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Celrynnya

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  1. Celrynnya

    Supra

    I love the bubbly-snap of the champagne. I'm pretty sure it's actually a lime note (it's used in a lot of "carbonated" perfume notes), with that fresh, slightly bitter tang of the zest. I remember Super from back in the day, and I think I was a bit too young to wear a more subtle, less-sweet perfume then. The base is lovely and well-blended, a really nuanced skin scent. I don't slather as a rule, though, so a heavier hand will probably give a more prominent impression without being brash.
  2. I do love this, but my skin is problematic. It starts out as a sweet, non-musky honey with a lovely back of benzoin followed by a suble vanilla. I think the vanilla is the issue for me, because after an hour or so it turns ashy on my skin. Several hours after that, though, it blooms as the loveliest benzoin note you ever did sniff. The benzoin is the real heart of this scent. I almost went with amber, and I'm so glad that I didn't. I would absolutely love for a sugared benzoin to be released, because Mara's is one of the best I've smelled. If you want a warm vanilliac resin that isn't in any way astringent or dark and heavy, this is a lovely option. I amp resins AF and I am always cautious of them (sugared amber is lovely, but I can only tolerate a dab), but this is just the right amount of grounded but sweet without being over the top. I'll be hanging out for the next possible LE event to request a sugared benzoin, if nothing else.
  3. On me this opens up as straight maraschino cherry - not candy, not fresh cherries, but delicious scarlet orbs of that special cherry-almond sweetness that only comes from cocktail cherries. It settles down to a sweet and faintly fruity skin scent that is an understated vanilla and cherry. By understated I don't mean generic or indistinct, just subtle and not in-your-face. I'm quite the fan of this one
  4. Could I please nab a second bottle of Bonnieshanks, << already saved for you. as well as a bottle of July Girl's Cherry Bliss?
  5. I'm so glad I caught this in my occasional visits to the site! I have requested a PE based on a character I played in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign - Bonnyshanks, the bard. Her name is is not just because she has lovely legs, but also because she's not opposed to stabbing people if needed. She is a woman of a certain age (generously supposed to be in her 30s), but her charisma and charm makes age no barrier. From huanting ballads to bawdy shanties, her performances demand attention and win over most audiences. Think a more mature (*ahem*), lady equivilant to Jaskier from The Witcher. Honey mead for her favourite tipple (dirty/sexy honey), the poslished resin of her lute (benzoin), and the creamy whiteness of her notorious underthings (vanilla bean).
  6. Has anyone noticed any batch-to-batch variations? My original bottle from about 10-15 years ago is sweet and rich and pure, but my bottle from 2015/16 has a noticable bright citrus note. I wouldn't mind it if I hadn't had an earlier version to compare it to, but I really adore the more vintage bottle, which I still have and have compared them side by side. Is this just me?
  7. I'm in an open relationship with this amazing guy who hits every button I have. While we date and hang out like your average couple, there is something of a loose and casual sub/Dom* aspect to our relationship which we both enjoy hugely. One thing that I've noticed is that he is less excited by me taking the upper hand in our sexual relationship (as I am the sub) than when he does. I've noticed that cops and SS don't seem to have much of an effect on him, and I suspect that this is because of the "alpha female" vibe that goes along with it. Any suggestions? I'm trying out TMI next, but I'm thinking that Lace might be a better idea.
  8. This was my first try at a PE, and I'm still in love with it. As it's aged the sugar and honey have melded together into a crazy delicious candy-like feel, without being too foody or too ober-the-top. The cinnamon has become a strong but suble back note, almost salty, to help ground it. I love it to bits
  9. I've been on a real peach kick over the last year, which is a bit odd as I am not a fruity scent person. This is really nice! I was a little worried that it would be too similar to Buttercream Peach, but it's a different peach with a different cream backing. It's a bright peach that stays bright the whole time, but the honey and musk grounds it. A bright, almost tart perfume with sweetness from the honey and cream, followed by the musk and vanilla rounding it out.
  10. I fell so in love with the original, but alas at the time I was a poor student and couldn't afford a bottle. I was hoping that this would end up an exact dupe on my skin, but like all hopes this didn't exactly work out that way. What I get instead is an entirely different, but entirely lovely perfume. A while ago I was toying with coming up with a PE called "Altar Scent", with the idea of that mixed perfume you get from working at an altar - a mix of rose essence and sweet, smokey incense. This turns out EXACTLY like that on my skin. It really does feel like incense smoke rather than 'smoke' on me, and a cross between dried rose petals and rose essential oil. Chocolate and cocoa scents can end up like old ashtray on my skin, so I suspect that this is mercifully in the 'insence' categorty rather than 'burnt plastic'. It makes me feel like my magical juju is just barely contained - controlled power, but ready to use when needed. I'm pretty much in love with this.
  11. I'm kind of in the mood for a heavy honey and wood scent, but that's probably because it's winter down here
  12. Celrynnya

    Tingle Tangle

    I really wanted to like this, but I'm glad I only bought a sample. Musks are always iffy for me, and I missed in the description that there was an Egyptian musk here. Egyptian musk is always a kill note when it comes to perfume for me. My personal feelings aside, the pink sugars and white musks work together to give a classic, almost floral scent. I was to say 'vintage' perfume, not in that old lady kind of way, but more harking back to the time before aldehydes were discovered. Think fancy eau de toillet.
  13. Would I be able to reserve a bottle of Spring's Lusty Cherry?
  14. Stalky McStalking... I'm desperate for a bottle of The Land of Nog, but the shipping costs! Oh the shipping costs! Stupid being international...
  15. I have a feeling that my personal pheromone profile already has a bunch of cops in it. I've never really had any real hits before (actually, only once with SLF), and my theory is that any additional cops make me smell more like me, rather than something that seems different than normal. I'm an odd little thing, though, and I tend to have very different experiences with pheros than most of the ladies here.
  16. I bought a full bottle of this on a whim when it was released, with the theory that it would sell out if I waited for a sample firsts (long postage to Australia is long). The thing is that even though I was absolutely sure this would entirely not work on me, my inner imp told me to take the risk. I tend to amp musk like a buck in heat, amber like I've been smearing myself with raw and unpleasant tree sap, and patchouli like a hobo hippy. I really, really don't like patchouli as anything more than the whisper of a base note. It gives me a migraine and makes me gag. I don't do well with OCCO Black, and it has taken something like ten years of aging for my first bottle of LP Black to mellow enough for me to wear it - and even then only very lightly (I really love it, but too much and the patch ruins my day). So, yeah, I had no particularly good reason to buy this. But... one cannot deny the imp. To me, this isn't really like OCCO Black or LP Black on my skin. It has far more honey than LP Black, but way less vanilla. I think the musk note is the same as SLF, or at least very similar. The amber feels like the rich, round amber in Sugared Amber (the heart note amber). The patchouli is very, very smooth, though, and - wonder of wonders - not at all dirty or gross. I was expecting something a bit more dark and dry, to be honest. It's weird to contrast what I thought it would be like, and what it ended up being. From the description I was expecting something a whole lot deeper and pervasive - black and red musks, black amber and getting slapped in the face with the patchouli stick. It feels instead opulent, classic and confident. I get the impression of the kind of confidence and self-assurance that an established lawyer - probably a prosecutor - would wear in a closed court session. All in all, this is a resin-based perfume that I can wear without feeling all brain stabby. There have been all kinds of drama at my work (I'm thinking about going to HR, or even a lawyer, about defamation of character by one of my workmates, for example), and it's been brought to my attention that I need to start acting in a more "professional" manner (don't get me started). If I'm going to have to clean up my act and join in the political bullshit, I will certainly use this as my secret weapon...
  17. I'm actually pretty excited that there are so many scents for the boys
  18. This scent confuses me, but in a good way. Brown sugar? Totally. Hot milk? Like Compromising Positions, baby. Simple Sugared scent? WTF? This to me smells like Anzac biscuits. There's no real American equivalent that I can think of, but this certainly has the same golden syrup and oats feeling to it. Very almost spiced, but that's more the golden syrup and the oaty thing making me *feel* like it's spiced, without it actually being spiced. This smells like the kitchen of a fairy god mother who is about to fill you full of cookies and tea.
  19. If I'm on the label, how could I resist? This is a very bright, fresh and tart peach paired with a slightly over-ripe peach; ever so sweet, and ever so bright and shimmery. Compared to Buttercream Peach, it is certainly a bright and fresh peach. Even so, while it's not a sickly, jammy-sweet scent, it is certainly a sugared scent. It reminds me of something that we occasionally have in Australia at Christmas time (our Summer); you take a piece of super-juicy ripe fruit, give it a squeeze of lime, sprinkle it with sugar and either put it under a grill (broiler, I think it is in the US), or grill on a barbeque/grill pan for a few minutes until the suger crystalizes. It is amazing, and you should all try it. And the perfume, too
  20. Very boozey and nutmeggy when first applied. It's a little bit more spiced that Compromising Positions, and less creamy. When I first tried it, it smelled like Christmas pudding - all fruity and full of brandy with allspice, nutmeg, and a dash of cloves. It didn't last too long on me, but it's definitely worth a try
  21. Rich and warm without being POW SPICE. This reminds me of Christmas fruit mince pies without the fruit. In fact, it actually smells like the mix of spices I use to mull cider. Cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and vanilla melding all the spices together. It doesn't last very well on my skin, so you might want to slather or reapply. I had no issues with redness or irritation, and I have super sensitive skin, so I think that this one should be safe for most users
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