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i feel totally compelled to post that sara was positively wonderful as far as customer service goes....she answered my email within hours....no kidding..... i have never had such wonderful CS ... i rec'd a replacement order within 2 days as well.... i am positively enamoured at the response and speediness of everything......

omg....upon application this smells XactLEE the way my grandparent's deck of playing cards used to smell!! yes for some odd reason, when my grandparents used to break out the cards for their monthly penny poker game i would actually beg to take the cards from the box just so i could whiff them......an odd woodsy/farmhouse scent.....the smell is so exact is it frightening.... after 15 minutes or so, this scent turns into an "oil painting on barn board with a touch of turpentine".... i know, i know.....too strange... but my mom used to paint on old barn boards back when i was only 5 or 6....i remember it as clearly as today..... soooooooooooooo, after all this what can i say?? this scent brings back some fantastically wonderful memories for me.....i cannot say it is a pretty scent by any means but it certainly gave me the most wonderful dream of my beloved gramma and grandpa .... they appeared to me much younger than i knew either of them and they were both playing and loving my grandchildren... we were on the most beautiful porch of a white house......everyone happy .... it certainly was wonderful...... i think i may need a bottle of this for when i want to have some beautiful dreams of my grandparents and my mother and how things might be when we meet up together and finally "go home".......really amazing experience......... thank you for this one Beth........

deep, dark, smoky, bitter, smoldering ..... most definitely not pretty but very fascinating to me...... after 30 minutes or so this warms up and i get a sense of something almost winey or boozy......could this be cognac??? after even more time this warms up and melds with my chemistry to something that may just warrant a big bottle order.......

straight up whiff from the imp this is all about thick, syrupy potent black cherries with a touch of almond..... *droooooooooool* once it makes contact with my skin the black cheery cherry aroma mixes with the mahogany .... wow...... too, too unique and uber fantastic......i have a feeling some aged red queen would be a phenomenal addition to any bpal arsenal......

this is sooooooooo taking me back to when my dad used to wear something that i recall as "4711" (*i think*)...it was a cologne back in the early 80's........had a gold/yellow/turquoise label....its definitely the neroli and bergamot in this blend......... definitely a manly type scent ..... this one will be another addition to the boy's pile of new scents.......

straight from imp this is a pure and true rose scent..... upon application, this interestingly does not change a bit..... pure rose through and through....with an added touch of green....just a wee bit, mind you.......for the rose lover in you

first whiff from the imp this is all about pine but once applied a plethora of gorgeousness is what this masterpiece is all about...turns much sweeter than anticipated with my chemistry and i can detect the faintest notes of fig and patchouli.....this is an outstandingly long lasting beauty for me as well......what can i say ??? so many bpals, so little time....*sigh* too, too pretty

totally gorgeous pure red tea and ginger!!!! this scent is so refreshingly spectacular i would love to wear this on a hot, sultry summer afternoon strolling down commercial street in my beloved ptown.... fanfuckingtastic!!!!!

ooooh!! violets, lilacs and tuberose OH MY....... violets, lilacs and tuberose OH MY...... i absolutely adore this!!!!!!!! this gets better and better as it melds with my skin's chemistry..... this is going to be another big bottle order.... beth's violet blends are nothing short of orgasmic....if you have not tried any of them, you have no idea what you are missing and i suggest scampering quickly & do a search of which ones might fit you perfectly!!!!!

wet whiff from the imp this is all hemlocky and pine scented..... of course the application is entirely different...it turns sweet, warm and has a lucious clover honey aroma about it......so lovely i get a touch of fresh garden/earth after awhile .... definitely an interesting blend....wish it lasted a little bit longer on my gobble*gobble chemistry though......

straight up whiff from the bottle this is bright, fresh green jalapeno peppers from the produce section!!!! love it!!! upon application this turns very dusty and reminds me quite vividly of an 80's cologne that used to be popular; namingly, grey flannel.... this gets stronger as time marches on and i have a sneaking suspicion this might age beautifully......which is just what i intend to do with this bottle......

straight up from the bottle i get a hayoooooge noseful of cardamom, black pepper and a twist of violet!!! hubba,hubba!!! upon application the myrrh and patchouli pop right out....and a bit of what could be cedar but i am thinking it is the cardamom turning more cedary with the other notes..... this is absolutely beautiful!!!!! after awhile the myrhh, black pepper, and violet come together to form to the most whimsical threesome that i have ever encountered long lasting and beautifully incensey i am so honored and thrilled to have been able to land myself a bottle of this astonishing perfume.....

big whiff straight from the bottle is all berry sweet goodness!!!! after dabbing just a bit on my wrist the fruity scent dissipates quickly and the amber comes through loud and clear; this has some serious staying power; then, turns dusty smelling i loved how this smelled without touching my skin so perhaps a scent locket may be in order to keep this blend true to the lucious aroma that i originally get when uncapping this....

i get mostly lavendar and mint from this sleepytime blend....i find that if i apply this on my temples and wrists right after i have my cup of spearmint tea i sleep incredibly soundly and what dreams i do experience are extremely pleasant .... very nice blend indeed

waaaaaaaaaay too florally and sweet for my liking.... too much in the way of sweet pea and carnation which are normally lovely for me........ this little imp is off to a more loving home...

roses,roses,roses with amber and musk......beautifully done~~ this scent is thick and gorgeous....like a mistress in all her glory slapping her crop against her latex laden hand preparing for her next sub.....i do believe this might be key to my next excursion love this !!!!

sweet and soft.....evergreen and freshly fallen snow.....mixed with a touch of berries........pretty.........not sure if this is exactly for me or what i had thought snow moon would consist of..... unique nonetheless........and macha's bottle design is a tapestry of sheer wonderment.....beeeyouteeeeeeeefull......

gorgeous!!!!! violet, lily of the valley and crisp fall leaves....maybe a touch of apple blossoms.... this is just soooooooo pretty!! i love how well blended this perfume is and beth never ceases to amaze me with her violet concoctions.....they are among my favorite in the world....lasts forever on me and after 30 minutes or so i get a slight boozy or winey component that melds with this....... another big bottle order ..... no doubt

i get the bay rum and some sort of exotic flowers....masculine...... nice......this one needs to be tested by the boy to give it a whirl......i have a sneaking suspicion it might smell like we're off on a tropical vacation ... and that, my friends, is enough for me.....

initially this smells like a boozy lime cocktail on someone's breath~~~i rather like this...not at all offending but really sexy and positively intoxicating then the tuberose and jasmine mix into the concoction taking all that wonderful limey goodness away and leaving nothing but a heady strong floral on me.... but wait.....the bpal morphing is beginning.....i get little whiffs of lime every now and again.....then floral...lime...floral...lime..... what a fantastically amazing transition.....while i mostly have a hard time with jasmine scents, i might have to keep this one around for awhile and let it age a bit......this literally has my head spinning.............

i get all honey and fig from this blend.....no patchouli or clove whatsoever..... after awhile the honey definitely gets more intense....this is a strong blend on me.... within 30 minutes the clove pops up briefly.....and a touch of floral.....then it dries down to all honey .... which is kind of unique for me as beths' honey blends are simply astonishing & work miraculously with my chemistry ... nice!!

luciously sweet and vanilla scented blend..... this has a similarity to van van on me........after time, this becomes a bit more complex.....a touch of the patchouli and some fruity goodness....quite beautiful, indeed.... i will wear this imp in good health and perhaps when i am done, i will know if i *need* a big bottle of this ....

this is all campfirey smoke mixed with a fancy men's cologne....... errrrrrrrrrr...uhmmmmmmmmmm.....weird..... i don't get any of the leather.....just that odd campfire smell with sweet cologne.......pretty strong.....off this goes to the boy........ might smell better on him......most certainly not for me........

dry wood/herbs and ashy just as the lab describes this..... has a slight reminiscent aroma of midnight mass.......a very, VERY light version of midnight mass...........this one is quite dusty...... not nearly long lasting enough on me but i am glad i was able to try this little imp out......

straight up from the imp this is all peanut butter....... upon application the myrrh, honey, cognac and patchouli all shine through gorgeously!!!!!!! omg, this is one positively amazingly beautiful blend!!!! it reminds me ever so slightly of all saints 2005.... it is the incense of the myrrh, i think........ all the lab's honey blends work amazingly well with my chemistry and this one is no exception..... a big bottle of this needs to be ordered.......without a doubt!!!!!