumpkin does lovely things with the tomato/rosemary/fir. I think I’m in love. I was hoping for a pumpkin cousin to planting moon and the gamble paid off. Dry: Almost apple cidery pumpkin with tomato dominant garden. The elements shift some, but it remains fascinating

Haven't we all.

In Bottle: Ambergris dominant with strong oudh and softer cedar support. The patchouli and ambrette are distinct, but play well with others. Wet: The Ambrette is strong on my skin, moving into strong support of the ambergris accord. The oudh, cedar, and patchouli form a nice counter weight. The result is pleasant and much gentler than I expected. Dry: Mostly Cedar with some patchouli.