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I wanted White Larry to support the cause, because it features goat milk, and because of THAT LABEL. And either the scent is far more pleasant than it sounds, or I just happen to be one of the lucky ones. Even so, I am not sure White Larry is for me. In the bottle and on my skin, White Larry is mostly about the tangy buttermilk and butter. I don't get the movie theater butter popcorn flavored oil on my skin, fortunately, although I did think of that from the scent in the bottle after it first arrived. At one point, it did kind of smell like I rubbed a stick of butter on my arm, but that was short-lived. There's something in this that kind of makes me think of Pumpkin Dust, which I did not like, but I am not sure what, since they don't share any common notes. The goat's milk is light on me and doesn't show up until after several hours of wear. While it was not BUTTERGEDDON on me, I just don't think I'd be likely to reach for this one. I am happy to have supported the cause, though!

This decant is from 2014. Sara Pezzini is much nicer than I expected. It goes on strong on the honey-dusted skin and leather, which is a black leather note, not well-worn, and somewhat smoky. I thought it was going to be a nice, sweet leather scent, but then the leather overpowered the honey and became too much for me for a while, until the vintage musk started to become more prominent and rein it in. After a few hours, the vintage musk is the dominant note on me, infused with a touch of the honey-dusted skin, and backed by a much lighter, slightly smoky black leather note. It's nice, but the leather was too much for me at one point, so I know I wouldn't reach for this one over other leather scents in my collection. I'm glad I was able to try it, though!

2018 version. This is the strongest of 2018 cherry Weenie offerings, but I am not a fan of this one at all. In the decant, it makes me think of a black cherry lollipop, but on my skin, it is definitely cherry booze. I get lots of strong brandy. After a while, it ends up smelling like boozy cherry chapstick on me. Not for me.

2018 version. I decided to try this one in the hope of finding more cherry scents to pair with my Dragon Bouffant HG. Yipe smells like fresh black cherries and cream at first backed by the blackberry note, which ends up becoming stronger on me over time as the cherry calms down. At first, it reminded me of berries and fresh whipped cream, but after a while, it kind of has the vibe of a Lifesavers swirled lollipop. After a few hours, I get more blackberry than cherry, but I can tell that it is dried, because it's not a super juicy, fresh blackberry. I'd put this in the same scent family as Lilith's Drop Dead Ghoulish. I like this one (more than Ghoulish, with its cherry and amaretto), but alas, it's even fainter than Ghoulish is on me! If only this didn't stay so close to the skin!

2018 version. Ghoulish is mostly about the black cherry and amaretto at first (emphasis on the amaretto), with the coconut making an appearance after a few minutes. The cherry and almond quickly calm down, and the saffron in this is indeed gentle, but comes out more over time. This one is light and stays close to the skin, but it is stronger than Yipe is on me (to compare it to another cherry scent). I end up getting more amaretto than cherry. It's nice, but I wish it were stronger. I was hoping this would pair well with Dragon Bouffant HG, but I feel like the cherry in this is too short-lived.

I have been wanting a bottle of this since I tested it at Drag Con, but I knew I likely wouldn't wear it very often, so when I had the opportunity to buy a partial of it on Facebook, I leapt for it. When I tried this at Drag Con, I feel like I got more of the daffodil before it turned into a dusty sandalwood and marble scent. It's the same daffodil note found in Lakeside Atmo, which I really enjoy. I am not sure how old this bottle is, but from the beginning, the dusty sandalwood is the dominant note, and it remains that way throughout wear. I get more of the dandelion, daffodil, and lily notes during the wet phase of the scent than when it is dry. After a while, it's all mostly about the dusty sandalwood, backed by some marble and the memory of flowers. I have been wanting at least one bottle from all of the Neil Gaiman collections, and I am happy to have The Owens' Tomb as my Graveyard Book scent. I do wish that the daffodil and dandelions had stuck around longer, though!

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.