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In the bottle: Buttercream and light citrus On my arm: Creamy with a wave of spice, anise perhaps and orange underneath A really gorgeous scent with both light and dark aspects. What starts off as a creamy foody scent, becomes much more complex and unique. The anise and citrus form the perfect base for a scent unlike any other BPAL I've tried.

I don't know about you ... but to me, this is Voodoo Queen's little sister. Though she's got more clove to her, the feeling is still the same rich, spicy, incense fest that is VQ. My personal favorite of the Inquisitions, Zenobia is a bold scent but has a lightness to it. It will certainly be gorgeous come fall as it has that characterist mulled wine bouquet to it. Spice lovers will go nuts for this one!

AMAZING! I just adore this blend ... I can't stop smelling my arm! None of the fake chocolate of 13s past! Rich, spicy, textured ... kind of like a darker Hod or Ecstasy of Passion. Underneath is very little chocolate, which is a winner in my book, and much more of the brown sugar. I can see how this might be a disappointment for the foodie set, but I'm loving it!

They're definitely the resurrected bottles and labels. I own a total of 3 bottles of Shub, all 3 have the resurrected label, 2 are golden colored oil, the other is bright red. I got an imp of Shub a while back from someone and it was also bright red, so I know this isn't a fluke. I just thought someone else out there might have noticed this pretty major difference!

Yeah, the labels are the same - I'll have to check next time I'm at will call which one is out. I really do prefer the golden one more, it's a little softer and more Storyville like than the red variety. They really are different scents!

To add to that, when Shub was released as a GC, there were many who said that the newer version was more "lemony" and less spicy, however as time wore on, many of those same people came back to say that the new Shub aged into its spiciness and became more like the original release. Hmmm, I think both my bottles are from the last year or so. But maybe not ... interesting!

I've been loving Shub to death recently and picked up a couple bottles via sales posts. Here's the thing, I have 2 distinct varieties. One is a golden oil and another is bright red. The red Shub has a much more intense ginger kick to it. Was there a reformulation? What's going on here?

From what I can tell, this is a gorgeous, heavy blend of patchouli and orange. Unlike Ravenous, this scent packs more the zest of the fruit, along with cloves, spices and perhaps a trace of coffee. Rounded, this scent has a caramel flavor with a smokey earthiness brought on by the patchouli. It is a contrast brought about by the brightness of the citrus with the darkness of the overall character of the fragrance. As a patchouli lover, I knew this one was for me immediately! And if I might borrow a page from Yeahbutnobut's book ... Try also: Ravenous, Greed, Uncertain Horror, Vixen

My mom used to make Spice Tea when I was a kid (Tang, Crystal Lite Iced Tea, cloves), it was delicious. This smells exactly like that combination. Spicy and tangy! EDIT: It was brought to my attention that this review sounds much more like the Yuletide Present spray than it does the Past. This leads me to wonder, was my bottle mislabeled?

Personally, I find most of the Pumpkin Patch scents a little too feminine. The only one that really appeals to me, of course, is Pumpkin King which is much more like pumpkin pie. Its price and scarcity make it nearly impossible to find and not really a reasonable option. Have you thought about just a spicy scent like Shub or something similar?

Was it Devil's Night? I find storyville to share some similarities with that one... Oooh, I just thought of another that reminded me of Storyville--Wezwanie/Hold, perhaps? Wezwanie/Hold and Devil's Night are the ones that remind me most of Storyville. Smut does to an extent, but it's more like Smut reminds me of Devil's Night which reminds me of Storyville Smut is on the far end of the musky scale and sometimes it's too musky for me! I haven't smelled Wezwanie / Hold yet but Devil's Night is pretty close ...

oops ... you already said mine!

Glad you got to try them! Yeah, Cinnamon Bark didn't come back this year either, but its very nice as well!

I got to thinking it might be Inez ... but haven't pulled out my imp to test it yet! Thanks much!

I know this has been discussed before (and I'm late to the party) but I got a chance to try Storyville today and I was shocked both at how good it is and also by how much it smells like another BPAL. The problem is ... what is it? I've browsed the thread and I honestly don't think it smells like Smut (which is all Bounce dryer sheet to me) and Shub is a little too spicy. Then I thought maybe it's Hod or Hellhound ... but those have too much clove! What is it? Its like a nice vanilla musk ... it's driving me crazy! HELP!