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Shattered amber tears, smoked saffron, burnt sugar, myrrh, brown leather, peru balsam, vetiver, and ash. Joseph Mallord William Turner
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Never forget that our classic Snake Oil perfume blend — usually so soft and versatile — is prepared to strike with deadly force. This brickified variation is deeper, earthier, and hissing with rage: vintage patchouli and aged vanilla absolute conspiring with vegetal musks and dark spices to defy the “Three-Article Rule”, tip over a paddy wagon, and make out in the streets.
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I have the original release of the perfume oil and blind bottled the hair gloss to pair with it, and to have a pumpkin-y hair gloss without a ton of spice. Alas, this hair gloss doesn't smell like my bottle of The Witches from 2015. Like amoray and alterosen, this is mostly about the honey in my hair. I'm not sure if this is one of those situations where it just smells different in hair gloss form, or if it is a batch variation with this year's perfume (due to all of the variabilities that can happen with components). I'm starting to think it is the latter based off of the few reviews of the 2025 version that have been posted thus far, and it's kind of bumming me out since I planned to buy the 2025 release of the perfume oil before the Weenies go down. I guess I'll sit on my hands and hope for more reviews. But the original version of The Witches has lots of vanilla, cream, lightly spiced pumpkin, and a much more subtle honey note. So I'm surprised that this is as honey-forward as it is!
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Pumpkin cream, honey, vanilla sugar, and smoked vanilla bean.
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Ugh, the Lab is killing me with all of these wonderful lotions. Together We Shall Rejoice is a lovely apple orchard scent. It's nothing like Apple Orchard atmo, or Bits of Birnam Wood, two apple scents that are also very orchard-y. No, this one is more green to me, with lots of fresh apple blossom, crisp green apples, and green trees. You could pair this with any apple scent, but I'd be more likely to pair it with a green apple perfume or one that features apple blossom. I agree with LavenderCoffee that this would be perfect to wear in the spring or fall. Regarding the texture (I'm copying this from my initial lotion review): This is a thick lotion. It's not as thick as Epically Epic's whipped body butters (which they no longer make ), Blood Moon Botanica's body butters, or Strawberry Boo's frosting-like body butters, nor is it thin and liquidy like Paintbox Soapworks' lotions or Moonalisa's potion lotions or avocado butters. I haven't had one in a while, but I would say the thickness is probably most comparable to Haus of Gloi's pumpkin butters, but this might even be thicker than that, and it is somewhat stickier. I like that this is on the thicker side, because I live in the desert and have very dry skin. I find that this doesn't take long to sink in (but again -- I have very dry skin, so you may not have the same experience). I'm going to have to update my decant to a bottle before this goes away.
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And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart: Your seeds shall live in my body, And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart, And your fragrance shall be my breath, And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons. – Khalil Gibran, excerpt from “On Eating and Drinking” Crisp orchard air draped in morning dew, a bite of sun-warmed apple that bursts with honeyed clarity. The seeds carry whispers of tomorrow: green leaf, tender blossom, sapling wood. A breath both luminous and eternal, where fruit, flower, and branch entwine.
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This smells like Peacock Queen, which is to say that it is a voluptuous, velvety, dark red rose with prickly thorns. I've tried many a lotion from the Lab at this point, and I'd say this is one of the ones with the best throw that I've tried, but that may just be because Peacock Queen is a haughty girl, y'know? Regarding the texture (I'm copying this from my initial lotion review):This is a thick lotion. It's not as thick as Epically Epic's whipped body butters (which they no longer make ), Blood Moon Botanica's body butters, or Strawberry Boo's frosting-like body butters, nor is it thin and liquidy like Paintbox Soapworks' lotions or Moonalisa's potion lotions or avocado butters. I haven't had one in a while, but I would say the thickness is probably most comparable to Haus of Gloi's pumpkin butters, but this might even be thicker than that, and it is somewhat stickier. I like that this is on the thicker side, because I live in the desert and have very dry skin. I find that this doesn't take long to sink in (but again -- I have very dry skin, so you may not have the same experience). I'm glad that the Lab released this lotion since my bottle of Peacock Queen bath oil is long gone. I look forward to pairing it with lots of my rose scents!
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In dramatic contrast to the soft innocence of Snow White and the dew-kissed freshness of her sister, Rose Red, this is a blood red, voluptuous rose, velvet-petaled, at the height of bloom. Haughty and imperious, vain, yet incomparably lovely to the eye, but thick with thorns of jealousy, pride and hatred.
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In a surprise to no one, this is, of course, a very cinnamon-forward scent, but there's a marzipan-like almond note that makes it like a creamy cinnamon at first, and then the almond calms down and it reminds me of some cinnamon-covered roasted almonds that can be found at a Christmas market. Although I didn't experience a burning sensation from this, my skin was red where I applied it on the front of my wrist, so if you have sensitive skin like myself, definitely make sure you test this in an area where you can more easily wash it off in case it gives you a reaction. Fortunately, since this wasn't actually burning me, I didn't have to do that -- but I don't think this is something I'd be able to slather, as there's no way I'd be able to apply it to my neck, the crook of my elbows, or even along the length of my forearms like I do with most scents. Since I'm unable to slather, I'm just going to have to stick with my decant.
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A fatal temptation: vanilla bean paste, allspice, ground almond accord, cinnamon sugar, golden caster sugar, and a dusting of icing sugar.
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This is the breathless euphoria of being lifted by unseen hands, friendship blurring into invocation, play into wild belief. The body is still, heartbeats thrum and murmur, the spirit floats. Something listens. This is a fragrance of surrendering gravity and trusting the darkness. It opens like a breath held too long, cool and smoky, trembling with anticipation. Pale, translucent florals drift upward, buoyant and unreal, while incense draws you back just enough to feel the disorienting pull between here and elsewhere. The base settles into dry wood and shadowed resins, like the floor beneath your back, solid, unyielding, waiting.
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O, who rides by night thro’ the woodland so wild? It is the fond father embracing his child; And close the boy nestles within his loved arm, To hold himself fast, and to keep himself warm. The pale sugared blossoms of innocence wrapped tightly in sleet-soaked arms. Vanilla bourbon, cream peony, and white carnation enveloped in a warm, protective fortress of tonka, white cedar, orris root, red amber, and leather.
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Pomegranate and Scarlet Chypre.
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I agree that Pine Cone Sack Attack is reminiscent of the sticky sap of a Christmas tree. My cousin invited my partner and I to attend a wreath-making class at a bar last month that involved clipping actual fir, pine, juniper, and cypress branches to assemble the wreaths. This reminds me of the pine and fir sap that got all over my hands while creating my wreath. While the amber lurks beneath the pine sap at first, it eventually gains strength and becomes the dominant note, backed by the pine sap. It reads as a golden variety of amber to my nose. I really enjoy the pine sap forward phase of this scent, and at first, I was bummed that the amber ended up taking over -- as I prefer my evergreen scents to stay evergreen-forward -- but this ended up growing on me the more I spent time with it, and I think this particular amber complements the pine sap note really well. I'll definitely be keeping my decant, and I plan on giving this a full-day slather to see if need a bottle.
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Pine sap and amber ashes.
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Snowman Beatdown smells like a cool cologne on me. I'm getting a minty (or something mint-adjacent) ice note, and I think some ozonic snow and sage that are all combining to remind me of cologne. I slathered this on my partner and tested it on myself, and it smelled the same on both of us. Great throw and longevity. I'll be keeping my decant around to slather on my partner, but this isn't something I could personally see myself reaching for over other icy scents.
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A jolly Christmas for some. For others? Not so much. Frosted sage, icy green and menacing.
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This wasn't something that jumped out at me on my first few perusals of the Yule collection, but I decided to grab a decant in the end just in case it ended up being a flormand. Alas, this is definitely more of a straight-up floral on me, despite the honey and cream notes. I get a smattering of honey behind the pansies when I sniff up close, but it's all about the pansies in the throw (which is strong), and I'm not getting much cream (on a positive note, the cream isn't a butter bomb?). Dismembered Noggin Bouquet is sadly not sweet enough for me, but it was fun to get to try it.
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Not exactly my definition of a happy Christmas, but to each their own. Wild pansies, white honey, and frothy cream.
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Golden Tobacco and Beeswax.
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I wasn't sure how this combo would work out, but I decided to grab a decant since I was getting so many Yule decants anyways. This is mostly about the apple pie on me. The black coffee is present and is strongest during the wet phase of the scent, and I'm pleased to report that the coffee and pie notes do not clash, but then it becomes all about the apple pie. If you tried the Apple Pie scent from the Trading Post's Great Pie Debate collection about a decade ago, this is that same apple pie scent that's more spiced apple pie filling than pie crust (I'm sadly not getting any crust on my skin). It is still delicious, though. I think I have less than half a bottle of Apple Pie left, so I'm debating upgrading this before it goes away so it can fill that void when it runs out. I also love wearing my BPAL pie scents during the week of Thanksgiving, so this would be great for that purpose.
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The inky bite of black coffee rising in gusts of steam, softened by the warm-gold glow of buttered crust and sugared apples.
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Who would have thought that coffee and root beer would make such a great combo? Sometimes, I get more fizzy root beer in one sniff, and more creamy coffee in the next, but both notes are there, swirling together so well in a way I didn't know was possible, and with great throw. I'm going to need to give this a full-day slather before the Yules come down to see if I need more than my decant -- but at the moment, I think it's a strong possibility.
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My Lolo used to make these every Sunday. A swirl of nostalgia: cold, creamy coffee ice cream melting into a fizz of root beer, turning effervescent bubbles into caramelized satin.
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Full disclosure: I have never had chicory coffee and have no idea what it smells like. However, I had to get a decant of this because of the beignet note. Yes, I love beignets, but I also love Pralines and Powdered Sugar's beignet note and regret destashing my back-up bottle (never doing that again -- back-ups are bought for a reason!). Well, this doesn't smell like the beignet dust from Pralines and Powdered Sugar at all, BUT it is still made of win. Oddly enough, what I mainly get from this is a toasted sugar and animal cracker sort of scent. I got that from my initial test (which also had some spice to it) and my full-day slather of the scent (which I didn't get any cinnamon from and was all about a toasted sugar and Barnum's animal crackers). I could not resist swooning whenever I got a whiff of this. It has great throw on me and kept making me hungry because it smells so delicious. The coffee itself is pretty light, though -- so those going into this mainly for the chicory coffee note may end up being disappointed that it's not the main player. But as for me? I'm going to need a bottle.