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2012 Version. First thing i proclaimed out loud was ‘Ahh sweet patchouli!’ This is exactly what I imagine it would be from the description on in in the decant. A gritty, witchy and woody (like an expensive furniture type of laquered wood) scent. Dark images of a little cottage in the wood, enveloped by a thick fog of patchouli, champaca and incense, with a big glob of sweet dark orange honey. On my skin it starts morphing quite quickly to something that’s a little squishier, less gritty and the red musk really comes out to play. It dries down to a somewhat agressive red musk, veeery vaguely reminding me of Crimson peak’s ‘Crimson’. It’s gotten back to a more dry scent now, there’s still a pretty strong wood and honey behind the red musk, and the gritty, dirty, and fog-smells have all gone to the background. This is a witch with which you don’t want to fuck around and find out!

Ridiculous indeed, but no less fun either! I’m picking up strong caramel but that may be the closest i’ve ever come to butterscotch, with a lovely pulpy RED apple and a soft coconut rum. Not more complicated than that, but it needn’t be. It dries down to a slightly more cloye-y but also more subtle scent. Happy happy!

I've been really interested in giving this one a try! In the decant it's a weirdly greenish, silvery scent with a sharp/hard edge. I’d almost say weirdly ‘concrete-y’. I’m a little scared of the vetiver, but the rest of the notes seem so lovely, just gotta get through it (lol). On my skin that weird sharp concrete-y note dissapears and whether it’s that, or another note that pops up – it becomes a soft, velvety scent. The pale orchid is not super up-front, but this does have a main white-floral thing going on, but lots of complexity here. A soft cloud of champaca, myrhh, vetiver and oude to lay down on, a flash of white, cool peach and the warmth of the black currant paired with amber. I’m not familiar with the story, but i’m getting real ‘wise/well-traveled woman’ vibes from this. The vetiver is juuuust there enough for me to be irked by it, unfortunately, but this is beautiful!!

SUPER creamy super realistic chocolate. And, yes, sugary chocolate cream filling. Delish.

I was curious about this, because i couldn't imagine what this... would be like. But, straight in the imp this was an ‘ew’, something gritty-greenish amongst overly sweet mix of sum’n. However, on my skin this morphs into something closer to sunscreen. ...I can’t explain it, it doesn’t make sense. But this is a weirdly sweet sunscreen.

I can pick apart the notes easily, honestly. It’s not a very deep review. It is however very pleasant, the rice milk give it a soft, light edge. I wouldn’t give this ‘spicy snake oil chocolate’ though, i’d go for more floral snake oil chocolate’.

Oooo definately lemony sugar, but i also understand the chocolate twizzler connection mentioned above. Strange, cause THAT seem like combinations i’d both hate, but this is VERY sniffable. It reminds me of a combination of notes that’s also in Reptoid dominion, it has something similar where this patchouli is somewhat lime-lemony at times, but nothing overpowers. Delightful.

This is an ink black goopy oil. Delicious spiced cacao mainly, the rest is there in the background like you’re sipping on an unending, perfect cocoa while in a great golden hall with a feast. Dries down to a spicy cinnamon with a slight tinge of wine. Beautiful.

Exactly a peep. And, yes- a stale one. How the hell do they do this??? For someone who has eaten a record amount of marshmallows in the last few weeks this is exactly that, maybe a pink variant, but that could just be my brain making the pink part up. Such a happy fun sugary scent!

UGH. DELICIOUS. Reminds me of the soft sweet note in Edith Cushing – though i’ll admit that one’s more nutty, but the vanilla is definately on par there. I’m not sure if I should keep this decant or not, because i don’t know if I would actually WEAR this, but oh….. this is lovely. EDIT: No i'm definately trying to find more- this is addictive, this is.

Ooooh, a delicious earthy blackberry. Maybe laying in a bit of dirt on a dreary day under leafy bushes. That's what i'm getting. That, though I can admit those magnolia blossoms are a little more present than what my envisionment may divolge… But still a well-blended perfume. SO PRETTY!!

A lovely masculine dare I say pirate-leaning scent. A dude deliciously relaxing in the tropical sun sippin' on some rum. Heady tobacco, a soft spicy rum, and summery sweet florals. Super happy to have tried this! ;3;

First impression was a dusty grave with beautiful, up-kept flowers. Definately not as dark as i'd expect anything vampiric to be. Has a touch of graveyard dirt, dust, strong herbs and soft wine. Really enjoyable, very wearable!!

A greenish, purple haze up to no good. Strong, sharp notes of rosemary and lavender, softened somewhat by the remaining ingredients.

Very pretty! First thought that comes to mind is liquorice and currants (which, doesn't make much sense reading the notes, but hey). It's similar on me (it doesn't morph on me from the decant) to the ol' madame moriarty, just slightly more mainstream-perfume-y. It's got a floral note i could've sworn i smelled in la vie est belle and black opium, which in both cases is not a bad thing. I also concur with the dorian resemblance mentioned earlier, it's got something fougere-y in there that's soft and slightly "creamy". Guessing that's partially the vanilla musk? Won't need a bottle since like i said, moriarty scratches this itch for me, but it's genuinely lovely.

Exactly what the description says! A brown-sugared milky fur. Doesn't change on my skin. Not something i'd wear, but very cute!

There's a slight animalistic musk-y quality to this, i definately see the witches outside in the middle of the woods, probably in the middle of an incantation. Soft sage patchouli and frankincense as a smoky haze, given a white/opalescent colour by the jasmine, and a sweetness by the oudh and honey myrtle.

I don't know if my skin is just not amping anything because it's so cold here, but oof i wish this did. Lovely soft cinnamon and a few "squishy" sweet light-purply notes, all meshed together in a smooth frankincense.

This reminds me of what i remember Crowley smelled like, but a soft, feminine version. Warm, red leather with a slight earthy note and something fresh. Very pretty!

I was so excited to try this!! The notes are beautiful but it's not completely as i thought; it IS very spicy, warm; a reddish orange. The patchouli for me here is far in the background, the insence way in the front. The peach and orange swirl around the incense, adding a strong zingy waft to it. I'm learning today that peach is not that nice on my skin (booo), but it has a lot of things that work! Agree with the comparison to potpourri earlier.

I'm getting cherry vibes from this, though it's grittier than that. There's a green trampled layer of stuffs at the bottom, a sweet dark honey that really compliments the non-foodie, dark cocoa. Interesting and evocative, but not for me.

I feel like there HAS to be liquorice in here!!! That's what it smells like to me, a dark liquorice insence/myrrh. It's very soft on my skin, almost unnoticeable unless i sniff up close.

Wasn't sure what to expect cause i don't know if i'm familiar with neroli or pomegranate, and it's a scent i find incredibly hard to describe. It's got a lot going on, it's complex, but there's a very dusty quality to it. The reason it's so odd to me personally is that i know this from my childhood, but i have no clue in hell what or where from. Also not sure if it's a good or a bad thing, lol. It goes slightly more fruity on my skin, while it's strongly the insence and rose and in the bottle. The "dust" note is still there, though. All in all a very very (surprisingly) soft scent. I can imagine this'd be perfect for spring/summer!

Fresh apples, warm spices and a soft, sweet pumpkin, sugared by the peach. Dries down to more harsh spices on me, while the pumpkin and apples move aaalll the way to the background, and the peach takes the front seat. Nice, but i wish my skin reacted differently to this.

DELICIOUS spices, warm sweet pumpkin, candlewax and a yellow sundown, it's all there. Edges just against foody, but is incredibly wearable all through autumn. Unfortunately the wax does what it often does on my skin, it misbehaves (just goes icky on me) - if it wasn't for that, this would be an absolute winner. Very beautiful!!