Poenari

I'm finally reviewing this after having my decant for a year, although I tried it initially. I am re-trying some of last year's Halloween scents in anticipation of what's to come for this year, so this review is for the scent after my decant has been aged for a year. This is a sweet woody scent. I was surprised at the sweetness in it, but not disappointed. The woodsy notes definitely remind me of the scent of the hardwood floors in the 85 year old house that I used to live in. The black musk gives it a powdery dry-down. It's not extremely long-lasting and doesn't amp up any particular note on my skin. Nice enough, but one decant will suffice.

I just realized that I neglected to review this. The name says it all: frank and myrrh... it's a very soothing and calming scent to me. If the lack of reviews are any indication of lack of sales, that would be a huge disappointment, because I am really hoping that this one returns. Maybe others who purchased it are just lazy at reviewing, as I was. This is the perfect complimentary scent if you love Midnight Mass, Penitence, Cathedral, and other incense scents, especially if you use it as an after-shower moisturizer, as I do.

Rose is just not a good scent for my skin chemistry. I had hoped that the frankincense would make this a wearable rose, but no. It's all soapy rose, and not for me.

Red musk and patchouli, I love you! This scent is a must for lovers of those two notes. If not, you'd be best to avoid. The ylang-ylang gives it a sweetness, but this is not a floral scent. No, it's an in your face sexy scent. My skin loves these notes, the throw is strong, and it lasts forever on me, so it's an A+ scent. This is so much better than Smut to me because of the patchouli, and I'm so happy that it's a GC.

I've been wearing Boo (2010) a lot lately. It's been a good scent for some sweltering summer days- all creamy vanilla, but not foody, and I get a cotton or linen note that is similar to one in Black Lace. There is a slightly smoky undertone but not strong. I really like it a lot, and it also layers well over Glowing Vulva Bath Oil!

I usually wear the same scents year-round, because if I love 'em, I love 'em. However, lately I've been loving my bottles of Lawn Gnome and Allison Gross. There's just something about each one of them that's perfect for hot summer days.

I've been wearing my (well-aged) bottle of Lawn Gnome, and it's such a great summer scent! Does anyone have some suggestions for a similar scent in the GC? It's a sweet but mossy, patchouli scent. Here are the notes: Red currant, molasses, vanilla cream, moss, and patchouli edited because I can't spell due to lack of sleep

I can't believe I never reviewed this bath oil, because I know that I have raved about it repeatedly in the BPTP Bath Oil thread! This is the most beautiful spicy honey scent. I think it's very reminiscent of Sudha Segara, and am surprised that no one else has mentioned that in the previous reviews. I purchased my bottle from the Post when it was first released, so I am reviewing my well-aged bottle, and it continues to amaze me. I really wish that Puddin' would resurrect this.

Thanks, Eoife! I do love Snake Charmer (and have a few backup bottles hoarded ) and didn't think of it as a related scent. I was going to order Temple Viper before the Carnival came down, but due to my car getting totalled by an asshole who is dodging my insurance company's calls and the resulting financial hassles, I had to decide to wait till the Carnival returns. Hopefully Temple Viper will stage a comeback and I will definitely try it then, especially after you said it is Snake Oil and champaca on you! My discretionary BPAL funds are on hiatus anyway, until the insurance companies get everything sorted out on my car.

This is some discussion of this in the Carnival Diabolique thread, but thought I should post here as well. Can anyone comment about similarities between WILF and Temple Viper? The notes for Temple Viper are: Snake Oil with sugar cane, frankincense, champaca, opoponax, labdanum, and hyssop. WILF is: Warm fur coupled with red and black musk, vanilla bean, patchouli, champaca flower, juniper berry, chocolate peppermint, frangipani, browned sandalwood, ferntop ash resin, and massoia bark. I love WILF, and on my skin it's primarily Snake Oil and champaca. I'm guessing that is due to the musks, vanilla, patchouli, and sandalwood notes that are likely components in Snake Oil. I really don't get the chocolate-peppermint-juniper notes at all. I've yet to try Temple Viper, and have been wondering if there is enough similarity between the two that I have enough bottles of WILF to satisfy me, or do I spring for a bottle of Temple Viper too? Some have posted that they get a similarity between WILF and Boomslang, and I've yet to try Boomslang as well. So... anyone want to chime in here?

Enraged Bunny Musk!!!!

Morocco Bath Oil matches the perfume perfectly, and when applied as a moisturizer, it extends the wear-length of the perfume dramatically. But the bath oil scent is also gentle enough that it layers beautifully with many other scents without overpowering them or changing them. I can't really pick out the separate notes in the bath oil because they are so well-blended into a smooth, softly spicy scent. And there isn't enough spice or cassia to burn the skin when applying right after a shower, which can happen with some of the other bath oils (I'm talkin' about you, Pumpkin Pie Bath Oil ) This isn't an "in your face" spicy scent either, and it stays close to the skin. I have a meeting one morning each week in which several of us have to squeeze around a conference table, and I'm not afraid to wear it to work on those days. Just a lovely scent, and so happy to have it added to the GC! Thanks, Puddin!

TMI alert: I rarely sleep well- if it's not thoughts of my highly stressful job waking me up in the middle of the night, it's the hot flashes coupled with having to get up to pee every 2 hours. I have tried some other kinds of lavendar-scented products in the past, but they didn't really help me sleep. But so many people rave about it that I decided it was time I tried TKO. I smoothed the massage oil into my arms and hands, and it soaked into the skin very nicely, without leaving a greasy residue. The lavendar was pretty strong at first, but it quickly faded into a soft, sweet blend. I just got this two days ago, and for the past two nights, I have slept straight through the night until 5:30 AM- unbelievable! This can't be a coincidence. I only wish my husband would learn to give a massage so I could really get the full benefit... he's the world's worst. So I'm going to take this along the next time I can splurge on a professional massage.

Disclaimer: I use my bath oils as an after-shower moisturizer for my dry, parched skin. The texture of the oil is smooth enough to apply easily, but it soaks right into the skin without making me feel greasy. I can get dressed shortly after applying and smoothing in the oil without staining or ruining my clothing. When applied, Anthesteria is very much a strong grape/wine scent, but not in a boozy way. For example, I'm not afraid to apply it and get behind the wheel and have to worry about being pulled over if a police officer smelled me. I don't really detect the thyme and oregano, or even the honey, but I think they all blend in to keep the grape from being too sugar-sweet grape Kool-Aid scented. Wine perfume lovers take note: This is the same grape/wine note that is found in three of my favorite perfumes: Urd, Centzon Totochtin, and Makhanitis, so I am a very happy camper! I will have to order a 2nd bottle as a backup before this leaves. Editing on 8/6/11 to add to my original review: Whenever I wear this, I get a ton of compliments. Men and women have literally stopped me in the grocery store aisles to ask about my wonderful scent! So now I'm really regretting that I didn't buy a backup bottle.

I've never tried Glowing Vulva perfume, so I can't make a comparison. However, when I first sniffed this from the bottle, I was afraid that I had made a mistake in ordering it, because the cream was very prominent in a slightly soured way. I detest the taste and smell of actual milk and cream, and they always smell sour to me. Disclaimer: I use my bath oils as an after-shower moisturizer for my dry, parched skin. The texture of the oil is smooth enough to apply easily, but it soaks right into the skin without making me feel greasy. I can get dressed shortly after applying and smoothing in the oil without staining or ruining my clothing. I adore the Post's bath oils and also know that you can't assume that Beth's scents will be exactly what your nose detects in the bottle. I applied some oil to my arm to test it further, and the sour cream note quickly faded. So I I took a leap of faith and did what I always do: hopped into the shower, then toweled off and applied this all over as an after-shower moisturizer. The cream note softens and the teak comes out very strongly on my skin, followed by a slight spice, which is how amber often turns on my skin. I don't get the lotus itself, but the overall effect of this is absolutely beautiful and I am very pleased with it. It's also wonderful layered with Man With Phallus Head. But of course, why wouldn't it be?!

I wore this for the first time yesterday. I don't know why I didn't try it last year, because I adore Snake Oil, and the other honey blends I've tried so far have been good. This is the perfect blend of the two, mostly a sweetened version of Snake Oil, and it lasts and lasts. It was still going strong when I went to bed. I love it so much that I ordered a backup bottle right away.

Death of Autumn has always been my most fall-like scent, but it's gotten even smokier as it has aged.

I can't believe that I never reviewed this scent. I know that I commented about it in the "I Love This Scent" and the "Receiving Compliments" threads! I love every single note in this scent, and together they are blended into the best pumpkin scent ever! Yes, it's a dark, spicy pumpkin scent, and I get tons of compliments whenever I wear it. So happy I ordered two bottles when it was live.

I bought a bottle of this right away when it went live because I adore red musk blends, so when I first wore it, I was disappointed that I was not as in love with Mircalla as I thought I would be. So I set her aside, but recently decided to give her another try. I've been on a red musk kick lately and alternating all of my various red musk scents. OMG after aging, this has shot up to become one of my favorite red musk blends! The clove is just beautiful and the red musk has deepened, as has the vanilla. All together, Mircalla is fabulous, and now I'm sorry that I didn't buy a backup bottle to age at the same time. edited for spelling Edited years later because I ended up buying 4 bottles of Mircalla when she went up on Etsy. It's become one of my very favorite scents!

At first, I get a "hit" of vetiver but it is so fleeting that it immediately fades into the dirt scent. It is quickly followed by a spicy chocolate wine scent, almost the notes in my beloved Centzon Totochtin. In fact another one of my favorites is The Premature Burial. Aha! If Centzon Totochtin and The Premature Burial got married, their daughter would be named Penny Dreadful.

Just the softest woodsy, spicy musk. It stays very soft and close to the skin. I finally "get" what people mean by a skin scent. I like it and will use up my imp, but I prefer my scents to be more noticeable.

This was a lab frimp. I really don't care for many floral scents at all and rose really hates me. However, frangipani is another name for plumeria, and plumeria is the one floral that I adore. It reminds me of my trip to Hawaii many years ago. So despite all of the other floral notes listed, I took a chance and tried it on just because of the frangipani. Fortunately, it comes out strongly on my skin, and isn't drowned out by the rose or tuberose, and even the jasmine is somewhat complimentary on me. Bottom line, it's decent enough that I will wear this imp in the summer and use it up, but won't order more.

Unfortunately, this has an initial burst of leather followed by sweet sweet floral. Leather hates me, and I don't get any of the wine. This isn't for me.

Initially, I could detect the mint, but only as a mild menthol note, and it quickly faded. What I really get from this is Snake Oil with a strong shot of champaca. I love this and am ordering a backup bottle right away!

I think that The Death of Sardanapal and The Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil (Salon blends) are both a bit similar in feel to Red Lantern. Snake Charmer layered with Red Lantern is gorgeous. And I've never personally tried it, but I could see Goblin's sweet coconut and darker tones working well with RL. Milk Chocolate, Raw Ginger, and Butterscotch would add more of the spiced caramel scent... Thanks! You've given me some good ideas, and I have Snake Charmer and Goblin. Now I just have to place an order for the Red Lantern spray, along with a few othe Post goodies.