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DUBLIN
The scent of misty forests, damp alder leaf, and the gentlest touch of white rose.

In the bottle: A mix of floral and woody scents.

Wet: A kind of woodsy smell, like a fresh spring morning in a forest. I think I can smell the rose, but just barely. It's kind of ethereal.

Dry: I get a faint hint of spiciness - I think my skin makes everything spicier - so that grounds the scent a little. It sweetens a bit as well, ending up a little Christmassy with the vaguely evergreeny scent and then a bit of cinnamony spice. The spice makes it a bit less feminine, and it actually seems quite nice on me, and fitting to my personality. Then it gets a little more incense-y, but still nice though.

Verdict: To be honest, if I had bath products that smelled like this I'd be in heaven. In the absence of that, though, I'll definitely be wearing this again. Probably tomorrow. XD

LANGUOR
An opiate torpor, soporific, trancelike, and sublimely languid. A poet’s morphine dream, a listless journey into a gentle dream and the precipice of intoxicated madness. Paperwhite and black narcissus, three lilies, black poppy and tuberose and a hint of hypnotic opium den haze.

In the bottle: Floral with a kind of sour undertone.

Wet: Still predominantly floral, with a bit of musk and a bit of a fresh green leafy-smelling undertone (lily?). Overall the effect kinda smells like very upscale baby powder. XD

Dry: Yep, there's the spiciness I knew my skin would draw out! That does wonders for making it smell less like baby powder. But then it goes to pure, sweet madonna lilies.

Verdict: It's probably too feminine for me, but it might not be - I'll have to try it again to be sure. It does cause languor though - it's making my eyes start to droop. If nothing else, I can use it as a sleep aid. XD

Edit: Just read the following quote by Charlotte Bronte:

And what did I find [in Pride and Prejudice]? An accurate daguerrotyped portrait of a commonplace face; a carefully fenced, highly cultivated garden.

Is it wrong that I totally want a time machine now just so that I could go back in time and confront her over her (clearly wrongheaded) contempt? ("Bitch, I KNOW you did not just diss Jane Austen.") But really, it seems kinda disrespectful given that the reason Charlotte was writing was because of earlier women writers like Jane Austen and Ann Radcliffe who she seems to think are beneath her.

Comments

[t3andcrumpets.livejournal.com]

Dublin is *nice* -- a bit too green around the edges for me (as I prefer my green with a bite of tea), but very pleasant anyway. And on a guy? *Rowr*. :D

[yoshitsune.livejournal.com]

It is really nice. It's a tad incensier on me than I'd like, but still totally right up my alley. :D

[t3andcrumpets.livejournal.com]

On me, there was no incense -- it was green, green, sharp green grass and bitterly sweet mossy lichen/leaves. But I got one of the earlier formulations, so it's possible that it's changed since then. Either way, it's a really *NICE* pleasantly inoffensive scent.

If you can get ahold of an imp of Black Forest, it's like Dublin but deeper and darker and, well, like a forest. lol But it's got the light, gentle undertone from Dublin, too. Not sure what it is, but oh, is it nice.

[courters28.livejournal.com]

Charlotte is just jealous because the character with her name is TEH SUCK. :P

[yoshitsune.livejournal.com]

Awww, Charlotte isn't that bad. She sincerely seems to like Lizzie. And really, being stuck with Mr. Collins for the rest of your life is enough punishment for ANYONE. XD