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Adam was dark, inky tape, wood, wool and black leather. As far as black leather blends, Adam is the last scary of them, and enjoyed the inky black tape and hints of wool that I'd get. Dark, masculine, leather.

Shelly, Byron and Keats was roses and carnations that dried down to a carnation and geranium blend. Where the geraniums come from, I have no idea but I suspect that may be the mercury ointment mixed with absinthe. I happen to like both carnations and geraniums, so I liked this floral combination.

Ian is a giant hit of rum and soft brown leather, and sweet patchouli. Do you see where I am going with this? It's a rum version of Badgers/Hellhound on the Trail but manly. So you Badgers/Hellhound fans, show up and show Ian some love.

Kit is another steampunk blend to me. It smells like sandalwood and benzoin with a heavy dose of ink. It's masculine, steampunky, and very cavalier. Kit was a lot of fun, even if we're not the type to keep company with one another after this particular instance. It was fun while it lasted though and I'll have fond memories of the encounter.

Oh man, In Templum Dei and I had a fight. It started off as sour incense, sandalwood and amber and ended up smelling like shoe/wood polish. Yeah, totally not speaking to each other.

Doom apparently smells alot like celery to me. So I get carrot, violet, rosemary, and something that smells very green. The sum of the entire parts end up as celery. So, green, watery, crisp.

Unfortunately, I can't get Hal to work for me. I get a metric ton of jasmine, wood, and cedar. Jasmine, the dread bespoiler of scents, strikes again.

My experience with Wilderness is slightly different. I get a mentholic pine and patchouli blend that dries down to straight up patchouli. If you love patchouli, and are looking for something that smells like a male hiker, I'd give this a whirl.

Quintessence for me is about the brown leather. I get brown leather that dries down to a slightly salty brown leather and metal blend. Menfolk into steam punk and brown leather lovers should check this out. In some ways, it makes me think of Indiana Jones.

The Gong is a clear, sweet, white floral. I'm surprised at how clear and sweet it actually is. For me, the Gong encapsulates a single note hanging in the air. Clear, sweet, pure.

Eve to me is spicy, roses and incense. In a lot of ways, she's a better and spicier version of Morocco or Inez. If you like either of those blends, you'll like Eve.

Streets of Detroit would be right at home in the Phoenix Steamworks line. I get dark pine, musk and motor oil. It's manly, and a clean dirty smell if that makes sense. This is the smell of a man that likes to tinker with antique cars.

Blood Popsicle is probably the most fun of all the OLLAs. It was a fruity, fizzy, sweet tarts and pomegranate blend. It was essentially sweet, fizzy pom. Definitely with some mint on wet, with the cool almost metallic edge to it. And then dries to a sweet, fruity pom.

So this is so not for me. I get a metric ton of BLACK LEATHER (DeSade, is that you?), patchouli, spices, and pepper. In other words, SPICY BLACK LEATHER. I just can't handle this.

I was ultra excited about this blend. And sadly disappointed. It was a cardamom heavy, nutmeg and clove with just a dash of coffee. It's actually very Turkish smelling, and very evocative, but definitely spice heavy and light on the coffee for me. Which makes me sad. I was hoping for a robust coffee smell with perhaps a whiff of spices.

I really was hoping that June and I would work out. What started as a pretty white floral bouquet veered straight down into a SOAP FLOWER GARDEN HEDGE, and never recovered. In fact, I'm not sure I have recovered from it either. It's a gloriously expensive and pretty floral soap. But yes, still soap.

Ava is best summed up as OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD. *ahem* For something that is remarkably simple, it is perfect in its execution. This smells like vanilla musk, with perhaps a hint of almond. Except that doesn't capture how wonderful Ava is. I did a side by side with Dorian, and to me its like two sides of the same coin. Dorian is the cooler, more citrus version. Ava is the warmer, more musky version. If anyone has orphaned Avas to let, I'll be their Statue of Liberty and embrace them all. Come to me. I will give them a loving home and cherish them all.

Wolf Moon 2013 was cuddly pine and fur. In alot of ways, it made me think of the Emerald Comic Con exclusives, but I much prefer the pine + cold fur combination of Wolf Moon.

Schwarzer Mond was super resinous, powder, and almond. Yeah, that's all I got.

I have to say that I went on a Lunacy testing binge, and this was probably the one that I enjoyed the most. I get citrus from the lemon and orange, watery violet and musk. As it dries down, I get wood and incense developing. So it dries to a light, citrusy incense/musk. It's pretty and captivating. Citrus, incense, musk.

Palus Nebularum is green, mossy, watery mixed with a traditional citrus cologne. Remember Jean Nate? This is sort of what that smells like. Clean, green, aquatic.

Luna Sanguinem is red musk, resins and honey. Dark, smoky, mysterious.

I got a breezy white floral - with neroli and tobacco flower. It was white, high pitched, a little high strung, but very floral.

ACK! Tis one was dark, dank earth. Decaying soil, mold, everything. Honestly, if you were staging a haunted house, I'd spray this over the front lawn and people would swear there's someone buried out in front.

13 ad Lunam was interesting. It was a watery lavender, musk, sage and poppy blend. It was odd, dreamy, and a little fizzy at times. In a lot of ways, it sort of put me in mind to other lunacy blends, in particular Blue Moon. It had a very dream/otherworldly character to it.