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  1. On me the orange blossom is the strongest note followed by the white chocolate, with the suggestion of champagne and sweetness in the background. It's kind of sweet and sour. I really like this even though it's not what I expected, it manages to fall into the comfy and cozy category for me. The champagne note is not at all like it is in the 2 Sufficient Champagne scents I have (Snake Oil, and Blood), where the champagne stands out above all else. The orange blossom reminds me a lot of Vixen and if you love that scent I would recommend trying this.
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    A Lesson in Wisdom

    Strong and sharp on me - I like these notes but it would have to be about half this intensity for me to enjoy it. I'm mostly getting a citrus + champagne scent with some floral accents but not strong rose - I think the violet sugar note is actually coming out stronger than the rose. I like how it smells, maybe I can handle like teeny tiny dots of it on my skin. I will try that.
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    21 Snowballs

    This was an unfortunate fail on me, I wanted something kind of bright and zingy, frosty and refreshing. On my skin, I can tell there is snow and something gin-like, but there is something musky about it too. Whatever the muskiness is makes this into kind of a muddled mess on my skin. It's just not appealing on me. : ( I'm blaming my skin chemistry because I'm not getting as much gin or juniper as the other reviewers talked about. It's more like musky snow on me.
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    Gossip, Slang, and Cuss-Words

    Just applied: vanillic and lightly floral, the mallow is coming through but it's more floral and less lavender than I expected. Actually if I didn't know there was lavender I'm not sure I would notice it. This reminds me of Witch-Birds except this doesn't have whatever the "corrupted" and weird note was that disagreed with me in that scent. I could imagine wearing this in early spring. It didn't change much for me over time, I layered a little Row of Trees with it, and they compliment each other well.
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    Snowy Evening

    This starts off kind of an herbal incense lavender on me, it's hard to describe. After a while it's more like a medicinal resin. I think the lavender mostly faded at this point. It's kind of interesting but also borderline too medicinal. I don't know - it's just not grabbing me for some reason, although it should be. I'll let it age a while and try again at some point, just not quite willing to give up on it yet.
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    Secret Lovers and Sleeping Husband

    The rose is amping too much on me and it's what I think of as "sour" rose. I smell just hints of the other notes. Overall it's too sharp and a little soapy, a little like a sour rose incense. Was worth a try!
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    Dead Leaves, Prune & Patchouli

    I love this too, my decant had to rest for a while, when I first tried it it was too strong, the patchouli was a little sour, and it just wasn't working well on my skin. After a couple months this has settled down a lot and it's a lot more agreeable on me. The patchouli is still strong but I do feel the notes are well balanced, even though the patchouli stands out, I can smell the leaves and prune doing their thing in the background. I think patchouli is the star, on my skin anyway. Dang it! I had marked myself safe but now I may need more of this.
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    Vintage Ghost Blow Mold

    On me this is a light but lively candy + amber scent, just a little plasticky in the beginning, but as it dries the plastic fades, a little something milky comes in, it just gets nicer and nicer. It's fun! I always liked Trick Or Treat but it was just so light it kind of disappeared on me, this is light also but it has loads of staying power. Hours later it is a skin scent but still here, and it has this amazing "bronzed" quality in this stage that I am loving, like a sweet golden amber. I think I'll get a full bottle, because this decant isn't going to last long the way I've been wearing it!
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    Black Rose, Nutmeg, and Smoked Amber

    I wasn't expecting this to smell like Djinn but that's exactly what it made me think of! (But I could be the only one). Maybe that's the nutmeg, because later the amber comes out stronger mixed with a dark powdery aspect from the rose I am guessing. But I agree the rose stays mostly well hidden in this scent. Something about this reminds me of the cheesy horror movie Burnt Offerings, with the scary lady hidden away in the bedroom upstairs. It's moody and atmospheric!
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    Galbanum, Ti Leaf, and Balsam

    I am not sure how to describe what I'm smelling (and full disclosure, I don't know galbanum or balsam very well). On me it's kind of springy and plant-like, and for the first 20-30 minutes I swear there's a phantom floral note just peeking around the edges, but I can't really say which flower exactly? Something white. Also I felt this is what I wanted the Petrichor trio to smell like, but that one is heavier on me like big drops of rain. This seems more delicate. But later the phantom flower disappears and it's more like a fresh green mountain breeze kind of scent. It's still light and almost makes me think of a green tea perfume. I do recognize the ti leaf from Ti Leaf & Champaca Petals but this smells softer and less perfumey to me. This smells "matte" to me if that makes sense to anyone, lol. I am not sure if I can pick out the balsam, it's not really standing out to me here. Maybe a little woodsy tang in the later stages..but it would be like a blonde wood sap kind of note. I'm seriously considering a full bottle of this because it would be a great unusual scent for spring. I haven't quite figured out if I love it or if it's just more of a weird fascination thing.
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    Grave Moss & Bone Splinters

    Clean men's cologne. I got a decant because the notes reminded me of Hessian of the Hollow, I always loved that and regretted not getting a full bottle. This is totally nice and smells like a traditional men's cologne, almost like Hugo from Hugo Boss maybe? Which does have moss and sandalwood in the base notes.. Or Eternity, something like that from the 90's. It does bring to mind Hessian of the Hollow, somewhat, but this seems cleaner and less spooky. It also reminds me of something else recent, one of the painting scents, but I can't remember which one... I'll edit if I remember it. I do enjoy this, I just don't know if I really should get a full bottle or not. I'm having to narrow down my Halloween choices here and I'm kind of torn on this one. I will say this - I was a little worried about the moss note going "aftershave" or just amping on me but it's totally well-behaved, not sharp or obnoxious at all (I have had issues in the past with moss).
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    Pumpkin Gingerbread Creme Brulee Pie

    Oh. Oh, my. This decant was added last minute, on a whim. I have a few other gingerbread scents and just wanted to try this for fun. Well, this is really really nice! It's the familiar spicy toasty gingerbread note, just a little scorched, but I can smell the custardy creme brulee (especially if I sniff up close), just peeking out a little. I didn't expect to be considering a 5ml bottle but here I am doing just that. Yummmmmm.
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    Lemon Peel, Frankincense, and Mastic

    Starts out bright lemon peel, blending seamlessly with the resins. I think the frankincense is very smooth and the mastic - I think - smells almost creamy to me. The lemon peel fades a lot, pretty quickly, but the overall lemony feeling lasts. This reminds me somewhat of the lab's "gold" scents, and also the "sun" scents that I've tried, a little bit. Also I think this might be the same frankincense in this year's Midnight Mass. So. Smooth lemony resins, kind of glowing, bright, but also soft and mellow. Overall low sillage on me and it fades to a close skin scent after a little while. I will keep reapplying for that striking lemon peel opening.
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    Sugar Skull

    2023 - This year's Sugar Skull reminds me of pastel fruity marshmallows. It's light and fluffy, somewhat like past versions but lighter and more fleeting on my skin. I compared it to the 2007 version and that one has a presence of scorched sugar + incense that is not in this year's scent. I like this. I think we moved back closer to the past years but it's also kind of updated. This one seems more "safe for work" but carries on the spirit of the older ones. I feel like it's a reformulation rather than an aging thing. Sugar Skull is one of my favorite bpal scents and I love smelling all the different variations year after year. ❤️
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    Dead Leaves, Paper & Smoke

    Weirdly I don't smell a lot of dead leaves in this dead leaves scent (but I know that's how it goes sometimes), I'm getting the slightly bitter light smoke note that I recognize from some other bpal smokey scents, a little bit leafy perhaps, with a kind of old paper note in the background. Also weirdly I get some flashes of bright lemon here and there. After some time the smoke fades and I think the paper comes out stronger, at least I think I recognize it from Bookcase Passage. If you love the paper aspect if that, you might do really well with this. Overall it's less burn-y than Burning Book single note or even Dead Leaves On Fire, it's a little more comfy-cozy to me but still spooky and atmospheric like the reviewer above mentioned. I like it through all stages and I enjoy how it dries down, not sure if I need to upgrade my decant to a bottle but I'll be thinking about it.
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