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I has new smellpretties!
I've been slowly but surely collecting Black Phoenix's Ars Draconis line of perfumes (variations on the theme of dragonsblood resin) when they come up for sale at reduced cost on eBay. Having my own small horde makes me less likely to throw my money at other unnecessary things.
Dragon's Heart came in the mail today. I actually haven't tried it yet. it also came with freebie imps (tiny sample vials) of three others. I put Dragon's Tears on the husband, and will report on it once he gets back from an errand (Aquatic notes usually turn into cheap, stinky soap on me, but this one smelled much less offensive than I expected, in the bottle at least).
ETA: Hoojeez, that's happy. It's BPAL dragonsblood (which is drier/less sweet than the usual and has a whiff of a green-white, lily-like floral) with a slightly bitter/salty/metallic undertone. Totally hawt, and totally not what I was expecting. This should be the replacement for that generic, sickly blue-green-y smell that's used in men's hygiene products.
I'll try Dragon's Heart and Perfumed Garden at a later date. I'm currently test-driving Belle au Bois Dormant. My immediate reaction was "It smells like the Renaissance Faire! In a good way!" I can't remember which shop at GARF it is that tends to smell like this every year, but there's at least one. It has multiple notes- right now plumeria and damask rose are dominating.
I've been slowly but surely collecting Black Phoenix's Ars Draconis line of perfumes (variations on the theme of dragonsblood resin) when they come up for sale at reduced cost on eBay. Having my own small horde makes me less likely to throw my money at other unnecessary things.
Dragon's Heart came in the mail today. I actually haven't tried it yet. it also came with freebie imps (tiny sample vials) of three others. I put Dragon's Tears on the husband, and will report on it once he gets back from an errand (Aquatic notes usually turn into cheap, stinky soap on me, but this one smelled much less offensive than I expected, in the bottle at least).
ETA: Hoojeez, that's happy. It's BPAL dragonsblood (which is drier/less sweet than the usual and has a whiff of a green-white, lily-like floral) with a slightly bitter/salty/metallic undertone. Totally hawt, and totally not what I was expecting. This should be the replacement for that generic, sickly blue-green-y smell that's used in men's hygiene products.
I'll try Dragon's Heart and Perfumed Garden at a later date. I'm currently test-driving Belle au Bois Dormant. My immediate reaction was "It smells like the Renaissance Faire! In a good way!" I can't remember which shop at GARF it is that tends to smell like this every year, but there's at least one. It has multiple notes- right now plumeria and damask rose are dominating.