reviews: Naughty or Nice Inquisition
For the Naughty or Nice Inquisition decant circle. :) I didn't do Mitzvah since I have a bottle and haven't really concentrated to put it into words just yet.
Fee - Melon? Ah, yes. Looking back at the description, this must be the honeydew. Super sweet, with just an edge of tart. Very happy, springy idyllic day-evoking, like having a sunshine-washed picnic on the grass on a perfectly-temperatured day. I don't get lemon as such (which I'm thankful for), as I was expecting to because of the tea. I do get a high, soft note of vanilla. Not the Lab's usual vanilla note, I don't think. But that's it. Vanilla. Very sweet, sugary vanilla--delicate unto (but not!) being powdery. An edge of peach blossom comes out, as well. Beautiful. I expected not to like this, between the tea and the fruits and the oakmoss and the carnation (not my favorite notes). But I've been pleasantly surprised, again. The vanilla edge to it is just amazing. And surprisingly, there's enough depth to it that I don't feel I have to save it for spring/summer.
Lump of Coal - Hello, Bliss. Darker, I can smell that, and without the graininess--much more smooth. It's very good, very accurate, and has excellent throw--I smell it all around me. Lasts, too.
Snow Angel - A lot crisper than I expected: mostly tea and lemon, at first. It settles down to being sugary lemon, mostly. Does rather remind me of Dorian. Very bright, just a tad peachy. Not much me, though. Softens to a gorgeous light, pure sugary vanilla goodness, with a tinge of lemon. Still not me, though.
Snowblind - Butterscotch! And that note from Milk Moon that starts a little on the sour end right away. Then the mint starts drifting in. And that mint is perfect: light, hazy, and dreamlike. Every once in a while, it clears completely, leaving pure sweet vanilla frosting behind. Gorgeous, but very light, very soft--little throw on me. Has the usual fade that light scents do on me.
Spanked - Starts very dark patchouli, which isn't a promising start to me. Turns into dark leather, very fetish-y. It only becomes similar to Blood Moon as it dries--I suspect the cardamom. The spices take over as it dries, and it becomes largely cardamom/leather on me. The patchouli does stick its neck out every once in awhile, though (would that I could just chop that off without unbalancing the blend). Very heady, very sexy, and my one regret is that I can pick the patchouli out by itself in some stages (patchouli isn't my favorite scent). It's strong, but its waft is more subtle. It isn't the smack-you-in-the-face type, it's more like the scent of leather after one's been spanked (thus the name)--the scent alone making people wonder, but it's still your own little secret. No one can see the red welts in public. Well into drydown, near the end of its life (like, the next day, perhaps) it's an amazing, beautiful balance of soft leather and spice--wish I could keep it that way. I am so glad this one morphed so pleasantly on me. I just wish the stages of patchouli weren't so readily identifiable to me.
Fee - Melon? Ah, yes. Looking back at the description, this must be the honeydew. Super sweet, with just an edge of tart. Very happy, springy idyllic day-evoking, like having a sunshine-washed picnic on the grass on a perfectly-temperatured day. I don't get lemon as such (which I'm thankful for), as I was expecting to because of the tea. I do get a high, soft note of vanilla. Not the Lab's usual vanilla note, I don't think. But that's it. Vanilla. Very sweet, sugary vanilla--delicate unto (but not!) being powdery. An edge of peach blossom comes out, as well. Beautiful. I expected not to like this, between the tea and the fruits and the oakmoss and the carnation (not my favorite notes). But I've been pleasantly surprised, again. The vanilla edge to it is just amazing. And surprisingly, there's enough depth to it that I don't feel I have to save it for spring/summer.
Lump of Coal - Hello, Bliss. Darker, I can smell that, and without the graininess--much more smooth. It's very good, very accurate, and has excellent throw--I smell it all around me. Lasts, too.
Snow Angel - A lot crisper than I expected: mostly tea and lemon, at first. It settles down to being sugary lemon, mostly. Does rather remind me of Dorian. Very bright, just a tad peachy. Not much me, though. Softens to a gorgeous light, pure sugary vanilla goodness, with a tinge of lemon. Still not me, though.
Snowblind - Butterscotch! And that note from Milk Moon that starts a little on the sour end right away. Then the mint starts drifting in. And that mint is perfect: light, hazy, and dreamlike. Every once in a while, it clears completely, leaving pure sweet vanilla frosting behind. Gorgeous, but very light, very soft--little throw on me. Has the usual fade that light scents do on me.
Spanked - Starts very dark patchouli, which isn't a promising start to me. Turns into dark leather, very fetish-y. It only becomes similar to Blood Moon as it dries--I suspect the cardamom. The spices take over as it dries, and it becomes largely cardamom/leather on me. The patchouli does stick its neck out every once in awhile, though (would that I could just chop that off without unbalancing the blend). Very heady, very sexy, and my one regret is that I can pick the patchouli out by itself in some stages (patchouli isn't my favorite scent). It's strong, but its waft is more subtle. It isn't the smack-you-in-the-face type, it's more like the scent of leather after one's been spanked (thus the name)--the scent alone making people wonder, but it's still your own little secret. No one can see the red welts in public. Well into drydown, near the end of its life (like, the next day, perhaps) it's an amazing, beautiful balance of soft leather and spice--wish I could keep it that way. I am so glad this one morphed so pleasantly on me. I just wish the stages of patchouli weren't so readily identifiable to me.