I'm procrastinating studying anatomy right now. Again. So here are my thoughts about the glorious update!

Wolf Moon. Winter air, Terebinth pine, juniper berry, dusty orris, deep amber, white sandalwood, black musk, blue cedar, and tonka.

If this smells anything like the previous version, I'll like it. I enjoyed that cold and sort of aquatic feel to the first Wolf Moon -- it was good with the musky scent. Got a bottle.

Lycaon. A monstrous, brutal, and bloodthirsty blend: blackened myrrh, crushed olive leaf, black musk, spikenard, frankincense, cypress wood, opoponax, white ginger, and patchouli.

Sounds monstrous for sure. I have no idea what to think of it. Spikenard is probably the ONLY note I can count on ALWAYS hating. Ick. However, I really like opoponax, myrrh, and patchouli, and I think that crushed olive leaf would be interesting too. Got a bottle of this too, but I think it was kind of a risky choice.

The Salon!!!!

I honestly could not afford to get all the bottles I want right now (Christmas coming up and everything), so I just got an imp pack.

The Arrival at the Sabbath and Homage to the Devil, Antoine-François de Saint-Aubert.

Bourbon vanilla, benzoin, caramel, Mysore sandalwood, aged black patchouli, carnation, and iris florentina.

Holy moly. Um, yes please!!! If I could have picked just ONE bottle, this is the one.

The Cup of Death, Elihu Vedder.

Peach blossom and peach tree leaf, Mysore sandalwood, French lavender, bois du rose, myrtle, and blue yarrow.

Hmm. Possibly too feminine for me, and maybe too herby. I don't know what blue yarrow smells like in perfume, but I know what yarrow smells like in the wild. I think the myrtle and yarrow combination might make the whole thing smell a bit too weedy for me.

Cupid Complaining to Venus, Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Apple blossom, fig, white peach, honey absolute, red sandalwood, and wild thyme.

What is honey absolute? I've never seen that. Everything in this sounds fabulous except the thyme... and maybe honey absolute wouldn't smell like play-doh on me like honey usually does. Fingers crossed!

The Ecstacy of St. Theresa, Gianlorenzo Bernini.

Frankincense, iris, white gardenia, Roman chamomile, amber, and agarwood.

I bet this smells breath-takingly lovely. Sigh. Blends like that make me wish that I was breath-takingly lovely so that I could wear them. Unfortunately, scents like that are usually at odds with my Dr Martens' boots.

Garden Path With Chickens, Gustav Klimt.

Damp grass, ivy leaves, morning glory, daisy, rose geranium, heliotrope, white gardenia, climbing roses, peppery nasturtium, phlox, begonia, verbena and sun-warmed herbs.

I know people are going ga-ga over this, but I will tell you a secret. I hate chickens. I've hated them since I was a little girl on my grandparents' farm. And this blend sounds like it'll be way too flowery for me anyway.

The Great He-Goat, Francisco Goya.

Haitian vetiver, Egyptian amber, carnation, black musk, pomegranate, patchouli, and smoked ginger.

This one, on the other hand... yeeeessss, that's more my style. This one's gonna be a doozy.

The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed With the Sun, William Blake.

Daemonorops, vanilla, Indian sandalwood, Mexican copal, hyssop, muguet, sweet pea, amber, hazelwood, galbanum, hiba wood, and orchid.

I'm concerned about the sweet pea but there are so many other notes in there that I love. I have high hopes for this.

Itasô Kansei Nenkan Jorô No Fûzoku, Wada hori Yû.

Osmanthus, white honey, ti leaf, hibiscus, and sugar cane.

I've got no frickin' clue what this will smell like. I can't imagine. Can't wait to try it!

Judith Victorious, Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Chestnut blossom, lily of the valley, King mandarin, French magnolia, and golden musk.

This is going to be glorious and triumphant, I just know it. If I had been able to choose bottles to buy, this would have been the one that I picked because it sounded so good even though I couldn't tell what the combination would smell like.

La Mort Qui Danse, Félicien Rops.

Black pepper, white ginger, Calla lily, and lily of the valley.

Oh... sad and funereal. But white, and clean. My favorite kind of floral!

The Lantern Ghost of Oiwa, Shunkosai Hokuei.

Black tea, cherry blossom, ho wood, calla lily, rice wine, and white mint.

There are only a couple of blends with mint that I like, and I honestly think this is going to be one of the good ones. That whole combination just sounds fabulous.

Les Anges Déchus, Edouard Cibot.

Khus, blonde tobacco, life everlasting, orris root, black currant, cabreuva, Spanish moss, leather, and ambrette.

I love this painting. And I want something that has the ingredient of "life everlasting." Even if I'm unsure of the Spanish moss.

Lot and His Daughters, Hendrik Goltzius.

Indonesian black patchouli, petitgrain, brandewijn, incense, saffron, lemon peel, myrrh, skin musk, bourbon geranium, and tangerine.

This painting makes me feel uncomfortable. I think this blend will make me feel that way too.

Melancholia, Albrecht Dürer.

Blue lilac, white sandalwood, stargazer lily, paperwhite narcissus, ylang ylang, delphinium, and cypress.

Blue and sad. I bet this will be a lovely shade of blue though. I have my fingers crossed for this one as well.

The Sailor's Den, Félicien Rops.

Orris, bay rum, palm, coconut meat, oak wood, tobacco, linen, blue lilac, and leather.

Woohoo! This one's a shoe-in for me. I can't imagine that I won't like this. Bet it'll smell great on the hubby, too.

Three Gorgons, Gustav Klimt.

Egyptian amber, mandarin, tangerine, black pepper, tobacco, and vetiver.

Oooo. Dark and smoky with bright tangerine top notes. I bet I'll like this one.

And... of course,

Shub-Nuggurath. A blend of ritual herbs and dark resins, shot through with three gingers and aphrodisiacal spices.

Pass! Guess I'm the only person in the world who didn't care for this one. Ginger's tricky with me, and I like Gingerbead Poppet a lot better than Shub.