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Dark, masculine, woody!  I get clove and leather, and a bit of cedar.  The cedar is really nice—it’s like the scent of a nice cedar hope chest (as opposed to the dreaded hamster cage scent).

Lovely, elegant spring floral.  It’s cherry blossom + orris dominant.  It’s similar to I Suppose You are a Princess, but is drier and less creamy.  The vanilla husk and orris are probably lending the dryness.  This is really beautiful.  

Edit it to add that on second sniff it’s equal parts cherry blossom + peach blossom + orris.

This one reminds me of the Phallus Festival atmo, except it’s a lot less foodie, sweet, and cloying.  It’s almond blossom heavy.  It smells like a honeyed almond + orange blossom cookie.  It’s really nice!

Green tea with a squeeze of lemon, and a side of snow (the minty eucalyptus kind, but it's gentle and lovely, not sharp and overwhelming).  This is a beautiful snowy spa blend.

This is a very pretty woody coconut scent, like a less intense (less creamy, less sweet, less robust/rich) version of Ivory Vulva.  It's not dissimilar to Giljagaur.  

The cookies take over this scent for me, but the lavender and Florida Water in the background are lovely.



This is truly beautiful and one of my favorites from this collection.  It smells like sun on damp grass after a rain.  Sometimes grass notes tend to take over a scent for me, but it's really nice here.  The rain note is a gentle aquatic--not sharp at all.



This is lighthearted and happy!  It's tough to describe, and I would love it fiercely and buy all of the bottles if I couldn't smell the melon (I'm a weirdo and hate the smell of melon).  The melon note is not prominent, but it's there.  This is a fruity floral (creamy tropical florals) with a hint of green tea and a hint of cold musk.  The pink cotton candy snow sweetens it up a bit.  

I get more raspberry from this than anything else.  It's a nice, cheerful, candy-like, tart, fruity scent.  The French vanilla isn't super noticeable for me.  It's like ripe, smushed raspberries sitting on a little dollop of whipped cream.

This smells expensive! Sparkling amber indeed--a bit sharp, which I think may be the iron note.  This is the Eiffel Tower in perfume form!

This is so beautiful and atmospheric!  It smells like a cold ocean wind, stone, earth, and sweet herbs.  It’s moody, evocative, and wearable.  I’m so happy to have a bottle.

This gloss is a stunner, and one of my favorites in this Yule collection.  It’s a really nice pine/fir scent.  It’s not too smoky, but rather incense-y with a touch of sweetness.  This one has a darker vibe than the Rocky Mointain Goats gloss, which I also love.  Love!

Yep—this one does what it says on the tin.  Creamy, rich coffee with a hint of hazelnut (not too hazelnutty, but just enough to give a hint of rich nuttiness), cinnamon sugar, and a bit of burnt cookie.  Snag this one if you love foodie coffee blends.

Candy cane!  This candy cane to me smells shiny and lacquered, unlike the Candy Canes HG, which reminds me of those tasty little soft peppermint candies.  Lick It is a sweet vanilla peppermint delight.

This really does smell breezy!  I was expecting a eucalyptus blast, but the eucalyptus note here is pretty gentle, lending a chill to the balsam fir instead of clearing my sinuses.  It’s cheerful and refreshing!  It’s mostly fir with a touch of frosty eucalyptus.

The oudh is very warm, sticky, and woody, and is sweetened by the candied chestnuts.  This is how I imagine the Addams family house would smell at Yuletide—dark, slightly festive.  This oudh is indolic like the oudh note in Bestla.

This is a beautiful incense scent.  It somehow smells airy and sacred.  The resins are very smooth and well-blended.  Don’t miss this one if you’re into churchy incense blends.

This is indeed a very piney and very cheerful pine.  I think it’s the bit of lemon that lifts this one up and lends the cheerful aura.  This is a very realistic, bright pine scent. 

I tend to not gravitate towards the foodie atmosphere sprays, but this one was a surprise love for me and I highly recommend it.  It’s like rich, fancy cocoa powder with just enough eggnog to lend some creaminess and to keep it interesting with a bit of spice.  If you’re into cocoa and chocolate scents, don’t miss this one!

I do not like apple scents, or bourbon scents, but...  I love this gloss.  It smells like cold, leftover apple pie filling to me—with a hint of spice and cold, cooked Granny Smith apple slices.  If this type of scent is your thing, you will love this one!

I looove this scent.  It smells like walking through an evergreen forest in late fall, early winter.  It’s dark, atmospheric, foresty, and beautiful.

This one is really, really hard for me to nail down with a review.  It’s a really nice scent, that’s surprisingly gentle.  I smell soft, smooth Woods, and something that reminds me of silk, but I have no idea how to qualify it.  It’s a really nice atmospheric scent.

I did not expect to like this one, but it is one of my favorites in the collection.  To me, it smells like funfetti cake, which may be an effect of the rainbow sprinkles (which smell like a rainbow, but aren’t fruity??  They’re magical).  I swear there’s also a hint of buttercream here.  A fun, happy scent!

I liked this one much more than I thought I would, considering that I am not a mint lover.  I can see this gloss being a firm favorite for many.  The mint is soft and creamy, like those good soft old-fashioned peppermints.  There’s a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, a hint of burnt cookie, and sweet vanilla cream. 

This one is interesting!  It smells like the most Christmas-like of incenses indeed!  I get the pine resin and bayberry, and I think the black fig is fooling my brain into smelling holly berry, if that’s even a real thing.  It’s lightly smoky, and very festive, but not basic.