Yorick

[TarynPage]

Grave dirt, bone, decay, angel's trumpet, and moldering scraps of shroud: the essence of finality.

 

This scent reminds me of rotting wood. I feel like any mysterious antique shop smells just like this. It’s a lot more funky-smelling in the imp, but I like that edge to it. My parents had an old sailboat that would never actually float, and this scent completely reminds me of going underneath to bail out the water.

 

In the vial: Rot, wood, mildew, flowers

On *my* skin: Wet wood, sweet flowers, pine shavings, wet cloth

[d0gbones]

In the imp: sharp soil note

 

Wet: Rooty earth, like you're digging in the garden and some very light flowers.

 

Dry: dry soil and woody flowers. It's hard to describe, but it's very like the woods at the end of summer.

[Lunasariel]

In the imp: A light, white floral (I believe I recognize the angel's trumpet from Rapunzel) over a sour, paint-thinner sort of smell - probably the "grave dirt, decay... and moldering scraps of shroud."

 

Wet: Wow, is this a dirt note that *doesn't* go all compost heap on me? This is good, living earth, dark and rich, with hints of the flowers and plants growing from it. Not my usual, but lovely all the same!

 

Dry: Dry, woodsy, resinous florals, like pressed flowers kept in an old wooden armoire. Again, not my usual, but the BPAL psychics have proven accurate once again - this isn't something I'll reach for every day, but this scratches a very particular itch, and it scratches it well.

[Storebranddemigod]

In bottle: Dusty Musty Musky, like old uncared for houses and damp-ruined books.

 

Wet on skin: The same dusty smell, becomes dryer, with a distant background of incense.

 

Dry on Skin: This smells exactly like... old decay, to me. Not fresh decay, but old. Abandoned houses and dead leaves. It smells like wandering around the post-apocalypse, long after the fighting and dying has died down.

 

I love it. All dry and papery and dessicated and dusty. I definitely get a slightly fungi-ish smell off it, too.

 

I smell dead, but in a good way.

 

Full bottle at some point, I think. Not this order, but the first after I use up the imp.

 

[whisperstilled]

In Imp: There's the lab's soil note, softer than usual here.

 

Wet: Florals and dirt. Very, very close to the skin.

 

Drying: I agree with the 'woody earth' assessment. It's reminding me a lot of Mandrake, which I also tried today.

 

Dry: The lab's dirt note isn't my thing, but if you love Graveyard Dirt and Mandrake, this is the GC for you!

[Beary Strange]

In the imp: dirt, like straight up dirt is all I smell

Wet: dead leaves, dirt with a bit of wood and something that reminds me of Autumn

Dry: my skin seems to be amping some minor note that isn't listed but on my skin smells of spice. I'm picking up ginger, cinnamon, a bit of apple--it makes me think of spiced cider. The dirt is there as well. This scents reads very warm on me.

 

I don't care much for apple scents ordinarily (from the spiced cider it turns on me) but I actually really like this--it's so warm and autumnal. The only complaint I have is that the spicy apple scent smells much more like a room spray than a fragrance, so while I like it, I don't think I'll be buying a full bottle. It's too bad it's my skin turning it into spiced cider or I might be tempted to get one for my oil burner but looking at other reviews, it seems it normally smells of wood and dirt.

Edited November 21, 2016 by BearyStrange

[Coldfire]

Imp: musty dusty dirt
Wet on Me: still more musty dusty dirt
Drying Down: the musty dusty is dying down. in fact most of this is dying down, but whatI am getting is the scent from an old dusty drawer liner found in a chest of drawers in an attic. faintly sweet and old and dusty
Dry: faint dirt, and the old dusty hanky. I don't hate it, but it's not for me.

[gloame]

Smells like peat moss. Love it in the garden, less so on me. I dearly wish I could grab some of the ginger others are smelling. Maybe I'll let it age for a bit.

[ianastar]

Wet on the skin this was very earthy and herbal. Very strong herbal as a matter of fact

 

Dry down this became a softer version of what I got wet. Like gardening its an earthy, dirt like scent with the green of many herbs being cut and tended to.

 

Its not bad but I have stuff that is similar so I don't think Ill be keeping this one.

[Bones613]

This scent is beautiful on me. It starts as a very earthy scent, like rich potting soil, but with an undertone of spice. As it dries, the spice really emerges. Hours later, the earth has gently faded out and left the barest hint of spice. I'm sure I'll use the imp.

[achildoftime]

It's a very rooty and earthy scent. It's like spicy, rich soil I like for planting. There's a note that smells a bit like clay, as if I dug a little too deep. It's probably one of my favorite dirt scents I've tried.

[dementia_divine]

In the imp: I'm getting dirt, that doesn't seem to be as moist as some of the other grave soil notes I've smelled, with something soft and powdery in the background – I'm not sure if it is the angel's trumpet, or if orris root plays a role in the bone note.

 

Wet: This is dirt dominant, but the angel's trumpet is right behind the dirt note. The dirt note does smell like freshly turned soil on my skin, even though I thought it smelled a little drier in the imp.

 

Dry: Soft soil, with angel's trumpet peeking through. There is a warm spice to the dirt in this scent, so it's warm, spicy dirt and a bit of floral on me.

 

Verdict: Well, the spice was unexpected! I enjoy dirt scents, and I found this one to be pleasant, but it's not one that I could see myself reaching for over other dirt scents (like Deep in Earth, Zombi, Burial, and All Hallows' Apple).

[Lucchesa]

Wet, Yorick is loamy black soil, deep and dark and rich and a little mysterious. As it dries I get the hint of a floral, not one I can easily put a name on, and the earthiness softens -- still recognizably dirt, but really lovely. It lasts fairly well on me.

 

I'm learning that I quite enjoy the Lab's dirt note. Zombi made me inexpressibly melancholy, and the foody component of Penny Dreadful didn't work on me, but Yorick is very wearable. As an earlier reviewer commented, though, it doesn't really feel like a going out scent. More of a stay at home and read Thomas Hardy scent.

[mmcfa2]

Dirty, green, bitter, and an underlying sweetness. Very much like digging in the garden! In the end ( about an hour later) It smells as if you brought the flower inside, and left the dirt outside. Lovely scent journey!

Edited March 20, 2018 by mmcfa2

[Juliamon]

This evokes the feeling of my mother's meditation group holding a session in her friend's garden shortly after they'd done a lot of work in it. Dirt, incense and spices, and someone's floral perfume. An interesting combination, but morphs on me between blasting the floral and throwing nothing at all. I can think of a great number of my mom's friends who would wear this well (though appropriately for the name, several have passed at this point), but not me. I definitely love the Lab's dirt note now though, and will be seeking out more blends with it.

Edited March 27, 2018 by Juliamon

[VetchVesper]

This smells good, like moist earth, at first. The sweetness grows, becoming slightly spicey with a hint of white floral, but unfortunately, it then turns into baby powder on me. Boo hiss. Dry earth and powdery florals. Not something I really need to hold on to, but not unpleasant. Alas, poor Yorick.

 

If you liked the earthy vibe of Crossroads, but it's a little too much upfront floral, or you can't do jasmine, this might be a good bet.