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This is actually the first 13 blend that has worked on me (yay)! I mostly get a chocolate scent backed up by a light fruitiness. It's lovely! I don't get much clove from it. People have mentioned that it smells powdery (I hate Powdery smells), but I don't get any powder from it. It lasts a decent amount of time on my skin too.

Detox from the Panaceas is like a fresh cut lime.

Victoria is a lot different from what I was expecting. I don't get any of the vanilla musk, and the lily is very light and non soapy. What I mostly get is a light, airy, slightly sweet, fresh rose. Roses very rarely work on me- maybe it's because it's tea rose. This isn't a red full rose, it's a pink spring rosebud. I think this is my favorite of all the Stardust scents.

From the notes listed I am absolutely SHOCKED that this worked on me. I have never had a blend with ambergris not smell awful on me, and BPAL's rose very rarely is nice on my skin, but I guess this is one of those magic blends. Allison Gross is a fresh green herbal, and it is the herbs I mostly smell- I don't get any of the dragon's blood musk, ambergris or rose (and I'm so glad)! I am so thrilled I was able to try this, because based on the notes, it's something I never thought would be nice on me, and it is.

This is what I expected Blue Moon to smell like. It's green and watery and fresh, but not perfumey. The lily is subdued and not at all soapy, and the cucumber stands out as one of the main notes. Beautiful.

This is really lovely! This is what would happen if The Lion and MB:Underpants had a baby. I was a little worried about the walnut bark, but I hardly smell it- every note melds together perfectly. I'm so happy to have a bottle of this!

Kuang-Shi is a wonderful not too sweet fruity blend. You might also try Blood Countess.

Great rec's so far! Also- Lustration (from the Panaceas) is quite lemony, as is Holiday Moon, but that's an LE. Phobos (as mentioned before) is very tart (and lovely), and might be just what you're looking for!

I second Jessie's rec's... Moxie is the best orange- ever, but it might be too bright for you (but it's worth a try, since it's so amazing). Sol Invictus or even the original Sol might be just what you're looking for. Good luck!

I smell dark chocolate! This reminds me of the Candy Butcher, but is less foody. I was worried about the vetiver note, but I hardly smell it. This would be great on a boy, but it's not especially masculine or anything. Overall: nice, but I'm not in love...

Here's a close-up of Mama-Ji... It's a book/journal with a fountain pen, inkwell and I believe a pocket watch? I got Mr. Nancy and the label is the same as Mama Ji- except that it says, "Mr. Nancy".

I agree completely with Ah Xia's review! When I first put it on I smelled a bit of a snowy note, which disappointed me a little since I have so many wonderful snowy blends and was hoping for something different. Well, the snowyness goes away and is left with a light gingery, fresh, slightly sweet (but not at all sweet like HGM), slightly woody blend. It really does seem like Hungry Ghost Moon's older, wiser brother! This is really an amazing, versitile blend.

Oh Bakeneko- why, why, WHY don't you work on me... I've been hoping for a spicy orange tea scent for ages, but unfortunately the cherry blossoms ruin this for me... ...sigh... Don't pay attention to my skin chemistry though... I think this would be great on anyone who cherry blossoms don't smell terrible on.

I can't believe I like this, but I do! It's very different from my other BPALs... Midwinter's Eve is sweet and fun and candy smelling- It smells like some kind of jellied fruit candy (I can understand the comparisons to Kool-Aid powder). That sounds like a bad review, but it's not! I really like this!

I really like this. When I first put it on it was surprisingly sweet and fruity, which is weird because of the notes. It actually reminds me a lot of Peony Moon in the beginning. As it dries down the vanilla comes out more. It's really beautiful, and usually I don't go for a lot of sweet and fruity scents. It lasts longer than average too.

I expected this to be a lot more fruity... The main note I got from this was the green sandalwood, which was interesting because I've only tried regular sandalwood before... Unfortunately Faiza dried down kind of powdery on me. She's nice, but I don't love her enough to hold on to my bottle.

I was so excited about Zarita, but she turned out to be a mess on my skin. Wet, Zarita smelled wonderful, like creamy sugar. Once it dried down though a weird vegetable sort of note came out that reminded me a lot of celery. The weird thing is that Zarita has the same celery smell that I got from one of my Chaos Theories this year. It must just be my nose/skin chemistry doing strange things again. I really loved the wet stage though.

Here's a thread you might want to check out: http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=1531 about blends with cinnamon.

I'd contact the lab and ask... Personally, I think that cinnamon would be listed as an ingredient in any blend (or at least more recent blends) that it was in (since it's a known allergen). This round of Chaos Theory was specifically stated to have no cinnamon (or cassia) in any of the blends because of many people's reactions to it... I'd contact customer service though... edited for typos

I know not to mention how to pronounce them! "What's that lovely perfume you're wearing?" "It's...uh...ummm...ah....unpronounceable..."

Haloa is wonderful! It reminds me of Beaver Moon but without the chocolate and vanilla. I was worried about the wine grapes and olive leaf, but Haloa is beautiful! What I mostly get from it is a delicious "cake" note backed up by resins. Very nice!

Sundew isn't really citrus, but it's yellow (if that makes any sense) with an undercurrent of spice.

There's a whole thread on apples here: http://www.bpal.org/index.php?showtopic=2089 My favorite apple scents are Verdandi, Creepy, and Punkie Night.

Well, Holiday Moon is a discontinued LE- but you might be able to find a bottle on the forum (maybe not, since it was discontinued a year ago). They're very different. Holiday moon is a fresh lemon and with a green, slightly woody note to it and Empy. Mist is an airy, fresh blend with a touch of aquatic (it's very evocative of it's name). They're both lovely, just different. Empy. Mist is a GC scent, so you can order it from the lab. Oh, and I saw that you joined yesterday- welcome to the forum!

Well, they don't have black currant in them, but I definately get "dark berries" from Blood Countess and Morgause.