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Peach Vulva is definitely mostly about the peach and apricot. They remain the dominant notes throughout wear, although I do get the rice milk (which ends up being somewhat buttery on me by the end of the day) and some light resins beneath the fruits. The peach has a peach nectar sort of vibe and smells like the type of peach you'd want to drink. I think this is lovely, but I have so many peach scents in my collection already that I don't think I need a bottle of this one, too, but I'll probably retest this before it goes away (and after it had some time to age) just to be sure.

Cherry Blossom Vulva starts out being honeysuckle forward on me, but then it calms down and becomes a melange of floral notes, with the plum blossom and gardenia sometimes popping out more than the other notes, before settling down as a plum blossom and white floral scent by the end of the day. It's a lovely springtime floral blend, with just a little bit of the cream in the background on me. This is pretty, but it is not as cherry blossom forward as I hoped it would be. I might keep the decant, but I don't think I need a whole bottle of this one.

Fracas with Eleven Kabuki Actors starts off with a wonderful sweet almond note, and that's all I get for a while. Then the warm hay and sweet, almost candy-like mimosa joins in, along with the bourbon cream (more bourbon than cream) and sandalwood. It then becomes a warmer scent, with the almond never fading (like it usually does) as it cozies up to the hay. I was curious if this would be like a warmer version of Comparison of Comparison Beauties (vanilla cream, mimosa, and almond blossom). In a way, it is, but this one is less creamy and not as sweet, since the mimosa isn't as strong as it is in that scent. So they are different enough to warrant trying both. Although I really enjoy the almond in this, I think the bourbon in this is adding more astringency than I'd like, so I don't think I need more of this one.

Discarded Sandal starts off strongest on the pine and hinoki wood, but then the lily quickly joins the party. It's a little confusing to me, the foresty notes combining with the lily, with a light beeswax sweetness beneath them. But then. BUT THEN. It ends up settling into a scent that reminds me of sucking honeysuckle nectar from the blossoms in my grandmother's backyard when I was little... which is wonderful, but unexpected. I'll have to retest this one again and see if I get the same experience, because I really wasn't expecting that result! I'll update my review if it changes.

Flowering Peonies is a pleasant fruity floral, with the tuberose being much stronger than the peony at first, and the flowers being more lychee-tinged than completely doused in lychee (sadly). The peony gains strength over time and becomes one of the dominant notes by the end of the day, and I get more tea at this point, as well as a hint of bergamot, but neither of those are main players. I'm kind of reminded of how Caressing the Gilded Lily was predominantly floral but tinged with melon. This is somewhat like that, but tinged with lychee, and on a bed of green tea. I was hoping for more lychee from this one, but I'm going to have my mom try it and see what she thinks of it. I think it might be something she would enjoy.

Erotic Sake Bowl starts off heavy on the pink grapefruit and sugared yuzu, and it is GLORIOUS. I have several grapefruit scents, and a few that contain yuzu as well as grapefruit, but even so, the combo of those two notes is so good that I was determined to add a bottle to my cart even though I probably don't need more of those notes in my collection. But then the other fruits emerged more over time, and the raspberry (the note I was most concerned about) ends up being one of the main players on me after a few hours, so that it is a berry and citrus scent grounded by the plum blossom musk (which is also more noticeable by the end of the day and isn't overly plum-tinged, fortunately). I loved this for the first few hours, and less so as time went on, but I'm going to test it again before ruling it out. It may be worth getting a bottle and wearing it in a scent locket just experience that grapefruit and sugared yuzu in all of its glory.

This is a sophisticated white rose scent. It never stops being the dominant note on me, but over time, the orchid rises to join it and is almost as strong as the rose itself. (The vanilla flower is orchid -- this contains no vanilla note.) The benzoin resides in the background, adding a light powderiness to the scent. I was hoping the caramelized benzoin would add a nice sweetness, but this is a refined rose scent. If that's what you're looking for, give this one a try. But if you're hoping for a sweeter rose, go with Cacao and Sugared Roses.

Cacao and Sugared Roses smells exactly as described: like sugared rose petals dusted with cacao. The cacao manages to keep up with the sugared rose for several hours before the sugared rose wins out. The sugared rose in this reminds me of the highly sought-after Love from The Pickman Gallery: A Tremulous Song Lilith artwork collection from 2013, so if you're looking for a sweet rose scent like that one and aren't averse to cacao, definitely make sure you give this one a try. I think this is lovely, but I may have too many rose/sugared rose scents to warrant grabbing a bottle. Still, I am tempted and will have to do some death matching just to be sure!

This is beautiful. I believe it is the same golden honey and wildflowers from Venus Verticordia, accompanied by a breeze note instead of dandelion. The amber breeze isn't as strong as the honeyed wildflowers on me, so while it threatens to go dryer sheet, it never manages to achieve it. If I didn't already have two bottles of Venus Verticordia, I would be all over this one. I'll deathmatch the two just to be sure, but I think they may be too similar to warrant owning both. But if you wish you could get your hands on Venus Verticordia, grab this one, stat. ETA: Deathmatched It's All I Have to Bring Today vs. Venus Verticordia today. It's All I Have to Bring Today starts off with honeyed wildflowers accompanied by a gentle, clean breeze note, while Venus Verticordia starts off with a burst of dandelion. The honey in It's All I Have to Bring Today is sweeter and reminds me of the honey in The White Bees Swarming Hair Gloss, which I feel may have a bit of Snow White's sweet snow note in it. Once dry, they smell very, very similar because the wildflower note is the same and ends up being the dominant note after several hours.

This is glorious. The light (non-burny, non-cinnabomb) cinnamon and yam notes are the stars on me for the first three hours of wear, and to me, it's even better than Sweet Potato Musk. I agree with HerbGirl's description of this having a pastry vibe. Amazingly, the oakmoss doesn't take over on me like it normally does and just resides in the background, grounding the scent. After several hours, the russet amber starts to emerge and ends up becoming the dominant note backed by what remains of the cinnamon and yam. It's a creamy, musky amber that I believe may be the same one from the amazing The Geisha and the Samurai HG. Swoon. I'm going to need a bottle.

This goes on as honey and tuberose. It's the same thick, brown, toffee-like Lush Honey I Washed the Kids type honey that I got from Harlow's Lace and Boop. This honey note is so strong on me that it manages to overwhelm the tuberose. The tuberose doesn't completely fade away, but it just adds a perfume-y floral quality beneath the pool of honey. Sadly, I never get the vanilla sugar because this honey note can't stop, won't stop until it declares dominion over all. I was really hoping the tuberose and vanilla sugar would be paired with a different honey note. Alas.

This was one of the scents I was most looking forward to from the Luper update, but sadly, it did not work on me. Honey Marzipan is all about the honey note on me. It's the same thick, brown, toffee-like Lush Honey I Washed the Kids type honey that I got from Harlow's Lace and Boop. It declares dominion over all, never allowing the marzipan to shine through. I'm glad I went the decant route instead of blind bottling this like I originally considered doing.

This one features the oceanic sea salt aspect of Lavender, Sea Salt, and Rain accompanied by the perfume-y pink amber from Pink Amber and Peony. It's strongest on the salt note on me at first, but over time, it becomes more aquatic as the Lab's rain note comes forward, but it also becomes sharper and more perfume-y thanks to the pink amber. I'm glad I got to try this -- it didn't turn to soap on me like most aquatics do -- but it is a little sharper on me than I would like it to be.

This starts off really strong on the lemon peel, and it doesn't let the green tea show up until much later. It's a nice, refreshing, clean scent, and I enjoy the end result, but I know I wouldn't reach for this over GCs with green tea and lemon like Shanghai or Embalming Fluid, just because the lemon in this is so much more in-your-face at first than the lemon notes in those blends.

I recently received a tester of the original Antique Lace from a very generous forumite, and I tested it against the 2017 version (I had the OG on one hand and 2017 on the other). And I realize I'm about to commit BPAL heresy when I say this, but... I prefer the 2017 version to the original. The original is far more complex. It starts off with this candy-sweet, almost too cloying for me floral note (maybe mimosa? but I am not sure) and some powderiness that I think is due to the dust and dry flowers (I think baby's breath is among these dried flowers). Over time, the vanilla cuddles up to the musk and really starts to bloom, so that it ends up being a gorgeous dusty vanilla musk infused with some dry flowers after a day of wear. It's beautiful, but the cloying floral note during the wet phase makes me enjoy the 2017 version more, even though it is just straight up vanilla musk without the original's complexity. I'm thrilled I got to try the original version of Antique Lace, and I understand why it is so sought after! But I'm also glad that I dodged a rare bullet by being basic enough to prefer the 2017 version.

I think I got a smear of white chocolate and some marzipan when I first applied this. The marzipan aspect is there for a while, but the marzipan sweetness becomes more of a light marshmallow-y one over time, even though it smells more paste-like as the day goes on. But it's really nice, actually. Way nicer than I had expected! This decant is a keeper! Thanks to the wonderful BPALista that frimped it to me.

This started off as cinnamon and pine air freshener on me with the tiniest hint of chocolate in the background. I'm not getting any motor oil, but I wonder if the spice I am getting is part of the exhaust note? By the end of the day, it smells like a toned down version of red hots and pine air freshener, though. This was fun to try, but I wish I had gotten the realistic motor oil and exhaust experience others had described instead of the mysterious cinnamon experience I wound up with!

Disappointing Pencil is mostly about the cedar on me. It's a bold cedar, with touches of eraser and graphite. But it doesn't smell bad by any means... I've tried a lot of scents that sadly wound up smelling like a pencil and/or its eraser remnants on me in a bad way (looking at you, oh so many Possets scents), and this isn't pencil-like in an unpleasant way. It's actually a pretty nice cedar. It could be fun layered with something like a root beer scent to get like, a root beer scented pencil vibe, but of course, we already have Tombstone with its sassafras and cedar (and its gorgeous vanilla). Disappointing Pencil is not so disappointing after all.

Oh myyyyyy. I was curious about this one, but never grabbed a bottle on Etsy because I wasn't sure how I'd feel about the beeswax and book combo with gardenia. Well, it turns out that my fears were unfounded. This is mostly the Lab's gorgeous beeswax with their amazingly soft, well-worn, syrupy brown leather note on me. It kind of makes me think of The Mountebank, but heavier on the beeswax and without the lavender. If the gardenia is doing anything on me, it is just behaving and possibly adding to the sweetness. My experience seems to be different than everyone else's, but I'm fine with my beeswax and brown leather party. Definitely going to have to grab the atmo and see how this is in that medium.

The teakwood, moss, and tobacco are the first notes to leap out at me when applied, but then the coffee bean quickly joins in. It adds a bit of creaminess to the scent even though it is just coffee bean as opposed to a milky coffee. The oakmoss increases in strength over time, as it is wont to do on me, and the vetiver joins in, so that after a few hours, it is a predominantly mossy scent infused with some grassy bourbon vetiver, as well as teakwood, tobacco, and a hint of coffee bean. This is nicer than I expected it to be. I wish the coffee bean had stayed as strong as it had been initially, though. I probably wouldn't reach for this myself, but I think it would be great to smell on a guy.

The pipe tobacco, leather, and gingerbread are the strongest notes out of the gate, with just a bit of sweetness added from the fruitcake crumbs. Unfortunately, this goes funky on me in a way similar to Gingerbread and Lemon Sugar when I first got it, and it just smells all kinds of wrong on me. I'm not sure if it is the ginger, tobacco, or both, but it is tangy and overwhelming. I'm glad I got to try it, but I'd recommend Gingerbread and Leather over this one.

Rose, incense, stone, oak are the notes that leap out at me. It's sharp at first due to the rose, stone, and oak combo, and it doesn't completely lose that sharpness after a few hours of wear, although it does soften some. The rose in this is somewhat astringent. I think it may be tea rose. It dominates on me throughout wear, backed by the incense, oak, and stone. While I appreciated the stone note I got from this when it was initially applied, the astringent rose + incense + sharp oak combo isn't really for me. I'm glad I got to try it, though, as I always love trying the Lilith-inspired scents!

That smoky vetiver type of gunpowder note from Agnes is the dominant note here, backed by the white cedar. I get zero gingerbread from this, sadly. Over time, the gunpowder becomes less smoky and more ashy and metallic, and it allows the white cedar to come through more and become one of the main players as well. But still, no gingerbread. I agree with Lucchesa's description of this being like a wild west scent. The smoky gunpowder is not for me, but I'm going to pass the decant on to a friend who was interested in this when it was live but didn't end up getting a bottle so that they can get to try it.

I didn't think I would ever end up trying this one and never tried to obtain any, but a very generous BPALista sent me a decant, and now I get the hype. In the decant, I wasn't sure if it would be for me due to the butter rum note, but once applied, the butter rum quickly calmed down and allowed the saffron, sandalwood, and sugary vanilla to shine. I think the sandalwood in this may be the Mysore sandalwood from Kit. The sugar and vanilla cream really bloom over time, giving me Boo vibes. SWOON. It ends up settling into a lovely vanilla sandalwood touched by the warmth of the saffron and butter rum after a day of wear. I didn't know I need this in my life, but now that I have it, I will cherish my decant. Thank you to the lovely @Missanneshirleyofgg for sharing this one with me.

Diana smells so lovely in the vial and when first applied. It's this lovely melange of brown musk, sweet, well-worn leather, and cypress, with a hint of metal that doesn't go cologne-y and just adds a bit of brightness to the scent. The cypress is quick to fade, leaving the leather, brown musk, and golden amber behind, which is evocative of Artemis' deer. However, over time, my skin chemistry runs away with the brown musk note and it becomes a powdery brown musk and amber scent with a hint of sweetness. I wish it had stayed how it was during the wet phase, when the cypress was most prominent, and that it didn't end up so powdery on me. I'm going to let this one rest some more and retest it in the future, because I am not ready to give up on it yet! Thank you to the lovely supreme_c0rt for sharing this with me!