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Friday scent of the day 4/12

Posted by Robin on 12 April 2024 225 Comments

It’s Friday and the International Day of Human Space Flight. Birthdays: Beverly Cleary, Herbie Hancock, David Letterman, David Cassidy. Our community project for today: it’s National Licorice Day. You know what to do!

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

I thought I’d never find my Kerosene Black Vines, but it finally turned up…

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Kerosene Black Vines ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 27 March 2014 44 Comments

Kerosene Black Vines, closeup

It’s a warm touch on the shoulder, as you are entangled in green vines of black licorice. The spices and gentle sweetness will warm your surroundings. This is climate change for your skin.

How much do you like licorice? If you hate it (the smell, that is), you can safely skip Black Vines, the latest from indie line Kerosene. If you love the smell, so much so that perfumes like Lolita Lempicka Le Premier Parfum (or the Au Masculin version) or Diesel Loverdose are just not enough, then Black Vines is for you.

The opening is green and bright for nanoseconds before it turns spicy and dark and, well, licorice-y…

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