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Fairy Tales and Lies does smell classic. The amber chypre is a bit brassy and high-pitched on me at first, but it settles down relatively quickly into a beautiful, soft warm base, giving the impression of candlelight. The lilac and rose come forward on the drydown, and I get both in equal measure. There's really just a touch of bergamot, but it brings a spot of brightness. It smells like a still life by an old master: lilacs and roses in a vase, bergamot oranges on a branch with glossy green leaves, dark background, golden light. This is beautiful, and it layers so well with both Edith and The Waltz.

Pecan Pie is a nutty, cinnamon-strong scent on my skin for the first five minutes or so—smelling more like nut bread or carrot cake than pecan pie. But then it settles down and a golden, caramel note comes forward. I smell like pecan pie filling for a good hour or so before it fades into what smells like spiced brown sugar. I have no problem with any of these stages.

Yes, this is beautiful. No One Heard Her Except the Sparrows is like a fancy white chocolate, the kind that's been melded with other notes so that the chocolate manages to be both central and incidental. The orris, white sandalwood, and grey amber provide a very gentle, subtle, and elegant pushback against the chocolate. The orris is absolutely gorgeous here—I don't think I've ever enjoyed this note as much as I do in this blend. I sprayed my hallway, and as the scent expanded, it reminded me a lot of Lush's Skinny Dip! Not sure how that's possible, but it does, and it's making me very happy.

I agree that The Painted Rose is a sexy atmo. When sprayed in the air, it makes a room smell red and woody and sweet—dried rose petals, mellowed patch, and a bit of something candied and plummy. Sprayed on the sleeve of my shirt, I get a brighter rose and more patch. The sugarplum is toothsome but not overwhelming. Very nice!

YUM. The Strange Old Woman, when wet, skews a bit almondy/cherry extract. But five minutes after application, it's a bready, pecan-studded, caramelized cinnamon roll. Mouth-wateringly delicious and true on my skin, and pairs like a dream with any of the Pecan Pie items. SO GOOD.

Taste the Cherries and Look at the Flowers is like a breath of spring—agree that this smells like carnation, but I'm getting a very light kiss of cherry even freshly applied out of the bottle. There's an even lighter touch of the snow note, which I'm happy about. Once this dries, this smells almost like carnations and linens and the barest bit of cherry in my hair. I suppose that sounds weird, but it smells good, like cherry blossoms, and laundry drying in the spring wind, and carnations. It doesn't have a ton of throw in my hair, which will make this great for wearing to work.

A Shadow in the Elevator's cashmere patchouli is so voluptuous! With the black plum, dark oudh, and spectral musk, this like a plush oubliette. The vetiver is really nice here, and I say that pretty rarely! Definitely glad I took the risk with the vetiver, and I can't wait to see how this ages.

Lucille is beautiful, a smoky gem of a fragrance. I always worry that ylang ylang will be too much, but it's nicely balanced here. This wears like a classic, vintage perfume from the 40s...it's shadowy and elegant. The faded red roses are a nice touch, and add a bit of pathos. This dries down to a plummy, musky amber with a veil of red rose and a bit of sharpness from the ylang ylang. Lovely!

Crimson really knocks my socks off. On me this smells like dark red musk and red sandalwood in equal parts, with just a touch of clove, saffron, and oudh. The red sandalwood and oudh combo reminds me of Sinus Amoris, and like that blend, this smells like gorgeous, implacable incense. The saffron gives this a kind of tang that does smell a bit like blood, but it's very subtle. Stunning stuff, and I like it more each time I wear it.

Like others, I was unsure whether or not The Waltz would have a strong champagne note, as it can be so strong on me that it drowns everything else out. But this is truly so smooth. On my skin, it's like someone took the champagne note and buffed it down until all the bubbles are gone. The ambergris accord and white rose are brilliant here, and the vanilla amber gives it that Edith feel. This smells like Edith in love.

The note list for Edith is sort of like a dream list for me...grey amber, white patchouli, oudh! PEARLESCENT VANILLA MUSK. On my skin, I get a lot of the grey amber and vanilla musk with the white sandalwood and patchouli providing a nice warm base. The amber is so beautiful—almost like salted caramel. This is so beautiful, and I'll enjoy every drop.

You know those cheesecakes that have a dark chocolate cookie crust that require one to smash the cookies and then press them into the pan? This smells like that dark crust, if it were mixed with a tablespoon of espresso powder. This is dark chocolate cookie and some kind of fancy vanilla extract and a touch of coffee on me. There's a bit of marshmallow on the drydown, just a dollop of fluff. YUM.

Marshmallow Cookie Pie hair gloss smells like dark chocolate pudding to me. Compared to the bath oil and perfume, this skews more marshmallowy on me, definitely a bit more creamy. Some chocolate cake recipes call for a shot of espresso to deepen the chocolate flavor, and this smells like there's a hint of coffee lurking here, in a good way. Really fun, and now when my husband tells me I smell like a cookie, I can say: BINGO! (Well, close enough.)

Peach Pie really is so bright and juicy! I'm not picking up much of a pastry or crust note, on me this is primarily scrumptious peach filling with the tiniest drop of butter and lemon. I think this would make for a great pick-me-up winter or spring scent...it's very zippy and lush.

Yes, Black Moths will do nicely. Although the vetiver makes this smell a bit prickly to my nose when wet, once this dries down it's a patchouli, rose, plum, and blackcurrant blend on me, with tonka and opoponax rounding things out and the vetiver falling over the top like a thin, translucent, green veil. It adds an aura of decay that seems just about right here, but doesn't dim the roses a bit. I agree that this is reminiscent of The Tumultuous Virtues of Stern Passion—on me, it's a bit like if Vultures and For Each Ecstatic Instant got together. I love both of those blends, so it's a true compliment. One of the things I love about Black Moths is that after a half hour or so, there's almost a tea-stained linen note that comes forward. It's so perfect for a Crimson Peak perfume, and it really makes this unique and haunting.

Mare Vaporum is jasmine writ large but in a script that unravels like smoke. The white sandalwood and smoky oudh have a lot to do with that, as they do an excellent job of loosening the joints of the heady flower. The amber and bourbon vanilla sweeten and stabilize. After a bit, this smells like the remnants of jasmine incense, surprisingly subdued and ghostly. I think it's beautiful, but I love jasmine so this is right up my alley.

Mmmm, Apple Pie hair gloss makes me so happy. This is more pie filling than pie on me (I'm not picking up much crust/pastry note), but the filling is delectable and the balance is very wearable. I get glorious apple with a very slight hint of lemon, butter, and spices. I wore it to work today and kept catching wafts of the most mouth-watering apple when I turned my head. I'm so glad I picked up this hair gloss and miiiight need to invest in the perfume or bath oil, because it's that good.

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Because the goblins have been fighting over the perfume. Delicious! This is a cake-lovers delight. I can smell pumpkin cheesecake, and I can also smell carrot cake or pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting. No matter how you slice this cake, it's so good. The cream note is more pronounced on me in the Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcake perfume oil than it is here in the Pumpkin Cheesecake bath oil—here I get more cakey notes. So much fun and would layer beautifully with Pumpkin Spice Everything hair gloss and The Witches perfume oil or Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcake perfume oil.

Belgian chocolate filled with pumpkin butter. Chocolate. Pumpkin. The chocolate here smells fine and almost dusty (in a good way), like powdered cocoa. The pumpkin is subtler than I thought it might be, adding some richness and texture and depth. The result smells something like a super complex and fancy hot cocoa. When I was testing this the other day, my husband told me I smelled like Mayan chocolate, and I can see how it comes across that way. This is a lovely chocolatey bath oil and might just distract me slightly from my lifelong dream of the Post releasing a Bliss hair gloss.

The honey and cubeb in Liebeszauber really do invite comparisons to Crib Girls. It's like if Crib Girls were dipped in roses and carnations and red clover, with a drop of blood and sweet cream. It's as if a teaser from the Lupercalia update fell into the Halloweenie update, and I love it. The drop of blood does give this one subtle fangs...there's an edge here that's warm and metallic and very subtle. The cubeb berry note is a bit tart, piney, and camphorous, but it's a great foil for the honey. Definitely keeping this one, and I expect it to age nicely as well.

Yucca Giant-Skipper is probably my favorite butterfly. It's a bit surprising, because it's so woods-forward and that's not normally my #1 jam, but the white patchouli, champaca, and vanilla absolute are total magic with the oudh, balsam, and pepperwood. It's like a split of wood in heaven. I agree that this has the same vibe as Ask the Nearest Hippie or Revenant Rhythm, although it's its own tender beast. It's also ridiculously relaxing...I tend to pull this out when I need my blood pressure to go down a few clicks. I think it would make an amazing meditation or sleep blend.

I gave Dead Leaves, White Musk & Vanilla hair gloss a shot, even though the dead leaves note has historically amped on me and been a bit overwhelming. I get a strong blast of dead leaves on first application, but it falls back pretty quickly, and is softened by the white musk and vanilla which together remind me a bit of the linen note. It's very clean without being ozone-y, and the balance is just right on me for a very wearable dead leaves scent. I can see myself reaching for this one on a crisp autumn day (like today).

Yum! Muddy Puddles does smell like hot cocoa with marshmallows! It's dead on, and so much fun to wear. Definitely a comforting scent, and one that will be perfect for snuggly winter Sundays. I'm so glad I impulse-added this to my last order!

Ooof, The Golden Hour is gorgeous. I'm getting vanilla, amber, maybe a verrrry light linen note, and a drop of something darker/resiny. It's very emblematic of golden light and has a purity about it that's really appealing. For those who loved The British Blondes (one of my favorite atmos ever!), this feels related—similar ambered, golden light, and a sense of wealth and largesse.