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Honeysuckle, soft jasmine, touch of musk and milk. This is a very bright feminine floral. For those of you that love honeysuckle, I'd definitely try this one out. It smells spring-like.

Fizzy lime powder and a touch of plastic. How odd. Medium throw and wear length.

Leather, tobacco, and a touch of sandalwood. It smells like a more natural version of a black leather SN. A little more feminine. I can see those into leather blends being really into this blend. Good throw and wear length.

Sandalwood, champaca, and a touch of wood. Soft, woody, light brown in vibe. Soft sandalwood. Good throw and wear length.

Dark tobacco, nag champa, and a touch of juniper and oudh. This one is a little strange to me, and reminds me to Savage Forever. It's like a dark brown scent. Sort of animalistic. Not my type at all. Good throw and wear length.

Again, from decanting. Why hello there. This one gave me warm tingly energy. It literally felt warm in my hand. The only other one that has ever done something similar is Scissors, but that was more like a burning fire brand, like I'm going to sear something closed. This one was more like a warm sunshine in your hand. But very directed. ETA: Its like grabbing a comet tail. Hang on, you're going somewhere. Not that I've ever grabbed a comet. But, yanno. ETA: May 2018 So I wore Ascendancy today with a purpose. I busted it out because I strictly felt as "NOT TODAY, SATAN". I had work that needed to get done, and rather not deal with some coworkers. Guess what - that big scary project? Not so big, not so scary. Banging it out pretty well and will have it done in two days. Those coworkers? Nary a peep. Admittedly, I've also put on a smidge of Dominion, because like I said, I definitely needed something that was GTFO MY FACE, I'm here to rock out, kick ass, and take names.

Twilight Alchemy Lab’s Lust Formula 21 contains essential oils, absolutes, and CO2 extracts that are organically-grown and pesticide-free, and many of the oils’ components are first distillations from small farms. This oil was charged under the auspices of both Mars and Venus, and contains cubeb berries and essential oil, 18-year aged patchouli oil, patchouli leaf from the TAL garden, Himalayan cedar oil, musk seed, cardamom C02 extract, and honey. I have not tried this out for its intended purposes yet, but have decanted from it. On a quick impression this reminds me to a cross between Black Cherry Love Oil and Love Oil #7. But earthier, if that serves as a reference point. ETA: Actually worn, I get more patchouli and cedar from this. It is definitely a much more earthy blend than say Black Cherry Love Oil. As for the effects, they are potent, immediate, and as described.

Lemon, ambergris, and a touch of elemi. This smells like a fresh, citrus cologne. I'd probably want to track more of this down if it didn't disappear on my skin after three hours. However, utterly delightful.

Luarel, hemlock, mosses, and dark greens. Masculine aquatic. It smells dark, gloomy and green. And would fit really well into the Arkham line.

Bright cheery lemon sugar with a touch of peach. It's sugary, sweet, and sparkling. And sadly doesn't last in my hair for more than two hours.

Shimmery, elegant feminine musk. Watery, airy, and just so unique. Unfortunately, this has almost no throw or wear length on me and vanishes within 30 minutes. SAD PANDA FACE.

Soapy cologne that reminds me to the event exclusive Tony, a slight herbiness on the drydown and a touch of whiskey. This one reminds me to a sophisticated older man, potentially a con artist. Think con artist like George Clooney in Ocean's Twelve. You know he's up to no good, but he's handsome and charming, and well, sometimes that's enough.

Floral, soapy, and holy shit, did this just turn into walking into a Victoria's Secret store? I think so. I am blinded by the dazzles of pink, the overt, sexualized version of a woman with heaving breasts, and the cloying floral perfume. It's feminine, but toxic. Pink, but vapid. Pretty, but poisonous. If that isn't the Media, I don't know what is.

Dead leaves with a touch of red fruity pomegranate. Tasty, but not for me.

Oak leaf, almond and a touch of vanilla. This smells like Haute Macabre. If you like oak and vanilla, give this a whirl.

Tart peaches, touch of peach blossom, and a whiff of frankincense. This is mainly a peach SN on my hair. It's a little light and faint for me.

Fudge, ice cream, coffee, tinges of papaya and spicy curry in the way of cinnamon, all spice, clove, coriander. This one is a foodie mess with enough spice to keep it from being bland. Fun, complicated, and complex.

Cool lemon and apple blossom, frosty fir, and just a whiff of musk. This is a silvery, lemony, dreamy blend. I get a ton of apple blossom from this. The mugwort adds to the lunar impression. This scent is gorgeous!

This is more subtle and watery than I expected. I get oudh, amber, and a whish of bay rum. It's clean, masculine, and smells good. Like this is a good person sort of good. My skin just eats this up though. Low throw and wear length.

Dark, smoky labdanum and musk. It's a heavy brown musk, feral and animalistic. Gender neutral into masculine. This smells like warmed animal skin and fur.

This is such a subtly lunar vanilla blend. Wispy vanilla, ambergris, moonflower and tobacco petals. It's delicate, blurry, and white. It's sweet, and sort of ethereal. Actually, it really reminds me to Luna Lovegood. This is pretty, but there's a dream-like quality that makes you wonder if what you're seeing is really there. Good throw and wear length.

#246 Vanilla cake, brown sugar, and a drizzle of caramel. This smells to me like marble cake. You get the darker, almost chocolatey bit with a swirl of brown sugar mixed in with a rich vanilla base. Medium throw and wear length

#73 This smells like a sweet peach blossom or nectarine. Sweet, juicy, peachy. There's a whiff of a white floral, which is why I say blossom but other than that its a candy-sweet fruity peachy scent. Medium throw and wear length.

Cool black rose, with a touch of carnation around the edges, green belladonna, and a touch of frankincense as a base. This smells like Cthulu going to the prom. On wet, there's a much more distinctive green and almost aquatic edge to the florals. This is a rose blend - but not super rose. It's actually really well balanced on my skin. However, as it dries down, you get some of the things that are creeping in the background, including the frankincense, and it stops veering into the aquatic territory and ends up directly in a somewhat dark incense and dirt kind of vibe. You know, if Cthulu was your prom date. It starts off with roses and cool ocean breezes, and definitely ends up in a crypt, with mud on the floor, and incense burning an altar.

Green patchouli and snowy fir. This is greener and cleaner than I expected for a patchouli blend and is almost in the masculine cologne territory.