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I felt an immediate affinity for this scent when it was released because it made me think of my first year learning French in the 8th grade. When first applied, this is all juicy sweet apricots. Reminds me of my Grandma's homemade apricot jam. There is a slightly boozey note, but nothing heavy or identifiable. This goes a bit powdery fairly quickly on me, but the apricot goodness also hangs on. Sadly, this doesn't last on me at all; probably no more than an hour. Why is it that all of the "sparkling" or delicate scents that I love (Alice and one other fruity one that escapes me at the moment) don't last on me at all? Too bad. If this one had more staying power, I would certainly order a bottle for Spring.

Sorry, I don't have a trouser snake witticism to make- I just got up and the brain is not functioning due to lack of coffee. My customer service experiences have always been great, save for one which I think was due to either a technical snafu or late update of contact info. I emailed the Trading Post regarding the total shipping weight for a hoodie plus Naughty and Nice and never received a reply. I have to say I was pretty disappointed because it was the last day they were accepting submissions (yes, I shouldn't have waited til the last day-there was no guarantee I'd get a reply in time to order that late, anyway), so I didn't order Naughty or Nice. However, if I had wanted to I could have just estimated the weight and included that amount for the shipping and if it had been wrong, I'm sure that the Trading Post would have told me and we could have rectified the situation. It obviously wasn't a life or death siutation for me. Bottom line is, I don't think for a second that they didn't get back to me due to laziness or malice (that would be kind of silly from a business perspective) I think it was just an error of some kind. I think the email addie that was listed on the site at the time was puddin@papow(dot)net, but maybe it is the same one that is listed now. I can't recall for sure...

This one is not mysterious to me at all. Usually, I have great difficulty pinning down a good description for a scent. Here you have it: orange spice tea. I think of orange all around (color, warmth, scent, feeling) when I smell this one. It is definitely a warm scent. It doesn't really morph on me, either (not many do, though). This is orange with a healthy dose of warm spiciness. I imagine cinammon and cloves. Kind of like a pomandour. I also get a faint, powdery whiff from this one, but definitely not anything overwhelming. Amber? Maybe not. I got this just for the feeling I was hoping it would impart, given the description. I have to say that after I put it on this morning on a drizzly, cold first day back to work, I maintained a feeling of high energy and direction all day. I did reapply once mid day because it had faded. I wouldn't say that this is a "pretty" scent, per se, but it is what it is, and I like it.

This is a lovely winter scent. Cool, green and lush. This is not as hit-you-over-the-head green as a pure pine would be. It also lacks the sharpness of pine. But, I am thinking that if you don't really like the smell of fresh pine, you won't like this. If I close my eyes and inhale deeply from the bottle I can smell all parts of the plant: woody twig, red berries (but not sweet berries) and deep green leaves. Given how strong this is wet I am surprised that it doesn't have more staying power. After a liberal slathering two hours ago it has all but disappeared on me.

ROSE! Wow, this sure is rosey. Straight up rose with a hint of soapiness. If you do not like rose, please be forewarned: this is like being hit over the head with a giant rose. It is like diving deep inside a giant rose and curling up in its velvety petals. This is a lovely scent, but it is not light on me, as some other reviewers have said. It is quite strong. So much so, that I would hesitate to wear it out, as I don't like my perfume to be really noticed by others (it makes me self conscious and fearful that I am offending someone; weird, I know). I don't get a bit of the frankincense, which is odd to me. I really like frankincense. So, yeah, unabashed rose.

On me, this is very similar to Seraphim, of which I am a fan. I get the same sort of Sweet Tart impression that I do with that one. What first comes through with Lampades on me is definitely the cranberry with a hint of light spiciness behind it (the ginger?). It is soft and light and round. There is a slight dryness lurking in the background here, almost smokey, which keeps this from becoming cloying. I can't really smell the floral aspect of this at all. I am not sure that I like this enough to buy a big bottle (I am not much of one for fruity scents, even though this one is not "hit you over the head" fruity), but it is a lovely scent, and I will certianly enjoy my imp while it lasts!

This was received as a frimp in an order and when I smelled it in the bottle I really had on opinion one way or the other about it except,"Hmmm. Floral." I just wore it to a Halloween event last night for which I got all dressed up and oh my goodness, I am in lust. I could not stop smelling myself all night. Unlike others, I do not get overwhelming rose form this. The apple blossom and the ylang ylang are what really come out to play on me. Apple blossom makes me think of being a very young girl, as I think my sister and I had some play perfume/cologne that was apple blossom scented. So fresh, innocent and light. But the ylang ylang gives it a nice, sexual, sensuous charge. The perfect blend of innocence and sexuality. This is bright and slightly sharp, but very sensual. It draws you in and doesn't let you go. It kind of reminds me of one of my other favorite florals, Twilight. This will definitely be a 5 ml. purchase for me.

The first thing I think of when I smell this wet in the bottle is Gluttony. It has the same rich, nutty, buttery foodiness to me, but is not quite as overwhelmingly rich as Gluttony. When first applied, the coconut really hits me over the head! After just a couple of minutes, some of the rum peeks out, but I am not sure I would know what it was if I hadn't read the description. It seems weird to me that I get an extreme butteriness from this. It must just be my chemistry. Oddly enough, this is so rich that I expected it to be long-lasting, but it was all but gone within a couple of hours. I have to say that sadly, I don't think I am in love with any of Beth's coconut scents I have smelled. This is a pretty true coconut, though, so if that is what you want, you got it!

This is simply gorgeous. When first applied I get heavy wafts of citrus and patchouli. Shortly thereafter, the vetiver really comes to the forefront. Not so sure what I think about that stage. After about 20 minutes the extreme sharpness of the vetiver fades and the lemon comes back out with the musk becoming more apparent, as well. This is not a sad and mournful blend on me at all. It ends up being sharp and fresh and bright, thanks to the lemon. This one is pretty complex, and I do think it wil be a favorite of mine. ETA: I just wore this all day at work and I really am in love. This could be a top five...

I only ended up getting two Fall scents: this and Samhain. Of the two, I definitely think this is my favorite. This is heavily spicy on me; smells like cinnamon. I get a touch of smokiness, too. The sweetness of this is very light on me; spice and smoke are the overwhelming notes. It's funny, because the smokey note actually almost makes my throat feel like it would if you were inhaling smoke, a slight closing and burning, but not in a bad way, just realistic. I think I get a hint of dry leaves, as well. Sounds like it would be heavy, but it really isn't. This is a keeper for me, but I think that as soon as the warmer weather comes in the Spring, I won't want to wear this anymore. While it isn't heavy, it is most assuredly a cool weather scent.

This really is a beautiful scent, and quite true to the description. I get lots of wine and fruit, along with a hint of spice. However, I cannot get over the fact that this smells like an autumnal candle to me. It is a bit too perfumey for my taste, and it makes me think of Yankee Candle stores, which I really don't like. I am not a big house-scenter person, and this is justnot something I want to wear on my person. So, this is a wonderful feat, as far as capturing an autumn harvest in a bottle, but it just isn't for me! 'Fraid I might swap this one.

Severin is such a beautiful, clean, sexy scent. It was love at first sniff for me upon opening the vial. Severin is a simple scent on me, and it doesn't morph on me, either. I get the scent of refreshing, light orange tea, nothing more. I usually hate scents with leather in them, but this is perfect. I know the leather must be there adding a hint of naughtiness, but I can't detect it. Sadly, this fades quickly into nothingness on me. At first, I thought I'd like a big bottle, but not if I can't smell it after 45 minutes.

A new-found love! I have to admit that I was worried after reading many of the reviews that described a chocolate mixed with pencil shavings scent. But, I am so glad that I ordered an imp of this to smell for myself. I didn't get any pencil shaving effect from the sandalwood at all. In fact, the myrrh didn't really appear, either. What I did get was rich, lucious cocoa. I like this even more than Bliss. I guess it smells richer and more deep to me without the milkiness that Bliss has. This is high quality, unabashed chocolate! I will be ordering a big bottle in the future, for sure.

Hi There are a couple of preexisting threads that may be of help/interest to you: the where's my order thread and the international shipping info thread. I know it seems like an inordinately long wait, but I don't think you should be worried that it won't show up or that it hasn't gone through, yet. I'm sure that it will be just fine, but if you want extra peace of mind, you could email the lab with your order info as indicated in the first thread I linked to. Sorry that you are worried and I know that it will be worth your wait!

Unfortunately I think I am finding that I don't do well with milky scents. When first applied, this really smelled like orange blossom to me. Reminded me of an orange blossom "perfume" my sister had when we were kids. It wasn't very strong at all, and I thought that it would certainly fade away into nothingness. After about 10 minutes though, the pepper really started coming out. I really liked this phase, which lasted maybe 20 minutes for me. Sadly, the next phase of this scent was pure "b.o." on me. I don't know how else to describe it. It just started to smell like sweat. After about 5 hours of wear, this is still going strong. I can still smell the pepper pretty strongly, but I think it is the milk and honey combining to form the "yuck factor" with my chemistry. Oh, well. Too bad.