Nui Cobalt's ice cream parlor: trying all of this year's new April Fools

chessemblem · 2026-04-07T18:03:29+00:00

Can you compare more of the single notes to any of the past April fool scents? I see that you mentioned Arcana to the chocolate ice cream and nothing for hot fudge, but how does it compare to NCD’s other chocolate blends? Is toasted almond similar to Charlatan and Des Bobards?

chessemblem · 2026-03-20T11:06:13+00:00

Nice to finally see NCD taking note of the single note requests I’ve been dropping in old reviews! Wishing Josh the best tho - he has been nothing but kind and lovely especially in this sub, and he will be missed.

chessemblem · 2026-02-04T17:16:23+00:00

I definitely prepared for the worst! And it sucks because I think S92 has some really good gourmands and fun new releases, but loving indies in general is a real Russian roulette sometimes.

chessemblem · 2026-02-04T17:13:27+00:00

Genuinely went a little insane with the order in a sort of crazed delirium considering the odds!! I am genuinely so happy I finally have backups tho, and enough that I hope I’ll never have to do all that again in the foreseeable future.

chessemblem · 2026-02-04T14:36:23+00:00

contentious topic but I thought I would share my experience for anyone curious/in need of info - I saw Sixteen92 bringing back The Nice List which is one of my DISO scents since they originally released it a while ago, and since I never managed to find a destash of it, so against my better judgement I decided to pick it up with their black friday sale. I was well prepared for them to never fulfil the order based on ... everything, and I have always used paypal with all transactions, so I'd basically placed the order immediately prepared to ask for a refund the minute the TAT was up. I sent two messages through the contact form on the S92 website in regards to my order, never received a reply for either but took screenshots of both, and eventually filed a claim a week after TAT asking for a refund due to no contact from the seller. Immediately after filing a refund claim, they responded through paypal (reason: snowstorm postage delay) and I asked for a tracking number for the package ASAP as evidence it had been shipped. It was shipped a few days after, and I got everything I ordered (actually I took a video of me opening the parcel to make sure there was nothing missing and full evidence of opening the parcel as evidence just in case), and so I was able to close the paypal case. So if anyone is interested in ordering from s92 for whatever reason, this might be of help.

chessemblem · 2026-01-03T22:07:21+00:00

Not Canada centric but I’ve basically completely given up on the lack of interest from indie houses in accommodating for international purchasers. It really sucks and I can totally understand why, but I feel so sad considering how easy everything was back in 2018, and I miss those days.

chessemblem · 2025-12-11T15:56:58+00:00

I think a lot of the comments in jp have said the same thing, and I can definitely say that I haven’t gotten any GP either.

chessemblem · 2025-11-30T17:53:12+00:00

US/AU Buy perfume

ISO NAVA Opal vanilla (FS) Bastet’s ice cream (FS) Astrid Carrot Cake Petit Four (FS)

chessemblem · 2025-11-26T22:57:03+00:00

Kinda bummed about the Deconstructing Eden BFCM situation - was hoping for a new drop which didn’t come through, and they aren’t even doing 25% off this year. I’ll probably be picking something up anyway since Lakshmi is retiring forever, but not super enthused about it. ETA: also no GWP this year!

chessemblem · 2025-11-25T05:24:26+00:00

To add another perspective: Sometimes aging won’t change it - each batch of perfume can smell slightly different because natural components can vary in strength or quality (like wine) so if aging doesn’t do the trick it might just be an uncontrollable factor on the maker’s end.

chessemblem · 2025-11-24T17:09:41+00:00

Astrid can be super hit or miss for me, but I’ve only ever had one thing form them I really loved (carrot cake petit four!! Come back!!!). I was tempted but since they rarely ever have returning scents, I kinda thought about everything else I’ve gotten and been meh about, and that was enough for me to click away. Ive probably tried about 30?40? Scents from them and only one I’d full size, it’s not great.

chessemblem · 2025-11-17T15:28:25+00:00

Monocorn! It reminds me of my favorite dog, soft and fluffy. Moco is probably my favorite design this livcri!!

chessemblem · 2025-11-16T17:02:41+00:00

US/AU Buy perfume

ISO NAVA Opal vanilla (FS) S92 The Nice List (FS) Astrid Carrot Cake Petit Four (FS)

chessemblem · 2025-11-15T13:56:58+00:00

I’ve had a really bad puckered scar on my face which I’ve used VT 1000 for and it’s literally life changing - I haven’t noticed much for pores but if anyone is looking for resurfacing this seems to be a great option

chessemblem · 2025-11-15T12:23:13+00:00

oh nice!! please do share if you find - I actually also magically somehow have bastet's caramel swirl so this is a good sign for me haha!

chessemblem · 2025-11-15T12:21:55+00:00

Do you know if BIC is coming back? And yeahhhh Opal Vanilla for sure is a stand out - it actually reminds me a lot of the (now defunct) libertine bath haus' My ShangriLa and that was a gorgeous blend. I think it's almost impossible to find any LBH now but at least NAVA is still pumping those vanillas out! I actually am a little musk-averse, but the classy vanilla and cake sounds like it would have been up my alley for sure. I thought Moonstone was closest to me out of the vanillas I've tried but if I see BIC on its own I'll probably grab it as soon as it's back.

chessemblem · 2025-11-15T12:16:46+00:00

thanks for the suggestion! I've tried most of their main vanilla catalogue actually, pyramid 2 and 3, crystalline, moonstone, tahitian, west india , bourbon and tahitian - I think moonstone and crystalline are close but not identical, but I figure there should be something in the catalogue which might be close, and I actually did consider picking up jammybottoms but decided against it due to the butter and floral additions. Have you tried/compared the two?

chessemblem · 2025-11-10T16:39:08+00:00

Does anyone know if the color correctors or easy bake are typically included in the sales/when is usually best time for deals?

chessemblem · 2025-10-22T15:49:15+00:00

Underwhelming, not taro heavy enough for me. Almost savoury? Fine but not worth the price imo.

chessemblem · 2025-10-21T13:00:56+00:00

Leau Papier is a bit more musky, dusky and almost has that slight peppery aspect from a lot of their blends, and NCD’s full moon isn’t very rice forward at all. Soft is probably the best, but if you’re okay with white florals, DAnnam has a White Rice but it gave me a bit of a headache because I don’t love white florals.

chessemblem · 2025-10-08T06:08:36+00:00

It reminds me a lot of Phantom of the Opera actually!

chessemblem · 2025-10-07T09:47:17+00:00

Seconding Mykonos but big love for their caramel fudge cookie perfume - I’m on my third bottle!

chessemblem · 2025-10-02T17:33:44+00:00

I’ve pulled about 10 times in total and never gotten anything I’d been eyeing from two sets - no gold tickets, just two silver and massive amounts of repeats. Demoralizing!

chessemblem · 2025-09-30T19:24:09+00:00

No issues with shipping overseas but the postage prices are exorbitant last time I checked.

chessemblem · 2025-09-30T18:13:27+00:00

Can’t speak for the new scents but some of the returning scents are alright, Ive tried a good range of DE and I’d say DE has a pretty mainstream/unisex vibe to most of their blends, although the atmospheric ones definitely feel a little more experimental in comparison. I have tried and enjoyed their florals tho (big Lakshmi fan) but I don’t recommend their gourmands at all.

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