Akurarei

Candied red fruits! Not too sugary sweet, a little bit tart - just right!

I think I was hoping for more of a blueberry scent on this one - but it's still very evocative of something otherworldly.

It's pretty heavy on the eucalyptus at first, then musk dominates for a little bit, then I get the blueberries

 

It reminds me of one of the Blue Moon blends - it must be the blue musk.

This hair gloss is lovely, and quite different from the other glosses I have.

Sweet, sugary lavender & just a touch of pumpkin.

It's a very straightforward scent for me, and I really like this one! It's kind of like the Beaver Moon that was a lavender cheesecake, but without the cheesecake, and pumpkin instead.

A Sea Ghost is a cool, crisp night on the shoreline - with something foreboding, like a sudden storm.
I could pick up on the wooden note, and the salt of the sea was pronounced but not overpowering.

It reminded me of visiting the south Texas coastline in January.

I love this one!

 

It's a maple-laden autumn/winter scent.

I can detect the leaves, but this leaf note seems fresh, not dried.

It was so soothing that it put me right at ease to fall sound asleep after a thin application to my dry forearms.

 

This one is back-up bottle worthy!

In the Bottle:

Fairly strong cedarwood.
It's VERY distinctly cedar - my Husbeast woodworks and the cedar smell was extremely accurate.
I did not detect another other notes at this stage.

On My Skin, Wet:

A blast of more cedarwood, then some very light white florals.
it was reminiscent of a freshly cut & polished piece of raw cedar with a small cluster of wild white flowers tossed on top

On My Skin, Dry:

Still strongly cedar, but now a bit 'dusty' somehow.
the florals become just a wee bit more pronounced, and I think I can detect the rose as it's own note at this stage.

A Few Hours Later:

Again - mostly a musty cedar, but I can definitely detect the white rose from time to time.
it's a 'close to the skin' scent, and captures the essence of a Halloween night perfectly. It's woodsy, ancient, and has a specter of beauty lingering.

While not remotely similar to Samhain as a scent in my view, it's quite lovely and encapsulates a more specific Halloween vision. I think if you like Samhain you will probably like this one just as much if you aren't too sensitive to cedar.

Dead Leaves and Lavender Buds is somehow a bit musky, but you can easily detect the dead leaves note, and the lavender is soft & sweet.

I get equal whiffs of the dead leaves and the lavender buds - I do like the musk quality of this one, even though that doesn't seem to be a component.

It's a romantic fall scent - and quite feminine.

This one is gorgeous!

 

I didn't know what to expect, but it's a sweet gentle apple scent, with breaths of the violet and iris.

To my nose, it's like a pale juicy apple covered in a lilac, floral morning dew.

Very lovely! I am enamored with this one!

First?
oh my!

In the Bottle:
My bottle needed a good shake - it was very distinctly separated between ingredients.
The scent was surprisingly subtle.
I could detect all three notes but I really was expecting the vetiver to jump out and dominate.

On my Skin, Wet:
A blast of the vetiver, then some boozy chocolate & vanilla (?) with just a hint of the apple.

On my Skin, Dry:
The vetiver has subsided a bit, the chocolatey note comes out more, and the apple has become more subtle.

After a few hours:
mostly a chocolatey scent now.
I can still detect traces of apple, and the vetiver has died down quite a bit.

SPOOKY HAIR GLOSS!
This hair gloss was all boozy coconut - a surprisingly summer blend, I did not detect any chocolate (as some people have mentioned in the perfume oil).
There was a very quick and subtle burst of mintyness at first, but it faded almost immediately.
Very pretty, very summery!

This one is a soft, velvety vanilla resin with touches of warm coffee notes

This IS really similar to the SMUT BPAL oil!

I'm not the biggest fan of the smut perfume oil, but this hair gloss seems softer and a little less intense to me, and gorgeous!

I love how this one just lingers in soft wafts of scent - I wore a little overnight and could still smell it in the morning.

I re-applied a spritz to my ends, and it's still quite a gentle scent.

What a beautiful shade of pink!
it's a nearly perfect bubblegum pink, and the teeny tiny holographic glitter is just right!
The glitter is prevalent throughout but not overpowering, easily wearable anywhere!

This is strong!

But it's so gorgeous, cold and fresh! It reminds me of frozen, tart lemonade with sweet honey stirrers.

It will be delightful to wear is the middle of summer!

My favorite of the Yule offerings this year!

Absolutely gorgeous soft amber with wafts of cool, barely minty-vanilla snow, and touches of warm & delicate true fresh rose petals

This is an unusual Yule, but very lovely and delicate.

It smells like candies and sweets nestled among softly scented floral arrangements

This one is a cold, misty and very beautiful snow scent.

It has touches of florals every once in a while.

Just lovely!

My bottle of Apple Pie HG, to me, smelled VERY strongly of cinnamon....I got very little apple and even less 'pie crust'

I was really hoping that this one would be heavy on the apple, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with warm cinnamon.

Holy Cr@p!

This is a gorgeous foody scent!

It's eerily similar to the very first 13, just minus the citrus and gentle florals.

Glorious!

Love love love!

Just beautiful and very atmospheric.

I get the leaves and amber, and its soft and very autumnal.

This is my favorite of the Post's Halloweenies 2015 HG!

I get the dead leaves and musk immediately, then the musk fades and I am left with soft, autumnal vanilla auras.

Just lovely! ☺

!!!!!!!

 

It's a pumpkin version of Boo!

 

YES!

My bottle of Gourmand (ETA #82) smells like sugar, vanilla with perhaps just the teeniest bit of white chocolate.

It's feminine and lovely - so happy with it!

 

This one turned out pretty flat for me.

All I smell is a very dark booze - nothing romantic about it.

I was hoping to get a floral tea with resiny vanilla undertones. Sadly this did not happen.

It also has almost no staying power for me, after 20 minutes I can not detect it anymore.

Hmmm....

This is the Hair Gloss version of Peach Moon on me.

Not much in common with Peach Moon as far as listed notes go, but really, that's the only thing that comes to mind when I smell this gloss.

So Cubeb is some kind of pepper, but this gloss has zero peppery traces for me. It was the only note that worried me. Clearly unfounded fears.

 

Since I love Peach Moon so much, and this gloss might as well be made of Peach Moon, its a definite WIN.

Probably going to get a backup of this one before Lupers disappear in April.

love love love!