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Recollection is sweet foodie vanilla with marshmallows. I get slight caramel/butter notes to this. Definitely the most foodie of the Lupercalia 2016 bath oils I've tried.

Honestly, to me, this smells like sandalwood and the creamy vanilla ends up as a white chocolate-type on me. I didn't get the rose at all. In some ways, this definitely reminded me to Victorian Virgin with Cherubs, as to me it was a chocolate + sandalwood/amber/resin sort of smell. Gorgeous.

Smoky vanilla, amber and a touch of oudh. This one is a sophisticated musky vanilla (definitely vanilla-centric) with amber and a touch of oudh. I don't really get red musk from my spray. It smells sexy and luxurious.

The Love Swing is a blackened vanilla with a hint of patchouli. For me, this is much more wearable than say Revenant Rhythm. The vanilla makes me think of Silkybat actually, but the patchouli is different.

Departing Like Smoke is a sophisticated floral amber with a touch of sandalwood. Subtly sexy, this is like French grey silk underwear. Some may find it too subtle to be sexy, but I find it devastatingly glamorous in an understated way. I would consider more of this.

Smut is a predominantly sweet red musk blend on my hair. It's upfront in your face sexy.

Blue musk, wine, and iris. I see this as a very dark purple blend, and I can see it working well with fruity blends, but I really get a big hit of blue musk from this.

To me, this was red musk and honey. It's a very red musk centric gloss. Sweet red musk. I'll be interested to comparing it to Smut.

Patchouli, red musk, beeswax and smoky copal. Very sexy, musky.

Apple blossom, ginger and a hint of pink roses. This one was mainly an apple blossom/pink roses scent. Very clean, because of the apple blossom. Fruity, clean, and delicately rosey.

Citrus, tea, and a touch of aquatic. I was actually going to say that this smelled like citrus green tea/sake. It's a very clean scent. Summery. Definitely smells like high end hair products.

Sweet strawberry leaf and vanilla cream, and a touch of plastic. Honestly, if you ever wanted to smell like Strawberry Shortcake, this would be the thing to get.

Oh man, I should have reviewed this years ago and forgot. I have a decant of STFU that I've used at work on rare occasion. Unfortunately my work environment a few years ago was a hot mess, with a lot of sniping. I used STFU mainly to shield myself from alot of that foolishness. Coincidentally, now that I reflect on it, all of those individuals are gone and I'm still with my organization. If I ever have need to use it again, I'll go ahead and edit this review with a scent review.

Brass Balls has a brassy overtone, I get a hint of lemongrass, and there's definitely spices. It's somewhat metallic smelling. I've worn this twice on my chakras, and I can say that while it doesn't smell like a perfume, its sure is effective. I wouldn't call this a swagger, as more as a boost. Like this is the more confident you out there. I would actually say that it has a fair amount of nerve calming. I didn't think I needed this, since I have Wolf Heart, but the energies are very different. This one is definitely more social. Wolf Heart is more existential. I like the nerve calming aspect of Brass Balls.

Strawberry smoothie, red musk, and a hint of cherry blossoms. This is a very red-pink blend. Both the strawberry and cherry blossom bring out a candy-like sweetness to it, and the red musk anchors it. It's feminine, pink, and musky. Honestly, the impression I got is the sort of thrill you get as a teenage girl when you discover you suddenly have cleavage. You feel grown up, but there's this girly excitement and buzz and innocence about it.

I get a ton of cassia from this, and other kitchen spices. Cinnamon, and a touch of nuts. Overall, this smells like a spice cake. With a slight crusty note to it.

Red musk and threads of saffron with sweet wild tobacco, blackened clove, white sandalwood, cypress, and black pine pitch. Continuing in my saga of reductive reviews, I get red musk, wood, and pine. As it dries down, I get a touch of clove. So in general, it's a sexy red musk with touches of wood, pine and clove. Not my type of blend, but then again, I find red musk to be utterly overwhelming to just about every other element in the blend.

These are pink roses, light honey and a brush of lychee which has a tart/citrus edge to it.. It's much more of a rose/honey on wet, it's almost musky. It dries to a lighter rose, touch of carnation, lychee and honey. It's pink, lovely and very dreamy.

Dragon's blood, red musk, and a touch of honey and poppy. There's a light floral note (I'm assuming poppy) that floats above the musk and the dragon's blood. Good throw, decent wearlength. Rich, tangy, musky.

Goat milk, honey, touch of coconut and rose. This smells like chewy caramels made with goat milk and a dash of rosewater. It's thick, rich, creamy, and very foodie. Low throw, good wear length. If you were looking for goat milk caramels, look no further.

Blueberry, cream and crust. It's mainly blueberries and crust on my hair. Sort of faint after blowdrying, but tasty nonetheless.

October is gleaming copper/bronze. The coverage on this is fantastic, as I am only wearing one coat and it's amazing. It's a more coppery version of the Robotic Scarab claw polish, which to this day is my favorite BPTP claw polish. I am glad that I have something that is quasi-similar. Amazing color. Love it.

For me, Dark Manipulations was a purple crelly. And by purple, I mean Welch's grape jelly purple. Honestly the crelly also brings to mind some of the translucence associated with grape jelly. On the other hand, Dark Manipulations makes an excellence case for swatches. The shade is dark, but lighter than the bottle. In the bottle, it look almost maroon, and I was expecting maybe a darker brown/red type of blend, so I was pleasantly surprised by both the purple and the translucence. I wouldn't have picked it up based on the color of the bottle - since it looks like a vampy maroon/brown. This purple on the other hand. Totally would have gone for something like this.

For me, Lullaby is sky blue. Like think Carolina Panther's blue. I think there's a crayola color Cerulean are probably the most apt. This one gave me almost full coverage with one coat. And I'd definitely put it in the creme family. The formula is great to work with. Between this and Fear, I think I have blues covered. Fear is definitely more teal, and Lullaby is more straight up cerulean. Love them both.

Womb Furie is the pink Luper cousin of the Weenie Pumpkin Spice Everything and the Yule Eldritch Drunken Constellations. Whereas PSE and EDC had a pretty heavy base, Womb Furie is actually pretty sheer. It took me three layers to get a decent coverage. As for color, the raspberry pink actually reminds me as a glitter more sheer version of the old Bordello claw polish. I don't have many bright pink polishes, so this fills a niche nicely.