Brianna Gemini

Wasn't sure what cherry musk would bring. Personally I usually like maraschino cherry but never the lollipop/cough drop strident version of cherry. This is marachino all the way....muted by the sandalwood, grounded by the musk, slight powdery haze around the edges probably from orris root?. This actually smells how I thought the cherry incense would. Surprisingly i can't pick out honey, just a general mid-range sweetness.

Super sweet marzipan pistachio wet. Presto chango 5 minutes after application it almost seems an entirely different oil. Sweet fades to savory vanilla custard, very spice forward.. I wouldn't have immediately placed the cinnamon or clove had I not known they were there, very subtle. My brain is actually conveying nutmeg and cardamom interestingly since neither is listed. (Happily No cinnamon ? on my skin either as sometimes can happen.) Medium throw and wear. this is a cozy creamy kitchen spice gourmand for me. ( really making me crave some creme brulee I'll tell ya that. )

Premonition is an under dark, loamy earth, foreboding vibe to me. The violet is not shrieking, and comes out more as it dries and fades. From the bottle it immediately brought the wet graveyard dirt in Laura to mind. Very little rose. I find the flowers muted overall...and the cold vibe is there but not the minty or citrus brand of frozen or cold. I feel this one needs to settle a bit to be properly appreciated. all the graveyard dirt fans should check it out for sure.

Caveat: I have loved everything Beth offered with "Shepherd" or "sheep" in the name, and i am a big fan of ambergris, lilac, frank, and pink tea roses. also this is fresh out of the mail box. I'm not great at reviews but Tom asked us to try to help out with honest reviews so here goes.... I find Shepherds Dream a beautiful champaca with depth. It stayed true on bottle to skin to diffuser today, not a big morpher. It's ...cozy. For me, the journey starts frank forward, then a long stint of champaca, with the tea roses shining in the dry down. The lilac & ambergris give it the mist vibe and are very very subtle to my nose. I feel some may find this powdery and/or soapy from the champaca and frank and if you are one who doesn't like those vibes I'd say test before you go for a bottle. For me, The ambergris harkens to The Air & The Ether, and the "grey" reminds me a little of Crossed Keys. The pink tea roses are the lovely note I pull from Love Let Her (one of my absolute faves of late) The lilac mist you might have sniffed from several of Beth's recent offerings (eg Houses at the Back) but here I don't think i'dve picked it out right away if I didn't know already it was there.

Fresh from the mail wet this reminds me of F U said the Raven. Wet it has a dark, brooding vibe and a sharp edge. The stone doesn't have the powdery edge of 13 Hours, but it is prominent. Interested to see how this settles.

See How They Flash is a fave (lilac violet blue musk plum lime). I bought this to see if it was the same family and it is. Also love the Labs sea salt note. This had bad mail.box shock syndrome and wss a huge let down until it had a few weeks to rest. It was very faint and muddy. Now... I definitely get the Flash Lilac/violet top notes I was looking for. The roses & lavender bloom in the middle and sea salt /clean mineral comes through nicely on the dry down Im.very picky about lavender as it can read soapy/commercial on me, but it's lovely in this one and we'll blended. Bruised violet is definitely the star, with lilac the understudy. Once it settled I really love this one.

Air and the Ether. Very very similar both to sniff & on. When I 1st opened Wreath of Snow I instantly recalled Air & Ether, but for the life of me couldn't remember the actual name of it. Hopped on here to see if anyone else sniffed the same, bless you all I was so happy to see it A&E mentioned was driving me crazy. Anyway, I can see why wreath is so popular. I can't do better than others above. I can only say if you like AIR &. ETHER grab this one.

Agree this definitely fits into the laces family, which was exactly the hope I had for it. Super soft and feminine.