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Holy cricket that's good!

No suntan lotion scent here. This is mostly identifiable to me as the "cold" coconut note I love so much in Tiki Princess and Apple V 2015. Fresh and delicious!

 

 

(eta to fix a stupid mistake)

De Vos' Unicorn is lovely. I was nervous about that lavender but I don't smell it at all. I get mostly "sugared peony" grounded by a mallow note: This is not marshmallow-y smelling to me, and even the sugar note does not read as candy. Rather, it is identifiably floral with something slightly creamy and sweet underneath. It would smell delightful on a young girl--it's that kind of girly baby smell, though not "powdery" at all--but is also sophisticated enough for the ladies. Sillage is good and this thing lasts forever!

I really, really love Peach I and am so grateful to my D*Con fairy for picking it up for me. I was excited after reading all the notes, but I have to say that what I actually smell isn't really identifiable as any of those things. It's actually kind of weird.

 

I mean, yes, I can tell this is a peach blend. But something about the way the other notes combine is unexpected and magical. I definitely get a musk note, but I don't get any identifiable "rose"; I think the rose is helping to temper the other notes into something really well grounded. I don't get anything overly sweet like I sometimes do from "cream" notes; again, I think that vanilla just lays down the foundation for something warm. It's a fascinating blend, really, in that it smells AMAZING but, uh, doesn't really smell "like anything," if you get my drift.

 

Sillage is fair, but this is a scent that you want to stay close to the skin so you don't have to waste any by sharing it with others.

 

I wish I were better at this today, because it is one of my favorite Lab blends in a long, long time.

I already have Honey HG and White Bees Swarming HG, so I was worried this new one might feel redundant. But I'm so glad I took a chance! This is much more identifiable as a cake scent than a honey scent. Yes, it's a honey cake, but that gourmand foody note is prominent to my nose. There's a slight almond-and-cream smell it there, too, so it definitely smells edible. It also lasts forever in my hair, with moderate throw. Good stuff.

I am a huge fan of Strawberry Moon '09 so I was thrilled when the HG version won the Moony Lunacy poll at the TP. And yes, the HG is everything I hoped it would be. There is a very subtle difference in this iteration that makes the HG slightly less sweet and slightly more sappy, and oh, man, does that work in the hair. To me, this is not a candy-ish scent at all; rather, it smells like strawberry fields hot in the sun. Just a few spritzes in the hair is enough to get the benefit of the moisturizing oils as well as this lovely fragrance. It seemed to stay close to the hair, too, so it didn't overwhelm my coworkers and yet every now and then I caught a whiff on the breeze. I smelled like strawberry summertime.

This is what would happen if some high white florals had babies with powdery berry bubblegum...which is not altogether a bad thing!

Cascading Blossoms is an interesting blend, in that I really love the smell of it but I don't like the smell of it *on me*. It reminds me of a long ago trip to Hawaii, so much so that the nostalgia is a little painful. The blend of florals starts out as a bit high-pitched but it quickly mellows on the skin, and there is something almost vanilla-y in the background that keeps this from becoming too soapy. It is a lovely and evocative scent, but it is also a little too girly for me to enjoy on my own skin.

This year's Lupers are WINNING with creamy, sophisticated, well-blended scents. The Bride is all creamy magnolia grounded with non-foody vanilla, with the softest hint of musky honey. (I tend to amp honey, but not in this blend!) A very feminine scent for Spring!

Ooh, me likey! I was worried that the orris would turn powdery as it tends to do on me, but I think the other notes keep it well grounded. The result is a creamy, truly "pearly" scent. There's a hint of sweet pear if you really look for it, and the coconut is not too overt. Overall, there's a kind of tropical violet vanilla-type vibe, and I love it.

I expected to love The Book, and I do! First off, I love me some Whip. While Whip is very evocative of red roses and black leather, The Book is that happy harlot's wee little sister trying on her own identity and ending up with pink tea roses and an old, worn brown suede jacket. Wet, it is all rose, but on the skin it blossoms into something wonderful, feminine leaning toward girly.

In the imp, this is juicy strawberry with a hint of earthiness and booze. I got super excited when I opened the decant. Then it hits my skin, and immediately the patchouli takes over and that's all there is, folks. I'll try it in a scent locket, but as of now I'm bummed.

 

ETA: About 10 minutes into wear time, there's a hint of rooty strawberry that has reemerged, and that's nice, but overall this stays too head shop-like for my usual tastes.

I get all strawberry cream from this, and I'm okay with that. And this lasts FOREVER in my hair. It's not overpowering by any means, but all day I kept getting gentle whiffs when my hair moved. Lovely.

Oh, my. Recollection is so lovely. One of the TP's gentler-smelling bath oils, and I mean that in the best way possible. It's a bit un-quantifiable. Not like, say, Peacock Queen, where you "smell like roses," or Pumpkin Pie Ice cream where you smell, well, exactly like pumpkin pie ice cream. No. Recollection is more of a soft skin scent, where the compliment is simply "Oh. Oh, you smell good" and you can purr a bit with the knowledge that you most certainly do.

 

I used Recollection in the bath, applied to my wet skin. In the bottle and during initial application, the fuzzy marshmallow root was front and center, a fraternal twin to the Lab scent Stekkjarstaur. Love. As the oil warms on the skin, it takes on the creaminess of Boo, luckily without the salty under-tang I sometimes got from Boo itself. Then in the bath, a soft tea scent hangs close to the skin. Now that I am dry and warm, I notice the cocoa butter most, though the hints of all the other notes linger, too.

 

I'm really in love. Recollection is delightful as a standalone scent, but it would easily work under perfume oils or hair gloss scents without overwhelming anything. Basically, it's the way I wish I smelled naturally, all the time.

I love the lab's beeswax note, and I'm a huge fan of any blends with strawberry and candy notes. That's why I think my bottle may be defective: It smells very sour and rancid. Perhaps it will settle a bit over time? Please??

As effective than Pavlov's bell, sniffing Key Lime Pie on my wrist literally makes my mouth water. Every time. It is just like the real thing: Hint of a flaky crust and that beautiful blend of sweet-tart Key limes. Good lord this is good.

Giljagaur is a lovely scent. It's like adding a hefty dollop of fresh cracked coconut to the milky, buttery base of My Baby and a Baby Goat. I don't get any cinnamon here.

Ooh this is good. So beautiful in its simplicity. Many years ago, I had a holiday set of shower gel and body lotion from Philosophy in "Marshmallow." Stekkjarstaur smells like that, if you remove the processed, perfume-y undertone in the Philosophy mix. This is a little earthier somehow; maybe that's the "fuzzy" part. Love it!

Holy cricket this is awesome. In a blind sniff of my new decants, I knew that "this one must be the bread." It was that on the nose. (Ha, pun!) There is also a buttery, fruity note which lends a warm and sweet edge. I don't get any Pez, or any identifiable orange, really, but there is something like a (non-cherry) almond in there. This is really comforting!

 

eta: There is another BPAL scent a lot like this one but I can't put my finger on it...

As it turns out, apple and goat's milk accord play together beautifully: The apple is kept from becoming too astringent and the goat's milk doesn't get too buttery or salty-smelling. Very nice.

Oh my goodness. For a blend that only identified three notes this is surprisingly complex. Apple can sometimes seem ALL APPLE, but the other notes ground this quite nicely and there is a cool tropical feel here. It reminds me a lot of Pumpkin Princess if you replace the pumpkin with apple!

I have mixed feelings on Muse of Fire. The drydown is absolutely gorgeous, a sugary-sweet blend of flowers that is neither too foody nor too floral. However, the first 10 minutes or so, as it settles in on the skin, are pretty rough: All I get is that high-pitched scent that comes when you first spray cheap commercial perfume and are waiting for the alcohol to burn itself off. That part is painful, a headache waiting to happen, and I don't know if the end results are worth it.

My Baby and a Baby Goat is a beautiful skin scent on me. It's soft and sorta fuzzy, a kind of buttery, nutty, creamy, dollop-of-sweet note; almond without the cherry bite, fresh cream without the saltiness, honey without the strong herbal head it sometimes gets. In fact, it blends so seamlessly with my skin that I'm wondering if I need to invest in a bottle at all, and this is the first time that has ever happened! When I'm wearing it I can't stop smelling myself, so maybe that's a sign...

I am not really a fan of Eat Me but I took a chance on Little Lady Macbeth and I'm so glad I did! Even though they have nothing (and I mean NOTHING) in common note-wise, this reminds me quite a lot of Diary of a Lovestruck Teenage Cannibal. Maybe the honey cake is reading as a sweet cream, and the currants are reading as that deliciously sweet pink-red note I love so much. It's also worth noting that this is clearly "honey cake," and NOT "honey and cake." I tend to amp honey, but I don't in this blend. It's just a nice sweet blend with a twang of saltiness to it close to the skin. I like it.

 

 

eta after two hours' wear: Yep, there is definitely some kind of cream note in there, because this has turned into nothing but salty boiled peanuts on my skin. Bummer.

Got a bottle of this via Etsy and I'm so glad I took a chance. I agree with many of the other reviews above: Very similar to Snow White but with an extra dab of straight, heady honey.

To me, this is a melon-y floral with just a hint of peach, quite light, which makes it easy to wear to work without overwhelming anyone else.