Feb. 25th, 2010


[info]blktauna

Lupercalia '10 - Ode to Aresfinal

BROTOLOIGOS
Murderous
Tobacco, wenge, rose geranium, and myrrh.

wet: Spicy playdoh.
dry: almost a bit carnation-y but soft.
morphs back to spicy/resiny playdoh


Bit of throw but not alot. Still more than the rest of these have had.


ENKHESPALOS
Spear-Wielding
Elder wood, leather, blonde tobacco, and cognac.

Wet: Cologne-y. Bright and fresh. Something almost aquatic and tingly on the tongue.
Dry: For some odd reason this pulls up images of staying down the shore. I don't quite know why. The leather is going a shade towards the used band-aid smell but not too bad. Long lasting as well.

A bit of throw. Nice but not something I really care for.

Feb. 22nd, 2010


[info]blktauna

Ode to Ares cont.

KHRYSOPÊLÊX
Helmed in Gold

imp: spices
wet: very light bergamot with... what... oh caraway.
dry: tobacco-y light caraway. Oh huff there's that taste of saffron.

Interesting. Dry and spicy but sort of unremarkable. A bit on the masculine side. No throw and did not last at all on me. I had to huff.

ENYALIOS
Lord of War
Patchouli, frankincense, olibanum, thyme, cocoa absolute, Peru balsam, oakmoss, and juniper.

Camphor. Camphor and thyme with a bare undercurrent of powdered drinking chocolate. Interesting.

AATOS POLEMOIO
Insatiate of War
Cedar, black currant, and saffron.

Woodsy camphor and a bit of berry juiciness. It's sour juiciness tho, almost unpleasant. Very woodsy like Snowstorm 07 or Loup Garou w/o the mint.

Feb. 20th, 2010


[info]blktauna

Lupercalia '10 - Ode to Ares

I knew I'd be in trouble when I saw these. So I broke down and got an imp of each.
The tests so far

KHALKOKORUSTÊS
Armed With Bronze
Champaca, pear, cedar, black pepper, jasmine, and red sandalwood.

The surprise winner for me so far. A big bunch of jasmine, a cut pear and a tiny bite of pepper in a big bowl of water. I'm huffing my arm. Delicious. I may need bulk purchasing.

THOUROS
Furious
Rose otto, lychee, and cistus absolute.

Tasty. Again I can taste it more than smell it. Rich rose of the peacock queen sort with a bit of watery sweetness from the lychee. Almost like a fainter smell of lychee jellies. Sadly it fades instantly and has little throw.

THOOS
Swift
Tangerine, cypress, and white musk.

Mouth watering tangerine with a tiny undercurrent of the wood. Sadly it's gone almost as soon as I pop the cap back on.

RHINOTOROS
Skin-Piercing
Vetiver, patchouli, white pepper, and grapefruit.

No obvious grapefruit, sadly, but this is a wonderful bonfire scent. It smells like Pennsic on drum crawl night.

MIAIPHONOS
Blood-Stained
Clove, anise, mandarin, and cumin.

Yule Revel. Cloven fruit and Pizzelles. Holy crap delicious.

ANDREIPHONTÊS
Destroyer of Men
Tonka, benzoin, black sandalwood, and nutmeg.

This one is odd. Tonnes of throw. Weirdly it's like a more robust version of those Chinese sandalwood soaps. Nice but not what I expected.
edit: Now I know what it smells like... Oil of Olay. @.@