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    Don’t Lick It

    Vanilla peppermint. Sadly, it has a blast on wet, but my skin EATS peppermint and it never lasts. Low throw and wear length.
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    Marshmallow Snow

    Chilly peppermint devolves into fluffy marshmallow. I pretty much only get marshmallow on the drydown. To me, this is marshmallow SN at the moment. Medium throw and wear length.
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    Lavender and White Chocolate Madeleines

    Lavender and white chocolate fade into a very realistic madeline batter. After about an hour, it really smells strongly of madelines. And then it dries to a very faint madeline with lavender. Medium throw and wear length. Smells like a delicious cookie.
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    Tonka Bean, Black Tea & Vetiver

    Resinous black tea. Great throw on wet, and then it dries to a darker vetiver and tonka scent and its a skin scent at the moment. Low throw, low wear length.
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    Cypress, Eucalyptus & Birch Tar

    Cool eucalyptus and a whiff of evergreen. It dries down to a faint birch soda and evergreen note. Good throw on wet, and then very low throw. Low wear length.
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    Orris Root, Carnation & Tobacco

    Spicy carnation with a whiff of tobacco. This reminds me to Hod. If you miss Hod, give this a whirl. It's not exactly the same, but given that Hod has been discontinued for a really long time, I mean. Good throw and wear length.
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    Black Currant, Patchouli & Grapefruit

    Bright grapefruit fizz, blackcurrant, and a whiff of patchouli. It dries down to a black currant and patchouli blend, but the grapefruit note definitely gives it both a brightness and fizz. Medium throw and wear length.
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    Rose-Tinted Mirror

    Rose-Tinted Mirror is a gentle little pick me up that will help remind you of all that’s radiant about you, inside and out. There’s a sensual aspect that will assist in reconnecting you with the joys of your own body, and a heart-healing aspect that will assist you in pushing through your anxiety, grief, or fear so that you can open yourself up more freely to joy again. You are beautiful, you deserve happiness. Rose otto, red benzoin, mallow, amber resinoid, CO2 extract of orris root, balm of gilead, frankincense, honey absolute, and violet leaf. Please note: this oil contains honey and is not vegan.
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    Peppermint & Pine

    Peppermint on blast, and then it dries to a whiff of pine and peppermint. My skin just eats this up. Medium throw, low wear length.
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    Amber & Cardamom

    Spicy cardamom and warm amber. It's basically a cardamom blend though. Delish. Good throw and wear length.
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    Cinnamon & Clove

    Spicy. Basically if you love cinnamon or clove, give this a whirl. Good throw, but the wear length on this was low. On the other hand, when it was on, it was on at full blast. Ugh, this smells sort of the holidays. Love it.
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    Narcissus & Snowflakes

    This one smells like a wintery narcissus, which has a slight oudh overlay to it. It's a white floral, but its not really sweet. Kinda musky and chilly. This is not a floral flower sort of blend, but rather the impression of a flower. Good throw and wear length.
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    Ritualcravt House Blend

    Black patchouli, teakwood, white sandalwood, saffron crocus, tobacco leaf, aconite accord, ambrette seed, musk seed, Dittany of Crete, and yew.  I did not use this for its intended purpose. This is a scent review from decanting this out. I got mainly patchouli, tobacco, yew, and sandalwood. There is some dark green herbalness on the fringes, but it's mainly a dirty patchouli-tobacco-sandalwood blend on me.
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    No One is Above the Law

    A burst of sunlight dissolving the smoke-thick thunderclouds of corruption, hubris, greed, and cruelty: golden amber, sweet bergamot, fresh cut grass, broom flower, hay, orange blossom honey, labdanum, red benzoin, and vanilla.
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    Beeswax, Cedarwood & Bourbon Vanilla

    I mainly get a sweet beeswax and cedar scent. It's sort of ecclesiastical to me? Good throw and wear length.
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    Cold Moon 2020

    I mainly get a perfumey fudgesicle. It smells like a perfume interpretation of a fudgesicle. Low throw, average wear length.
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    Creaking Floorboards

    Smoky black tea, cigarettes, and wood. Whiff of blood. Medium throw and wear length.
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    Cracked Mirrors

    Aquatic, silvery mirrors, and gilt. This is very much like House of Mirrors, but slightly wispier and more ghostly. Good throw and wear length.
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    Disembodied Malevolent Laughter

    Cool lemon/grape that warms up to a resinous blend. Medium throw and wear length.
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    Doleful Pipe Organ

    Musky chocolate metal. There's some pitch and oudh, and this is dark. Good throw and wear length.
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    Figure in the Attic Window

    Minty, almost lemony, bergamot with a whiff of frankincense, and honestly this is also giving me citrusy white tea vibes. So pale ghosts in the attic. Cool cool. Would be an amazingly cooling summer scent in the June Gloom. Medium throw and wear length.
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    Endless Corridors

    Rich heavy beeswax. Reminds me a Light of Men's Lives. Yup, beeswax. Good throw and wear length.
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    Flickering Lights, Fluttering Curtains

    This should be called Vanilla Lace, because that's what it smells like. Bourbon vanilla, lace and a whiff of cognac. Rich and heady. Good throw and wear length.
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