IronMollyBlack
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Cold ozone and greenery, and then a bit of sweetness from the grape. Ahhhhh, so many snowy blends to choose from!
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Yum, vetiver! And musk and civet. This is one strong scent, a little bit goes a long way. Wore it out yesterday, and wasn't sure what the reaction would be. I actually got compliments on it. As the description states, this is no domestic house cat, this one is feral and dangerous. I'm liking it a lot now, and I bet that some aging will smooth the rough edges a bit.
If these notes work with your skin chemistry, you are in for a treat. However, if they don't, I imagine this would be an epic fail.
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This reminds me of my beloved Holiday Stress Relief Bath Oil, without the mint. It's at least a cousin, in the similarity of some notes, and in the tone of the scent. As with Holiday Stress Relief, I'm not going to analyze the notes, or the scent, but just take it for what it is. A scent to drive away sorrow, indeed! I think I need a bottle.
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Oh, how I love this stuff! The mints and the geranium are most prominent, but the other elements are there as well, adding to the mix. It is deceivingly complex, I think. I rarely am decadent enough to pour some in the bath, but when I am, the whole top floor of the house smells great for a day! If this is released again, I will be buying another bottle to treasure!
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As others have said, this is pink, and rosy, and girly, and sweet. And it is so NOT ME.
I was hoping for Snow White without the coconut, but the rose amps to high heaven on me, as rose tends to do, so this is not going to work at all.I think I will gift the imp to my niece.
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Hypothermia
in Yules
I get a burst of peppermint, followed by what smells to me like wintergreen? The mint sticks around for quite a while, with the musk in the background, fairly prominent. It's cold and icy all right, but I think I still prefer Nuclear Winter for my mint fix.
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This starts out as sugared grapefruit, which is fine, and then...WHAM, hello florals, thanks for giving me a headache...lol. It was worth a try, but it didn't work out this time.
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This is the surprise standout of the Yules so far. It is lovely. Dark, spicy, incensey, definitely sweet, yet somehow not too heavy. Definitely a bottle.
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Another vote for Penumbra!
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Another coffee-stirrer user here! Got a giant box of 'em from Sam's. So easy to use and toss! If it's something I use fairly often, and it's rare, I've started to decant it and use from that after having an unfortunate bottle-spill accident. Only takes one...lol.
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Boo
in Halloweenie
Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream.
Whichever reviewer upthread who said this is the marshmallow-vanilla from TKO without the lavender is spot on, at least on my skin. A real winner for me! -
Yup, it's vanilla alright. At first it's very buttery, thick vanilla, more like a rich cake than ice cream, as previous reviewers have said. On me, it turns to just a very strong, sort of generic fake smelling vanilla pretty quickly, and lasts forever. I generally like foody scents, and the lab's vanillas, but this one is just not for me. *sigh*
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When I first put this on, I get about two minutes of OH MY GOD IT'S VETIVER! Then, everything calms down, and it's a wonderful, cinnamon-spiced orange, with the teak and vetiver nice and smoky in the background. Yep, I'm one of the lucky ones whose got the skin chem to pull this one off, apparently. I can see my self reaching for this one quite a bit. It's warm, spicy, and definitely evokes the orange and black stripes of a tiger very well. Rawwwwr!
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I am a big fan of clover scents, and for me, Passionate Shepherd nails it. Very much like a field of sweet purple clover to me! I don't think it's too hard to find, either.
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This one doesn't seem to agree with my body chemistry at all. At first, I get all cherry blossom, which makes me sneeze, then it dries down and smells like soap. Oh well, can't win 'em all.
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Something in this blend is giving me a full-on holy-hell headache.
And it shouldn't based on the listed notes. The usual culprits for "scent headaches" for me are florals, could it be the vanilla flower? All I know is that I'm getting a lot of floral out of this, it's amping, and it's killing me. I had such high hopes. *sigh* -
Straight off it's spicy-peppery chocolate, with some creamy caramel. I do get a bit of a boozy note. The pepper burns off quickly for me, leaving a boozy-sweet caramel, with just a hint of dark chocolate. Every once in a while I get a subtle whiff of smokiness from the pepper.
It smells good, but it's not my favorite of the BPAL chocolate scents I own. I think the imp with do.
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Oh my! This is absolutely GORGEOUS! What a happy, comforting scent. It really does evoke Yuletide past, to me, perhaps a Yuletide past as I wish it was.
I get snow and greenery at first, like dragging in a real tree, tracking in bits of snow, with the fresh outside air coming in through the door. Then the smell of sweet cookies coming out of the oven, Snickerdoodles, to be exact. And some sweet florals in the background. *sigh*
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Whip leather, coal dust, gaufrette, and black licorice.
Oh, how I love this scent, and it loves me back!
All the notes play nice, I get just enough leather and a touch of coal dust to keep it from being too foody, the licorice and gaufrette are just sweet enough and gorgeous! I get a pretty long wear length on it, it softens to a nice vanilla-licorice with just a hit of leather in the background. It's naughty AND nice! Definitely going to get my hands on a back-up before this one is gone! -
`Ah, ah! you thought to find your lady love, but the pretty bird has flown and its song is dumb; the cat caught it, and will scratch out your eyes too. Rapunzel is lost to you for ever--you will never see her more.'
The Prince was beside himself with grief, and in his despair he jumped right down from the tower, and, though he escaped with his life, the thorns among which he fell pierced his eyes out. Then he wandered, blind and miserable, through the wood, eating nothing but roots and berries, and weeping and lamenting the loss of his lovely bride.
Thorn-spiked vines, blood, and tears.
Warm, polished wood and what I'm guessing is dragon's blood? A bit of a "salty" note to it--the tears, I suppose. The wood predominates initially, as it dries down, the spicyness comes out bit more. Definately a gender-neutral scent, I bet it would smell really good on a man.
Edited to add: Took a second sniff after the lovely Sookster's review, and of course she's right, that's vetiver! I think I must've burnt my nose on Rumpelstiltzchen prior to this review! -
`What ails you, dear wife?'
`Oh,' she answered, `if I don't get some rampion to eat out of the garden behind the house, I know I shall die.'
The man, who loved her dearly, thought to himself, `Come! rather than let your wife die you shall fetch her some rampion, no matter the cost.' So at dusk he climbed over the wall into the witch's garden, and, hastily gathering a handful of rampion leaves, he returned with them to his wife. She made them into a salad, which tasted so good that her longing for the forbidden food was greater than ever. If she were to know any peace of mind, there was nothing for it but that her husband should climb over the garden wall again, and fetch her some more. So at dusk over he got, but when he reached the other side he drew back in terror, for there, standing before him, was the old witch.
Morning glory vines twisting around a patch of rampion, carrot, and parsley, with monkshood, hemlock, elfwort, sage, wormwood, and mandrake.
This is most definately a green, growing scent. It evokes a scent memory for me, in general of picking wildflower (mostly considered weed) boquets as a child--the flowers, and also the stems and the green sap from the plants. On drydown, it reminds me of a flower I've smelled before, I think it might be the four o'clocks that used to bloom outside our house? Not sure that I'll need more than an imp's worth, but I'm enjoying it. -
It was a long way to her own house, and the chest seemed to grow heavier at every step. Sometimes she felt as if it would be impossible for her to get on at all, but her greed gave her strength, and at last she arrived at her own door. She sank down on the threshold, overcome with weariness, but in a moment was on her feet again, fumbling with the lock of the chest. But by this time night had come, and there was no light in the house, and the woman was in too much hurry to get to her treasures, to go and look for one. At length, however, the lock gave way, and the lid flew open, when, O horror! instead of gold and jewels, she saw before her serpents with glittering eyes and forky tongues. And they twined themselves about her and darted poison into her veins, and she died, and no man regretted her.
Serpentine green herbs, glistening red currant, sparkling yellow lemon rind, green musk, lime, and snakeskin.
In the imp, effervescent lime.
On the skin, sweet, soft citrus. not sharp, the sweetness I think is the currant, which is not overpowering. The musk is also soft, and beautiful. The herbs in the background anchor it. It is one of those well-blended fragrances where one element doesn't steal the show. It is gorgeous, I can't stop smelling my arm! I expect this one to be a big hit!
Edited to add: Although the site description is "Forky tongues", the label on the imp says "Forking tongues"... No matter WHAT kind of tongues they've got, they sure smell nice... -
I have not been able to find a single new name; but as I came over a high mountain by a wood, where the fox and the hare bid each other good-night, I saw a little house, and before the house was burning a little fire, and round the fire danced a very funny little man, who hopped upon one leg, and cried out: –
“To-day I brew, to-morrow I bake,
Next day the queen’s child I shall take;
How glad I am that nobody knows;
My name is Rumpelstilzchen!”
Firewood and ash with an oddly otherworldly blend of patchouli, cardamom, nutmeg, black pepper, tonka, vetiver, and myrrh.
Figured I'd give this one a try, since it sounded interesting.
In the imp, smells like wood, smoke, and some spice.
On me, used charcoal briquette. I waited it out a while before running to the sink and washing it off, hoping that I would get something of the spice in the imp. Nope. Nothing but burnt log.
If you are fond of the smell of burnt-out campfire, this is for you. Or perhaps with a different skin chemistry, some of the spice will appear. -
Well, I thought I liked this blend, then I had a rather impromptu experiment with it. I spilled about 1/4 imp (whoops!) and ended up putting it in my hair, in addition to the regular application. Thankfully, I was at an outdoor event, so I didn't suffocate anyone...lol.
I didn't get any bad comments, guesses of roses/honey/incense, which I guess is pretty accurrate. I spilled some into my purse as well, and I keep catching a whiff from time to time, which I like.
I'm not necessarily a fan of rose scents, but this one is soft enough and kept in check by the copal/woods/spices. The sweetness is just about right, I like a bit of sweetness to balance out the dryness of the spices and woods. I seem to get a bit of the "beeswax" feel from it that someone else mentioned. It's a complex scent, no one thing takes center stage for me. The throw is good, and it does last a very long time. So it's a winner for me.
Snow-Flakes
in Yules
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Initial blast of wintergreen, and then, like others have said, something aquatic, and like Anna D. said, a bit like very faint cucumber? And a hint of something floral, with a trace of musk? Fades down more minty-aquatic then down-right snowy. The snow-flakes, they have melted.