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El Dia de Reyes is that you? This smells like dark chocolate, woods, and a touch of nutmeg. Chewy, dark chocolate. Good throw and wear length.

TKO lavender and a giant dollop of vanilla. I can see why this is so sought after. It really does make me think of TKO. Good throw and wear length.

Pepper, oudh, and patchouli. This smells like dirt, and lies, and blood. I blame the oudh. Good throw and wear length.

Cotton candy pink roses and honey. This one is lighter, sweeter, and rosier than I expected. Definitely did not expect the cotton candy to show up. This is a light pink scent, and would be great for young girls. Good throw and wear length.

Dark Delicacies Trunk Show prototype from 2010. http://www.bpal.org/topic/68289-dark-delicacies-trunk-show-info/ Also currently available through the Lab's etsy. MMHX1 smells like a smoky cassia incensey blend. I think there is also some leather in it. Black leather. I get a ton of cassia, especially on wet, and whiffs of plum. Having tried MMH2 and MMH3, I think MM may have stood for Madame Moriarty as a CD prototype. All of them have a strong female vibe. This one is what I'd consider closest to what Madame Moriarty actually is as a blend, with the smoky spice (cassia coding to a few as clove), purple/red. The released version has musk as opposed to a leathery background.

To me on wet, this coded as a sugary black cherry jelly. You get the sugar and the cherry bits, and as it dries I get more of a sugary meringue with a bit of crust. The cherry fades on the drydown on me. Medium throw, low wear length. If you're into cherry or sugary blends, give this a whirl.

Ginger, coconut, and red musk. If you love all three, you have to try this.

I mainly get warm musk, sandalwood, with touches of peony and vanilla orchid. This one is a sexy musky bath oil.

This smells warm, peppery with dragon's blood and a touch of cinnamon. It's warm and red, but with an edge of chill that comes from the menthol. It's definitely very cinnamony. Good throw.

Blueberries and violets. There's something powdery and not quite natural about this you spray it on first. The violets actually sort of smelled like irises to me.

Perfumed honey. This smells like perfume and honey, and dries down to a perfumey musky honey.

Vanilla, and a hint of linen. The decant sample I received was blue, which I found a little odd. Low throw and wear length.

Cool manly cologne, swig of coffee, and a ton of shiny black leather. Masculine. Strong. Good throw and wear length.

Apple booze, tobacco, amber, and a touch of copal. Huh, I am really sort of enjoying Solstice Lace. Like alot. Good throw and wear length.

Candied strawberries. It's a sugary, fresh strawberry smell. For those of you that love strawberry moon or any of the strawberry/candy blends from BPAL tries this out. Sugary, sweet, pink. Good throw and wear length.

Honey, whiskey, sweat and blood. This smells like a bar fight, with whiskey and sweat. Masculine. I get a ton of whiskey from this. Good throw and wear length.

Orange, rosemary, peppermint and cloves. This smells cozy and like healing medicine. Sadly, my skin eats it within an hour.

Sugary oranges with spicy pepper and carnation. This one is a much more playful and sugary scent on wet, and then it dries and the spice comes out. Good throw and wear length.

[No description listed at the Twilight Alchemy Lab website.] It smells like cool water, with dabs of pink rose in it. I think there's either mugwort, and another floral that sort of makes me think of either as if ylang ylang or moonflower were there. The base made me think of parts of Blue Moon 04 and 07, but more charged. Energetically, I get the impression of moonlight and a pool of water. I used this in an emotional healing/cleansing/purification sense. I dabbed this on my heart chakra and just asked for healing sleep last night. It was an impulse decision, and our home environment has been stressful lately, and I just wanted sleep and to feel more stable. I typically don't sleep well when stressed and have been known to just randomly wake up in the middle of the night and ponder. I slept like a rock for eight hours, but I felt more grounded this morning. The sources of stress are not gone, but emotionally, I feel better equipped to deal with it. I feel more attuned to solar energy, and using Luna for the first time felt like a counter. Like things got snuffed out while I slept. I've gotten that impression from both Ebon Night and Lunar Tincture (both of which are dream/sleep blends) as well but Luna felt more like the source. It's not a TAL I feel an immediate connection with, but it's an interesting experience to have something that forces you to stop being in your wheelhouse and might stretch you to grow into the more shadowy recesses of your personality.

7-year aged patchouli glimmering with tuberose, jasmine samba, lily of the valley, opalescent white moss, and white musk. A ton of patchouli, touches of jasmine and lily of the valley, with an edge of musk. Oooh. The patchouli here reminds me to Silkybat, and sort of also reminds me to the patchouli in Banshee Beat. If you love yourself some patchouli, give this one a whirl. Good throw and wear length.

Amber, saffron, honey with a tinge of orange blossom. This is a thick, middle eastern type of honey. In fact, this is the type of honey that Bast would enjoy. Warm, exotic, spicy. Good throw and wear length.

Amber, white musk and black musk. The amber acts like a medium for the white and black musks, so it toggles between both of them. Gender nuetral, but sometimes the black musk pitches it into masculine territory. Good throw and wear length.

Clean, soapy water. There's something almost baby-powdery about it. Cool, light, innocent. Would make a great starter aquatic for a young boy. Good throw and wear length.

Violet, myrrh, and a hint of patchouli. This is dark, slinky, and fun. Good throw and wear length.

For me, Bast smells like a combination of both Bastet and Morocco. Spiced, honeyed vanilla and myrrh. Warm, slinky, great skin scent. Low throw, great wear length.