Poenari

This goblin squirt was a frimp (fquirt?) from Puddin' in my Etsy order, or I admit I would never had tried it. It's green, mossy, and a slight evergreen scent, and I don't detect the leather. Don't let the name put you off from getting this, because it's very nice! I personally prefer Fae Forest for my "green" atmosphere scent, but am happy I got to try this.

Etsy purchase, tested on my hand straight from the cold porch: WINNING! I was hesitant about ordering this, because of the honeysuckle and hellebore. I read and re-read the reviews, and finally decided to bite the bullet and get it. I am not disappointed. On skin as a moisturizer, the mint is mild, somewhat eucalyptus in style, and I can detect the amber and a slight white chocolate. This is a lovely scent that I will enjoy as a bedtime moisturizer scent. I also think it will layer well with Skadi. Love this!

I don't really have any requests for recs at the moment, and for some reason, my laptop isn't letting me quote, so hopefully the ones who need to see my recs will see them: If you love Totentanz (as I do), then I highly recommend Dragon's Heart. Dragon's Heart is sweeter than Totentanz, but I just bottle-sniffed them side by side, and they are in the same family for sure. For those who love Womb Furie, Snake Oil, Snake Charmer, definitely give Tombeur a try! I love each one of these in its own way. And seconding/thirding the Banshee Beat/Goblin recs!

Shiny Furball HG with Skadi 2013. Shiny Furball also goes great with Silent Forest bath oil as a moisturizer over Black Forest perfume. Samhain perfume over Luxuria bath oil applied as a moisturizer. I got the idea because on my skin, Witch Dance smells like a heavy red musk version of Samhain. I prefer Amber & Patchoui HG with this combo instead of Silkybat HG but ymmv.

I'm another reviewer who just had to try this fresh from the cold mailbox, where it sat all day today! So far this is a beautiful honeyed myrrh with honey on top. I can detect a very slight hint of the patchouli and amber, only a hint so far, but enough to deduce that this is going to age into something amazing! It's very pretty right now in fact, a slightly powdery honeyed myrrh, but I prefer to save my honey scents for warmer weather, so at the rate that our weather has been turning from cold to colder with no end in sight, maybe I'll be able to wear it in July. It should be well-aged and even more beautiful by then. It's funny, because I initally experienced some buyer's remorse after I ordered it, but now I'm absolutely thrilled that I snagged two bottles of this when I had the chance!

Initially on my wrist, I get a blast of a harsh !LAVENDAR! quickly followed by incense. I detect no specific blackcurrant or amber notes, but this is distinctly "purple" smelling to my nose. The scent doesn't morph on my skin after drydown other than the initial herbal harshness of the lavendar becomes toned down. I really don't detect the cassia, and I usually amp that note. There is no burn, so don't be afraid of this if you tend to get a reaction to cinnamon or cassia. This has a nice long wearability, and after an hour I am getting wafts of dark purple lavendar incense when I move my arm. I really love this, and it's going to be my new bedtime scent. Just beautiful

Ordered a blind bottle in the hopes that it would complement my La Lugubre Gondola, Hesiod's Phoenix, and Implacable Beautiful Tyrant, and I am not disappointed at all! Tested it by rubbing into my hands as a moisturizer, and initially I get the same patchouli as in my beloved Tricksy, followed by the amber and oudh, with a touch of honey. This is a dry smelling scent to me, more similar to La Lugubre and lacks the sweetness of Hesiod's Phoenix, but it will work perfectly as an after shower moisturizer with both of them. I hope they stay up long enough that I can manage another bottle with my next paycheck, since I didn't get a backup in my usual fashion.

I second this for the house! Hesiod's Phoenix. Oh yeah!!! Hesiod's Phoenix is definitely the one. La Lugubre Gondola is my 2nd choice, but Hesiod's is even closer.

I don't care for ozone, snow notes, or most pine, but I decided to go aheade and order a bottle of Skadi unsniffed, because I decided that I needed a wintery scent anyway, and it came with such raves. I am very glad that I got this. It is exactly as described, a wintery pine with berries, and smells just like Christmas should smell. It is also very long-lasting... dries down to a slightly musky winterberry scent. Very very nice, and unlike anything else I own. I won't wear it often, but I will absolutely enjoy wearing it during the holiday season and am so glad that I bought it!

Tart, fruity, and an absolutely lovely fragrance that "feels" like the holidays without being cloying, foody, or resiny. Smells absolutely wonderful when sprayed in my office and has garnered many compliments! This is really nice and should get a lot more attention than it seems to have done so far.

One of my all-time favorite scents from the GC is Blood, so with the notes described in Totentanz, I had to get it, especially with the addition of patchouli . At first application, it does have an initial resemblance to Blood, and there is definitely dragon's blood as the most likely blood note. I also detect the clove, which again resembles Blood. I really don't detect patchouli, but I think that could come out after aging, or maybe it is just present enough to keep this nice and dark, the way I like it. After drydown, the leather comes out to play, but thankfully this is not the chemical leather that I detest. It is fortunately the kind of leather note that warms against your skin, softens, and lets you sink into it like a worn comfy leather chair. This scent is just beautiful and has great throw. It's not for the faint of heart. Now I just have to decide how many backups I need!

Used on skin as an after-shower moisturizer. At first application, this is very strongly scented of caramel apple, and I was immediately reminded of the caramel apple in Creepy perfume. The caramel surprisingly fades fairly quickly, and leaves a beautiful fall apple scent with a smokiness, perhaps the ancient oaks are dry and burning. After about an hour, this has faded to an amazing scent that reminds me strongly of one of my favorite perfumes, Fearful Pleasure! I need multiple bottles of this bath oil, as it is going to layer so beautifully with my other fall apple scents, as well as the caramel scents: Creepy, Lambs Wool, and Fearful Pleasure in particular. If you love those scents, then you definitely need bottles of this bath oil!

Those scents are two of my favorites. The one I found to be the closest to Makhanitis, if you like patchouli, is Urd, in the Excolo line of the GC: Muscadine, black and red patchouli, cereus and nag champa. Urd is more headshoppy than Makhanitis, but I find the wine note very similar. Also, if you don't mind some chocolate, another one I really like is Centzon Totochtin , also a GC in Excolo: The Four Hundred divine rabbits of the Aztec pantheon that preside over parties and drunkenness. Bittersweet Mexican cocoa with rum, red wine, and a scent redolent of sacrificial blood. And another good wine scent is the LE The Zadok Allen Vineyard, which was a Lupercalia scent, but decants show up for sale on the forums fairly often. A deep velvety Cabernet Sauvignon with hints of plum, black cherry, rose petals, coffee bean, and smoky oak. Barrel and bottle aged, with a smooth and spicy hit mid-palate. Hints of Dagon's tarry black incense and clotted blood complete this well-rounded, robust indulgence.

Unfortunately, I spilled my entire decant of Boo... didn't make sure the lid was closed and it leaked all over my kitchen counter, a pile of mail, my purse, and my phone. Only some mail got ruined, but in the cleanup process my purse smells wonderful and I am still wiping oil off my phone case. I had to leave my purse in the car, and now my car also smells of Boo. This is all good (except for the spilling part) because Boo is such a pretty scent. It's sweet vanilla cream, with a cotton/linen tone. Smells just like the perfume, and I definitely need more of this bath oil.

The leaves in this scent are the same ones as in Knock-A-Dolly. This is a darker, smokier version of it, in fact, and very autumnal. I really like this a lot!

Very nice foody scent! The pumpkin is mild but spicy, and there is a hint of chocolate. I don't really get smoke, graham cracker, or marshmallow, but at the same time, this is all well-blended. It's surprisingly soft and fades much quicker than any of my other atmo sprays, even when sprayed on fabric, though it's nice while it lasts.

I was wary of the coffee, as it rarely works on my skin, but this is a warm, chocolate hazelnut and I barely smell the coffee. This feels snuggly and comforting, and when used as an after-shower moisturizer, it layers beautifully with Sylvia. This she-wolf is howling good!

Well, Miss Callidora, I am very delighted to make your acquaintance! Callidora is a dark, thick, fabulous blood and peppery patchouli scented gal. Strong and long-lasting. Neither Bloodbath bath oil or Silkybat hair gloss worked for me, which disappoints me to no end, but at least Callidora and I will be best friends. Multiple bottles.

I was so heartbroken that Shiny Furball didn't work for me, but thankfully Sylvia does. She is a warm, brown, spicy musk, and is a very comforting scent. I once had an amazing dog that was a husky-wolf cross, and Sylvia actually reminds me of her. Multiple bottles for sure.

I am heartbroken that Bloodbath is just not what it should have been on my skin. This has so many notes of win that I was shocked that the rose overpowers everything else. DAMN YOU ROSE, YOU HAVE RUINED WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE PERFECT SCENT! edited after a couple of weeks of aging: I am willing to admit when I might have made a premature decision. Bloodbath still has more floral rose than I would have preferred, but even after only a short time to age it has mellowed into a scent that apparently smells really good on me. I base that upon the myriad of compliments I've received when wearing it. I do layer a touch of Callidora over it, because they seem to crave each other, but Bloodbath is turning into that rare scent with rose that I can wear. I just ordered two full bottles to have on hand once my decant is gone, and I've actually almost used up the decant already!

Damn, I really wanted to love this one. But it's all fir, cedar, and juniper berry, and a sharp fizziness that makes my nose hurt when it wafts around my face (I have long hair.) Shiny Furball is such a fun name and I adore the concept, but this scent just isn't for me. edited a month later: ok, now that my decant has aged a little, I have to rethink my review above. Shiny Furball is still very strong on the cedar and fir, but the fiziness dries down into almost a peppery note. I still get no clove or coconut, of which I am disappoint, but now that we have had a serious freezing spell with snow and ice, I am finding myself turn to this one as the perfect wintery holiday scent. In addition to loving how well it goes with Sylvia and Sudsy She-Wolf, I am loving this with Silent Forest bath oil, and the following perfumes: Black Forest, Gacela of the Dark Death, and Night-Hag Visiting the Lapland Witches. Makes me feel all dark and foresty! I am definitely ordering a full bottle (or more) with my next Trading Post order!

This is going to be a rare situation where I get a different result than OctoberGwen. I adore the Amber & Patchouli hair gloss and had high hopes for Silkybat. At first spray on wet hair, I detect the same sugared notes that are in Spun Sugar Spectre bath oil, minus the caramel. Very sweet and sugary, and where the hell is the patchouli? It finally appeared while blow drying, and is a mild and almost sweet patchouli too. After styling my hair I gave a final mist on the ends. This is where it all goes wrong. This turns into a sharp white scent that shoots straight up into my sinuses in a bad way. Damn you, Silkybat. You and I were supposed to have a grand time together, like those pictures of adorable baby bats in blankets. Instead, you are the sad bat with white - nose syndrome and you're breaking my heart. edited to update after a couple of weeks of aging: I have finally caved in to the Silkybat love. It's still very sugary first, with a soft patchouli to follow and yes, I can smell Spun Sugar Spectre, but the patchouli has finally become more melded into the overall scent. This is a very wearable scent and I have received multiple compliments about how good I smell on days when I am ONLY wearing Silkybat in my hair! How can one resist that! Seriously, this is also a very long-lasting scent in my hair, and it is the patchouli that grounds it and stays in my hair. I bought two full bottles to have on hand after I use up my two decant bottles!

I am one of the major Tricksy Bath Oil hoarders, so I was unbelievably excited to see Tricksy released as a perfume. I immediately ordered two bottles, and we'll have to see how many more I neeeed before it comes down. This is actually sweeter and a little milder than the bath oil, which I use as an after-shower moisturizer. On skin, the honey comes out more in the perfume than in the bath oil. This is absolutely lovely, and if you are a patchouli lover, do not pass go, do not collect $200.00, but spend that $200.00 on Tricksy! Now if only we could convince the Puddin' to make the bath oil and perfume GC.

This is ah-MAY-zing! Exactly as described, patchouli and clove dominant. I need gallons of this. Also, if you love Clemence from the Carnaval Diabolique as I do, make sure you buy this!

Morocco is a scent that I really like, but it fades quickly into nothingness on my skin. I was very interested to try this, and I am so happy that I did! The addition of the pumpkin doesn't overwhelm the scent of Morocco, but for some reason it turns it into the long-lasting vanilla spiced scent I never had before. So this one is a huge win, and I am definitely getting a bottle!