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Woodsy! The description feels spot on. It's the cabin in the woods where Princess Aurora grew up with the faerie godmothers. It's warm & cozy, but also herby & fresh in that garden work kind of way. As it dries, the patchouli & slight floral notes come through the dust & iron. I didn't think I would like it, especially because of the moss note, but I'm going to hold on to this lab frimp for a nice springtime scent. I'm almost getting vanilla as the dry down continues. Half an hour later, & it's still absolutely lovely, but now in a citrus way?

Leather & cedar don't usually work on me, and this is no exception. This is complex & expensive-smelling, & I would put it in a masculine cologne category. Thank you labbies for the frimp; I will be passing it on!

From the imp: SUGAR. Wet on my skin: ALMOND. This is absolutely the scent of a sugar cookie drowning in almond extract, moist & served with afternoon tea. As it dries, I'm getting a woodiness that wasn't there before. We're quickly moved out of baked goods territory. Someone has brought our almond goodies to a dusty cabin, warm & ready for the season. Further dried down, is that apple I'm getting? Maybe there was something in the cottage oven after all. I like this, but I don't love this. I think this would make a good spring scent for someone who isn't into florals but likes big cozy sweaters.

The lemon peel and lemon balms makes this a bright, clean scent. There is definitely a floralness about it, thanks to the passion flower herb perhaps? This isn't my usual thang but I'm thankful for getting to try it. Thank you to the fellow forumite for frimping!

Clean and fresh and slightly herby and soapy and I don't really like it. Bergamot needs something muskier or smokier to contrast its shine. I'll be passing this imp on to someone else!

I have a decant I purchased from an awesome fellow forumite. Woah, spices! I thought it was cinnamon at first, but it's obviously the clove getting hot and steamy with the amber and saffron. I totally pick up on how others get Dr. Pepper. Sandalwood is usually a turn-off for me, and I do wish it was less prominent here. Not perfect for me, but it's very interesting and I'm glad I gave it a try!

I have a decant and I LOVE it! It's the Nightmare Before Christmas - part weenie; part winter holidays. Wet on my skin I immediately get the gingerbread, but the spices aren't overpowering due to a slight earthiness that I'm guessing is the bread meeting the herbiness of the rosemary. The apple pulp gives me the perfect amount of sweetness to maybe make a cookie out of it, and the citrus is only slightly there, enough to lift it a bit. It's great. It dries nicely, letting the bread and pulp take over mostly. I'd not say no to a bottle, just sayin'.

I've got a frimp that I received from a fellow bpaler. I don't love it, but I don't hate it? Wet on my skin, I get a sort of incense with like, lemons and candy grape candy. As it dries down, I'm getting some roses and the slightest bit of powder. It's sweet! It's not overpowering, but it's memorable. It's just a bit too floral/soapy for me, I think. I can see why people would like this!

Fresh out of the imp (lab fresh) I get green, fresh, a bit of floral but soapy soapy soapy. As it dries down the soapiness disappears. It's replaced by a woody leatheriness. There are many notes here that I'm a fan of, but the addition of some others turns me away unfortunately. It just did not work on my skin. This might be my first experience with olive blossom, and I already know that sandalwood is usually a no-go. Champaca flower is also an unknown. Oh well, off to someone else!

Wow, this is so much more complex than I imagined! I have a bottle purchased from a fellow phoenix forumite. In the bottle, I get a fresh and clean herby mintiness. By oh how things change! Wet on my skin the scents jump alive as if they are flavors. I get non-nauseating leather (not listed) and a bit of smoky vanilla, all kept together by some sharp herby poultice interwoven with dusty patchouli candle wax. It takes me back to middle school, staying up late reading Amelia Atwater-Rhodes novels from the library. I purchased this for someone who fits the title; a fighter for land conservation and native species restoration. I hope she enjoys this as much as I do!

Fresh bottle from the lab; waited about a week for it to settle (I dunno if that's actually a thing). Wet on my skin, it's a lot of jasmine. There is definitely wood there in the background keeping if from being a basic floral. It's warm and golden. Time has passed and I think I'm getting some honey? More time is passing and not much is changing... I wish the woodiness would amp up a bit. Like, this is nice, but I was hoping for something a bit more complex given the listed notes. Maybe I need to hold on to it for awhile and let it ~age~. If I'm still not sold, I have a friend in mind to give it to who loves jasmine.

Sweet almond dominates while wet, almost cherry-like. The myrrh softens if up as it dries down. There's some musk in the background throughout. Interesting and lovely, though almost simple. It does seem to fade rather quickly. I don't think I need to keep this brand new lab frimp for myself.

I do not get much blood from this at all. It's just salty soap, really. I love the actual smell of the ocean, fish decay and all, so this was a little disappointing. I'll be passing this brand new lab frimp forward.

I. Am. Yummy. From the bottle sniff, I get shisha overridden by baking spices. But we need to talk about this tobacco. I usually am pretty meh about tobacco. I associate it with leather, a scent that I loathe. This tobacco, however, has a sweetness and richness that will not make you think of any old cigarette. Wet on my skin, the coffee and cardamom pop up. But we need to talk about this coffee. I do not often drink coffee. It, like some other acidic foods, do not make me feel well. So while some people loooove the smell of freshly roasted drippy coffee or whatever it is, I'm pretty ambivalent. So I am quite glad that the coffee is not overpowering everything else going on here. Rather, it has joined hands and they're all standing in a circle singing girl scout songs. In Arabic. Drying down, I can pick out the cinnamon and sweet shisha. There is a woodiness about this as well. It is a well-worn cafe whose chairs, tables, and walls have absorbed smoke, caffeine, and little spiced desserts over the years. I'm a fan! Lovely scent for the winter season ahead of us.

This is my fourth BPAL nail polish; second from the Crimson Peak line. Here is one coat: Here is two coats: Very smooth application, and forgiving. Takes a good while to dry. I think 2 coats is good enough for me (with a top coat of course) but I can see why some would prefer 3.

A sniff from the bottle: Bitter! What!? Wet: Sharp green, little hint of floral, honey smearing through. Drying down: There's a slight spice, as the bitter greenness calms the eff down, and the honey gets a little creamy and less sharp as well. I can see where some people may get amber or coconut. There's that slight warm nuttiness. I'm giving this to a friend for her birthday, and I hope she likes it!

YES! This is one for red musk fans. I absolutely adored my decant of Pumpkin Pie Musk, and had the super sads when I lost it. When I read the notes for Pumpkinville, it reminded me of it and knew it had to be the one Halloweenie I would get, if any. I'm glad I took the plunge! From the bottle I got a very sweet and buttery funnel cakey scent, which spiked fear in me. Thankfully that recedes quite a bit on the skin, as the spices and musk take over. It's actually quite complex. The search is over; I've found a musky pumpkin spice scent. ❤️

From the imp of unknown age and forgotten origin, I just get leather and steel. Leather makes me nauseous. No exception here. I will not be testing this imp unfortunately.

LIP SMACKERS! I've tried this twice now and everytime I am taken back to shoplifting those lip balms at Kohl's as a kid. Sweet, fruity, plasticky. I'll pass this on to someone else, but I got a good laugh!

Not what I was expecting! Wet from the imp (of unknown age) I get a fresh, green, sweet orange with copal. As it dries down, there are some floral notes in there, and the orange turns into some sort of creamy incense. Very interesting! There's something wet and jungle-like about this for sure. I think this would be great in the summertime, because of those tropical vibes. It's not quite my cup of tea, despite the creamy sweet orange, but I'm going to hold on to it and try it out in warmer weather.

This is a nice blend of "violet" and musk. There is just the slightest hint of smoky coconut as well. The orris, being an iris root, isn't a floral, but gives it those violet vibes. No powderiness here, just a tiny bit of soap. I'm going to guess that the musk is red. Fun stuff, I can see why some people would like it. I don't love it however.

Oooo noooo this is not for me. The leather is making me nauseous, as it often does. It's the leather shoe section of a department store. It's a pompous wealthy man who overstyles his hair. PASS.

Sniff from the imp of unknown age: CITRUS. Wet on my skin: LEMON DROP. Phobos does not whisper. That overwhelming grapefruit and lemon scent quickly dries into a more complex, yet still fresh and sharp, white musk. It reminds me of a shop downtown called the Souq. I love lemon verbena as a summer scent, so I'll be saving this imp for next year.

Green and floral, sweet fresh forest and violet-forward. I do pick up that slight grape scent every now and then. It's "nice" in that clean bathroom way but it is not what I'm looking for in a perfume oil. I'm actually a little embarrassed to be wearing it out in public, lol. My imp is of unknown age and I will be passing it on to someone who will hopefully enjoy it more.

Wow, I actually like this a great deal. I could have sworn vanilla would be one of the notes. I'm guessing the hint of spice from the bay rum mixed with the sweetness of the honey and the creaminess of the white musk is what's giving me those vanilla vibes. This would be a great summer scent for me, I think. I'm going to save my imp of unknown age for that purpose!