themerrybaker

Hell, Hound - fetch mama them dry root doctor roots.

This is very woody and herbal without much throw. I'd put this in the "seriously witchy" category along with Vipralabda and Queen. I will definitely keep the bottle for those "don't mess with me anymore" days.

And thank you Lab that this does not smell like brimstone toasted wet dog.

ADD in a bottle? Sometimes I mistake my head for a hole in the ground so I can see mistaking my Sugar Moon for my Sugar Skull.

Succintly - Sugar Moon is caramelized sugar and orchid, Sugar Skull is caramelized sugar and prunes.

Hello again, Sleepy Moon - haven't sniffed you for a while.

The chamomile and amaranth are very pronounced in Dyan Moon, which I find to be mostly herbal - not floral.

It gives me the impression of hot, dry herbs instead of an invocation of moonlit hunting virgins. In fact it reminds me of a hot barn with herbs drying from the rafters.

That said, I find Dyan Moon to be good for days when I would rather be gardening, and for drifting off to sleep. It's not a feminine or sexy scent but sometimes you just want to play in the dirt.

Glad I have a bottle and need to try it as a room scent as well.

For a while I had a little routine going: Count Dracula on Mondays - because Mondays suck, and 13 on Fridays, because Fridays are sweet. I lost my bottle of orange-label 13 in the Great Moving Disaster of 2007 and got off track for a while.

My green-label 13 is stepping up to the plate. It's very cosy-sweet with hints of sandalwood and spices. It morphs a bit for the first hour or so - sometimes more spiciness and sometimes more chocolate.

I'm glad that the lab has made a tradition of reissuing this periodically.

Opuhi is a "your skin, but better" scent on me. It is subtle but lasts a very long time. Opuhi would make a good work scent, a good layering scent, or a relaxing anytime scent.

I see the comparison to Antique Lace, because I actually "see" lace when sniffing it. Maybe delicate Victorian woman tending exotic orchids in her hothouse?

Gluttony (and to a lesser extent, Sugar Skull) are both very very rich and foody. It may not be a specific ingredient in the Gluttony, just that your stomach is not in the mood for rich food?

But when you come to think of it, nausea could be a legitimate result of the deadly sin of gluttony!!

I was surprised to find chocolate listed as a note in Cerberus. It reminds me more of fierce black licorice whips and feral lemon with some wild walnut still around. It smells good, and I like wearing it, but wonder if the aged version isn't substantially different from the new version.

I don't know why I keep thinking "Sacrificial Raisins of Doom", but I like Steamworks even though I get nothing particularly metallic from it.

Resurrected 2006 version.

I am partial to vetiver blends in hot weather and the vetiver predominates. The rest is BPAL nostalgia with the patchouli and sandalwood. Smoky hot headshop.

Typhon is probably not for everyone, but I like it.

Mictecacihuatl is the first "love-not-just-like" in a long time. It has hot, dry spices of a bonfire on a cold night in the desert (or an altar fire in an Aztec temple ?). The sharp freshness of the agave (or copal?) would be be the delicious margherita that accentuates the difference between hot and cold.

Smoky opium, dried petals, and powder. Lady Lilith definitely evokes the decadent fin de siecle Victorian period. I like the subtle, peaceful impression. Definitely a good scent for work, or for when you need a bit of help evoking less vulgar times than these.

I think I have a skin chemistry problem with the Gladdener -it starts out smelling wonderful in a sagey-spicy way. After the milk develops, it is not exactly a fresh smell. In about 10 minutes, it smells as if I have rubbed pure canola oil on my arm.

As good as it is out of the bottle, this would be a definite scent locket candidate.

ETA

This may have needed to settle for a while - I've had good luck when layering it with one of the lemony accumulated frimps du jour. It will get plenty of wear that way.

My Aquarius was flying around picking nuts before he hit the wisteria vines. He needs a little time to stop smelling like pecan? brazil? nut oil before the floral and resins develop. From an oily start, Aquarius goes through a powdery phase then settles down to a lovely balance between herbal, floral, and resin.

Capricorn is an amazing scent. On me, it starts out bitter and herbal like Vipralabda then morphs to something lemony, then ends up soft, powdery, and a bit spicy. The sweeter final phase lasts a good long time. I'm glad I got the Lab's goat for my last order.

I got this one because I was sentimental about the wedding, but am happy with the way it smells. The jasmine is strong at first, but smells more like the jasmine plant than many of the problematic oils do. The honey is always there, and adds a dark, sweet feeling to the scent. I put a little on in the morning and it lasted well into the evening.

I wish I could say I was wafting around in a gauzy dress and gazing deeply into a Hot Viking Dude's eyes while wearing Hony Moan for the first time, but at least it will always bring back memories of getting drunk off my ass with the country boy moving packers while a snowstorm delayed the driver.... What could be more romantic than that??

This starts out very clean citrus and develops an aloe/linden/linen impression. I love this one, it's up there with Spirits of the Dead as a light daytime favorite. It's one of those where you just smell good while wearing it and don't clobber innocent bystanders with noticeable perfume or bakery smell.

TehMerryB loves those moonflower notes from BPAL. Gibbous Moon is no exception. It seems a little smoother (less pollen) than Blue Moon and a little more cool. Another perfume that I could wear every day!!

I'm glad I got to try the famous Peacock Queen, but although I love the rose plant, this is almost like a singel-note for me. I prefer Beth's more complex blends - but I will enjoy this perhaps as a room scent.

Diwali was the one I most looked forward to in this update. Happily to say, it did not disappoint. It reminds me of the rice pudding that you get in Indian restaurants, but has an undertone of sexy sweat. I will definitely enjoy wearing it.

I had reservations about ordering Fruit of Paradise because I thought it would be boring to smell like a fruit (acting like one is another discussion...).

I am really glad to have the bottle, because along with the tartness, there is plenty of spicy sweetness that has resulted in a real perfume as opposed to a room scent. FOP is a love-at-first-sniff for me even though I'm not really into fruity or foody scents.

Yarrgh maties!! Thar be Pirate Eggnog!!

Rummy and yummy on me. It makes me smile when I think about it following so close on the Pirate Wedding.

Count me another Event Ho.

This is a heavy, sweet, scent (orchid can be cloying on me) but the other ingredients add a little earthy bitterness that keeps it from joining its headache-inducing sisters (Queen Mab! Put your dress down!).

I hope this perfume doesn't get overlooked during the avalanche of seasonal LE's.

A Countenance Forboding Evil has one of the coolest names to answer when someone asks you "what are you wearing?".

Although I am a vetiver lover, and have come to appreciate patchouli, and like ylang-ylang - my chemistry turns this into CEDAR CHIPS on me.

And I don't care. Keeping the imp anyway because of the name.

I am amazed at how good Virgo is, especially since it contains valerian - which contains the term "phu" in its botanical description.

It evokes the fertile aspect of earth: a source of nutrients for living, growing things,

...Like aged warriors westward, tragic, thinned...

Maybe you have to be a skinny, aged, warrior to fully appreciate it but Death of Autumn is great on me. It starts out "dirty" like my pal Death Cap (what's in a name huh?). After about 4hr or so it loses the earthiness and reminds me of old prayerbooks and immortelles. Perfect for my favorite time of year.