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I got a ton of cologne-y metal from Coin Trick at first, but later got lots of musk and citrus mingling with the metal note. This really does have a glittering quality to it. It smells like a department store type of perfume to me, so if love the Lab's spin on commercial types of scents, this may be up your alley. This one isn't really in my wheelhouse, but I am glad I got a chance to try it.

Media smells like a musky pink floral perfume to me. I believe I am smelling some lotus and white amber in this along with some other floral notes, aldehydes, and some musk. I'm fairly certain about my skin bringing out some lotus and white amber because it is really reminding me of Vaginal Tales of the Nocturnal Palace sans the vanilla and mallow and with aldehydes instead. This is very mainstream, feminine, and pink. I grabbed this decant for my mom to try since she seems to love more commercial-smelling BPAL scents like Ava and 51. I'm not sure she would like Media as much as those, but I am curious to hear her thoughts on this.

I get a lot of apple blossom and chamomile at first from The Norns' Farmhouse, with the other herbs lingering in the background. Even though it is apple blossom listed, I get a decaying apple in a pile of herbs vibe from this at first. Over time, it gets more dusty and woodsy. I love mugwort, but I'm not getting it strongly in this, and I don't get as much of the ashes as I did from The Glass Eye. It ends up being an herbal, almost cologne-like woodsy scent (I think this is the sage combining with the wood?) with a light touch of apple from the apple blossom. I'm glad I got to try this one, but I don't think it is something I would wear.

Glass Eye starts off strong on the frankincense and mugwort on me and stays that way throughout the wet phase of the scent, but then the ash joins in and becomes the dominant note on me for a while, until the grey amber emerges and cozies up to it. I agree with windbourne -- it is the same grey amber note found in The Grey Columns. The frankincense is still present, but it is smoother and not as bold now. After a few hours of wear, there is only the memory of mugwort. I am not sure how to feel about this yet as I enjoyed the mugwort heavy phase and the final morph of the scent, but I wasn't particularly fond of the phase where it is an ash party. I'll probably set this one aside and retest it in a few weeks to see if the mugwort lasts longer.

In the bottle, I get fleshly pumpkin and the funk of the weed, but on my skin, fortunately, I only get the fleshy pumpkin and a hint of pumpkin spice. It stays close to the skin and becomes extremely faint after a few hours of wear, though. This was frimped to me in a swap, otherwise, I would have never tried it. I'm glad I got to do so. Although there are other fleshy pumpkin scents in my collection I'd choose to wear over this one, it is better than I thought it would be.

This is a strong toffee scent that just gets more sickly sweet on me over time. I never got any peanut from this, although it does smell like the toffee part of peanut brittle or like the toffee coating on Crunch 'n Munch. But just as I don't smell any peanut, I don't smell a popcorn note beneath the thick layer of toffee, either. There's also some brown sugariness to it later on in the day that makes it seem more breakfast-y. Although I appreciate gourmands, caramel and toffee scents tend to be too sweet for me, and there's nothing here to cut the sweetness. If you're looking for that sort of scent, though, you should definitely give this one a try.

This features a lightly spiced blackcurrant. It's more perfume-y than gourmand on me, as I don't even get much pie crust or even a pie filling type of vibe from this, and it is not sweet. I think it may contain one of the currants from Eat Me, but mixed with some light spices and no vanilla. I'm glad I got to try this, but I wanted PIE.

This smells delicious! It has the tanginess of the cheesecake swirled with some vanilla buttercream. There's some actual cake behind those notes, but it is not as prominent as the cheesecake and buttercream. My only complaint is that it isn't stronger, but maybe it just needs to be slathered? In any case, the decant is a keeper.

I get strong plastic, the peppery quality found in the Lab's dead leaves note, and lemon-scented cleaner. It's as if someone found a plastic mask in a pile of leaves and thought it would be okay to wear if they just took it home and cleaned it thoroughly. But the chemically lemon scent just serves to make the plastic mask more unsettling. This scent certainly matches its name, but it is not something I'd wear. It was fun to try it, though!

This starts off with a citrus-tinged cologne-like metal note, and then some ozone joins in, making it a fresh, clean sort of scent. The metal note never goes away, but the ozone note increases in strength with wear. This isn't a scent I'd wear, but like others have said, this could be really nice to smell on a guy.

This is all about the sweet beeswax and syrupy brown leather, and I am here for it. I think there may be some vanilla representing the porcelain, too? I don't notice a difference between the atmo and perfume oil versions. It's a must for beeswax lovers.

I love this snek. I let my bottle rest for a week before applying this to my left hand and Psionicist to my right. Psionicist is nice, but the Snake Oil combined with it takes it to a new level. The Snake Oil base seems to bring out Psionicist's white mint and eucalyptus more, and on me, the white mint never disappears, although it becomes lighter as the Snake Oil gains strength and Psionicist's blue musk comes out to play. By the end of the day, the Snake Oil's vanilla has emerged, so that it is mint-infused Snake Oil spices and vanilla on a bed of blue musk. It's a perfect summer snake. If you love Green Tree Viper, you'll probably love this one as well. I'm so happy to have this one in my collection.

2021 version. I was worried when this bottle arrived, because the violet leaf was more prominent than the rose to me, so I let it settle for a week before testing it. That was a smart move, as it was significantly more rose-y after having ample time to recover from mail shock. During the wet phase, it's all about the rose, violet leaf, and gardenia. The violet leaf is still more prominent than I'd like it to be on me (I'm not fond of violet or any of its relatives, and my skin tends to run away with those notes), but still not as strong as it was in the bottle a week prior. It adds a candied violet quality to the rose, and the gardenia helps in the sweetness department as well. Once the scent has been dry for a while, the mallow flower emerges, sweetening the scent further and helping to smooth over the floral notes. The mallow flower adds a marshmallow-like sweetness that isn't full-on-gourmand marshmallow, and I love it. It's sweeter than the floral and mallow combo from De Vos' Unicorn (since the sugared peony paired with the rose in that is not as sweet as the violet leaf and gardenia combining with the rose here, and that one features some white musk that keeps it from being too sweet). It isn't until the end of the day that I get a wisp of frankincense behind the floral mallow, but it really is just a wisp. I'm generally not a fan of resinous florals, and I can definitely say that this is more of a sugary floral scent than a resinous one. I'll be hanging onto my bottle and hoping that the violet leaf does not become more prominent with age, because the rose-y floral mallow phase of this is amazing!

Lilith’s monstrous dragon steed: dragon’s blood resin, patchouli, pomegranate, myrrh, mimosa, cassia, blood musk and smoke. The cassia and dragon's blood are the first notes that leap out at me, followed by the pomegranate and red musk. And then a bit of patchouli and some non-acrid smoke. The cassia is the star on me, so it's making me think of Plunder, but with some fruity musk and incense instead of tea. The dragon's blood in this is much more well-behaved than it usually is on me, though, and seems to be a more incense-y variety than a spicy floral one. I'm glad I got to try this, but I know it is not something I'd reach for. I'd recommend this to someone who was looking for a more incense-y Plunder, though!

Rabbit Moon starts off with a burst of spices on me. I get the cardamom, clove, and nutmeg. The cardamom doesn't last as long as the clove and nutmeg, though. Then the grass joins in, so that it's a spicy grass scent on a bed of musky fur and resins. I wouldn't worry about the gardenia or oudh in this -- neither of these notes jumped out at me, but that could be because I tend to amp spices. This is really nice, but I'm not sure if I need a bottle since I already own two bottles of Spinning on Graves for grassy clove. I'll probably retest this one before it goes down just to be sure, though!

Brood X is a soft scent on me that stays close to the skin. The first notes that leap out at me are the sugar cane (the same one from the Black Amber and Sugar Cane duet), moist roots (so realistic), and hay. I get touches of greenery as the scent shifts between being more sugary and being more earthy. By the end of the day, it has settled into a warmer scent of hazelnut, amber, tree bark, and hay. There really is just a dribble of patchouli here -- it is not a main player. I think this one is nice... I just wish it were a little stronger! I don't think I need to upgrade to a bottle, but I may hold onto my decant to see how it ages.

The Triple Crown starts off strong on the crushed greenery, which remains a main player on me for a while, with touches of stone and patchouli. Over time, my skin brings out the grassy vetiver, and it's the same one found in scents like The Earth Mother and Two Sheep and Two Goats Resting In a Field (so... not the BBQ variety). By the end of the day, it's grassy vetiver dominant, with a swirl of the crushed greenery, stone, and resins lingering in the background. I feel like my skin normally runs away with brown musk, but I really have to hunt for it in this scent. I will be retesting this one in a few weeks to see if that helps bring some of the other notes out (rice milk and vanilla bean, where art thou?). I was really hoping for more stone, but I'm glad it's at least noticeable, even if it's not a main player. But if you're fond of that grassy vetiver note, or have been seeking it out, I recommend giving this one a try.

Lord of the Heavens is a very herbal, woodsy scent. At first, the bright juniper, sage, and hops (which are reminding me of Fuck This Heat) stand out to my nose, but then the warmer notes like the nutmeg, cedar, and a touch of sarsaparilla cozy up to those notes. I adore root beer scents, but the sarsaparilla isn't strong enough to make this a root beer scent on me. It's actually got a dry, yet coniferous desert-y feel to it that I'd put in the same family as Colemanite Phoenix (they smell somewhat similar to my nose, although the only note they have in common is sage, and that one features a different sage note). It gets woodier with wear, so that it ends up being mostly an herbal cedar scent on me by the end of the day. I don't think I need a bottle of this one, but I do think this is nice, and I would recommend it to those looking for a desert scent or something similar to Colemanite Phoenix.

This features the same cuddly black amber from scents like Mars Ultor and Sir Thomas Sharpe, but it's sugared. The sugar cane smells almost bubblegum-like to me in the bottle, but fortunately doesn't go that route on my skin. It's also not the lemony kind of sugar that the Lab sometimes uses, if that's a concern. It's just this wonderful, sugary cuddly amber that would be great on its own or for layering with other scents. I'll be keeping my bottle, and I can't wait to try layering it with some lavender absolute.

White Oakmoss and Lavender starts off being lavender dominant, backed by the white oakmoss. The lavender in this duet is an herbal one. The white oakmoss is definitely lighter than its normal counterpart, allowing the lavender to remain the star of the show for longer than it normally would against the regular oakmoss note (which I amp). Then it becomes a swirl of lavender and oakmoss until the white oakmoss dominates at the end of the day (the lavender hasn't completely disappeared, though). The combo is somewhat cologne-like to my nose. I swear I get a bit of bergamot from the white oakmoss and perhaps a touch of white amber? But maybe I'm just too used to associating oakmoss with chypre, and that's why I'm getting those vibes. It smells rather sophisticated, like something a dapper individual would wear. I would not wear this alone as a daytime scent, but I'd be curious to layer it with something like Antique Lace 2017 and pair it with Le Coucher de la Mariee Hair Gloss, because I bet that combo would work out really well. I will also try using this as a sleep scent and may upgrade to a bottle if I like it for that purpose, but if it doesn't work for sleep, I will be fine with my decant.

There's a big burst of milky dandelion sap and greenery combining with the wild rose at first (which is kind of tart and definitely wild and not the kind of rose you'd find at a florist), and I'm here for it. Then the rose note ends up overtaking the dandelion sap for some time and smelling a little off on me (my skin chemistry has been doing questionable things to some rose scents lately), but eventually it calms down and it is a well-balanced combo of dandelion sap and (a much softer) wild rose again (that's slightly more dandelion sap forward on me). I'll be retesting this in a few weeks to see if I still experience that funky middle phase or not. I'm really enjoying the dandelion sap in this, though, so I would love to see that note pop up more often (preferably in a flormand scent)!

On me, the grey amber is the standout note, bringing to mind scents like Lyonesse and Zorya P, and it is paired with the sophisticated white amber found in scents like Schönperchten and Hohensalzburg Fortress. I am not getting any smoke, just a really lovely, smooth, ambergris-touched pale amber combo. I agree with Missanneshirleyofgg's description of this feeling being like being enveloped in a warm, comforting, and soft... but there's also a coolness to it, like you're bundled up in fluffy fabric and looking up at a clear night sky. If you're a fan of the ambers in any of the blends I mentioned, I think you will love this. It's so pretty. I can see this one being very popular. It will be sought-after once it is no longer available. (You've been warned!)

The aldehyde (which I think may contain ozone and/or white musk) and elder flower are the main players on me at first, although the juniper becomes more prominent over time and ends up being a little stronger than the elder flower after several hours of wear. I only get a touch of cedar. This is in the same scent family as Twenty-One to me, due to the sparkling quality of the aldehyde and the juniper. It's not something I need more of, but it is nice and refreshing.

I got a ton of sweet, almost bubblegum-y pink carnation in the decant, but throughout wear, it mostly smells like clove incense on me, and I'm here for it. Everything is really well-blended, so it is hard to pick out the individual notes, but it all swirls together in a way that is goth af. Of this year's Century Guild scents, I thought Dig would be the one I enjoyed most, but this one is actually my favorite.

This veers into orange children's vitamin on me, sadly. My skin does that with scents with orange in them sometimes, so disregard that if you have a good track record with orange scents! There's the sweet blood orange sweetened further by the heady tuberose, while the neroli adds a bit of tartness to this orange, and it's all on a bed of white musk. There's a sprinkling of black pepper after a few hours of wear, but it is not a main player. Neroli can go cough syrup on me or give me headaches, but it is not a bully here. Although this one doesn't work on me, it's worth a try if you're looking for a super orange-y scent.