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When I first put this on this is a blast of honey, oats and cream  blending together to make an almost caramel like scent. At this stage it definitely reminds me of oat cookies or baked goods. 

As it settles on my skin it morphs into a soft, sweet honey and cream scent. There is a hint of cardamom in the background. The oats are much more settled now and this has morphed in a lovely, creamy scent. 

This is such a stunning scent.

Rose and Peonies are two of my favorite notes so I knew I would love this and it does not disappoint. 

All the notes shine - the peony note is so lush and beautiful. The rose is also there and softened by the peony. The carnation lends a spiciness in the background. The carnation is quite subdued on me. The sandalwood is also there adding a depth to the blend but it is the smoke that really brings it all together and adds a spark. The smoke almost adds a warmth. It's like a freshly blown out candle or a touch of incense. It adds a sophistication to the scent and turns it into something quite beautiful. 

Cognac Sheet Ghost, takes me on a real scent journey- it goes through phases and it changes over time.

First applied it is a sweet cognac vanilla then it morphs into a boozy cognac vanilla and kind of coconut scent. At this stage it almost like smells like a cocktail. I could swear that this had coconut in it because my Tattered Lace has coconut and they go through a phase of smelling kind of similar. 

After a while the booziness from the cognac fades and I'm left with the balsam infused vanilla. The cognac leaves a warmth to the vanilla making it quite cozy. There is also something reminiscent of cologne in the back ground which I'm guessing is the balsam. Overall, it ends up being a warm, dry, balsamy vanilla. The balsam smells more like cedar on me than pine.  It does remind me of Tombstone as other people have mentioned. It wears well over time and has a good throw on me.

Is anyone else ordering from Australia or Nz? What's the international shipping been like in the times of covid? I did my first order in ages the other day. I'm very excited but hope everything goes smoothly with the shipping 🤞

At first this is a heady magnolia/oleander mix on my skin. As time goes on the carnation takes over and the magnolia has moved to the background. It becomes a spicy, lush floral scent. There is a bit too much carnation here for me, but others who are fans of carnation will like this.

This is a lovely honeyed rose on me I am loving wearing it, especially in the first half hour or so after applying, when it is a really lush rose scent. I am really happy that the gardenia didn't take over and make it smell soapy. My only complaint (and it's a small one) is that it becomes slightly powdery on the dry down. Overall a lovely scent though, and I am definitely thinking of tracking down a bottle.

This smells weirdly like menthol on me. I think that it must come from the Absinthe, it has a minty aniseed scent -it's quite green and sharp. There are times when I get wiffs of an old fashioned floral perfume in the mix there too, but definitely dominated by the Absinthe - so if you are a fan of Absinthe from the GC then I think that you will also like this scent too.

When I first put this on all I could detect was pure Snake Oil. After it settles the pumpkin starts to come out and it adds a nice sweetness and spiciness to the SO, it's like a sweeter, mellower version of SO on my skin. My skin turns the pumpkin note very sweet so I can definitely smell that here but it stays in the background and lets the SO take center stage most of the time.

I have tried Morocco before and it was just ok on me. I didn't like it enough to get a bottle, I think it turns weirdly musky on me. Anyway, I really like Moroccan Pumpkin Patch - the Pumpkin takes away the muskiness and adds a really nice sweet, spiciness. This is definitely an autumnal or wintery scent. It's warm, spicy and a little foody and sweet ... nice for cooler months.

This starts out so pretty - the Tuberose and lilac create a really realistic lush, floral scent ... like walking through a garden. Then after a little while the anise starts to take over and adds an odd element to the scent, it just doesn't seem to fit in with the florals on my skin, it's almost like I am wearing two separate perfumes and they are both competing for my attention.

This is mostly sweet Frankincense on me, as it dries I can start to smell some of the vanilla but it still stays in the background. I was expecting more vanilla but this is still a nice warm, resiny scent. Frankincense can turn really sharp on me, but I think that the vanilla softens it in a subtle way.

I love this!

It does start out a bit sharp and I can kind of see how it might smell masculine in it's beginning stages, but after a few minutes the sharpness fades away and it smells lovely.

I can't really pick out any notes in it though, but the scent definitely softens in to a pretty oriental kind of scent, which reminds me of cold, clear winter nights. It smells a little bit like Mourning Lace, so perhaps they share some of the same notes, and the same kind of mood too.

I need to get a bottle of this

This is really pretty, the dominant note for me is the Calla Lily, which is ok with me because I like this note. It reminds me a little bit of the Queen of Hearts without the cherry note, I think that must be because they both have calla lily and my skin must amp it. I am really happy that the sandalwood doesn't take over and make this scent smell dry and dusty. The only other note I can really smell in this, is the wine in the background. The amber and snow rose don't really show up on my skin - I would have loved to smell more snow rose.

Summer Lace starts out with creamy mandarin and vanilla on my skin. In it's initial stages it reminds me of a fruitier version of Tattered Lace, which is one of my favorites. As it settles down though, it becomes more floral with the honeysuckle and opium poppy coming through. I never really get any of the tobacco or apple blossom. I was worried about the honeysuckle because it is a note that turns to soap on my skin, in this blend it doesn't turn soapy but adds a perfumey element. Overall, this is a really nice summery scent and you can definitely tell that it is a member of the Lace family. Tattered Lace is still my favourite of the laces, but this one makes a really nice addition, although I wish that it stayed how it was in the initial stages of creamy vanilla and mandarin. I might even upgrade to a bottle now that I know that the florals aren't going to turn into a soapy mess on me:)

Edited to add: I wore this again today, and I love it It's kind of like a more floral and lighter version of Tattered Lace. I definitely need to get a bottle

The Great Basin was instant love for me, it is the loveliest, softest violet scent. It has just the right amount of throw - not too strong and not too faint. I only have a decant of this scent, but at some stage I have to track down a bottle because this is really gorgeous! I have to save my decant but I want to wear it all the time because it smells so good

Cedar is an iffy note for me, but in The Cat, it doesn't take over it blends in so well with the dark musk and other notes. I can detect a hint of honey and benzoin, the honey is also a note that can take over for me, but here is just lends a lovely warmth which compliments the cedar and musk so well. This is really well blended and all the notes go together so well, on me it's not a blend where one of the notes take over, instead they all blend to create one lovely whole. It does evoke images of a black cat who has been climbing trees and playing in the grass. I really like this one and I am interested to see how it will age.

This is a very foody scent on me, it starts out as sweet, buttery scent and initially it reminds me of sweeter and muskier version of Bread & Butter-fly. I don't get any tea from this at all or any of the anise that other people mention. As it dries and settles on my skin I can detect a lovely musk scent in the background, which must be the vintage musk. Overall, a lot foodier (I don't think that's even a word) than I was expecting.

Self portrait is a very light, soft scent on me. It starts out with rice milk and orris with a hint of the gentle honey in the background. After it has settled into my skin the honey musk starts to take over, it's the same kind of honey that is in Lady Una, which is one of my favourite scents. As the rice milk and orris start to take a background role the gardenia seems to come to the fore front. Gardenia is an iffy note for me, in this blend though it is balanced by the other notes so it doesn't turn into a sharp, floral mess. Overall, this is a pretty, honey scent but I have other honey scents which fill up my need for any new honey scents in my life

Love is my favourite from the Lilith exhibition scents. I can smell all the notes here the marshmallow, vanilla, rose and strawberry. It starts out with a lot of marshmallow and I think that it is the most dominant out of all the notes, the next main note for me is the strawberry, so it definitely smells like strawberry marshmallows, or pink jelly beans I do get a hint of the rose and vanilla as it dries down. This is a really girly scent and it reminds me of being a kid so I am considering buying a bottle just for the nostalgia that Love evokes.

My first thoughts before I tried the scent are that I wasn't sure about it because it has a few iffy notes for me, the honeysuckle and jasmine. My first impression is that this is a very fizzy, effervescent scent, it is initially dominated by the grape and blackcurrant so it smells like a fruity fizzy drink. But soon the jasmine and honeysuckle take over this scent for me, and they don't work with my skin chemistry. Honeysuckle and Jasmine can turn really sharp and high pitched on me, and this is what happened here sadly I don't know what elemi smells like but I have a suspicion that it might have contributed to this turning sour and sharp on me.The fruitiness is still there but the florals take over this scent for me. It starts out so well, but with my skin chemistry there are some florals which don't work on my skin. I'm happy that I got to try it though.

Raptures of Roses and Vice is gorgeous It's a mix of heady magnolia, roses, musk and coconut on me, and it doesn't really morph. It's kind of a creamy floral but really lush and realistic smelling at the same time.

This one smells like grapes on me, it's very sweet. I think it might be from the red musk. I really can't pick out any of the notes apart from what ever is causing the grapey-ness, so this one doesn't really work on me.

This starts out as a lemon/cocoa combination on me. After it settles into my skin it turns into something beautiful - a musky mix of cocoa, vanilla and lemon blossom. The lemon blossom doesn't dominate the scent like I was scared it would. In the background there is a hint of what must be the custard, I don't get any rose from this. Overall, this is very comforting and wearable. I need to get a bottle of this one.

This is a musky floral on me, with something fruity in the background. It has good throw on me and seems to last on my skin for ages. I think that this is a grown-up, sophisticated floral. This one could be more worn at any time of the year but it strikes me as spring/summer scent.

This is a sweet scent that starts out with a zing of ginger. The ginger doesn't stay on my skin for very long, it quickly fades leaving a sweet, fruity kind of scent. It reminds me of a fruity, herbal tea with a hint of ginger. This fades very fast on my skin, after half an hour I can barely smell it at all. Overall, this is a nice fruity, summer scent that my skin eats up very quickly.