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Sooooo. Habu for me is sort of like Buck Moon, Holiday Moon and Snake Oil's bad parts rolled into one with a jolt of bamboo. And oddly enough it works! It's snake oil only deeper and woody. Very very sensual, I'm surprised.

Let it be known that orginial snake oil? Not so much a fan. It's way too incensey for me. So I was leery about the Snake Pit but OMG! I totally shouldn't have been Austrailan Copperhead was my first try because I was hoping the amber and berry would amp down the incensey smell I get and I was completely right! The berry really comes out for me (I amp berry like whoa though) and makes the snake oil scent more..lively and rich.

Wow First Sniff: Apple fields & smoke. The first apple harvest with the grain in the air and the smokiness of a newly lit bonfire. This is the scent of cooler nights, freshly baked bread and apple pie. Wet: Apples & smoke. The apples are fairly strong but the smoke prevents it from being too cloying. It could be the lovechild of Wildfire & Mabon, it has the rich smokiness of the former but the lovely apples and spice of the latter. Drydown: On drydown I get that same faint smell that I associate with all of the lunacies but more spicy. I can't really quite put my finger on it but it's GOOD. Definitely more apple now though. Aftermath: SOLD. Compared to last years Harvest Moon (which was more earthy) this years is an apple fest in a bottle! I lurve it. Fantastic staying power too.

First Sniff Fruity bubbly sort of green kind of mannish scent. It's weird. I get nothing of the usual scents I get with the other lunar oils. Wet There is this male cologne called Azzaro Chrome that literally makes me want to devour a man when he wears it. HGM smells EXACTLY like that. Probably one of the most green scents I've ever smelled from BPAL, it reminds me of a very fresh rainstorm. I'm getting none of the vanilla/candied fruits that others seem to get. Maybe my body chemistry is just weird. I get a little hint of ginger but not much at all. Drydown TBD

There's a sweetass monster in my pants. First Sniff: It reminds me a lot of Bearded Lady with more booze and musk. That sweet vanilla that makes Bearded Lady so delicious. Wet: Ohh. It's like Antique Lace's more naughty, alcoholic sister. Drydown: Mmm. Antique Lace and Bearded Lady's bastard redheaded stepchild. Aftermath: It's a NICE foody scent that goes a wee bit floral but I have a couple of other scents that mimic this and would rather have it go to a home where someone would enjoy it more. If you adore vanilla florals though hunt down underpants!

Graveyard Dirt was well...dirt. Gluttony smells like a candy shoppe.

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First Sniff: Blue Moon x Kingsport + Lotus/Plum. Wet: This reminds me a lot of Fee. That floral semi fruity mixture it has going on. The plum seems to be overpowering the lotus (actually it overpowers everything but that's me...I amp plum) and whatever whacked out oceanic scent I orginially got. Drydown: A little of this goes a LONG way on me. The drydown settles into this soft scent evocative of the first spring. It's actually quite lovely.

First Sniff: It's as if Midway and Elegba had a love child. Wet: Ooh. Coconut and Caramel and Tobacco. Have any of you ever read Delta of Venus by Anais Nin? There is a story in there called "The Basque and Bijiou" and in it the character Bijou visits this 'clairvoyant' who basically has sex with her. ANYWAY the rambling is because I imagine this is what the room smelled like...heady and sweet and musky. Drydown This is going to sound really weird, but the drydown reminds me of Virgo's drydown...woodsy and spicy. Tobacco tends to be a bit hit or miss with me and in this its very very much a hit. I LOVE it.

Snow Angel is what I wanted Snow Bunny to be on me. It's sort of like taking Ice Queen and Skadi from last year, throwing them into a blender, adding some florals and a light dusting of snow and hitting PUREE.

Normally I'm not a fan of huge mints in my parfum (I think Undertow is the only exception I can think of) but I LOVE the vanilla mint that is Snowblind. It's not an overly coying mint and it's not very subtle either. It reminds me a lot of Lick It's more subdued but still fun brother.

Smelling Fee makes me smile. It's the scent of laughter, white and yellow flowers and sun. Theres a bit of vanilla, a bit of melon and just something bubbly that makes me grin everytime I wear it. A joyful scent most definitely and one to try if you're afraid of florals.

When you first put it on/smell it it turns into a candy cane. When it dries down it's like Bearded Lady with peppermint. Fan-fucking-tastic excuse my french. This is more yummy then Spooky (and I'm a spooky WHORE yo).

At frist sniff it's a more sedate and sweeter Skadi. As time went on the pine smell mellowed out on me and I just got a whiff of gree. Unfortunately the staying power of this was next to nothing on me so while I'm a fan of the scent it has to go as it has no...whats the word ya'll use? Oh yeah. Throw. Oh and the label? ADORABLE.

First Sniff: Oranges and Chocolate! It smells like those chocolate oranges that you smash down to break into itty bitty pieces Wet: Bliss. Not the sensation, the perfume! This smells exactly of Bliss on me. Drydown: More Bliss with a wee bit of velvet. Where'd the orange go? Aftermath: Alas and alack, 13 smells just like Bliss on me and I already have some Bliss

First Sniff: ...it smells like Buck Moon & Kingsport got together and had a sun. Aquatic Amber? OMGWTF. Wet: Ooh. I like this. It's a light amber colorin my mind, vaguely aquatic but with a hint of earthiness. Drydown: *sigh* It's turned into a masculine aquatic amber on me. Which would be okay if I was a man but alas I'm not *pokes the girls* Aftermath: SO incrediably sad this didn't work out on me but que-cera cera.

First Sniff: Ooh. Pomegranate? There's a dark fruity note in this that really smells good. A bit sweet, a bit tart. It smells a bit like Graveyard Dirt & Persephone had hot sticky sex. Wet: Hmm interesting. It smells like roses but there's something more. I can't quite put my finger on the other scent I'm gathering. It's not vanilla, but something incensy. Weird. Drydown: Rose. Which is lovely but I don't do very will with just pure rose scents on me. It's actually a bit of a crazy rose...it reminds me a lot of Psyche. Aftermath: A really yummy rose scent but ultimately not for me. Lacks the oomph I need :/

First Sniff: OMGWTFBBQ *dies* This smells like musk and heat and sex and passion and skin and..rawr. I want to bury my nose in it. Wet: Yes please. More of that lovely musky skin scent but it's more heady and pronounced. It smells of crisp moonlit nights and warm skin. Oh my god.I want to hump my arm Drydown: !!!!!!! Pure Nature Sex. Aftermath: Rawr. Tis mine. And lovely. One of my favouritest moons evar!

First Sniff: Ooh. Pomegranate? There's a dark fruity note in this that really smells good. A bit sweet, a bit tart. It smells a bit like Graveyard Dirt & Persephone had hot sticky sex. Wet: Augh. Dirt. That's all I'm getting. If I sniff the air I smell vanilla and pomegrante but if I sniff me I get dirt that makes me crinkle up my nose. Drydown: Ugh dirt. It's making my tummy turn actually Aftermath: *sigh* My body chemistry is just wacky. Not for me.

First Sniff It reminds me a lot of walking into Victoria's Secret and sniffing all the floral scents at once. Very sweet and girly. The notes I can pick out the most are the rose, the freesia and the orchid. Wet: Sticky florally sweet. The rose gardenia overpowers everything else. I'm a bit worried because gardenia and I never mix....unless its the Malice Mizer song. Drydown: ....sigh. Gardenia and I just don't mix. The florals are overpowernig and giving me a headache. Pity. I wanted to love this Aftermath: Not for me

First Sniff Aged Snake Oil with more Vanilla then you can count. Wet Oh the amber is really coming out now and fighting for dominance over the vanilla. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! Who shall win?! Drydown The plum roared in from third place, whupped the ass of both vanilla & amber and is standing on top of my skin screaming "HERE I AM WHORE! DON'T FORGET ABOUT MEE!" which is to say the plum (which almost never works on my skin) has come out in full force. It's lovely. Aftermath Oooooooooooooh. This one is a keeper.

First Snif Adrienne Vallentti used to make this wonderful vanilla musk perfume that I LOVED as a kid and this totally reminds me of it. It smells a lot like Antique Lace as well, minus the old linen aspect of it. A very warm and sensual blend. Wet Linking it to Antique Lace was totally true because that's all I get from it wet...Antique Lace with a bit of kick. It's REALLY beautiful. Drydown Oh. Oh. The rose and lily have mated with the jasmine to make a OMGWTFBBQ divinely beautiful scent. It's a warm amber purple rose. It's super-fantastic. And it LASTS! I smelt it 6 hours after I put it on! Aftermath This. Is. SUPERB. I'm really torn as to if I need another bottle or not!

*sob* First Sniff A nuttier, fruiter gluttony. There's a definite sweetness to the oil but it's tempered with something. I'm guessing the fig. Wet ...erg. This smells like the treaded Queen of Spades on me..ie Oponomax! I had to double check to make sure there was none in the oil because the horribly wobbly feeling that comes whenever I smell it. Dry Okay maybe my body hates fig. I'm getting NONE of the fruity sweet that I first sniffed but heady incense. I smell like a headshop. This isn't good..it's making my stomach wobbly. Aftermath My body chemistry's all mixed up to Hell but I'm afraid Freak Show and I don't get along. Going to give it one more go when I'm feeling better and hope for the best. Gambatte Freak Show!

First Sniff: Jasmine and flowers and a wee bit of booze. It makes me a bit leery because Jasmine in massive quantites gives me a headache. I'm hoping the bourbon vanilla will balance it out though. Wet: Jasmine and alchohol and not the good boozy kind either. The jasmine is really overpowering though and reminds me a lot of New Orleans in that regard. I really want to like this but I'm afraid the jasmine will be overpowering :/ Going to let it drydown some more in the hopes that the bourbon vanilla will pop up. Drydown: OMFG it's powder! When I was in Thailand I discovered Johnson & Johnsons floral baby powder. They don't make it here in the US but Peitho smells exactly like it. A bit florally, a bit vanilla. It's probably the most subtle jasmine scent I've ever smelled. Aftermath: Definitely glad I bought a bottle of this! If most jasmine scents make you go give Peitho a try. It's beautiful and I forsee a cult surrounding it.

First Sniff: Have any of you ever played with the orginial Strawberry Shortcake dolls? Strawberry smelled a bit like a mixture of fake and real strawberries...that's the feeling I get from Strawberry Moon. It also reminds me a lot of Yankee Candles' Strawberry scent. It's NICE but the pure strawberry feeling doesn't seem to be there. The scent is very very strong however, my friend could smell it across the room when I merely opened the bottle. Wet: Oh my. There is the pure strawberry! It actually smells a lot like strawberry wine, there is an undercurrent of booze in this. Very very sweet, very very pink. Drydown: Still strawberries but a bit too sweet for me. I don't get any of the traditional lunar flowers nor do I get any sage or anythign else. Which is quite sad really as I was very much hoping to smell them. Aftermath: If you're a strawberry lover definitely hunt down Strawberry Moon as it's more fruity then the previous Strawberrygasm scent, Bon Viant. As for me it's not a winning combo which is quite sad because I do love the strawberry. Oh well, can't win them all.