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As stated, this is basically the bay rum SN but as a hair gloss. For some this will be a little too masculine. For me, this just smells delicious. And pirate-y. YARRR.

Red musk, black pepper, Mysore sandalwood, ambrette seed, and smoke.

OH jokes on me. This one starts off as a golden ambered hops, and its pleasant then, but then dries to a musk, sweet reddish, amber with a curl of florals. And it's golden through. Why did I have to fall in love with such a hard to find blend this time?

And pleasant is the fairy land, But, an eerie tale to tell, At the end of every seven years, We pay a tithe to Hell, I am so fair and firm of flesh, I'm feared it be myself. The scent of twilight in a secluded grove. A tinkle of laughter in the distance echoes through the woods discordantly, and the shadows are thick with menace: a gossamer vanilla lace enveloped in a veil of honeysuckle, wild jasmine, poppy, crushed grass, evergreen, white cognac, white amber, lilac butter, tobacco, indigo musk, and bee balm. To me, this is like if Antique Lace and Host of Air had a child, and dropped it into a bed of honeysuckle. I get light florals (honeysuckle being predominant), vanilla lace, crushed grass, and a whiff of musk. Beautiful, light and ethereal.

This smells like motor oil, smoke, and a wee bit of leather. But yes, motor oil. Good throw and wear length.

Blood orchid, ylang ylang, bourbon vanilla absolute, rose cream, frankincense, pink pepper, clove, and opium tar accord

[No additional description provided.] Again, thank you to a super generous BPALer who let me test these from her bottle. You're amazing, and thank you! So, PSA starts off with all of the glorious pumpkin spice you can want. Clove, allspice, and a touch of cinnamon, and then the absinthe starts to peep out. The spice recedes, and I would put it more as a spicy absinthe, in which I get lemon and mint top notes, followed by hyssop, anise, and allspice. It's actually a strange mashup that I do like. I would call this smoothly blended. Medium throw, great wear length. So if you like spicy and/or herbal blends, give Pumpkin Spice Absinthe a whirl. It's strangely fall like, and yet green at the same time.

The consummate host: she can fill oceans of time on the mic and still leave the crowd hypnotized. Polished black patchouli and blood-red vegetal musk, bakhoor oudh, tobacco absolute, fossilized amber resin, and bittersweet cacao. Red musk, oudh, tobacco, and whiff of cacao. The musk has traces of patchouli, which really make it more of a dark red musk to my mind. This one is musky, tobacco-y, oudh with some cacao in it. If you're into either musk or tobacco, this should be for you. It's very much in the red musk vein of blends. Sexy, dark, unapologetic. Medium throw and wear length.

No description available. MMH3 is definitely a kissing cousin to MMH2, same smoky note, but the florals are sharper in this one, definitely jasmine I think. My skin also eats this one up.

Lotus root, blue lotus petals, white amber, mallow, and vanilla cream.

Honey-drizzled discarded bread crusts.

Lilith among the graves waiting for the show to start: warm apple cider, wild sage and crushed grass, soft soil, big squirreltail, and dandelions.

Lilith among the roots of the Tree of Life. Dappled shadows flickering through Spanish moss, oakmoss, oak twigs, squished mushrooms, pine needles, and lavender buds with beams of Manuka honey sunlight.

Warm brown musk, honey, patchouli, hay absolute, and brown oud.

Dust, rags, leather, and shining steel. Brown leather, steel and a touch of dust. Honestly, this makes me think of a cross between Quincy Morris and the Torture Queen. If you've ever been craving a replacement for Quincy Morris, I'd give this puppy a whirl. Good throw and wear length.

White pear and absinthe, sea moss and patchouli, labdanum and crushed coral. This one is such an interesting scent. To me, the patchouli reads as licorice, which I think is the presence of absinthe. I get absinthe, licorice, moss, and a touch of labdanum and pear. I think the pear and coral end up giving it a tropical edge without it being coconutty, and its a very warm blend. But yeah, I swear this has licorice in it. Medium throw and wear length.

A gentle blend, soothing, merciful, and compassionate: orris root, white sandalwood, coconut husk, bourbon vanilla, almond milk, angelica root, and storax.

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Juniper berries, green tea, white sandalwood, and bamboo shoots.

Smoky red musk and beeswax. Aged DB, musk, and a touch of honey. Good throw and wear length.

Gingerbread and a leather chair. This smells like Christmas spent in a fancy home library. Somewhat masculine? Medium throw, medium wear length.

Myrrh, sandalwood, frankincense, and then I get a sweet lavender hit, and it ends up in a sweet resin with floral whiffs here and there. Medium throw and wear length.

White grapefruit and a whiff of tea. If you're looking for a grapefruit scent, give this one a twirl. Medium throw and wear length.

This smells like a very dirty patchouli. It's just a gritty dirty patchouli. Medium throw and wear length. Patchouli lovers, take note.

Coconut, and a whiff of resins. It's basically a coconut SN for me. Medium throw and wear length.