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A nice honeyed clove with some herbalness that I guess is the helichrysum. It's a little musky once dry, but the honey is super prominent in this. It's sweet but not artificial to me, smells close to raw honey. Clove doesn't stick around too long. Won't be upgrading, but it's great if you adore honey.

Faint, sweet gingerbread and icing. Kind of like an incense gingerbread. Not bad, just wish it wasn't so faint! It's about gone in an hour.

Soft leather, not harsh at all. The sandalwood seems more like dirt to me. 

Definitely enjoy this more than The Black Rider, but I doubt I would wear this often. It's a nice comforting scent, but I'd rather just use this for layering than wear on its own. I'm glad that the leather isn't too strong, especially since this is a two note blend. I think my imp is aged so I'm sure that newer ones the leather may be stronger. 

This is a lovely tea party scent with booze! Rum blueberry muffins is basically what it's like after about an hour, but initially it's delicious fresh baked biscuits and blueberries. 

The tea is lovely as well, even though there is blueberry in here it doesn't smell at all like Lán Yuèliàng's blueberry lemon tea. I would say Singularly is somewhat of a cousin, but definitely not a dupe for Yuèliàng.

Definitely seek this out if you love scone or biscuit scents! The rum makes a lovely addition but doesn't overpower any single note. 

Heavy rose and wine, I don't get any leather but there's definitely some musk and violet in the background. It's mostly wine when wet, it actually smelled closer to a mix of fruits than wine because the musk hadn't kicked in yet. After drying, the wine note fades quite a bit and now it's a faintly wine floral mix. 

It's pretty, but morphed so much on me. I really liked the wet stage more than the dry one, but I don't hate it. 

A nice amber rose with a little bit of musk. The musk is a great addition and makes this stand out from many other rose blends. It's soft and beautiful, but dark just like the name. There's a little bit of greenness, like the rose was found in a overgrown garden covered with weeds. The rose is definitely the star of the this blend, the amber doesn't appear on me until it's dried. It does get a little powdery once it's dry, but to me it's not bad and doesn't completely overtake the gorgeous rose notes. It can smell close to incense at times, probably due to the musk.

Beautiful, not sure if I'll upgrade but this is a great unique rose for any floral lovers. 

This is heavily vanilla orchard and roses with a touch of peach juice. Definitely more floral than foodie, the peach is fairly faint. It's very soft and sweet. I am not getting any of the hay. I wanted more peaches, but I'm not mad about it. I could see this working well with quite a few of my florals. 

I don't usually test hair glosses with wet or damp hair like I'm doing today, but the throw seems to be average for hair glosses. 

Sweet hay and dirt with lots of sugared hazelnut and wood. The sugarcane and hazelnut are very strong on me, it almost turns into a foodie blend at times. It smells a little like unbaked cinnamon buns for a bit? I get just a faint hint of patchouli as well, I really wish it was stronger. 

I like this, it smells earthy but not too harsh. As it starts to fade, the hazelnut and sugar soften considerably and I'm getting a little bit of the moss and some smoke. I would suggest trying this if you're interested in trying more woody, dirty scents but want something that's a bit more wearable than just straight up dirt, hay, and grass. It reminds me a little bit of Death Cap, but sweeter. Can't stop sniffing!  The only downside is that it doesn't have a ton of throw, it stays pretty close to the skin.

The vetiver really overpowers the beeswax once it's dry, but it does fade a bit after around an hour of wear time. There's a little bit of sweetness, but it doesn't read as honey to me. Probably closer to a vanilla scented candle that was just blown out. I was really expecting the red musk to be more prominent, but it's definitely not. I'm really curious how much this differs from Endless Corridors, so if I ever get a chance to try that one I will update this review with a comparison.

This was just okay, I definitely prefer PSnake Oil. That vetiver stage just lasted really long and muffled a lot of the notes. I'm going to hold onto this for now to see if aging can soften that some. But if you really love that note, you need to try this! And I'm sure if you liked Endless Corridors, you would enjoy this one as well. 

The warm spices, vanilla, and musk of Snake Oil goes really well with the minty musk and touch of eucalyptus from Psionicist. I think this was aged before release so I'm assuming those were more prominent then. This could have easily been a Winter release in my eyes since the mint is so prominent over the other non-Snake Oil notes.

I've never tried a minty Snake Oil blend before, this is so lovely! Definitely recommended for Snake Oil lovers as well as anyone who enjoys mint and vanilla. However, if you really love Psionicist this in my eyes isn't too similar to it. I mostly got the mint and some more musk, Snake Oil was a lot stronger. 

This smells almost exactly like the eucalyptus bath salts I used to use. That note is the most dominant along with the mint. It's very comforting and clean, but sometimes it does smell closer to cleaning supplies. When it was wet, it really resembled baby powder but now I'd say it's closer to cologne. Throw is pretty strong, very nice for the summertime. 

Definitely won't be upgrading, but it's not too bad! Will keep my imp.

I see some comparisons to yellow cake and honey, but to me this is closer to the honey buns by Little Debbie or something. The cake note doesn't smell like it's fresh from the oven, definitely processed with tons of raw honey and sweet vanilla icing. I'm getting more of the cake and icing than the honey, but I feel like you could spray another honey hair gloss on top of this if you are craving more of that note.

It smells so sweet, if this was actual honey cakes I'd get an instant toothache. It's extremely foodie, but I love it. Since this doesn't have too many notes in here, I think this would pair beautifully with most cake or honey scents, even some florals! I'm wearing this with Honeysuckle and Wisteria and it goes so well together. One of my favorite hair glosses for sure, so simple but so gorgeous!

This review is for the 2008 version!

Waxy milk chocolate, a little darker than Bliss but it's also similar to cocoa powder. If you've tried any of the dollar store gold foil covered chocolate coins they have around Xmas, this scent is a dead ringer for those! I feel like I can also smell that gold foil, but I think it's the amber.

I like it, but it's not my favorite chocolate scent. If you want something chocolatey but a bit more subtle than other blends, this would be a good fit.

I think I'm getting more of the wisteria than the honeysuckle. It's got a fresh, clean vibe. Almost goes into linen territory but I think the honeysuckle makes it more floral. As it fades, it starts to smell like sweet green grass as well.

It's beautiful and soft, I don't wear florals a ton so I won't be upgrading it. But if you love either of these notes, especially wisteria in my case, you have to try this!

Mostly dark chocolate and red fruits for a while, the pepper doesn't really come out until well after drying as the fruits start to fade. The red fruits in here mostly read as a mix of raspberry and cherry to me. No sweetness to the chocolate besides the fruits, it's very bitter and dark. Comes close to reminding me of those chocolate covered cherry candies. 

It does fade a little fast on me, first the fruits and then the chocolate. The pepper stays present for a while even when those are fading. The pepper combined with the fruits is really nice, now I'm wanting to try a perfume similar to this but with Tajín instead of red pepper flakes and chocolate.  

Lavender strawberry chalky bubblegum, the strawberry note itself resembles a lollipop more than gum initially. It fades pretty fast with a low throw. The lavender is the strongest note for a while, it takes about 10 minutes for me to really notice the other notes.

I wanted to love this since I love bubblegum and lavender, but I think the chalk note is just keeping me from fully enjoying it. It's not the worst, but definitely not a big fan of it. I think if the chalk note was more subtle or gone completely, it would have worked better. And while bubblegum can be a fickle note sometimes, it barely shows up and barely stays at all in here. 

When wet, it's just banana cream pie and nothing else. I just made banana cream fudge and the banana cream pudding mix that I used is very similar to what this smells like, just add lots and lots of whipped cream. A very artificial banana scent. I think I can smell a little bit of the crust too, to me it resembles graham cracker?

After about an hour when the banana cream pie note starts to fade, I finally get some hints of grease, metal, and blood. It's still pretty sweet, and honestly if I didn't know those notes were in here I may not have recognized them. The blood smells kind of rusty to me and the grease is slightly metallic. 

I'm curious how similar this is to the Banana Cream Pie oil. If I ever get a bottle of that, I'll update this review with a comparison. 

Neapolitan ice cream with strawberry milk and jam . This is heavily strawberry on me, I get a little chocolate and cheesecake too. I can't pick out the florals, this is really foodie. The strawberry jam is similar to the note in Rope Pulley, but as it starts to fade I am getting more of the strawberry milk.

It's really nice, but I was hoping to get the florals too since I don't have any perfumes with bluebonnet notes. If you don't care about the florals and are more interested in the foodie notes, it's divine. Especially if you love strawberry and jam. Only other downside is that it fades a little quick.

This is getting close to a decade old, so I'm not too surprised that I'm mostly getting lilac and black tea. Red licorice is there, but definitely in the background. This reminds me a little of Dorian, but I don't know if this would be a good substitute for it. 

It's almost like a herbal tea, but the fougere is a little too strong to make it resemble that. I also agree with other posters that this is like shower gel, it's got a clean feel to it. Not my favorite tea or licorice blend, and I wish the throw was a bit stronger. Still a lovely tea blend though all things considered!

This review is for the 2021 version!

I don't get any weed or smoke from this, it's just nag champa and patchouli. Definitely matches the atmosphere of a headshop! If you're wanting the weed smell the most, this might not be a good fit unless aging really changes it. I'm not too disappointed that I can't smell it, the patchouli and nag champa are great enough on their own that I feel like it's not missing anything.

The throw and wear length are pretty good, which is nice. And I have heard that the label does glow under black light, which is super cool but I don't have any blacklight bulbs anymore so I can't test that myself. 

This is normally not something I would have gravitated towards, but it's interesting enough to keep in my collection. It also helps that I love patchouli  and the name/label are really cool. 

Smoky and woody apple, a little similar to Bits of Birnam Wood but then the whiskey gets stronger and any resemblance to that oil is gone. The whiskey takes no time overtaking the apple, leaving that note in the background. A little bit of apple spice too, think of a boozy apple pie. 

I wish the apple didn't get almost completely smothered by the whiskey, otherwise I'd have hunted for a bottle. But if you were hoping for a whiskey with a touch of apple, this is perfect.

When wet, this resembled Black Coffee from the 2020 Winter release. All black coffee with no sweetener. It takes a while for that note to fade to more of a ground coffee bean scent and then the pastries note gets stronger and sweetens up the blend a little but not overwhelming. 

I like it, won't be upgrading but it's going to be perfect for fall and winter!

This one is a little odd, much like the name. The dragon's blood resin in here resembles a woody, peppery smoky beef or something? I've had BPAL's dragon's blood note before so I don't know why this one just smells so funky. Eventually the beefy part leaves, still have a smoky quality though, and I can get the faint grapefruit and floral mix. Mostly the lilac, I can't pick out the honeysuckle. It gets better, that wet stage is just really strange and I might need to retest it.

Since this is from 2019, my guess is that the florals have faded quite a bit from my decant and that's why I'm getting a lot of this resin. Not really for me, but I'm hoping it'll perform better in the colder months or something.

Not sure which year my decant is from. Lots of spices and apple cider, I keep thinking there may be hay in here but it's not in the notes. Gets more boozy as it dries down along with more orange. It doesn't last terribly long, it's been close to an hour and now all I'm getting is a faint mix of spices, mostly cinnamon. 

Definitely will not upgrade, but I wish this had better staying power. It's pretty good if you can get past the wear time!

Vanilla mint candies covered in tons of sugar. I can't really detect the pistachio. Reminds me of those Andes chocolates, just without the chocolate note.

If I was blindfolded and sniffed a bottle of this and Don't Lick It, I'd think they were the same blend! I smelled my bottle of the latter and they were pretty similar to me. The throw is pretty good on this which is nice! If you have the hair gloss of Stitched Together, that would be perfect with this.

I've got quite a few mints, so I won't be upgrading this. But if mint is one of you favorite notes, this is fantastic.