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2008 version. Cool, mint-tinged ozone, a pale variety of frankincense that has a bit of an orange-y aspect to it, and just a smidge of smoke. These are the notes that I get from this at first. The cool ozone, which doesn't smell soapy in this one, is present throughout, but the white amber note gains strength over time and ends up joining it as one of the dominant notes, with just a touch of violet leaf. I liked this one more than I thought I would from the list of notes. I probably won't hang on to it, since there are a few other white amber scents in my collection that I'd reach for over this one, but it is a nice, light, cool resinous scent.

This starts off as gunpowder, patchouli, and herbs on me, with a bit of hay. But the hay note increases in strength with wear, and the gunpowder fades, so that in the end, it is mostly a warm hay scent with touches of patchouli, herbs, and wood. However, the herbs smell somewhat soapy on me. I'm glad I got to try this, but I know I wouldn't reach for it over other hay scents (like Eastern Comma or Hay Moon 2020).

I got tobacco, blueberry, and khus right out of the gate, with touches of florals and coconut amber. The tobacco and khus gain strength over time and end up completely dominating the other notes after several hours of wear. It becomes especially strong on the grassy khus, but the smoky tobacco isn't far behind. This was a lot darker than I expected it to be from the notes. It's not for me, due to the prominence of the vetiver (khus) and the type of tobacco involved, but it was nice to be able to try it.

This one is super sweet! It's all about the rum (which reminds me of buttered rum candies at first) on me, which becomes stickier overtime thanks to the butterscotch joining along side it. And it lasts! I never really got the creaminess of the cheesecake note, sadly, but I did get something that smelled a little odd in the background. I'm glad I got to try this one, since it is a Lilith scent, but like Lucchesa, I feel it is a little too sticky sweet.

I'm so glad I blind bottled Dragon Slide. It features Lick It's peppermint candy, accompanied by some white chocolate (it's definitely white chocolate and not a milk or dark chocolate to my nose) and birthday cake ice cream. The mint is prominent, but not bracing -- it has a cooling effect, but it doesn't burn. The sprinklecake ice cream is stronger on me than the white chocolate, making it a creamy, cake-y minty scent that I'd probably put in the same mint family as Snowblind (the atmo, not the perfume oil, which smells entirely different to me -- the atmo has a rice krispie/yellow cake feel to it that I love). In other words, it's amazing. If you love the Lab's mint scents, you need this one in your life.

In the bottle, I mostly get the mint chip ice cream, with the green tea mochi lingering in the background. In my hair, it's a different story. The green tea mochi is far more prominent than it was in the bottle, so that I get the creamy mint ice cream along with the green tea mochi note. The green tea aspect leans more toward the fresh type of green tea note you find in perfumes and isn't like steeped green tea or matcha, but it has the added gummy, candy-like quality of the mochi note. (If you've tried Astrid's Green Tea Mochi, it's like that.) Curiously enough, I don't get much chocolate from this in my hair, even though it is very noticeable in the bottle, so if you already have something like Peppermint Cocoa Hair Gloss and are wondering if these would be too similar (like I did), I am happy to report that they don't smell very similar at all, and that you would be able to get away with owning both. You definitely have to like green tea notes to appreciate this one, though. (Fortunately, I do!) The green tea mochi ends up dominating on me after a few hours, but I can still smell the creamy mint ice cream note behind it -- it's just not as strong as it was initially, but that tends to be the case with the minty hair glosses. (That said, I do think the mint lingers more than it does in the Lick It or Peppermint Cocoa hair glosses.) I'm glad my favorite Wench has a new scent, and I'm happy to own a bottle.

2020 version. Me the day the Weenies were released: I passed this up in 2016 (that entire Weenie update, actually) and I don't need another apple scent, but I should get a decant, right? Me, upon finding out that this was not going to be in the Weenie circle I joined: Well, Soupy Twist really sang this one's praises, maybe I should just blind bottle it and hope it works out? Me, after testing the bottle: This is one sexy apple, and I would have been foolish to resist its charms. I used to have the NYCC exclusive Honeyed Apple Bath Oil, which I used up a while ago, so I am not able to compare the two, but I think this one smells different. This features a crisp apple note and some perfumey honey that just melds with the skin and gets better with wear as the hours go by. I agree with feyofthefellwood's description of the two notes dancing around each other. They intertwine so beautifully, it's hard to resist sniffing yourself throughout the day. I thought A Cozy Apple and an Apple Cider would be the apple hit of my order, but you know what? It was Honeyed Apple, hands down.

I am not familiar with tulsi and mitti attar, but the notes had me intrigued, so I'm glad I got a chance to try this after all! This starts off what I believe is mostly the mitti and tulsi on me -- it does have a clay type of scent to it (not that I would be a good judge of that, not being someone that works with it), and the tulsi just adds a cool, green, herbal touch to the scent. It gets drier over time as the white sandalwood becomes more pronounced and eventually comes the dominant note on me. It's smooth and meditative, and something I'm glad I got to experience, but I know I wouldn't reach for this because it ends up being too heavy on the white sandalwood for me. But I would definitely be interested in trying more scents with tulsi or mitti paired with other notes if they pop up in the future.

This is 99% honey with just a hint of salt that's fleeting. I get zero biscuit from this. My boyfriend thinks it smells like Germany, because when we were traveling around Germany at this time last year, I had packed bottles of Luvmilk's Kitsune Royalty shampoo and conditioner for us to use on the trip. And now anything with that honey note reminds him of Germany. This is all about that sparkling, floral honey. I just wish I got some of the biscuit.

A Cozy Apple and an Apple Cider is very much the Weenie counterpart to You are Not Alone from the Lilith update. There's the freshly laundered sweater note (the hoodie note is the same from You are Not Alone), but instead of a dribble of lavender and paperback pages, you get just a touch of apple cider. The good news? If you have sensitive skin, there is so little spiced apple cider here that it shouldn't be an issue (the same cannot be said of Single Note: Apple Cider, which did burn my skin and ended up getting gifted to a friend that adores spice scents). The bad news? I was really hoping for more apple cider than just a dribble! But maybe it will come out more with age, so I'm going to set it aside and find out. At the moment, it smells a lot cleaner than I expected it to be, though.

Oh hai there, Golden Champa Attar SN. That's what I'm getting for the smoke note in this. It's a smooth resinous champaca, and it doesn't smell like nag champa incense. It's joined by a touch of cognac, but I don't get much else. The lavender never showed up on me, sadly. It also reminds me of House of Unquenchable Fire Atmo. This is pleasant, but not something I need a bottle of, fortunately (thank goodness, as there are several more scents I'd like to order bottles of from the Lilith update). I was hoping the lavender and cognac would be more prominent. I am thrilled I got to try this though!

At first, I thought this was a nice, cherry-infused booze. But it got so much stronger and so cloying as time went on that I realized that there was a wine note, and I was amping the hell out of it, as my skin chemistry is prone to do. It goes from tolerable to wanting to get away from it, so perhaps it is fitting for a Drunk Uncle after all?

This decant must be really aged, because the orange blossom, while the star of this blend, it much more subdued than it usually is on me. It makes me think of the orange blossom equivalent of rosewater, because it is tamer than straight up orange blossom. And somehow, there's a creaminess to the scent, too. The patchouli is very soft in this one, and it helps to ground the scent. I also feel like there's a touch of spice here, behind these notes? Although I doubt I'd reach for this, this is much more pleasant than I thought it would be. Probably one of the best orange blossom scents I've tried from the Lab, along with Vixen, because the orange blossom is so much smoother in this than in most scents.

I am reviewing this for the scent rather than its purpose, as I have been successfully avoiding doomscrolling after election week. I told myself that it wouldn't do me any good to constantly worry about things out of my control, so I stopped listening to political podcasts and have barely been on Twitter. Doomscroll Blocker is all about that citrus. The neroli is one of the main players, but it isn't as sharp or bitter as it normally is thanks to the sweet orange melding with it and helping to smooth it over. I get some lemon and bergamot in the background, and a touch of lavender and basil that are more noticeable after it has been on the skin for a few hours, giving the scent a clean feel. Scent-wise, it's not something I'd wear, but I could see this bright scent shaking someone out of their doomscrolling and making them feel more positive.

I love citrus, I love French lavender, and I like juniper, so I was really looking forward to this. But sometimes mandarin just turns to soap on me, and that is the case here. I get strong, soapy mandarin, backed by the lavender and juniper, which just takes the scent more into soap territory. Over time, the mandarin retains its soapiness but also manages to smell like an orange children's vitamin on me. Epic skin chemistry fail, sadly.

I was expecting this to be a really dry scent, or something like I Wish I Were Your Mirror, but less complex and without the lily water. But it is not dry at all. I get a blast of cardamom at first, but once that calms down, the fresh, watery papyrus steals the show. It actually smells kind of aquatic, but it's creamier than an aquatic would be on me (no cream note -- I just don't know how to adequately describe it without that word). There's a bit of balsam in the background, hanging out with the ghost of cardamom. This is a pleasant clean scent. It's probably not something I'd choose to wear (I preferred it when the cardamom was stronger), but I'm glad I got to try it (it certainly helps to isolate the Lab's papyrus note!).

A shock in a jock: the perfect drag king cologne. Black leather and a snap of ozone. I tested this one twice at Drag Con. This one is strong on the black leather at first, backed by the ozone. After it has settled for a while, it becomes an ozone-y, leather-y cologne. I enjoyed that phase of the scent the most, when the leather wasn't as intense. I did not end up grabbing a bottle of this one, because I tend to prefer my leather with something sweet (like vanilla or tonka), but I think fans of the Lab's leather scents will not be disappointed.

Whoa, that is some strawberry candy! The blue cotton candy and marshmallow just add more sweetness (and a bit of creaminess, in the case with the marshmallow). Sadly, something in this is somewhat plastic-y on me. Not sure if it is the strawberry or the sprinkles. I also get what Deceitfuldescender says about this having a blue raspberry blow pop vibe. I'm not big on strawberry, but those that are into that note and candy scents should check this one out. Alas, it is not for me, but it was fun to get to try it.

When I spray this, I get fig, sweet oak, and a touch of silk. But on the paper towel I sprayed this on for a test, I also get a lot of the silk and a nice vanilla along with it. The bamboo adds a green quality to the scent. Sophisticated, indeed! I'm not big on fig scents, but this one is quite nice.

Lilith has several blankies that mean the world to her, and this is one of them. She’s had it since she was a baby, and she still sleeps with it every night. This blankie has been all over the US, has been to innumerable conventions, and has visited Paris, London, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Salzburg, and Berlin. This blankie has been a comfort in sorrow and a companion in joy. It has been clutched in laughter and has been succor in illness. This blanket has seen thousands upon thousands of dreams. May it always keep you warm, safe, and happy, Lilith. French lavender, skin musk, and a drop of rose water. I retrieved this from the mailbox around 1 PM and am testing it 9 hours later. I normally give a scent at least an entire day to settle before testing it, if not more, so I will amend my review if my experience is different when I try this tomorrow. In the bottle, Blue Blankie is a blast of strong French lavender. I can smell the rose water in the background, and then the skin musk. I bought this to use as a sleep scent, and just from the bottle, I have to say that I can’t imagine using it for another purpose. This is no daytime lavender. Wet: The French lavender dominates, but I am getting a lot more of the rose water and skin musk on my skin than I did from the bottle. The rose water is fresh and tart and makes me think of pink roses. It’s becoming stronger as it sits on my skin. It’s like Lilith’s lavender + TAL Nocturne, only not as strong on the rose. Dry: I was worried that the rose water would take over at one point (it definitely feels like more than a drop on me), but this ends up being pretty even on the lavender and rose water once dry. The skin musk comes out more over time, so that after a few hours, it ends up being a skin musk infused with rose water and what remains of the lavender. It’s cozy and comforting. Verdict: I leapt for a bottle of this one because I adore lavender and thought it would make a nice sleep scent. I will be keeping my bottle and using it for that purpose, but I don’t think that a back-up bottle will be necessary.

This one is all about the carnation chypre on me. I'm not surprised, since I amp carnation and oakmoss. The ylang ylang cozies up to the carnation chypre for a while. The scent has massive throw during this stage and makes me think of more classic perfumes. Eventually, the oakmoss in the chypre becomes the dominant note, swirled with the carnation and a bit of benzoin. I was here for the pink vanilla, but alas, I didn't get any of that on my skin. If carnation chypre sounds good to you, though, you should be pleased with this.

This smells like a honeycrisp apple backed by some smooth cedar. I never got any honeycomb. I think I caught a whiff of the jasmine at the end of the day, but it was so faint by that point that I couldn't be sure. The cedar becomes more prominent with wear, but it never manages to overtake the crisp apple. The apple in this is really nice, but I wish the other notes had shown up on me!

This starts off as rose and clove before becoming rose, rose, rose. This does not feature any of the sweet roses found in Two, Five and Seven, and the red rose notes in this aren't as bold as the rose in Peacock Queen. I feel like my skin is bringing forth more of the tea rose and white rose than the other rose notes. At the end of the day, I can smell some tobacco mingling with the rose notes, but there is no more clove to be found. I'll be hanging on to my decant because this is Mad Tea Party-adjacent, but I wish I were getting more clove from this one (I really liked that clove blast when it was first applied). I'm going to try layering it with Sweet Clove SN and see how that goes.

Fir, leather, and cedar are the standout notes on me at first, before the leather overtakes the tree notes. It reigns for some time, and at one point becomes a little too much for me with the sharp steel note, but eventually, it calms down, leaving behind one of the glorious golden ambers from Pa-Pow Hair Gloss. I agree with those that have said that this would be right at home in the RPG collection. I really enjoyed the beginning and final phases of this scent, but I'm a little iffy on the leather/steel phase. I'm going to have to retest this one and see if I'm able to avoid the leather and steel phase after it has had more time to settle (and hopefully get some of the rosin)!

This one is... way more buttery than I thought it would be. It's all about the buttery cream and caramel. It kind of reminds me of the buttermilk in White Larry, actually. The sandalwood is confined to a background role throughout wear, unable to compete with the buttery cream note. I can only smell it if I inhale really deeply and look for it -- otherwise, I would not know it was there. This is too buttery for me, sadly.