RoseThornAndOak

It's pretty darn nice. Snow-Flakes/Snow White plus a decent chocolate note. If I didn't already have Snow-Flakes and Pink Snowballs I would consider hunting this down, but the decant will certainly do. For fans of Mega-sized Chocolate Snake Oil also.

This one's...interesting. I get a smutty red musk darkened by patchouli but it never really smells like patchouli, it just smells...smuttied I guess? Madame Moriarty works better imo, however I like it and will keep the imp around. Gender neutral.

Liz is beautiful and very nostalgic for me. The bottle has aged very well over the past decade and seems to have remained very much what I remember: a very lovely soft floral leather blend. There is something cold and metallic about it, like steel or copper in a way, sort of like Copper or Silver Phoenix, but the florals soften it up and make it wearable. Usually leather is a bit iffy, but this never goes in that new car smell territory, thank goodness. It's more moto jacket, I guess. This is very fitting of Liz, and also reminds me of a character in The Good Neighbors, part fae, part rock n' roll. Actually yeah, this is a very elf-punk appropriate blend and I really should be getting more use out of it.

Oo this is lovely. Sometimes a scent will kinda match a certain mood, in a specific place, with music and everything. Dancing Among The Tombs to me is sitting in a graveyard during a stormy summer evening in the South, your ripped up jeans getting muddied and grassy, hanging out with your friends, rocking out to Gish, Dirt, and Vulgar Display of Power. You're having a good time, you're buoyant and lighthearted, there's dandelions and other dewy wildflowers about, dirt, gravestones, you're taking silly photos of yourselves with "orbs" flying about and pigeons that scare the bejesus out of you, you may or may not have sprayed on some Gap Grass earlier. Your crush is a bit more dark and moody, brooding by himself, wearing Dorian over there and you're trying very, very hard to not act like a total asshat around him and probably failing miserably. Ultimately its a... lighthearted graveyard scent. Its Dancing Amongst The Tombs. I freakin love this and glad I snagged a full bottle!

VetchVesper's review on Lycan Lace pretty much sold me on this blend and I was lucky enough to snag a bottle of this on Ebay. I'm kind of shocked there were no other bidders, because holy smokes is this lovely. It starts off dusty rose and creamy vanilla paired with tobacco, very haunted and antique, but not overtly cologne or perfume-like. The drydown is dessicated and powdery rose with a soft tobacco/incense supporting it. I would not say it is a head shop incense in the slightest, much more like Eve or The Antikythera Mechanism in its ancientness, not resinous really, but just a nice powdery dry incense. Actually I highly recommend this if you are a fan of either of those two, or if you have tried Black Baccara Perfumes 1983 or Benefit Cosmetics Dr. Feelgood Mattifying Balm, they have a very similar scent profile. The dirt note grounds and darkens this without turning it too sharp. I thankfully don't really get the pine note. Overall this is a huge win and the way the powdery rose warms up on the skin with the incense, tobacco, and feral musk makes for a romantic and strangely comforting and snuggly skin scent, or if you are a sexy vampire flying down the freeway betching about Louis ("FOR CENTURIES!!") that is completely befitting, too.

Oh wow this is lovely. The vegetal and incense notes blended with the cleaner lace, and creamy cognac/vanilla/tobacco notes give it a haunted house vibe while still being perfectly wearable as a perfume/cologne. While the 2 original Black Laces went a bit dryer sheet on drydown, I found Dark Lace to be more reminiscent of Lycan Lace: dark, vampiric, and sexy, what you would wear to a King Diamond show, then snuggle up and watch Christopher Lee and Vincent Price flicks after. I would say Lycan Lace is a bit more powdery, desiccated rose lace with dirt notes (totally Lestat fixing his lacy cuffs as another review mentioned), Dark Lace is for sure well, darker, yet clean. God damn this is sexy. I love how unabashedly romantic Lycan Lace warms up on the skin, and how sophisticated and nostalgic Dark Lace is. Fans of Black Lace, Lycan Lace, Gothic Horror, Eve, Wulric The Wolfman, Midnight on The Midway, and/or The Antikythera Mechanism might enjoy this.

This is piney. A soft, delicate pine. It conjures images of soft, white snow and fabric, but it mostly smells like the pine needles with soap. Its delicate. Pine doesn't play nice on my skin, but I'll let it age and see. Snow Flakes works better for me. However, if you were a fan of Cloister Graveyard in The Snow or missed it, this one is similar from what I can remember, although I would have to try them on side by side to give you a full comparison.

Well it hasn't gone sour with my skin chemistry yet, so that's good. It did go sharp soap on, with something extra. Its actually kinda creeping me out, almost like attracting ghosts or something. Kinda powdery. I'll let it age and see what happens.

Yay for frimps! Especially ones you were already curious about. In fresh-from-the-lab (+ a few days) imp: Interesting. Masculine. Well blended. Wet on skin: Almost emotional, visual reaction. Its hard to say whether it smells like black leather, or just gives the impression of it like the spirit of it rather than the actual physical leather. The tobacco is clinging to the fabric. ...this has a creepy feel, like Ichabod better watch out before Mr. Darkness rides out of the woods with his cape flying in the moonlight, tattering up tobacco fields. Holy shit. Makes me think of black metal, too. Satyricon sort of stuff. Drydown: Well that was fun while it lasted. There's a sharp soap smell coming off it now. Maybe the amber? Its like if Ichabod defended himself with the shaving water basin, that's it. That's on top of the woody...I wanna say piney note but its not its...hard to describe. Just woody. Might let this baby age. There was a glimmer of Antikythera's yumminess for a bit there, before the soapiness hit, so it may work out eventually. Very little sourness, so that's good! Yeah just kinda sharp soapy now, but this would work wonders on the right skin. I'd love to smell this on a man. If tobacco, amber, and leather work well on you, give it a go! I just have strange chemistry.

In bottle: Rich and sweet with an old world feel and an afterglow of sharp soap. Wet on skin: the same, with more richness coming forth. Drydown: This has a sharp powder note coming through. Nothing like the yum of Antique Lace or Tattered Lace on me. Actually Snow Flakes smells closer to Tattered Lace than this does to my nose. Its powder with a touch of boozy depth. Achoo! Sneeze not good! Later: Autumn Lace has more similarity to Gothic Horror on me than Tattered Lace or Antique Lace. It has a dark, perfumey quality. Sadly the powder note is amping the most. It just doesn't have the sweetness I was hoping and aging it didn't help my case. This little girl needs a new bud.

'08 version: The sweet pumpkin part is nice, but the sharp note is ruining it for my chemistry. =( I has a sad! Nice and rich in the bottle, might make a good room scent or rock on the right person!

In the imp (aged): Kinda smells like a vintage perfume bottle that has dried up over the years, but sweetier and fruitier. Wet on skin: Fruit with powder, but there IS a gossamer sort of quality to it. Drydown: Oh darn my chemistry, its going to straight powder-wait. There's something playful and fun behind it if I smell closely. Its kinda like a blanket of cleanliness and soap with a cute little fruit-smelling creature beneath it. Maybe the peach? Hmm. I wanted to like this one as I love peaches and all things faerie, but alas its mostly soapy heliotrope for me. I'm still looking for the perfect fae-like/huldrfolk scent. Glittering Apple of The Stars gives more of an otherworldly quality and works much better on my skin than Fae. Its kinda morphing into something vaguely nice, but this would be much better for someone who is looking for a clean/powder scent with a hint of fruit. =)

I wanted to like this blend so much! The imagery reminded me of The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness, a favorite album, so I was delighted to see the last person to post a review's SN is Porcelina! This blend smells fruity and whispy in the bottle and wet on skin. It soon turns soapy/powdery in the drydown, with the fruit coming through intermittently. Even now that it is aged it still smells of powder on me, unfortunately. Hopefully the two bottles I bought will go to a good home.