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This starts off as a somewhat syrupy combo of tonka bean and saffron (with the saffron being the dominant note throughout wear on me). Over time, it becomes drier and a bit woodsy... I swear I get a touch of cedar in this after a few hours of wear? Because that bit of woodiness in the background is reminding me of The Small Brown Cat, but much softer. I like this and will be keeping my decant, but I don't think I need a bottle.

Whoa, the oil in this decant is so dark that it looks black until you roll it. And my arm is an orange-y yellow where the oil was applied. Pandemonium smells like a musky resin blend infused with some ginger and herbs. The musks reign throughout, and the herbs gain strength over time, and I also get a bit of an ash-like note? There's a phase when I think the ginger goes a little sour, and then it is beaten back by the resins, and then the red musk, which becomes the main player and starts to stomp all over the other notes. It's fitting for the artwork, though! This one is for those who appreciate darker red musk blends.

Apologies to anyone who saw this and thought a new lunacy dropped called Zombie Moon. This was one of those scents that Puddin' released on Etsy with a choose-your-own-medium a few years back. I used to have this as an atmo, and I used about half of that and swapped it away because it was on that person's wishlist and I wasn't super attached to it. But lately, I've been really into cherry scents, so when I saw this pop up in a sales post recently, I had to snatch it up! Zombie Moon perfume oil smells just like the atmo at first, which is to say that it smells like cherry candy (like a cherry lifesaver lollipop with a swirl). But over time, I notice the presence of the French Vanilla SN, which must be part of the ice cream. I amp it so much that it ends up mostly being that French Vanilla SN with some candy-like cherry thrown in, and I'm not sure how well those things mesh together. I may have to try this one in a scent locket, but I bet the cherry sticks around more in the other mediums (I don't remember this saffron-y vanilla being prominent in the atmo).

This starts off strong on the cypress, backed by the smooth Spanish moss. Over time, the Spanish moss increases in strength and becomes the dominant note on me (my skin chemistry generally likes to amp moss). This is a lovely foresty duet that would be great to wear on its own or to add some foresty goodness to some other scents. I wish the cypress had remained as strong on me as it was in the beginning, because it is amazing -- but the scent still smells great even when the moss takes over. I may end up needing more of this one.

I am not familiar with coral bean at all, but I have tried the BPTP Phlox SN bath oil, so I am familiar with phlox, although I'm not sure if this is the same variety. In the decant, I smell a sweetness and a bit of dustiness, but it doesn't smell like dust, if that makes sense? On me, it quickly becomes a screeching powder bomb. It doesn't smell like I fell in a vat of baby powder like with orris, but it is powderiness on a whole other level that I haven't experienced in quite some time. And it is STRONG. I guess coral bean and I are not friends?

The honeysuckle and lemon combo in this reminds me strongly of those two notes in Blueberry Picking, so if you're dying to try that or are looking for a replacement and happen to have another blueberry-forward scent to layer this with, you might be able to produce a similar result! This is all beautiful honeysuckle, brightened and kept in check by the lemon bee balm, which complements it perfectly and does not smell sharp or like lemon cleaner at all. The scent stays like this for several hours, but eventually the honeysuckle overtakes the lemon bee balm and it becomes a very heady honeysuckle scent. But for most of the wear, when the lemon bee balm is cozying up to the honeysuckle, it is summery honeysuckle perfection. I'm going to have to deathmatch this with the Lab's Wild Honeysuckle SN in order to decide whether or not I need both, but this is really lovely.

First, I'm greeted with the Lab's dead leaves, which doesn't tend to work for me, but this was an obligatory 'I bought the shirt, so I must try the scent' decant. It is accompanied by a burst of bright nectarine, and then some juicy peach joins these notes. Then it becomes juicy peach backed by some somewhat cologne-y dead leaves. But eventually, the cologne-y leaves take over on me. Boooo. If you can wear dead leaves and enjoy peach, this might be up your alley. It would be a nice transitional scent between summer and fall.

In the bottle, I smell clove, mugwort, and the indigo labdanum, which has an sweet opium sort of vibe. I get the clove and indigo labdanum when first applied, backed by the herbal mugwort. Then the cola-like labdanum takes over for a while. During this phase, the scent reminds me of The Death Grapple from Lupercalia 2020, although there are times when the opium and clove make me think of Devil and Circe. The Lab's sweet opium is the indigo part of the labdanum and it becomes more prominent with wear, so by the end of the day, it is mostly opium-coated labdanum backed by a softer clove and some subdued, velvety black rose petals, musk, and some light patchouli. The notes are difficult to pick out by this point beneath the resinous opium haze, but they all swirl together to create a dreamy goth scent. I love the clove in this, but I wish the labdanum wouldn't have been as strong so that I could get more of the mugwort and the lavender (I didn't really get much lavender from this). But it has only gotten to rest for a day, so that could change with more time to settle/age! I'm going to hold onto my bottle to see how often I reach for it/if those notes come out more with age.

At first, this smells like minty simethicone tablets and plaster, then it morphs and smells like strong paint, like you've just painted some walls... and then it morphs again and settles into a strong, glassy, perfume-y floral scent that's cloying. I'm not getting any frankincense at all. This one is definitely a scent experience. The plaster and paint in this make it one of those 'how does Beth do it?' scents. It's not something I'd wear, but it's worth a try if you like to try scents with uncommon notes!

I get lots of fizziness from The Intangibles. It's like soda with a squirt of lime, only it isn't sweet enough to be soda. There's also a bit of a mineral-like quality to it after it has been on the skin for a while. So I think my experience was similar to that of roseus! Nothing chaotic or unsettling on me, but maybe my skin chemistry just revels in chaos.

This smells like a light, watery metallic cologne on me. I usually amp the Lab's metallic notes until they're so screechy and sharp that they can be headache-inducing, but this also has a watery quality to it, like it has been diluted. The memory of metal or cologne? I don't get soap like I do with most of the Lab's aquatics. This is a nice, clean, unisex/masculine scent, and I like it more than I was expecting to, so I'll be hanging on to the decant!

At first, the black pine pitch reigns, but it is later joined by what I think might be a dash of eucalyptus (but perhaps it was juniper as some of the other reviewers mentioned) and a hint of incense-y dragon's blood (as opposed to the spicy floral type) and perhaps a bit of musk representing the shadows. Over time, the bonfire smoke emerges along with some ash, and it smells like a pine-infused smoky bonfire (but the smoke in this isn't vetiver, BBQ, or one of those acrid smoke notes!) incense scent. I'm not sure how often I'd reach for this, but I'm going to hang onto my decant for a while to find out. I really like the pine in the beginning and it is rare for one of the Lab's smoke notes to work out on me.

The orange is the main player throughout wear on me, although it goes from a pomander type of orange (as it is backed by the peppermint and clove) to a more powdery type (like the Tang that Soupy Twist got when she tried it). Peppermint and clove are typically powerhouses, but both are very soft here, and I only get a smidge of rosemary towards the end of the day (I was beginning to think it wouldn't show up at all). I guess I lucked out in this not smelling medicinal on me at all! I like this enough to keep the decant around as a nice pick-me-up and to try layering with Sweet Clove LN for more orange and clove goodness.

At first, I got powdery sandalwood and lavender with a bit of plum, but over time, I noticed a quality to the scent that reminded me of French Vanilla SN and Love's Philosophy... which is to say that I think there's some vanilla and/or saffron at play here, probably in the sandalwood incense, and it's dominating on me. Not what I expected (I thought this would be heavy on the plum), but not bad since I enjoy the root beer-y saffron vanilla of French Vanilla SN and Love's Philosophy. I'm curious if anyone else will have a similar experience, or if I will be the lone saffron/vanilla reviewer.

This one started off as mostly earthy fig and tea on me with a bit of plum, but it ended up becoming mostly about the plum as time went on with just a bit of earthy fig and tea. Oddly enough, the spice notes do not stand out on me. Definitely one for fans of fig and plum.

I get creamy (but not sweet) coffee from this swirled with a melange of spices. I have sensitive skin, but this isn't as spice-heavy as I thought it would be, and the scent didn't burn my skin. It is NOT a cinnabomb for those worried about the cinnamon; the black pepper note is actually the spice that is the strongest on me, but this is pretty well-blended. This could be really nice during the cold months. I'll be hanging onto my imp to see if I reach for this scent on a rare chilly day.

I get the Lab's white tea/ti leaf note right out of the gate, and it dominates for a really long time, with touches of the angelica root and/or the motherwort (two notes I'm not able to identify, but something is lending an herbal quality to the scent that isn't the chamomile). After a while, the brown musk emerges ends up taking over, although the white tea note is still going strong behind it. By the end of the day, the chamomile cozies up to the brown musk, which just adds to its fuzzy feel. So it ends up being a chamomile-infused brown musk and white tea scent on me. The presence of the white tea note in here was unexpected. I am glad it didn't end up being just that note on me, and I like where the scent ended up. I don't think I need a bottle, but I think I'll hold onto my imp for now.

This one is a strawberry party. I get the cool eucalyptus and some musk (sans vanilla) with it at first, and then the white amber joins in and helps the musk tip this into more of a perfume territory than a candy-like one. The strawberry is super sweet at first, but the pink bergamot helps it seem like a not quite ripe strawberry that's more pink than red by the end of the day. The eucalyptus is not nearly as strong as it was initially, but it does continue to add a coolness to this bright scent. Alas, the vanilla seems to be missing on my skin, but perhaps it would show up with age. I don't think I'd reach for this one, but it has got me curious to try more scents with pink bergamot.

The pine and blackcurrant notes in this reign for the longest time on me, although eventually the blackcurrant calms down and lets the forest become less fruity. Once that happens, I'm able smell some of the stone and moss, and it settles into a really lovely coniferous scent. I'm sad that I amped the blackcurrant bud for so long, but I really like how this smells by the end of the day, so I'm going to set my imp aside and hope that I get less currant from this after it has had some time to age.

I blind bottled this because I had been curious about it for so long, but it is usually out of stock. I thought it would be in the same family as 51 and could be a another perfume in that scent family that I could gift to my mom, and it is indeed. Pollution starts off strong on the green musk and smells sweet and perfume-y, with a tinge of a dry desert-like note. It becomes drier and more high-pitched over time as the davana and white amber increase in prominence, and some ozone tags along with them, making this smell waaay more perfume-y than it did initially. I enjoyed the wet stage of this scent, but this eventually wound up being too sharp and dry for me. If you're looking for a scent similar to 51, however, definitely give this one a try!

At first, I get lime-tinged vape smoke and latex. But it doesn't smell like it is burning on my skin. The vape smoke dominates on me throughout wear, and I still get the lime from it, but later on in the day, it also takes on a grey feel, like it might have a touch of ambergris or musk to it. Reading zee_zee's review above, I do think it may contain some tuberose -- because this has the same type of perfume-y quality I get from Ava. I know I wouldn't reach for this, but it is not as scary as it sounds. Better than actual vape smoke and not nearly as burn-y as I had anticipated. I'd recommend this to those that enjoy some of the Lab's more mainstream-leaning scents, because that's the type of scent this ultimately ends up settling into by the end of the day.

At first, I get something slightly bitter and herbal, tar, and chlorine, and a plastic-y scent. The chlorine grows stronger as it sits on my skin and has a somewhat citrusy, effervescent, mineralic scent to it. I, uh, actually think it is pleasant so far? It gets somewhat sharp and chemically a few hours in, but then smooths over. Towards the end of the day, I start getting more of the rubber along with the chlorine, but the chlorine is the main player on me. It's almost citrus soda-like, but not as sweet or fizzy. And backed by some rubber. It has the same feel as some of the periodic table protos to it. I guess I lucked out by this one not being horrific on me! I'm currently undecided on whether or not I'd wear it, but I do think it is pretty neat!

It looks like I never reviewed this, so I thought I'd remedy that while waiting for this year's Lilith update. So back in 2016, I was studying abroad in Germany, and I waited until the Yules dropped and ordered some Liliths and Yules together and had them shipped to my aunt and uncle's place, where they waited unsniffed until summer 2017. While I sadly did not order multiples of Good Morning, London in that order (REGRET), my 2016 self thought it wise to order two bottles of Outlaw, and for that, I am glad. Outlaw features root beer-splashed syrupy brown leather (quite possibly my favorite leather note from the Lab). The vanilla cream isn't distinct on me, but I think it probably adds some creamy sweetness to the root beer. It is a root beer and leather party, and I am here for it. One of the Lab's best root beer scents, for sure.

Did you get an aged imp? Perfume samples tend to age differently than bottles, and there are also batch variations, so it is possible that the imp had more cherry but the bottle happened to be stronger on the woods. On me, The Red Queen starts off as heavily cherry but ends up being pretty strong on the woods. I don't think the Lab has a cherry slushie perfume. There are several past cherry LEs, but nothing that's specifically cherry slushie to my knowledge. Some people got cherry slushie from Chattering Teeth, though.

I am not familiar with the scent of ash or elm, but I definitely get a ton of chewy oak when this is first applied, along with some pine. Those two notes remain the stars of the show throughout wear, although the other tree notes do get stronger over time. Unisex to masculine, but I agree with bellumed that it doesn't smell like a cologne. I didn't get any smoke or dirt. I'll be hanging onto my decant to see if I reach for it... I'm thinking it would go great with Rocky Mountain Goats Hair Gloss.