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Urgh, the vetiver is rearing it's nasty head and dominating this blend. I do like vetiver, but in smaller doses. Come to think of it, I think there's some patch here as well, but that's pretty much the sum of the blend. Vetiver and patch, I would never wear this out, but as time goes on, I'm not minding it that much. I smell like a REALLY dirty hippie that's rolled around in last nights bonfire ashes.

This is strong, sweet coffee at first, with a touch of whipped cream. Dry, no coffee, just a sweet cream scent, quite reminiscent of one of the Mother Shub's Lait de chevre, and another goat's milk blend. I'll update when I remember the name of it. Sweet and milky, with a touch of chocolate, and now I want a hot drink with whipped cream in it.

Maybe my nose is broke, but this doesn't smell like rose to me. Just a faint nondescript floral at first, then fades to a barely there sandalwood. I've had a bug, but not involving a head cold, so maybe it's affecting my sense of smell.

This seemed like this would be the best base for pumpkin and spice, and I was right! Lovely Morocco and spice, and the spice does not overpower the Morocco. Ends up being a slightly more spicy Morocco. I really like this, and wouldn't mind more. I'll just layer a bit of Honey Gingerbread or something else spicy over Morocco if I want something similar. Yum

First off, this one is STRONG! I'm definitely getting the myrhh here, and something that smells like black musk, but it's not listed. This reminds me of a sophisticated, expensive oriental perfume. Spicy, evocative and a 'night on the town' scent, in a plush cabaret, high heels, little black dress, and exclusive members. I like this, but will definitely will not slather next time. I'm going out in a bit to the gym, and a little worried about my scent choice.

Oh boy, I was sure excited about the white amber, but this whole blend equals SOAP to me. A fancy, white floral soap, sharp, prickly and definitely not my style.

Strong, aggressive, masculine blend. I'm getting the vetiver and leaves right away. Doesn't change much. Reminds me a bit of Lush's Icon perfume, but maybe my nose is off. Slightly cologne, but not in a bad way. I would like to smell this on a guy.

I do get the fresh tea at first, along with spices of the cinnamon and ginger variety of course. No pumpkin to be detected. Dries to a more vanilla-y pumpkin pie spice. I'm enjoying this, but I don't think I need anymore. I think I said it before, but these pumpkin blends are all so similar.

Very fruity and spicy at first. I'm wondering what the spice is, kind of like cinnamon, but not really. The oil is a reddish orange color, too, quite pretty. I like this, it's fun, kind of sexy. I could imagine wearing this for a night on the town. It reminds me also of dbr blends, bold and commanding. I think I'll make good use of this imp..

Sharp, perfumey, offensive. Yuck, this one is just not good on me. There's also a pretty floral that I can smell from a distance, but mostly I get strong perfumey, old-fashioned avon perfume that's been sitting in the sun for 10 years. Blech.

This is kind of fresh and citrusy, with something in the background that smells pretty yucky to me. After a bit, it's still fresh, the odd bit of yuck fades in and out. Kind of like a fresh field with flowers and mown hay a field away.. Fades quickly, and not for me anyways.

Lots of leaves and maple syrup, sweeter than I thought in spite of maple boughs being used in the description. This smells a lot like Halloween Montreal to me. This is nice to try, but the best lab leaf blend by far is Autumn Lace, and I'll just stick to that when I need my leaf fix.

Spicy, voluptuous heady floral at first. A little too heady and tropical. Dry, less floral, kind of fruity now, and spicy. It actually burned my wrist a little when I first applied it. Very rare for me to have a reaction like that. So it ends up mostly a spice laden fruit of some variety. Maybe a citrus? Whatever the case, the beginning stage was quite nauseating for me, so this is a 'no go'.

Wet, this reminds me of Dragon's Milk. Then the wine note comes out. So this ends up being a spicy, wine, dbr blend on me. Rather nice, and now it reminds me of something else, though I can't think of what atm. A bit like Hellion, maybe. I like this, and will probably use it on occasion. The only complaint is that it gets a bit dusty at times. Not sure what is causing this..

This one seems kind of like an aggressive musk at. Maybe musks with resins? It dries to a totally different scent, though. Kind of soft, white, slightly musky. Reminds me a bit of Jovan Musk. I don't like the beginning stages, and the soft musk phase fades pretty quickly.

Very leafy at first, and I'm getting something like the smell of rain. Less leaf as it dries, and now there's an element of foody, along with the aquatic. At first, this reminded me of Ded Moroz, but as the foody aspect asserted itself, it really is registering as odd to me now. I'll bet that it's the maple doing weird things here. I have Ded Moroz and love it, this just seems far to disjointed on me.

Wet, this is that soft, chewy bubblegum of the Bazooka Joe variety. I'm even getting that powder on the gum! Dry, the bubblegum disappears and we're left with a soft, pink rose. Not unlike Hope, quite similar, not sour at all. Nice to try, but I wouldn't wear this kind of blend in the wet stage, definitely. The dry stage is quite nice, but I'm not a big rose fan, not really me, but nice to try.

This is quite lovely. A bit of spicy pom, amber, and myrhh. I'm leary of the lab's pom, as it often goes dusty on me, but so far this one is behaving. This reminds me of some of the lab's 'red' blends. Red Lace, mostly I think. This is a bit like Hellion and Mme Moriarty. I really like this, but have those other red blends that are quite similar. I don't know, the more I smell it, the more I want it though! I may just hunt down some more.

Pumpkin pie spice and an odd alcoholic note, sweet fermented oats or something like that. I don't mind the pumpkin and spice, though it's pretty much like all the pumpkin patches and like blends, but the alcohol note is rather nauseating. Not my thing.

This one kind of reminds me of Boomslang, only not as intense cocoa and musks, and there is sandalwood instead of Snake Oil. I love the spices with the cocoa, but this fades very quickly on me. This would probably be a love for me if it was a bit more stronger, and lasted. I'm going to try and layer a spice blend with my Boomslang and see how that one turns out though...

Not sure if my sniffer isn't working today, but I can hardly smell this one at all, and I slathered! Mostly a faint graham cracker crust here, with the faintest touch of pear. I was sneezing a lot yesterday, so I'm thinking my sense of smell may be thwarted. What I do smell is nice. I'll re-visit this one in a day or two.. oh wait, there's a bit of lemon now. Kind of like a very muted Knockout Drops with graham cracker crust. I love Knockout Drops, so this is a good thing. Not sure I need any more, but this one is nice to try.

This bath oil smells pretty much like last years incarnation of Boo, the perfume oil. This is a good thing, less foodiness and more cotton. There's a big smash of sweet vanilla here too, basically as described and the after effect is like the most delicious lotion. I do not like the earlier versions of Boo, they are too foody for my liking. I use the bath oils as a moisturizer. I have a decant of last years perfume and a decant of this years bath oil. I really need to invest in a bottle of either version, I'd probably use it quite a bit, the scent has grown on me, and I'm kind of hoarding what little I do have.

Candied fruit at first, along with that pumpkin pie spice that appears to be in much of the Weenie blends. After a bit, no more candied fruit, just pumpkin pie spice. I find this very similar to Theme In Yellow, without the pumpkin. I'm not big on foody, spice scents, I like my spice scents with something musky or patch like, so this is a definite pass.

I was feeling a bit bummed about my life situation at the moment, so it was kind of cool to grab this blend out of my 'to try' pile:) Quite floral at first, a fresh heady type of floral. Dry, it's kind of like a honey musk/lotion kind of blend. It reminds me a bit of Capax Infiniti, but not as strong on the honey musk. I like lotion type blends, so this is nice to try. I think I feel a bit better too:)

What seems to be dominating on me, is the night-blooming jasmine. There maaay be a bit of resins here, but it's all about the jasmine. So much so, that this seems more like a spring blend than an autumn one. Not what I was hoping for, but I'll probably use this one in the spring.