Poenari

Disclaimer: I use my bath oils as an after-shower moisturizer for my dry, parched skin. The texture of the oil is smooth enough to apply easily, but it soaks right into the skin without making me feel greasy. I can get dressed shortly after applying and smoothing in the oil without staining or ruining my clothing. When applied, Anthesteria is very much a strong grape/wine scent, but not in a boozy way. For example, I'm not afraid to apply it and get behind the wheel and have to worry about being pulled over if a police officer smelled me. I don't really detect the thyme and oregano, or even the honey, but I think they all blend in to keep the grape from being too sugar-sweet grape Kool-Aid scented. Wine perfume lovers take note: This is the same grape/wine note that is found in three of my favorite perfumes: Urd, Centzon Totochtin, and Makhanitis, so I am a very happy camper! I will have to order a 2nd bottle as a backup before this leaves. Editing on 8/6/11 to add to my original review: Whenever I wear this, I get a ton of compliments. Men and women have literally stopped me in the grocery store aisles to ask about my wonderful scent! So now I'm really regretting that I didn't buy a backup bottle.

I've never tried Glowing Vulva perfume, so I can't make a comparison. However, when I first sniffed this from the bottle, I was afraid that I had made a mistake in ordering it, because the cream was very prominent in a slightly soured way. I detest the taste and smell of actual milk and cream, and they always smell sour to me. Disclaimer: I use my bath oils as an after-shower moisturizer for my dry, parched skin. The texture of the oil is smooth enough to apply easily, but it soaks right into the skin without making me feel greasy. I can get dressed shortly after applying and smoothing in the oil without staining or ruining my clothing. I adore the Post's bath oils and also know that you can't assume that Beth's scents will be exactly what your nose detects in the bottle. I applied some oil to my arm to test it further, and the sour cream note quickly faded. So I I took a leap of faith and did what I always do: hopped into the shower, then toweled off and applied this all over as an after-shower moisturizer. The cream note softens and the teak comes out very strongly on my skin, followed by a slight spice, which is how amber often turns on my skin. I don't get the lotus itself, but the overall effect of this is absolutely beautiful and I am very pleased with it. It's also wonderful layered with Man With Phallus Head. But of course, why wouldn't it be?!

I wore this for the first time yesterday. I don't know why I didn't try it last year, because I adore Snake Oil, and the other honey blends I've tried so far have been good. This is the perfect blend of the two, mostly a sweetened version of Snake Oil, and it lasts and lasts. It was still going strong when I went to bed. I love it so much that I ordered a backup bottle right away.

Death of Autumn has always been my most fall-like scent, but it's gotten even smokier as it has aged.

I can't believe that I never reviewed this scent. I know that I commented about it in the "I Love This Scent" and the "Receiving Compliments" threads! I love every single note in this scent, and together they are blended into the best pumpkin scent ever! Yes, it's a dark, spicy pumpkin scent, and I get tons of compliments whenever I wear it. So happy I ordered two bottles when it was live.

I bought a bottle of this right away when it went live because I adore red musk blends, so when I first wore it, I was disappointed that I was not as in love with Mircalla as I thought I would be. So I set her aside, but recently decided to give her another try. I've been on a red musk kick lately and alternating all of my various red musk scents. OMG after aging, this has shot up to become one of my favorite red musk blends! The clove is just beautiful and the red musk has deepened, as has the vanilla. All together, Mircalla is fabulous, and now I'm sorry that I didn't buy a backup bottle to age at the same time. edited for spelling Edited years later because I ended up buying 4 bottles of Mircalla when she went up on Etsy. It's become one of my very favorite scents!

At first, I get a "hit" of vetiver but it is so fleeting that it immediately fades into the dirt scent. It is quickly followed by a spicy chocolate wine scent, almost the notes in my beloved Centzon Totochtin. In fact another one of my favorites is The Premature Burial. Aha! If Centzon Totochtin and The Premature Burial got married, their daughter would be named Penny Dreadful.

Just the softest woodsy, spicy musk. It stays very soft and close to the skin. I finally "get" what people mean by a skin scent. I like it and will use up my imp, but I prefer my scents to be more noticeable.

This was a lab frimp. I really don't care for many floral scents at all and rose really hates me. However, frangipani is another name for plumeria, and plumeria is the one floral that I adore. It reminds me of my trip to Hawaii many years ago. So despite all of the other floral notes listed, I took a chance and tried it on just because of the frangipani. Fortunately, it comes out strongly on my skin, and isn't drowned out by the rose or tuberose, and even the jasmine is somewhat complimentary on me. Bottom line, it's decent enough that I will wear this imp in the summer and use it up, but won't order more.

Unfortunately, this has an initial burst of leather followed by sweet sweet floral. Leather hates me, and I don't get any of the wine. This isn't for me.

Initially, I could detect the mint, but only as a mild menthol note, and it quickly faded. What I really get from this is Snake Oil with a strong shot of champaca. I love this and am ordering a backup bottle right away!

I think that The Death of Sardanapal and The Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil (Salon blends) are both a bit similar in feel to Red Lantern. Snake Charmer layered with Red Lantern is gorgeous. And I've never personally tried it, but I could see Goblin's sweet coconut and darker tones working well with RL. Milk Chocolate, Raw Ginger, and Butterscotch would add more of the spiced caramel scent... Thanks! You've given me some good ideas, and I have Snake Charmer and Goblin. Now I just have to place an order for the Red Lantern spray, along with a few othe Post goodies.

I'm really excited to see how Red Lantern atmo spray compares to the Red Lantern perfume, but I would also love to get some recs for other perfumes that it will compliment. I like to spray my atmo sprays on a neck scarf or just a spritz above the top of my head so it barely drifts onto my hair. I'm just not sure what else will go with Red Lantern. Anyone?

LOVE this! Awesome feature, and I can't wait to get started. Importing reviews is very helpful. Thank you for providing this!

Staying home tonight with hubby and watching Jim Carrey/Disney 's "A Christmas Carol", after I slathered Snake Oil bath oil as an after-shower moisturizer followed by aged Snake Oil from 2006. Snake Oil smells like warm spicy vanilla and is perfect for the end to the holidays (as well as any other days .)

hackess, I love your spreadsheet and use it to keep my own updated. I just noticed something while making notes on my sheet- I can't find the last Dark Del Four Horrid Novels series: Horrid Mysteries, Clermont, Mysterious Warning, and Midnight Bell on it. I don't see it on your spreadsheet either, but my computer is acting up and my Excel search isn't working properly. (edited because I'll PM hackess about this in case she doesn't see it here, but if anyone else wants to manually add those scents to their own sheet in the meantime, they can)

Since you like dragon's blood I would definitely recommend Bloodlust. Yes, it also lists patchouli, and I do love patchouli, but on me it's all dragon's blood and vetiver. Very dark scent, though.

Fearful Pleasure and my Trick '10 babydoll tee!

I am one of those who continues to try the Samhain perfume each year, because it ought to be a holy grail scent for me but somehow comes up short. I never get the pumpkin or apple, just the fir and woods with spices. It's not bad, just not perfect. That's why I passed on getting Samhain Atmo Spray the last time it was offered. But being an eternal optimist, I decided that this year I would get the Samhain Atmo Spray, because I thought, maybe I will get some pumpkins and apples from the room spray. Well, at first spray "maybe" was all. That being said, the Samhain room spray is definitely autumn in a bottle, and it's going to work out much better than I thought at first! I have last year's Knock-A-Dolly for sharp fall leaves and spices, and comparing them, Samhain is definitely a sweeter spicy fall scent. Also by comparing them, I finally detect the apple. I am definitely glad I bought a bottle. edited: now that I've had a chance to use this several times at home, and brought it to work to spray my office, I can definitely detect apple first with all the other spices and notes listed. I sprayed my desk chair, and several days later I can still detect it. Several co-workers who have walked past my office have stopped and said that my office smells wonderful. A little goes a long way, so my bottle should last for many Halloweens to come. Those who love the perfume are really missing out on something wonderful if you don't snag a bottle of this while it's available!

This is definitely full-on patchouli, but I do not at all get the "head-shop" or "dirty hippie" feeling (not that there's anything wrong with that! ) It's a very woody patchouli, outdoorsy, with almost a pine note at first, but which fades into a smooth patchouli, probably helped by the honey. This oil is much thicker than my other Trading Post bath oils, but it still spreads easily and smoothly and soaks right into the skin. (I use my bath oils as an after-shower moisturizer.) The ingredients list is in very fine print, and even with my reading glasses I'm having a hard time making it out, but for those who dislike mineral oil I don't see it listed as an ingredient on this one. However, don't hold me to that, because I can haz bad eyesight. I'm very happy I ordered a backup bottle, as I can see that this will layer perfectly with so many of my perfumes!

Centzon Totochtin! Bittersweet Mexican cocoa with rum, red wine, and a scent redolent of sacrificial blood. Even though red musk isn't listed specifically as one of the notes, I think it's part of the blood component. I love Midnight Kiss, and found that Centzon Totochtin has a very similar feeling to that. It's in Excolo, and it ages so beautifully I have a backup bottle stashed away to age. The bottle I'm wearing is from 2006, and the boozy notes from the rum and red wine have smoothed out and it's all very well blended. Also, it sounds like your tastes have changed, if you now like Smut and Mme. Moriarty, so if you can find Midnight Kiss I'd retry it, too.

In the bottle and at first on my skin, this is overwhelmingly cherry-almond. In fact, sniffing it from the bottle made my nose twitch (not in a good way) but I know that you have to apply the scents to truly experience them. So at first on my skin, there was a strong maraschino cherry mingled with the almond, but I am surprised at how quickly it softens and fades to something wearable. Then after drydown, all of a sudden there was this beautiful scent that is exactly like a cherry tobacco that my husband used to smoke in a pipe when I first met him! I know there are no tobacco notes listed, and no one else has mentioned this, but I swear it was the perfect cherry pipe tobacco scent. It stayed that way on my skin until the scent completely faded. The overall scent is not long-lasting, and after the initial burst it doesn't have a strong throw, but it was beautiful while it lasted. I am definitely keeping my bottle.

Espresso, pumpkin syrup, smoky vanilla bean, milk, raw sugar, and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. When I first tried my decant, I got such a strong COFFEE!! note that I thought this wouldn't work at all, because there was nothing else and the coffee almost gave me a headache, it was so strong. I'm glad I waited it out because my first instinct was to wash it off. But after the drydown the spicy cinnamon pumpkin latte is really there. It dries down to a creamy spicy pumpkin latte, just as the name says. I don't think I'll wear it enough to warrant a bottle, but this is a really nice fall scent for the coffee lovers. Don't be afraid of the initial coffee burst, because its not strong enough after the drydown to scare off those who want a creamier coffee blend.

This is a very "green" scent, much more than I expected. Light citrus, mint, and pine- all just wisps over the musk. In many ways it reminds me of the forum-only F5 from a few years ago. Not at all a frightening howl, but a decant is plenty for me.

I decided to order some bottles of Halloweenies unsniffed, based on notes I love but with hope of finding scents that are more wearable in the 90 degree heat we're still having. Blue Pumpkin Floss sounds like the perfect scent for that! I Iove pumpkin and blackberries, but all I really got from a skin-test was pumpkin and red hots! After about an hour, there was a strange unpleasant undertone that I can't identify, as the red hots faded. I never did get the blue-ness. I'm going to wait a few days for this bottle to rest from travelling and try it again before giving up. If anything changes, I'll edit my review.