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You peeps are gonna start thinking Beth's paying me to advertise her Carnivale blends. I can't believe how good they are so far. This is no exception. Again...I don't usually like chocolate blends. Bliss was okay and Vice was okay....Gluttony...just okay.....this, on the other hand is exquisite because of the cream!!! I will definitely wear this a lot. It's not real sweet, but it's very creamy and deep chocolate, but the cream is heavier than the chocolate on me.....which I like very much!!

Antonio is the perfect exception to "I can't wear Beth's vetiver blends". The only other blend I've been able to wear with Vetiver has been King of Spades. Antonio is another one I can't even detect the vetiver in. This is very light and very nice. I really like plum, musk, black coconut, and fig.....so I thought I'd like this, but the lavendar and vetiver scared me, as lavendar tends to amp on me. This is very light and quite a surprise. I'm glad I bought the whole Al-Gazam or I would have been afraid to try this. This is gender neutral.

Oh my....the drydown on this is sooooooooo lovely. I didn't really care for this at first, as it had something in the top note that was rather sharp....so I imped some of it out and now I'm thinking I might need to order more. Wow...what a transformation. The honey is very soft in this. I can't wear a lot of Beth's honey blends, as honey amps on my skin.....but not in this expertly blended piece of art! Wow......soft, slight sweet scent that could be Dorian's younger sister! Smother me in this gorgeous cloud of goodness!! This series is going to be very costly!!

This one is growing on me. Let me first just say that I can't normally wear the Leather blends of Beth's as her leather note amps on my skin. This one isn't that bad. It's not really my thing, aa I don't really care for fir needle and cedar smoke, but even so this is oddly alluring and growing on me. Too bad my husband won't wear fragrance, as this would be lovely on a man. I may keep my bottle around for a whilte to see if it grows on me a bit more. It is softly smoky and woody and as very well blended.

Wow....all I can say is that Beth hit the Carnivale series out of the ball park! I'm lovin' most all of them so far (got the whole Al-Gazam)! This is very Dorian like (as I suspected) and is quite lovely. I love Beth's tea blends and this one is exceptional. The jasmine leaf is not anything like jasmine (as I can't wear Beth's jasmine) and the vanilla bean adds a hint of creamy smoothness. This is going to get a lot of wear and I don't find it masculine in the least (although I don't find Dorian masculine either). I think it is very gender neutral. Great one to own if you're a Dorian lover, as I am.

Wow........I knew I'd like this from the notes in it....love cherry, patchouli, cassis, cardamom....so it was a no brainer........but I fell in love with this immediately. It's sexy, sweet and spicy while no one note takes the lead. As I find with most of the Carnivale blends (and BPAL oils for that matter), this is an extremely balanced blend. It is indeed, mysterious, sweet, dark and spicy. Love at first sniff. I'll be wearing this A LOT.

Hungry Ghost Moon is another softer lunar blend. I think Beth was in the same creative mindset when she made both Hungry Ghost Moon and Harvest Moon's this year.....as they are slightly reminiscent of each other. Hungry Ghost Moon has a grapefruit top note. It's not in your face grapefuit and the top note fades quickly to give way to what must be the sugar cane, vanilla and rice notes with sandalwood. When I first saw this scent description, I imagined something a lot deeper and stronger than this light lunar blend. It is quite lovely, but fades quickly on me. This will be another one that ages well, as I think it will wear stronger. The sandalwood is barely noticeable. I tend to be a very cold person, so this scent will be best on me when I am overheated or I can't smell it (like Midway is with me).

... This Harvest Moon oil is a merging of autumnal scents from all over the globe: chrysanthemum, pomegranate, cane sugar and dusty wheat, sorghum, green tea leaf, rice flower and rice milk, Russian sage, bamboo shoot, elderberry, black cherry, wild plum, red haw, hazelnut, red apple and shagbark hickory. This took about 24 hours for me to actually fall in love with it. Note to new BPALers..... most of Beth scents have this effect. I've had oils I've worn 3 - 5 times before they acutally "clicked" with me (probably because Beth uses such unique oils that my nose is not familar with). At first, I was like meh......apples and then it fades. Sort of reminded me of a variation of last year's Harvest Moon. Today, after my nose grew accustomed to it (so to speak), I fell in love. The dry down is beautiful. Today it smells like a cross between last year's Harvest Moon and Lughnasadh. I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist today! I'm not really familiar with any of the notes in this scent (other than the obvious fruits), but the fruits don't jump out at you and the apple is not tart and is much different than the apple in other BPALs. A truly unique oil and lovely. I'm glad I have something that is reminiscent of my beloved Lughnasadh.....until the day we get a "revisited" one! Soft, sweet, with the wheat/grain notes in the background and something in here gives it a touch of spiciness without it really being spicy (if that makes any sense). (ETA - my only complaint is that it fades rather quickly - but now that I'm a seasoned BPALer, I know that this will age beautifully - as my experience with aged 1+ oils are that they get a bit stronger).

I haven't read all of the reviews on this, but I had to post my thoughts today. I'm wearing this for the 2nd time. The first time, I was unsure. This takes a bit of getting used to and is extremely pungent on me when first applied. It lasts for a long time and now in the dry down, it reminds me sooooooo very much of Red Moon. I'm not familiar with any of the notes on their own.

This is THE scent!!! I am so miserable cuz I haven't been able to smell for 7 days straight. I've had horrid sinus problems (have an appt soon to get help - hopefully), but today I took a double dose of my decongestants to try to get a moment of being able to breathe and smell and it worked.....I could smell for about 2 hours and I had on Hellion! This is da BOMB. I love this shit. Dark musk and plum love my skin and this is perfect. I don't know how to explain it other than being in the same addictive category as Snake Charmer & The Cracked Bell. They are all those sort of deep, lovely scents that get tons of compliments each time I wear them. I'm promptly off to buy another statue, as I must have another bottle of this before it's gone. I'm addicted. It's mesmerizing, sexy and so "non commercial". It's so me!! I'd say it's Snake Charmer's and The Cracked Bell's little rebel cousin............a real rebel rouser it is.

There is no other way to describe this than the perfect creamy vanilla mint. I thought Lick It was vanilla mint until I smelled Snowblind. This is much creamier. I don't think this wears very strongly on me and I think I'll like it better in the warmer weather, as I tend to be cold all of the time and this has not throw on me in the cold! This is divine. So glad I got this in my Naughty pack.

Mmmmmmm.......sugary.......caramel/toffee. What else can I say? I don't really get the creamy part of it, but I've only tested this. Maybe that will come on when I wear it for a day.

I thought for sure I had reviewed this oil, as it ended up being one of my favorites from the Yule's. I had to order a few more bottles of this one.......and to think I almost didn't even order this because the blood note scared me off. This is a gorgeous incense blend that is soft and the blood note comes out on me sort of like a fruity tang at the very begnning of wearing it, but then fades. Whoever said this stuff was like Crack........was right. I'm addicted to this blend.

The warm, dry parchment of scrolls, lavender for critical thought and analysis, the solidity of heavy woods, ornery patchouli and glib benzoin, and superstar-splashed orange and amber. Sadly, this does not work on me. I love most of the notes in this and thought I'd love it, but as in some other BPAL blends, there is a wood note that Beth uses in some of her oils that smells like cedar?? (maybe) and it amps way up on my skin and that's all I smell with this blend. I don't get any of the other notes!

I love sweet blends and I knew this would be a hit with me. I love this. It wears very softly on me and I think I'll like it much better in warmer weather. As in Red Phoenix, I cannot really pick out a particular note in this, as it is well blended. It is definitely a PINK girlie scent. I wouldn't necessarily call it silly, but it reminds me of Pink Moon without the florals. I think this will be perfect in the warm weather and Red Phoenix is perfect in the cooler weather. Glad I bought multiples of this one!

This is another one that I don't really love when it's first applied, but the drydown is absoultely gorgeous. I can't always wear Red Musk, so I was a bit worried about this one. It starts out with the same bitter top note that I detect in Blood Moon, but when it dries down........it is a spicy wonderful blend. This also does very slightly burn my sensitive skin when first applied (almost like a cinnamon blend) and I smell something that resembles cinnamon, but it is just a spice.....not sure what that note is. The notes are blend together well and one particular note does not stand out on me. I can't even pick out the patchouli or plum on it's own. This is PERFECT and I LOVE it very much. I'm glad I bought multiples of this one.

When this first goes on, it is a bit strong on me and smells of Beth's icy/slush note. Once it starts drying down, this becomes much nicer on me with the florals coming into play and softening it out. I don't really care for this when first applied, but I love the drydown. It is a soft snowy blend with a touch of florals on me. It is very appropriate for this time of year. It does remind me very much of Ice Queen without the mint and didn't Ice Queen have melon? I can't remember.

I'm surprised nobody else noticed that this smells a lot like Dorian. It does on me at least. It's mainly a tea scent but I can smell the sunflower a bit. I get a faint peach also but it's softened by the vanilla. This is a really lovely spinoff of my Love Dorian!!

MMMMMMM ........cheesecake with frosting. This is very light and I really need to slather, but this is quite yummy. I had people walking in my office all day the day I wore this saying that something in here smelled really good. Beaver Moon. Decadent and wonderful.

I'm so bummed cuz I have a cold and I'm having the hardest time smelling this one in particular. I do smell the nutty/buttery quality at first, but then I get nothing............. . I may smell just a touch of the cedar smoke....but my nose is not cooperating. I'll need to try this once my head clears up. ETA: Okay, I wore this today and my nose is cooperating a bit more. I put this on this morning and only got the nutty/buttery scent and then I couldn't smell it. However, it is freezing here and I'm a cold person. When I got in the car with my jacket on and blasted the heat, the scent started to emerge from my jacket and it was wonderful. This is definitely one of those scents that reacts with your skin and is quite lovely. I wasn't sure about this, but wearing it is definitely what made me fall in love with this. It's very comforting in the cold weather. It does wear rather lightly though.

I wasn't sure I'd like this, as I don't really care for birch on it's own....but this is really nice. I bought more than one bottle when Beth declared this to be "Skadi Like" without the pine note. She nailed it (and she should know - LOL). This is snow/slush and ice with a syrupy resin like quality to it. This is quite nice......I'll update when I can smell a little better (if need be).

I'm not Catholic, so I'm not much familiar with the incense (except at a funeral once)....so I can't compare that aspect of this scent....but I must say that this one surprised me. I only ordered 1 bottle, as I wasn't sure I'd like this, but I really like it. It is not a strong or overly incensy blend. I think I may smell just a tiny bit of rose at first, but it blends with the resins so well that it smells wonderful (I don't really like rose on it's own). This is just an unbelievable scent and I'm really surprised by how much I like it. I'll be ordering more of this one. A very soft and unique scent that is very calming.

I agree with Ultraviolet on this one. Mint with slush, ice and snow. The mint calms down on the drydown, but it never really goes away totally (which is a good thing). I'll have to try this more when I can breathe. I like this one and it's got that similar "snow /slush note".

I agree with everyone above so far. This is absolutely wonderful!! Vanilla mint!! I've only tested this and have a cold, so I just know I'm going to love this even more than I do right now. I imagine this will really have a wonderful drydown and react well with body heat. I need to order a few more bottles. YUMMY!! Now the world would be complete if Beth would make a cinnamon candy scent next Yule.

I have a cold right now and I'm having a hard time smelling....but I'll try here. I did want to comment that my husband sniffed this out of the bottle (cuz I bought one bottle for a gift) and he really liked it. On initial application, this smells a LOT like Skadi. For those of you not familiar with Skadi, I don't know how to explain other than sweet pine with the "snow slush" notes that Beth uses in her blends. I don't know what that is, but I smell the same "snow slush" in Skadi, Snow Bunny, and Tavilkuu. I really like the snow slushy oils, so I like this, but when it dries down, the pine fades quite a bit (which is fine by me, as I'm not big on pine), and a softness takes over (girlie perfume perhaps, but it is by no means "perfumey").....to the point where I can't smell it, but I need to wear this again when I can breathe.