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2011 In the bottle: musky caramel Wet: caramel is strongest note but there is also some powdery amber and spices coming out now too Drydown: this scent is strong and has a lot things going on. Every time I sniff my arm or get a whiff of the throw I get different notes. I really like that about this scent, but what is hurting it for me is the amber is very powdery and kinda takes over after a while. Amber does this on me sometimes. It's definitely a sexy scent and very mysterious. It's not "foodie" even though the caramel is there so I feel like it'll work for a lot of different tastes. Had great throw and good staying power too.

This scent is a sexy, oaky, vanilla and tobacco scent. It's not masculine per say but I want to smell it on my man not myself. Not sure why. Maybe because it's not a foodie scent at all and that's my thing. But it is a gorgeous scent none the less. The vanilla is lovely here mixed with the oak. Maybe because it's a black vanilla that's what makes me think of a man. Who knows. Great scent though and everyone needs to try this one at some point. Had good throw and staying power too for a GC scent.

Ok so I love all things EGGS! Not sure why it's a fascination I've had my whole life. I love the shape of eggs, the look, the color, I'm weird I know. So when I saw Egg Moon I hoped it would be love. But sadly this little egg scent got over run by spices and powder. This was a very light cinnamon, cassia, and powder over a even lighter egg cream type note. I wish it was much more eggy and creamy but it was mostly spice and powder which took over. But it's not strong it's a very light scent. It had medium throw (mostly powder and cassia) at the start but didn't last very long. It was a light spicy scent. No egg.

This is a simple review. In the bottle: light vanilla ice cream (sweet vanilla) Wet: perfect vanilla ice cream but so light I can barely smell it, added a bit more...still not much scent though. I can smell the vanilla ice cream but I have to have my nose practically on my skin. Drydown: No throw and super short wear time. Not sure what happen here. But I wish this was stronger! It could be a HG scent for me if it was because vanilla ice cream scents are amazing and I love them, but this one is a sad melted vanilla ice cream cone on the ground. Maybe my bottle was off? Maybe I should track down a fresh imp some day...maybe the result would be better.

In the bottle: not much maybe a light cherry Wet: there is stronger sweet cherry and strawberry but not much cheesecake Drydown: on the drydown is when the cheesecake note comes out but it's more cakey not cheesey. This is delicous don't get me wrong but what broke my heart was the lack of throw and very short wear time. Shortest of all my other Beaver Moon scents.

This snake was mostly Snake Oil with a hint of myrrh and almond on top. But for some reason it wasn't very sweet or foodie on me like I thought it might be. Maybe the red mandarin was there, and was what made this kinda sharp and lackluster on me. Not sure. I feel like the Snake Oil scents were all kinda light and didn't last long, and that the aging made them not love my skin so much. I tested this back in 2012 I believe. But this too wasn't much of anything just Snake Oil with a hint of myrrh and nut. Passsssssed this snake on...

This snake was a powdery little mess. I did smell delicious aged Snake Oil in the bottle but on the skin the other notes were making it powdery and a little too perfumey. I'm thinking it was the frankincense and incense maybe that did that. Although I'm not sure if it was the opoponax, labdanum, and hyssop. To be honest I'm not as familiar with these notes so they could be the culprits too. This was pretty underwelming for me. But the Snake Oil was the best part. The staying power wasn't very good either. Passed this little snake on...

This scent was just as described cinnamon, cassia, and ginger until the Snake Oil...I didn't get any in it. Or it must've been over shadowed by these stronger notes. The strongest being the ginger which was a bit too much really. I hoped the Snake Oil would foodie it up and add some vanilla but no. If you love the other three notes and especially ginger then get this little snakey. But for me it was too much heat and not enough sweet.

2008 In the bottle: delicious orange custard (very excited) Wet: the anise seed comes out stronger when on the skin and it's the black licorice variety. I love it mixed with the orange and custard, this is delicious for about ten minutes but then.... Drydown: sadly it all goes to crap when the funeral flowers come out! They are strong heady and over bearing. They take over all the foodie goodness and what is left is dead flowers. This was such a heartbreaker, and one of the biggest morphing scents for me. I love the initial stages if you could just take out the flowers!! The throw was strong and lasted a while! But sadly the flowers made me let this one go...

This scent was mostly tobacco and orange blossom honey on me. It was almost bitter in quality on my skin. Not sure why. I never really got any brown sugar or tonka. But I did get whiffs of saffron in the throw. It actually does make me think this could be what a cute little Pussy Moth would smell like.

This is my favorite beeswax scent so far. It smells like actual beeswax with a touch of nutmeg and sandalwood. The throw wasn't very big and the staying power weak (which is why I eventually sold it). But it is a wonderful scent if you love the scent of beeswax. Which to me a very very light earthy sweet honey scent with no powder. And that is what I get here.

In the bottle: I get what smells like white chocolate and maybe some rose Wet: The chocolate is there and so is the rose first. Then I get pomegranate and nutmeg coming out. It's a nice mix but maybe there's too much going on for me because now they are starting to blend together and I'm not sure what I think of the mix. Drydown: When it dries down I think I get the myrrh because it gets a little perfumey and not sure what's doing that. I think the white chocolate I smelled earlier was from the bourbon vanilla mixing with the chocolate note. This had good staying power though and a powdery throw.

This one was mainly strawberry and orange blossom. It was on the sweeter side though. That was probably from the pink candies. It had low throw and didn't last very long. It is a lovely feminine scent though. Something for a first date maybe. I never got any vanilla. It also became a little powdery after it was on my skin a while.

This was mostly coffee and a light woodsy oak scent on me. This coffee wasn't sweet it was more the freshly roasted kind with nothing added. I was hoping the mallow would be like marshmallow but sadly no. This would probably be nice on my hubby. It had decent staying power and low throw though. Stayed close to the skin.

2007 This was just a basic gingerbread scent on me. Nothing special. I expected the greatest gingerbread ever but it sadly wasn't. Maybe it was the age of the bottle but it was very light on my skin too. Also it had no throw and not much staying power. Very sad. But if this came back now I would probably give it another try. Such a cute name.

In the bottle: chocolate covered cherries Wet: the cardamom really come out hard like a grounchy groundhog and take over a little bit. It's fighting with the cherry a little which is kind of weird. The vanilla never comes out at all. Drydown: The chocolate disapears pretty fast but the cardamom and cherry remain. It's a cool scent but not a total love. Cute label and good throw and wear time (maybe 3-4 hours). P.S. never got any caramel...weird

This was a very light apple, guava, and carnation scent on me. It was just those three notes mingled together. I didn't like this apple note either. Apple is very hit or miss on my skin. And the vanilla cream never showed up which was the note I was looking forward to most! Too bad. Such a lovely dedication to the forum members and it's birthday. But sadly this wasn't a good one on me. Also had super short wear time.

This was too much apple for me. And it got kinda gross on my skin. I didn't get much of the other notes sadly. And it had little to no staying power but the apple did throw the short time it was on my skin.

This is very simple on me. It's a lovely sandalwood scent with a little dragon's blood in the background to spice it up a notch. Not much throw at all. And short wearlength. It's just ok. But if you love sandalwood give it a go.

This one was not buttery on me at all! It was very berry with a weird ozone note on top. I did not like it at all. I hoped for delicious berry pie but nope. It was just ozone and berries. Maybe the ozone was supposed to be the "frost" but it didn't work on me. Had no throw and stayed on my skin maybe 20 minutes, so at least it didn't last long.

This scent was mainly bready, yeasty, and had an apricot jelly note that wasn't very sweet but almost bitter, maybe the cherries made it that way. It was foodie and delicious but I'm not sure it won me over as a perfume but I would like to eat it, lol. It had very little throw and short staying power...maybe an hour tops. The label was cute though.

I tested this a while ago and I remember on me it was all ginger truffle and cardamom. It may have had a little rum mixed in there too. I didn't get any chocolate or coconut at all. It had decent throw but only lasted aboout 30 minutes tops on my skin. I had to let it go because all that strong ginger wasn't really a love for me.

In the bottle: tart delicious cherry (no cough syrup here) Wet: the cherry is very prominent and I love that it's not the cough syrup variety. The cream accord comes out too and it's so lovely! Cream is a note I love to slather on my skin in any scent it makes me happy. Luckily it works very well on me. This is a delicious cherry cream scent. Drydown: Now is when the rose water peeks out and it's light and lovely as well. It does smell a little like Turkish Delight to me and that is AWESOME! I love that. The throw is not that strong, but the staying power was great, it stayed close and comforting on my skin for quite some time. Glad I took a chance on this one!

In the bottle: Sugary pepper nuts Wet: this Cardamom and nutmeg come out now on top of the sugary pepper nuts. This is very interesting and different then any other foodie scent I've tried. It's very complex in a way. The throw is pretty good. Drydown: What ends up sticking around is the sugared pepper nuts. I love all the notes that popped out during the wet to drydown phase but sadly they don't stick around that long. The staying power was maybe 2 hours. Foodie lovers should give this one a try though since it is quite unique.

2009 In the bottle: delicious coffee like egg nog...oh yes!! Wet: this is a delicious egg nog latte scent (better then the actual Eggnog Latte scent BPAL did). Now I just hope it will stick around because all the delicious egg nog scents I have tried from BPAL fade away so fast. Drydown: Sadly this one did the same thing and faded away so fast. Like a half hour maybe. But it is delicious and creamy and I loved it while it lasted. YUMMY! It's just a shame on that staying power. Adorable label too!