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Note: Limited release perfume oil; atmosphere spray review topic located here. The last fleeting moments of sunset, casting a perfect, magical, golden light across a damask-adorned dining room, bathing a father and daughter in an enchanted glow. This is a beautiful amber vanilla--very true to the atmo spray, but on the skin it does blossom into something slightly more floral--maybe vanilla orchid? It reminds me a lot of a slightly cleaner and dryer Celeste. There is also a backing of spice when it initially goes on wet. I think this is what the reviews of the atmo spray are picking up on when they say "resinous" but to me is it definitely a spice--a little cinnamony, a little cardamomy, but a warm spice to be sure. It's a Christmas/baked goods vibe, but it burns off on me quite quickly on the drydown. The throw is quite subtle and stays close to the skin. I could imagine this being a good scent to wear in an office or professional setting when you still want to feel a bit feminine--it's not a screaming floral or a sugary candy-frosting vanilla, but a beautifully blended and subtle Your Skin--But Better! scent. I was really worried I wouldn't need this AND Celeste, but I can't get enough of these warm vanillas, and I think they do differ in a numbr of ways! It is definitely extremely fitting as a "golden" scent--it makes me think of lazy Sunday afternoons in early fall, sipping coffee and reading snuggled up with the cats on the couch.
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind: pearlescent vanilla musk with white sandalwood, grey amber, white patchouli, ambrette seed, and oudh. I don't want to be the first one! But here goes. In my quest to have my pairings (OLLA Adam/Eve, now this), I knew I had to nab her immediately. And she did not disappoint. She's complex and feminine. The vanilla musk and the sandalwood hit me first and then the amber and white patchouli. She's beautiful and her staying power is incredible: nearly a full 24 hours! Get her, you won't regret it. If this or Thomas doesn't sell out first, I'll be surprised! One of my faves.
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Strands of ectoplasm floating through the shadowed air: black plum, inky vetiver, cashmere patchouli, dark oudh, and spectral musk. Oh, this is glorious. I have to admit that it was the "cashmere patchouli" that put this one at the top of my short list, but I am also a big fan of vetiver, musk, and oude. This scent is daaaaark and smooth, very well blended - but you really need to appreciate patchouli to love Shadow. The thing is, though, you have never smelled a patch like this: it's so smooth, and soft to the touch (if you will) and...luxurious. Mmmmmmm. I don't always love plum, but the black variety seems to agree with me; I think it's lifting the scent a bit without making it particularly fruity. I would put A Shadow In the Elevator in the same family as Panther Moon, Raven Moon, and The Final Darkness. Gorgeous. And not for the faint of heart.
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The last fleeting moments of sunset, casting a perfect, magical, golden light across a damask-adorned dining room, bathing a father and daughter in an enchanted glow. This really is a golden, perfect scent. But it is warm and golden in a way that isn't sharp or bright, but warm and soothing. There is a vanilla softness to this that also illustrates a warm luminescence. There is also a richness to it that deepens the vanilla in a way that grounds it and doesn't leave it too etheral.
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A shadow? Oh, darling, all that lives in this house are shadows and reflections and creaks and groans. The scent of menace, an inexplicable dread: Somalian myrrh, black poppy, gloom-shrouded musk, and wispy sandalwood. I snapped this one up because I love the lab's black poppy note, and I wasn't disappointed! I'm amping the poppy at the moment, but the musk and myrrh are definitely players in the mix. It's dark and decadent with a dusty tinge to it. Just fabulous. As soon as it went on I knew this was one of the winners for me. There's a hint of sweetness to it that cuts through all that rich scent. Yep, lots and lots of poppy on my skin which is just what I was hoping for - like a more menacing On Darkness.
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Mod Note: Limited release perfume oil; atmosphere spray review topic located here. A stately brick mansion glowing with warmth: bay rum, fine whiskey, white carnations, and hearth wood. Really excited to be trying this! I have been eying the Atmo since it came out, so I jumped on the chance to snag it as an "Atmofume" Wet: Sweet and boozy, with lots of spicy carnation to balance the sweetness. Wow, that's pretty. I adore carnations. This white carnation note is like a punch in the face (in a good way!) Dry: Beautiful. Primarily a carnation scent on my skin. Lots of rich sweetness and depth from the other notes. I love it. Good and strong, and long-wearing. It survived my washing machine breaking and me having to dig sopping wet sweaters out one at a time.... (p.s. I am DONE adulting for today.)
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Love transcending time, space, and death: a cold, sheer white musk gleaming with black orchid, benzoin, labdanum, and blackened amber, and embraced by white rose, tea leaf, and vanilla flower. I'm a novice at describing notes, and this is fresh out of the mailbox. It's light. There is something pearly about it. At first I feel like there is a sharp smell but the dry down is a lovely amber. It's not powdery at all (on me) The more I smell this the more I like it. It's like a creamy subtle grown up sweet amber. It doesn't smell like a 'mom/motherly' at all.
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Love makes monsters of us all: faded red roses and a glimmer of garnet with black lily, ylang ylang, smoky plum musk and black amber. (I'm on a review spree!) In the bottle, I can only smell the amber at first. If I keep smelling, I get a hint of florals and a bit of plum. The amber discouraged me, initially, but there's just something about that I actually find quite pleasant. First application, I still smell mostly amber. Not for me at all... but as it dries, I'm getting a little more of the floral notes. I'm terrible at picking them out, though, sorry ): The plum is so strong now! It smells like I'm sniffing the skin of a plum, a little green. Upon further dry down, it is much more musky. I'm not getting much smoke, but I bet it's lost to the musk to my nose. I was really nervous at first, but this just smells so lovely and elegant. I feel like I just need to drape myself in the darkest of Victorian fashion and stroll through the park.
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It’s nature. A savage world of little things dying or eating each other right beneath our feet. Flora and fauna, man and beast entwined in a cycle of endless brutality: soil and rot and the heat of rage, blood-smeared musk and sharp decay. This scent is sharp and biting. There is the deep scent of the grave but there is also something warm and wet in it. It's a fascinating blend. There is a dry and dustiness to it too.
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The first time I saw a ghost, I was ten years old… It was my mother’s. A slightly morbid admission: I lost my mother when I was 15, and I still remember how it felt to hold her hand after she passed away. The scent I’m trying to capture here is love mingled with grief and a peculiar horror, reminiscent of the chill of her skin and the weight of her hand. English roses as a symbol of the love a child feels for her mother, chilled by eucalyptus blossom, iris root, and white lily aldehyde. This sharp is bright and light hearted, with pretty roses and iris, but the aldehyde and eucalyptus are this strange, sharp essence in the back ground. They become this chemical bite to the scent that is very hard to get beyond.
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A ghost story – Your father didn’t tell me it was a ghost story... It’s not, Sir, it’s – more like a story… with a ghost in it. A leather-bound manuscript, ink barely dry. A Gothic ghost tale, personified. The pages are permeated with a preternatural, otherworldly quality – but only slightly, as the ghost is a counterpoint; leather and paper and splotches of ink, with a hint of ghostly chill. jinkies, i don't wanna be first. but here goes! we have had two prototypes of this at the DSLE, and in both of them, in the bottle and wet on my skin, i get the lumber aisle at Home Depot, and high quality saddle leather. leather that reminds me of Dead Man's Hand, more than other more recent BPAL leather. On skin, once it settles, there's an almost creamy something that comes out - reminds me a bit of parchment or papyrus? and the leather/wood smell mostly goes away. i heard several folks mention the India Ink note, but i have a bottle of that and i didn't get any of that smell from this. overall, a bit odd, but i think also very wearable, and gender neutral.
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The shimmering blue of midnight, ancient scars, and stifled whispers flickering with the metallic gleam of shadowed knives. I cannot say enough positive things about this lacquer. The fact that they used Guillermo's colour palettes makes you feel that much closer to the world of Crimson Peak and Allerdale Hall. The formula and colour are amazing. It's almost a one coater but I always do two to be sure. The photo doesn't capture the nuances of the metallic blue. I personally can never have enough blue nail polishes so I was delighted and so excited by this shade. This is backup worthy after just seeing it in the bottle. This will be on high rotation for me in the years to come!
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The red of an open artery, the red of congealing blood, the red of a scarlet tomb: burgundy musk, bitter clove, crushed saffron, red sandalwood, and red oudh. First to review! This one is lovely, everything in it is evenly blended together into a sweet, warm, incensy scent. If you are a red musk aficionado, or are looking for a new scent in the same vein as Scherezade or Third Charm, you need to grab a bottle of this one!
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There’s nothing random about insects. And I admire that. They do what needs to be done to assure their survival… Even their beauty and grace are only means to ensure their species… A lustrous black patchouli attar with dried purple fruits, neroli, and opoponax. When first applied, and in the bottle, this has a lot in common with Black Moths - a very dry scent, it almost rustles, and definitely conjures up black insect wings of some type. It starts differing after the drydown, where this is a spicy but still dry fruity scent. Maybe fruity like those semi-dried plums? It doesn't have a lot of patchouli throw on me, in fact the patch is far less prominent than I'd expect.
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Let the wind blow kindly In the sail of your dreams And the moonlight your journey And bring you to me We can’t live in the mountains We can’t live out at sea Where oh, where oh, my lover Shall I come to thee? Moonflower and iris root with French lavender, tuberose, white sandalwood, night-blooming gardenia, vanilla orchid, and moss. From the bottle this is a soft, unobtrusive, downy lavender. On the skin it immediately blooms with a bit of woods, and a little grittiness from the moss. By no means is this very powerful in terms of grassy or herbal. The orris is probably keeping this mix dry, as it dries I can get a little bit more of the lavender returning as like those fresh crushed florets between the fingers... like a hint of green, spike lavender, or something... With time the lavender settles and then this whole mix of 'white night florals' sidles up all like 'hey, babe. I'm a hot chick in a wedding dress. It's all like, sultry and stuff. Even though you're in a onesie pajama, let's do this.' So I get a slightly woodsy, rich, dry and moderately dusty sweet lavender supported by a chorus of white floral. It's nice! I'll have to try this as a sleep blend. It's very relaxing and reads like a Somnus blend. ETA: Over time I get a really weird association with LUSH's Alkmaar line. No clue why.
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Where I come from, ghosts are not to be taken lightly. Terror by birthright. A legacy of sorrow, violence, and undeath: chrysanthemum petals, crushed violet leaf, and funereal incense. [from the prototype at loved to death] the incense on me is lovely wafts of soft frankincense. ghosts is a skin scent, very light; it truly wears like a spectral and otherwordly veil. the flowers are dried and restrained: the chrysanthemum not too honeyed, the violet not sweet. the whole thing feels translucent. I think it really does capture the image of a victorian ghost wonderfully. it's light enough that some might miss it but for those who can tune into it, there's a lot going on here. one of the employees at ltd mentioned it had become one of her favorite perfumes to wear.
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A staircase ascends past jutting balconies towards a crumbling ceiling as misshapen shadows creep through the gloom. Ancient dark wood, decades of dust, floorboards oozing with red clay, and a roaring fire that casts no warmth. This atmo is very different from the other house themed atmo. This is much drier and more dusty. There is a sharpness to the dark that even has a slightly peppery scent to it.
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A house as old as this one… Becomes, in time, a living thing – it may have timber for bones and windows for eyes and – sitting here — all alone – it can go slowly mad. It starts holding on to things – keeping them alive, when they shouldn’t be – inside its walls – Some of them good, some are bad… and some… Some should never be spoken about again… This atmo spray is dark, old wood that has been wet and cold for a very long time. There is something else to it, a creeping, inky shadow to it that tempers it from smelling like just elements of a building. There is spirit here.
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… I find myself thinking of you – at the most inopportune moments of the day. I feel as if a link – a thread exists between your heart and mine… And that, should that link be broken by distance or time… Well – I fear my heart would cease to beat and die… and you’d soon forget about me. Heartwood bois de rose and vanilla-touched rose. First? Oh no... >: In the bottle, I smell mostly roses. Reading the description online, I was caught by the vanilla-touched rose, but first sniff, I don't get any of that. First application, rose at first, grounded by the smell of wood. I do smell the vanilla now, very faintly in the background. After dry down, mostly roses.. I think my skin just amps rose since London stays forever on me. It's roses touched by vanilla and wood, like a breath of wind. The scent is very delicate and light. It makes me think of when Edith and Thomas first start courting each other, a very delicate situation lest someone be frightened away.
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The Waltz – Not a complicated dance, really – The lady takes her place slightly to the left of the leading gentleman. Six basic steps – that is all. However – It is said that the true test of a perfect waltz is for it to be so swift, delicate and so smooth, that a candle flame will not be extinguished in the hand of the lead dancer… Now that requires the perfect partner. So swift, so delicate, so smooth: champagne musk, ambergris accord, white rose, rosewood, and vanilla amber. Fresh out of the mailbox, so here goes. In the bottle: more than any other bpal I've tried, this smells like (a very nice) perfume. I can't pick any notes out. Wet: Sweet, delicate champagne. Maybe some of the vanilla or white rose peeking around the edges. I amp rose like crazy, so I hope it behaves. Drydown: so swift, so delicate, so smooth indeed - this smells like perfume and at first sniff I can no longer pick distinct notes out, it's so well-blended. The white rose is there, swirling with sweet amber and champagne, maybe flash of ambergris around the edges to keep it interesting. This is feminine and classic and lovely.
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A stately brick mansion glowing with warmth: bay rum, fine whiskey, white carnations, and hearth wood. Oh what a beautiful, warm scent. It smells like a place where dinner is cooking, and all candles are lit for you to sit with loved ones. There is a sweet spiceyness that must come from the carnation. This sweetness becomes foody from the bay rum and whiskey notes. But underneath it all you get some of that hearth wood that settles it all down some, but not after first being quite foodie.
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Why? Why must a woman always write about fairy tales and lies Ideal husbands or being rescued by a dashing young prince? A proper Gilded Age Happily Ever After: lilac water and rose petals swirled with a gleaming amber chypre and a touch of Italian bergamot. I can't get over the use of a chypre to denote the antiquated Victorian attitudes towards women Edith is expressing her frustration with in this line! It just feels out of place. Nonetheless, this scent is definitely evocative of everything Edith is rebelling against, resisting. When I first put this on, I admit, I put on way too much in my eagerness to douse myself in this collection. If any of you have ever smelled Too Much Chypre then you know what I suffered for over a solid hour. That sharp, nearly sour acidic citrus note gleamed way too brightly. It was over an hour in before it started to soften, and I got a hint of something else - amber, I think it was, a foundation for the scent to lean on and not bother me so heavily. Only about ten minutes afterward did it become this utterly gorgeous, sophisticated beauty. This scent is pure elegance - it brings to mind gleaming marble staircases and bright golds and pearls. I'm astonished it turned out so well for me, as this is nothing like what I usually wear. The chypre and bergamot are so soft and ladylike now, the amber is so bright and binds everything together beautifully, and the floral notes are so light and delicate, unlike my normal experience with florals (though I love a good floral, so I don't mind; but in my experience I need my florals with other notes or they won't even develop on my skin chemistry). That lilac note is especially addictive, I think it is. It's hard to describe, but this really does feel simultaneously old-fashioned and modern, as though you're present and young in the turn of the century, back when everything was new and glittering with hope. I was regretting purchasing this instead of one of the other scents I wanted just a little while ago, and now I think this is one of the most unique and loveliest things I've ever worn.
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My deeper concern has always been for you. If you are happy, I am happy. Bay rum and sandalwood. From the prototypes (before I smelled Thomas Sharpe), this was actually one I was very excited for. I picked him up after Beth said he was one she preferred. I thought it wasn't in stock, and I had to snap it up immediately! Wet in the bottle, he smells... like my Snow White hair gloss from last year, which I'm rationing, I love it so much! On the skin, he goes on smelling like Snow White, which makes me think of his scenes in the film. He's absolutely lovely and the staying power is quite nice. I'll be picking up this one a lot as it starts to move into "winter" in LA. Edit: Wearing this again today. The best I can describe him is that he smells like Snow White's Brother. Very lovely.
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It’s a little bitter. I’m afraid nothing gentle ever grows in this land, Edith – You need a measure of bitterness – not to be eaten. To survive… First on this one! *I will update with wet/dry down impressions as soon as I get the chance to try it! In Bottle: :skull: Holy poison tea, Batman! This is the one CP that's throwing me the most so far. I chose this one on pure impulse because I am OBSESSED with tea notes, but this one is definitely on the bitter side. I'll be doing a skin test to decide if I want to keep it, but it's so hard to describe. It smells like a face mask I've gotten from LUSH in the past but I can't put my finger on which one. Sorry this one is so vague since there are no official notes listed from the lab either! It's very hard to describe! Let's just say a cup of tea I would be *highly* suspicious of.
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These… spectres – may be all around us and only the “developing agent” – those with the specific aberration can see them… Or perhaps we only notice things when the time comes for us to pay attention to them. When they need us to see them… The scent of a pierced veil: misty white petals drifting through ambergris and frankincense. In the bottle, I smell the ambergris and frankincense first. First application, I can smell something very slightly floral. After it dried, mostly floral and frankincense. If this is the ambergris that I'm smelling, it really rounds out the scent. It's very subtle and delicate. If I were going to slip past the veil to the other side, this is what I would be smelling.
