Falling for LEs

[snakey]

I've found a good substitute for Spanked, which I love but fear using up. It's similar enough, even if it does turn a little powdery towards the end, plus it has a wonderful fruity-spicy note as well.

The problem? It's King of Clubs.

*headdesk, headdesk, headdesk*

Comments

[tidesong]

Sin, to me, smelled a lot like Spanked. Did you try that? It might be completely different on you... but it's worth a try.

[snakey]

It's on my list of things to try! - if I get hold of it, I might try layering it with De Sade to get the leatheriness too. I'm a bit wary of the cinnamon, which I tend to amp. :S

[nightpaws]

Ohh I love King of Clubs! It lacked the note in Spanked that makes me sneeze continualy.
I got a lot more berries from KoC tho.

[snakey]

Yeah, me too. I'm not normally a fruit person, but it works well in this.

[mitochondrialme]

I did the same: a chaos theory blend which I thought "Hey! this could replace Val sans retour! :D!"

....honestly. Could I be any stupider? Sometimes I wonder.

[snakey]

Sorry, I laughed out loud at this. Am a bad person.

Considering that I have just under a ml of KoC, it was a particularly dim thought on my part, though....

[mitochondrialme]

Nah, it's alright. It is funny Until I run out of one or both.

...well the heart does not always choose what is wise.

[ex_whitepho]

*snuggles the Val and laughs at your story* I've done that so many times. "Hey, Underpants reminds me of Milk Moon!" or "Hmm, Arkham Revisited has the same sweetness as The Living Flame, wooho--oh, wait." :P

I have had a few strokes of luck, though: La Belle Au Bois Dormant reminds me of what might happen if Nihil and Val had a kid. Not quite the same, but close enough to soothe me when I run out of either or both. :P Dana O'Shee works well for the milky notes, and best of all - Othello smells almost exactly like The Living Flame, which is good because I'd been terrified of what I'll do when Flame runs out!

[la_dame_du_lac]

Oops! I have to say I'm dead lucky, I've never fallen desperately in love of an LE. Yet. *braces self for HGM*

I haven't tried out Spanked extensively, but if you're looking for musk + leather + spice, Loviatar might do the trick - I certainly noticed a resemblance. And when I look at the ingredients list for King of Clubs, it reminds me of Hellfire, but that lacks spice, probably.

[snakey]

Sadly, Loviatar just smells like ladies' perfume on me. On my gf, it smells like sexy aristocratic Bond villainess in leather. *evilgrin*

Hellfire is definitely on my List.. :)

[mitochondrialme]

Have you tried Geburah? It's kinda linen and leathery on me, but I have seen reviews describing it as a hot leather scent. :)

[ex_whitepho]

I wish Loviatar did that for me! Spanked smells pretty good on me, but Loviatar goes to pure leather. And I don't mean 'sexy fun leather,' I mean, 'have you been tanning hides all afternoon? get a shower!' leather. :P

[xelucha]

my Spanked substitute, unfortunately, involves layering two LEs. then again i don't smell a lot of leather in it so i'm mostly going for a cardamom-patchouli thing. but man i love that cardamom!

[nisaba]

Just curious, which two LEs?

[xelucha]

Alone (for the cardamom) and Geek (for the leather and patchouli) -- though patchouli is in Alone too.

Actually I mispoke in my last post, it isn't the leather that I don't smell in Spanked, it's the bourbon! I get leather loud and clear but I don't smell anything boozy at all.