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  1. Today
  2. gilesdraws

    The Obsidian Widow

    A bit more floral than I usually like, but a good sharpness to it. I'm not sure if it'll be one I wear much (it was a free imp) but I'll definitely give it a few more tries. It smells very wine-sour on me at first and I'm not crazy about patchouli, but it mellowed into something really pleasant and dry and crisp!
  3. faeriedust87

    Sweet Tabac

    Rich and sweet. I get the caramel and honey with a hint of smokiness. I was worried it would be masculine leaning but it's not. Really nice.
  4. faeriedust87

    Hot Pink Hearse

    Super fruity and sweet. Kind of like a sweet or juice? Reminds me of kingdom of sweets. Love it
  5. faeriedust87

    Pumpkin Zucchini Bread

    It's a yummy pumpkin bread scent. Super realistic and delicious. I can't really pick out the zucchini here.
  6. Yesterday
  7. faeriedust87

    Bone Apple Teeth

    I mostly get the red apple and something sweet in the background. It reminds me of a candle scent or something quite artificial. But I don't mind it
  8. LavenderCoffee

    Gloomily, Gloomily

    this is SO wonderfully cozy! the in vitro/freshly applied scent is mildly alarming if you also studiously avoid the laundry product aisle at the store, but thankfully this subsides quickly as the scent settles on my skin. I don't want to say "laundry" too many times here, but Gloomily, Gloomily perfectly captures the soft/clean/slightly fuzzy vibe of a favorite fabric item, with just-right contributions from musk/iris/moss to keep everything in balance. I had a concern this would go to soap on me with the gentle floral/aquatic notes but so far so good! I think the musk and the tea leaves are helping anchor the scent in a "lived-in" space. and honestly not much of the lavender comes through for me, which is fine considering it's been reduced to ash and blended with other pale pinks and purples, and is also good news if you don't go in for strong herbal lavender. if you do want to punch up the lavender, you've got your Donkey's Tail to help, assuming you haven't mislaid it. layered together, I get something a bit sweeter and more complex, but still soft and well-loved. I think Gloomily would layer well with other scents too.
  9. Brianna Gemini

    Snowman Beatdown

    Intrigued. Color me Intrigued. This one is a magical room scent and also wearable for me. It is not icy cold like Nuclear Winter. It is a sweet evergreen with a hint of snow for me. Wintery and cold, but hopeful. A happy little scent.
  10. faeriedust87

    Maple Pie

    I mostly get molasses and brown sugar. There is a slight smokiness as well.
  11. faeriedust87

    The Large Cat

    I can't pick out the individual notes. They come together and smell like vanilla to me
  12. faeriedust87

    Snakes in the Coconut Cake

    The coconut is strong and it goes well with the snake oil. It's quite a yummy foodie scent.
  13. faeriedust87

    A Snug Corner

    I mostly get the stewed apples and not much of the bread. The dry down is very sweet stewed apples and something which is quite nauseating
  14. amoray

    The Witches Hair Gloss

    I don't get pumpkin from this. It's creamy vanilla honey. It smells amazing though. Although, it's very strong. I wore this and a friend thought I had accidentally spilled a bunch of honey somewhere. She kept asking "do you need to clean up the honey before we leave?"
  15. amoray

    Snakes in the Coffee Beans

    Photorealistic coffee beans. I used to work at a coffee shop where they roasted their own beans. This is what it smelled like when they would bring in a big barrel of freshly roasted coffee beans. No cream. And this is a blend where the "other" notes stand up to the snake oil. It is also a bit of a morpher as it goes from coffee to snake oil and ends up a very realistic coffee perfume. I have never found a coffee note that doesn't go weird on me...until this one.
  16. faeriedust87

    Pink Cupcake

    It smells of sweet strawberry frosting as opposed to a cupcake. Still yummy though.
  17. Invidiana

    Woodland Gang Initiation

    Wearing this, I feel like a squirrel holed up in a cozy oak tree hollow next to my stash of hazelnuts, which I've somehow managed to toast to perfection in my fireplace without burning the entire tree down, and now I'm sitting in front of that fireplace sipping butterscotch rum to warm me down to my frosty toes.
  18. elissamay

    Lines Written by a Bear of Very Little Brain

    Cardamom and rice are two of my favorite notes, but I never thought I'd find them together in a perfume that wasn't very much a gourmand. Until this one! This is sweet and creamy, but not terribly foody. The warm amber and the musk keep it out of "rice pudding" territory for me, even with the milk and honey.
  19. Brianna Gemini

    Lavender Marshmallow Sundae

    In bottle.... veeeeery similar to TKO....but do not compare these two in the bottle. TKO takes putting you to sleep seriously. Its not something I reach for during my active time This one is more of a playful lavender scent for me. this progresses as it dries down from a very forward drier lavender STOMP to a more demure lavender that lets the ice cream sundae elements come forward too. Not overtly sweet at all. The waffle cone is barely peeping out for me at the 2 hour mark and I was searching for it. I would not call this overtly foodie. overall a Very pleasant addition to the Lavender kitchen but not a floofy marshmallow or sweet ice cream if that's what you are hankering after.
  20. elissamay

    The Hag

    I'd like to jump inside this bottle and soak in it. This is one of those BPALs that made me pause for a brief moment and say, "That's it. That's the one. I don't need any more." Of course I will always need more, but this is one that blends together several things that I love -- black musk, rum, vetiver -- and turns them into something sublime and beyond just the sum of their parts. It's dark, kind of creepy, kind of sinister, but it's sweet and sexy all the same. I could wear this every day and never tire of it, much like my original ride or die Anne Bonny. Now if only I could find a couple aged bottles to appreciate how much more gorgeous this brand-new bottle will eventually become!
  21. Last week
  22. faeriedust87

    Snakes in the Berry Sonker

    Berry pastry with snake oil. The snake oil has a slight soapiness similar to please scream inside my snake. Berry pastry with snake oil. The snake oil has a slight soapiness similar to please scream inside my snake.
  23. faeriedust87

    Gummi Fangs

    Fruity sweet and slightly tart and fizzy. Reminds me of something but I can't think of what. Simple linear scent.
  24. faeriedust87

    La Dame Aux Pamplemousses

    This is exactly like a bag of fluffy marshmallows. The grapefruit is faint. It has low throw. I have to put up close to sniff.
  25. notonboats

    Miskatonic University

    I had a sweet chestnut flavored black tea this morning and this on my wrist was so similar I was really surprised! It was very coffee when first applied but that disappeared very quickly. It must be the vanilla and woods that are giving off the chestnut vibes? I find it sweet but not in an overbearing way, very nice.
  26. AnOfferingToTheNight

    First Noel, First Base

    This is so nice. Two of my favorite scents melding together perfectly--this is everything I was hoping it would be! The apple is by far the star wet on the skin, as you would expect, but that beeswax sweetness is right there underneath, adding a warm balm to the apple's pink juiciness. Dried down the beeswax lingers. I may need to pick up a second bottle of this one!
  27. AnOfferingToTheNight

    Sugar Cookie Lotion

    This is such a warm, golden scent. Like, straight from the oven warm. Buttery, vanilla, sugary goodness. I bought this for a friend and I really wanted to take a bite of her arm when she put this on. I can see why this a favorite for so many people! If you or someone you love goes hard for gourmands, it really doesn't get better than this.
  28. Invidiana

    Pine Cone Sack Attack

    This is just like getting the sticky amber sap of a Christmas tree between the seeds of pinecones and on your fingers, and as much as you try to get the sticky stuff off, you secretly don't want it to come off because it smells so good. That was me was a kid and now I'm wearing it as perfume.
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