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Pumpkin Dust smells like Chewy SweeTarts to me, in the decant and on my skin. And it remained that way for the longest time. Eventually, I ended up getting some waxiness from it (like a crayon) and that peachy aspect that others have mentioned in their reviews. I was interested in this one because it seemed like it might be a nice pumpkin scent without the spice, but this is most definitely not for me.

Pumpkin Creme Brulee starts off as spiced pumpkin and vanilla-infused custard on me, and it turns into caramelized sugar and spiced pumpkin on me. I like it, but I don't feel the need to grab more of this one because I have so many spiced pumpkin scents already. If you want to smell like caramelized sugar and spiced pumpkin, though, this is for you!

The Hare is beautiful. It's a little sharp on me at first as the floral notes and herbal notes compete a little, with notes like the honeysuckle and dandelion vying for attention over the grass and carrot seed. It calms down after a few minutes as the warm brown musk smooths things over. I love honeysuckle and dandelion, and those two notes, along with the warm brown musk, end up being main players on me. Smelling this makes me happy, and it makes me think of a bunny hopping through a field on a warm spring day. It's not really an autumnal scent, but it is my favorite scent from the Lab Weenie update that I've tried so far, and I am thinking that I will need a bottle of this before it goes away.

I wanted to love this because I adore the label art. Alas, it was not a win on me, and my experience is really different from that of the previous reviewers. I got a blast of strong lemony white tea upon application, which remained the dominant note on me for a long time, and behind it, I smelled a very tart, dark berry-like fruit that I kept thinking was pomegranate. After a few hours, the resins became the main players, but it was more dark myrrh than amber on me (much to my dismay). If only I had the scent experience that other reviewers had gotten from this!

Tea leaf, vetiver, Himalayan cedar, white tobacco, and lime. The tea leaf (I'm reminded of the Lab's white tea note) and lime stand out to me when the atmo is initially sprayed, backed by the warmth of the cedar. These remain the dominant notes to me. There's no smoky variety of vetiver here, and the white tobacco gives it a slightly perfume-y quality. We don't often get citrus-y atmos, so I am thrilled that the lime is a main player in this one, and the tea adds a nice, fresh vibe to it as well. This is really nice, and it would be great to have around in the spring and summer. I think I'd love it if it were just pure tea and lime, though, without the cedar.

I grabbed a decant of this because I thought it might be great to pair with Rocky Mountain Goats HG, as they both feature black pine and sage notes. But, as other reviewers have mentioned, this is an ivy party. That's how it was in the decant, and that's how it is on my skin, even after several hours of wear. It's very green and pretty much all ivy on me, with just a bit of juniper, and the tiniest bit of sage if I go hunting for it. I was really hoping for some pine.

Studie einer Ziege features the same sweet, syrupy labdanum note found in Suffragium, only here, it's accompanied by some clove, a different resin, and a bit of smokiness in the background from the tobacco (that I have to get really close to my arm to smell, because the labdanum is so strong on me). This is nice, but if I had to choose between this and Suffragium, I'd probably go with the latter because I like the airy quality that the palo santo lends to that scent (even though I am a big fan of clove... and the clove is definitely a main player here, but I was hoping for a stronger black clove and not a cinnamon-y one).

I had to try both of the goat scents with German names. In the decant: This is sweeter than I was expecting. This reads as cola-like to my nose, and whatever is doing that is accompanied by clove and brown musk. On my skin: I still can’t help thinking of clove-tinged cola, but the brown musk is way stronger on me than it was in the decant, and it quickly transforms from lightly spiced cola to a clean, smooth, musky scent infused with clove bud and the cola-like note (I am guessing that note is the castoreum accord because I have not encountered amber, oudh, or cedar being cola-like before, only opoponax and labdanum, but I am not sure). The leather in this is a light, smooth, brown variety and plays a background role. I get some amber under the musk, and it is kind of soft and powdery. Verdict: I like this, but I don’t feel the need to upgrade to a bottle. If you are wondering how this differs from the other goat scent with a German name (since they both feature clove and resins), this one is softer and muskier. I have to say that I enjoy this one more, even though the other one is stronger, probably because I enjoy the cozy brown musk more than the syrupy labdanum note in Studie einer Ziege. And the cedar and oudh in this aren’t meddlesome, so don’t let those two notes scare you away.

annemathematics hit the nail on the head. This is indeed a dark, syrupy labdanum, and the lavender manages to keep in step with it for a while. I am not familiar with poplar bud, so I cannot comment on that note. Although the lavender is present throughout wear, the labdanum ends up being the main player on my skin, and this variety is a little too dark for me. But if you love those two notes, you will not be disappointed!

Licorice is not really my thing, but Poe and lavender are, so I had to try this one. This starts off with a lovely lavender note backed by the licorice root. Although licorice and I are not friends, this isn't as strong as the licorice in Baku is on me, and I find the licorice root to be milder than anise is on me. I do not get the cola-like quality that I usually get from opoponax, but I am sure it must be present, helping to darken the scent. It ends up being all about the lavender and benzoin on me after several hours of wear, like it's a dark, yet sweet lavender haze... which fits the name perfectly. I already purchased every scent with lavender in it from the Lilith updates, so I am telling myself that I do not need to upgrade to a full bottle of this one, but it was much easier to tell myself that when it was in its lavender and licorice root phase. Fortunately, I still have time to let this rest some more, retest it, and decide! I'll definitely hang on to my decant, though.

Zoe and the Goat is strong on the patch and honey, in the decant and on me. It's a smoky, caramelized, woody, red patch with a kick, the same kind that I believe is in To His Mistress Going to Bed (which was too much for me). The honey starts off really heady, and you can tell that it's a thick, golden variety, but it mellows out somewhat over time. I was hoping that this would be a creamy, sweet patchouli scent, but I don't get a ton of cream from this, just a little, and the honey isn't really keeping the patchouli in check. This is not the sweet patchouli scent I was looking for, but fans of patchouli and honey blends should enjoy this.

I was tempted to blind bottle this, but I restrained myself, because I already have My Baby and a Baby Goat, and I wanted to see if these two were different enough from one another to warrant having both. This starts off... well, I would say unexpectedly fruity, if I hadn't read any reviews before trying this. I also get the goat's milk and the gingerbread-y ambrosia, which quickly overtake the fruitiness. The honey is soft and adds a light sweetness to this. There's less of it here than there is in My Baby and a Baby Goat. After a while, the goat milk reigns, backed by a light gingerbread-like note, with a touch of honey and that sweet nuttiness (and possibly toasted coconut?) that some others have mentioned. I like this, but I do not think that I need a bottle because I already have My Baby and a Baby Goat (and I like that one more, because it is sweeter). Buuuut if you are hoping for a scent like that that's heavy on the goat's milk, definitely give this one a try!

This starts off strong on the lime and tea leaf, followed by the matcha. Like the other reviewers, I am not getting juniper from this. It’s nice and refreshing, but sadly, the lime note is short-lived. I will have to try this again before it goes away. I knew this one would be up my alley (since I’m a fan of lime and tea notes)... I just wish the lime had decided to stick around and that the scent as a whole had more longevity. This is not one of those hair glosses that lasts all day.

When I spray this around a room, I mostly get the type of leaves that have fallen off of the tree but are still green, backed by the lemon. But then the limoncello becomes more noticeable after the first blast of dead leaves. When I spray this on something (for testing purposes, a paper towel), this is super lemon-y from the get go, with the sweet limoncello as the star, backed by the dead leaves. This would be a nice spray for an area that needs a fresh, citrus-y scent. I don't think I need more of it, but it was nice to get to try it.

I wanted to love this because the art is amazing and it has cardamom and grave loam in the notes. But I have to agree with Dark Alice. It smells like a nice cologne. Despite all of the heavy notes mentioned, it's actually not dark and heavy at all. When I sprayed it around my living room, I could only smell nice cologne. When I sprayed it on a paper towel, I did get the grave loam and tobacco at first, but even that turned into a cologne scent. I don't get anything that reminds me of dried blood, or anything to suggest a "blackened" note. I think the resins are unexpectedly light and bright and lending themselves to the cologne-y feel of this scent. Not bad, but I thought it would be a lot more ominous? I think The Green Chamber is the Masque atmo for me.

The ceylon cinnamon is the star here, followed by the clove, with just a hint of the copal, although I do get a little more copal after a while when I spray this on something (in this case, a paper towel) instead of just spraying it in the air. Cinnamon lovers will adore this. It's a warm, spicy atmo that would be good to spray around during the colder months. I like it, but it is not something that I feel the need to grab more of. And since the boy doesn't like scents that are super cinnamon-y, I'll probably pass my mini decant on to a friend that adores the stuff.

2017 version. In the decant: Intense mentholic snow. Wet: Definitely menthol, eucalyptus, maybe some short-lived pine or juniper, and a softer mint like spearmint or wintergreen? It reminds me of Vick’s Vapor Rub. It’s very minty. Dry: Once the menthol calms down, the softer mint comes out more, and I also start to get some sweetness in the background, which I believe is Snow White’s sweet snow note. After several hours, what’s left is that the sweet snow note chilled by mint. It makes me think of Snow White snow accompanied by Winter-Time’s mint. I think sprout may be right about some benzoin being at play here, though! Verdict: It’s been years since I’ve tried Nuclear Winter, but maybe this is like if you mixed Nuclear Winter with Snow White, and then Snow White with Winter-Time? The menthol phase of the scent was too much for me, even though I appreciate where it went with the sweet snow note. I'd prefer to wear Snow White or one of the scents with a sweet snow note that doesn’t have a beginning that is heavy on the menthol.

My decant is not labeled with the year, but I ordered it from Ajevie, so I suspect it is from the 2016 release. In the decant: I get the cologne, ash, and herbs, accompanied by some sweet crumbs. This is a green scent. Wet: The cologne and herbs stand out to me, but the ash isn’t far behind them. It’s kind of watery and definitely green. The crumbs start to come out after a few minutes, making the scent somewhat sweeter. Dry: The ash note ends up dominating the scent, backed by the cologne. I agree that the ash is a grayish-white sort of ash. The scent no longer reads as green. There’s a bit of sweetness as well as saltiness in the background, which I am attributing to the cake. I prefer this phase of the scent. Verdict: It’s definitely an intriguing cologne scent, and the ash note is surprisingly nice. I don’t think this is one I’d reach for myself, but I bet it would be lovely on a guy. If you’re afraid of the cake, don’t be -- the crumbs are not what we tend to think of when we think of cake.

In the decant: Cherry candy and a vanilla-laced snow note. Wet: Cherry (I’m reminded of red Kool-Aid) backed by a vanilla-ed slushy snow note (more ice than vanilla). Dry: The ice note ends up being the dominant note at first, with just a bit of cherry in the background. After a while, the cherry reasserts itself, so that it smells like iced candy-like, syrupy cherry with some vanilla. I can see the cherry slushie comparisons. It’s pretty light after a few hours, though. The throw is mostly the slushy snow, but up close, I get the cherry on top of the snow. Verdict: I’ve been looking for some cherry scents to pair with Dragon Bouffant HG. This one is okay, but not one that I think I’d reach for.

In the decant: This smells like a mixture of all those drinks, all right. Wet: A mixture of peach bellinis, strawberry daquiris, and mimosas, in that order. The strawberry daquiri note threatens to take over, but doesn’t succeed, and then the mimosa note comes out more. Fruity booze for sure! Dry: Boozier than before! Still fruity booze, but more booze than fruit. Verdict: I just wanted to try this out of curiosity, as I was already thinking about giving this decant to my brother. It’s true to its description, just not something I’d reach for. I bet my brother will love it, though.

THIS IS AMAZING. I mostly get the funnel cake and apple cider from this. The apple cider isn't a heavily spiced variety, and I don't really get much of the non-foody notes (maybe a bit of sawdust?). Sometimes, it makes me think of a carnival, and sometimes, it makes me think of sugary cereal. Needless to say, it smells delicious. I was originally going to blind bottle this one, but I decided not to in the interest of being able to order more decants. Well, I should have just bought a blind bottle, and I think I'll have to grab one before it goes away.

I normally stay away from the dead leaves scents, as they can either cause headaches or don't jive well with my skin chemistry. But I was intrigued by this one, and so I ordered a mini-decant of it. This is the scent of dead leaves blowing across cement, carried by a cool breeze. It's very atmospheric, and it would be great for scenting an area you'd like to fill with a nice, clean scent. I probably don't need more of this, as there are other Weenie atmos that are calling to me more, but I am impressed by how evocative this is of a stroll in the autumn.

I agree with LiberAmoris and zee_zee. The pumpkin note in this is a fresh, unexpectedly floral one. I've tested this two days in a row: once on damp hair, once on dry. When it is first applied, I get lots of maple glaze, and then the odd floral-like pumpkin note. It doesn't really have a baked goods quality to it, and the only thing about it that is foodie is the maple. The cinnamon note is light. I can smell it in my hair after several hours of wear (I get the maple, followed by the floral pumpkin note and a dash of cinnamon), but only when I hold my hair up to my nose. It doesn't seem to be one of those hair glosses that leaves you in a cloud of scent. Not bad, but not as doughnut-y as I was hoping for. But if you're looking for maple, you won't be disappointed!

Policemen, judges, Government officials and respected institutions shall never be presented in such a way as to create disrespect for established authority. Gleaming black leather with blonde tobacco, copal, and smoked vanilla. In the bottle: The leather in this is light. I do get the gleaming aspect of it from the bottle. The smoked notes follow, and the vanilla serves to lighten up the scent a bit. Wet: The leather note is still light, and it reads as more of a well-worn leather note to my nose. The smoked notes are present, but the smokiness in the scent is rather light as well. I get more of the blonde tobacco from this on my skin than the copal note as the scent begins to dry down. The smoked vanilla note begins to emerge more with time. Dry: It's very faint now. The smoky aspect of the scent has died down significantly, leaving behind a very light leather and vanilla scent with a small plume of smoke. Several hours later, the copal note remerges and becomes the dominant note. Verdict: This scent stays very close to the skin! I was looking forward to this scent because of the leather and vanilla notes. Leather can be iffy on me, and I have been wanting a leather and vanilla scent to pair with Mikado Saloon hair gloss. This will certainly go well with that hair gloss, but I'm not in love with it like I'm in love with Mikado Saloon.

In the decant: I love the scent of apple pie and own the Trading Post’s Apple Pie in perfume oil, bath oil, and hair gloss. This smells like that apple pie, only cleaner, which I think must be thanks to the grass? Wet: Like BPTP’s Apple Pie, this is mostly about the filling right now -- I’m not really getting any pie crust. It’s full of cinnamon-covered baked apples, and it isn’t heavy enough on the cinnamon to burn my skin. Dry: The apple pie filling continues to reign, but the scent is lighter now, and cleaner. It’s really more like a grass stain on clothes and not straight up grass. Verdict: I really like this, but it is not different enough from the Apple Pie that I already own in ALL THE THINGS to warrant getting more. But if you don’t already have Apple Pie and wish that you did, this one should be right up your alley!