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This smells AMAZING! It's definitely one for honey fans. I get a sexy, musky honey infused with ylang ylang and some velvety myrrh. The almond is adding some creaminess to the scent that keeps making me think there's vanilla mingling with the honey when there's not. I haven't deathmatched this with anything, but I think it may share some similarities with O or Formula 57 Massage Oil (the latter does have honey and ylang ylang). This has fantastic throw, too. Ugh, this is swoon-worthy. I feel very lucky that twilighteyes sold me a bottle of this one.
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Strawberry-chunked prosecco.
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Oops. I forgot to review this when it was available, so I retested this again last night for this review. This smells exactly like the description: chunks of strawberry in a glass of prosecco. It doesn't take long for the prosecco note to become the main aspect of the scent on me, and it is on point. It may be one of the most realistic alcohol notes I've come across from the Lab, with its crisp fruitiness and fizz. Alas, my skin does to this what it happens to do to some scents for some reason where something in this goes a little tomato soup-y on me. Wahh. I have no idea what could be causing that. But anyways, if the scent description sounds good to you, definitely give this a try. It was pretty nice until my skin ruined the party!
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This is mostly about the leather and the leaves on me. Leaf and leather... leather and leaf. It is somewhat sharp at first due to these both being very loud notes, leaves being generally sharp on me, and the leather taking some time to settle down into a musky well-worn leather. I get a little cypress behind those two notes, along with some warm cedar, but the patchouli is somehow not very noticeable on my skin (I've tried this twice). There's never any point at which the leather and leaves are not the dominant notes on me, though. It was really nice to get to try this, but the sharpness of the leaves and leather in the beginning and the fact that this is a leather scent without any sweet note means that it is unlikely one that I would end up reaching for. But if you do want some leaves with your leather, look no further!
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Sultry, sticky crimson juice dribbled on bare skin, a flash of teeth, a breathless laugh in the dark.
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I applied this to wet hair yesterday, dry hair today, and did a side-by-side paper towel spritz test with this and Strawberry Moon: Wild Strawberries and Amber HG. This hair gloss smells like a big, red, juicy strawberry! It's sweet and realistic, but not as sweet as Wild Strawberries and Amber HG. I am really glad that it's not candy-like, and it has amazing throw. Seriously, I could smell this after applying it to wet hair (a lot of hair gloss scents fade pretty quickly when applied to wet hair, in my experience), and I've been able to smell it in my dry hair all day. My hair is down to my ass, and I often wear it in a clip, in a bun or ponytail, and today, every time I've taken my hair out of the clip to fix it, I've been greeted with the most amazing whoosh of strawberry goodness. I'm writing this review eight hours in and can still smell it in my hair! This would pair perfectly with any strawberry hair gloss, and I'll definitely will be keeping it in my strawberry HG decant arsenal (along with Wild Strawberries and Amber and Party Tricks). When my decant gets low, I would definitely upgrade this one to a bottle. I love how it's so realistic and has such great staying power.
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Wild Strawberries and Amber.
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Strawberry Moon 2024: Wild Strawberries and Amber Hair Gloss
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I have worn this in my hair many times and have applied it to both wet hair and dry, and today I'm finally reviewing it after deathmatching it with Les Fraises (with a side by side paper towel spritz test -- I do not currently have both strawberry glosses in my hair ). This is really lovely. I had already known that wild strawberries tend to be sweeter than the strawberries most of us are used to, and I could tell when I received my Les Fraises HG decant that it was not quite as sweet as Wild Strawberries and Amber, but the paper towel test still managed to surprise me with just how much Wild Strawberries and Amber is sweeter than Les Fraises. The Wild Strawberries and Amber HG is waaaay sweeter than Les Fraises, like the tiny wild strawberries were super ripe and distilled into a hair gloss. I've never gotten the amber from it in my hair, and I previously wasn't able to detect it on a paper towel test, but now that I have Les Fraises beside it, I am able to isolate the amber -- it's dry and there's just a touch of it in the background. The strawberry has decent throw and hangs around in my hair throughout the day, too. I'm happy I grabbed a decant of this when it was available and will keep it (along with Les Fraises and Party Tricks) to pair with strawberry scents during the summer. -
This features a very sweet, syrupy pumpkin note, kind of like the pumpkin note from the 2013 pumpkin patch scents, but more syrup-y and less spicy. It's backed by what I think may be a powdery sandalwood -- which I'm not really digging with the maple-y pumpkin note. I can smell a champaca-esque incense from the spray cap, but oddly enough, that's not what I smelled when I sprayed this on a paper towel to test it. And there's way more pumpkin than incense, to my nose. This is hella strong, too. I sprayed only one spray on the paper towel and could smell it strongly at my desk without having to reach for the paper towel I sprayed on at all -- although I still did from time to time to see if the scent differed up close. The scent was so strong that I could smell it all day. I think it was fun to get to try this, but this isn't an atmo that I could see myself spraying around my apartment, so I'll frimp someone the mini decant next time I open my swaps/sales page.
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Rice Milk and Mallow.
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Eh, I'm not really feeling this one. The sheer rice milk is more prominent than the mallow, and the mallow has an unexpected soft fruitiness to it and is not a floofy marshmallow scent. I wish I were getting the rice krispie treats that others were getting, but alas. There's a sweetness to it, but it's not as gourmand as I was expecting from the notes. I applied this to wet hair, dry hair, and a paper towel. Sadly, it did not last long in wet hair, but strangely, it also didn't have much throw or staying power when applied to dry hair (I have really long hair that's down to my ass and have tried to smell it in my hair by holding my hair to my nose throughout the day, but it is barely there). There's also a butteriness I get from the paper towel spray test by the end of the day that never appeared in my hair, probably because the scent just didn't stick around as long in my hair to get to that point. I'm glad I didn't go for a bottle of this and won't be keeping the decant.
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Everybody knows their state flower and state animal —but do you know what the official LICHEN of your state is? Ramalina menziesii—the lace or fishnet lichen—is an unusually sexy bundle of algae and fungi. Fashioned into elegant, delicate patterns up to a meter long, it is a nest-making material for birds, a vital food source for California’s deer, and is considered to have sorcerous properties that protect against the ravages of lightning. A pale green filigree: oakmoss, orris absolute, ylang ylang sap, green patchouli, ambergris accord, and sheer vanilla.
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White Tea and Red Ginger.
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Pine needles, licorice root, cypress, king mandarin, roasted chestnut, sage leaf, and bourbon cream.
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I apparently neglected to review this when it was available, so I tested it again last night to finally write a review for this. This starts off with a blast of the pine with a bit of roasted chestnut behind it, but then, the licorice root barrels in like the Kool-Aid Man and becomes the dominant note for a while, backed by the mandarin and evergreens. When it finally disappears, the bourbon cream becomes the dominant note, infused with the mandarin and a touch of the evergreens. The sage wasn't super noticeable to me, but maybe that's because I was too focused on the licorice root, which was indeed very medicinal and unpleasant. I bet I could have appreciate this if it had been licorice-free. If you're not a fan of licorice root, you probably aren't going to like this one.
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I missed out on two decant circles for the LA scents, and a kind forumite sent me a tester of this. Alas, I believe I had a similar experience to that BPALer -- Lace Lichen is very high-pitched on me, and mainly smells like powdery orris and hairspray on me for the first few hours of wear. I think it may be the ylang ylang sap giving off that vibe, but sharpness of the floral reminds me of iris. Over time, the moss starts peeking out and eventually becomes the dominant note, but the orris and the sharp floral note are still present, along with a wee bit of sheer vanilla that is more skin musk-y than sweet and some musky ambergris. I'm glad I got a chance to try this, but this just didn't work on me.
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The innermost or private parts. That heavenly spot where creamy, angel-pink hibiscus petals meet the pale, juicy-green pistil.
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Witches cavort and the Devil stamps his cloven hoot the base of a venerable black walnut tree, the crackle of scorched wood and the fragrant profanation of dry vanilla bean heralds strange heresies.
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Spring’s first lilac branches dunked in 3-year aged Snake Oil.
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I got a decant of this last year and am only reviewing it now, but it's really great. Even my partner enjoys this one. It is mostly a juicy pink peach brightened up by the lemon blossom, which is not soapy whatsoever like the Fleur de Citronnier Hair Gloss. It's all about the peach in the throw, but I can smell the lemon blossom more if I spray it directly on something. I've also used this to scent wool dryer balls for laundry and love using it for that purpose. I love honeysuckle notes and don't really get that from this unless I spray it on a paper towel and inhale deeply, but I'm sure that hint of honeysuckle nectar is in the background, helping to make this smell more magical. I generally don't reach for the peach scents I have often enough, so I started making myself go the decant route with the Dragon Con peach offerings, but this is one where I wish I had just leapt for a bottle. If I ever see one on Etsy, I will have to try to snag it. ETA: Ended up buying a bottle from a forumite who offered me theirs!
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Quoting my review of the original release (which was me reviewing a decant after it had some years of age on it). Since I didn't have a fresh decant of the 2015 version, I can't say how that version compares to the 2024 version when they were both fresh. But I can say that I think that, even with age, they are not the same scent. The oil of the original is a golden yellow, and the oil of the new version is clear. I don't get a marzipan-y vibe from the new one at all, and the new one reminds me of that pink cherry almond soap that's so prevalent in public restrooms and if like, maraschino cherry syrup were infused into some fondant and mixed with that. In its current state, it is nothing like the original -- that one has a lot of white notes, and this one features the unfortunate side of cherry/almond that even I, someone who usually enjoys those notes, can't really jive with. So I'm keeping my decant of the original and destashing my decant of the 2024 release.
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Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing. Wasn’t that a dainty dish To set before the king? A delicacy to be puffed and then passed, dainty as you please: rye puff pastry crust splitting apart to reveal a cacophony of musky wild blackberries stewed in kush-infused butter.
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A toasted slice from the middle of a springy, oaty loaf blessed with a rich green schmear and sprinkled with lemon juice and lavender sea salt.
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File this in the Halloween atmos that I got a decant of, but should have just went for a bottle, because I ended up ordering one anyway. Pumpkin Nut Bread really does smell like a loaf of pumpkin bread studded with walnuts, fresh from the oven! The nuttiness of the walnut is on point, and the pumpkin bread itself is warm, sweet, toasty, buttery, pumpkin-y, and not a cinnabomb (seriously, there's no heavy spices here). It has some great throw, too. I sprayed this on a paper towel to officially review it while working yesterday (but time got away from me), but I could still smell it without even having to hold the paper towel up to my nose throughout the day. This smells delicious and is going to get a lot of use in the autumn.
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Wisteria and White Musk.