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HOW does the Lab make things smell wet?? I don't get it, but I also don't need to understand it to appreciate it. This is beautiful. It's not salt that's doing it, nor is it what i imagine when I think of 'aquatic' smells. It's more like the wet quality of The Last Unicorn or the most recent Sturgeon Moon. I imagine that's the wild lettuce in the former, akin to the 'sweet fresh water' in the latter. Dunno. And I wouldn't call this a green or blue scent as I normally think of those. The watery quality keeps the floral and herbal notes from feeling too heavy for hair. Nailed that diver standing seaside vibe. Delicate but not fussy. Gonna be perfect for summer hair. Getting a full bottle of this magic.
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Came here to sing more praises. Radiant indeed! To me, this is a glowing, golden vanilla. Has an enveloping quality, similar to the incredible Peach & Red Bean Paste HG. Warm and sweet, but not warm with spices, more like an internal heat, or sitting in a beam of light absorbing heat. Bergamot (LOVE) gives it that extra ethereal quality. Lab's been knocking it out of the park with these hair glosses lately! Love my decant, definitely getting a big bottle of this treasure.
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Love. I tried Seventeeth (soapy?) and Thirteenth (didn't expect so much mint) but this one here is for me! First test was no nutmeg just very cinnamony, and i worried because while I love cinnamon, it gives me the burns. And very pleasantly bitter chocolate. No burns! Wrists are clear! Second test was little cinnamon, more gloriously musky. Almost a wooly patchouli. Could've sworn it was a leathery Snake Oil (really one of the rare situations where leather works for me). Third test - i'm picking up the mysterious cumin now, too! It reminds me a bit of The Jeweled Spider, which I adore. This is like a wintery version. Bitter chocolate & toasted spices. Little dirty, nasty black musk, love, borderline work inappropriate but I would probably still do it. I smell so intriguing! Wonderful.
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I am just thrilled that this came back in 2024. I hoarded imps in 2018, this is such a wonderful, cozy lavender, one of my all favorite lavender blends. Starts out herbal & dry but warms into a soft, sweet lavender. Got my 2 again in 2024 and wasn't 100% confident I would be giving away my second (wrong of me, I know, but as I said, I hoard)... attended a dear friend's service for her mom who just passed and knew exactly what to do with the second. Thanks again, Lab, for being so thoughtful & generous with us and, in turn, our friends & family.
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@Teamama it's not just you! I tested a decant from a circle. My bottle did not smell like chocolate. Sprayed, however, that is definitely mint chip!! It's fantastic! I am a Don't Lick It fan - extra sweet version. I am also a mint chocolate chip fan - my fave flavor! This HG delivered the bracing-but-sweet mint blast plus chocolate rather than vanilla. ADORE! The mint doesn't last too long, as per usual with the Lick It blends, just enough to get a good eye-opening, happy face huff. But that chocolate lingers! Several hours later, I could still smell it when I removed my stocking cap (stupid cold & snowy in the Midwest atm) and made my husband take a sniff. First thing he said? "Mmmmmmm chocolate! Like the GOOD candy chocolate." So, it is confirmed, not just me or you, something here is singing sweet mint chocolate candy, and it's fantastic. Just what I needed to add to my HG collection! ETA: final drydown is not chocolate candy. it's COCOA PUFFS. spot-on mf*ing cocoa puffs. I can still smell them in the carpet where I misted this magical potion. so delicious.
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Gorgeous. Love the Blake illustration to start. I was looking especially for frank, amber, and bay laurel. That's exactly what I got! This reminds me quite a bit of Citrine, which I also love, though this is a more savory, less citrusy blend than that, so I can justify having them both! It's got a beautiful warm glow, pleasantly bitter, and good throw. I will wear this to the office in late Summer & Fall and other times when I'm trying to give respectable, upstanding citizen. Going to upgrade from decant to bottle before the clock runs out on this Painting of the Month.
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This stuff is potent! I received a partial bottle as a frimp, which was awesome because I was very curious about this one. It's a great traditional fresh aquatic kind of smell - not particularly salty as I was hoping. Very blue-smelling. And from first whiff it struck me as a familiar scent... My husband thought it smelled like something you'd pick up at a fragrance counter, very 90s hip unisex. Not my typical style, but you never know, so I gave it a go. Welp. This is a dead-ringer for something my dad used to wear, therefore it's a no-go for me. Not that it's unpleasant! Not that my dad is unpleasant!! But it's so spot-on, I just feel like the dad of my teenage years is getting ready to go out for a date night with my mom, and that is not a scent I'm looking to have on my head. :P For better or worse, the scent is incredibly potent, and I only used a single spray - half the HG I normally use. Husband could smell me in the hallway with the door closed. I sprayed some Totality on top to try to smother it, but it still hung in there. If this scent is your jam, and I am certain it will have lots of love, this is a brilliant creation! Just very viscerally not for me due to personal associations.
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I never would have chosen this for myself. Silk? Leather? Wine? So many things that I never would've expected to work for me. But I was frimped a sniffie and lo & behold this is wonderful stuff! Goes on sweet & fruity in a resin-y way, almost bubble gum, like Thieves Rosin. It's rich and sweet tart. It seems the dark fruits + frankincense + labdanum combo is a winner for me, because this reminds me of a lighter, more floral version of The Wish, which I also adore. I went ahead and ordered myself a bottle and thanked the frimper for the surprise. I LOVE being surprised! And this defied my expectations. It dries to a powdered sugar-y dark fruit incense. And none of my usual troublemakers are causing me any trouble here. At best, they blend with the versions that I love - leather with the frankincense make it aromatic, wine with the dried cherries give it that rich fruitiness, and silk with the rose petals makes it a sensuous floral. Gorgeous.
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Here to rave about Sturgeon Moon! I'm trying to blind-bottle less, but I went for it with this one, knowing it was not bloody likely to work for me. Aquatic is NOT usually my thing - too often strikes me as "fresh" like a bar of Irish Spring soap. But because of superstitious mojo reasons, I did it anyway on a hope it would surprise me and it is a LOVE!! It's starts with a sweet watery vibe, similar to Sirene Medievale or even The Last Unicorn. Instant love. It dries down to a soft vegetal floral that reminds me of Sunyashniki. Probably the hay & the poppy & driftwood combo? I tried it straight out of the bottle when it arrived yesterday & slathered on more this morning. It's a perfect end-of-summer scent. Do not fear the aquatic.
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I love & collect black licorice blends. Same with grapefruit, my favorite citrus note! however... black licorice + grapefruit = celery?? Eventually faded to a chewy licorice candy, like I can almost see the yellow/green tooth marks in a bite of that good Australian licorice. Aniseed & molasses. I will have to give it a few more tries before coming to a final verdict on this one.
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Just adore this. I love citrus scents in the morning, and this is a great addition to my current selection. It is uniquely floral citrus - the violet is sweet and not at all soapy - and it lasts longer than most of my favorite citrus blends - including the grapefruit note! Wonderful and a must-have for me. Upgrading from a decant to a full size.
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I just adore this. I was so sad there were no Liliths this year, as they are easily my favorite collection. But this will tide me over! Herbal lavender and sweet floral incense - nothing smoky, just really cozy and soft. It's got great, gentle, lasting waft of warm and snuggly lavender. I can't decide when I most enjoy wearing this - in the afternoon with a fuzzy sweater or at night to send me off to sleep. The name is really apt: close, like second skin, effortless and gracefully haunting. Wonderful & the most reached-for bottle I have right now.
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Put this on after swimming laps at the YMCA. Husband walked in the room when I got home and said - Ooh! Smells like candy in here! Life Savers! Red Life Savers!! I have been searching for a way to overpower the chlorine aroma from the pool. Slathered this on immediately post-shower in place of lotion, and the clothes I wore afterwards still smell like delicious red candies. We have a winner!!
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I am just loving BPAL's honeyed red fruits scents! And this one with rose!! The Triumph in My Song scents have been overwhelmingly winners for me, and this is no exception. On me, this is very rose, the kind I like, velvety and sweet right on the bush, not dried. The honey makes it extra resinous and rich, and the fruits give it yet another layer of sweet-tart sweetness. It ends on the red sandalwood, a nice lingering sweet incensey note. Really beautiful. Blind bottled like a freaking boss and patting myself on the back for it!
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Well this is a win! Lemon marshmallow! No plastic!! Mellows out to faint sweet lemon with a little toastiness, not unlike Boozy Lemon Bars on me, but with sweet marshmallow cream rather than cookie.
