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Licorice is not really my thing, but Poe and lavender are, so I had to try this one. This starts off with a lovely lavender note backed by the licorice root. Although licorice and I are not friends, this isn't as strong as the licorice in Baku is on me, and I find the licorice root to be milder than anise is on me. I do not get the cola-like quality that I usually get from opoponax, but I am sure it must be present, helping to darken the scent. It ends up being all about the lavender and benzoin on me after several hours of wear, like it's a dark, yet sweet lavender haze... which fits the name perfectly. I already purchased every scent with lavender in it from the Lilith updates, so I am telling myself that I do not need to upgrade to a full bottle of this one, but it was much easier to tell myself that when it was in its lavender and licorice root phase. Fortunately, I still have time to let this rest some more, retest it, and decide! I'll definitely hang on to my decant, though.

Zoe and the Goat is strong on the patch and honey, in the decant and on me. It's a smoky, caramelized, woody, red patch with a kick, the same kind that I believe is in To His Mistress Going to Bed (which was too much for me). The honey starts off really heady, and you can tell that it's a thick, golden variety, but it mellows out somewhat over time. I was hoping that this would be a creamy, sweet patchouli scent, but I don't get a ton of cream from this, just a little, and the honey isn't really keeping the patchouli in check. This is not the sweet patchouli scent I was looking for, but fans of patchouli and honey blends should enjoy this.

I was tempted to blind bottle this, but I restrained myself, because I already have My Baby and a Baby Goat, and I wanted to see if these two were different enough from one another to warrant having both. This starts off... well, I would say unexpectedly fruity, if I hadn't read any reviews before trying this. I also get the goat's milk and the gingerbread-y ambrosia, which quickly overtake the fruitiness. The honey is soft and adds a light sweetness to this. There's less of it here than there is in My Baby and a Baby Goat. After a while, the goat milk reigns, backed by a light gingerbread-like note, with a touch of honey and that sweet nuttiness (and possibly toasted coconut?) that some others have mentioned. I like this, but I do not think that I need a bottle because I already have My Baby and a Baby Goat (and I like that one more, because it is sweeter). Buuuut if you are hoping for a scent like that that's heavy on the goat's milk, definitely give this one a try!

This starts off strong on the lime and tea leaf, followed by the matcha. Like the other reviewers, I am not getting juniper from this. It’s nice and refreshing, but sadly, the lime note is short-lived. I will have to try this again before it goes away. I knew this one would be up my alley (since I’m a fan of lime and tea notes)... I just wish the lime had decided to stick around and that the scent as a whole had more longevity. This is not one of those hair glosses that lasts all day.

When I spray this around a room, I mostly get the type of leaves that have fallen off of the tree but are still green, backed by the lemon. But then the limoncello becomes more noticeable after the first blast of dead leaves. When I spray this on something (for testing purposes, a paper towel), this is super lemon-y from the get go, with the sweet limoncello as the star, backed by the dead leaves. This would be a nice spray for an area that needs a fresh, citrus-y scent. I don't think I need more of it, but it was nice to get to try it.

I wanted to love this because the art is amazing and it has cardamom and grave loam in the notes. But I have to agree with Dark Alice. It smells like a nice cologne. Despite all of the heavy notes mentioned, it's actually not dark and heavy at all. When I sprayed it around my living room, I could only smell nice cologne. When I sprayed it on a paper towel, I did get the grave loam and tobacco at first, but even that turned into a cologne scent. I don't get anything that reminds me of dried blood, or anything to suggest a "blackened" note. I think the resins are unexpectedly light and bright and lending themselves to the cologne-y feel of this scent. Not bad, but I thought it would be a lot more ominous? I think The Green Chamber is the Masque atmo for me.

The ceylon cinnamon is the star here, followed by the clove, with just a hint of the copal, although I do get a little more copal after a while when I spray this on something (in this case, a paper towel) instead of just spraying it in the air. Cinnamon lovers will adore this. It's a warm, spicy atmo that would be good to spray around during the colder months. I like it, but it is not something that I feel the need to grab more of. And since the boy doesn't like scents that are super cinnamon-y, I'll probably pass my mini decant on to a friend that adores the stuff.

2017 version. In the decant: Intense mentholic snow. Wet: Definitely menthol, eucalyptus, maybe some short-lived pine or juniper, and a softer mint like spearmint or wintergreen? It reminds me of Vick’s Vapor Rub. It’s very minty. Dry: Once the menthol calms down, the softer mint comes out more, and I also start to get some sweetness in the background, which I believe is Snow White’s sweet snow note. After several hours, what’s left is that the sweet snow note chilled by mint. It makes me think of Snow White snow accompanied by Winter-Time’s mint. I think sprout may be right about some benzoin being at play here, though! Verdict: It’s been years since I’ve tried Nuclear Winter, but maybe this is like if you mixed Nuclear Winter with Snow White, and then Snow White with Winter-Time? The menthol phase of the scent was too much for me, even though I appreciate where it went with the sweet snow note. I'd prefer to wear Snow White or one of the scents with a sweet snow note that doesn’t have a beginning that is heavy on the menthol.

My decant is not labeled with the year, but I ordered it from Ajevie, so I suspect it is from the 2016 release. In the decant: I get the cologne, ash, and herbs, accompanied by some sweet crumbs. This is a green scent. Wet: The cologne and herbs stand out to me, but the ash isn’t far behind them. It’s kind of watery and definitely green. The crumbs start to come out after a few minutes, making the scent somewhat sweeter. Dry: The ash note ends up dominating the scent, backed by the cologne. I agree that the ash is a grayish-white sort of ash. The scent no longer reads as green. There’s a bit of sweetness as well as saltiness in the background, which I am attributing to the cake. I prefer this phase of the scent. Verdict: It’s definitely an intriguing cologne scent, and the ash note is surprisingly nice. I don’t think this is one I’d reach for myself, but I bet it would be lovely on a guy. If you’re afraid of the cake, don’t be -- the crumbs are not what we tend to think of when we think of cake.

In the decant: Cherry candy and a vanilla-laced snow note. Wet: Cherry (I’m reminded of red Kool-Aid) backed by a vanilla-ed slushy snow note (more ice than vanilla). Dry: The ice note ends up being the dominant note at first, with just a bit of cherry in the background. After a while, the cherry reasserts itself, so that it smells like iced candy-like, syrupy cherry with some vanilla. I can see the cherry slushie comparisons. It’s pretty light after a few hours, though. The throw is mostly the slushy snow, but up close, I get the cherry on top of the snow. Verdict: I’ve been looking for some cherry scents to pair with Dragon Bouffant HG. This one is okay, but not one that I think I’d reach for.

In the decant: This smells like a mixture of all those drinks, all right. Wet: A mixture of peach bellinis, strawberry daquiris, and mimosas, in that order. The strawberry daquiri note threatens to take over, but doesn’t succeed, and then the mimosa note comes out more. Fruity booze for sure! Dry: Boozier than before! Still fruity booze, but more booze than fruit. Verdict: I just wanted to try this out of curiosity, as I was already thinking about giving this decant to my brother. It’s true to its description, just not something I’d reach for. I bet my brother will love it, though.

THIS IS AMAZING. I mostly get the funnel cake and apple cider from this. The apple cider isn't a heavily spiced variety, and I don't really get much of the non-foody notes (maybe a bit of sawdust?). Sometimes, it makes me think of a carnival, and sometimes, it makes me think of sugary cereal. Needless to say, it smells delicious. I was originally going to blind bottle this one, but I decided not to in the interest of being able to order more decants. Well, I should have just bought a blind bottle, and I think I'll have to grab one before it goes away.

I normally stay away from the dead leaves scents, as they can either cause headaches or don't jive well with my skin chemistry. But I was intrigued by this one, and so I ordered a mini-decant of it. This is the scent of dead leaves blowing across cement, carried by a cool breeze. It's very atmospheric, and it would be great for scenting an area you'd like to fill with a nice, clean scent. I probably don't need more of this, as there are other Weenie atmos that are calling to me more, but I am impressed by how evocative this is of a stroll in the autumn.

I agree with LiberAmoris and zee_zee. The pumpkin note in this is a fresh, unexpectedly floral one. I've tested this two days in a row: once on damp hair, once on dry. When it is first applied, I get lots of maple glaze, and then the odd floral-like pumpkin note. It doesn't really have a baked goods quality to it, and the only thing about it that is foodie is the maple. The cinnamon note is light. I can smell it in my hair after several hours of wear (I get the maple, followed by the floral pumpkin note and a dash of cinnamon), but only when I hold my hair up to my nose. It doesn't seem to be one of those hair glosses that leaves you in a cloud of scent. Not bad, but not as doughnut-y as I was hoping for. But if you're looking for maple, you won't be disappointed!

Policemen, judges, Government officials and respected institutions shall never be presented in such a way as to create disrespect for established authority. Gleaming black leather with blonde tobacco, copal, and smoked vanilla. In the bottle: The leather in this is light. I do get the gleaming aspect of it from the bottle. The smoked notes follow, and the vanilla serves to lighten up the scent a bit. Wet: The leather note is still light, and it reads as more of a well-worn leather note to my nose. The smoked notes are present, but the smokiness in the scent is rather light as well. I get more of the blonde tobacco from this on my skin than the copal note as the scent begins to dry down. The smoked vanilla note begins to emerge more with time. Dry: It's very faint now. The smoky aspect of the scent has died down significantly, leaving behind a very light leather and vanilla scent with a small plume of smoke. Several hours later, the copal note remerges and becomes the dominant note. Verdict: This scent stays very close to the skin! I was looking forward to this scent because of the leather and vanilla notes. Leather can be iffy on me, and I have been wanting a leather and vanilla scent to pair with Mikado Saloon hair gloss. This will certainly go well with that hair gloss, but I'm not in love with it like I'm in love with Mikado Saloon.

In the decant: I love the scent of apple pie and own the Trading Post’s Apple Pie in perfume oil, bath oil, and hair gloss. This smells like that apple pie, only cleaner, which I think must be thanks to the grass? Wet: Like BPTP’s Apple Pie, this is mostly about the filling right now -- I’m not really getting any pie crust. It’s full of cinnamon-covered baked apples, and it isn’t heavy enough on the cinnamon to burn my skin. Dry: The apple pie filling continues to reign, but the scent is lighter now, and cleaner. It’s really more like a grass stain on clothes and not straight up grass. Verdict: I really like this, but it is not different enough from the Apple Pie that I already own in ALL THE THINGS to warrant getting more. But if you don’t already have Apple Pie and wish that you did, this one should be right up your alley!

I am going to be a heretic and say that I am not a fan of the original Cathedral. It is just too strong on the frankincense and myrrh for me, and I prefer my resins accompanied with some kind of spice or sweetness. I decided to give this one a go since the previous reviewers mentioned it being one of the more heavily pumpkin spiced GC variants, and to see if it would go well with my Amber Pumpkin HG. In the decant: It’s unexpectedly sour. Like pumpkin spice and pickle juice? I think one of the resins is combining with the pumpkin spice and making me think of pickles for some reason (maybe a lemon-y frankincense???). Wet: It’s still somewhat sour, but more tolerable on me than it was in the decant. I get lots of pumpkin spice, especially cinnamon, accompanied by a deep resin and that sour aspect that I mentioned above. After a few minutes, the sour quality becomes fainter but continues to waft in and out, and the pumpkin spice increases in strength. Dry: Unfortunately, once the pumpkin spices calm down, I’m left with sour resins tinged with spice. The frankincense in this is too sharp for me. Verdict: This was a fail on my skin chemistry, sadly.

In the bottle: I can smell all of the notes. The bourbon vanilla is present. The champaca absolute makes me think of Orgy With Nine Women or Golden Champa Attar. The patchouli is a sweet, mild variety. The dried red fruit makes me think of tart red currants, just not as juicy. The leather and bourbon darken the scent, with the bourbon being a little sharp and boozy. The pumpkin in this is creamy. Wet: I get the soft bourbon vanilla and sweet patchouli, and then the champaca and dried red fruit (I am still thinking red currant!) join in. I agree that it does seem to have a tobacco vibe to it even though that note isn’t listed. The pumpkin is warm and creamy, and I do get some spice. The leather in this isn’t sharp or chemical-like on me, and while I do get a fair amount of bourbon, it’s not as sharp or boozy as it was in the bottle. Dry: Perhaps I spoke too soon. During this phase, it is somewhat sharp on me, as my skin seems to be running away with the dried red currant, champaca, and bourbon. Especially the bourbon, which is much sharper now that it is stronger. I am missing the creamy warmth of the pumpkin! After a few hours, the vanilla shows up to help tame these notes, and I can smell some of the sweet patchouli and creamy pumpkin again. I prefer this phase of the scent! Verdict: I was unsure of this one for a while once it dried, but fortunately, the vanilla stepped in to save the day! I am glad to have purchased a bottle to support the cause, but I am not sure I’d reach for it enough to warrant keeping the whole bottle, so I may frimp or PIF a few decants of this away.

In the bottle: Snake Oil accompanied by Lemon-Scented Sticky Bat’s lemon sugar! Wet: The lemon sugar shows up first, and I can smell some Snake Oil behind it, but the lemon sugar is the star right now. After a minute, I get some of the astringent, lemon-y white tea. Whenever the Snake Oil tries to assert itself, the lemon gets stronger, as if it so say, "I am not done yet!". Dry: The sugared lemon and white tea are still going strong, but Snake Oil’s musk and spices are more playing a greater role now. The Snake Oil base increases over time, so that it ends up becoming lemony, musky Snake Oil after several hours of wear. Verdict: I enjoy citrus scents, so I had to try this Snake oil variant. I am a fan of it when it is heavy on the lemon sugar, but less so once Snake Oil’s musk becomes really prominent. I am not a fan of fresh Snake Oil and only like it aged or with other notes added, so I think it just needs some time to age. Then I bet it will be a lovely summery snake!

Morning glory vines twisting around a patch of rampion, carrot, and parsley, with monkshood, hemlock, elfwort, sage, wormwood, and mandrake. In the imp: I am not familiar with all of the notes listed here, but I will say that I do get the carrot, parsley, and sage. It reminds me of making stuffing from scratch for Thanksgiving, or making a soup. Wet: I get lots of carrot, sage, and parsley for sure. And I think I am smelling the rampion, too? I can’t help but thinking of soup. Then a floral joins in the carrot and herb mix, but the sage is the most prominent note on me. It really smells like I took fresh sage leaves and just rubbed them on my arm. Dry: It’s greener and leafier now. The sage calms down somewhat after a while, but I’m still getting a fair amount of carrot and a floral note. It reminds me of being in a Michael’s craft store for some reason. Well, that was unexpected. I am not sure which note is doing that. Verdict: How did Beth make the carrot so carrot-y? This could be evocative of a garden minus the dirt on the right person, but I was reminded of stuffing herbs, then soup, and then it turned into a Michael’s store on me. The Witch’s Garden is an interesting scent experience, but not one that I would elect to go through again. It was nice to be able to try it, though -- not only because of the unique notes, but also because it means that I’ve completed my testing of the Märchen line (well, except for the DCed Prunella)!

In the imp: I do get the papery white notes (I smell something floral -- maybe narcissus?) and spice-tinged dirt. Wet: Yes, I am pretty sure that the white floral note is narcissus (which makes sense, since papery white notes are listed, and one variety of narcissus is referred to as Paperwhites). It’s sweet and heady and stronger than the soil note. As it begins to dry, the dirt becomes more prominent, but it hasn’t overtaken the narcissus just yet. Dry: The dirt is stronger now, but it hasn’t managed to overtake the narcissus. That said, the narcissus does become softer over time. Verdict: This is too floral to remind me of mushrooms at all, but I’m glad I got to try this one, because DIRT! I doubt I’d reach for it, though, as there are other dirt scents that I prefer over this one.

In the imp: Sweet honeydew melon? It’s not in the notes, but I’m reminded of that, plus some bright green herbs and sprucewood. Wet: Unexpected honeydew melon, shea, and greenery. I can smell the spruce part of the sprucewood. Dry: Eventually the unexpected fruitiness goes away, and I get lots of sprucewood (which is an apt description, as the needles and the wood are present) and green herbs. The shea is hiding in the background, unable to compete with the sprucewood and herbs (I think one may be sage?). I prefer this phase of the scent. Verdict: The honeydew was certainly unexpected! I like the sprucewood in this, but ultimately, I think I’d reach for a forest scent where the spruce is even stronger and it’s accompanied by more tree notes instead of herbs. So I probably won’t hold on to Ochosi, even though it is pleasant, but I’m glad I got to try it!

In the imp: Lots of evergreen! Wet: Yep, this is very coniferous on me. I get something rooty behind that, a bit of spice (pepper?), and after a few minutes, a floral aspect emerges. There’s a waxiness to the scent, too. Dry: This ends up becoming much earthier. It’s like evergreen, pepper, and patchouli, with the floral aspect still lingering in the background? The evergreen note smells like a dried out tree after a few hours. I think there may be a hint of berry, but it’s difficult to tell as it is so light by this point! Verdict: I can’t see myself reaching for Belladonna, but it’s more pleasant than I thought it would be, and I’m glad that I got to try it.

In the imp: I smell the white tea, citrus, and a hint of mint. Wet: The white tea, lemon peel, and grapefruit are the first notes that leap out at me. I also get a bit of the light mint behind those notes. The orchid note emerges after a few minutes, but it resides in the background. Dry: The white tea and citrus notes (especially the lemon peel) continue to be main players, but the orchid is stronger now, and the scent has been darkened by the leather, teak, and khus. After a few hours, the amber becomes more prominent as well, so that I get the white tea and citrus, followed by lots of amber, and then the darker notes. Verdict: I was curious about this one mainly because of the citrus notes. While they are prominent on me, I am not sure how I feel about them combined with things like the amber and leather. I don’t think that I’d ever reach for this, but it was nice to be able to try it!

I received an official imp of this in my Trading Post Weenie order! In the imp: I’m getting the pink grapefruit, vanilla, bright gardenia, and then the jasmine. Wet: The pink grapefruit and vanilla are the first notes that appear, followed by the gardenia, and then the jasmine. The pink grapefruit and gardenia make this a bright scent, and the floral notes are keeping the grapefruit and vanilla from being too much like a citrus creamsicle. As it begins to dry, it starts to make me think of Trix plus some florals for some reason. Dry: The grapefruit note ends up calming down, and after a while, it ends up being the most wonderful vanilla scent accompanied by gardenia and jasmine, with just a hint of grapefruit in the background. Jasmine can be iffy on me, but the variety in here hasn’t been problematic for me, and I honestly get more gardenia than jasmine. Verdict: Puddin, how did you know this was on my wishlist!? I’m so happy that I got to try this one, and I will definitely be hanging on to my imp. And if it ever pops up on the Trading Post Etsy again, I’ll have to grab a bottle. This is a really lovely scent.