[Multi] Reviews
Some of the newer scents and a few rarities...
TAVERN OF HELL: Bewitching Brews White gardenia, ambergris bouquet, lavender fougere, orange blossom, melissa, tobacco flower, coriander, ebony wood, ylang ylang, absinthe and aged whiskey.
In Bottle: Floral and wood
On Skin: The florals are strongest and very sharp. I get a soapy not right away that is also a bit sour. This scent is very white but there is a soft darker base that gorunds the scent and keeps it from being overwhelmingly floral. It is very perfumey and I like that although it is an elegant floral it has the darker notes that give a sexy and naughty edge… like a woman all dressed up who finally lets her hair down and rips the slit in her skirt a little higher. The notes blend so well it’s hard for me to say which one is dominant. I can say that the florals are sharp with the gardenia giving a very slight milky white feel that balances them, the wood is soft and dark and the whiskey sweetens and deepens the scent. The absinthe is a note I really love and I smell it right away from Absinthe, La Fee Verte and other BPAL blends. This is a gorgeous scent with medium to strong throw and average wearlength.
MAG MELL: Wanderlust The warmth of amber, the puissance of white ginger and the clarity of verbena, with fresh green grass, lush sage and cleansing droplets of summer rain
In Bottle: Sweet verbena and herbs
On Skin: I get a very yellow green feel from this scent. This is so pretty! Verbena usually goes all lemon on me, but here it sweetens up even more and is like candy. The ginger is also less aggressive than normal and gives a soft spice. The grass and sage give the green notes, bright and alive. I wore Carnaval Diabolique yesterday and it reminds of that ever so slightly. This is a little more alive and vibrant where as Carnaval is sweeter and much more candylike. The rain gives a very distant echo of ozone that adds to the freshness, but doesn’t make it an “ozone” blend exactly. The amber adds to the sweetness with a velvet resin that helps balance the normal sharpness of some of the other notes. Very pretty. Light throw and short to average wearlength.
URUK: Wanderlust A city of mystery, wonder and majesty, said to have been built by order of Gilgamesh. Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna.
In Bottle: Cherry almond
On Skin: It’s the sweet cherry scent of almond in your face. But it quickly morphs as the other notes catch up. Wow! I am so excited by how interesting this scent is! The jasmine and lilies are heady and sweet, the cinnamon leaf is spicy yet herbal and green, the patchouli is smoky and slightly dirty, the incense gives a beautiful soft spicy feel without being super smoky and the saffron, bergamot and fig leaf are in the background but weaving in and out of the blend. As the scent develops further, the almonds sweetness dies down and the smokier and spicier notes become more dominant. I get a very Moroccan feel from this scent, exotic and dark. Overall it becomes a spicy incense blend laying on a bed of sweet dried flowers. Because of that, it is quite powdery and not really a scent I’d wear often. But I did love watching it morph into different levels. Very light throw and short wearlength (it faded super quick on me).
CALIBAN: Illyria The scent of the salty seas, bittersweet wine, palm and tropical ferns.
In Bottle: Plants and dirt.
On Skin: I get a very earthy feel from this scent right away. It smells like being outside digging in the garden, but in an exotic location. This is another island jungle scent… I think it’s the third of it’s kind that I’ve reviewed from the latest update. But this one is very aquatic and very planty as compared to the other two which were more floral. The palm and tropical ferns are dominant and green with the salty sea splashing them with it’s blue/white aquatic note. The bittersweet wine is much more hidden and only shows itself about 20 minutes into drydown and is very faint. A floral note does start to come out, but it’s crisp and white, not sweet or sticky at all. This becomes a very clean and pretty scent, despite it starting so earthy and dirt like. It’s refreshing and feels like a vacation. Light to medium throw and short to average wearlength.
F5: Forum Only Limited Edition A refreshing scent! GET IT?! Aloe, white musk, lime peel, fresh mint, seaspray, verbena and green tea.
In Bottle: Green tea and aquatic
On Skin: Wow, this is very crisp and fresh! The green tea comes forward right away, as it always does on me. My skin amps green tea like there’s no tomorrow. The seaspray gives a strong clean aquatic feel and the mint and lime are very sharp. The verbena offers a lemon feel, not as sweet as it normally is on me. The aloe gives it a nice smooth and alive feel. Lastly, the white musk (one of my favorite notes ever) layers it all in the most delicate sheet of softness. It’s a scent that seems a bit more masculine to be, but still “pretty”. The aquaticness and sharpness of this scent don’t seem to make me fall in love with this blend. I’ll probably want to keep an imp and swap the rest of the bottle. Medium throw and average wearlength.
MCXV: Chaos Theory III Strange Attractors
In Bottle: Cinnamon
On Skin: Translates to number 1115. Um, wow, wow and wow. This is extreme cinnamon. If you like spice, especially cinnamon, this scent was made for you. Sadly, cinnamon is one of my worst enemies. There is a nice sweetness in the background that I hope will come forward more. This is more of a bakery scent than a Red Hot candies scent. I think I detect a little nutmeg. I’m think if you like Three Witches, you will LOVE this scent. I will more than likely swap this scent to try and find one more my taste, sweet and foody or seductive and musky. This one needs a hope where it will be appreciated. It has super strong throw and amazing wearlength.
BLACK WIDOW: Discontinued Diabolus Terminally alluring. A deep, wickedly passionate scent, compelling and commanding in it's feminine allure: attar of rose, jasmine, myrrh, red sandalwood, red wine, and East African black patchouli.
In Bottle: Sweet floral and resin
On Skin: This scent is amazing. I am completely in love. The thick jasmine counteracts the tart and bitter rose. The myrrh and sandalwood give a gorgeous resinous and deep wood romp. The wine has a dark red and sexy feel, and lastly the patchouli gives a smoky but subtle wickedness. I normally don’t like patchouli but it works in this scent. I have to say, the description fits the scent perfectly. Alluring with a capital A. After a bit the rose becomes a little stronger (darn it!) but still is quite beautiful. So feminine and powerful. This is a rose scent I would actually wear… and beware me when I do because it gives me the feeling of complete power. I think this has to be one of the scents that I put into the “strong women only” category. Light to medium throw, average wearlength.
DECADENCE: Unreleased No description
In Bottle: Almond and citrus
On Skin: This is neat! I smell the sweet cherry like note of almond, and also a tart and slightly bitter orange peel. There’s a little spice, maybe cinnamon? Oh! This is quite yummy! There is a creamy backnote… this smells like a dessert of some sort that I know I have had but can’t exactly place. I get a bit of a Dana Oshee feel from this mixed with orange… it has that sweet grain and creamy feel of Dana. While I love thiss cent, the orange turns me off a bit. I wouldn’t wear it but I’d love to use it as a room scent. It’s prefect for the holidays, nice and comforting and warm. It has a light throw and short to average wearlength.
TAVERN OF HELL: Bewitching Brews White gardenia, ambergris bouquet, lavender fougere, orange blossom, melissa, tobacco flower, coriander, ebony wood, ylang ylang, absinthe and aged whiskey.
In Bottle: Floral and wood
On Skin: The florals are strongest and very sharp. I get a soapy not right away that is also a bit sour. This scent is very white but there is a soft darker base that gorunds the scent and keeps it from being overwhelmingly floral. It is very perfumey and I like that although it is an elegant floral it has the darker notes that give a sexy and naughty edge… like a woman all dressed up who finally lets her hair down and rips the slit in her skirt a little higher. The notes blend so well it’s hard for me to say which one is dominant. I can say that the florals are sharp with the gardenia giving a very slight milky white feel that balances them, the wood is soft and dark and the whiskey sweetens and deepens the scent. The absinthe is a note I really love and I smell it right away from Absinthe, La Fee Verte and other BPAL blends. This is a gorgeous scent with medium to strong throw and average wearlength.
MAG MELL: Wanderlust The warmth of amber, the puissance of white ginger and the clarity of verbena, with fresh green grass, lush sage and cleansing droplets of summer rain
In Bottle: Sweet verbena and herbs
On Skin: I get a very yellow green feel from this scent. This is so pretty! Verbena usually goes all lemon on me, but here it sweetens up even more and is like candy. The ginger is also less aggressive than normal and gives a soft spice. The grass and sage give the green notes, bright and alive. I wore Carnaval Diabolique yesterday and it reminds of that ever so slightly. This is a little more alive and vibrant where as Carnaval is sweeter and much more candylike. The rain gives a very distant echo of ozone that adds to the freshness, but doesn’t make it an “ozone” blend exactly. The amber adds to the sweetness with a velvet resin that helps balance the normal sharpness of some of the other notes. Very pretty. Light throw and short to average wearlength.
URUK: Wanderlust A city of mystery, wonder and majesty, said to have been built by order of Gilgamesh. Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna.
In Bottle: Cherry almond
On Skin: It’s the sweet cherry scent of almond in your face. But it quickly morphs as the other notes catch up. Wow! I am so excited by how interesting this scent is! The jasmine and lilies are heady and sweet, the cinnamon leaf is spicy yet herbal and green, the patchouli is smoky and slightly dirty, the incense gives a beautiful soft spicy feel without being super smoky and the saffron, bergamot and fig leaf are in the background but weaving in and out of the blend. As the scent develops further, the almonds sweetness dies down and the smokier and spicier notes become more dominant. I get a very Moroccan feel from this scent, exotic and dark. Overall it becomes a spicy incense blend laying on a bed of sweet dried flowers. Because of that, it is quite powdery and not really a scent I’d wear often. But I did love watching it morph into different levels. Very light throw and short wearlength (it faded super quick on me).
CALIBAN: Illyria The scent of the salty seas, bittersweet wine, palm and tropical ferns.
In Bottle: Plants and dirt.
On Skin: I get a very earthy feel from this scent right away. It smells like being outside digging in the garden, but in an exotic location. This is another island jungle scent… I think it’s the third of it’s kind that I’ve reviewed from the latest update. But this one is very aquatic and very planty as compared to the other two which were more floral. The palm and tropical ferns are dominant and green with the salty sea splashing them with it’s blue/white aquatic note. The bittersweet wine is much more hidden and only shows itself about 20 minutes into drydown and is very faint. A floral note does start to come out, but it’s crisp and white, not sweet or sticky at all. This becomes a very clean and pretty scent, despite it starting so earthy and dirt like. It’s refreshing and feels like a vacation. Light to medium throw and short to average wearlength.
F5: Forum Only Limited Edition A refreshing scent! GET IT?! Aloe, white musk, lime peel, fresh mint, seaspray, verbena and green tea.
In Bottle: Green tea and aquatic
On Skin: Wow, this is very crisp and fresh! The green tea comes forward right away, as it always does on me. My skin amps green tea like there’s no tomorrow. The seaspray gives a strong clean aquatic feel and the mint and lime are very sharp. The verbena offers a lemon feel, not as sweet as it normally is on me. The aloe gives it a nice smooth and alive feel. Lastly, the white musk (one of my favorite notes ever) layers it all in the most delicate sheet of softness. It’s a scent that seems a bit more masculine to be, but still “pretty”. The aquaticness and sharpness of this scent don’t seem to make me fall in love with this blend. I’ll probably want to keep an imp and swap the rest of the bottle. Medium throw and average wearlength.
MCXV: Chaos Theory III Strange Attractors
In Bottle: Cinnamon
On Skin: Translates to number 1115. Um, wow, wow and wow. This is extreme cinnamon. If you like spice, especially cinnamon, this scent was made for you. Sadly, cinnamon is one of my worst enemies. There is a nice sweetness in the background that I hope will come forward more. This is more of a bakery scent than a Red Hot candies scent. I think I detect a little nutmeg. I’m think if you like Three Witches, you will LOVE this scent. I will more than likely swap this scent to try and find one more my taste, sweet and foody or seductive and musky. This one needs a hope where it will be appreciated. It has super strong throw and amazing wearlength.
BLACK WIDOW: Discontinued Diabolus Terminally alluring. A deep, wickedly passionate scent, compelling and commanding in it's feminine allure: attar of rose, jasmine, myrrh, red sandalwood, red wine, and East African black patchouli.
In Bottle: Sweet floral and resin
On Skin: This scent is amazing. I am completely in love. The thick jasmine counteracts the tart and bitter rose. The myrrh and sandalwood give a gorgeous resinous and deep wood romp. The wine has a dark red and sexy feel, and lastly the patchouli gives a smoky but subtle wickedness. I normally don’t like patchouli but it works in this scent. I have to say, the description fits the scent perfectly. Alluring with a capital A. After a bit the rose becomes a little stronger (darn it!) but still is quite beautiful. So feminine and powerful. This is a rose scent I would actually wear… and beware me when I do because it gives me the feeling of complete power. I think this has to be one of the scents that I put into the “strong women only” category. Light to medium throw, average wearlength.
DECADENCE: Unreleased No description
In Bottle: Almond and citrus
On Skin: This is neat! I smell the sweet cherry like note of almond, and also a tart and slightly bitter orange peel. There’s a little spice, maybe cinnamon? Oh! This is quite yummy! There is a creamy backnote… this smells like a dessert of some sort that I know I have had but can’t exactly place. I get a bit of a Dana Oshee feel from this mixed with orange… it has that sweet grain and creamy feel of Dana. While I love thiss cent, the orange turns me off a bit. I wouldn’t wear it but I’d love to use it as a room scent. It’s prefect for the holidays, nice and comforting and warm. It has a light throw and short to average wearlength.