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Gentle ginger and a touch of patchouli. It was a soft, herbal ginger-patchouli. Clean. Comfy. Gender neutral. Medium throw and wear length.

Peppermint SN that slowly dissipates into a soft minty. Gone after about 30 minutes on my hair. *sigh*

Apple with a touch of resinous frankincense. The apple is more prominent when applied, and it smells more like apple blossom, and then you get the resinous frankincense coming through. Low throw, low wear length.

Dead leaves and a whiff of burnt sugar and vanilla creme. Yup, it's like dead leaves with a glop of marshmallow that melted off a stick from the fire. Average throw and wear length.

Patchouli, clove, and a touch of lilac. This smells like glossy black feathers. Dark, foreboding, lustrous. Medium throw and wear length.

Cool and fresh! Bamboo, aloe, elemi and iris are the notes that stand out the most to me. It's actually a very Asian Blue Moon to me - probably because of the bamboo. Light, fresh, and very Shunga-esque actually. Low throw, good wear length.

Sea-faring masculine lavender. I get lavender and musky woody base. Very pirate-based lavender. Medium throw and wear length.

No additional description provided. Scent description for Malediction is here.] This one is a weird mix of Snow White's fluffly snowy almond and a deep undertone of vetiver. On wet, the vetiver is extra gritty and smelling like bacon-smoke. This actually fades out, and then it dries down to Snow White with a touch of patchouli. Good throw and wear length.

Cranberry with a peel of red pepper, and a whiff of citrusy bergamot. Fruity, red, cranberry jam. Good throw and wear length.

Okay, on wet, both the effervescent gin and red wine made this a bubbly fruity affair. However, the aftershave makes an appearance and now it smells like a drunk uncle on gin. Medium throw and wear length.

Six Geese-A-Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree Pale white lilies and elegant gardenia shadowed by bloody clove and black myrrh, gnashing with sharp fangs of screaming eucalyptus. Lilies, gardenia, and myrrh. On wet, it's a very minty watery lily and gardenia blend. After a few hours, you get the clove and myrrh peeking through. This smells like WHEN SWANS ATTACK. Something beautiful and majestic that is ready to take you down.

I get a ton of chypre, with a sweep of piney sage, and a touch of frankincense. Honestly, it sort of reminded me to Jean Nate, and it has a very old-timey, sophisticated feel.

Spicy birch tar and labdanum. This one is an inky resinous blend. Medium throw and wear length.

Lavender and labdanum. As it dries, the lavender sort of fades, and I get more of the pepper. It's an odd blend. In the sense that you're falling asleep and you thought it was just a boring dream is actually a hideous nightmare. Medium throw and wear length.

Woody sandalwood, smoky vanilla, and touches of patchouli and leather. This one is a crowd pleaser! Sadly, it has low throw on me or else I would be much more into it.

Orange over champaca, with tinges of both vanilla and tobacco. I'm actually amping up the champaca quite a bit. To me, this sort of reminds me to Pallas Athene. PA is richer on me because of the amber though. Medium throw and wear length.

Rosey pomegranate and buttery pumpkin. I honestly was not expecting that much rose from this. Nor this much pom. Medium throw and wear length.

Clean bay rum and a swish of lime. This one smells somewhat masculine to me. Low throw and wear length though.

Opium with a swish of orange. This one is a heavy opium blend, and smells perfumey. Medium throw and wear length.

Musky dark dead leaves. Also, HOLY CAMARONES, BATMAN. This has the most staying power and throw of ANY hair gloss I've tried. It was going strong 12+ hours later.

But even yet I refrained and kept still. I scarcely breathed. I held the lantern motionless. I tried how steadily I could maintain the ray upon the eve. Meantime the hellish tattoo of the heart increased. It grew quicker and quicker, and louder and louder every instant. The old man’s terror must have been extreme! It grew louder, I say, louder every moment! — do you mark me well I have told you that I am nervous: so I am. Blood musk and pulsating black pepper, a throb of bitter almond, and cracked pimento. Blood musk, spiked with almond and pepper. This is a peppery musky blend that I can see being well in the Ars Draconis line. Red, dirty, musky. Good throw and wear length.

2016 version review Mint tea and a snake oil base. I wish the mint stuck around, but its definitely minty tea. Vanilla mint tea. Good throw and wear length.

2016 version Narcissus is very heavy, not alot of snake oil. I mainly get a narcissus + lily blend. Medium throw and wear length.

Creepy minty amber. Eerie, green, and just a little weird. Low throw, great wear length.

Dark musk, inky olibanum and a touch of patchouli and oakmoss. This one is a dark perfume, full of inky blackness. Very wearable. Medium throw and wear length.