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This is one of the more interesting Century Guilds to me. It's white tea and berries that drydown to a clove, bergamot and resin blend, with a hint of tangerine. It's mysterious, complex, and all the components don't quite line up together between the wet stage and the drydown, so the experience ends up a little jagged. But because it's not a smooth transition, this has been a blend that has been very interesting to experience.

This one ended a little odd on me. It was dark patchouli, moss, and a touch of greenery.

When I is an interesting concept, and more of a scent experience than an actual perfume. To me, it was a chemically aquatic but it's really the combination of salty tears and motor oil, that put me in mind to the Phoenix Steamworks line. In other words, this is what tragic tears in steampunk smell like.

Wormwood Factory was a bit of a heartbreak for me. It started off as awesome pink lady apples (yes, very much like the kind you get in the supermarket) and absinthe, and slowly developed in to a very clean, crisp, apple air freshner. So, awesome for room scents. Less awesome as perfume.

Off to me was pretty straightforward. I had deep red roses with a resinous background, and a touch of something that smelled almost sour. Agree with windbourne that this is very similar to the Sick Rose, but more intense and darker.

Again, another one I missed reviewing. So, yes, agreed that this is a Banshee Beat prototype, but I get bitter patchouli with whiffs of hemp. No vanilla for me.

And another review I missed back in the day. Reconstructing this from my notes, I get mandarin, wood and sage. Based on the very thin sketch that I have, it probably started off as orange woods and then devolved into a sage, woody with hints of tonka.

I somehow missed reviewing this originally. Rigorous Love doesn't work for me because of the coconut. I get lemongrass, coconut, and a hint of vanilla orchid. So yes, tropical love. For anyone who loves coconut.

Oh Surtur, I knew we weren't going to work out. I get mainly ginger, cedar and pepper. And heat. This is like a hot, heated spice. Yeah, totally not for me.

BPAL Hive Mind (this will get xposted to the BPAL FB group as well) - So mr. zee_zee tried the Apparition, and while he enjoyed it, it ended up a little too floral for his tastes. Anyone have any recs on something similar? I'm wracking my brain and spreadsheet, but not entirely sure. (Caveats: no leather based blends).

Curved Sky was a blend I was very interested in, but ended up being really weird on my skin chemistry. It opened up as a very bitter grapefruit, and transformed into a smoky/grapefruit blend. I blame the opoponax, which I am really starting to believe is not a scent that plays well with my skin.

Incensey, musky, full of myrrh. Playful Cat is dark, playful and resinous. It's very gender neutral, quite pleasant, but unfortunately in this house, myrrh smells like baby powder to a few people. Which means its going to get get no love and no appreciation. *sigh*

Dry powdery needles, pine, woods and musk. This actually is a much more gentle blend that its name implies. This seems in line with Wolf Moon and the Faunalia blends, and despite the fearsome name, the Moon-Hound seems a cuddly puppy.

Smoky chocolate, vetiver, and honey. So this is gritty, smoky, cocoa. And very masculine on me. So guys, if you wanted to find a manly Bliss, this would be it. This is a manly man's chocolate. The kind that smokes a cigar and then takes a bite out of some extra-bitter (70%+) chocolate bar.

Sweet Almond SN smells like Dana O'Shea, Lush's Snowcake, and in general any almond heavy blend. It's sweet, toothsome, has a slight marzipan feel to it. Very tasty.

Deep plum, hint of tobacco and lily. The lily is a light, almost green stem note and then you get the jammy plum, with touches of tobacco. Like its sister spray, House of Unquenchable Fire, there's something luxurious about this spray. Opulent, and yet there is also something that seems to imply severity. Deep, purple, dark.

Black musk, saffron and tons of honey. This is really a honey blend on me with tinges of saffron and black musk. Sexy, rich, honey.

Honeyed rose incense. For all of your that love those rosey blends in Lupercalia updates, give this a whirl. It's a nice GC equivalent to some of those LEs.

Citrus, fruity cereal, and wood. This smells like breakfast on a bright sunny morning. It's cheery, sweet, slightly cereal/woody element that keeps it away from the ultra-foodie territory. I have to admit it being a little strange, but still loveable.

Lilies, clove, oudh. So this one is an odd one - its both a mixture of light and dark. The lilies, orchid and roses are very light, and then you get the dark clove, oudh and a swirl of patchouli. Fun, but not for me.

Red musk, saffron, touch of red currant and vanilla. So this is a sexy red musk blend, and definitely very in line with Lupers, and if you like that sort of thing, well, Anteros is here year round for you.

Peppermint, vanilla and a hint of blueberry. I find this much nicer as a bath oil than a perfume. I like the chilly peppermint and the hints of vanilla and blueberry to warm it up. Tasty, icy, fruity.

Red musk, sugar and a touch of patchouli. Red, voluptuous, musky.

Rose, touch of saffron, oakmoss and oudh. This is really a full rose blend, with tinges of saffron and oudh, with the oakmoss coming out toward the end. The pear lends some sweetness. If you love roses, give this a whirl.

White tea, apricot and bright oranges. I'M IN LOVE. It's bright, fruity, cheery and perfect for spring. *FLAIL* *SWOON* *COVET*