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This starts out very almondy on me, it dominates all the other notes for a while. It dries down to be a honey and lavender scent with a hint of thyme. The almond almost completely fades away. The thyme does add an interesting herbal element but it stays in the background. Overall I like this, the lavender and honey make a really nice combination. I could end up buy a bottle of this one.

This starts out really creamy - at first it smells kind of nutty - like someone else said, kind of like hazlenuts. This lasts for about 10 mintues and then it morphs into a soft, creamy floral. The peony in this reminds me more of the Dormouse than The Girl in the Speckled Pink Kimono - it's not a sweet smelling peony it's kind of more green and fresh smelling like other people have said. Overall, this is very wearable and I wear it quite alot. I don't think that I have given the scent justic here but I found it hard to describe all the different elements. It's one of those scents that you could wear everyday, I often wear it to work.

I have tested this twice now to see if it would be different after it had settled down after coming straight out of the mailbox. It has been the same both times. This starts out with a bright red rose and very sweet cherry. The cherry is almost almondy at the beginning. After a while the cherry settles down and it stops smelling like almonds. The rose in this is a juicy kind of rose - it doesn't turn powdery on me like some roses can. This eventually dries down to be a sweet, fruity rose scent mixed with the lemon verbena. The lemon verbena does become quite strong after about 10-15 minutes, there are times when I think it almost dominates the rose. It's generally a 50/50 mix between the fruity rose and lemon verbena on me - I guess my skin must amp it. Overall, this is a nice, bright, sunny kind of scent.

This was a frimp from the lab I tried this one on without realizing it was a men's scent, it started out quite dry and my impression was that it had sandalwood in it, but I think that it must be from the amber. It was also initially quite piney and woodsy, which isn't really my thing. After a few hours of wearing it I could smell this yummy vanilla smell and I couldn't work out where it was coming from. I thought it must have been something left over from another perfume I had been wearing. It took me a while to realize it was coming from Golden Priapus! The vanilla in this is really, really good. Even though this scent does have a masculine side I definitely think that it could be unisex and would smell great on a male or a female.

This is mostly a clean, aquatic scent on me. It would be nice on a hot, summer day. I am happy that this is an aquatic scent that doesn't turn sharp on me. It's very true to it's description - it reminds me of a very still, crystalline lake or ocean. I really like this one, its probably not something that I would wear on an everyday basis but there are definitely lots of times when I would feel like wearing a scent like this.

This was a frimp from the lab Catherine starts out with alot of orange blossom, as it dries I get hints of the rose & rosemary. Orange blossom generally doesn't work on me because it turns sharp and soapy. It takes a while for it to get this stage, there were actually a few moments here where I could smell the wonderful orange blossom that other people love ... but due to my unfortunate skin chemsitry this ends up smelling soapy and the rose also turns powdery. The initial stages of this were really nice and I think that it would smell good on someone else, but it doesn't really work on me. Interestingly, someone told me that I smelt nice when wearing this so perhaps it's just my nose

This was a frimp from the lab I wanted to try this one for a while but I wasn't sure about the fir because my skin seems to amp pine/fir scents. This is a really lovely scent, it smells really fresh like summer rain falling on the jasmine and hyacinth. This is actually an aquatic that works on me! And the fir doesn't amp. Stays close to the skin and does seem to fade quite fast. This is a perfect scent for summer or days at the beach, I will definitely be using up my imp and may even upgrade to a 5ml at some stage.

The lust incense of a corrupted Astarte. A blend of ritual herbs and dark resins, shot through with three gingers and aphrodisiacal spices. This was a frimp from the lab Thanks, because I have wanted to try this one for ages! Most blends with ginger turn really sharp on me, but I think that this is finally a ginger blend that works on me. It smells, like warm spicy gingerbread on me. It's definitely a foody, baked kind of ginger. I think that there are some spices in here because every now and then I get wafts of cinnamon or mixed spice. I am very happy to have an imp of this one

This is mostly a cold, piney scent on me. A few minutes after the drydown, I get some faint florals but mostly it is pine and snow. Very Christmasy/Yule. Definitely not as floral as I was expecting it to be, I think my skin amps pine.

This smells like a more masculine, cologney Snake Oil on me. Something makes this smell like cologne on me, I think that it could be the red musk. As it dries I get hints of the myrhh and ylang ylang. It's an interesting scent and last for ages. It could definitely be unisex.

This was a frimp from the lab in one of my orders It starts out all spicy, cinnamon on me and then as it dries I can smell something floral in the background - to my nose its roses, or rosewater but it could also be jasmine - it's hard to tell. The florals start to go slightly powdery on me towards the end. This is nice and people who enjoy cinnamon scents will probably like this one too.

I can smell all the elements in this scent it is so true to it's description. It does smell like a child who has just hopped out of the bath. This is lovely and quite summery, it brings back memories of my own childhood. I think that this would be a good scent for someone younger, I am in my late 20's and I feel like it smells too young for me to wear - it reminds me a bit too much of my own childhood and I also work with children.

This is the 2012 version. It starts out with thick and super sweet, sugary, cream. I also get the butteriness that other reviewers describe. The final dry down of this is really pretty - I can actually smell the linen and the sugar fades away to leave a sweet, creamy scent. I love the dry down of this, the initial stages are way to sweet and foody for me. I am going to re-test this one, it's nice but I'm not sure how often I will wear it.

This starts out with really, sweet, juicy pear. The sweetness wears off the pear and this drys down into a lovely mix of vanilla and a realistic, not too sweet pear. It's about 50/50 mix of vanilla and pear on me, it's a soft, comfort scent. It's also really wearable and versatile. I decided to order a bottle

On me this is a sweet, lemony scent, with a hint of something green and herbal which I assume is wormwood or violet leaf. It's not what I was expecting, its sweeter and fruitier. I don't get anything dusty from this. It's quite pretty but does fade fast. I am going to try this again before deciding if I want to get a bottle.

This starts out really perfumey on me, it almost reminds me of Pleasures by Estee Lauder. This does dry down into a really beautiful floral - it's lush and soft and strikes me as a spring/summer evening scent that would also make a lovely day scent too. It turns into a really realistic floral scent, like walking around a garden in the moonlight and getting wafts of the evening stock. It doesn't turn soapy on my skin. I am happy that I got a bottle of this , it does take a little while for the perfumey element to wear off though.

Blue Moon starts out with alot of lavender, it's also a bit sharp. It does soften over time and changes into a cool, almost misty floral. It smells quite cool and fresh and strikes me as a summery scent. I will probably wear this alot in hot weather. A little of this goes a long way, it's a strong scent and lasts for ages.

This starts out as a soft lavender scent, it's not as floral as I was expecting and the sandalwood doesn't amp on my skin. After a while I can detect some vanilla, it eventually ends up being a soft, dusty and slightly floral vanilla scent. I like this so much, I ordered another bottle

You could try Zephyr: A gentle white scent, breezes laced with the scent of springtime blooms and citrus. Lemon, lemon verbena, neroli, white musk, white florals, white sandalwood, China musk, bergamot and a drop of vanilla. It's in Bewitching Brews.

Yeah.. this is the most horrible thing about being an international BPALer... the waiting Is it your Click N'Ship notification that was dated 9/15? If so, just be aware that the 15th might not be the day it was actually sent - if I remember correctly from previous conversations about this, the Lab bundles all the international orders together and processes them for shipping at the same time (ie generates the CnSnotification), but they might not actually get posted on the same day the CnS is generated. The 15th of September was actually a Saturday, so it's likely that wasn't the actual shipping day. So, let's say yours actually hit the post office on Monday the 17th - then it may not have actually commenced the shipping process until Wednesday the 18th - then counting the days, from Wed 18/9 to today Tuesday 2/10 is only 11 business days even though it's been three weeks in 'real' time. My guess would be that you've probably still got another 2 or 3 days to wait. In my experience, the 'priority' shipping that the Lab uses is no quicker than regular first class international that most forumites use for sending BPAL internationally.. if anything, it's actually slower. I don't know where they (the postal service, not the Lab!!) gets off calling it "priority" but it really isn't. I'm in Australia, so the same vicinity as you in NZ, and my Lab orders regularly take 3-4 weeks (12-15 business days) to get here. Occasionally I get super lucky and an order will arrive in around 8-10 business days, but that's very rare. Anyways.. I hope that helps, and yes - for now you should probably just keep waiting and hopefully your order will appear very soon Thanks, that makes me feel better. NZ Post is usually pretty good, I have had orders arrive in 5 working days before! I will keep waiting and hopefully it turns up in a few days.

My order was shipped on 9/15 and it stll hasn't arrived. I am starting to get a bit worried because I don't think that I have had an order take so long to arrive before, it's almost been three weeks. Is there anything I can do, or do I just keep waiting?

Glasgow is one of my favorite autumn scents, I also like Dana O Shee and Eclipse too

I second this suggestion You could also try Lilith - Mother of Demons, Vengeful Fury, Darkest Seductress, Queen of the Djinn, Goddess of the Gate. Red wine, myrrh, black musk, and attar of rose.

This was a frimp from the Lab. On me this is a sweet, powdery rose scent. It smells like pink jelly beans and roses. It's quite light and girly, it's a bit too powdery for me though.

This is a sweet, woodsy scent on me. I get alot of oak and teakwood, it smells pretty authentic too - like opening the drawer of an oak desk that has been full of vanilla and tobacco. This could definitely be a unisex scent. I like this scent but I'm not really sure it's my thing, I generally don't wear woodsy scents - but other people who do would probably like Antikythera Mechanism.