Chaos Theory V: Recursive Self-Similarity v1

[khazakant]

God, this is a strange one. What is in here? Patchouli, bergamot, grapefruit, blood? I'm getting a very strong aquatic feeling from it, a darker aquatic, and if I had to describe it would be Dorian watching on the shore as The Sea Foams Blood. This is an overcast beach in autumn. Melancholy, beautiful.

[angelamaria]

Either CCCLX or CCCIX, I'm not entirely sure which. I think it is more likely it is CCCIX.

 

This is...interesting. It's a far cry from Dorian, really. To me Dorian is a bit foody, mellow and smooth. This one is...not.

 

I can sense the Dorian base sweetening this up certainly, but over that--I would say "under that", but the non-Dorian-y qualities are front and center rather than the Dorianness--and that is SO a word, I say so--over that, there's a very striking resinous, almost incensey note.

 

Sadly, my nose is too inexperienced to really know what note/notes I am smelling. I think frankincense, or sandalwood, or leather, or all damn three. I don't know. SOMEthing.

 

This made me think about how I wanted Celeste to be this lovely soft vanilla-ey goodness with a touch of resins, but however it went reins with a touch of vanilla. That's what happened here. Also that resinous spiciness in Celeste? Tone it down, make it softer, and give it a manly punch, and that's what I'm smelling here.

 

You know how Jareth is like Dorian with leather? Crank that up a notch and add woods and a softly peppery feel and maybe a hint of smoke, and you've got this one.

 

It's actually pleasant, in a definitely masculine way. I'm almost tempted to keep this blend, just because I find it utterly fascinating, although I'd never wear it really.

[alterosen]

A few bottles that have passed through my hands lately & I don't think they've been reviewed here:

 

Dorian (unknown # ) lemon verbena & strong tea with a melony vanilla finish, brief brown sugar phase

 

Dorian CL (150) candy-coated fruits, possibly apples, berries, hint of melon - kind of pink feeling overall

 

Dorian CXC (190) lots of resins, incensey with a vanilla finish - this one also has a bit of a clean topnote at first that I find familiar but can't identify

Edited August 29, 2012 by alterosen

[Zii]

LXXX

 

Wet: HELLO CEDAR!! YOU ARE ALL I CAN SMELL AND I LOVE YOU YES GOOD.

 

Drydown: Still very very cedary on me. There's a hint of something creamy in the background, which must be Dorian, and there is some depth to the typically spicy cedar that may be Dorian's tea note, but it isn't obviously separated from the Cedar note.

 

Conclusion: I amp cedar to high heaven and this is just another case where it's drowning out most of the other notes. Fortunately, I have been in love with Beth's cedar since I first smelled it, and this has been glued to my nose since I tested it.

[zankoku_zen]

CCCLXL? (360) - This one is a slightly more mentholic Dorian with sassafras in it. It's not all that foodie/sweet, and its more sassafras than a rootbeer scent.

 

CCXCIII (#293) - This one is a Dorian with a fruity floral note in it that I wasn't able to identify. It was sweet, nondescript fruity floral to me.

 

 

Both Chaos bottles are the property of jewelbug

[jewelbug]

Posting because its just not right to not review your own chaos, and I see Zee-Zee beat me to it.

CCCLXL? (360): BOTTLE: smokey dorian?; WET: Smoked leather, perhaps some anise, and dorian--Black jellybeans and dorian? DRY: still smells a bit anisey but a wood note comes out--sassafras, maybe? Ends as a slightly darker dorian, sassafrassy, and maybe a touch of anise and leather (though I wonder now if that's just the sassafras?)?

CCXCIII (#293): BOTTLE: light rose + dorian? WET: sweet light floral (not sure if its rose, as I am not good at identifying florals, but if it is, its a light one), more florals than Dorian to my nose. There is something dry underneath, maybe a sage or one of the orreratory scents form DDLM? DRY: Dorian with gentle sweet rose and dry sage is my best guess.

[alterosen]

Another one CXXIV (#124):

The person I got this from thought it was Dorian & patchouli & I agree there's a little patch in here but overall I get an impression of golden woods & creaminess. Smooth yet rugged & sensual. On the masculine side but could be worn by wood lovers in general - I could easily see this belonging in a Shunga series.

[brineydeep]

XV

 

This on goes on fruity, I think it's pear. Drying down, it becomes pear tea with maybe a hint of spice. The sugar note in Dorian often overwhelms the rest on my skin, but that is not happening here. I surprisingly like this one.

[donkehpoo]

Dorian X(10) -

 

Wet: Vanilla, and something woodish.. oak, maybe? (It's definitely not my nemesis, cedar.) Dorian is lingering in the background.

 

Dry: This has become Dorian, with extra vanilla. There's some depth that I think the (supposed) oak note is adding. It is... glorious.