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Help, I think I've identified almost all the BPAL 13 labels, but I am missing one: 13 2005 (original) - White Label 13 October 2006 - Orange Label 13 April 2007 - Purple Label 13 July 2007 - Green 13, Pink Label 13 June 2008 - Green Label 13 February 2009 - completely black label 13 March 2009 - Deep Red Label 13 November 2009 - MISK Valley - background falling snow, tentacle green 13 13 August 2010 - black/white gothic picture, black 13 on the corner 13 May 2011 - large cutout 13 with roses inside the cutout on black background 13 January 2012 - ??? 13 April 2012 - Orange Label, large 13 cutout with sunflowers inside the cutout 13 June 2012 - 13 in white, image of Tyche spinning the wheel 13 September 2013 - black cat and black 13 on orange label 13 December 2013 - has date, 13 with two lovers on a horseshoe 13 June 2014 - floral label, with 13 in red 13 ad Lunam - picture with a black cat and a moon, 13 in white

I'm actually fairly enjoying the bath salts. It is vanilla and saffron, and just a touch of floral honey. You do however need a fair amount to scent the water, but I think that the Courtesan bath salts in general needed a generous portion for what can be achieved with a little bit of bath oil.

Pete Lala is smoky, woodsy, leather. It has a slight sweetness, and the leather is soft. It's manly, but very Southern gentleman like (in the same way some of the atmos are very Southern-like because of the vibe and overall impression they create). Pleasant, powerful, leather.

DCCLXXIX (779) This one was a manly, green musky blend. I think aloe is a component. It smells similar to Xiuhtecuhtli, but manlier. I don't think there was copal, but possibly incense in it. Admittedly, at this point my nose was a little tired from sniffing multiple Chaos blends.

CCLXXXXIX (289) - This one was clean and wispy sandalwood. I swear that there is some white musk, and maybe a white floral like magnolia. So yes, clean, slightly floral, wispy sandalwood.

CCCLXL? (360) - This one is a slightly more mentholic Dorian with sassafras in it. It's not all that foodie/sweet, and its more sassafras than a rootbeer scent. CCXCIII (#293) - This one is a Dorian with a fruity floral note in it that I wasn't able to identify. It was sweet, nondescript fruity floral to me. Both Chaos bottles are the property of jewelbug

#407 This one is a cocoa, sweet vanilla blend that is very much like Underpants. The drydown is slightly plasticky, but it conjures heavy similarities to Underpants.

I never had the desire to test Snow White atmo because the perfume is a bit of a hot mess on me. However the atmo smells more like straight up sweet almond, and is like a chillier version of Dana O'Shea. Soft, cool, slightly sweet.

Barmbrack is a good solid fall baked goods blend. It is gingerbread-like, in that it is spices and baked goods, but doesn't quite feel like a gingerbread. It's sweet, spicy and toothsome. It smells like a house baking in the Fall. Definitely very Autumn-like.

Brown sugar, white sugar and just a touch of fruitiness. Way too sweet for me, but if you're looking to sprinkle "sugar" throughout your house, give this a whirl.

Sissy was a big surprise to me. On wet, I got rootbeer, woodsmoke, a touch of lilac and what almost smelled peppery. It dried to a smoky, slightly musky rootbeer/sassafras blend. Very pleasant, very wearable. It was sweet, cuddly, and prevented from veering into the foodie territory by the smokiness of it.

Vanilla, white rose, tobacco. It's a pretty white rose floral and yet rugged, and sort of Western. This is the smell of a lady that is able to pistol whip you if she has to. Don't make her do it, because it ain't gonna be pretty, pardner.

Lush luscious jasmine with a patchouli base. As it dries, I get some of the magnolia and gardenia peeping through - which means occasionally I get whiffs of wet wool. PASS.

Son of BiggerCritter, I so wanted you to work out. On wet, you started off with a blast of lime, coconut and pineapple, and quickly developed a dreaded latex note. BPAL's cream note strikes again. SAD SAD PANDA FACE. It dries down to a lime/coconut plastic. Remember BBW's Lime Coconut lotion? Yes, it smells like that. But better. But I can't wear it. *sits under the Tree of Despair (picture here)*

Hunger Moon 2014 was a bracing white grapefruit and lemon verbena blend. Sadly, it dried down to a straight up lemon verbena blend. I would have been happy if it was grapefruit + ozone, and the lemon verbena is pleasant but not what I was hoping for.

Adam was dark, inky tape, wood, wool and black leather. As far as black leather blends, Adam is the last scary of them, and enjoyed the inky black tape and hints of wool that I'd get. Dark, masculine, leather.

Shelly, Byron and Keats was roses and carnations that dried down to a carnation and geranium blend. Where the geraniums come from, I have no idea but I suspect that may be the mercury ointment mixed with absinthe. I happen to like both carnations and geraniums, so I liked this floral combination.

Ian is a giant hit of rum and soft brown leather, and sweet patchouli. Do you see where I am going with this? It's a rum version of Badgers/Hellhound on the Trail but manly. So you Badgers/Hellhound fans, show up and show Ian some love.

Kit is another steampunk blend to me. It smells like sandalwood and benzoin with a heavy dose of ink. It's masculine, steampunky, and very cavalier. Kit was a lot of fun, even if we're not the type to keep company with one another after this particular instance. It was fun while it lasted though and I'll have fond memories of the encounter.

Oh man, In Templum Dei and I had a fight. It started off as sour incense, sandalwood and amber and ended up smelling like shoe/wood polish. Yeah, totally not speaking to each other.

Doom apparently smells alot like celery to me. So I get carrot, violet, rosemary, and something that smells very green. The sum of the entire parts end up as celery. So, green, watery, crisp.

Unfortunately, I can't get Hal to work for me. I get a metric ton of jasmine, wood, and cedar. Jasmine, the dread bespoiler of scents, strikes again.

My experience with Wilderness is slightly different. I get a mentholic pine and patchouli blend that dries down to straight up patchouli. If you love patchouli, and are looking for something that smells like a male hiker, I'd give this a whirl.

Quintessence for me is about the brown leather. I get brown leather that dries down to a slightly salty brown leather and metal blend. Menfolk into steam punk and brown leather lovers should check this out. In some ways, it makes me think of Indiana Jones.

The Gong is a clear, sweet, white floral. I'm surprised at how clear and sweet it actually is. For me, the Gong encapsulates a single note hanging in the air. Clear, sweet, pure.