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This is a pretty and clean pink scent. It does smell like it’s gleaming/sparkling a bit. I agree with feyofthefellwood in that it smells clarifying. The rose, white musk, and saffron read a bit lemony to my nose. It does soften and mellow a bit with wear.

Strawberry ice cream, just as described! The strawberry is ripe and bright pink, and is mixed beautifully into the sweet, creamy ice cream. I’m pretty sure that this is the best strawberry ice cream blend that I’ve come across—it evokes happy childhood memories for me.

Ooh lots of sugar-sweetened fragrant, spicy cardamom! I get a hint of floofy cake in the background, but this is definitely a cardamom-forward blend. The cardamom tames a bit with wear and allows more of the marshmallow floof and cake to come through. It’s a warm and comforting gourmand blend that hugs the skin.

This is a lovely and smooth sweet almond blend. It almost smells like baklava or like a similar honeyed nut-based pastry, but the bit of myrrh and soft cinnamon elevate the scent and prevent it from being strictly gourmand. With wear the almond recedes a bit and the blend is more honey-forward. This honey is the good stuff that the Lab’s been using lately (like in Elegant Vulvas). It doesn’t skew funky or overly sweet in my skin—it’s natural and sticky and golden and wonderful.

This reminds me a lot of Sky City: Before—fresh, breezy, spring-green grass and a hint of dandelion fluff. I get a whiff of tart, green apple when first applied, but it quickly mellows into more of an apple cider (like cold, crisp, hard cider from a bottle). A refreshing and zingy green blend.

Wow, this smells exactly like a freshly baked loaf of rye bread with caraway. It’s making me hungry for some good bread! I don’t get a ton of butter, but there is a light, salty buttery sheen that comes through with wear. A surprisingly wearable and interesting savory scent!

I was really looking forward to trying this one, and it does not disappoint. It’s a beautiful, interesting, and unique blend. It does smell like potter’s clay to my nose, but potter’s clay that’s being worked by someone who smells amazing and who works in the most beautifully curated studio. The sandalwood is dry and fragrant, and I get maybe a tiny snap of green that may be the tulsi. This would be a great blend for meditation and frazzled nerves. With time the sandalwood takes over and there are no complaints here—it’s so gorgeous and smooth.

This is very, very pretty. Gourmand, but not overly sweet. I get a lot of cookie, and it smells like warm snickerdoodles (flavored softly with cinnamon sugar, not spicy or overwhelming cinnamon) fresh from the oven. The leather comes through a bit with wear, and it’s a really nice smooth subtle base for the cookies. This leather is not sharp, it’s well-worn and soft and snuggly. Interlude is a very comforting and warm blend. ❤️

Aw man—this is a super fun chypre! I love Peach Chypre and was excited to try this one—it’s ripe, slightly syrupy cherry (like a maraschino cherry) over a gorgeous chypre. With time I get a little tartness, more like a fresh, ripe cherry than a maraschino cherry.

This label is so gorgeous! The scent is gorgeous as well—it’s a regal, classic white chypre that’s beautifully mossy, floral, and woody. I love the one so much!

This is a rich, inky patchouli scent with dark, liquor-soaked figs. Patch fans rejoice! It’s moody and vampy and gorgeous.

Sweet, tropical guava and super ripe red strawberries! It’s very floofy and subtly creamy—much like a fruit-flavored marshmallow to my nose.

This is so beautiful and well-blended! I love the Lab’s honey dust, and here it is beautifully complementary to the lavender cream and white patchouli. The white patchouli reads almost citrusy—it’s a light, grounding, woody presence that’s not as rich or stanky as other varieties of patchouli.

Another gorgeous lavender blend! This lavender is clean, smooth, and herbal like French lavender. The sandalwood is a dry and subtle grounding element, and the lemon peel provides a zesty pop of citrus. A clean and soothing meditative blend.

This is a gorgeous and cheerful clean scent! The fleece spiderwebs read like cotton blossom to my nose—fluffy and clean. The lavender is tame and soothing, and the pink carnations are lending a subtle floral spiciness to the blend. This reminds me a lot of Who in the World Am I?

Hrmmm this is a lot nicer than you’d expect. To me this smells like chocolate syrup with a hint of grease (like WD 40 maybe? It’s been a long time since I’ve smelled any) keeping it from skewing too sweet. Very cool scent—I’m glad I got to try it!

Oh I love this one! It’s a sweet, woody delight in the same vein of Antikythera Mechanism, but Ballista is a bit smoother to my nose. The oak wood is a gorgeous, warm, base to the rich vanilla bean and warm, sweet cookie notes. The woodiness and sweetness are perfectly complementary and balanced.

Gorgeous amber and rosin with fragrant and gleaming green fir. This reminds me of Elf, which is a very good thing as that is one of my favorite blends. With time the fir recedes to the background and the smooth leather becomes a bit more prominent. This blend would be perfectly at home in the RPG collection—it’s the scent of an Elf Rogue stalking through a forest.

This is the darkest berry blend! The black musk is slinky a bit smoky, and the leather is smooth and dark. The blackcurrant plays second fiddle to these notes, but is tart and rich and juicy. With time, however, the blend becomes more berry prominent while the musk and leather retreat to the background. Arlecchina is a gorgeous vampy surprise!

This is definitely a clean laundry blend—and it’s a very pretty one! In the bottle I don’t smell much aside from the laundry, but on skin I get some of the sweetness from the tonka and a wee hint of lavender. It’s a clean and calming blend.

This is a warm, soft, cream that is sweetened by a hint of smooth vanilla caramel. The soft and fragrant sandalwood lends a touch of richness to the scent. It’s warm, gentle, sweet, and comforting.

Thissss is fantastic! It smells like a fancy raspberry and cherry jam—perfectly tart and sweet and juicy! The raspberry is a bit more prominent than the cherry to my nose.

This smells a good bit like Lush’s Demon in the Dark to my nose! It’s a refreshing and complex green apple + mint tea blend. A glowing green blend that would be really lovely in the heat of summer.

Oh this is wonderful. If Etienne de Boray Oak is the memory of an oak tree, A Little Piece of Eternity is the oak tree itself. I get lots of rain-soaked olive blossom, and this rain note is gorgeous. It’s not sharp or ozoney, but glistening and warm. Soft, dusty Spanish moss curls gently around the oak bark, and the orris elevates the scent and lends some sophistication and elegance.

Sugared red musk! With a bit of time I pick up a little of the gently-spiced pumpkin. This ends up as a pretty perfect balance among the pumpkin sugar and red musk. If I think about it, I can smell a tiny tiny hint of “char” that may be the puff of brimstone, but it is definitely not overpowering. I really love this one, which is a total surprise for me since I don’t usually love red musk blends.