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Caliban (lab imp - resale) - 1/18
Lab description: The scent of the salty seas, bittersweet wine, palm and tropical ferns.
Ribbons's reaction: Before testing this (having not remembered the lab description), I half-expected this to smell as earthy as Gnome, but it's light and pleasant - almost a variation of Embalming Fluid (one of my favorites). More of a summer than winter scent, but the sun is shining today, so good timing. (The irony of wearing this while dawdling around a downtown art museum will not be lost on me...)
Feu Follet (decant, discontinued) - 1/17
Lab description: Deceptively gentle and lethally alluring. Jasmine and rose, touched with sparkling heliotrope.
Ribbons's reaction: Heavier than I expected - not as dark as Hunger, but I wouldn't call it "gentle." Good staying power - wrists still smelling like rose and vanilla (left over from Hunger?) seven hours later.
ETA 1/22 - the BYM said it smells like patchouli from a distance, but not so much up close
Hunger (lab imp - gift) - 1/17
Lab description: Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.
Ribbons' reaction: Very dark in the vial. My note from last fall says I liked it, but this morning my first impression was "whoa, dust." Maybe orange notes just aren't for me anymore. More foody than I remember. A very strong scent - after a long walk, the vanilla still heavy on my skin. Showered it off and switched to Feu Follet for work.
Hymn (lab imp - resale)
Lab description: A paean to true holiness, spiritual purity, and sacred enlightenment. Based on an incense blend sacred to the Virgin Mary: perfect rose absolute and Palestinian Lily of the Valley with olibanum, labdanum, frankincense and myrrh.
Ribbons' reaction: this has been my main scent this week. It's not a particular favorite, but it's long-lasting and simultaneously both light and suitable for winter. (I like rose + incense combinations during this time of year.)
Holiday Moon (decant tester) - 1/16
Lab description: When the moon is full, mankind is one. Bamboo pulp and oude with green and white tea.
Ribbons' reaction: Really? Smells like an fat orange to me. (Makes me think of Christmas stockings, which is not a bad association, but more bold than I generally like to wear.)
Lab description: The scent of the salty seas, bittersweet wine, palm and tropical ferns.
Ribbons's reaction: Before testing this (having not remembered the lab description), I half-expected this to smell as earthy as Gnome, but it's light and pleasant - almost a variation of Embalming Fluid (one of my favorites). More of a summer than winter scent, but the sun is shining today, so good timing. (The irony of wearing this while dawdling around a downtown art museum will not be lost on me...)
Feu Follet (decant, discontinued) - 1/17
Lab description: Deceptively gentle and lethally alluring. Jasmine and rose, touched with sparkling heliotrope.
Ribbons's reaction: Heavier than I expected - not as dark as Hunger, but I wouldn't call it "gentle." Good staying power - wrists still smelling like rose and vanilla (left over from Hunger?) seven hours later.
ETA 1/22 - the BYM said it smells like patchouli from a distance, but not so much up close
Hunger (lab imp - gift) - 1/17
Lab description: Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.
Ribbons' reaction: Very dark in the vial. My note from last fall says I liked it, but this morning my first impression was "whoa, dust." Maybe orange notes just aren't for me anymore. More foody than I remember. A very strong scent - after a long walk, the vanilla still heavy on my skin. Showered it off and switched to Feu Follet for work.
Hymn (lab imp - resale)
Lab description: A paean to true holiness, spiritual purity, and sacred enlightenment. Based on an incense blend sacred to the Virgin Mary: perfect rose absolute and Palestinian Lily of the Valley with olibanum, labdanum, frankincense and myrrh.
Ribbons' reaction: this has been my main scent this week. It's not a particular favorite, but it's long-lasting and simultaneously both light and suitable for winter. (I like rose + incense combinations during this time of year.)
Holiday Moon (decant tester) - 1/16
Lab description: When the moon is full, mankind is one. Bamboo pulp and oude with green and white tea.
Ribbons' reaction: Really? Smells like an fat orange to me. (Makes me think of Christmas stockings, which is not a bad association, but more bold than I generally like to wear.)
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