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mlyn - I admit, when it comes to things like the dates/discontinued status, etc... I haven't even bothered to try and keep that clear. The original creator was much more in depth - I sometimes am pressed to just get the titles, category and description in and right. I do keep hoping that, yes, if I am missing a scent, please tell me, I at least want to keep all the titles and scent notes in, if at all possible... other things like date of release, date of discontinue, etc.. is just a bit much for me at this point. (Speaking of, someone just asked about the old original elemental massage oils, I went to look them up, and they weren't there! arg! So, I know there's holes, probably especially on the BPTP tab, I just can't find them all - that hole, though, is now fixed.)

I'm reviewing this because it's the kind o fthing that I would forget why I didn't like it. The notes sound lovely, and it's not a baby-powder of doom scent, or even an unpleasant scent. It is just straight up fruit loops cereal - specifically the yellow ones.

Plagues are updated, as are last Lunacy Poll results - sometimes I'm just a bit slow behind updates.

In the decant: woo, murky/swampy in a not-overly-green way. Lots of violet leaf, muguet - surprised the jasmine isn't stronger wet: there's the jasmine and a hint of peach blossom, and the aforementioned "murkyness" I'm ascribing especially to the violet leaf dry down (4 hours later): sweet, light, kind of powdery, probably from the jasmine which can go baby powder on me, but it's not just baby powder, I think the sweet-flower smell is a combo of carnation and peach blossom - nothing murky about it now. Maybe the orris root is giving it that really soft/light feeling... I'm not as familiar with these notes, so I'm trying to ascribe aspects as best I can figure. I can see how this might go a little granny's parlor, depending skin reaction. Think mine is keeping it JUST out of the "grandma's house/purse" funk range.

In the decant: weird, musky, not very attractive, something "off" wet: honey, and something weird in the background, no coconut dry: I'm getting coconut now, but it's just an overall odd scent. Don't think this is for me.

In the decant: I've barely opened it and it's such strong sweet peach tea wet: champaca and sandalwood take over immediately, tea falls way to the back and peach is buried, but trying to peek out dry: weird - still more champaca and sandalwood than anything, peach tea is just about gone. Sad.

In the decant: wow, it does smell like a field of wildflowers and dandelions! wet: green green green dandelion - wildflowers are gone, and no honey for me dry: oh, there's the honey and wildflowers. Very nice. A little on the powdery side, am missing the dandelion sharpness now, would have balanced well, but my skin has other ideas I guess. I don't think this is something I'd wear that much. swap it.

In the bottle: wow! pear! juicy, succulent, pear juice! Wet on skin: still mostly pear, maybe a hint of soft lemon? Dry: I can understand the candle comparison, but it smells like a really nice one, though! The pear is still dominant, but now not overwhelming a soft musky lemony base. Lovely!

In the decant: sweetened green tea - but not very distinctive beyond that dry down - hour or so later - I started noticing this smells like it's in the same family as one of my all-time favorites: Dawn: Maiden - but with green tea instead of tea rose. I'm not saying they smell the same, they don't, they barely have any notes in common. But just sitting here, not actively trying to smell myself, to me, it instantly reminds me of Dawn: Maiden, but just not rosey. I'm mostly sad I get no plum - I had hoped for plum. But it's a very nice kind of creamy-floral honeyed green tea.

In the decant: dried, intense, super sweet apricots, maybe a little vanilla? Wet on the skin: powerful apricot jam and smooth creamy vanilla, bit of spice, oh this is luscious - *slathers* Dry down - 2+ hours - it's still there, but a lot calmer than it was when I left the house - it's a slightly creamy apricot, maybe a hint of spice, but fairly indistinct at this point, if I hadn't been sniffing it through it's evolution, at this point it might just smell faintly like fruity-sweet something.

In the decant: Apple - full on, no one is kidding above, just APPLE Wet: Apple still, maybe honey? am I imagining it? maybe just really sweet apple, like a pink lady, not anything too hard or crisp, spicy or tart Dry: still predominantly apple, there might be an edge of cardamom, and I'm still not sure if the honey is there or if it's just a warm-sweet apple note - hard to sort these notes out. I'm getting almost no noticeable blackcurrant very pretty apple scent.

In the decant: woah - black cherry candy! wet: cherry candy and a little rose peeking around the edges dry: getting much more balanced, though I might way to see how it continues to dry down after an hour or so, not just like 5 minutes. The cherry is still there, but not as dominant, the rose water is way up at the front, there's something a little creamy and powdery (orris?), though I'm not sure about bourbon... interesting.. may be undecided on this for a bit - if the rose water calms down a bit further, this could be nice. Edit: much more time goes by - yes, much better, rose has calmed down and is not overpowering anything anymore.

when I put it on this morning, I was thinking it was kind of herbaceous rosewater, now that it's a few hours dry, it's soft and classic, definitely floral, but more of a violet-rose hybrid than just rose, it's soft, but there's something still "water" smelling, though I wouldn't call it aquatic, just makes it seem lighter. I don't get rosemary especially once it's dry, but it has a nice garden-y smell. Nice!

I knew this was risky, because of the amber and patchouli, but I thought they were "red" so I would try them, because I love honeysuckle and gardenia and I was curious about diamond accord. Wet: Smells musky and heady, sweet and floral. There's something sexy and dark underneath, but not too dark, really complex and interesting. Dry: the amber has won - it smells like slightly floral, but mostly baby powder... apparently doesn't matter what color the amber is, it is baby powder of doom color. le sigh. Smelled gorgeous wet.

better late than never - just got done adding both BPAL and BPTP lupers and lunacy. Someone remind me not to miss the Fri 13th ;-P

This is very much almost just like the GC Honey Hair Gloss - there's a definite coolness to it, whereas the GC is very warm, and a slight frost scent, which dissipates fairly quickly - but overall a lovely GC - I just don't need it AND the GC Honey HG at the same time.

This is Snow White! Absolutely! There's a bit of mustiness at first spray, but it disappears almost immediately and becomes the strong Snow White perfume we love! And it STAYS too. At the end of the day, I was still very well aware of the scent, very strongly. I washed my hair that night, but I bet this stuff has crazy staying power.

First off it smells really clean and light. The snow pea steps up first with some really spring/summer light herbals; then the rose comes out, and it's a beautiful light, fresh, clean rose scent. It borders on being just a touch soapy, but just barely to me. This smells much lighter/cleaner than Splendid Summer Days, which also lovely-floral, but a much deeper, golden scent. I'd say, if you wanted to compare the two (because I did), that Triumphal Arch smells like spring outside with flowers in the open air, and Splendid Summer Days smells like flowers inside a warm florist shop, with sun streaming heavy through big plate windows. They are similar, but distinctly different.

My first impression is really warm amber, followed by a warm carnation scent. As it settles, the roses come out, and it's very well balanced. I agree with the above about it being like a perfect, sunny florist shop, full of lots of greenery and flowers.

I'll echo the choruses of lemon, though for me, it's an herbaceous lemon, but not lemon grass, more like lemon balm with extra lemon zest on top. It's very bright and fresh and HEY LEMON but there's an herbal character to it. As it dries down, it softens some, but stays pretty much soft herbal LEMON.

Love love love! So, at first, I was slightly worried, because when I first sprayed it, it was so very green. I love the fresh/green whole rosebush aspect of Rose Red, but this seemed to be way more bush than rose. So I went a little light with my first application (2 rounds of 3 spritzes into a wet hand then worked into wet hair). But it didn't take long for the rose to start to bloom and balance out with all the thorns and leaves. All night, I had lovely rose red scent about me, and thought I should have applied it more liberally. In the morning, little whiffs and traces barely there, but just the scent I wanted. End of the day, and it's barely there - but every once in a while I get that perfect Rose Red scent come back up. Next time, will apply it more liberally; this is definitely on the lighter side of the spectrum. (if I applied Honey the same way, it would fog bomb the bathroom, and I'd be able to smell it for 2-3 days - love the stuff, but it is potent!) So excited to have rose-scented hair!

Tested on the fella* woo! The smell in the decant is strong! definitely leather and something kinda metallic? wet on him: Ok, there's the gingerbread, and there's some leather in the background, not getting the pipe smoke. dry: all gingerbread, too foodie for him.

Oh, I wanted this to work. In the decant, bright sunny oranges and tangerines Wet: still mostly citrus, with a slight undercurrent of something... odd, dry down (like 30 minutes later): all gone, nothing left but the odd powdery funk which means the musk is one of those my skin hates (had hoped for mor poppy, less musk). Sad sad.

Was really hopeful for this! In the bottle: sharp, wet, almost astringent, but kind of lilac-y Wet: There's the lilac! And wow, it's really realistic, and I agree, not just lilac flower/perfume, but lilac bush, there's a lot of fresh greenery with these delicate flowers - somewhere in the distance, someone's lit a candle, but it's definitely in the background - missing the tea note. Dry: Lilacs still at the front, but the candle as stepped up, I think the white tea is the connector note. Very lovely and different!

Well, this one is a bit surprising... In the bottle: very faint, most a slightly fruity (apple) and maybe something slightly herbacious/green. Wet: all rose geranium, if there's bourbon vanilla, it is completely absent, if there's wood, I can't smell it, even the apple is gone away, it's not even very rose-y, just rose geranium Dry: kind of green/herby barely rosey powder - no vanilla, no wood, not enough rose to make it distinctly rose - maybe I amp rose geranium? because that just dominated everything in a kind of unpleasant way. Sigh - to the swap pile.