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Any recs for Burning the Blue Dark Round their Moons? I'm obsessed with it. Icy honey, blue musk, and chamomile.

The Caterpillar needs to be mentioned.

Ifrit smells demonic and fiery to me.

Djinn and The Ifrit smell fiery to me. Al Azif smells hot and dry to me.

I think my skin eats leather. I get none from Whip and I have been noticing it tends to disappear from other blends. I just tried White Rider today and it started off a wonderful leather then poof it was gone! Maybe I should have slathered more but I only have an imp and my technique is to test a few times under various conditions. Anyone else have leather disappear on them??

Fallen refers to the big guy himself, Lucifer, as does Old Scratch. Lilith is the queen of demons and smells appropriately demonic. There's also Red Devil and the Jersey devil. My personal favorite however is Al Azif, said to represent the chattering of demons. HTH And I hope I don't sound like I'm obsessed with demons or anything, I just think these smell awesome.

Scarecrow!

Any recommendations for Rock rose blends? I really fell for the note in Claircognizance.

I highly recommend Loup Garou Fenris wolf Lear

Black cypress, celery seed, Italian bergamot, green juniper berries, ylang ylang, and petitgrain. Preconceived notions: This was the one of the series I was most looking forward to sniffing since the notes are mostly things I really like and no known death notes. Petitgrain single note is euphoria inducing for me and juniper in a blend is something I usually sniff compulsively. I tend to like woody notes, and cypress is no exception. Ylang Ylang is a floral that usually behaves on my skin. So these notes are all win in theory. I am new to reviewing and a little hesitant to go first, as I have not experienced many single notes, and still struggle to pick things out of a blend, but most of these notes I have experience sniffing and as someone may need a review to make a purchase decision, I will venture forth, and please forgive my befuddlement and naivety. I have no idea what celery seed smells like, however. Source of oil for review was a decant from the lovely Fragrance Lush--Thank you! In the vial (decanted): It smells a wee bit like paint thinner. Anyone who has ever painted with oil paints knows the smell that I am referring to here. Not quite turpentine, but definitely oil of evergreen tree. Wet: Cypress for certain and juniper berries make their presence known for the briefest of moments before bergamot declares world domination and beats all other notes into submission. Dare I make the association? I cannot refrain from the dreaded comparison to Pine Sol. Sorry, Lab! It is the fated pairing of evergreen accord with robust citrus notes that brings the ubiquitous floor cleaning solution to mind. I cannot NOT smell Pine Sol here. Don't mistake me, I actually like the smell of Pine Sol, when I am cleaning floors. But I am not sure I want to wear it or have others associate me with smelling like it. This does wring forth MY tears with its sharpness and robust clean smell. Fresh, much! Drying: More bergamot and evergreen. Bergamot amps over all. Starts on a high note and continues on an ascending scale. Juniper and cypress comprise maybe 10% of the blend, and these are not wall flower notes in my experience. This could be my skin chemistry, as I may be a citrus amper, but I think it is just non aged bergamot being a bully. None of the other notes (celery seed, ylang ylang, petitgrain) are detectable to this nose. Drydown: Bergamot dominant for a good period (hours) but this eventually begins to wane and allow the juniper and cypress to get some nose time about 5 hours into the wearing. After the merciless bergamot burns off, the juniper and cypress smell like walking in a forest with those natural plants giving off their aroma. Did I mention that I find juniper lovely beyond compare? In this phase, I just love the forest smell. If you have ever squeezed fresh juniper berries and smelled them in your palm--this is it. Petitgrain and ylang ylang are no shows for me. If there is celery seed accord in here, I am not sure I would recognize it, but there isn't anything like celery, herbs or vegetable juice here either. Final thoughts: I really wanted to love this and I believe these notes to be made of win. I enjoy bergamot flavor and fragrance in tea and as an EO. I did not account for it thrashing the bejeebus out of my beloved cypress and juniper! The late drydown was all juniper and cypress 50/50 dominant and was wonderful for a dedicated wood note aficionado. I expect the bergamot will age to be much less aggressive and sharp. As it is now, I cannot shake the association with the well known floor cleaning product. For the record, this decant arrived about a week ago and I let it settle, but I think it really needs to age a few weeks before I know what it will smell like in the long haul. After extensive reading, I learn that citrus tends to age out or mellow considerably. I love the juniper in this but the wet phase is a bit more than I can take. Sad face for the missing ylang ylang, some florals would soften this up some. Maybe its hiding beneath the bergamot, waiting to pop out when the bully relaxes. I love petitgrain but I don't think I smell it here, unless it could be tag teaming with the bergamot to be the citrus partner of doom. If you loved Jabberwocky, you will probably love this too as it has the citrus plus forest-y evergreen note. I am probably going to get a bottle and age this, as the juniper is worth the tears wringing forth wet stage and I am hoping the citrus will mellow. If not, maybe I can clean my floors with this. Or polish some wood.

Forgot to mention Hellcat. Yummy butterscotch but dries down to buttery vanilla.

Ye gods, this is the honey of all honeys. Animalistic honey with a hint of herbal sage (not too intense) and slightly musky hyssop. I need gallons of this. Bath oil works great as an after shower moisturizer. I can't waste this precious in the bathwater but I am freely slathering it. My skin is very soft now. Also, this is very soothing to my freshly shaved skin and winter stressed dry spots. If you love honey, stock up.

Preconceived notions: Appears to be notes of win: crystalline musk, sheer vanilla, pink grapefruit, honeyed benzoin, almond blossom, tangerine rind, rose water, green cognac, and neroli., so I blind bought. The rose water could be an issue, but as it was listed lower on the list, I figured it was minimal and as it was rose water, hoping I don't amp it. I have been trying all the crystalline musk blends, to find a replacement or close cousin to my discontinued Zorya, Utrennyaya and Vechernyaya... In the bottle: rubber??? Wet: Bicycle tire rubber. WTF?!??!!?? Drying: fruity--possibly the tangerine rind, but overall the rubber smell is receding thank God! I thought I had a scrubber on my hands... Drydown: Beautiful vanilla musk, diaphanous and billowy like cotton candy and fluffy clouds. Very low throw (sillage) and I slathered fairly heavily. It did not last much past the 3 hour mark but this phase was what I hoped for with the vanilla and crystalline musk in the notes. Final thoughts: Well, you have to buy a bottle unsniffed to get a Lunacy from the Lab, so I did, based on the notes. The drydown was gorgeous, and what I hoped for from the vanilla and benzoin notes. I am not sure which notes smelled like rubber and that has never happened before to me! It was quite unsettling and I hope this is something that will age out. If not, I have to figure out which note did it and my guess is the culprit would be the cognac or the neroli, as the other notes have not been problematic before. I suppose it could be the grapefruit, especially as it was very early on in the wet phase. I am putting this back to retest in 6 months. If I get rubber tires on re-test, off to swaps. The drydown is totally my cup of tea but I cannot stand the rubber smell to get there. I am also hoping that aging will help with the sillage and length of wear...

Preconceived notions: My experience was a bit different from the other reviewers, but here goes. Please take into account I am relatively new at this and I haven't smelled many single notes. I have never smelled grey musk or carrot seed oil single notes or even in a blend. Due to my lack of experience I normally would wait a little longer to have a better review for the public, but as there are only 2 reviews prior, I hope that my review may help someone, befuddled and naive as it may be, so here goes. I really expected to love this as I love earthy blends, and thought the carrot seed would be herbal or earthy and I could roll in amber forever. I like most musks, with white musk that has not aged much being an exception to that. I figured with grey musk, we'd probably be safe and the amber would make the drydown loveable. In the decant: Honeydew melon starbursts. Yeah, I know, weird, huh? This is making my mouth literally water like biting into a Starburst candy. It does actually smell a bit like carrots that have been pureed into a smoothie. Wet: Perfumey, musky, melon fruity with an aquatic edge. No booziness or champagne here, just juicy and slightly sweet. I have no frame of reference to describe the gray musk here but it still smells a bit like melons or perhaps a smoothie (puree of juices) with squash, melons, and carrots or other vegetable matter, but these are fresh veggie juices, no wilting or decay. The wheatgrass and carrot juices at Jamba juice maybe. Early dry phase: Sweet and musky with a hint of fruit or vegetable juice. I keep snuffing my wrist but I am not sure if it is because I have never smelled anything like this before or I really like it. Drydown: I get a hint of the amber and it is lovely but not as golden as the amber in The Lion or Bastet. The musk has become less fruity for wont of a better word and sweeter with good throw (sillage). It has a floral quality without smelling like any floral note that I can recall. This blend overall is quite unique, and I really have no similar olfactory experience, so I am having a difficult time describing this. The musk here is closer to black or green musk than red or white. I would describe it as cool and feminine, not masculine, dirty or funky. Think Cathode without the mint or moss and we are getting a little closer to what this reminds me of. Late drydown: Keeps getting sweeter and the amber is becoming dominant. I really like amber, so I like this. I still get a hint of the carrot seed, and its different, almost sweet, vegetable and not quite like dirt or leaves, but leaning in that direction. The dew on the vegetables. The aquatic part is less prominent and more like vegetable juice not salt water or tears as you may expect. At this point it has become that compulsive wrist to nose type of scent. I cannot stop snuffing, but again, not sure if this is curiosity or that it is addictive--maybe both. It is going strong after 8 hours with medium sillage (throw). Final thoughts: I am quite torn, as this is so unique and I think it will age into something that will be sought after, especially for amber lovers. I can already envision layering this, especially with florals to give them some depth. The wet phase is odd, and at times, nearly as headache inducing as white musk can be, which gives me pause with regards to getting a bottle. I think the headache floral aspect will age out and the amber will become more resinous and golden with time, hence this will become more like gold and tears, literally. I will have to retest but I am likely to cave in and get the bottle just to see how it ages. Wondering how this would layer with its partners in the series, Ruined Roses and/or Tears Wrung Forth. Overall, I like smelling like a vegetable smoothie as long as the headache part doesn't persist. The drydown is very lovely, but I have multiple amber blends I adore that cannot compete with this, at least until the amber is aged more. Instinct tells me to get a bottle and age it, as I like the wet phase and dry phase, and i think the drydown will just get better and better, but I cannot say I just love it. I have nothing like it. Must retest in about 2 weeks.

Preconceived notions: Normally I would approach with caution any blends with rose as I have learned my skin amps it, so take that into consideration. I have found with experimentation that some blends work if there is something to ground the rose, like leather or a resin. Othello and Spellbound are good examples. On those types, I get a rose note that behaves but my skin seems to love it and broadcast it to all within a mile. I myself love the smell of actual roses and most EO rose oil, however, I have learned that it will dominate most notes to the exclusion of the "mix," and become for all intents and purposes SN ROSE ROSE ROSE ROSE ROSE. You get the idea. I am hoping this will be grounded by the moss and labdanum and it will behave, we shall see... In the Imp: Smells like SN Rose. Well, slighty green aspect, that would be the moss peeking underneath the almost SN Rose. Wet: Rose with a hint of Spanish moss. Visual synesthesia would be a bouquet of already bloomed red roses lying on a tiny bed of green moss supporting. Drying: Little change from the wet, gets a slight bit more powdery, like the roses are starting to dry out and become dessicated, but not quite potpourri yet. Sometimes I get a minty smell or citrus smell from rose in a blend, but not here, this is pure rose petals, starting to dry. These are not soapy rose notes either, mostly just rose EO with a bit of moss. On my skin, this is more like 85% rose with 15% moss, but I am an amper so others may get more moss, less rose. Late drydown: Same as the dry from above. Roses dominated, moss without dirt in the near background. Resin notes suggesting a faint bit of powderiness to the rose petals. (Think Amber accord light) Low throw, but could be because I was sparing and did not slather due to my tendency to amp rose to high heaven. This lasted for about 4-5 hours without morphing further. Aged, the resin may be a bit more pronounced, would be my guess. Final impressions: This Rose is similar to the one of Whip minus the leather, Spellbound minus the musk, (I also agree with Zombi minus the dirt), Also this is much like the "black rose note" from the recent Phoenix anniversary blend: This World, Where Death Reigns. It is a nice rose note that does allow the moss and labdanum to peek through and does not give me a high pitched floral headache or smell like mint, soap, or lemons. Pure rose lovers will likely find this to their taste, however, it isn't really my style. It could be a great rose for layering or for someone who really likes their roses uncomplicated by leather or musk. Not a bottle for me, I will probably frimp this forward.

No notes listed but I'm fairly sure Aureus has amber in it and smells like liquid sunlight!

Cockaigne from the general catalog is very much buttery cakes for me. For creamy I suggest Dragons Milk. I have not tried layering them but I bet that would be heavenly. Dragons milk isn't heavy with dbr if that gives you pause.

I have avoided Spellbound for a long time, due to my preconceived notion that it would be too powdery, old-fashioned, and due to thinking rose is a "death note" on me. Having had better luck lately with a few blends containing rose I decided to give it a whirl, especially since it was frimped to me. In the imp: roses wet: a dew covered red rose, fully bloomed, fragrant and mildly sweet. the smell of a bouquet of red roses, when you lean into the petals. almost velvety. early drying: amber, bright and sunny, with the red rose top note drying: roses and amber. this amber is kind and doesn't pull the rose notes into old fashioned territory. often, roses smell lemony to me but this isn't the case. drydown: late is much like soon, amber and rose with the red musk supporting. I love red musk and this is no exception, it isn't the dirty kind of musk, more clean like getting out of a fresh shower final thoughts: I'm not sure this is really my "style," but it is pretty. it does have an old-fashioned feel, without smelling like elderly ladies or heavy talc. I am pleasantly surprised that the rose notes are held in check by the amber and not amping to the heavens as they are wont to do for me. the amber stays fresh and avoids becoming powder; the musk develops and gets better and better. I have to take rose off the death note list, as this is another blend where it does not become aggressive, lemony or soapy. I can't really say I love this, but there is nothing to dislike. I asked a coworker who said she liked it. Once again, it isn't really to my taste but it is pretty. I will keep this imp most likely but I am not putting it on the bottle list at this time.

In the vial: minty? lily? moonrose for certain. Wet: Green spike from the moss, or maybe the lily, they tend to get green on me. moss. creamy floral. clean aquatic? I am afraid I am usually at a loss for picking out florals, except I know that there is lily in here and it is creamy, green and almost buttery. Drying: spicy, reminiscent of carnation, which I am guessing is the moss and perhaps the buttonweed or honey myrtle. There is a peppery note too, not black or pink pepper, similar to white pepper. Later on the drydown: Mossy, reminding me of ivy leaves, faint nonsoapy florals similar to carnation and lily plus the honey myrtle adds a bit of honey like sweetness to it. Light throw (sillage) but it does persist. No wood or resin here. It is all moss, myrtle and florals. the florals are definitely of the predominantly white variety, but I get no dryer sheets here or soap. Final thoughts: I really had to restrain not to wash it off! during the wet phase, but I rather liked the drydown. It lacks complexity and cough, cough resin to make me love it, but I will probably keep this little frimp. I layered it with a foody and I really like that, so I may need it for layering. I want to retest on a different day, as my skin chemistry can skew things...

Help me pronounce Gacela (of the Dark Death)?

This is an out there recommendation but give Horn of Plenty a try too. It is impable.

Black phoenix the general catalog oil may be what you're looking for and bonus, you can try as an imp because it's permanent!

Schrodinger's's Cat: Preconceived notions (I did not consult the notes before I tried, I wanted to see if my nose could pick out the notes first, but I know from prior reviews this scent has fruity notes, chocolate and peppermint.) I am hoping for something effervescent, whimsical and perhaps radioactive?? Something similar to Cheshire Cat or Cheshire Moon could be in this sample... Source: Kind decant received as a frimp in a recent bottle purchase--Thank You forumites--Bpal Madness rawks! Notes: (I blind sniff and write my inpressions, then I compare with the notes to reconstruct what I think my nose interpreted): tangerine, sugared lime, pink grapefruit, oakmoss, lavender, zdravetz, and chocolate peppermint. In Vitro: Fruity! definitely citrus fruit. My guess was yuzu. (in retrospect, it was the tangerine and grapefruit together most likely) It is fresh, springy, and mood enhancing. Wet: (I applied to wrists and back of hand) Fruity, I get the lime but pink grapefruit dominates. Drying: Sugared citrus notes, lime and grapefruit. I would expect the mint to show up but I am not really sure I detect it. Drydown: (less than 15 minutes after applied) Poof! The cat is no where to be found. He remains in that unknown state, Alive? Dead? No radioactive particles, no mint, no chocolate. Late drydown: (About an hour later) I think I am getting the sugar and lavender with a hint of green moss. This is a paradoxical scent as I think it is fading in and out. It is lovely to sniff, but faint and I cannot go around huffing my wrists in front of coworkers now, can I? Final Squee: I really loved the citrus notes, but my skin nommed them. I wonder if my imp has aged out the notes and if a fresh imp or decant would have been different. I am not excluding a bottle purchase, but I am thinking I would need to try a few decants first. It is possible I think that the decanter drew their sample from the top and if the bottle had not been gently rolled, the chocolate elements may have settled into the bottom and not been pulled into the sample. If so, I only experienced part of the cat. I may try mixing this imp into some unscented lotion to see if I can make it last longer or magnify more notes. As is, I love the scent, but it really isn't going to work as fragrance for me if my skin eats it up so quickly. Sad kitty here.

The caterpillar Morgause Midnight Mass Perversion King Cobra

Queen. (The voodoo blend)