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I feel really sad about this one. I’m very, very late to the Haunted party. I never tried it before, despite being a longtime Bpal buyer. About 2 years ago I got a frimp of it and fell absolutely in love and ordered a full size. The FS smelled basically nothing of the imp. I chocked it up to age. A year later, I got another lab frimp of it and it smelled amazing, but the FA still smelled totally different. I emailed the lab and they graciously sent another bottle, but same issue. Both frimps smell deep and resiny and soft and vanilla-leather like. The FS’s I received are 100% baby powder. totally heartbroken.
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I'm surprised how light and powdery this is. It's a light green soft moss with some stoney bits. Something in this is papery, too. Something threatens to go sour and sharp, not quite getting there, but enough funk on my skin to go weird. This would be better as a room atmo for me, but YMMV, of course.
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Got this in a forum purchase 6 weeks ago and finally pulled it out to give it a try. In the bottle, it's pleasantly nutty with an undertone of sweetness. On my skin, I get half and half peanuts and hazelnuts. That blast dies down after a few minutes and there's a hint of natural sweetness underneath that comes forward. Unfortunately, my skin ate it allll up in the next few minutes. I've added a roller ball to the bottle; we'll see which of us gives up first. I think it will complement Castitas bath oil, so I'll layer it over one of these days. I don't love the blast of nutty, but once that dies down it's a lovely, slightly sweet, clean, slightly hazelnut scent.
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This one's another one that does exactly what it says: sweet chocolate mint! It does have a creamy sort of note, like Andes mints or some sort of gourmet rich mint-chip ice cream that's drenched in flavor, rather than crunchy cookies, if that makes sense? I don't really get a crust note or a marshmallow note, at least not distinctly - I suspect the marshmallow is contributing to the 'creamy' factor. I do like this more than the Frankenstein Blow Mold, though I overall like both - the FBM definitely has that amber/plastic note, which is *interesting*, but this is a purer sweet mint chocolate dessert.
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Weirdly, this reminds me of Mummies of Mexico City. I will put both on at once and compare. It's lovely though.
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I remember liking but not loving OG Dorian (I might still have an empty imp or decant or something around?) - pretty, but light and very tea-forward on me. But I do love sweet cakes and lemon-vanilla and all the Lab's Sufs. And this is gorgeous. It might be my favorite of the Yules. It's the lemon-vanilla aspects of Dorian baked into a fluffy cream cake covered in a generous pour of a vanilla cream-custard, with just a whisper of freshly-brewed dark tea, just to bring down the sweetness and make it more complex. Really nice throw, too - it's a big scent. Two people on two different occasions have said "Wow, you smell good!" while I was wearing it, too!
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I’ve had a really different experience with this one! On me it’s a beautiful, soft, golden glow, sweetened by the honey dust and made almost savory by the chewy rice milk. The hay and oolong lend a mellow earthiness that is distinctly dry, but not sharp or peppery. I’m not really clocking heliotrope and it doesn’t read as particularly floral to me. It’s a cozy golden hour scent, with the champaca, frankincense and sandalwood blending into a gentle incense that weaves in and out among the other notes, keeping the gourmand vibes at bay. I would recommend it to fans of the vanilla husk/nutmeg/hay absolute trio from a couple of years ago!
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I'm glad I tried this, this does smell exactly like the way green maraschino cherries look and smell. The peppermint can be a little weird when it pokes out and this isn't for anyone who can't stand anything cough syrup like. But overall it blends surprisingly well into an unnatural tart green fruity scent. Good for summer.
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This definitely delivers what it promises! On me it's more coffee than chocolate, though the chocolate is there - it's like a 60/40 split. I don't get any pie crust or specifically cookie notes, but I did get something that made me think "pudding" - that is, the American kind, the jiggly blobby Snack Pack or refrigerated tub kind. I don't know what note is doing that, but I 100% would've said "this smells like pudding!" even without knowing that was in the description. I actually like it more than I expected to - I'm not always sure I want to smell like coffee all day long! But this is like some sort of lightly chilled sweet mocha cream, and I'm here for it, especially as the days warm up! The husband, who loves his coffee, at first went, "ooh, you smell good!" and then paused and said, "...but now I just want coffee and I'm sad that it's not real coffee and I'm going to have to make some," so, there's that as a review? 😛
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I want to bathe in this, and cover my entire life in it. I might actually die of happiness if the Lab makes this in perfume & hair gloss format. Deliciously cozy, warm cardamom, chill black tea, and some soft sweetness from the sugar. I don't get "dairy" from this, just some creaminess. This is amazing.
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this is fruitier than i anticipated. before i looked at the notes again, i thought it was a sweet red musk and some kind of purple or red fruits, which i guess isn't too far off. i think i am mostly getting the rose wine, ume blossom and scarlet musk i get some floral notes but it's primarily sweet red musk and wine. very pretty.
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Ok this makes me think of a gingerbread version of No Man is An Island. Where NMIAI can have an almost greenish brown vegetal side, GT&T is more subtle, less strong, less complex. It's rich tobacco, warmly gingerbead spiced, but not bready, smoothed out and softened by warm, sensual tonka. The tonka does not steal the show, as it can in some blends, but is perfectly blended here in my opinion. A bit more tonka, however, would not have been unwelcome. It is a bit like Gingerbread and Leather as well, more sweet and soft without the leather of course, but still has that deep tobacco spice edge going on. I think if you found NMIAI or G&L too harsh but otherwise liked where they were going, you might want to give this a try. If you love those, as I do, you'll probably love this, too. It's like the softer sister or brother to the others. Gorgeous, gender neutral, this would smell amazing on anyone. I probably don't need more since I have NMIAI and G&L, but if it arrives, it will be bought because it is different enough to warrant having as well. This gets the Glitter Hearts Of Winning.
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Oh dang this is good. It's a bit mesquite bbq bacon smoke over gingerbread at first, but dries down to a lovely but strong campfire blend without the bbq bits, with a dash of lovely, spicy gingerbread. The campfire has a subtle evergreen to it, everso, bit is mostly the smoky charred bits, like the embers of a Yule Log, and it's glorious. This is stronk on the campfire, just a dab will do you, so the decant will probably be enough as I'll most likely use this for layering with Gingerbread and Leather. However, if I were to see a bottle for sale, I would probably go for it.
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I remember the original Dorian being a really nice lemony tea vanilla fougere type thing on the right skin. It never really played nice on me, but on others, it was beautiful. The remake of Dorian didn't really gel on me, either. This however, smells far better than both on me and is quite fetching: I get a bit of lemon, but soft, no cleaner or artificial vibes. There's tea, but this is also soft, not astringent. Just light and airy. For the gourmand aspects, this just lends a subtle vanilla sweetness to soften the edges of Dorian, making it more wearable. It's not doughy or bready or overtly sugary to me (sugar can go plastic on me and doesn't here). It's beautiful, and I'm considering a bottle. The only thing holding me back is holy smokes does this fade to a skin scent fast, and I do have a tea scent that sticks around better.
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I had a similar experience to PumpkinGuts. In the imp, I get strong mint, Oreo type chocolate crust, and overall deliciousness. On the skin, a weird toasty plastic bag chocolate thing. Can we summon this gourmand wizard and can he assist? I agree a locket might be a great idea as it's glorious in the vial.
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Hot damn in the imp this is a gorgeous dark chocolate variety of mocoa coffee and immediately makes me want to go to Dunkin. Mmm. Unfortunately this goes weird, toasty, artificial and slightly sour on my skin. Many coffee and gourmands do this, but sometimes they don't so it was worth a try. However, I am very impressed how realistic this is in the decant and fresh on. I think on the right skin this would be a winner. There's definitely a chocolate pudding there, like a Snack Pack and I kinda want one of those now, too.
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Oh I really want to like this, since the soft musk and cream are lovely, but this is HONEY HONEY HONEY on my skin. It’s still pretty but tooth-achingly sweet. This is probably an excellent one to layer with, but a one it’s a bit to sugary for me.
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Celery???? Why does this smell like demonic celery on me? It must be the coriander… This went wild with my chemistry and not in a fun way.
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Classic vintage glam; a 1930's starlet that collapses into a heart of powdery purple candy above a sharp, musky base. Not what I was expecting, hoped for or needed. The patchouli runs away and I'm left with what I consider a classic musk and a powdery heart (a distant distant cousin to Coriandre). My chic, always fashion-conscious grandmother would have bought this from the Simpson's (Sears Roebuck) perfume counter in 1955. That's not a bad thing, but it's not a thing I need to add to my collection. I would SLAY to smell the original, as clearly this isn't it.
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So bummed about this one. I get Glad plug-in, and I am not sure what's to blame for this. There's something fresh under the sweet honey dust note that reads as glade's "air" accord that sits like a band between what smells a bit like hay/lighter honey and the heavier champaca and sandalwood that just does not work on my skin, sadly. On the right person, this would be a lovely, odd atmospheric. On me it's a bathroom deodorizer (womp womp). I agree with Brianna Gemini's review so maybe it's the heliotrope that's making this wonky.
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So soft and ethereal it really was a ghostly encounter for me. Truly a "not really there" scent. What I could smell throughout the wear time (6 hrs) I got mostly a pleasant berry, bright, sweet, and uncomplicated - with a hint of woody palo santo and patchouli but that might be my imagination. This is mostly a quiet berry scent on me, and not at all what I was expecting or hoping for. I wouldn't even call the berries juniper berries, just berries. I love juniper in all forms and this did not give me that juniper hit at all. I will do another full test and see if anything improves otherwise this one is a pass.
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Very sweet, but not the kind of sweet I enjoy. Unfortunately, this rose scent on my skin flirts too close to a cheap, dollar store bath cube for it to be wearable for me. For those who love sugared, candied rose there is nothing wrong about this scent it'll get you where you want to go (to Sugaroseville obvs), but this one's too rosey for me.
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This features the Lab's spicy, cinnamon-y red carnation note, with the dusty patchouli that's found in current iterations of Snake Oil. The carnation and spices are the star of the show throughout most of the wear, but the other aspects of the Snake Oil gradually emerge more over time, only they don't smell as bold as fresh Snake Oil used to, and I'm not getting a lot of vanilla from this. The spices in this did not burn or turn my skin red when I tested this on the back of my hand (I have sensitive skin), but there's no way I'd risk applying this somewhere like the crooks of my elbows. It took at least six hours for any vanilla to show up, but again, it wasn't even as prominent as it was in some of last year's Snake Oil Yule variants. I think fans of red carnation and the Lab's current iterations of Snake Oil will enjoy this, but I can't see myself reaching for it over Alice or Queen Alice when I feel the urge to wear some carnation.
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Little Bird replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Limited Editions
Beautiful, gourmand rose. The toffee, vanilla, and honey are really unique and I can smell them in equal measure, melding into this creamy, sweet, deep, golden scent. It really smells like toffee (and not brown sugar, which is what I get when most house's say they have a toffee scent), the honey is the most pleasant, candied honey I have ever smelled, and the vanilla is so creamy and luxurious. The rose smells like rich, dried, red roses petals and a hint of dewy, fresh rose. I've been getting sick of vanilla rose scents lately, but the toffee and honey make this really special. A little dab on my arms or in my hair also lasts all day with really strong throw. It changes over hours of wear to have more and more of the gourmand portion taking over while the rose becomes more subtle (but never disappears entirely). The monthly painting series is full of so many loves for me. I wish that The Salon would come back and they could be GC instead of limited editions because I wish more people were able to try them. -
The pink fig is the star of the show here, and it's the same one found in Dead Leaves, Vanilla Bean, Pink Fig, and Brandied Dates. It is not as figgy as other fig notes, but it is still strong, and never allows the guava to take over. I also am not getting the vanilla cream from this, but maybe it just needs some time to age before it peeks out. As a result, this is much tarter than I was expecting. Drag on a Slime and Xanthe, the Weeping Clown both feature guava, but are much sweeter since they're accompanied by sugary notes. But the guava in this is juicy, but not sweet -- I think that may be partially due to the fig not wanting to share the stage with the other notes very much. I will hold onto this bottle for at least a month and see if the vanilla cream emerges after it has had more time to settle. But at the moment, I prefer Dead Leaves, Vanilla Bean, Pink Fig, and Brandied Dates.
