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Hell's bells. This smells exactly like crisp, wet, juicy iceberg lettuce leaves. It's cool, green, and lettuce. The throw is terrible. The wear length is worse. I am not surprised given how OLD this sucker is, but when you first apply it, you get this bloom of cool green lettuce on your skin. The small drydown almost tinges it toward green apple skins. It just smells fresh.

This is cocoa beans rolling around the dirty rooty earth. It's basically a very earth cocoa blend on me. Imagine if you'd been digging in the cool earth, but instead of dirt its ground cocoa. Yup, you got it. Medium throw and wear length.

Red sandalwood and a whiff of hemp. Basically, I'm getting a ton of red sandalwood. It's sort of delicate. Very lovely.

Herby woody iron, with a whiff of booze. It's definitely metallic on the drydown. I feel like I am smelling something like fennel and coriander in it. Again, veering into masculine territory on me. Good throw and wear length.

Spiced rum, figgy coconut, and a whiff of woody patchouli. This one smells like each of its elements, its vaguely tropical, vaguely woody, and rummy. On me, this sort of meanders into slightly masculine territory. Great throw and wear length.

Brown sugar cookies? That's what I'm getting. Brown sugar cookies. Low to medium throw, average wear length.

Sweet rum with a dah of almond and honey. This is sweeter than I expected. Medium throw and wear length.

An absurdly happy scent

White jasmine, honey cream, sandalwood, vanilla, and cognac.

Juicy red mandarins and a whiff of slushy snow. Huh, this may be the surprise sleeper hit of Yule 2020. This smells citrusy, fresh, and happy. LOVE IT.

Walnuts, brown sugar, and baked cookie crust. Good throw and wear length.

Purple pom whiffs around cassia, powdery myrrh and smoke. This makes me think of pomegranate incense. Medium throw and wear length.

Cherry, roses, and a whiff of resinous amber. This one smells very strongly of cherries on wet, and then as it dries, the roses peak out more. Good throw and wear length.

Sweet cranberry and pom jelly, with a whiff of pastry. Good throw and wear length.

Tobacco flower, snow and a whiff of lavender. Unfortunately this doesn't have a ton of throw on me, which makes me super sad because this scent is gorgeous.

Honey vanilla marshmallow cashmere. This is a soft, sweet cuddly blend. I can see why so many people love it. It's foodie without being super foodie. The cashmere gives it this great cuddly vibe. Good throw and wear length.

Somewhat self-explanatory! Draws financial opportunities and brings good fortune in money matters. Recommended anointing oils: Aunt Caroline's Money Draw, Foundation of Fortune. I actually ordered this back in March 2016 through the old TAL website. It's been a faithful companion since then. I've used it both for long term prosperity work, and for short-term cash purposes. I was fortunate enough that in Yule 2019, I was able to go to a West Coast Lunacy, and picked up the accompanying Money Draw powder, which I use to feed the conjure bag. The powder smells like the bag, and there is something slightly familiar about it. (Like an herb I have smelled before as a child).

Peach, pink carnation, hay and a whiff of crystalline musk. This smells more like an iced peach, snowy carnations, and just enough golden hay to remind you that its cold outside. Good throw and wear length.

Fizzy ginger ale and a whiff of all spice. This smells like ginger ale to me. With baking spices. Medium throw and wear length.

Moody plum and lilac blend, overlayed by slushy snow. This one smells like the purple twilight on cold winter evenings. Good throw and wear length.

Starts off as booze, and then you get this smoky sort of cannabis like green herb. It's the fanciest weed I've ever smelled. Good throw and wear length.

This one is a very faint on me white floral. Sort of soapy. Lily of the valleys don't have a very strong scent in real life, and its got that sort of snowdrop fragility. Low throw and wear length.

Strong buttery popcorn, with the cranberry giving a tart fruity overlay to it. Actually, it sort of reminds me to fruity cereal and this would be very at home with a Lilith collection. It's sweet, fruity, sort of salty and junk foodie. Great throw and wear length.

Smoky pine. I sort of love it. I think this would make a great atmo actually. Good throw and wear length.

Powdery rosewater. The myrrh makes this into a rose talcum sort of blend, and its nostalgic and makes me think of my grandmother. Medium throw and wear length.