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I tested this twice (by spraying it on a paper towel), but I neglected to write a review after each of those times, and I no longer have the decant, so this review is just going by memory. I was curious about this one because of the ancient tomes in the description. And at first, when initially sprayed, I do smell leather and what I think is a dribble of beeswax. But then the scent is made more like a gentleman's club with the entrance of the tobacco, bourbon, and cologne, and it ends up being the cologne that dominates in the end. The description for this one is pretty accurate, but if you are mostly hoping for old books, you will probably be disappointed. If you're looking for a really manly atmo, though? This one is for you.

In the vial, I smell the incense and yellowed books. On me, I get a dark, sharp, woody note, which I think may be a dark myrrh or oak, along with some cologne. It softens after a minute and becomes more like an incense-y cologne scent over the pages of old books. After a while, the bay rum emerges and ends up becoming the dominant note, with a faint trail of incense lurking behind. Not bad, but I wish the parchment note had decided to stick around, as that's what I was here for. I think this would smell great on a guy, though.

This is a clean, green, cologne-y, somewhat salty aquatic. I don't get anything rubbery at all from this, fortunately. It gets more soapy on me over time, as aquatics are wont to do, but if you're an aquatic fan, don't let the description scare you away. It's not scary at all!

2019 version. Description for 2019 version: German fir and forest herbs, incense and bonfire smoke, broom straw, and the wet, glimmering scent of skin warmed by dance. Note: I have not tried the previous versions. In the vial: Somewhat salty skin musk, herbs, and a wisp of bonfire smoke. Wet: It's mostly salty skin musk, incense, and herbs with a tinge of smoke. As it sits on my skin, the bonfire smoke note gains strength, but it doesn't make the scent too smoky. Dry: Mostly salty skin musk and incense, with hints of smoke, fir, and herbs. Verdict: I was really hoping to get more fir from this. It reminds me of The Standing Stone at Pendle Hill Atmo due to the salt and incense notes, although this one is more musky. If you're looking for a salty incense scent, this should be up your alley.

This smells like a heavy, golden resin, but I agree that it has a cologne-y vibe to it. I think it's a sharp wood note. It has been ages since I smelled it, but I think it may contain a note found in Lush's Icon? It gets earthier (it's very patchouli-like) and slightly smoky with wear, which I think may be due to the same copal note found in Greed. If I had to guess as to which notes this contained, I'd guess copal, oak, and possibly a dark myrrh. Or maybe a metallic note made it so sharp in the beginning? It's strong, too. I tried to wash it off, but it would not budge. El Dorado is too sharp on me in the beginning, and too earthy for me later on, so it is not for me, but I am glad a lovely BPALista gave me some to try to help me in my quest to try the GC.

I smell crushed grass, fir needles, and the salt-and-incense-filled air. I agree with torikitty: this is much lighter than the description would leave one to believe! The salty air note ends up being the most prominent note after this has been sprayed on something for a while, and it's a nice, salty, green scent. This will join the 4ml sprayers I have at my desk at work. It's a fresh scent that will be great for pretending you're outside, in a place where there's grass and trees, and the sea is not far away.

In the decant, I get lots of aftershave, backed by a bit of brimstone and musk. On me, the aftershave and musk are the stars of the show at first, with just a hint of brimstone, but then the aftershave calms down, the brimstone goes away, and it's mostly a dark or black musk scent on me (it reminds me of the musk in Haunted). The musk remains the dominant note on me after a few hours of wear, backed by some aftershave, which seems to have regained some of its footing. I never got anything that made me think of a candy wrapper, though! When I tried this at Drag Con last year, it was all aftershave on me, so I am glad I gave it a proper test outside of a con setting. It's not something I'd wear, but I was really curious about that cat note, and it showed up for me this time! This would be good for someone who wants a musky cologne scent, or Haunted plus some aftershave.

In the vial, I smell fruity woods and some Snake Oil. On me, I get Phantom Calliope's cherry and cinnamon, Snake Oil's woods, Xanthe's guava, and some of Mme. Moriarty's plum. It's primarily fruity on me during the wet stage, and remains that way for a while, but I get more Snake Oil with wear, and after a few hours, I mostly get Snake Oil's spices and vanilla mixed with fruit. After several hours, it's Snake Oil spices and what might be moss and herbs? It's hard to pick things out by this point. This ended up being more pleasant and wearable than I expected it to be (moreso than Lab Rat, actually)! I'm going to hang on to my decant.

In the vial, I get mossy grapefruit berry dirt. On me, the pink grapefruit note takes the center stage, backed by the dirt and moss. Then the overripe blackberry note gains strength, and it really does smell like overripe berries coated with dirt. After a few hours, the moss is the star of the show, backed by the overripe blackberry and dirt. I was afraid of the rotting coffin wood, rusting coffin nails, and decomposing organic matter in the description. But it is actually the overripe blackberry note in this that makes it not for me. If only it were blackberry free, because I actually liked the blast of grapefruit with the dirt in the beginning!

In the decant, I smell the orange peel, honey, ale, and goat's milk. On me, the bitter orange peel and goat's milk are the first notes that leap out, followed by a light honey. The orange peel is so bitter that it makes me think of neroli. Fortunately, the honey gains strength and helps smooth it over. In the end, it's strong on the buttery goat's milk, which is sweetened by the honey, and contains traces of the orange peel, ale, and just a tinge of red currant. I feel like I normally amp currant, so I am surprised that it's so quiet on me here. I can smell the silvery musk in the background, behind the goat's milk. While I enjoy where this one ends up, I was not a fan of the bitter, neroli-like orange peel opening, so I don't think I'll hold on to my decant. I know I'd rather reach for My Baby and a Baby Goat for my goat's milk and honey fix. I do think this is nice once the orange peel calms down, though!

In the vial, I smell the holy water, backed by some light woods. On me, the holy water and olive wood are the first notes that stand out to me, and then the clove husk joins in and becomes quite prominent really fast. The brown musk is the next to join the party and quickly becomes one of the main players as well. It ends up being a light, watery brown musk scent backed by the woods and a tinge of clove. After a few hours, it's mostly brown musk backed by woods (the frankincense is more noticeable behind the olive wood at this point). This is in the same scent family as The Small Brown Cat, but I already have a bottle of that one and like it more, so I don't need to hold on to my decant of this one. But if you're looking for a hairball-free, woody brown musk, this one is for you.

I mainly wanted to try this because it was a cat scent. I thought for sure the red musk would amp and this would be intensely fruity red musk on me. I was wrong. The almond, cherry, and dried mango pulp are the notes that stand out to me at first, but the tonka and amber join in later and end up becoming main players along with the cherry and dried mango (it definitely smells dried), adding a creamy warmth to the scent. The red musk isn't a bully at all, and I do get what tmichele means by saying it has a bit of a red Starburst vibe to it. I'm going to keep my decant and try pairing this with Pa-Pow HG! ETA: The rooibos becomes noticeable after a few hours!

This features a mildly spiced, coppery blood musk with the addition of lemon. The blood musk is far more prominent than the lemon on me, though. I had to try this because of the name and the artwork, but the blood musk is too strong for me.

This is a fresh, clean, floral fragrance. In the decant, I smell the white tea, followed by the pink clover, the ectoplasm, and then the white amber, with some musk in the background. The astringent white tea note dominates at first, backed by the pink clover, and a dash of ectoplasm, but the skin musk in the background smooths things over. The white amber note emerges after a few minutes and gains strength over time, but the white tea remains the dominant note on me. This is pleasant, but not something I'd probably reach for over other scents in that category in my collection. It does make me want to try something with pink clover in it again, though, perhaps paired with something sweet.

I agree with the lavender laundry reviews. Ganeida features a lavender that almost seems like it has been iced to me. I mean, there's no cooling effect, but it makes me thinks of a salty, clean, aquatic lavender. I tested this twice, and I wasn't able to identify the herbs in this either time, but I will say that it gets more herbal with wear, and I don't get much honey from this at all. Even though I am a lavender fiend, I don't feel the need to upgrade to a bottle of this one, but I think I'll hang on to my decant.

Street Mattress smells much cleaner than its name implies. It's a floral (I believe it is orris, but that may be due to the baby powder association) baby powder and cotton scent. I have no idea what ribgrass, spurge, and nutgrass smell like, so I can't comment on those, and I don't get much rusty coil (fortunately). I wanted to try this due to the dandelion sap note and the humor, but I wasn't able to detect the dandelion sap. Fans of clean, yet powdery scents (and those who would like to weird guests out by having a bottle of Street Mattress in their bathroom) should have some of this in their life.

Galerie des Glaces wasn't initially on my radar due to its vague description. But the reviews had me curious, and when the down date was extended, I decided to pick up a leftover decant. I am glad I did. This is a sparkling amber scent, accompanied by a cool (but not cold) glassy note (how does Beth make it actually smell glassy?!), and a pale (but not white) musk. I think there might be a smooth, white floral note at play here as well, and perhaps a touch of citrus. It's a very classy, perfume-y sort of perfume, so if you're a fan of when Beth takes something that smells somewhat more accessible or mainstream and puts her own spin on it, you'll want to try this one. I have tried this three days in a row, and I keep debating a bottle. It's alluring, but I just don't know how often I'd reach for it. I detected it on my skin the next morning, and it seems to be sweeter, while retaining its sparkliness (which I'd put in the same family as Ava). I prefer this to Alleviate the Frenzy, which has been getting more attention and also contains a sparkly amber note, because I like the glassy quality in this more than Frenzy's peach musk. I bet a lot of people would love this if they decided to try it.

I get bright, slushy snow and Snake Oil from this, on me and in the vial. The sleet is the main player at first, with the Snake Oil coming out more with wear. I am team sweet snow note, so I was mainly just trying this out of curiosity, but I have a friend that adores snow notes and Snake Oil variants, so I will be passing this on to her. It's not bad, but it doesn't grab me as much as the other snowy Snake Oil scents we've seen lately (Frostbitten Snake Oil, Salzburg Krampuslauf, and Kapitelplatz Chess Match).

Vernal Equinox Full Moon is a floral and amber scent that is stronger on the floral component at first (lots of white and yellow flowers), but the amber note ends up coming out more with wear. It's a lightly spiced amber that reminded me of the amber in The Lion. It has some longevity, too: I applied it around 7 PM last night, and I can still smell it strongly at 10 AM the next morning. It has more amber in it than The Queen of Earthly Paradise, another recent floral amber blend (that shares some of the same floral notes). I actually like this one more, but it's still not something I could see myself reaching for -- there would have to be some sort of sweet aspect present to lure me in, I think. But if you're looking for a floral amber scent for sunny spring days, this one is for you.

Virgo Snowball Fight wasn't something that I initially grabbed a decant of, but I decided to grab a leftover decant when the down date was extended. It starts off with a lovely lemon note and some white tea with a bit of a bite from the ginger, and it reminds me of an extra lemony Kumiho. But later on, the cologne aspect and the bay leaf become more prominent, and it's definitely more of a cologne scent. I applied this around 7 PM last night, and I could still smell the cologne and bay leaf (albeit faintly) the next morning. It's not bottle-worthy for me, but I will be hanging on to the decant, as I could see this being really nice on the boy and a great summer scent.

I did not grab a decant of this before, due to the strawberry and wanting to try so many other scents from this update. But when the down date was extended, I decided to pick up a leftover decant and try it. This starts off as a ripe strawberry (like the kind you'd want for strawberry shortcake, or strawberries about to be made into strawberry compote) and orange zest scent that smells really delicious, with a bit of cream behind those notes. I love the orange zest, but I never got any actual crepe note. Sadly, my skin ended up turning the strawberry into strawberry plastic, but the scent in the vial itself is good, so if you have a good track record with strawberry, you may want to try this. No bottle for me, but maybe I'll try my decant in a scent locket!

I am getting honeyed dragon's blood musk (maybe it's the poppy and the musk giving me that vibe) and marshmallow from this one. I have never tried the original Sanguinem Menstruum, because the blood musk and poppy notes scared me away, but I was curious about this variant due to the marshmallow. I can't normally do dragon's blood or red musk, but for some reason, this isn't all kinds of wrong on me? I like it more than I thought I would. Now I just need to see how often I'll actually reach for it. Fans of Dragon's Milk should try this. Thank you to my lovely fairy for picking this one up for me.

I agree that this smells similar to Lush's Rose Jam, but not as bright, as it doesn't have Rose Jam's lemon, and in Rapture Pig, I feel like the rose amplified. It's very jammy, intensely rose-y, and positively sugary. It's pretty strong on me, too.... almost like a boozy, sugary rose and currant jelly. I love sugary florals (and the Lab's rose notes), so I am glad that I leapt for a bottle. But be warned: you have to enjoy rose in order to appreciate this one!

I am a fan of Zombi and root beer smells, so naturally, I NEEDED THIS IN MY LIFE. This review is after my bottle has had five days to rest, because I didn't get a chance to try it before now. In the bottle, I smell the dirt, sassafras, and oakmoss. On me, the sarsaparilla takes the center stage, but there's some dirt thrown into the mix. It's like Stimulating Sassafras Strengthener with dirt instead of lots of vanilla. Undead rootbeer, indeed! The white ginger does add an effervescent quality to the scent. The oakmoss emerges once the scent is dry and comes out more with wear, eventually becoming a main player on me (but I think I may amp the stuff). I adore clove, but I only get a hint of it here. It's mainly oakmoss, dirt, and what remains of the sassafras on me after several hours of wear. I am so happy I grabbed this one.

Note: The only other Pink Moon I've tried is 2007, which featured sugared carnation and phlox. Pink Moon is VERY PINK. And it's very well-blended, so while I was able to detect the phlox, freesia, stargazer lily, pink carnation, and peony among the floral notes, I wouldn't say that it is dominated by one floral note in particular. I am not a really fan of strawberry (or other berry notes) in perfumes, but there really is just a touch of it here. If you're also not a big fan of that note but have tried Love from Pickman Gallery: A Tremulous Song and didn't mind that amount of strawberry, you'll probably be okay with this, too. The pink freesia mingles with it really nicely and gives the scent a sparkly sort of feel. The sugar, honey, and vanilla become more prominent after a few hours of wear, with the honey and sugar being stronger on me than the vanilla. It actually ends up having a bit of a High-Strung Daisies vibe to it after several hours, probably due to the pink carnation and sugar. So if you're a fan of that, or sugary florals in particular, you should definitely try this! My aunt hugged me and told me how good I smelled while I was wearing this yesterday, so I am not the only one who is a fan! Lunacy blends usually don't grab me, but I am glad I grabbed a bottle of this one.