[Multi] Reviews
Some Carnaval reviews and one discontinued scent...
MIDNIGHT ON THE MIDWAY: Carnaval Diabolique Lightning splits the sky, illuminating the skeletal skyline of the carnival rides: sugared incense and night-blooming flowers.
In Bottle: Soft and violet
On Skin: I get a violet feel from this right away. Soft and dainty and a lightly powdery floral. I also get a bit of a white musk note with the tiniest touch of a clean soap feel. It’s also very sweet, vanilla I think. This is like a stronger floral version of Antique Lace. Also, this doesn’t remind me of the scent “Midway” in the slightest, the vanilla is the only foody part of this scent, it is much more a floral whereas “Midway” is pure foody love on me. There is some incense but it is very light and not at all smoky… just a bit spicy which blends so very well in this scent. Very pretty and a very soft scnet. It has a low throw and short to average wearlength on me.
THEODOSIUS THE LEGERDEMAIN: Carnaval Diabolique Earl Grey tea leaves, a white fougere, jasmine leaf, pearlescent white musk, and vanilla bean.
In Bottle: Tea and citrus
On Skin: The tea screams out of this and I do get lemon even though it’s not mentioned. The vanilla helps sweeten it and also gives it a nice subtle softness. This is beyond masculine, I can not in any way picture this on a woman. I know many women have reported loving it, so I guess I’d need to smell it on them, because to me it really seems manly. The musk and tea combine and just spell out man for some reason. I get a bit of an overwhelming feel from this, it is very strong. But I still love it and am going to demand my husband try this scent on himself so I can sniff away at him in pure lust. Strong throw and great wearlength.
ANTONINO THE CARNY TALKER: Carnaval Diabolique White musk, wild plum, vetiver, black coconut, verbena, fig, and lavender.
In Bottle: Earthy and lemony
On Skin: The verbena jumps out right away followed by the deep meaty sweetenss of the coconut. I also for some reason get a slightly piney note. This is very exotic, not a typical scent at all. I also think it is quite unisex. The fig and plum are gorgeous deep dark fruits that sweeten the scent with their juices. The coconut is my favorite note, it is sweet as well but it has such fullness that it completely encompasses the scent… damn that is delicious! The vetiver is actually quite mellow, a little earthy, just enough to balance the sweet notes. The lavender is also held in check and gives a nice calming effect. And the white musk is the base, velvety and sexy. While I love this scent, I think my husband thinks there’s too much going on and he doesn’t like the sharpness of the verbena. But I think I’ll keep my imp just because it is so fun to smell. Strong throw at first but short to average wearlength.
ARKHAM: Discontinued Diabolus A scent seething with the perverse splendor of complete and utter madness. High-pitched, yet dark… subdued and deep, but tingling with frenzy: juniper, nutmeg and black cypress shocked by verbena and lavender..
In Bottle: Lemon and woods
On Skin: First off, this is the original discontinued Arkham, not the revisited version Springtime or Picnic versions. It is very strongly a woody lemon scent. Very outdoorsy smelling. But sadly, it also smells very much like wood or floor polish. It’s quite medicinal and sharp. I smell pine, lemon, dirt and florals. The lemon is the verbena and the pine is from the juniper, and the floral is quite obviously lavender which hardly ever works on me. Combined with juniper and verbena the entire scent becomes very sour and sharp. The nutmeg is a very light spice in the background, barely showing itself. Strong throw and average to long wearlength.
MIDNIGHT ON THE MIDWAY: Carnaval Diabolique Lightning splits the sky, illuminating the skeletal skyline of the carnival rides: sugared incense and night-blooming flowers.
In Bottle: Soft and violet
On Skin: I get a violet feel from this right away. Soft and dainty and a lightly powdery floral. I also get a bit of a white musk note with the tiniest touch of a clean soap feel. It’s also very sweet, vanilla I think. This is like a stronger floral version of Antique Lace. Also, this doesn’t remind me of the scent “Midway” in the slightest, the vanilla is the only foody part of this scent, it is much more a floral whereas “Midway” is pure foody love on me. There is some incense but it is very light and not at all smoky… just a bit spicy which blends so very well in this scent. Very pretty and a very soft scnet. It has a low throw and short to average wearlength on me.
THEODOSIUS THE LEGERDEMAIN: Carnaval Diabolique Earl Grey tea leaves, a white fougere, jasmine leaf, pearlescent white musk, and vanilla bean.
In Bottle: Tea and citrus
On Skin: The tea screams out of this and I do get lemon even though it’s not mentioned. The vanilla helps sweeten it and also gives it a nice subtle softness. This is beyond masculine, I can not in any way picture this on a woman. I know many women have reported loving it, so I guess I’d need to smell it on them, because to me it really seems manly. The musk and tea combine and just spell out man for some reason. I get a bit of an overwhelming feel from this, it is very strong. But I still love it and am going to demand my husband try this scent on himself so I can sniff away at him in pure lust. Strong throw and great wearlength.
ANTONINO THE CARNY TALKER: Carnaval Diabolique White musk, wild plum, vetiver, black coconut, verbena, fig, and lavender.
In Bottle: Earthy and lemony
On Skin: The verbena jumps out right away followed by the deep meaty sweetenss of the coconut. I also for some reason get a slightly piney note. This is very exotic, not a typical scent at all. I also think it is quite unisex. The fig and plum are gorgeous deep dark fruits that sweeten the scent with their juices. The coconut is my favorite note, it is sweet as well but it has such fullness that it completely encompasses the scent… damn that is delicious! The vetiver is actually quite mellow, a little earthy, just enough to balance the sweet notes. The lavender is also held in check and gives a nice calming effect. And the white musk is the base, velvety and sexy. While I love this scent, I think my husband thinks there’s too much going on and he doesn’t like the sharpness of the verbena. But I think I’ll keep my imp just because it is so fun to smell. Strong throw at first but short to average wearlength.
ARKHAM: Discontinued Diabolus A scent seething with the perverse splendor of complete and utter madness. High-pitched, yet dark… subdued and deep, but tingling with frenzy: juniper, nutmeg and black cypress shocked by verbena and lavender..
In Bottle: Lemon and woods
On Skin: First off, this is the original discontinued Arkham, not the revisited version Springtime or Picnic versions. It is very strongly a woody lemon scent. Very outdoorsy smelling. But sadly, it also smells very much like wood or floor polish. It’s quite medicinal and sharp. I smell pine, lemon, dirt and florals. The lemon is the verbena and the pine is from the juniper, and the floral is quite obviously lavender which hardly ever works on me. Combined with juniper and verbena the entire scent becomes very sour and sharp. The nutmeg is a very light spice in the background, barely showing itself. Strong throw and average to long wearlength.