HerbGirl

Um...I'm really confused. I love lilies...love them...love egyptian musk. Something about this oil literally made me ill...I wont go into details but, I had to wash it off very quickly. This is only the 2nd oil I've had to wash off...bluebeard was the other. Sad panda...

The decant that I was gifted in a decant package was the new incarnation and smelled amazing! So...that means the oil wasn't aged... I bought a bottle... Tested it after a week and it smelled like fresh doggie doo...WHY? I will be retesting again soon...fingers crossed! Lol...retested after 2 months...yum o just as hoped. :-) I still can't believe how it smelled on me fresh...shudder ETA - 22 Nov 2013 I cannot wear this. It starts out yummy and then something about my chemistry turns it funky under tbe beautiful cocoa and black musk. :-(

This starts out cologny to the max...thank goodness it dries down to a golden red musky scent. I'm still not sure if I will wear this...seems it needs to be layered with something but I don't know what. I'm sure it will age nicely and maybe will round itself out with time. ETA: reminds me of the base layer of Hygeia and Virginia...

Star Anise...one of my very few notes of doom... This would have been so beautiful without it...but I had to give it a shot. I will try it again in a few days...

I love this so much...but my decant is really weak. :-( I'm letting it sit and hoping it gets stronger with some age...if so it will be a bottle purchase. If not, I will just keep the decant. :-) resins, lily and something I can't put my finger on...very nice. I agree with the Mitsouko comment above!

I have tested this twice and all I smell is a pomegranate edged rose. :-( its not a bad smell, I actually love it, but I was hoping the hay and chamomile would be more present. Lovely scent!

Soft, lemony chocolate custard! This is gorgeous and will be worn quite often this spring and summer. Yum.

ETA: I have to remind myself that I am a patchouli lover...all the patchouli...so, what might read as a somewhat dirty not really strong patchouli might be a nose puncher for someone else! Sorry! ;-) Holy moly another win from the Our Lady of Pain series... Just got this less than an hour ago... Smells like Antikythera Mechanism and Banshee Beat had a love child...and it smells so much more amazing than either. This patchouli is dirtier than the one in Our Lady of Pain, but it is softened by the vanilla/amber and I love it: dreamy. I usually can't make honey smell good but this is amazing. Another winner...jeez these are amazing.

I'm actually disappointed with this...geranium is the star the entire time and I was really hoping for red musk/patchouli...maybe its my decant? ALL GERANIUM all the time. I will not give up hope though! Will test again in a day or two...fingers crossed. ETA:.well...still sharp geranium till late dry down and even after the patch, red musk and benzoin(?) Come forward geranium says "yeah...I'm not going anywhere honey". That's when I step away from the decant. I will just put it away to age and try it again in a few months. Has anyone seen that commercial where the cheese needs to mature? Yup.

Quick thoughts! I love this but I'm confused by the notes: if I didn't know better I would think this was the love child of Tea and Lemon sticky bat! Yum. ETA: with beautiful light citrussy lavender...I really like this!

I just figured out what this reminds me of: the original Old Spice. I love it and maybe its just my crazy nose but that's what it reminds me of. :-)

Wild mushrooms, hay absolute, ginger root, hiba wood, and ginseng. I saw Hay and Wild Mushrooms in the notes and I had to have this oil. My dial up internet made it very difficult to see the art on which this was based, and when I got my bottle I had a laugh! What a picture! This starts off VERY heavy on the hiba wood and a cloying ginger (not sweet cloying but heavy) with a nice bit of the dirty ginseng underneath giving it a golden vibe. I never smell mushrooms and I was looking for them...I'm not disappointed because this is quite a lovely scent in it's own unique way. About an hour on, this has stopped morphing on my skin and it is now the lightest, golden hay scent with a touch of ginger and grounded by the ginseng and wood. Gathering Wild Mushrooms sticks around for at least 4 hours. I recoiled when I smelled it in the bottle last night...but it's actually quite nice on my skin after the first 15 minutes. I love that dirty ginseng smell...it pairs really nicely with the hay. Wild mushrooms, hay absolute, ginger root, hiba wood, and ginseng So, I get all of the notes except for the mushrooms...but I get the vibe. 8/10 because it's beautiful and unique, but I can tell it will be difficult to wear - even for an earthy "hippie" type like me. I hope that made sense. ETA: This does not smell similar to Hay Moon at all IMHO.

I love Witch Dance. Ironically I don't get much red musk and (as a few others have noted) its a wearable Samhain for me! Yippee! Its a gorgeous and evocative Autumnal blend and I'm glad to have a bottle.

I've been holding off on reviewing this for a few reasons...mainly I was waiting for (and wishing for) the honey to tone down a few notches. Last night I did a last test before deciding whether or not to sell my backup bottle...and I'm glad I did! I have had my bottles for about a month (?) and the honey was overwhelming and ick on my skin (as honey usually is) but last night it only lent a subtle sweetness to the glorious RED MUSK/PATCHOULI fest that was happening on my wrist. Oh my ... yup...this smells like Lust, Sin and Snake Oil kicked the ylang ylang and cinnamon out of the party and got it on. I cannot rave enough...this just took over my #3 spot. Awesomesauce.

Red Musk om nom nom! I'm editing this Dec 2013 because I forgot to add that I get dusty linen note under the gorgeous red musk and wood in the perfume oil but not with the bath oil hooray!!!

Well...in the bottle it smells lovely and makes me want some red velvet hot cocoa but after about 10 minutes in the bath it smells medicinal AND perfumey which didn't work out so well. :-( I will try it as a moisturizer soon and hope it works out. :-) ETA: 25 Nov 2013: I can't believe I forgot to add that this smells awesome as a moisturizer! I add a bit to my vanilla lotion and its sooo yummy. :-) Still turns on me in the bath but its good on the skin.

Agreed. :-) Atleast they certainly smell amazing together!

I just got a tester of this from a decant circle! Just gave it a first test and I'm not sure exactly why but this smells just like Lust to me (which I love, but already have). This deserves another few tests. ETA: this reminds me of Lust minus the ylang/sweetness. I see how it reminds folks of Sin, but I get more of a Lust vibe from Heretic. Its great and I will treasure my decant. :-)

Ack! I was hoping for sugar and fruits out of the 2012 but I get ANISE and sugar...oh well. :-(

I love that lotion too and used some today! Maybe try layering snake oil and detestable putrescence (sp)?

October, summers last will and testament, nothing gold can stay, red moon 07, pumpkin 1 05/06.

Calla lily, honeysuckle, Turkish jasmine, ambrette seed, galbanum, iris, and bourbon vanilla. Oh wow...I've never been first to review! I did not like this at all when I applied it this morning...not at all. Something was too sharp, or bitter, or both. THEN an hour went by and I started wondering what was smelling glorious: yup, it was Nude Woman Reclining. Wet - sharp, biting florals with something musky (ambrette seed?) lurking in the background...not good... Honeysuckle identifies herself after about an hour and is perfectly balanced by the Galbanum and Vanilla (a hint of green and some cream). There's a hint of Jasmine (a clean Jasmine though) here and the muskiness is enveloping the entire perfume like a cozy scarf... THIS is a perfume, folks. I feel weird posting a similarity, but: does anyone remember the amazing discontinued Mania (for women) with the black cap? This doesn't smell identical, but it gives off the same vibe. Mania is still one of my favorite perfumes, and I would say that Nude Woman Reclining outshines the Armani...buries it, in fact. This perfume gets a 5++/5 for me. Multiple bottle purchase for certain.

This shot into my top 10...it's a perfect combination of dark chocolate, dragon's blood resin and patchouli with the vanilla/honey and saffron sweetening and softening it all up. Oh holy mother of yum...this is the 13 I have been wanting...Bravo Brian. 10+/10

I love Love and Pain, Sunflower, and The Nettle Tree one...love them!

This stuff is beautiful! Reminds me a lot of The Snowstorm and Woods in Winter which I love. There have been mixed reviews on strength - my decant is really strong - I used 2 spritzes on the ends of my hair and it is still going strong hours later. Deliciously scented and I am very happy to have a decant of this! 10/10