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This smells like a warm bowl of the yummiest porridge ever, with fig and toasted nuts on top, plus some fresh, cold whole milk. It's sweet, foody, and very cozy. To me, it's like a mid-point between Dana O'Shee, which is lighter, and Dies Patribus, which is sweeter.

I love Dana O Shee, so I'm biased, but I absolutely think it's a good sleepytime scent. It starts off a little sweet-almondy, but that does fade into a light, delicate scent. The honey is not very sweet or strong, IMO. I find it comforting but unobtrusive.

Warm, dry cedar and sheer vanilla musk. There is a nice smoky aspect that dances around the edges of the scent, but it's definitely not the focus. This is a subtle, unisex perfume. I really like this; the notes are blended well and complement each other with their dry almost-sweetness. But it's definitely a skin scent without much throw, and it sadly doesn't last very long on my skin.

This is earthy gorgeousness; it reminds me of something between Death Cap and Banshee Beat/Revenant Rhythm. I wouldn't have thought I'd be a gnarly patch person, but I love it combined with the coconut and sweet benzoin. Definitely one of the many jewels from the GC. It will be fun to wear on days when I want to feel a bit feral.

You might enjoy Eostre of the Dawn ("jasmine and honeysuckle, sweet milk and female skin"), which is one of my favorite honeysuckle scents even though jasmine usually doesn't work for me. It doesn't come in imp size from the Lab unfortunately, but there are usually some decants available in the sales section here. For water lily, I really like The Lady of Shalott ("calm waters just before a raging storm, limned with achingly-beautiful blooms, an icy scent, but somehow warm, and mirror-bright: bold gardenia, crystalline musk, muguet, water blossoms, clear, slightly tart aquatic notes and a crush of white ginger"), if you don't mind a bit of an aquatic vibe. This one is general catalogue and available in imps, at least!

I am a bit wary of jasmine, but love lilac and honeysuckle, so I had to grab this before it came down. The jasmine comes out in a heady blast, but quickly steps aside for gorgeous lush lilac and honeysuckle. I think the grass and amber sweeten the scent in a non-floral direction, but the lilac is definitely at the forefront. The initial strength of the scent does not last, but is still detectable for a while when I smell my hair. This will be perfect for springtime.

My skin amps the vanilla and sassafras here; although it smells really yummy, I wish my skin let the woods come out more, as I love cedar. As is, it smells more like vanilla root beer on me than sexy outlaw, alas. Edit: It grew on me and I ordered a bottle, and the bottle smells even better than my imp! I'm getting a lot more cedar here and I love it.

I love the Lab's honey + honeysuckle combos, so I love this. It smells like honey, wildflowers, and sheer loveliness. Delicate, but heady; a little goes a long way.

Omg, I love this. I enjoy foodie scents but they aren't necessarily my main attraction, yet this is glorious. It smells like incredibly realistic cinnamon churros, and makes my mouth water every time I take a huff as my brain wonders where the sugar and fried dough is. There is a really interesting whoosh of fresh air vibe to it, but I honestly can't tell if that's part of the scent or just, you know, my nose breathing in air along with it. Either way, this is a really delicious, cheerful scent that makes missing late summer/early autumn social activities feel more bearable. Edit: just want to add that after a few days of rest, the fried dough note is coming through even more realistically - maybe whatever spice is in here is helping with that? I can't tell at this point if it's cinnamon or actually cardamom. Either way, yum.

I love the cardamom note in this; it's sugared and clear and probably my favorite cardamom note I've smelled so far from any house honestly. The cotton candy and cake come out more as the scent dries down. Everything melds beautifully. This wasn't one I initially had on my radar, but I'm really glad I ended up with a decant. It smells lovely with Green Lovebird, too.

My skin amps the white musk in this for some reason. I really like the pineapple I get; I don't smell much currant, which is weird because usually I amp currant notes. This is light and fruity, but my skin eats it up really fast. Doesn't last a half hour on my silly skin. Edit: just wanted to update and say that one of my sisters loves this and think it smells like grilled pineapple. My decant found a good home with her. ❤️

I will second Bengal and third Mead Moon! Bengal is more dry-spicy, whereas the spice in Mead Moon is a bit more subtle. I really love Mead Moon, though, it's different from other honey scents I've tried.

Sampled my sister's decant; wow, I really like this. And I didn't expect to be wowed; I guess it just shows me that I like the smell of tobacco and frankincense more than I thought. It reminds me a little of Vision of the Courtesan with the tobacco/frank combo (though this is sharper and Vision creamier) and Anne Bonny, though they only share frankincense. I'm getting an almost earthy/cedary/tree bark smell from this for some reason, but I love it. I think the tonka adds a bit of depth and sweetness. Will probably have to get some of my own.

It's interesting how it seems to play differently on people's skin. I'm getting orange blossoms and honey predominantly, with a bit of coconut and smoked vanilla underneath. It's sweeter than I expected, but really pretty.

To me, this smells just like fruit-flavored cereal, creamy whole milk, vanilla, and a few fresh, tart strawberries. The milk note is different from the one in Milk Moon; I don't get any sourness from it at all. I'm not usually a huge gourmand person, but I am really enjoying this. It has pretty good throw and longevity.

At first, this is all herbal honey on my skin, like heavily honeyed chamomile tea. As it dries, the nicotiana turns this into a really lovely perfumed honey; the tobacco note is very reminiscent of the tobacco flower in Zorya P. I think I might amp it a little, since I definitely get more tobacco flower smell than any sense of powdery honey. Combined with the herbal notes, it makes the scent almost bitter, but in an elegant way. Since I love honey and Zorya P, this one is a winner.

I love honeysuckle, but for some reason this blend is going kind of plasticky on my skin. I suppose my skin chem can't win them all . . . I will have to stick with Eostre of the Dawn for my honeysuckle needs (ironic, as I usually enjoy plum/cherry blossoms over jasmine).

I always worry about jasmine, which usually goes bad on me, but this is one of those rare lovely blends where it behaves on my skin. I don't detect it much, honestly. I mostly just get an impression of a field of wildflowers from this - pollen and petals, dustily sweet. It reminds me a bit of the Bluebonnet SN for some reason. Gorgeous.

I blind bottled this hoping I would love it, and it turns out it was a good investment. The honey note is sweet, but light and almost effervescent. The fruit notes are really well blended, and although the blackberry is stronger at first, it melds with the citrus notes as it dries down, making the scent brighter and less syrup-sweet. The scent, at least fresh from the mail, seems to sit fairly close to the skin, so it's less in your face than some honey scents. I do wish I got more of the gruit/herbs and spices, but maybe those will emerge more as the oil ages. I can kind of detect them once the scent has dried down if I look for them, but overall this is more mild and sweet than spicy or boozy, to my nose. Not an animalic honey. This might overtake Lady Una as my favorite honey-centric BPAL, but time will tell. If I smelled mead like this, I'd drink it.

This is the spiciest honey scent I've tried so far and I'm here for it. I love all the listed notes, although as another reviewer mentioned I notice a ginger scent here - maybe it's the mixture of carnation and cardamom, or maybe it's an unlisted note - but with the creamy honey in the background, yum. I do wish I got a little more cardamom, but maybe my nose is mistaking it for ginger. For a perfume with such a serene name, this scent seems fierce to me; warm, but assertive. It's honey with a sharp sting.

I can see why this one is so popular! It's all creamy cinnamon and honeysuckle deepened by incense. There is an almost vanilla aspect to it that reminds me of Snake Oil and Dragon's Milk. I do wish it had more throw and staying power, but at least I can apply it to my hair (and, maybe someday, a scent locket). I will definitely be getting a bottle of this when I can.

I tend to amp red musk, which goes bitter on my skin without some sweeter note counterpoints, so the mentions of this being a sweeter blend, along with the favorable comparisons to Abalone Vulva, sparked my curiosity. And this really is beautiful - a more playful and sultry mermaid. The red musk stays silky and light on my skin without going bitter, and the amber is more creamy than powdery. Gorgeous.

I'm not usually one for citrus-y scents, but I like this one more than I expected. The yuzu is bright and cheery, with an almost peach-like undertone beneath the tart citrus. The cedar grounds the fruit, although the combination does strike me as unusual for some reason. An interesting, pleasant scent overall.

Pleasant, softly sweet and slightly minty grass. Very subtle. I think I might be detecting a little almond or vanilla, but can't really tell. I like it enough to keep my decant.

I usually have a hard time with jasmine, but I don't really notice it here, other than it must be giving extra oomph to the honeysuckle. And this is a *gorgeous* honeysuckle, heady with the jasmine, creamy with the milk. This has a lot of throw, so I have to apply sparingly, but overall it's one of the best honeysuckle scents I've tried. A bottle may be in my future if I use up my decant.