janelle_hell

On me,this is a deep,dark vanilla bean scent,with a hint of lemongrass,sweetgrass,and various other herbs that i can't seem to pick out. This is more Snake Oil than Snake Oil (if that makes any sense...). i have absolutely *adored* all the Lab's voodoo blends that i've tried,so much that i will never again purchase that fake,chemical-scented crap that is sold as 'authentic'.

i know this isn't *supposed* to be worn as a perfume,but it's so fabulous,i'm wearing it anyways! (hehheh i got an imp of it for it's intended purpose,and that said "$#@! it,they don't deserve me wasting my time on them" and decided to apply it to myself rather than a candle form the cemetery.)

But anyways...yeah...i LOVE this stuff. First off,it's such a pretty color. Other people reviewing it said it's 'sophisticated',but i don't get that impression...to me it's the smell of childhood temper-tantrums,bottled up for your sniffing pleasure : D The notes that i pick up are:smoke,violets,and,for some strange reason,grape Otter Pops!!! Yes!!! i am getting a big bottle of this in my next order!!!

This smells *so* good. It's a soft,calming scent,but in a different way than Water of Notre Dame. Maybe it's subliminally suggested to me because of the name,but i'm reminded of the baby birds i've found over the years (and usually successfully taken care of)...soft...delicate...pretty. Sweet and powdery. i <3 Swallow's Blood.

i got this as a freebie in my last order,and was excited to try it,as i love the smell of blackcurrant. It smelled absoulutely DIVINE upon first application-heady,intoxicated,not 'fruity' in the usual sense. But as the day wore on,it turned sour on me,making me think of the terrible smell of day-old spilled wine from a party the night before *damn my weird body chemistry!*,and caused me to get a massive headache i ended up cutting my day short to go home to wash it off. Too bad,because i really,really liked it at first.

no,you don't have to place your order online...just write down what you want to order,and snail-mail it with your m.o. to the Lab's address,which i think is in the faq.

hope this helps!

Water of Notre Dame works for me;so does Alice...it just plain makes me happy,what with its long-lost-childhood scents.

Another fabulous scent that totally fits the concept that goes with it...smelling this,i am transported back to the big,old,candles-and-statues-filled churches that i visited in Puerto Rico many years ago. The lily of the valley doesn't show up at all on me (wheich is a good thing,as lily of the valley usually gives me a terrible headache);the notes i pick out are a churchy incence and faded,powdery roses. This is a more feminine version of Cathedral. i LOVE it.

i got this as an extra imp in my last order. It's niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! Smoky leather with just a hint of (opium?) incence. It's one of those scents that really fits the description on the Lab page...i totally think 'black mass' and 'decadence' when i smell it. The only bad part (i'm sorry to say) is that i had to keep reapplying it throughout the day.

another vote for Water of Notre Dame!

This smells like cinnamon and hot,wet flowers....sort of like Old New Orleans mixed with Love Me. It didn't have much staying power,though-i had to reapply it several times over the course of the day.

This didn't last very long on me,but it was good while it lasted. It smells like a combination of marzipan and sweet herbs...very pretty. However i don't know if it does what it says,as i just wore it around the house lol.

Simply gorgeous,and,yes,very calming and relaxing. Someone else said 'the color of Mary's robes'...that's the impression that i get as well. And it's long-lasting (on me,anyways);i applied some over 8 hours ago and it's still quite strong.

Black Lotus...to me,it smells like the shop i used to buy incence and blacklight posters in (a million years ago),and there's no patchouli in it : )

i got this one in a swap,and i'm liking it. It smells (to me,anyways) like cherry cigars and opium. Lovely!

my wish list just doubled in size....

Roadhouse sounds SO cool!

And Black Dahlia...i have a Black Dahlia doll that i made;she now is commanding me to purchase perfume....

i guess i have weird body chemistry...this smelled exactly like Play-Doh on me not like honey,amber,or anything else.

Snake Oil,definitely...and Black Rose,Love Me,and Laudanum!

This is great,a strong Bay Rum that lasts all day. Who cares that it's supposed to be a guys' fragrance? i want a big bottle of this one!

i got an imp's ear of this one because i like the name (i have a huge painting of Ophelia on my bedroom wall) and because stargazer lilies are my favorite flower. Unfortunately,i couldn't smell them at all in this oil : < all that came across to me was a faint rose and a 'watery' smell. Too bad,because i really wanted to like it.

i just got this one in a swap...and it's another scent that matches the idea perfectly...smelling this,i could easily picture the Caterpillar perched haughtily on his mushroom demanding to know,WHO are you?" A very complex scent that matures over the time that it's worn;i couldn't pick out the moss scents first off,but in awhile there they were,along with a heady incence smell. Very nice indeed!

Reading all the rave reviews for this one,i thought i'd love it. Unfortunately,when i put it on i was reminded of those hideous 'sea breeze' scented room deodorizers : ( Which is really too bad,because i wanted to smell like a pirate...

ADDED 7/14/06:

OK. i am re-reviewing this. When i first tried Jolly Roger,2 years ago i think it was,it did NOT work for me AT ALL.

But,i've been wanting to try it again anyhow,cos i've been going through a more-masculine/androgynous scent phase lately. i got a free imp of it in my order that arrived today : )

It is COMPLETELY different from what i remember of it before. It actually smells like the sea this time around. The sea and Bay Rum. i don't smell any leather,but,that's ok,cos leather notes tend to disagree with my weird chemistry.

Maybe it's different this time around,cos this is the first time i've not lived near the sea,and i kind of miss it.

i like this alot now;i revoke my bad review of it from way-back-when

This one is best described as being 'sweet and sad'. If the bride at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion were real,her bouquet would smell like Eternal. The stephanotis really stands out,as does the gardenia. A lovely scent for when i'm feeling 'haunted'.

i just got this in a swap; "Love Me!" implored the tag attatched to the vial...and i do! This is a *fabulous* scent,which has changed from a cinnamon-Red Hots smell to a rich,spicy,smoky scent. i need a BIG bottle of this one...

i hated this at first...when i first put it on,i was reminded of my least favorite smell in the world...the smell of the soap/detergent aisle at the grocery store. i decided to keep it on to see if it would mellow out,and it did...to a nice,clean,herbal smell,which,i have discovered,is absolutely lovely when mixed with Snake Oil.

Cathedral is the bottled smell of Midnight Mass at a gorgeous old church...and though 'candle wax' isn't listed as one of the compinents,i definitely smell it in there...or maybe it's just my decrepit imagination...