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In Bottle - Noxzema cream, a smell my pre-adolescent year's left fully ingrained in me. Wet on Skin, First Applied - It stays all menthol, eucalyptus cool for awhile. I smell pine in the background, and if it came out a little more, I'd be quite happy. As it is now, I think this would be a great fragrance for sick days. It smells very cooling and refreshing...just like Noxzema! I actually dug the smell at the time, too. I kept using the it even after it became apparent to me that it really didn't do much for my skin. It just smells like it should be helping you. Very much medicinal. Dry, on Skin - The pine is coming out quite a bit more heavily now, and the lemon is drifting in and out. The camphor type smell I get must be rosemary. It doesn't smell nearly as herbal/savory as I thought it would! It does smell very sterile and clean, though. It really reminds me of this place I went to as a kid for a few field trips, but I can't for the life of me remember the name! Anyway, it was like a big 'town' that was set up in the manner of the early English settlers of America, and they had bonfires, lots of conifer trees, incredibly fresh air--yeah, it smelled about exactly like this. Part of me really likes this oil, I think if I smelled like it people would be pretty disoriented (which I like the thought of, haha) but the other part of me, the part that will probably actually apply my perfume every morning thinks it is a little too...not perfume. I like it, and I'll wear it around the house for my personal enjoyment, but I doubt it'll see a lot of the outside world. Now, this as a home fragrance? I'm all over it. I need to get an oil burner. I'm glad I got it as a frimp, because I never would've given it a try.

In Bottle - Lush's Candy Fluff powder. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Candy Fluff still, but uh, more powder, less candy. Dry, on Skin - Alright, this is just...weird. Blood Pearl, why do you smell exactly like a product called Candy Fluff? I have Velvet Unicorn on one wrist, I have Blood Pearl on the other, and really, they're going together quite well. I could've gone out wearing these two, and not a person would notice two contrasting scents on me. They both smell like sweets. This smells exactly like Candy Fluff powder, but wait! Coconut tries to peak around the corner, but it gets tampered down with powder and a general 'candy' scent and curls up in a ball, to be heard whimpering away only on occasion. This is almost sweeter than Velvet Unicorn, more cloying. How did this happen? The notes do seem sweet, sure, but this is pure candy. Weird, but not necessarily bad. I wouldn't bother with a bottle (if I want to smell like this, I'll douse myself in Lush's powder) but I would be happy to tell someone asking me about this perfume that the sweet candy scent they are smelling is in fact, named Blood Pearl. Okay, wait, even better than the Candy Fluff comparison: this smells quite a bit like Lush, period. When you walk into the store, and that vague, generally sweet, powdery scent is just everywhere? Sort of like Blood Pearl!

In Bottle - Strawberry fluff, which I swear, exists somewhere. Maybe a flavored marshmallow fluff? I know I have smelled a thing referred to as "strawberry fluff", though!--and this is it. Wet on Skin, First Applied - edenssixthday was right on in her review! This is the lab's version of Pink Sugar for me, through and through. Strawberry cotton candy, slightly zingy at first and with a bit of lemon, sweet as all possibility, and warm. It is a lot less/not at all musky compared to Pink Sugar though, which I definitely appreciate. I like musk a lot, and I like sweet/candy notes sometimes, but when they go together, it just seems wrong. It makes me feel like I smell of a sweaty child at the fair, which isn't a pleasant thought. It is one thing to smell musky and 'sexy', and it seems to me a whole different thing to smell sweet and 'innocent'. Pink Sugar tries to do both, but Velvet Unicorn understands it is here to be all sweetness and light. Thank you, Velvet Unicorn. You don't want to be picked up by some older teen boys hanging out at the carnival, and I like that. Dry, on Skin - Surprisingly long-lasting, and very strawberry cotton candy, and no kidding, I can smell the meringue specifically. I love meringues, and while they don't have much of a smell outside of when you directly take them out of the oven, this oil manages to capture what little they have--and flavor it with strawberry. No fizz, all smooth, sweet strawberry. Really love this one! It isn't at all similar to Candy Phoenix, if that is holding you back from giving it a try. I haven't tried any of the other 'candy' BPALs, so I can't speak to their similarities. I'll be trying to get myself a bottle soon, because this is one of the cheeriest scents I've ever had the pleasure of sniffing.

In Bottle - A musky citrus, not candyish, fresh but dark. Wet on Skin, First Applied - It is great. That musk is not particularly strong or acrid, which is a problem I have with musks on the rare occasion, and the jasmine seems to be non-existent, at least in any cat pee sort of way. Jasmine usually is not an issue for me, though--it always just smells like jasmine. This is definitely a fresh citrus, musky, smoky, vanilla concoction. It does remind me quite a bit of Faiza, but without gardenia, and with a substantial amount of vanilla added. Substantial relative to Faiza, of course. Giallo isn't crazy-strong on the vanilla, and it definitely isn't anything you'd refer to as foody, or even all that 'sweet'--at least, in a candy/vanilla/baked good sort of way. The citrus isn't so much sweet as it is zesty and fresh. This is mostly a musky, incense-ish blend--even if it doesn't include much in the way of actual incensey notes, haha. Dry, on Skin - Definitely in the family of Faiza, and darest I say...Snake Charmer? The Resurrected blend, at least. Not as strong, not as sexy. It is sort of if Faiza dropped the gardenia in favor of vanilla, then got together with Snake Charmer, and made a meeker, more casual version of themselves. It faded much more quickly than either Faiza or Snake Charmer, boohoo--but it is definitely more daytime/casual appropriate, in part because of it's small throw and quicker fadeout. Do keep in mind though, that Giallo won my heart on name alone--so I am quite biased.

In Bottle - Woods, and caramel coffee. Reminds me a lot of Miskatonic University. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Mm, nice. I would definitely drink this. Caramel coffee all around, and just a little wood. It smells sort of burnt, but very caramelly--that sort of toffee caramel, not really a sugary caramel. Dry, on Skin - The woods come out a little -just a touch- stronger after some time, and the coffee deepens, and the caramel fades a bit. For me, this is just like layering Miskatonic University over Dark Chocolate Pepper-Smoked Caramel from Lupercalia this year. I like it a lot, but if you happen to have either of those two, you probably have this particular fragrance niche filled. A dark, sort of woodsy, smoky coffee--not at all too sweet. Think of Miskatonic University with slightly more wood, darker roast coffee, or Pepper-Smoked Caramel with less pepper and more wood. Very nice, but I'd feel silly buying a bottle when I already have two great examples of this type of scent. I might cave in, though: label art.

In Bottle - Strong ylang-ylang. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Hm, mostly definitely ylang-ylang. I'm not very sure I care for it, but it's definitely not bad. Hmm, again. I have no idea what oleander smells like, but I don't get much of anything outside of ylang-ylang. Dry, on Skin - Hmm, smells mostly like ylang-ylang against a subtle background of light patchouli. Oddly enough, it smells like a soda I'd enjoy drinking. Is it just me? It is a little heavy. Inoffensive, but I'm just sort of bored of it after about an hour, haha.

In Bottle - Bug spray. Specifically "Off!" brand, circa the mid-to-late 90s. Wet on Skin, First Applied - This smells exactly like summer evenings at my grandparent's house as a kid, budding...'tween'. Going swimming, dousing yourself in bug spray, then jettisoning off to the local county fair--smell of pool chemicals and bug chemicals wafting all about you, as somewhere in the distance, a tire fire rumbles. This is chemicals, vague "fruit" scents attempting to cover chemicals, and smoke and ash. Man, if it wasn't for this chemical overlay, I would be loving this. I love the smoke, the bitter-and-sweet apple, but there is just this heavy chemical gauze over the whole production. Dry, on Skin - As it tries, the harshness lightens up a bit, and more spicy-sweet apple appears, but for the most part this is still bug spray. Or, hair spray. Apple, chemicals, smoke. Definitely smells like poison, at some level... Not totally nauseating, but I'd only accept smelling like this if it was an unfortunate byproduct of a fun summer evening, or keeping bugs off of me, or keeping my hair up. Given the myriad of choices I have in the world of BPAL, I'm not going to feel too bad about thinking this one isn't worth the incredibly vivid picture. It is a pleasant picture, a great memory, but it is none of those things because it smelled so great back then.

I've got CCCXL---maybe a J at the end? Which would make it, I'm fairly certain, 340...J. In Bottle - Very sweet and sort of non-descript-candy-like, not at all picking up on Snake Oil. The oil itself is thick and amber-gold. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Violet candies, a general sort of 'pink' scent, berryish just a touch. Mostly violet, that sort of sweet, candy-violet. Reminds me a lot of Serpent Qui Danse, and in that, a little bit like Mr. Bubble. Less soapy, more candy, and I'm picking up on a little dragon's blood, or a little red musk, or a touch of both. One of the more effervescent musks or incenses, at least. Very pretty, sort of a young scent, but without coming off as possibly naive. Sort of a 'My First Incense!' scent. Definitely reminds me of the sort of thing my best friend in middle school used to love to burn. Which was, if memory serves, some sort of dragon's blood. Also, like I said, sweet violets. Very gentle, but not a weak or wilting scent. I definitely enjoy it. Dry, on Skin - The incense and/or musk strengthen as the blend dries, and it is just gorgeous. It never gets very heavy, which is fine by me; I have so few incense-y blends that aren't ...smoldering. This one is fresh, which is hard to find in in a blend containing a lot of the notes I enjoy--as they tend to be the heaving type. I still don't pick up on a lot of Snake Oil--which is definitely fine by me. I like Snake Oil tons, but I was hoping the blend would focus more on the add-ons than the base; just for chaos' sake. I wouldn't sell or swap this for anything! I'll be grabbing a few more Chaos Theories before they're off and gone.

In Bottle - Just chocolate so far, dark chocolate definitely, but I don't get any caramel or pepper. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Mm, deep, dark chocolate, with pepper. This smells a lot like a kind of cookie I made (I might've even gotten the recipe from this forum somewhere!) that was bitter-or-semisweet chocolate with a little black pepper added to the dough. They tasted delicious, and smelled really great. Dry, on Skin - Alright, yes. This is absolutely the top. Totally just perfect; not at all too foody, it is exotic/perfume-y enough that people probably won't immediately think "oh, chocolate candy with...pepper?" but it is undeniably chocolate/cocoa influenced. Just to sniff it without any knowledge of the name, or what the notes are supposed to be, someone might sniff a few times and realize chocolate--but it is not immediate. More of a bittersweet cocoa scent, and I love it so much. The caramel doesn't make itself known, but from what I can tell my chemistry just drowns caramel away, anyway. I do get a salty, very mild peppery scent mingling with that gorgeous bitter chocolate though--that gets stronger as the day goes on. Salted caramel, with very dark chocolate--but you aren't going to smell like smeared fancy chocolates all over your wrists and neck, necessarily. More gourmand or chocolate-inspired than it is foody. This lasts awhile, too, much longer than the other chocolate box scents I've tried. The throw is moderate, but I've yet to slather (trying to save my decant until I get my bottle--which may end up being multiple, anyway). One of my favorite BPALs yet. I definitely get the coffee vibe, too. Just perfect. Aging, I can't even think of yet. I'm sure it will only get better. If you like chocolate or cocoa-based scents at all, you really ought to try this before it goes away. It is very different than the average sweet, candyish chocolate scent. It is as dark and exotic as cocoa can be.

In Bottle - Super zesty citrus, smells a bit green in addition to the fruit. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Kumquats, specifically. That sort of acidic, only a little sweet orange scent--but not at all cleaning supply style. Still green in the background, and this is odd, but I get a bit of gardenia as well. Dry, on Skin - Very bright, the ginger makes a very slight appearance, but it remains more or less greenery and fresh kumquats (which smell similar to grapefruit, similar in the way all zesty fruits do, that is). Maybe the gardenia is white tea? I'm not terribly familiar with the scent of white tea--it doesn't smell much like green tea, so I didn't recognize it immediately as tea. Either way, a very fresh, citrus-and-green scent. Very much like actual fruits, not like syrup and very much not like candy. Lasts about four or five hours, and the throw is pretty subtle. Not bad at all!

In Bottle - Hm, mostly limes, soft citrus, not too zesty. Wet on Skin, First Applied - I'm getting spirited bursts of lime and grapefruit, not syrupy in the least, but not exactly fresh fruit. Probably most similar to the juice of those fruits. Definitely no chocolate mint for me, but that doesn't much bother. It would be...crazy to smell alongside the rest of this oil. Fun, but I'd be surprised to pick up on it. Dry, on Skin - After a few hours, settles down to a gentle citrus tea (?); could be the lavender just adding an herbal element that my nose translates into fruit tea. Never did get much in the way of chocolate, but if I sniff with 'mint' in mind, I pick up a little. The lasting power is pretty great, especially for a citrus-heavy fragrance (4+ hours as of right now, with a lot of wrist activity all day ). The throw is soft, definitely the hug-n-smell range, not the "mm, that is...just like Schrodinger's Cat in perfume form!" from a few feet away range. I would definitely consider ordering a bottle, just because I don't have much in the way of fresh, not candy-sweet, fruit/citrus scents. I'll definitely pay attention to how my imp ages, I wonder if the chocolate and lavender leer about more the older it gets.

In Bottle - Lavender, if you can imagine such a thing. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Lavender. Dry, on Skin - Do you like lavender? Then you'll love Pontia. The bergamot as far as I can tell might just be cutting some freshness into the lavender, but there is absolutely no mistaking this for anything but a very gorgeous lavender. I used to hate the note, but BPAL must use a different sort of oil than the other, more readily available lavender products on the market. This lavender is no where near medical or 'old fashioned', it is sort of big, actually. Well, I can't describe it properly; big doesn't seem to be the right way. It is deep, and tranquil--and very warm. Herbal, but not necessarily clinical-feeling to me. I probably won't get a bottle of this, just because as much as I like the lavender I've experienced in other BPAL blends (Lilith Victoria was one of my first bottles, and still remains a massive favorite) I don't really see the need to have a full 5ml of pretty much single-note lavender. I will, however, milk my decant for all it is worth. Layering, sleep-assistance, general lazy wear...Will be loved, will be missed.

In Bottle - Pretty much just cherry, maybe if I sniff deeply just the slightest bit of chocolate. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Same story as in the bottle, this is thick, syrupy cherry. Really bordering on Robatussin, or whichever medicine it is that is goopy, cherry flavored yech. Dry, on Skin - No change for me, unfortunately. This is just cherry medicine. Too bad, because I was really looking forward to it! The rest of the chocolate box that I have tried, (all minus Sugared Violet and Strawberry) have been really excellent--strongly of chocolate, with the 'filling' notes taking a second fiddle. This one seems pure cherry. I'm not a huge fan of cherry period; the fruit, the scent, the use of it in retro-style clothing.. the whole of cherrydom garners a 'meh' from me. I just figured I'd take the chance, and if anyone could make me like it, it'd be the Lab. Not a go, though. Lucky for me, it isn't much of a malingerer or wafter.

In Bottle - Sort of like some lipstick. I get that feeling with a lot of sweeter rose blends, though. One of the bigger cosmetics manufacturers does/did some rose scented lipstick, and I have permanently associated the two. Wet on Skin, First Applied - A blast of pink pepper right away, pleasant and very girly-perfumey. Dry, on Skin - Sweet, pink roses destroy all comers, but pink pepper fights valiantly and just refuses to stay down. This is a very girly fragrance to me, and I swear, it reminds me of Benefit's Benetint at this point. Sweetened up, sticky rose, with a little pink pepper, and as other reviewers have noted, a mysterious cinnamon bit. Not bad, but not something I see myself wearing that often. I can definitely see a younger girl, or a girl who just identifies herself more with gamine and youthful things really digging this, but I just feel too cynical for this blend.

In Bottle - Really can't smell much in the bottle, and definitely nothing jumping out and saying, "what you are presently smelling is me, _____." Sort of a faint, woody perfume in the imp, that is all. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Oh man, this is just wood. Straight up teakwood, I suppose. It isn't terrible, and I would appreciate it on a different person, but this is nothing at all in the range of scents that I like. I was hoping for more patch, caramel, clove, and tobacco. Alas, this is teakwood with maybe just enough patchouli to wet it up a bit. Dry, on Skin - Gets better, eventually. The teakwood doesn't fade, but the clove and patchouli's strength grows as time passes on the skin. So, that is a plus. Still, it is pretty heavy on the wood for my taste, and I'll probably pass this one on--but I suppose I know now to avoid wood notes. They just seem to feel suffocating on me. Odd, because in commercial perfumes I used to love the entire woodsy category of scents. Maybe the 'real thing' is just too much for me, and in most commercial orientals they're using just the slightest hint of...oak, maybe? Either way, I've got so many Lupercalias I want to grab before they go, it is a good thing that this one didn't work on me.

In Bottle - Here, it smells mostly just like Bliss. Maybe a touch, touch, touch of Gluttony. Nowhere near as ...gluttonous as Gluttony. Wet on Skin, First Applied - If Bliss is sort of cheap Hershey's chocolate, Milk Chocolate Buttercream is a nice little truffle. See's, I'm thinking. Which is one of my favorite chocolate thing, ever. Well, or See's many fruit truffles. I go on... Dry, on Skin - Stays a quality, deep sort of milk chocolate with a little hint of vanilla buttercream. Doesn't last very long at all, and is quite subtle. I'm still debating whether or not I want to purchase a bottle...Smells so great, but I just wonder how often I'll be looking to smell exactly like my favorite candy. I'm just not sure...Also, the lasting power is a little meager for my taste.

In Bottle - Smells like a lot of vanilla, and a little ginger. Very gorgeous, and not at all over-complicated! Wet on Skin, First Applied - Some sort of ginger cupcake with thick vanilla frosting. It isn't too sweet though, not sugary at all, very much a real vanilla scent (more like the pod, or an extract) with a soft, not-too-spicy ginger base. Dry, on Skin - Settles down into an even less sweet fragrance, probably the oakmoss and...oud? Hm, whatever it is, smells gorgeous. Subtle throw, lasts about six hours, with some subtle lingerings near the initial points of application for the remainder of the night. It is different enough from any of my other ginger scents that it is definitely worth picking a bottle up.

In Bottle - Very rosy, with just a little myrhh or something similar kicking around in the back. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Pure rose, with a touch of powder. Dry, on Skin - Dead-on plain, white Dove body soap. Roses, powder, and that is about it. Not entirely unpleasant, just soft and clean. Not really my kind of scent, but not at all offensive. Seems to linger well, and wafts about gently. If it was my kind of fragrance, I'd really dig the staying power and throw.

In Bottle - Smells sort of rosy, more or less a 'classic' perfume sort of scent. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Noooo. Cheap wine, powdery sweetness that I can only assume is the honey and incense co-mingling in a most unholy fashion, and roses. Dry, on Skin - Yeah, powdered wine. This is not for me; well, not for me to be surrounded by at least. If I hugged a person who smelled like this, I'd be pleased. If I walked into a room, smelled this, and then walked out, I'd be fine. To be wafting it up at myself all day, not so much. I always knew I didn't like the wine smell, and I'm beginning to think honey might not be as for me as I want it to be. So, Delphi, as much as I love your name, I'm afraid I can live without you. Happily.

In Bottle - Pretty juicy citrus, very nice. A bit of a chocolate orange feel, actually. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Oh, a nice, bright orange with some incense lurking about. Somehow, they fit together perfectly. I love it so far, and can for sure see where the Angel comparisons come from. Dry, on Skin - This is amazing, it smells like what I imagine Angel feels like to other people. On me, Angel has always just turned into a thick cloud of peppery patchouli--unlike Xiuhtecuhtli which maintains this interesting incense, citrus, deep note'd thing going on. My mom has worn Angel since it first came out, and it smells quite good on her (not exactly like this, but similarly 'fresh' and incensey). I think I might buy her a bottle next time I order, just to see if she, a major Angel fan, can appreciate it too. If not, I'll be happy to just take it for myself.

In Bottle - Cinnamon, assorted spice, and very warm. Not nasal-passage burning spice, just a gentle, warm scent. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Mm, definitely a cinnamon and honey situation. I love it! A nice sweet and spicy chai, that is the first thing that hits me. The cinnamon is the strongest spice, with the others adding a little intrigue. Yeah, this is a lot like some of that chai pre-prepared syrup; a scent that I very much enjoy. Dry, on Skin - I asked my dad what he thought of this one, hoping he'd finally be able to identify something correctly--but alas, he said it smelled like bubblegum. After he said that though, I started to think it could be mistaken for that, too! Thanks for planting such thoughts in my head, pft. It is just lovely chai though, once I just mindwipe and sniff. Gorgeous, very soft and warm, and didn't burn my moderately sensitive skin. Most spice scents don't, but sometimes a cinnamon will catch me off guard, not Bengal though! The throw was average, the lasting power probably about 5 hours or so. I can see wearing this on days where I just want to smell good strictly for myself, no notions going out to anyone else. After all, what can you draw out about a person who smells of chai? Other than that they might enjoy a fine chai beverage now and then?

In Bottle - Smells like a high school's homecoming dance. Gagging and thick in the air, it is a terrible flashback. I'm wary to apply, but I figure it won't be that bad on. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Nah, pretty much a high school dance still. This is awkward to wear, even just sitting here at my desk. I feel like I should be shuffling around, loosening my dad's tie and trying to cop a feel. They keep playing that one Nelly song. So this is what the male experience is at one of these events. I never had much fun myself, but it would've really sucked to have to stand around smelling like this the whole time in addition to all the other lame things at a dance. Dry, on Skin - Definitely calmed down, it's now a perfectly reasonable men's cologne. I mostly smell leather and patchouli, with a bit of the old lavender to soften it a bit. If I were a man, this would be worth the wait-through the terrible homecoming memories. I'd also enjoy smelling it on a fellow, in it's later stages, of course. Smelling it through the first ten or so minutes might spark a deja vu situation, wherein I run off to the girl's room throughout the rest of the evening to giggle and obsessively reapply eyeliner. Oh, homecoming. Very masculine scent, at all stages.

In Bottle - Limes, lemons, assorted citruses. Very, very fresh, and not cleaning supply style--much more candy type. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Still citrus, pretty much Lemonheads exactly. It has that sort of soft, powdered lemon scent that Lemonheads do. Dry, on Skin - Well, it's still candy citrus. If I take a deep sniff, I can sort of at the very tail-end of it pick out lilac. All in all though, it's a powdery citrus with just a wee hint of lilac and the slightest touch of musk. Definitely pleasant, and fitting for either sex. As a girl I didn't find it anywhere near too masculine to wear, and on a man I think it would just translate into 'clean', not necessarily fragrance. I'd wholeheartedly recommend it to a man who was looking for cologne that was subtle and not in the slightest bit overpowering, as those can be hard to come by--especially in the commercial fragrance world.

In Bottle - Mm, very edible. Smells like a buttery pumpkin, with subtle spicy notes. Definitely reminds me of pumpkin bread, with a slathering of butter. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Spicy! A lot like a stick of Big Red chewing gum at first, and definitely disconcerting given I just smelled a warm and soft pumpkin. It's calming down though, and is smelling more and more like pumpkin pie spice. I like it, but I definitely smell mostly of spices, little of pumpkin. I don't smell peach specifically, but I can imagine that it is contributing to the fruity, natural sweetness rounding out Jack, keeping it from being a pure spice blend. Well, that along with the pumpkin. Dry, on Skin - Here we go, it's PUMPKININNY! Actually, a lot more like a Snickerdoodle cookie now, haha. If I keep it in mind, I can smell pumpkin, but if this scent just wafted by me--I'd be thinking spicy-sweet, not necessarily pumpkin. The problem here may be that I've never really been able to smell pumpkin as a fragrance, it always just seems like spice to me! Maybe it has to do with my chemistry amping the spice notes, no matter how minute they are, or maybe I just haven't found that mysterious, non-spicy pumpkin scent yet. Well, I did, but then I put it on my skin. I suppose that is my answer, isn't it? No big worries, because I love Jack just the way he is, imp or on my skin! I suppose this scent would be shared with Pumpkin Snickerdoodles, if such a cookie existed. Warm, very sweetly spicy, with that buttery pumpkin note surfacing on occasion. edit, around two hours or so of wear: Now peaches! When does this scent stay still? Like a spicy peach pie, or so I think, I've never really had a peach pie. I've smelled my share of canned peaches though, and this smells like a fuller, rounder, less high fructose corn syrup'd version of them, sloshed around in a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon, and plopped right on top of a pumpkin pie. I...I, like it? It is just crazy to me that all these hours in, the oil has changed it's strongest components so dramatically. This is fun, and unless it turns to something absolutely hideous in the next few hours, I'll probably get myself a bottle. I had no idea I would like the smell of spicy peach pie.

In Bottle - Whiskey, but a nice, smooth sort of whiskey scent. Definitely doesn't smell like any actual whiskey I've encountered, but like the sort of whiskey I imagine whiskey aficionados drink. Wet on Skin, First Applied - Lemon (?), gardenia, ylang-ylang, and deep wood-notes to round it. This is a pretty unique scent so far, definitely the kind you might sniff a few times just to try to figure it out. Dry, on Skin - The lavender is coming to attention, and that mysterious lemon-like scent is vying for the top-spot again. Ylang-ylang takes it's place in the background with the woods, just adding a little sweetness. I seem to smell a little bit of green, or grass in there as well. I was worried I'd end up just smelling like I'd been drinking, but that wasn't the case at all. It's definitely a perfume-type fragrance, but with tavern inspired notes. I really love it. Might even get myself a 5ml, from the lab frimp!