SeaLady

This pale and glittering moon hangs high over the deep snows and freezing winds of midwinter. January's full moon has been named the Wolf Moon by many cultures, as the nights are filled with the howls of ravenous wolf packs, and the danger of falling prey to the animal's desperate hunger is at its peak. This scent is that of unending, unquenchable hunger and feral madness. This is the dead of winter: a frozen night, chill wind, and the sharp, warm perfume of blood, fur, fang, and claw. Winter air, Terebinth pine, juniper berry, dusty orris, deep amber, white sandalwood, black musk, blue cedar, and tonka. This is what I've been daydreaming about! In the bottle, it's pine and juniper, and sort of sweet in a fruity way, though it doesn't smell at all like fruit. It's warm and a little spicy. It's similar to Golden Priapus (in that I LOVE them both!) - I've been dying for pine and juniper, 'tis the season, I suppose But this is less vanilla and amber, and more of the sharp scents. On me after it dries, the musk and amber really comes out. If it was possible to sit in the woods by a fire after the rain without smelling the smoke from the fire, that's what this smells like. Warmth while the air is cool, and fragrant pines. Totally appropriate for Christmas, but it doesn't scream "Christmas tree" at me. It'll compliment the tree - but it smells more like the tree's native habitat ^.^ On a scale of one to love, this puppy (haha!) gets a whole lot of love! (If I should have started a new thread for this, please feel free to move it! I'm just going by the guideline that says revisited scents should share a thread, since there's been no official decree that this is a different mix.) MOD NOTE: My official rule is that if it has a new description, it gets a new thread. Hence the split. Also, though the release date was in 2006, remember each Lunacy is released a month before the full moon it celebrates, so this scent is for Wolf Moon 2007 (which happens in January). --Shollin

The honey in this seems to be sort of cyclical, it comes and goes on my skin. The leather is always Leather! And that is something I adore. The honey adds sweetness, and is a little dusty just like the description says it should be! I think I quite like this! I don't think it's true love, but it is very enjoyable. I think I need to take all of my many leather scents and swatch them at once so I can write down the differences. I always order leather scents, and I can't really keep track of them anymores!

Finally a room spray that I can love and use to heal my heart, which broke when Dungeon was discontinued! I get hints of Mahogany and Teak, along with lush musk, light smoke, and something vaguely fruity - almost like port. (I just looked, and find it weird that there's no wine in the description!) I will need to order more of this. I just need to remember to spray it, and then LEAVE THE ROOM. Every time I use a room spray, I get it in my nose.

I was a total silly goose, and only got a decant of this when it was up. I just wore it for most of the week, and I am crazy about it. With my skin chemistry this is Snake Charmer, but with civet and musk, and amber. So it's like a. . . it's like a panther charming a snake. Forbidden, cross-species love. And the amber in it works better on me than any other BPAL amber. I used to have good luck with them, but now my skin chemistry has changed, and they either disappear or turn to powder. But not this one! It's gorgeous, and I want to roll in it. Love, love, love. (I wish the lab could tell us in the announcements which ones are amazing. Like: "Pssst, order this!" It seems to happen sometimes that a Moon people pass up on is AMAZING, and it was Limited, so then there are only so many bottles around. I think this is one of them.)

When I unwrapped my decanted slice of this, I just about swooned. Ok, maybe I did a little. And then I got flustered opening it because I really wanted to use it and it was really well packaged in saran wrap. This soap has the delightfully slippery (and perfect for leg-shaving) texture of Villainess soaps, and smells strongly of Snake Oil. I mean. . . it's basically perfection. I'm ecstatic. It does come out a little dark and I had to rinse a spot on the wall of my tub where some soap-juice went, but I kind of like that. For some reason it seems more decadent because I can see it. It's like washing in liquid S.O. I am just about the happiest that BPAL and Villainess are making soap together. I loved the smell of the previous BPAL soaps but not the texture, and I love the texture of Villainess soaps but haven't found a scent I really like yet. Oh, joy!

The verdict is in: My puppy and I don't care for this scent. She's usually intrigued by my perfumes, at the least. This one got a cursory sniff and a turning away of the face :x I reaaaally wanted to like it, but it's too buttery in the imp, and turns into unpleasant baby-wipes on my arm. Not what I was hoping for

Dear the Harp of Cnoc I'Chosgair, I wanted to wear you every time I practiced the harp. I was going to use you to remind myself to get motivated and practice more. I wore you yesterday when I took my harp to the harp doctor, and you TOTALLY BAILED ON ME! You were gone not twenty minutes into the drive. Gone, gone, gone. I really enjoy your sophisticated amber scent, but I expect a little more loyalty. Broken Heartedly, Me

In the imp, this is herbal and nice, and reminiscent of something else I like. . . Yew Trees, I think. On my skin, this is Cedar+Vetiver=demolition of all other scent. Alas, I amp vetiver like nobody's business. To the swaps with you, Wolfsbane!

I must say that I thoroughly agree with capnlizaveta's verdict of: Snow White's Upper Thigh. This is a voyeuristic and sexy scent - but it's erotica, not porn. What is that saying about big shoes and eye contact with the camera? Whatever it is, this scent is napping barefoot in the morning light, sprawled sensuously on a silk chaise lounge. And I likes it a whoooole lot.

Vanilla, star anise, cherry blossom, peony, violet leaf, and neroli. This is interesting, but I think it goes weird on my skin. It's like light anise and florals and something fruity, but maybe with toast. And maybe a little soap. Also, it smells like the Salted Licorice of fame and fortune, which I had a traumatic experience with as a child. Alas, Pink Mood. I think not.

Yuuuuuummm! As truffles go, I can find almost no chocolate in this. But hey, I'm not mad. This is all green all the time. The green tea definitely has a citrus quality to it, a slightly sour sharpness. In totally a good way. This is a fully organic clean scent. Not so much a truffle, as I feel like I am sitting in a tea garden practicing deep breathing while the sun warms the tea leaves. I think this will be a perfect summer scent, and unless it goes horribly wrong at some point on my skin, I will definitely be needing more.

In the decant this was a warm and buttery vanilla festival. So, of course, I immediately put some on! On my skin, there is a whole lot of lilac, not sharp but creamy and vanilla-influenced. It's light and pleasantly floral. Like a light, tropical evening breeze through flowing curtains. Not something I would associate with, you know, penises, but quite nice all the same. Although on second thought, it's likely that I presumed naughty smut when really this instance of Penis Admiration is in a very romantic context. I'm slowly beginning to realize that in many cases I quite enjoy lilac, and I shouldn't lump it in with the florals that are awful on me.

This is a dark, woodsy fruit scent on me at first. It dries down to a rather strong sour-wood cologne that is pleasant, but not my thing. Would be better on a boy, or a girl who doesn't usually want to smell like cake (who, me?)

I really like this one - it smells exactly like the name! Pink Snowballs, light and feminine. Plus, it makes me think of Little Rascals, and those snowball snacks that taste terrible but look good, and apparently make a good hiding place for a Cracker Jacks engagement ring. . . It has a hint of baby powder on me occasionally, or at least one of the guys at work said so. But I think it's cozy and nice. It reminds me very much of Snow White, but because rose and I are not always friends, I may just play it safe and stick with my backups of Snow White rather than getting a bottle of Pink Snowballs. I like it a bunch, but I'm not in love with it. Of course, there's always the danger of repeating my first tremulous love affair with Snow White. It went like this: I got my decants, and then I said: Ew. Play dough party. Why does everyone love this? Two months later I said: let's try it again (two days after the Yules went down. self, what were you thinking!?) Snow White said: YOU LOVE ME. YOU LOOOVE ME. I AM THE THING YOU HAVE WANTED ALL YOUR LIFE. WEAR ME EVERY DAY. I said, crying and crying: Does anyone have some Snow White for sale? So I guess if that happens, someone will take pity on me and sell me some Pink Snowballs. I hope.

I really wanted to love this one, because. . . chocolate and burlesque, I mean, it just sounds so right!!! Apparently in that it turns to powder and something sour on me. It has that slight sourness that a brick of baking chocolate has, and then there's a bit of a chocolate baby powder problem. If this ages well, I will hunt it down and love it forever. But for now, I'll just keep my imp and love the name, and wish that the combination of notes didn't hate my skin

This, weirdly, may be the only Yule success for me this year. But oh boy, is it ever a success. It smells great on my and The Boy. Starts out winter trees and crisp air, and dries to sexy dark incense, musk and forestry in a way that does not upset my sinuses (which pine/juniper sometimes does). This is absolutely my favourite Yule scent this year (and I even remembered to wear it on actual Faunalia!)

I am trying my sniffy of Snow-Flakes again, because it's one of this year's Yules that I didn't get a decant of. The first time I tried it, I couldn't understand the comparison to Snow White. But that was before I fell madly, Deeply In Love with Snow White. Now I can smell that there is a similar note in it - maybe the creaminess of the snow? Maybe there's a similar flower? I'm not sure. But where Snow White is creamy and sweet on me, Snow-Flakes is sharper and colder. I would like it very much if there wasn't something in it that went sour on my skin when it dried. I can't quite pick out what it is, but it smells like the alcohol wrongness in most commercial perfumes. Alas, poor Snow Flakes. I am glad I did not order you.

I love this in the decant. It smells just like those big red heart lollipops that happen around Valentine's Day, with the silly lettering on them. Cherry party! On my hand, it lasted maybe a few minutes. I almost get no trace of it now, and it's more than overwhelmed by the Pumpkin IV testing spot nearby. Woe

Yummyyy! :ghost: Boo is fluffy and marshmallow goodness. It's not too sweet like some others I've had a problem with (Sticky Pillowcase). The cottony coolness grounds the buttercream sweetness that happens on my skin. The other night I wore it, my Boy wore it, and one of my friends, too. We were like a cloud of cute ghosties eating deserts. I love Boo!

This smells exactly like the notes, and exactly like what I was hoping for! I was worried about the milk, but it's actually what keeps it from being Yankee Candle on me the way that fresh Fearful Pleasure was last year. (Unfortunately I just discovered too late that aged Fearful Pleasure is an entirely different story, yumm-o). Lamb's Wool is rich spiced cider, but creamy. A good actual food equivalent is a hot caramel cider from a cafe, with a healthy lots of whip cream on the top! I love it, my Boy loves it, and I'll be ordering more! The cuteness of the name + the greatness of the scent = just perfect.

This is clean and soft and light on me. The fruit is present as a sweet warmth and a hint of orange, but not much else. Jingu is very nice, and I like it lots.

Mmmm. This is like a very buttery vanilla ice cream. It's sweet and foody and fabulous. When I saw the above reviews that mention buttercream frosting, I had one of those "Oh yeah!" moments. Like if you had really rich homemade ice cream and covered it in buttercream frosting instead of hot fudge. Which sounds sinful. Yum. It also has a surprisingly strong throw. Not overwhelming, but whether it's the way I apply or the way my skin works with scents, usually after an hour I have to have my nose on my skin to smell them. Not so with this one, which wafts to me every once in a while. This is going to be great for layering, and for wearing in general. I'm really glad I bought a bottle unsniffed, and may need another. (What would be perfect with this? Single note coffee, to ground it on days when the sweet is just to sweet. I gotta go make a latte.)

For some reason, this was exactly what I wanted to wear today. Wet, it smelled like eating Fire Ball candies in a summer attic. Dry, it became more musky and masculine, but in a way that I was comfortable with on myself. There was a sour woodsy kind of note, but it mellowed gradually. I could definitely smell the lavender, but the rest of the notes surprised me when I read them just now. It's very mysterious, and rather naughty. I don't feel very deprived

CCXXXV I'm really glad I tried this one again. When I first got it, it was LICORICE that maybe had met Snake Oil once at the house of a mutual acquaintance. So I scolded it and put it in a box. Now it's SNAKE OIL, and licorice, and metal?. It's fascinating, and I think I like it quite a lot. Well, I know I like it quite a lot. But I can't tell if I love it, or if it fascinates me. bbl, sniffing >.>

In the imp: Dragon's Blood and water, with a sharp metallic smell. On: At first, it's just what the notes sound like - it's aquatic and balanced by the warm DB and a little metal tang. Later, it becomes Super Aquatic, and nothing else. This is what I get, fish that I am, I amp water like nobody's business. I'll keep it for the boy to try, because I liked the early stages. On my skin though, it could be any nice BPAL aquatic scent. I wish I liked them more.