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Light wood and smoke. This is basically a smoky wood on me. Medium throw, low wear length.

Soft, potent lilac. Breeze, lilac, and a whiff of wood. Ethereal. Medium throw but great wear length.

White florals, wood and a whiff of chocolate and coconut. It's very much like I remember the previous Last Unicorn. Cool and warm at the same time. Good throw and wear length.

An oil of the convergence of ideas and philosophies, of finding companionship and friendship with those who uplift and enrich your life and whose lives you can improve in return. This is an oil of connection, empathy, intuition, and mutual healing, and an attraction oil that focuses on drawing kind, wise, and loving people into your sphere. Almond hull (Prunus dulcis), white sage essential oil and white sage from the TAL garden (Salvia apiana), Atlas cedarwood essential oil (Cedrus atlantica), Vietnamese aloeswood, tonka bean (Dipteryx odorata), French oakmoss absolute (Evernia prunastri L.), hyssop essential oil and leaf from the TAL garden (Hyssopus officinalis), jasmine absolute and flower (Jasminum grandiflorum), myrrh essential oil and tears (Commiphora myrrha), and Bulgarian rose absolute and rose petals (Rosa damascena).

Caramel sugar and warm black berries. Sugary, blackberry. Great throw and wear length.

On wet, there is is a toast/toasted popcorn note, but it mainly dries down to a musk, fur, and a whiff of something very vanilla-like. It's a deep musk, fur on me though, and I get a fair bit of amber and moss, actually. Medium throw and wear length.

Oak planks, iron, brandy, and spiced rum.

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Chocolate, with a hint of vanilla and booze. On wet, I got a peppery bloom, but basically it dries down to a chocolate + vanilla booze mix. Medium throw and wear length.

The Circle of Noh appears to be ready for release based on this prototype bottle. This one starts off as a somewhat cool, icy cologne. I also think there's a sandalwood in there. Definitely dries to an icy, cool sandalwood based cologne. Medium throw and wear length. Actually, I think mr. zee_zee might like this. Kabuki Prototypes mentioned in the C2E2 announcement of 2013.

This year’s confection is a creamy coffee cheesecake with a hint of milk chocolate.

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Deep red musk, oakmoss, white mint, tuberose, woodsmoke, and brocade chypre.

Velvet mosses, green tea, white sandalwood, hemp, dried grasses, ivy, and soft ferns.

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An oil of command and worldly power, of the claiming and reclamation of influence and authority. It is an oil of triumph in defiance of tyranny, bigotry, and oppression (both from external and internal sources). This is an oil of finding your power when you feel powerless, and amplifying your power when you are in your radiance. It is an oil of autonomy, self-sufficiency, of victory over those who would subjugate you. This oil shatters bonds of servitude, grants you increased control over your own life, and brings your enemies to heel – and it does it all through intensifying courage, augmenting your virtues, and turning the core of your being into a churning supernova of healthy, luminous power. Frankincense essential oil (Boswellia serrata) and tears (Boswellia dalzielii), organic Roman chamomile essential oil and herb from the TAL garden (Anthemis nobilis), bay laurel essential oil and leaves from the TAL garden (Laurus nobilis), red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus), sandalwood essential oil gleaned from wild-harvested Australian heartwood (Santalum spicatum), tobacco absolute (Nicotiana tabacum) and tobacco blossoms from the TAL garden (Nicotiana glauca), supercritical fluid CO2 extraction of ginger and dried rhizome (Zingiber officinale), pink pepper essential oil (Schinus terebinthifolia), black pepper essential oil (Piper nigrum), basil essential oil (Ocimum basilicum), orris root and orris butter concrete (Iris germanica), red rose petals (Rosa damascena), tonka bean absolute (Dipteryx odorata ), cinnamon chips (Cinnamomum verum), hexane-free saffron absolute (Crocus sativus), fossilized amber oil (Oleum succini), 24-karat gold, silver, and rose vegetal musk.

This blend should just be called I BOW TO NO ONE. I woke up this morning, dabbed some LC oil on, and decided to dab some Queen's Exultation as well, mainly to basically turn myself into a mini-supernova of power. This to me manifested both in Saturnian authority and Martial action. I have basically cut through my work today like a hot knife through butter, including leading a 90+ minute team meeting. It's got some oomph that I have typically associated with Aldebaran, which may just be the Saturn/Mars combo manifesting for me on this one. I am sad that this is not available anymore, because I would definitely buy a backup.

A shining scent, bright and warm: copal, champaca blossom, sweet amber, frankincense, and lemon peel.

With a hint of cinnamon and cardamom.

This year’s iteration of Worm Moon is a moist, writhing splort of white grapefruit, coconut meat, wet white amber, squishy pink fruits, cistus, and ruddy labdanum protruding through a moondust-dappled mound of white musk, iris absolute, white sandalwood, and ti leaf.

This one’s for Lilith.

A song of love echoing out through the aethers from the shadowy lands of death: pale rose and sweet myrrh drifting through a veil of olibanum, elemi, pallid frankincense, black tea leaf, and ho wood. I get mainly rose, frankincense, and woods. It's a sweet rose, resinous, light and yet kind of sad. If you're looking for sad and sweet rose blends, this one is definitely for you. It reminded me of being in the twilight of your years, and looking back at your first love.

A scent of strength and serenity: golden amber and pale lavender, sweet red patchouli and sugar cane.