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The ghosts swarm. They speak as one person. Each loves you. Each has left something undone… With love to Rae Armantrout for the poem. Black lilies, red roses, and baby’s breath. A mild light flower scent with a shot of something metallic in the background. Vanilla? Midway? The dry down is a lightly warmed gourmand scent. Clean soap, roses. After 2hrs it faded to a faint rose-soap scent. This is bottle worthy for me.

It's not chocolate.... It's not Bordello.... It's CHRISTMAS!!! That's what it smells like to me and I love it!

I'm always up for a grape scent, and I love this! It's going to replace Drops of Amontillado for me, because that was a lil freebie and I've only got 14 imps that I've hoarded.? I can't slather it with wild abandon because ONLY 14 IMPS. But you, Heart-Shaped Hot Tub, will fulfill my grape fantasies. ❤️

Akuma. It's dc though.

I was bummed that I ended up with an entire bottle of this when a decant circle participant backed out after the Lab order was made. BUT... it's an interesting little fall scent! I was hesitant on the burnt coffee bean note, but it's not overwhelming. This would be delightful in a scent diffuser!

Ether is a nice one. Not overpowering, and smells great.

So lovely! The red musk smells a little grape-y, which is my absolute fave. Am I the only one who finds red musk similar to dark, deep wine/grapey-ness?

This reminds me of peach schnapps! A bit cloying in my throat, sweet and warm. I also have last year's Alleviate the Frenzy, and I can say that it has mellowed delightfully. So if this is too strong for you, put it away for a while and re-discover it later!

This smells like after a shower taken on a hot summer night. Warm, moist, humid skin.

I get mostly tobacco leaf with the rice milk underneath. The frank isn't overpowering, and this blend is more subtle than I originally thought it would be.

I LOVE THIS! Winey! Grapey! Smells dark and red and brown. I'm a big red musk fan, and I don't know if that's what makes this smell like wine/grapes to me, but I love it.

Ok, so I always thought I liked oud. I love Pumpkin Oud! But I've noticed that in some blends, oud smells like dirty diapers to me. My notes for this particular oud blend are: Muted soap. Something funky underneath. 1/10. No.

Cherry cough drops and sticky patchouli. Goth Luden cough drops circa 1989.

White tea with a slight sweetness, and classic black cherry. Not teenage maraschino cherry, but sophisticated, older sister black cherry. Each component gets a chance to shine in this blend, nothing overpowers the other.

This reminds me of gritty chocolate hazelnut. It's not smooth, like a candy bar, it's smoky. And chunky? Is chunky a smell? This is a pass for me.

Lovely! This reminds me of sweet pie cherries in their red gel-goo. The amber tames it down a bit and keeps it from becoming total cherry insanity.

This reminds me of our winter vacations in Florida when I was a little girl. All that's missing is orange water! I love green tea scents, and this one is herbal but not bracing.

Snake Oil Perfection! Soft, powdery Snake Oil. Warm and sultry on my skin.

This was initially a light smelling scent to me, but on my skin it's warm, ripe, red fruits. There's a haze of strawberry, but not straight-up fresh strawberry. The pink amber gives it a little bit of a soft perfume-y scent.

I don't get a lot of buttercream, but there is a deep, soulful cherry scent (without the cough syrupiness). This smells WONDERFUL on my arms! Sweet, warm cherry.

Jasmine and lilac blooming on a dewy spring morning. Very well blended, neither overpowers the other.

I don't get any vanilla or bourbon out of this, but there is a nice light woodsy scent, along with soapy rose.

Soft coconut cream. This reminds me of childhood at the beach.

Sophisticated amber with an undertone of chocolate liqueur. My notes say this reminded me of "NYC hotel bar fancy drink".

Just like a brownie out of the oven with a dribble of butterscotch. This gets me in the back of the throat, with the thick chocolatey-ness.