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Cocoa, popcorn, baked goods, and cake. This smells like a foodie smorgasbord. I definitely get iced, sugared nuts. In any case, its sweet, toothsome and smell amazing. And makes me way too hungry!

Red musk, patchouli and leather. It's a very gloopy sort of consistency - like a very liquid sort of lotion as opposed to more creamy if that makes sense. I would store in a cool place if possible. It's very emollient, moisturizing and absorbs quickly. For you fans of red musk and leather blends, I'd try to get more of this puppy. Or ask Puddin to release more of it.

Pink roses, carnation, peony, lemon peel and a hint of incense. This smells pink. It smells like smoky pink roses and carnations, and a maiden's spring. If you like carnations, roses, and pink, give this a whirl.

Dusky violet, hint of plum, and labdanum. Admittedly, this is a piece of already melted wax from someone else's candle, but the wax itself is still pretty strongly scented. Very dark purple in vibe and smell.

Leather, red musk, rose, pepper, patchouli and coconut. OMG there's so much going on. This is primarily a red musk-leather blend but I ever just about every other element in this. In some ways, this really reminds me to Loviatar in vibe, and possibly because of the red musk and leather going on. There's a smoky overtone to it. I would describe this as Loviatar plus. Good throw and good wear length. If you've been pining for Loviatar, give this a whirl. Red musk, leather, sexy.

Gingerbread, tobacco and just a whiff of leather. This is like Gingerbread Jolly Roger - but less leather and less aquatic. But its in that same vein. If Gingerbread Jolly Roger was too much for you, give this a whirl. Masculine, gingerbread, tobacco.

Evil smoky cedar, patchouli, with accents of lime, mate, and tea. It's like the base is a smoking cedar/patchouli with lime and mate and tea all whirling and swirling about. Unfortunately I am amping up the cedar something terrible. Absolutely terrible. Of course it has good throw and good wear length. Evil, smoky, cedar.

Red musk, grapes, and something that smells like whiskey. For me this is really a grape flavored red musk. With quite a bit of smokiness actually. Think of it like drinking merlot with a succubus from hell. That's what this would smell like. Merry malice and malevolent pleasure indeed! Average throw, average wear length. Evil, hell booze, and red musk.

Rich, thick chocolate, touch of stout, and buttercream. On the drydown, the chocolate gets a little powdery and I get more of a cocoa powder. I mean, I get it. This is toothsome, tasty, chocolate. And I'm utterly unmoved by it. I'm not a foodie girl. Or a fan of chocolate scents. So this is just not doing it for me. I agree with LiberAmoris - you have to roll this puppy around. The chocolate just precipitates and/or sits at the bottom of the decant like sludge. Toothsome, chocolate, stout.

On wet, you can really smell the distinct elements: the buttercream frosting, the white cake note, the apple cider. It dries down and melds to an apple heavy spice cake with a touch of butteriness on the edges. I really would actually love to eat this. I do not fancy smelling like this, but I would definitely eat any baked good that smelled this tasty. Low throw, average wear length. Apple, cake, spices.

Peppermint, slushy snow, hints of pine and hints of white musk. This is definitely a cold blend. And I agree with lycanthrope that it evokes so many previous BPAL blends, and sort of blends the very multiple 'cold' aspects of Nuclear Winter, Snow Bunny, Ice Queen, Skadi, and Ice Queen. Low throw and low wearlength. I just think that my skin likes to eat BPAL's peppermint note because it never seems to stick around for me. Chilly, cold, minty.

Fluffy snow, dreamy lilacs, hints of chamomile and cade. Oh god, I think I may in fact love this a bit. I think it would make an amazing room scent, a great candle scent, and great bath oil. I would love to scent my sheets with this. Low throw, average wearlength. I'm sort of glad that this sticks close to the skin because I can see this type of scent being very overpowering, soapy or old grandma. It's crispy, cool florals. Agreed with LiberAmoris with the light blue cloud. It's a reminder that life (esp. flowers) are just sleeping under their current blanket of snow, and that once the moment is right, Spring is just around the corner!

Gingerbread Cathedral was a bit odd to me. I got whiffs of gingerbread, and a slight rosiness, but I seem to be amping the cassia with a touch of myrrh. It wasn't that incensey to me. It was mainly, well, a cassia-centric gingerbread cookie with some weird rosiness to it. Cassia, gingerbread, vaguely Catholic.

Gingerbread, patchouli, cinnamon on a bed of amber. Yes, this is the gingerbread version of Sin. If you ever wanted Sin to be spicier, and foodier, you got your wish. This is just a better version of Gingerbread, as a perfume. For me, Gingerbread Poppet was always too foodie to wear as a perfume. This straddles that foodie/perfume line. Assuming of course, that you like patchouli. Or Sin. Gingerbread, patchouli, amber.

Lacus Mortis is a DARK sandalwood, with patchouli, labdanum, and a bed of oakmoss. It's darkly somnolent, and how I would imagine a dark mystical river smells at midnight under the dark of the moon. I would say that it is faintly masculine on me. Good throw and good wear length. I don't care for super dark sandalwood-patchouli blends, so this isn't for me. But if that sounds like you, give this a whirl. Dark, sandalwood, somnolent.

Worrn black leather, with the impression that the leather is very soft and very worn in. A fair amount of woods and birch. On the drydown, it gets very dusty. I majorly amp up the leather note. So MONDO throw, and very good wear length. That said, mr. zee_zee sat down next to me last night, wrinkled his nose and told me I smelled like crystal phenol. Given that it was the leather note that I was amping, he really doesn't like what the BPAL leather note does to my skin. Or what my skin does to it. So this poor imp is going to have to life with someone else.

I can offer both a comparison to the original Silkybat, which I definitely liked alot but ultimately ended destashing because it was such a heavy, dark scent (perfect for autumn and winter, but less wearable in lighter months to me). Frosty Silkybat has that icy, snow note that softens the original Silkybat formulation. The patchouli isn't as dominant. So you get this lighter version of Silkybat. Still that sexy patch, but lighter, and for me, it gives a sort of "Snow Bunny" sort of vibe. The original Silkybat was full on vamp, with its dark sexy patchouli. Frostybat is much more playful, and less full frontal assault I find Frosty Silkybat much more wearable and versatile, because sometimes you don't want to be full on vamp - particularly if you're working in an office and/or commuting with strangers. I also admit to a weakness to snow notes, so this to me grants an additional dimension to Silkybat that it didn't have before.

I have to admit that Sleeping at the Feet of the Snow Queen is very well blended. It reminds me to Snow Moon 2005. I get icy snow, hints of citrus, and in general smells like the you've just gotten your hair done at the most expensive salon in town. It smells bright, chilly, and rich. I think the best way to describe it to me is that it smells like how I imagine a diamond would smell like, if diamonds had a smell (beyond mineral-like). I would have loved to see what this would be like as a perfume.

Dark misty forest, whiffs of greenery and little mountain flowers, and a peek of sunshine. This just smells like a deep, ancient forest. Which thrums with life and magic. Very atmospheric, very interesting.

Licorice, orange tobacco, and rusty metal. Krampus Chains, you are so confusing on me. I get a ton of licorice, and as it dries both the orange, and tobacco come out. After about 40 minutes, I get rusty metal in the background. This one smell vaguely masculine to me, but in general just really weird. Low throw, average wear length. Licorice, orange, and metal.

Birch, patchouli, a ton black musk and just a hint of red musk. This smells black musk with hints of something that has been burned to a crisp and little leftover wooden twigs. I suppose I would consider this slightly manly on me. I think mainly because of the black musk. Average throw, average wear length. Dark, woodsy, black musk.

Musky gingerbread with a touch of myrrh. I think there's a teensy bit of patchouli. Actually the musk, myrrh and patch emphasize the vanilla aspect of the gingerbread. After about an hour, I get a touch of the ylang ylang. This one is a fairly sexy Gingerbread. It's like realizing that the girl wearing that goofy Santa Claus outfit at a party is seriously smoking hot. Or two Gingerbread cookies getting it on. You get the picture. Good throw, and good wearlength. Musky, sexy, gingerbread.

Gingerbread, mango, sugar cane and cassia. This one is a fruity, Gingerbread. Take Gingerbread and take it on a tropical paradise cruise. This is what it would smell like. Like it's spent the entire time drinking tropical fruity drinks. Good throw, good wear length. Fruity, sugary, gingerbread.

On wet, this smells like lavender beer, which is actually a much more pleasant smell that I would have thought possible. You have lavender, hops, and a hint of beery fizz. Unfortunately, it dries to a dry cake with a slight beer note and some raisins. Which would probably be incredibly pleasant to chew on, but I find myself longing for the wet stage and the oddly comforting lavender beer. Average throw, average wear length. While I would consider this foodie, I think the lavender aspects keep it from being all foodie all the time. Cake, lavender, beer.

Oozing strawberry jelly donut. Can I saw chunky, oozing, sugary strawberry jelly with a base of donut with powdered sugar. This smells exactly like a powdered sugar donut filled with strawberry jelly. This is probably the first intensely strawberry scent that doesn't smell fake or plastic on my skin, which is nothing sort of a miracle. Super realistic. Super foodie. Super rich dessert strawberry jelly filled donuts. Crap, now I'm hungry.