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The scent is very true to the description: cream soda with extra cream (but without the fizziness of soda)! I have been using it as an atmosphere spray, and I've sprayed it around my apartment and in my cube at work. It's a wonderful, inoffensive creamy vanilla scent, and I am very happy to have a bottle.

In the bottle: Pink, bright, fresh, and a little perfume-y. On me, the pink amber combines with the bright peony to create a very youthful, sparkly, feminine scent. I agree with abejita about there being something candy-like to this, although it's not sugary or a gourmand at all. It's also VERY PINK, and it just gets smoother and more lovely over time. I grabbed this because I hadn't tried anything with pink amber, and I really enjoy The Dormouse with its peony note. And this duet did not disappoint! I am so glad I grabbed a bottle.

In the bottle, I get a minty, licorice-y palo santo backed by some frankincense. (When this first arrived, the frank was actually the stronger of the two, but after a few days of settling, the palo santo is the stronger scent in the bottle.) On me, I get a blast of the licorice-like mintiness, accompanied by a lot more frankincense than I got from the bottle. The frankincense in this is a dark, heavier variety, and it combines nicely with the airy palo santo. But over time, the frankincense ends up growing stronger on me, and it ends up being a frankincense dominant blend backed by the airy, cool palo santo. I am not sure how I feel about this yet. At first, I'm put off by the licorice vibe, and then later on, it's mostly frankincense on me. I may try layering this with something sweet to see if I appreciate it more that way, but at the moment, I am not sure it's a keeper for me. But if you love frankincense and aren't averse to the minty licorice beginning, you'll probably love this.

So I originally passed on this when it was available, because I was like, "You don't normally even like wearing berry scents, so you don't need this." But then I tried Snake Oil Jelly Doughnut (which lives up to the hype!), and that made me curious about this sufganiyot in particular, as I prefer raspberry over strawberry, blackcurrant, and blueberry. This is a powder-sugar covered doughnut oozing out huge gobs of raspberry jelly. There's more raspberry jelly than doughnut on me, but the pastry and sugar notes are there. AND IT SMELLS DELICIOUS. Even the boy, who isn't one that's big on gourmands, thought it smelled wonderful. The scent has great longevity and truly smells like a jelly doughnut. (It made me hungry.) I will definitely be hanging on to my decant! (And I will try layering it with Snake Oil, too, to see how that goes!)

Honeyed lavender with Madagascar vanilla and plumeria. Note: The punctuation on the bottle differs from that from the Lab announcement, so when looking for this online, you may also want to try searching for C%^T. I am testing this after it had two days to settle, but Ill update if I notice any changes over the next few weeks. In the bottle: Whoa, thats some honey! Its like a golden honey has been slathered over everything. I think its most like the honey from The White Bees Swarming HG, without the chilly note. The plumeria is pretty strong, too. Wet: I get more lavender on my skin than I did in the bottle, but the honey is still the star of the show. The plumeria is stronger on me than the lavender, and I am not getting any of the vanilla at the moment. Dry: Honey, plumeria, and lavender. The honey and plumeria are the strongest notes in the middle of my lower arm and in the crooks of my elbows, but the lavender has a stronger presence on my wrists. After a few hours, the honey remains the dominant note on me, followed by the plumeria. I was worried that the vanilla was going to be a no show on me, but it ends up being a lovely vanilla-ed and honeyed floral scent after several hours of wear. The creamy vanilla note is stunning, and I feel like this is when the scent really shines. Verdict: This is a feminine, honeyed floral scent, with the vanilla gaining prominence much later. I am a fan of sugary florals, and lavender and vanilla is my favorite scent combination. But I wouldnt describe this as a lavender and vanilla scent, because this is heavy on the honey, and the plumeria is a main player as well. (Of course, skin chemistry is always a big factor, but these notes are also strong in the bottle.) I am really glad that I was able to obtain a bottle of this, and I suspect it will only get better with age. Thanks to the wonderful fairy that picked this up for me! ETA: I ended up deciding to destash this since the honeyed plumeria and lavender in the beginning is a little wonky on me, and sadly, the vanilla has not come out more with age. The lavender in this is a Spanish variety, and two years later, it is combining with the honey and plumeria to have a champaca and corn chip quality on me that I'm not really here for. If you're looking for a similar fragrance that isn't so hard to find, Luvmilk's Lofty Castle is similar to this (same lavender and honey), but without the plumeria.

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.