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The chocolate is dry and dark, with the carnation adding a spice, and the sage giving this a dry herbal bite. It could almost be a masculine chocolate. I like it very much. I never get plum though, and myrrh is usually vague to my nose unless it has the starring role.

Ya know... I definitely got the Big Red gum vibe on this one when I first got it, but something else seemed interesting enough to keep it around for a while, and now, two years later, there's a lot more complexity and a lot less in-your-face spice. They're tempered and sweet and there's a coolness to the blend from the elemi. I also get a subtle thread of sweet licorice. I'm not a big "spices" fan, but I'm glad I kept my decant of this one around. Check it out if you want a lightweight spice scent or want spices that won't make you smell like a Christmas candle.

Dusty lily of the valley. It's nostalgic smelling to me and reminds me of something from my childhood. It also manages to not go into soap territory, a problem I often have with lily of the valley. I don't think it's something I'd ever really wear though - too floral - so I'll swap my decant. It does have an elegant feel though. It makes me think of Victorian heroines in white night gowns and silvered ladies in daguerreotypes.

Technically this is from a prototype, but I was assured it was the same as the official version, so here we go. Boozy butterscotch/maple/rum in bottle, but dramatically shifts when it touches my skin to black licorice candy - like in Licorice Bats. 🤤 Yum yum…. Drat. ...Pumpkin spice is creeping in. I'm hoping it won't overpower the licorice. So far they are sharing the stage amiably. Mostly I'm aware of spice, but the licorice is definitely there if I bother to let my nose sort through the melange. Hmmm..... no. Overall impression is pumpkin spice. 😕 Surprisingly, the boozy note is no where to be found on my skin, except to add maybe a teensy smidge of sweetness in the drydown. If you are a pumpkin spice lover, and ALSO like licorice, this would probably be pretty good, but for me, it's too spice heavy. Glad I finally got to try it though. It's been on my wishlist for a long time. I shall pass it along to a more appreciative home.

This was a bottle bought off BPAL's Etsy recently. Someone mentioned "autumnal potpourri," and I get that. Spiced orange rind, cinnamon sticks, and black tea right off the bat -that's my impression without reading the notes. It's a nice, high quality version of these notes, but not what I want for personal wear. I'm hoping the amber, pumpkin and fig will come out more in the dry down to make this work more as a perfume for me. 15 It's not "pumpkin spice," which is good, b/c that note rarely works well for me. 15 mins later - The spices are beginning to calm down, and I'm starting to get more of the "buttery pumpkin" that others have noted. It's subtle though, which I like. The orange is more prominent on me, and the black tea has turned to a good chai. I'm still not sure if I'll wear this a ton, but it is pretty. I wish the amber was more prominent on me, b/c I think that would tip it over into fantastic. As it is, I'd love this in a linen spray. Will edit if this changes drastically over the next hours.

Odd in the imp, both salty and sweetly floral in a cacophony of notes. I look at the notes and realize the sweetness is coming from the guava note. It's light and very ripe smelling. On my skin, this goes right into tropical floral territory, which I don't get since I don't see any listed florals in the notes. 😕 If I'm getting any pumpkin, its the wet innards kind, not the pumpkin pie kind. The saltiness has died down, so that's good, and this is pretty, but it's not really doing anything special for me. I shall pass on the imp.

Hanerot Halelu - when the Yules come out. You might also look out for Eusapia if you are open to florals. Both fragrances have shown up in multiple Yule drops, so they shouldn't be too hard to come by. The Gambols of Ghosts was a 2016 Weenie that had a pale, luminescent, candle-wax scent. No vanilla. Also, the Witch's Kitchen. These two might be a bit more rare, but you never know, and they are both lovely. It seems like the "Evening With the Spirits" line tends to have a lot of candlewax/beeswax notes. They are included w/the Yule drop. Lastly - if you want something less wearable but more atmospheric - Dusty Accumulated Menorah Wax. It's a Yule single note.

This is the incense and food blend I like the best from the Weenies I've tried thus far. The beer note is rich and dark, boozy and a little like rum to my nose, and the cake is "cakey;" but the whole is kept from going too sweet by the incense. I don't think I need a bottle of this, but I'm happy to have a couple imps on hand. ETA - This is based of the 2018 and 2017 versions.

2015 version This has a flour-y floral note in the bottle and on my wrist that I associate with other "cake" blends like Mari Lywd, Feeding the Dead, and Dumb Cake. It's backed by incense that I don't immediately identify. Possibly frankincense? - along with something else. I don't get any currant, but its a nice "non-foodie" foodie blend, if that makes sense. It seems like it doesn't last very long on me though.

This is the 2013 version. On me, this starts off as very floral. It gets dustier and more incensey as it wears, but remains floral overall. Cactus flower is a note I'm discovering I don't really care for, and that's what I get most prominently at first, made dusty by the frankincense. Later on, the rose becomes distinctive, and I catch hints of an understated tobacco adding a faint caramel undertone to the whole thing. Not my jam, but I'm glad I got to try it. Those that like the discontinued Santa Muerte or the Ars Morendi florals bouquets would probably enjoy this.

I've had this long enough for it to age, and it's really become a cool, comforting scent with just enough sweetness. The pepper is prominent and keeps the sugary, "snow" note in check. No mint. Just pepper. The oudh is light, woody, and unoffensive, with a similar feel to light patchouli. It just adds something grounding and earthy to the whole. I get the references to Pink Snow and Snow White, but those were to girly and sweet for me. This, I would wear on a cool day with a blue sky, whilst wearing blue jeans . Wish I had more.

Hmmmm... Different balance of notes than I was expecting, but interesting. I get a blast of sugary blueberry up front, reminiscent of the sufganiyot blend. The sugar dies down and the fragrance becomes muskier, and slightly earthy. I'm not getting a licorice note, which is unfortunate. It's one of the reasons Jaunty Blue Coat garnered my interest. Jasmine sambac becomes more prominent as this dries down, blending it's heady sweetness with the sugary berries, keeping things very sweet, but also complex. The amber and musk are minor players, just giving the perfume some grounding. I just got this yesterday, and it's a complex enough fragrance, it probably needs to sit a while to come into it's own, so I'll reserve judgement. I would say, if you like the lab's blueberry/berry note a lot, this is one worth checking out. If you don't like jasmine, you might want to pass. ETA: I ended up trading this one to my friend for Dragon Squad, which I frick'n love. Jaunty Blue Coat stayed very sweet on me, with the berries and the jasmine most prominent. On her it smells like blue raspberry fruit roll ups. She loves it as a happy, nostalgic, comfort scent, and it is very fun and fills the room when she puts it on. A happy trade for both of us!

This is really pleasant and calming. Cool mint and maybe a touch of eucalyptus with the lavender. Reminds me of a gentler Anesthesia. Herbal and soft, this would be a nice meditation or sleep blend.

This is so wispy, restrained and demure. It fits beautifully with the concept. Mostly I get sugary vanilla, and a soft whisper of powdery sandalwood and frankincense under it. It's very feminine without being girlish and "pale satin corsets" are not at all hard to imagine in relation to this scent. My one deterrent from full bottle lust is that it's such a light scent. I really have to have my nose right on it to detect this one, but if you're looking for a beautiful, feminine skin scent that is sure to encourage ear and neck nibbling, this one would do nicely.

Delicately sweet, green grass in the imp, but it's mostly powdery vanilla on my skin, and it doesn't seem to last very long. Still, it's a fun blend that I'm glad I got to try it. It makes me think of pollen and sunshine.

This smells brown, like sun cracked earth. It's a lot gentler than I expected, but I do smell that horseradish. Also that clove. The blend is sort of peppery and minty at the same time. Definitely an unusual melange, but not for me.

Lime lemony. Bright and fizzy. Maybe champagne? It seems sparkly and drinkable. Like a nice cocktail you'd have around the pool.

Very sweet, fruity fig on me. It's a little cloying for my tastes, but I like my fig a little greener. I"m not getting a lot of spice, or at least not the cinnamony melange I tend to think of when I think "spice." it's not a heavy smell, and there is something nice and springy/summery about it. It makes me think of eating fig preserves under the big green leaves a fig tree. Clean, bright, sugary fig.

Any chance it's Boomslang? That oil was very thick in the vial, and the powdery thing could be rice milk. Another option could be the The Other Hot Chocolate, which smells a lot like Bliss to me, but better and I get sort of a tiny bit of rose? I don't know if the grab bags can include stuff not on the GC list though. If it has to be GC, it could be Centzon Tototchtin, which is very chocolaty/foodie and dark colored. It smells like chocovine to me. Tezcatlipoca or the aforementioned Tlazolteotl are both very dark oils and have that chocolate note, but I don't find them foody and I think the chocolate leans more bitter than Bliss. They've got a lot of other stuff going on in them. Kali might also be an option, which has florals and chocolate. I remember it being sweet, but not super foodie. I can't remember the color of the oil though.

This reminds me of the berry oatmeal I would eat as a kid. There were freeze dried berries, and you kinda poured em in the mix and heated it up. I'm guessing the fig is giving it that vibe. This is pleasant and homey, and I got some long forgotten twinges of nostalgia, but it's not really my kind of scent. It kinda made me think of Baba Yaga and The Marshwoman's Brewery, though this is softer and sweeter than the first, and lacks the green floral of the latter, but it's got that bready vibe. I didn't really get hazelnut, but it's probably part of that fresh baked feel I'm getting. A fun and unique foody, but not for me.

My friend bought this, so I got to test it out. It wasn't one that really interested me b/c juniper and citrus just didn't seem like my kind of blend, but it's really nice. It's more of a gentle, softly masculine chypre, with a very nice amber in the dry down. Maybe the aging has tamed the sharpness others have mentioned, since I'm sure these Etsy bottles have been waiting a while for loving homes. Anywho, it's got a subdued and melancholy vibe that does Lir justice. I'd say it's masculine leaning, but a woman could pull it off pretty easily. Seems like it could fit in with the four horsemen blends in the CG - That kind of vibe. I would love to smell this on a gentleman. 💗

Sweet, sugary, rose candy. The current lends a little tartness. This is more in your face than Hope, or Razors in a Dollhouse. More jam and sugar than flower. It's a little too much for me, and I have similar scents I like better, so I'll be passing it along. I absolutely love the concept and label art though. 🐷 🐷

Really pretty. A snuggly incense blend with a hint of spice. I almost get a touch of cinnamon in this, but perhaps its the dryness from the sandalwood I'm detecting. This makes me think of Silk Road and Lace Phoenix from the anniversary scents. The champaca, incense, and sandalwood are the most prominent on me, but they are subdued, and I think the tea is lending the fragrance its spicy melange. Glad I grabbed a bottle.

Bright, sweet, apple blossom is what I get at the forefront of Agrat Bat Mahlaht when I first apply. After a few moments, the fragrance becomes duskier. The amber, caramel, and teak come forward giving it a softly resinous, dry, warm undertone. There's a pleasant sweetness, but it stops shy of foody, and the musk and amber make it golden and sensual. I can still tell there's some apple blossom and pick out individual notes in this if I really sniff, but everything is beautifully balanced into one gentle and seamless blend. If I had to sum this one up, it would be caramel-apple amber incense. Musky, dusky, and delicious. One caveat - it only lasts a few hours on my skin.

My initial impression is a deep woodiness from the patch and sharp lime. There's also something animalic and masculine to the scent, and I thought maybe it had oud in it before I read the notes. Jaawi settles down after a moment, and the lavender and bay start to come out, balancing the other notes, and this becomes a dark chypre sort of scent. It still has some of that feral sexiness it began with, but now it's on a leash. I could see this being very nice on the right man. It's a little much for me though. A few hours later, the blend has become mostly incensey Indonesian patch and sort of reminds me of Blacker Than the Raven Wings of Midnight. Still not my thing, but the fragrance is interesting enough that I enjoy getting a whiff now and then.