midnight_aeval Report post Posted March 14, 2011 Prototype, unreleased, no scent description. The first thing that surprised me with this prototype is the fact that it is very different from the released version. I was at least expecting leather, but nope! I'm getting black musk (that nice creamy, slightly lemony musk from Haunted) mixed with dark florals. I'm not a floral fan in the least, but they are subtle. The blend smells exactly like what I would imagine a powerful woman wearing. Very nicely blended and now I don't know if I prefer this one or the released one better. They are both very good in their own way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monday Report post Posted July 5, 2012 I haven't tried the released version of Boadicea so I can't compare them. On my skin wet: Boadicea v9 starts out with black musk, lemony black musk. There is something behind that, possibly some amber? It reminds me of L'Estate but with a hint of wood. Very nice. On my skin dry: It's warming up. It now smells like a cross between Haunted and L'Estate. It's also slightly reminiscent of Inez. A spicy ambery floral with added black musk. This is perfect for warm weather. I like it a lot. Boadicea v9 doesn't have a lot of throw on my skin though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zankoku_zen Report post Posted July 10, 2012 Lemony black musk, amber, hint of dry wood. It's a very strong female scent - and a cross between Haunted and L'Estate. It has that golden resiny amber from L'Estate, and while there isn't actually leather, the black musk does seems slightly 'leathery' to me. In a sense, it reminds me to Heroine (although I find Heroine sweeter). She's like Heroine's bigger, badder sister. You know, the kind that Heroine calls upon for back up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ordo_ad_Chao Report post Posted October 9, 2014 wet this smelled like... nothing at all. Seriously, I huffed my wrist and- nothing. Then it dried down and this gorgeous gentle cloud of warm resinous golden sandalwoodsy amber goodness billowed up from my arm. I didn't get any lemon, and I would have called it golden musk rather than black, but it does give an impression of having a touch of subtle, understated leather-ishness to it. Then the floral starts taking over- this lasted all day, and the floral note that started as nonexistent gradually grew over the hours. There are very few florals I can wear, but this is one. I'm almost certain that this flower is vanilla orchid, because as it matured through the day I started getting Clockwork Couture: Female scent memories- which is almost assuredly a combining of amber and orchid. She's lovely, and strong, and unequivocally beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizziesLuck Report post Posted August 27, 2016 Not sure exactly why, but I felt compelled to pick this up from the Lab's Etsy. Wet: Citrus. Ah man, really? I can't do citrus most of the time. This is ok so far, but not wowing me at all. Dry: Lemony musk! It's not actual citrus at all. That explains why it never went powdery. It's black musk doing this lemony thing. I have never actually experienced it to do that on my skin before, so that's kind of cool. I totally get what people are talking about now. There's some pretty florals in there too. I am not 100% sure how I feel about this! It's really light. Pretty. Feminine. Just not sure it's ME, you know? I may need to test it again. There's an interesting sugary vanilla note buried in there that I am really liking. Wishing that would amp up more! This does grow on me every time I sniff my wrist though....ugh, undecided!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
