Brand: Common Brimstone
Availability: General Catalog
Notes: Luscious red velvet cake blends beautifully with elegant cognac for a delicious gourmand perfume experience
First impression out of bottle: Caramel
Freshly applied: Duncan Hines frosting- really cheap and with a food-coloring aftertaste/smell
Drydown: Stinky BO mixed with Duncan Hines chocolate frosting. Something super stinky and plasticky is making this turn awful on me.
After several hours: I couldn't keep this on for more than an hour.
Longevity: ?
Sillage: Low
Would an [X] lover love this? I'm a gourmand lover who loves almost all food scents. This one sucks and I hate it.
Would an [X] hater love this? A gourmand hater will certainly not be converted by this.
Where am I? I don't even want to talk about it. Maybe eating frosting from the jar at the sleepover after a high school track meet. Where I'm stinky and dirty and I don't even want the frosting, it's just...there.
Where would I wear this? Nowhere!
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Common Brimstone Abhaile Review
Brand: Common Brimstone
Availability: General Catalog
Notes: Rich notes of carrot cake and hot chocolate create a luxurious feel, while chestnut and cinnamon keep this from being too sweet. A base of French vanilla completes the gourmand experience
First impression out of bottle: Carrot cake
Freshly applied: Mm, dark sweet carrot cake with a bit of nuttiness.
Drydown: There's something like spicy musk that's making this more than a simple "cake" scent. It's kind of a gingerbread scent but with a little twist. I like it a lot more than Possets' Mrs. Rabbit's Carrot Cake which was kind of rancid/buttery on me. The nuts and cinnamon are more prominent now. It smells like spicecake.
After several hours:
Longevity: Medium
Sillage: Low
Would an [X] lover love this? If you enjoy spicy/sweet gourmands with a twist this is a good one. It smells expensive. I wish the sillage were higher, but that's my only complaint.
Would an [X] hater love this? I don't know if a gourmand hater would like this. It's a little different than a literal cake scent, so perhaps the musky spiciness would be appealing.
Where am I? Eating spiced cake and wearing expensive nighttime perfume
Where would I wear this? Daytime, nighttime, autumn, winter.
Availability: General Catalog
Notes: Rich notes of carrot cake and hot chocolate create a luxurious feel, while chestnut and cinnamon keep this from being too sweet. A base of French vanilla completes the gourmand experience
First impression out of bottle: Carrot cake
Freshly applied: Mm, dark sweet carrot cake with a bit of nuttiness.
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Drydown: There's something like spicy musk that's making this more than a simple "cake" scent. It's kind of a gingerbread scent but with a little twist. I like it a lot more than Possets' Mrs. Rabbit's Carrot Cake which was kind of rancid/buttery on me. The nuts and cinnamon are more prominent now. It smells like spicecake.
After several hours:
Longevity: Medium
Sillage: Low
Would an [X] lover love this? If you enjoy spicy/sweet gourmands with a twist this is a good one. It smells expensive. I wish the sillage were higher, but that's my only complaint.
Would an [X] hater love this? I don't know if a gourmand hater would like this. It's a little different than a literal cake scent, so perhaps the musky spiciness would be appealing.
Where am I? Eating spiced cake and wearing expensive nighttime perfume
Where would I wear this? Daytime, nighttime, autumn, winter.
Common Brimstone Constance Review
Brand: Common Brimstone
Availability: General Catalog
Notes: a comforting bakery blend of cookie dough, fresh baked bread, rich butter cream, butter, and a cup of white tea with a sprinkling of sugar.
First impression out of bottle: Buttery, slightly salty cookie dough
Freshly applied: Cookie dough made with super salty butter
Drydown: Buttery cookies and baked bread. This isn't horrible but I've smelled a lot of gourmand/bakery blends and this is just not super special. If it were a little more "voluptuous" or strong, it might be a great perfume, but it's a tad thin-smelling.
After several hours: Butter cookies, but very faint.
Longevity: Medium
Sillage: Low
Would an [X] lover love this? If you're a gourmand lover with high standards, I don't think this will cut it. It doesn't smell sophisticated or particularly realistic.
Would an [X] hater love this? I don't think gourmand haters will find anything new or exciting here.
Where am I? Sort of like sitting outside a kitchen where someone is baking a lot of different things. But not a very good depiction of it.
Where would I wear this? If it worked better on me, daytime, spring, fall
Availability: General Catalog
Notes: a comforting bakery blend of cookie dough, fresh baked bread, rich butter cream, butter, and a cup of white tea with a sprinkling of sugar.
First impression out of bottle: Buttery, slightly salty cookie dough
Freshly applied: Cookie dough made with super salty butter
Drydown: Buttery cookies and baked bread. This isn't horrible but I've smelled a lot of gourmand/bakery blends and this is just not super special. If it were a little more "voluptuous" or strong, it might be a great perfume, but it's a tad thin-smelling.
After several hours: Butter cookies, but very faint.
Longevity: Medium
Sillage: Low
Would an [X] lover love this? If you're a gourmand lover with high standards, I don't think this will cut it. It doesn't smell sophisticated or particularly realistic.
Would an [X] hater love this? I don't think gourmand haters will find anything new or exciting here.
Where am I? Sort of like sitting outside a kitchen where someone is baking a lot of different things. But not a very good depiction of it.
Where would I wear this? If it worked better on me, daytime, spring, fall
Common Brimstone Godfrey's Cordial Review
Brand: Common Brimstone
Availability: General Catalog
Notes: mixes poppies with honey, vanilla, cinnamon and clove.
First impression out of bottle: Powdery sweet baby oil
Freshly applied: Old-fashioned baby oil with a hint of spice
Drydown: There's a hint of soft gold honey, some spice, but it's mostly that round, musky sweetness that smells like really expensive baby oil. It's not gross and chemical-y or too sweet, but it smells SUPER babyish/old-fashioned. I actually don't hate it but I doubt I would wear this much. There's something more sophisticated and resinous that stops this from being a purely face-cream scent.
After several hours: Not much spice left, mostly sweet round baby oil. This is a very simple but expensive-smelling scent. It smells like a luxurious midcentury ladies cosmetic product.
Longevity: High
Sillage: Medium
Would an [X] lover love this? I think if you love the scent of baby oil, old-fashioned cosmetics (like Pond's Cold Cream, Nivea, etc), or powdery scents in general, you will love this.
Would an [X] hater love this? If you hate powdery scents, this is not for you. I like it a bit, but I'm sensitive to powder and it's a little simplistic for me. I think with a touch more spice I would enjoy it more.
Where am I? Applying Nivea/Ponds before bedtime in a sophisticated powder room.
Where would I wear this? To bed, daytime, spring, summer
Availability: General Catalog
Notes: mixes poppies with honey, vanilla, cinnamon and clove.
First impression out of bottle: Powdery sweet baby oil
Freshly applied: Old-fashioned baby oil with a hint of spice
Drydown: There's a hint of soft gold honey, some spice, but it's mostly that round, musky sweetness that smells like really expensive baby oil. It's not gross and chemical-y or too sweet, but it smells SUPER babyish/old-fashioned. I actually don't hate it but I doubt I would wear this much. There's something more sophisticated and resinous that stops this from being a purely face-cream scent.
After several hours: Not much spice left, mostly sweet round baby oil. This is a very simple but expensive-smelling scent. It smells like a luxurious midcentury ladies cosmetic product.
Longevity: High
Sillage: Medium
Would an [X] lover love this? I think if you love the scent of baby oil, old-fashioned cosmetics (like Pond's Cold Cream, Nivea, etc), or powdery scents in general, you will love this.
Would an [X] hater love this? If you hate powdery scents, this is not for you. I like it a bit, but I'm sensitive to powder and it's a little simplistic for me. I think with a touch more spice I would enjoy it more.
Where am I? Applying Nivea/Ponds before bedtime in a sophisticated powder room.
Where would I wear this? To bed, daytime, spring, summer
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