Albedo v5, Kinnabari v4, AF5, PW141 prototypes
Albedo v5
Sniffed: Light yellow oil. Creamy white coconut and lemongrass.
Wet: More lemongrass than coconut, quite lemony indeed, very tart and bright - reminds me of the lab's lemon blossom note, too. The coconut is the same note as in Black Pearl, to my nose. Very white and gleaming, appropriately.
Dry: Coconut amping, and it's very intensely creamy, heavy and foody. The lemongrass has that slightly sharp green edge, almost grassy. Actually this is reminding me a little of Thai soup!
Kinnabari v4
Sniffed: Light amber coloured oil. Sharp/acrid and dusty. It does smell like clay, as others have noted. It also reminds me of certain strong acids, like HCl. Eeek.
The idea of skin testing this terrifies me.
AF5
Sniffed: Ambery orange coloured oil. Planty and floral, and little rotten (iris?) and a little sweet. A bit 'traditional' smelling.
Wet: Sweeter, almost fruity and a little nutty, maybe some almond? Still heavily, whitely floral - jasmine or a strong gardenia, as well as a bit of iris. The florals are bit a sharp, pungent, and soapy.
Dry: Very slow to dry. Now I get the violets - although it's sort of orris-y, and I stand by the iris I observed earlier. It's going both sweeter and more powdery over time - frankly a little nauseating. It's also starting to give me a headache and has strong throw. Off to sink!
PW141
Sniffed: Bright dark yellow oil. Something sharply chemical and something citrus, as well as maybe some greenery? Quite bitter.
Wet: Still extremely bitter and acrid. But the citrus is a little juicier - it could be some of that very bitter evil grapefruit from Nyalarthotep, maybe? Also some neroli and orange blossom, I think.
Dry: This stuff is SO INSANELY STRONG. It smells very lushly tropical now, with some frangipani! I love frangipani, but the neroli here is not behaving, nor is the evil grapefruit. It's just so bitter, and even sniffing it leaves a bad taste in my mouth somehow. Sink!
Sniffed: Light yellow oil. Creamy white coconut and lemongrass.
Wet: More lemongrass than coconut, quite lemony indeed, very tart and bright - reminds me of the lab's lemon blossom note, too. The coconut is the same note as in Black Pearl, to my nose. Very white and gleaming, appropriately.
Dry: Coconut amping, and it's very intensely creamy, heavy and foody. The lemongrass has that slightly sharp green edge, almost grassy. Actually this is reminding me a little of Thai soup!
Kinnabari v4
Sniffed: Light amber coloured oil. Sharp/acrid and dusty. It does smell like clay, as others have noted. It also reminds me of certain strong acids, like HCl. Eeek.
The idea of skin testing this terrifies me.
AF5
Sniffed: Ambery orange coloured oil. Planty and floral, and little rotten (iris?) and a little sweet. A bit 'traditional' smelling.
Wet: Sweeter, almost fruity and a little nutty, maybe some almond? Still heavily, whitely floral - jasmine or a strong gardenia, as well as a bit of iris. The florals are bit a sharp, pungent, and soapy.
Dry: Very slow to dry. Now I get the violets - although it's sort of orris-y, and I stand by the iris I observed earlier. It's going both sweeter and more powdery over time - frankly a little nauseating. It's also starting to give me a headache and has strong throw. Off to sink!
PW141
Sniffed: Bright dark yellow oil. Something sharply chemical and something citrus, as well as maybe some greenery? Quite bitter.
Wet: Still extremely bitter and acrid. But the citrus is a little juicier - it could be some of that very bitter evil grapefruit from Nyalarthotep, maybe? Also some neroli and orange blossom, I think.
Dry: This stuff is SO INSANELY STRONG. It smells very lushly tropical now, with some frangipani! I love frangipani, but the neroli here is not behaving, nor is the evil grapefruit. It's just so bitter, and even sniffing it leaves a bad taste in my mouth somehow. Sink!