AmandaArcana

Once upon a time, there lived a stone-hearted, evil butcher and his grasping, covetous wife. Their shop was located near a parochial boarding school in a small village in eastern France. One day, three little boys passed the butcher's shop. Their clothes were neat and starched, and the wicked couple fancied that they could see gold stitching on the little boys' shirtcuffs. The butcher's eyes gleamed with avarice, and he hatched an evil plan to rob the children. His wife enticed the little boys into the shop and fed them poisoned sweets. Her husband then slit their throats, chopped their little bodies into pieces, and put the pieces into barrels. Good Saint Nicholas discovered the monstrous crime, and, through God's grace, resurrected the little boys. He confronted the vile butcher and forced him to atone for his crime. The butcher became Le Père Fouettard, Saint Nicholas' partner on his Christmas travels. Dressed in a soot-covered black suit that mirrors Father Christmas' suit of red and white, he travels with Saint Nick and dispenses coal and floggings to naughty children. Whip leather, coal dust, gaufrette, and black licorice. This is really different...in a good way. It has this odd sweet but not sweet scent. I really get the licorice full on with leather afternotes. Then you do get a hint of coal-kinda strange. This smells really good on me, I can really rock the leather and licorice for some reason . I'd recommend it for those that have that body chemistry where only food or non-floral scents smell good (like me).

Milk chocolate, raw ginger, and butterscotch. In the bottle: chocolate and ginger On me wet: yummy ginger and chocolate, followed by rich butterscotch. Dry: just like its says, ginger, chocolate, and butterscotch.

White chocolate martini. In the bottle: creamy and kind of effervescent. On me wet: the gin leaps out at first then the white chocolate comes out. Dry: kinda a delicate balance between the gin and the white chocolate. On me the gin stands out more and smells kinda fizzy.

CYKRANOSHIAN CATNIP PERFUME OIL Nepeta zhothaqquah This Saturnian herb possesses a deep mossy scent that, when crushed, emits a vapor redolent of woody oranges. In the bottle: very clean and fresh, I get the oranges with something green...the moss? Kinda reminds me of fancy shampoo. On me: woody oranges, catnip, mint, and sunblock (?). Very summery to me. I'm more of a foody person so I'm really not good at "fresh scents".

Milk chocolate, cassia, and bacon. OOOOO! I guess I was one of the few brave enough to give this one a try! In the bottle: mostly I get the cassia with smokey goodness. On me wet: at first it mostly cassia with the smokey bacon in the background. Dry: Finally getting the chocolate now that the cassia has died down. Overall I really like this one! However people with sensitive skin shouldn't use this on delicate areas. I used the back of my hand and the cassia burned my skin a little.

An Irish Halloween tradition! This fruit bread is used as a method of divination: a medallion of the Virgin Mary, a sliver of rag, a pea, a coin, a stick, and a ring are baked into the pastry. On Halloween night, it is cut up and served to the household. If you received the stick, you would spend the next year in conflict… if you received the medallion, you would be called to the priesthood… if you received the rag, you would be plagued with misfortune… if you received the ring, you would be married within the year… if you received the pea, you would not marry within the year… Each bottle of Barmbrack spray comes with a toy coin and a wish for your good fortune in 2010! Oh wow! First to review! It smells like really good sweetbread with a touch of cinnamon and dried fruit. Foodies rejoyce! However in my place it tends to dissapate and is not so strong. Also mine came with a pirate coin and a jack-o-lantern yoyo, fun.

I got turpentine. Nothing else.

TREATSY BATH OIL Apple candies and lemon drops. wow! First to review! In the bottle I get faint apple with a little hint of lemon. On me it scent is really weak. I just smell oil with faint apples. ok, I used it in the shower to shave with and then all the fragrance hit me! Super yummy, smells just like apple and lemon candy! I must need the hot water to trigger the scent on me.

In the bottle: Sweet, dark red cherries! Yum! The mahogany fills it out into a very rich blend! On me wet: The cherries start to take a back seat to the mahogany and the woods. On me dry: By the time this dries, all the cherry is gone and all that's left is the sharp woody smell. Had the cherries stayed I would definitely wear this on a regular basis, but I'm really not diggin' the wood smell on its own.

In the bottle: I get sweet lemon pie with kinda a strange undertone. Strange, but not unpleasant. On me wet: very much like lemon scented sticky bat, with a touch of bourbon. On me dry: The lemon is fading and the bourbon vanilla is coming out, maybe the absinthe is there if I sniff really hard. Unfortunately this is turning more to the lemon cleaner side then I'd like it to go, but it is really light so it's not so bad. I think though that I'll give this one to my husband, he tends to really amp bourbon vanilla.

In the bottle: I really get the lime and clove. Smells very refreshing. Wet on me: Still limey but with a bit of...something. I really can't tell, maybe herbs? Dry: Sharp, generic perfumy smell that makes me sneeze. No lime, no clove. I don't think I do plum very well. Since I like how it smells in the bottle I'm thinking of trying it out in my scent bug to see how it does as a room fragrance.

SAGARDOA Tam, tam, tam, tam, Rapetanplan. Ez dut minik sabeletan! Nahi nuke Ehun urthe, Hola egon banindaite! Iohoho! Iohoho! Iohoho! Hola egon banindaite! Basque hard apple cider. A tribute to Teddy’s ancestors. WOW!!!! Super strong apple cider! My whole bathroom smells like it! Left a light fragrance on my skin after showering. Totally worth getting another bar...or two!

Ok, I LOVE this scent! To me this is how summer smells! Yummy, fresh lemon with a bit of sweet. The closest thing I could compare this to Hello Sugar (B&B Works lotion that came out a few years ago). I'm liking this better though because it's just a bit more tart and it lasts WAY longer. Will be buying multiple bottles.

I too, find that if I put the oil on my neck or chest I get big acne cysts that form the day after (even if I wash it off within 24 hrs). I've resorted to wearing it on the backs of my hands and wrists. No problems there

In the bottle: smells a lot like the dark chocolate and key lime of last year (which I LOVED). on me wet: mostly mint with just a hint of lime. On me dry: have to let the mint burn off for a while before I could smell anything else. After that it's sweet lime with a hint of chocolate.

Straight outta the bottle this smells like red velvet cake with extra chocolate. Unfortunately some part of it goes soapy floral as it dries. I like it but not sure if it's a keeper.

By all means this should work on me. I love Egyptian musk, but sadly this turns to old, powdery soap on me.

It really saddens me that this was only avaliable in imp form. I would have loved a whole bottle of this 'cause this is one of THE best scents I've gotten! While it is mostly chocolate and expresso, the gingerbread gives this a nice base. Love it, and it will probably be used up by the end of the week!

wow! Super cinnamon-y! Smells just like pumpkin pie with extra cinnamon. This screams Halloween!

In the bottle I get super strong tart apples with a bit of carmel. On me the carmel comes out more, with just a hint of candy corn. Resembles Creepy 06 but with more caramel.

in the bottle I get almost a cherry chocolate boozy smell. Definatley good. On me I get chocolate and licorice. Super yummy! Will probably be getting a second bottle of this!

super yummy! I get soft spicy pumpkin. Like pumpkin pie made with marshmallows. I smells more spicy in the bottle but on my skin it lightnes up a little. Love it!

I was hoping for more ginger, like in Shub, but alas I get almost no ginger. It's all soapy pear on me. Perhaps I need to let this one sit for a while and try it again.

I think I made a mistake not using this right away 'cause when I opened it I could hardly smell anything. If I run it under hot water I get some cinnamon and ginger...but I don't think it smells like regular Shub. I think I let it sit in the cupboard too long before it used it.

WOW! In the bottle it's all amaretto! Smells just like the royal icing my mom puts on christmas cookies. on me wet, marzapan and booze. As it dries I get the cherry and coconut. Dry, the amaretto fades away and I'm left with creamy coconut booze. Which is still really nice but has very little throw.