RoseThornAndOak

Finally, a honey note that legit smells like honey! Honey usually turns to a powdery mess on my skin, but this smells more like a really nice, honeycomby, raw, fresh-out-of-the-jar honey. It is sweet but darkened a bit by the other notes, almost earthy/slightly floral in a way that makes the honey note seem more natural. I really like this and think it will layer well.

This is nice, it starts out with a blast of citrus, the bergamot I suppose and the juniper threatens to smell like a weird old pine box for about 30 seconds. The metallic note is definitely silvery and reminds me of Silver Phoenix a bit, which was nice enough but I ended up destashing. While I think I like this better, it's just okay on the skin as it dries. The vanilla lacey bits are there underneath the brighter notes, but its just not wowing me I guess. However it is reminiscent of Mouses Long and Sad Tale, Antique Lace, and Zorya, so if you are into any of those, consider trying this one! I like those better but I'll keep this around to see how it ages!

I had a very similar experience with this as theseagrows. It's almost a single note lilac, lightly powdered with amber in a pretty and soft way.

Very nice, fun, chocolatey Snake Oil. As with most chocolate blends the chocolate note sticks around for a while then fades, but leaves an aura of sweetness. I like this better than regular Snake Oil, it is softened a bit. I have heard SO described as almost waxy, and it is in a way here, but less extreme. I don't need a backup bottle, but I'll probably reach for my bottle somewhat often, especially as it ages. Another keeper!

Probably my favorite of the Halloweenies so far! I kinda went back and forth on this one, then Herbs and Altars posted her glowing review on Youtube and she was right! A lot of apple scents tend to go plasticy and off on my skin, but this works very well and is up there with Glittering Apple of The Stars as one of my favorite lab apple blends. I do get caramel, apple, and somewhat of a cookie note (especially in the opening), but I think it is more brown sugary with a lot of depth. Its sweet and dark in a way and very fall. I like it better than most of my pumpkin scents, actually! It has decent longevity on the skin as well. Glad to have a bottle!

Am I really the first to review?? Frostbitten Lust is pretty dope. I layered Snow-Flakes with regular old Lust and it was okay, but I had a feeling FL would be better and it was! Also Frostbitten Lust is the most Black Metal name for a perfume I can think of, so there's that ("FROSTBITTEN LUUUUUUUUUUUSTTTTT!!!"). Anyway, this is really, REALLY good. It has the red musk and other Lust note softened around the edges with the snowy frostbitten note. It is reminiscent of how well Frostbitten Snake Oil and Frostbitten Bliss turned out. It's sexy, creamy, snowy, and musky, without the patchouli being too harsh and I don't detect a pine slush note, and this is fresh from the lab. Nothing seems to top Pink Snowballs as a favorite snowy scent for me but this is WAY up there and yeah boi, this is gonna age well. Overall VERY happy I sprang for a bottle and I'm considering a backup! Edited: revisted this and while I love it, it is pretty strong, so I think one bottle will suffice and a backup is not needed.

I had a very similar experience to VetchVesper with this one. I got bitter tea, minty anise notes on top of pungent, dank, and dark patchouli. Murk I think is a good adjective. I really wanted to like this, it is very unique. If you like darker aged patchouli blends for sure give this one a whirl.

A honeyed toasty bread blend that doesn't go powdery as honey can do. It legit smells like honey on toast!

What's this? A milk blend that doesn't go sour on my skin? Wow! I definitely get marshmallow and bits of milk, the lavender is there but very softened. It's nice, I'll use up the decant for nighttime. ?

It's a decent powdery rose vanilla with an old fashioned vibe. Very SFW and I like it and will use it up but it is not something I will reach for often.

This started out very perfumey/cologney then dried down to a white, clean, and floral perfume with a bit of fresh moss to temper it. It's just okay on me, maybe a bit too bright and powdery on me but I can still get good use out of this. Edit: about a month later the lavender really is apparent now!

This starts out a very nice, bright lime blend and I really enjoy this stage the most. On drydown the lime sticks around a bit but layers over mostly bits of Dorian. I think I prefer Dorian but enjoy the lime journey this goes on and this is a definite keeper! Edit: actually, I think I like this better than Dorian!

I was hoping for a white floral version of Hope and Faith with a bit of sugar, but this is pretty much a fuggin decent white floral. I can use this up for sure and I think it will layer well with grassy, snowy, or vanilla blends. I like it! ?

Starts out apple-y and dries down with more woody notes and something a bit almost dusty. It doesnte quite blend well on my skin but I'm glad I got to try it.

This pretty much turns Play-doh on me sadly and stays that way throughout its duration. Ahh well. edited later in the evening. This is a tip I discovered by accident before with other perfumes: if a scent doesn't work for you, try rinsing over it with a bit of water. This will sometimes change the scent to something more wearable. Many hours after application and after a brief rinse over the area this scent goes closer to what I was hoping: a clean fresh jasmine tea blend.

Guys, kids are getting books, blankets, and plushies, how sweet is that? I was hoping this would turn out reasonably similar to Wulric the Wolfman: chocolatey, warm, cozy, and comforting, and I'm happy that it did and like this a bit better. It doesn't have that bite of vetiver. Fresh from the lab It starts out chocolate and the paper/book note that reminds me of what I remember Cleo smelling like. The leather in this smells nothing like that new car smell, it just lends a nice base that keeps the chocolate notes from being too cloying. The wool sweater note I was afraid would turn dryer sheets but nope, just lends a nice warm and comforting vibe. I don't find this to be too candle-like, either, not overly waxy. Everything just blends seamlessly. I agree with the reviewer above, definitely unisex. I received a teen thriller set at a private school called Reconstructing Amelia, a book I never would have picked up but looks like a pretty juicy guilty pleasure.

2007 version (were there others?): I should wear this more. It's an icy, aquatic ozone that never goes screechy, just soft, clean, fresh, and wearable. It doesn't read floral, sweet Snow White snow, or evergreen to me, but perhaps there is a floral note serving to subdue the blend. I think if you enjoy Lightning or Sea of Glass and want something less jolting and zingy ?️ you may enjoy this. Unisex and great year round. Revisiting Jan 2025: The scent has aged a tad more. In the beginning, it has a slight dustiness that burns off in a few minutes. This remains an outstanding glassy aquatic with some ice breaks scattered throughout. Kit Foxly's quote made my day: "It's pretty, but I'm not after pretty. I prefer my archangels with broadswords, not lilies, in their hands!" Did someone say bRoAdSwOrD?! ? Yes archangels, hit them with a broadsword, not a flower, and do it every hour! ?☺️ I do get a bit more floral while hunting for it, but more in a brisk, ocean/blue musk kind of way. This would ally well with a cold, hard steel note, though!

Happy Wolf Moon, everyone! I am happy to announce this is a very nice sweet girlfriend to Lycan Lace, without the tobacco and earth notes. It for sure is reminiscent of a lace blend. It is sweet, light, fresh, floral, powdery, and feminine in a vintage sort of way, but this never ever smells like an old cologne, just charming and pretty. I could see Lucy's room smelling like this (minus the garlic strands, of course). The honey note is either nonexistent or very well blended, which is a good thing for me, so I will be lurking the Trading Post to see if this becomes a perfume oil. Overall very happy with this and thank you to the above reviewers. I get the lavender in the bottle thing too, but not once it is sprayed. I highly recommend this for fans of ...maybe Tattered Lace and Antique Lace, but it is still very different from them, lighter and more powdery floral. Maybe Lullaby fans. -sniffs- yes, closer to Lullaby with less lavender, maybe a dried rosey cousin, or a sister to Veil, but this really is its own scent.

This one is very soft, pretty, and light. It starts out with the light AL type of vanilla and a slight metallic note, then dries down to a slightly more floral cross between AL and Mouses Long and Sad Tale. It wears close to the skin. Very lovely. I have a dupe of Vanilla Lace that works even better but this will get lots and lots of wear. For fans of Antique Lace, Mouses Long and Sad Tale, Lullaby, and Moonshine and Mist.

Come Sister started out a very lovely white floral with nuances of a finishing powder. After 15 minutes it quickly did the same thing the iris in Lucy Westenra from OOTD1 did and went straight to a powdery floral Play-Doh. The individual notes are very different in each blend so I find it odd that Come Sister smells like it. I will see how it ages and try it as a locket scent because I really enjoy the florals in the opening. Edit: The drydown is much better now. The play-doh phase was much shorter lived and I really like this! It's a nice, unassuming, not going to punch you in the face white floral. Not my personal favorite, but I will still reach for this. ?

Given the floral notes I would've thought this would work but it is more of an evergreen/ozoney type scent. It kind of does what goes wrong on me in Kumaru Kandam. There are wintery blends I love more, but it will work well for an atmos spray for sure.

Oh man, I wish I was getting what many of you are! The wine note goes sour on my skin and doesn't blend well at all! There is a moment during drydown where it does this peaceful fairy wine, meadowy pleasant florally thing, then turns total crackhouse, musty, and bitter. Ah well. It's also more red wine than effervescent. I'll stick with Bon Vivant.

Dude I'm just gonna say it. This smells like a musty old pine box and reminds me of my grandpa's trailer in the woods in a not a good way. It just kinda stays that way, too.

'08. Mighty fine lovely floral keeper with a reasonable bit of ozone, bordering on aquatic. A bit like Grief or Ode on Melancholy. No cedary pencil shavings, praise Whatever. Why did this just kinda sit in a box for 11 years? It doesn't beat the bombastic Thalassa aquatic floral but it's pretty dang pretty.

Not too shabs. The original Snake Oil goes a bit waxy on me and not in a good way, just a "meh, it's okay" way. I was hoping this would work a bit better. It definitely has the Snow White/Snow-Flakes note, but dries down more Snake Oil. So if you love the original SO and/or SW or SF definitely try it. I prefer, SF, Pink Snowballs, and Mega-sized Chocolate Bar SO but very happy to have tried this. ?