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Honey, cream, and a light gingerbread cookie. I get mainly gingerbread honey and dollops of cream. Good throw and wear length.

Perfectly innocent.

This smells like a honest to god clove cigarette. You know the type. Djarnums, before we had that weird law that says no tobacco with additives. Clove, smoky chewy tobacco, and more clove. Good throw and wear length.

Lavender fougere, and brown leather. This smells like a sophisticated Virgo perfume. Good throw and wear length. Which means I'm going to make mr.zee_zee try this on.

A sweetening money blend that not only helps make you flush with cash, but also brings it to you in positive ways, enabling you to have some spending money to blow on joyful things. It’s a happy money blend that spreads good cheer along with good financial fortune, and the sweetness expands as you spread the joy. Use in ritual and as an anointing oil, especially useful on anointing cash before you spend it.

This definitely has honey, and other floral notes. I think there's also a hint of rue. Unlike straight up money blends, this one has a happiness/generosity component. I'm hoping to raise some money for an item I want, but am currently blown away by how cheery this is.

Snow, blackcurrant, and a whiff of rose. Knave of Hearts is a very heavy buttery pastry not for me, and this knocks it out, so that it's a sweet snow-blackcurrant blend on me with whiffs of rose. Medium throw and wear length.

Krampus is almost overwhelmingly red musk, patchouli and leather on me. Here, the snow note adds quite a bit of sweetness to that, and I get mainly a red musk, patchouli and a hint of wood switches. I find it way way more approachable and wearable than say traditional Krampus. I find that the snow note balances some of the red musk on me, which can be highly dominant. Good throw and wear length.

One of the single best nearly all-purpose oils out there. It is purifying, protective, empowering: it sweeps away evil and malice, blesses and cleanses, opens roads and destroys obstacles, and washes away misfortune.

I've used Van Van House Blend twice now. I always end up grabbing it on impulse. It smells herby and sort of reminds me to a more herbal/rooty Florida Water. In general, its like a water version of White Light to me. White Light is a very light sphere sort of blend to me, and Van Van is more like dunk in the water/mop the floor sort of blend for your person. I didn't notice anything particularly ordinary, but both days are what I would consider things could have been hairy and they were not.

Blood red roses, innocent pale orris root, bourbon vanilla, and sorrowful carrot seed.

Cotton stained with jasmine tea, Earl Grey, and a bit of oolong.

Bright amber and frankincense with a note of bergamot. Grave, golden, resinous. Good throw and wear length.

Chilly snow, with touches of sandalwood and clove. It's a sort of masculine snow blend. Sweet, chilly snow. Good throw and wear length.

Shunga pine? I swear that is what it makes me think of. The pine is most noticeable on wet, but as it dries, the lotus starts to come out. It dries to a watery lotus root with a touch of pine. Great throw and wear length.

Dark amber and pomegranate juice. This makes me think of pomegranate velvet. Good throw and wear length.

Buttery honey and cream. Almost too buttery on me. Also, a ton of honey. Honestly, this is like the Light of Men's Lives on steroids. Amp up every portion of it, just don't set it on fire. Great throw and wear length.

Rich, gooey, delicious brownie batter. Take a brownie pan, smash yourself with it, call it a day. Good throw and wear length.

Apple cider, rum, clove, hints of vanilla and something else. This one smells like a mulled apple cider blend. Good throw and wear length.

Allspice, cinnamon, and other pie spices, boozy fruit, and creamy pudding with a touch of booze. All of the foodie cozy pie filling you would have ever wanted. Great throw and wear length.

Clove, amber, and whisps of aldehydes and coffee. This toggles between cool and warm with the notes in here. I'm prone to like it because of the clove-amber, and then it gets much cooler and windier as the aldehydes whip through it. Would also be stunning if you're looking for an assertive masculine cologne type. Great throw and wear length.

A scent in all caps - bold, hasty, furious, and frightened: the hiss of rage-red splinters of bile ejaculating from a haze of blood orange and a bellowing scrawl of ink-black musk on a sweat-splattered notepad.

I think this gets a bum wrap because of its association with Drumpf. That said, this is a fiery blood orange blend with notes of musk and ink, and I think cinnamon. I can see this being really great if you're looking for a masculine type cologne. Good throw and wear length.

Sweet raspberry jam. I think the benzoin amps up the sweetness of the raspberry and not so much tartness. Raspberry jam for everyone. Medium throw and wear length.

Deep resinous myrrh with smoky champaca. If you're looking for a ceremonial resin type blend, look no further. Good throw and wear length.