‘Tis the voice of the Lobster: I heard him declare
‘You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair.’
As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose
Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes.
When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark,
And will talk in contemptuous tones of the shark;
But, when the tide rises and sharks are around,
His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.
I passed by his garden and marked, with one eye,
How the Owl and the Panther were sharing a pie:
The Panther took pie-crust, and gravy, and meat,
While the Owl had the dish as its share of the treat.
When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon,
Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon:
While the Panther received knife and fork with a growl,
And concluded the banquet by —
A woody, musky-weird base glooping over with blackberry preserves, a twist of mandarin, strawberry juice, pulverized watermelon, and a handful of smushed gardenia petals.
Celebrith –
This is an interesting one. Deliciously fruity at first and a bit more rough around the edges as it dries – a nice mix of bitter, tangy and sweet. Straight out of the bottle blood orange really jumps out. After it dries, it becomes much more herbal on my skin. Then, after a couple hours, it gains warm and woodsy tones. Very subtle.
Natalie –
The staying power on this one is killer! At first, you smell all the individual components, and it comes on strong. After working 7 hours in a ridiculously high volume vegan restaurant (on a one hour wait before we open the doors type volume), I still smelled it! It had settled into what I love most about Snake Oil: the creamy amber spice, but with the added fruity sweetness of this particular blend. LOVE.
Alisha –
I took a big chance with this and I could not be happier about it. It’s a perfect summer scent and so pretty. I’m weary of fruity scents because they can be too sweet, and of florals because they tend to be too strong and induce headaches. This perfume is a perfect balance, and the snake oil blend adds a warmth to the scent. To me, this smells very similar to a red honeysuckle air freshner that I have, with a hint of pineapple – neither of which are notes in this blend. I love it and I intend to buy at least two more bottles to store away.
My only complaint is that it doesn’t last super long on me. I applied a substantial amount at 8am, it’s now 1pm and I have to put my nose to my wrist to smell it.
Gloame –
5ml straight from the Lab. Top notes: juicy red apple. I don’t get much Snake Oil in this blend, especially wet. As it starts to dry down, I get the most interesting hint of plumeria with the apple. It’s kind of a mealy apple. 10-15 minutes after drydown, it’s a dry apple on me, with no lemon and just a touch of the plumeria.
Hellokoi –
Red candy apple, juicy blood orange, candied lemon peel, and wet, cool tropical blooms. Very sweet and fruity, and so pretty.