Man I am beyond excited for this year's Halloween blends! Too bad they came out at a time when I am a bit on the poor side. Thankfully I have a few months to save up some spare change Anyway, here are my thoughts...

 

HUNTER MOON

Dry leaves, autumn bonfires, blood red wine, feral, animalistic notes and the chill of approaching winter.

 

Oh yes. Despite the fact that I collect the lunacies anyway, this one sounds particularly appealing (bonfires, leaves, feral, wooo!!). I ordered it asap and I an't wait ot try it.

 

AEAEA

A dark ocean breeze, electric with adrenaline, magic, and fear, clashing with the thick scent of poisoned berries and spiny aloe, against a backdrop of snowdrop, cedar, and cypress.

 

This might go soapy on me, but I love the idea of sharp berries and wood, so I ordered a bottle. The only ther. blend that didn't work on me this year was Allison Gross, so I might as well try this too.

 

 

LIBRA 2007

Rose, black cherry, carnation, fig, honey, plum, and black currant.

 

Definitely a yes. I love all these notes (rose paired with sweet fruits always works on me) so this was a no-brainer.

 

ALL SOULS 2007

An incense blend that invokes the higher qualities of mercy and compassion, mingled with the soft, sugared currant scent of offertory soul cakes.

 

I loved last year's version, but I don't tend to wear it very often, so I don't think I'll be getting another bottle of this.

 

BONFIRE NIGHT

Beer, woodsmoke, tar, and treacle.

 

Hm. I am on the fence about this one. Beer might go cat pea on me like the hops did in A Bold Bluff, but then again it may be ok due to the balancing of the other notes. I do love treacle....I think I am going to try and get a decant of this first to find out if it works on me.

 

THE DEATH OF AUTUMN

Dark amber, dead leaves, khus, saffron, bitter clove, chrysanthemum, camellia, galangal, and a drop of oud.

 

Yessss! If I had more money this week I would have bought this immediately. All the notes sound like they'd be great together, forming the perfect melancholy autumn scent. Can't wait to try it!

 

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2007

This is a Mexican paean to La Huesuda: dry, crackling leaves, the incense smoke of altars honoring Death and the Dead, funeral bouquets, the candies, chocolates, foods and tobacco of the ofrenda, amaranth, sweet cactus blossom and desert cereus.

 

I am kinda in the same boat with this one as I am with All Souls. However I do reach for this one in my scent lockets a lot, so I may get a bottle for that purpose...

 

OCTOBER

Dry, cold autumn wind. A rustle of red leaves, a touch of smoke and sap in the air.

 

This sounds perfect. I am one of those people that's been lusting after a dry autumn leaves scent, so I was more than pleased to see this. I am really curious how the 'sap' note will add sweetness to this. I will definitely order one soon.

 

SAMHAIN 2007

Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein.

 

Yep. I feel like I have to get a bottle of every years' since it's just so good....(however I find I can only begin to wear it once it's aged a bit)

 

SAMHAINOPHOBIA 2007

The fear of Halloween. Menacing Haitian vetiver, patchouli, and clove with a shock of bourbon geranium, grim oakmoss, and dread-inspiring balsams pierce the innocuous scent of autumn leaves.

 

I may get a bottle of this even though I have last year's since it does get a lot of wear from me. This is really an amazing blend for those who love dark vetiver scents...

 

THE ATROCIOUS ATTIC

tea rose, violet, white sandalwood, French lavender, and Calla lily.

 

Nooo! The dread tea rose!!!! I am definitely staying far away from this one!

 

THE CHILLING CELLAR

Wine just turning to vinegar, crumbling mortar, red clay, and the coppery tang of old blood.

 

I dunno 'bout this one... I wanted to love Fortunato and Montresor, blends that sound similar to this, but they turned into cough syrup on me. However some GC wine blends smell great on me. I may take a chance with this later on based on reviews.

 

THE FORBIDDING FOYER

The faint scent of brimstone, ghostly breath laced with cognac, neglected mahogany panels, and rot.

 

Rot- mm! Actually, this one sounds quite appealing to me. I love the GC Brimstone scent, so if this has any similarity it should be a winner.

 

THE GHASTLY GARDEN

Overgrown oleander, marshy water hemlock, the sugared nectar of carnivorous blooms, putrefying wet greenery, oozing sap, crushed rosary peas, withered climbing roses, and nightshade berries.

 

This sounds great! I love green garden type scents, so I will be buying a bottle of this one soon. Hopefully the sugared necatr adds a nice unique touch to all the green

 

THE LURID LIBRARY

The incense-tinged scent of forbidden tomes and the musk-laden remnants of infernal servants.

 

Incense and musk- a winning combo! Need I say more?

 

THE PERILOUS PARLOR

Faint echoes of laughter and the distorted music of a harp drift by, along with the scent of soft white pear and sweet vanilla.

 

This was the first LE that I ordered straight away- I love pear and vanilla, and the two together seem like they would be heavenly.

 

THE TWISTED OAK TREE

Blackened, rotted oak wood blanketed in moss and choked by a cloak of grasping ivy.

 

I love wood and forest scents, so I will be at least getting a decant of this one to try out. I think the moss and ivy with the oak will be just divine!

 

If I didn't have to complsively order every lunacy and zodiac, I would have gone straight away for the Pumpkin set. All of these sound so creative and unique- I am definitely saving my money atm for a set... I think this is my favorite of the update, besides Libra 07.

PUMPKIN I

Pumpkin with pear, white wine grapes, and jasmine-laced tea.

 

I can't wait to see how pumpkin and wine grapes interact with each other. I really have no idea how this one will smell, and the floral tea aspect really makes me curious, too.

 

PUMPKIN II

Pumpkin with tobacco, champaca flower, carnation, and tonka.

 

OK this one looks incredible! I love all the notes, and I have never smelled pumpkin and tobacco before- I bet it's heavenly, though, since they are both such warm and bold scents. This seems like it might turn out to be a good 'comfort' blend for me.

 

PUMPKIN III

Pumpkin with white chocolate, caramel, pomegranate, and cream.

 

This one I am a little worried about since the 'super foodies' tend to not do very well for me. However Jack works, so there is a chance that this won't give me a headache. I do love pomegranite, so hopefully it will cut out a little bit of the butteriness from the other notes.

 

PUMPKIN IV

Pumpkin with cactus blossom, sage, and sweetgrass.

 

Oh, Pumpkin goes west! This one soudns very intriguing. I love the 'western' notes in a lot of other blends, so I'm sure this will work well, too.

 

PUMPKIN V

Pumpkin with benzoin, bourbon vanilla, lemon peel, neroli, blood orange, and red ginger.

 

I have to agree with everyone else that this one reminds me of PQ. Sometimes neroli can be sour on me, but I think here it is well tempered by the other notes. I am definitely looking forward to trying this one.

 

A Murder of Crows

Sleek iris and verbena, grey amber, benzoin, davana, and glossy herbs.

I do love iris, amber and benzoin together, very much. However, I have no idea how the other notes with work with these. I am not itching to try this one, but I do want the whole set anyhow 'cause all the Pumpkins just look so good.

 

I am so glad there are new GC's! I have many more GC's than LE's and find that I do better with most of them...

 

EVENT HORIZON

A disconcerting scent, heavy and oppressive, through which no light, no matter, and no spirit can escape. Black opium, labdanum, opoponax, black orchid, and benzoin.

 

This has potential to be amazing, but sometimes opium can go sharp on me. I am definitely trying an imp of this, though, b/c the other notes are all huge favorites of mine.

 

MARY READ

Salt air, ocean mist, aged patchouli, sarsaparilla, watered-down rum, leather-tinged musk, and a spray of gunpowder.

 

Hm. Looks good to me. Really good, at that. I think the patchouli and sarsaparilla are going to really give this blend an interesting kick. I am going to get an imp soon and find out, for sure.

 

SCHRODINGER'S CAT

tangerine, sugared lime, pink grapefruit, oakmoss, lavender, zdravetz, and chocolate peppermint.

 

I have no earthly idea how this would smell, so of course I am dying to find out This is going on the imp w/l.

 

KUBLA KHAN

Through sunlit caves of ice, roses unfurl amidst dancing waves of serpentine opium smoke and amber tobacco, golden sandalwood, champaca, tea leaf, sugared lily, ginger, rich hay absolute, leather, dark vanilla, mandarin, peru balsam, and Moroccan jasmine.

 

This is sounds divine, but I was broke when I ordered and had money for one GC (I got Goblin). I think, though, that I will buy a bottle unsniffed in my next order. It sounds complex and rich like a Salon blend, and very fitting for the poem. I'm excited!

 

EPITAPH

Roses and funeral lilies perceived, faintly, through an indistinct, ghostly mist.

 

Unfortunately on me, rose and lily usually equals soap. I am not interested in trying this one.

 

THE PHANTOM WOOER

A lifeless love song: stargazer lily, bone dust, tomb mosses, buttonweed, moonflower, and honey myrtle.

 

This one sounds like a floral that might work on me. I love moss and floral; moonflower is a favorite of mine as well. I'm definitely getting an imp of this soon to try it out.

 

A COUNTENANCE FORBODING EVIL

Patchouli, ylang ylang, blood orange, and vetiver.

 

This is a NO. Ylang ylang smells like rotting garbage on me. Bleh. I can only imagine how cloying it will be combined with the blood orange!

 

GOBLIN

Black coconut, gnarly patchouli, and sweet benzoin.

 

YESSSSSSS. I ordered a bottle immediately. Need I say more?

 

INCUBUS

Spectral white musk and the heart-stopping chill of sheared mint, fanned by caramel-touched body heat, and the diabolical sensuality of black musk, nicotiana, and sage.

 

No idea about this one, either. It seems like it could be similar to Bad Luck Woman Blues, which I love. Imp, please.

 

TROLL

vetiver, pine pitch, troll musk, black basil, clove smoke, and scorched cumin.

 

This sounds great to a vetiver lover like myself. I wanted to order a bottle straightaway but I had to restrain myself. I bet the cumin and basil will really work together to give this a unique depth. I am definitely ordering a bottle unsniffed soon.

 

HAIRY TOAD LILY

Spotty, hairy, purple, sweet!

 

Not left with much to ponder for this one... I have quite a few lily scents from the garden, so I think I will wait on this one and get an imp when all the hype of the Halloweenies dies down.

 

HAVANA

Date palm, dried tobacco, snakeroot, and leather.

 

Argh! So many yummy scents!! I really think this sounds incredible. Creamy, smoky and sexy in a tropical swarthy way. A bottle will come to me soon.

 

HI'IAKA

maiâ'a, hibiscus, white ginger, akala, na'u, Hawaiian moon flower, yellow ilima, pink lokelani, jewel orchid, and fringed orchid.

 

Oh man, this, too, sounds amazing. Like Havana, it will have to wait. I think I am going to have to plan a massive GC order sometime....where's my winning lotto ticket when I need it?

 

 

So yeah this was an incredible update. I think it is maybe second to the January CD update that had the Snake Pit (my glee over that was quite impressive). I can't wait to try everything, and hope that maybe some extra cash will come my way so that it's possible...