Here are my thoughts. I need to write get it on paper (or on computer screen, as it were) so I can figure out what decants I want. And what bottles. Here we go....

 

edit: decant desires bolded

 

BLACK BUTTERFLY MOON

Soft, deep, and luminous: Lady of the Night orchid, benzoin, opopponax, currant, black chypre, white gardenia, ambergris, damp, wooded mosses, and black lily.

The notes sound nice, except for black lily. I don't feel the need to try this, though. Probably somewhat feminine and perfumey.

 

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

A quiet, solitary scent: white rose, frankincense, Arabian sandalwood, neroli, orris root, and patchouli.

With 'Rose' in the name, I can safely pass on this one. Not that I hate rose, but I don't really like orris and the combination here would probably be soapy and/or powdery.

 

SHADOWLESS LIKE SILENCE

Dry leaves and white sandalwood, rock moss, cypress, and dry, lifeless roses.

Dry, lifeless roses sounds powdery or soapy to me. Another I can pass up. Edit: preliminary reviews are saying the rose is faint.....maybe a decant after all.

 

SUMMER'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

Doomed summer, supported on the shoulders of winter and autumn: citrus-infused Baltic amber, red valerian, marigold, blood orange, and sunflower subdued by somber myrrh and dry geranium alongside the leaves of autumn and a breath of winter wind.

Sounds nice enough, except it does sound like at least one other blend that I already have a whole bottle of (Red Moon, the newer one). Worth a decant.

 

UNDER THE HARVEST MOON

Blue and white musk, summer roses, wild crimson leaves, grey amber, carnation, lavender bud, and vanilla bean.

Sounds very perfumey which I know is a lame adjective but it describes the kind of scent that I'm trying to avoid lately. It's just the word I use for a particular quality that I don't know how else to describe.

 

BITE ME

Croquembouche with almond silk and a drizzle of caramel.

Nah, not so much.....I'd sniff it given the chance but not going out of my way to obtain some.

 

BOO

Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream.

Definitely not. I'm not into cotton/linen notes, or cream for that matter. Worth a sniff, though.

 

CARLIN

Black sage, ivy-twined rowan, thistle, snapdragon, heather, gorse, fumitory, and anise.

Just not sure about this one.......worth a decant just to find out. I like herbal scents from time to time.

 

CREEPY 2009

A return of 2006's Ridiculous Scent! As creepy as Spooky was spooky, this is the scent of butterscotch-kissed, caramel-smothered red apples spiked with a blast of coconut rum.

I swapped my bottle from '06, no need to try it again. It's nice enough but a little too rich for me.

 

DEVIL'S NIGHT 2009

This is the scent of autumn night, fires in the distance, with a touch of boozy swoon, playful sugar and thuggish musk.

One of my favorites, but I already have enough to last me a long time. I may get a decant if the reviews indicate it's different from the past ones.

 

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2009

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.

Never have tried this, I may end up with a decant eventually. I just don't like chocolate in perfume (usually).

 

FEEDING THE DEAD

A barrel of beer, a pyramid of cakes, and three sticks of incense.

I am interested, enough for a decant.

 

THE HELL-GATE OF IRELAND

Smoldering brimstone, bitter labdanum, clove, black musk, and copper-colored feathers.

This is one of the more interesting prospects. The only worry is that sometimes black musk is powdery. But not always. Decant.

 

LAMBS-WOOL

A popular holy day beverage in 18th century Ireland: roasted apples mashed into warmed milk and ale, with nutmeg, sugar, ginger, and clove.

Warmed milk is the only thing holding me back from a decant. I will watch reviews.

 

POMONA

Azaroles, nuts, and apple blossoms with red apple pulp, mulberry, blackberry, and pomegranate juice.

Nahh, too fruity for me. I'll stick with Possets' Pomona.

 

SAMHAIN 2009

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.

I am so stocked up on Samhain in its past incarnations, that I really don't need more at this point. Especially since I don't even wear it that much.

 

SUCK IT

Sexy and suckable: black cherry brandy.

This sounds like it could be nice, just not sure. Possibly a decant?

 

TRICK OR TREAT 2009

The sticky sweet scent of candy corn! Even cornier for 2009! - cuz corny is how we roll at BPAL.

I might like a decant, to compare with my older decant. I do like the sweet comforting scents every now and then, and the older one has a nice touch of spice.

 

Pumpkin Patch I

Pumpkin, almond, brown musk, and honey.

Brown musk and honey make this a no-go.

 

Pumpkin Patch II

Pumpkin, rosewood, red sandalwood, and tea rose.

Nah, not so much. Worth a sniff some time, maybe, but not priority right now.

 

Pumpkin Patch III

Pumpkin, fir needle, pitch, rosemary, and tomato.

I would like a decant. I love pine and fir scents.

 

Pumpkin Patch IV

Pumpkin, black musk, tobacco, myrrh, and clove.

Possibly worth a decant, we'll see how much I have to spend.

 

Pumpkin Patch V

Pumpkin, chocolate, coffee bean, vanilla bean, and hazelnut.

There's that chocolate again.......again, worth a sniff, but probably not a priority right now.

 

TATTIE BOGLE

Hay, gunpowder, patchouli, autumn herbs, and sun-baked wood.

Could be nice, if I ever ran across a sniffie.

 

ARIADNE BRUNNELL

Poppy flowers, peat, sphagnum moss, gardenia, and white water lily.

Sounds good except for the lily. It's not one of my more successful notes.

 

CLARIMONDE

Pallid skin musk, white roses, and a languorous vapor of Oriental perfume.

Again, perfumey. This will be very perfumey. Also I think skin musk reminds me of honey, which is a note I really don't like very often.

 

CRISTINA

Chestnut trees, juniper berries, violet leaf, labdanum, dazzling, moonlit white musk, and night-blooming summer flowers.

Hmmm, could be worth a decant, just not sure on this one. As far as autumn scents, this is probably lower in my priorities, but it could be a nice scent.

 

COUNTESS DOLINGEN OF GRATZ

Hailstone-pounded cypress boughs, olibanum, and an ozone blast of lightning.

Definitely want to try a decant of this.

 

THE GIRL

A seductive, serpentine white scent, elusive, crystalline, and spellbinding: white amber, silver birch, immortelle, davana, pale musk, star jasmine, and ylang ylang.

Worth a sniff, but not so much calling to me.

 

MIRCALLA, COUNTESS KARNSTEIN

Languid, melancholy fire: red musk, purple orchid, frankincense, smoky vanilla, Styrian herbs, peru balsam, tonka, Zanzibar clove, and patchouli.

This should appeal to me....but I think I have a few scents like this already. I will watch reviews.

 

LORD RUTHVEN

The father of all dandy aristocrat vampires: Aqua Admirabilis with polished boot leather and blood.

I could be into this one......possibly a decant.

 

SARAH

Unholy mist congealing into soft, white flesh, with black marble, remnants of liturgical incense, wolf's fur, and black flecks of froth.

Wolf's fur is the only thing I am wary of, because I don't like muzzy furry notes all that much. But this is just so odd, I have to try a decant.

 

JULIA STONE

Rotting once-white fabric, spotted with mold.

I don't usually like linen notes, but I have a thing for the underdog. In most of the other breakdowns, everyone pretty much dismissed this one......which of course makes me want to try a decant! We'll see how the reviews go.

 

PERLE VON MAUREN

Heliotrope, grave soil, and blood.

Soil is a gamble of a note for me, I think I'll let this one pass me by, unless the reviews shout otherwise.

 

So, overall, no immediate bottle purchases. I have this nagging feeling about Lambs-Wool.....I think it's going to be a big hit, and I am pretty sure I want to try it. I might just get a surprise, even with the warm milk note! Other than that, I want to try the obvious masculine ones for the most part, and a couple others.