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Bonfire Night!

I agree with Ashmedai - The Most Magnificent Christmas Tree is awesome! I quite like Dawn:Cernunnos, too.

I can't decide if this is pretty or yummy, depending on which notes I'm noticing, so I'm going with both Vanilla, something candied, bit of orange, slight incense wafting here and there, red musk & hint of spices in the background. I think the candied aspect is from the anise/fennel combining with the vanilla & amber, but it isn't licorice-y at all, for those people who might be worried about that. It's sophisticated but friendly. It's light enough to wear to work - in fact, this past week was fairly stressful & a couple of times I found myself holding my pony tail in front of my nose to give myself a break & enjoy the scent, so it's comforting, too (to me anyway).

Quite minty when first applied & not as sweet as I expected, plus a hint of chocolate. Once it dries, the coconut & vanilla came to the forefront with the buttery rum supporting them & much more sweetness. It reminds me somehow of eating a mixture of those Walker's Toffees: rich & sweet with a variety of flavours. So, yeah, it's foody on me

I'm so sorry, ReallyZeb. Radiance of Ra (Creates a nimbus of glittering solar energy. Aids in all healing work, unveiling lies and deceptions, promotes vigor and vitality, and grants blessings of joy and contentment) is the one I reach for when I'm feeling crushed emotionally. White Light works, too, but I like this better.

Sweet & juicy peaches - not much blossom or incense going on here. I pretty well only notice the fruit, which is fine with me! My house is full of the red-gold light of Summer (& I may or may not have peach juice running down my chin).

Resurrecting this thread with some newer scents I've liked. Ruined Roses is lovely: white rose marred by oakmoss, Spanish moss, slippery labdanum, and gurjum balsam. There's a bit of light musk in here, too & the roses are well-behaved. Beautiful, difficult to obtain Eve from Only Lovers Left Alive: Her scent is one that travels through the eons: the Irish moss, yarrow, and hawthorn of the Iron Age Britons, ancient Rome’s omphacium and honey, myrrh and calamus from Egypt, the frankincense and damask roses of the Florentine Renaissance, white sandalwood from the Far East, Moroccan saffron and rose water, and a swirl of incense from the souks. I can't really tell the difference between Irish moss & oakmoss - this moss note is maybe a bit less tangy but it's hard to tell because there's so many other notes in this scent. All Hallows Apple has a nice moss, too: fallen apples, grave moss, autumn leaves, and upturned earth. None of the notes are overpowering - it's not too leafy or heavy-handed in the dirt department. Gingerbread Zombi: gingerbread with dried roses, rose leaf, Spanish moss, oakmoss and deep brown earth. I'm not a big fan of regular Zombi but the gingerbread combines really well here with the dirt & roses. Gingerbread Villain - it doesn't mention it in the notes but oakmoss is definitely part of the fougere: Gingerbread fougere, with hints of lilac, lime, and citrus musk. I like this one in the warmer months if I want to wear something with spice - the citrus & moss make it less heavy than many other spicy scents. And of course we can't forget the Oakmoss Accord Single Note of September 2013!

I love this! I really enjoy the scent of evergreens but haven't had much luck with them in perfume form. They seem to work much better on the husband than me or the piney top note fades too quickly. This one is strong, sweet & makes me happy! It reminds me quite a bit of the Schwartzwald Atmosphere spray, which I also love (and use year round).

I love the atmosphere sprays with lots of evergreen so I was hoping that this would be along the lines of Schwartzwald. But I really don't get that much pine from this - first there's a dark green note that I'm reading as vetiver, then some petrichor (wet pavement), stone & finally a really nice moss. There's maybe a whisper of evergreen if I search for it. I actually do like this quite a bit - for me it evokes coming across a ruin hidden in the woods; the stone walls covered with ivy & moss, slightly melancholy & solemn. Perfect for a LOTR themed party or creating a mood while on-line adventuring.

It could possibly be Trick or Treat (the sticky sweet scent of candy corn, Weenies 2005, 2009). From what I remember it had some of the caramel that's present in The Inn but it's been a while since I smelled it.

I really like this in the beginning wet stage when the pink pepper is really strong & the florals play a more supportive role. As it dries though, either the gardenia or tuberose become really loud on my skin & it gets overwhelming. (I'm thinking tuberose because Ava also didn't appeal). I wish it was gingery orangey roses on me or even cookies on me but it was not to be.

You might like a Yule LE called La Befana (Candy charcoal, winter lilies, parma violet, a sprig of cypress, a poof of chimney dust, and holiday sweets). Despite all the listed notes, it's mostly berries & sweet violet on me.

Sweet clovey goodness! Not too spicy or buttery/pastry-ish - it's just right. I wish it was also an atmosphere! I'd love to have my house to smell this way without actually baking anything.

Pumpkin Spice Everything perfume (2014) was strong on the clove. Strangely, the atmosphere spray & hair gloss were not - I got more of a mix of spices from them. I really like the clove in Clemence & WIld Men of Jezirat, too. You might also want to look for things with a carnation note - it's quite similar & might be softer. Here's the thread: http://www.bpal.org/topic/21410-carnations/ Off the top of my head from the GC, Alice has carnation, milk & honey with a little bit of rose. Morocco is also nice but might not be quite what you're looking for.

I tend to like things with a vanilla base when I want to feel mellow. Lately Dorian (no surprise - it's often my bedtime scent, too), Tattered Lace, Pere Noel, Aristocratic Couple have all been in heavy rotation with occasional forays into creamy rosiness with Sybil & Love. I like Champagne Lace, too, but the initial fizziness makes it less comforting. Velvet & Sugar Skull are my cool weather comfort scents.

I'm with the reviewers above. This spray is a lot lighter & cleaner than I expected (but not in a lemon cleanser kind of way). I think I'm mostly getting the black tea & amber. I actually wish it was more citrusy but it is quite nice. A bit more sandalwood would have been welcome, too. My search for a sandalwood prominent atmosphere spray continues...

I've encountered two variations of Dorian perfume - one seems heavier on the vanilla & musk & one has a stronger fougere. I thought it was an aging thing but it appears that it could be a batch difference as well, since my last bottle of Dorian is from 2014 & still is extra strong on the citrus/lavender etc. after two years of aging. Good thing I love both versions! Anyway, I've noticed the same differences in the Dorian Hair Gloss. I got a decant when it first came out & it has a really strong, almost floral fougere aspect when wet but then the vanilla musk comes out as it dries. I just got a bottle from someone on the forum & this one's all about the vanilla musk. Sure, there's tea & citrus here, too, but it really is vanilla musk dominant. Yum!

I love the blood orange aspect of this but am not too sure about the rest. Rather than the usual warm fuzz I'm expecting from the amber, I'm getting something kind of aquatic. Not the dryer sheets clean type of aquatic but more like the wood in the amber was actually driftwood & a little salty. Perhaps it's the tea/amber together - they've just gone to the seaside. It's actually rather nice & the combination does smell like a deluxe pricey salon product. I'm just not sure it's me.

Lovely! Like Haltija, I'm finding this addictive - my nose keeps returning to my wrist. This is the best possible combination of warmth (pink pepper, sandalwood, vanilla) & freshness (tea, osmanthus). A must try if you like pink pepper - this is reminding me a little of what I liked best about the discontinued Hermia, without the amber. This has turned out to be my favorite of this year's Lupercalia & now I'm bottle-hunting!

I hadn't realized I wear so many with strawberry! Love, Strawberry Sufganiyot & Golletes are all great, as well as L'Essence de L'Engouement (French vanilla, pink candies, strawberry sugar, and orange blossom). I probably need to seek out some Sticky Eyeballs, too, since marshmallow is usually good on me.

All blueberry, all the time, with just the right amount of sweetness (& perhaps a tiny bit of vanilla) - I love this & must get more!

I actually quite enjoy this one though I can't see myself wearing it often. It's predominantly thyme on me with a brief pickle-y phase.

I seem to be amping different notes than most people who have reviewed this one. It starts out quite perfumey & red smelling - quite a bit like Red Lace, then it develops a grape or wine note & runs with it. If this is cognac, it's a very fruity one! After a while, that fades & I get a little spice & some brown sugar (lots & lots of brown sugar) but no pumpkin or sandalwood worth mentioning. Once dry, I get coffee for some reason & a hint of the Lace vanilla base buried underneath the sugar (now caramelized) & perhaps some booze. I can see the maple syrup comparison but it's more like a fancy coffee with liqueur on me. Pleasant & foody but not at all what I was expecting from the notes! My husband says it smells like sexy Tia Maria

I love SawScaled Viper (Snake Oil with cinnamon, cassia, and red ginger)! It does start with a blast of spice but sweetens up quickly & the Snake Oil is present but not overwhelming. Many of the reviews describe it as quite dry & light on Snake Oil but it's perfect on me (possibly because I find SO too much of a good thing on its own). I quite like Boomslang but am not much of a chocolate wearer. I remember liking Coral Snake, too, (Snake Oil with blood orange, red apple, lemon peel, plumeria, and gardenia) but gave away my decant. Most of the resin- heavy Snake Pit blends seem too incensey to me or go powdery/cloying but that's because my skin chem doesn't play well with Snake Oil itself. I'm hoping for some new Snake Pit offerings! Especially more things with fruit - I have a Snake Oil Chaos Theory with dark fruit including strawberries that is amazing & I like doing a layering combo of SO & Fae quite a bit (dabbing them on different wrists & smooshing together).

A couple from the Picnic in Arkham category: Miskatonic University (purely caramel on me) & Shub-Niggurath (very spicy gingersnaps). From Wanderlust, Bengal (honey & cinnamon) is a must try, as is Morocco. Bard is a nice honey & vanilla combo. Thieves' Rosin is also a good one. You'd probably like Ivory Vulva (LE: Lupercalia, creamy coconut, marshmallow & cardamom) The only one that's coming to mind that's maple syrupy is Herr Drosselmeyer (LE:Yule, notes are pipe smoke, sweet leather, woods & linen but it's sweet rather than smoky).