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I am not familiar with tulsi and mitti attar, but the notes had me intrigued, so I'm glad I got a chance to try this after all! This starts off what I believe is mostly the mitti and tulsi on me -- it does have a clay type of scent to it (not that I would be a good judge of that, not being someone that works with it), and the tulsi just adds a cool, green, herbal touch to the scent. It gets drier over time as the white sandalwood becomes more pronounced and eventually comes the dominant note on me. It's smooth and meditative, and something I'm glad I got to experience, but I know I wouldn't reach for this because it ends up being too heavy on the white sandalwood for me. But I would definitely be interested in trying more scents with tulsi or mitti paired with other notes if they pop up in the future.

This is 99% honey with just a hint of salt that's fleeting. I get zero biscuit from this. My boyfriend thinks it smells like Germany, because when we were traveling around Germany at this time last year, I had packed bottles of Luvmilk's Kitsune Royalty shampoo and conditioner for us to use on the trip. And now anything with that honey note reminds him of Germany. This is all about that sparkling, floral honey. I just wish I got some of the biscuit.

A Cozy Apple and an Apple Cider is very much the Weenie counterpart to You are Not Alone from the Lilith update. There's the freshly laundered sweater note (the hoodie note is the same from You are Not Alone), but instead of a dribble of lavender and paperback pages, you get just a touch of apple cider. The good news? If you have sensitive skin, there is so little spiced apple cider here that it shouldn't be an issue (the same cannot be said of Single Note: Apple Cider, which did burn my skin and ended up getting gifted to a friend that adores spice scents). The bad news? I was really hoping for more apple cider than just a dribble! But maybe it will come out more with age, so I'm going to set it aside and find out. At the moment, it smells a lot cleaner than I expected it to be, though.

Oh hai there, Golden Champa Attar SN. That's what I'm getting for the smoke note in this. It's a smooth resinous champaca, and it doesn't smell like nag champa incense. It's joined by a touch of cognac, but I don't get much else. The lavender never showed up on me, sadly. It also reminds me of House of Unquenchable Fire Atmo. This is pleasant, but not something I need a bottle of, fortunately (thank goodness, as there are several more scents I'd like to order bottles of from the Lilith update). I was hoping the lavender and cognac would be more prominent. I am thrilled I got to try this though!

At first, I thought this was a nice, cherry-infused booze. But it got so much stronger and so cloying as time went on that I realized that there was a wine note, and I was amping the hell out of it, as my skin chemistry is prone to do. It goes from tolerable to wanting to get away from it, so perhaps it is fitting for a Drunk Uncle after all?

This decant must be really aged, because the orange blossom, while the star of this blend, it much more subdued than it usually is on me. It makes me think of the orange blossom equivalent of rosewater, because it is tamer than straight up orange blossom. And somehow, there's a creaminess to the scent, too. The patchouli is very soft in this one, and it helps to ground the scent. I also feel like there's a touch of spice here, behind these notes? Although I doubt I'd reach for this, this is much more pleasant than I thought it would be. Probably one of the best orange blossom scents I've tried from the Lab, along with Vixen, because the orange blossom is so much smoother in this than in most scents.

I am reviewing this for the scent rather than its purpose, as I have been successfully avoiding doomscrolling after election week. I told myself that it wouldn't do me any good to constantly worry about things out of my control, so I stopped listening to political podcasts and have barely been on Twitter. Doomscroll Blocker is all about that citrus. The neroli is one of the main players, but it isn't as sharp or bitter as it normally is thanks to the sweet orange melding with it and helping to smooth it over. I get some lemon and bergamot in the background, and a touch of lavender and basil that are more noticeable after it has been on the skin for a few hours, giving the scent a clean feel. Scent-wise, it's not something I'd wear, but I could see this bright scent shaking someone out of their doomscrolling and making them feel more positive.

I love citrus, I love French lavender, and I like juniper, so I was really looking forward to this. But sometimes mandarin just turns to soap on me, and that is the case here. I get strong, soapy mandarin, backed by the lavender and juniper, which just takes the scent more into soap territory. Over time, the mandarin retains its soapiness but also manages to smell like an orange children's vitamin on me. Epic skin chemistry fail, sadly.

I was expecting this to be a really dry scent, or something like I Wish I Were Your Mirror, but less complex and without the lily water. But it is not dry at all. I get a blast of cardamom at first, but once that calms down, the fresh, watery papyrus steals the show. It actually smells kind of aquatic, but it's creamier than an aquatic would be on me (no cream note -- I just don't know how to adequately describe it without that word). There's a bit of balsam in the background, hanging out with the ghost of cardamom. This is a pleasant clean scent. It's probably not something I'd choose to wear (I preferred it when the cardamom was stronger), but I'm glad I got to try it (it certainly helps to isolate the Lab's papyrus note!).

A shock in a jock: the perfect drag king cologne. Black leather and a snap of ozone. I tested this one twice at Drag Con. This one is strong on the black leather at first, backed by the ozone. After it has settled for a while, it becomes an ozone-y, leather-y cologne. I enjoyed that phase of the scent the most, when the leather wasn't as intense. I did not end up grabbing a bottle of this one, because I tend to prefer my leather with something sweet (like vanilla or tonka), but I think fans of the Lab's leather scents will not be disappointed.

Whoa, that is some strawberry candy! The blue cotton candy and marshmallow just add more sweetness (and a bit of creaminess, in the case with the marshmallow). Sadly, something in this is somewhat plastic-y on me. Not sure if it is the strawberry or the sprinkles. I also get what Deceitfuldescender says about this having a blue raspberry blow pop vibe. I'm not big on strawberry, but those that are into that note and candy scents should check this one out. Alas, it is not for me, but it was fun to get to try it.

When I spray this, I get fig, sweet oak, and a touch of silk. But on the paper towel I sprayed this on for a test, I also get a lot of the silk and a nice vanilla along with it. The bamboo adds a green quality to the scent. Sophisticated, indeed! I'm not big on fig scents, but this one is quite nice.

Lilith has several blankies that mean the world to her, and this is one of them. She’s had it since she was a baby, and she still sleeps with it every night. This blankie has been all over the US, has been to innumerable conventions, and has visited Paris, London, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Salzburg, and Berlin. This blankie has been a comfort in sorrow and a companion in joy. It has been clutched in laughter and has been succor in illness. This blanket has seen thousands upon thousands of dreams. May it always keep you warm, safe, and happy, Lilith. French lavender, skin musk, and a drop of rose water. I retrieved this from the mailbox around 1 PM and am testing it 9 hours later. I normally give a scent at least an entire day to settle before testing it, if not more, so I will amend my review if my experience is different when I try this tomorrow. In the bottle, Blue Blankie is a blast of strong French lavender. I can smell the rose water in the background, and then the skin musk. I bought this to use as a sleep scent, and just from the bottle, I have to say that I can’t imagine using it for another purpose. This is no daytime lavender. Wet: The French lavender dominates, but I am getting a lot more of the rose water and skin musk on my skin than I did from the bottle. The rose water is fresh and tart and makes me think of pink roses. It’s becoming stronger as it sits on my skin. It’s like Lilith’s lavender + TAL Nocturne, only not as strong on the rose. Dry: I was worried that the rose water would take over at one point (it definitely feels like more than a drop on me), but this ends up being pretty even on the lavender and rose water once dry. The skin musk comes out more over time, so that after a few hours, it ends up being a skin musk infused with rose water and what remains of the lavender. It’s cozy and comforting. Verdict: I leapt for a bottle of this one because I adore lavender and thought it would make a nice sleep scent. I will be keeping my bottle and using it for that purpose, but I don’t think that a back-up bottle will be necessary.

This one is all about the carnation chypre on me. I'm not surprised, since I amp carnation and oakmoss. The ylang ylang cozies up to the carnation chypre for a while. The scent has massive throw during this stage and makes me think of more classic perfumes. Eventually, the oakmoss in the chypre becomes the dominant note, swirled with the carnation and a bit of benzoin. I was here for the pink vanilla, but alas, I didn't get any of that on my skin. If carnation chypre sounds good to you, though, you should be pleased with this.

This smells like a honeycrisp apple backed by some smooth cedar. I never got any honeycomb. I think I caught a whiff of the jasmine at the end of the day, but it was so faint by that point that I couldn't be sure. The cedar becomes more prominent with wear, but it never manages to overtake the crisp apple. The apple in this is really nice, but I wish the other notes had shown up on me!

This starts off as rose and clove before becoming rose, rose, rose. This does not feature any of the sweet roses found in Two, Five and Seven, and the red rose notes in this aren't as bold as the rose in Peacock Queen. I feel like my skin is bringing forth more of the tea rose and white rose than the other rose notes. At the end of the day, I can smell some tobacco mingling with the rose notes, but there is no more clove to be found. I'll be hanging on to my decant because this is Mad Tea Party-adjacent, but I wish I were getting more clove from this one (I really liked that clove blast when it was first applied). I'm going to try layering it with Sweet Clove SN and see how that goes.

Fir, leather, and cedar are the standout notes on me at first, before the leather overtakes the tree notes. It reigns for some time, and at one point becomes a little too much for me with the sharp steel note, but eventually, it calms down, leaving behind one of the glorious golden ambers from Pa-Pow Hair Gloss. I agree with those that have said that this would be right at home in the RPG collection. I really enjoyed the beginning and final phases of this scent, but I'm a little iffy on the leather/steel phase. I'm going to have to retest this one and see if I'm able to avoid the leather and steel phase after it has had more time to settle (and hopefully get some of the rosin)!

This one is... way more buttery than I thought it would be. It's all about the buttery cream and caramel. It kind of reminds me of the buttermilk in White Larry, actually. The sandalwood is confined to a background role throughout wear, unable to compete with the buttery cream note. I can only smell it if I inhale really deeply and look for it -- otherwise, I would not know it was there. This is too buttery for me, sadly.

Baby's First Ballista is giving me strong Antikythera Mechanism vibes (only, it is much nicer than Antikythera is on me since there is no teak). It also makes me think of Arana and The Magician's Wand. It features a really strong oak note. I could have sworn there might have been some tobacco mingling with it, but perhaps that's just from associating it with the oak in Antikythera. The cookies aren't distinct on me, but it the oak is smoothed over by the vanilla bean. After several hours of wear, I get a slight root beerish quality to the oak. Not sure if my nose is drunk or if it is just my skin chemistry bringing that out, but I am here for it. The decant is a keeper, but I am thinking I may need a bottle of this before it goes away.

Flan! Custardy, somewhat buttery flan on a bed of vanilla (I think the vanilla note is reminding me of the vanilla in Truth Will Prevail, which I wore recently, but I haven't tested the two side by side to be sure). I like this. It's not overly buttery or sweet like I thought it might be. I'm not sure I need a whole bottle of it, but I'm definitely hanging on to the decant.

In the decant: I'm getting a super buttery waffle infused with pumpkin and gingerbread spices, backed by some coffee and chocolate. On me, the buttery, spice-infused waffle reigns. I was afraid the spices in this would be overwhelming, since There Arose Such a Clatter also featured pumpkin and gingerbread, and it was a spice bomb on me. But that is not the case here. I was also afraid of how buttery it was from the decant sniff. It is pretty buttery on me (like a butter-slathered Eggo waffle, if it contained pumpkin and gingerbread spices -- more gingerbread than pumpkin), but not overwhelmingly so. The coffee and hot cocoa are confined to background roles throughout wear, although there's a moment when the waffle dough and chocolate kind of make me think that this is a much more buttery cousin to Weihnachtsmärkte. I'll have to wear this on its own for a full day to determine whether or not I need more of this, but the decant is definitely a keeper.

Between Classes is a clean scent, but it's not like like walking through the laundry aisle like Apocalypse Box, and it is much softer. There's a soft, clean cotton note and lots of sweet, non-spicy pink carnation (I think it's the same one from High-Strung Daisies). The lavender mist, while present, isn't nearly as strong as the carnation on me. I agree that there may be some other floral notes at play here, too. This is a nice, clean, floral sleep scent. I will probably end up upgrading my decant to a bottle before the Lilith update comes down.

Oak twigs like whoa. This one smells like green leaves and oak branches sweetened by the manuka honey. The oak twigs with their strong green leaves dominate on me throughout wear. The honey is stronger on me than it was in the vial, but calms down over time. I get some lavender with the oak twigs and honey at first, but it is fleeting. After a while, the moss notes gain some strength on me, but they aren't able to overtake the oak twigs. I couldn't detect the pine needles or mushrooms. This is a tree scent, all right. The green leaves and sharp oak are a little too much for me, though.

The lavender, rosewater, and lemon are the dominant notes at first, backed by the dry sandalwood. The lavender and rosewater combo are reminiscent of Blue Blankie, only this is a brighter scent, thanks to the lemon. It is evocative of the "unconvincingly sad face" in the description, with the lavender and rosewater combo being somewhat melancholy, and the lemon making the scent more playful. Over time, the sandalwood gains strength, and the scent becomes somewhat powdery on me. It ends up smelling like lemon squeezed over some dry, white sandalwood that's mingling with some rosewater after a day of wear. I prefer this during the early phases of the scent, when the sandalwood isn't as prominent. It's not going to be a bottle purchase for me, as the lemon makes it too bright to be an effective sleep scent, and the powderiness I get from the sandalwood later in the day is a dealbreaker. I'm still going to keep the decant, though.

Harlow's Lace, is that you? This features the same dark, thick, caramel/toffee-like honey note from Harlow's Lace (that is reminiscent of Lush's Honey I Washed the Kids). It is the only note I get from this for hours. When it finally calms down, I can smell a bit of lavender cream, and a touch of the white patchouli, which adds a little sophistication to the scent (it's the same one from Butterflies, Flowers, and Jewels Attending). This won't be a bottle upgrade for me since the honey dominated so much on me, and I was here for the lavender cream. But it is sweet and comforting.