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I mainly get magnolia, and a touch of olive blossom. Slightly fruity, but I can't find a discernible blueberry note. If you love and wanted a magnolia-heavy HG, give this a whirl. Good throw and wear length.

Leather, rubber, blood and metal. There's a ton of blood in this folks. It's complex, and creepy, and very disorienting. Not sure I actually like it as as smell. But its very deeply evocative and makes you every so slightly uncomfortable.

Cologney black leather and metal. It reminds me of a more black leather version of Torture Queen. For those of you that love the black leather note, this one is a much much softer counter part. But yes, it is the black leather note from DeSade. Good throw and wear length.

Warm fur, dusty carnation, and a touch of patchouli. Out of all of the Summer dogs, this is the one that smells most like fur and dog. It's warm, cuddly, and smells like the outside and a beloved pet. Good throw and wear length.

Vanilla and juicy petit grain. I don't really get the vetiver. This is mainly a red currant + vanilla laced petit grain. Medium throw and poor wear length.

Rose, rose geranium, and a whiff of pink peppercorns. This is a rosey-geranium blend with just enough spice to keep it from devolving straight into a rose blend. Medium throw and wear length.

Bone, blood, and golden amber with a touch of woods. It's a weird bone + golden amber blend that reminds me to some American Gods. Sophisticated, woodsy blend.

Limey/lemon musk. With a sugary end. Citrusy!

Tobacco, musk, and honey/cream/whiskey. On wet, its almost overwhelmingly red leather. This definitely smells like a masculine sophisticated cologne on me though. Good throw and wear length.

This is like Mme. Moriarty's sibling - I get a ton of smoky opium and black plum, but spiked with grapefruit and amber instead of incense. If you didn't get a shot at the Mme. Moriarty HG, I'd pick this up as a good substitute.

Crisp apple and patchouli on the background giving it an earthy base. I did not really get to test this on my hair as the sample I got pretty much exploded.

Creepy hay and metal. This one is ghostly, and kinda minty, and would make sense if you wanted to spray your house and make it smell like a deserted barnyard where a scythe wielding zombie is waiting for you in the darkened gloom.

Leather, motor oil, and a tinge of metal. This one smells dark, and decrepit, and honestly, it would go perfectly as a Streets of Detroit atmosphere vibe. It's very Only Lovers Left Alive - dead, but in your face.

Dana O'Shee is that you? I swear this reminds me to Dana + hay. It's warm and comforting. Hay, honey, and milk.

Lime, candy, and sugar plums. It's a little more insane and crazy Sugar Plum Fairy, but if you loved SPF as a perfume, give this a whirl as a hair gloss. Fun, sweet, crazy.

Huh, so this is what Mme. Moriarty is supposed to smell like.

 

Caveat and big old story time: A loooong time ago, I tried Mme. Moriarty with jewelbug. Let's just say that it was a giant disaster and everyone agreed that it smelled like BO to me.

 

The hairgloss smells like plum, red musk, and incense. Which is how the perfume smelled like on jewelbug. Dark, red, sexy.

This one is an old Villainess bar of soap, so the scent isn't as strong. It's a soft candy smell - not a particular candy, but I do get a bit of sugary sourness to it. It lathers well and does well as a soap, but the smells isn't necessarily distinctive.

 

Definitely USE or LOSE if you ask me. I love super aged Villainess soap bars because as a soap they are awesome. Scent-wise though, it definitely fades over time.

I needed some Protection today, so I busted this out. It just felt like the right fit. It smells minty and with lemongrass and sage in it.

 

There's just some negative energy around in my office, and while not directed at me per se, its still fatiguing to be around. So far, so good.

 

I'll update this review with how the rest of the day goes.

Sweet honey with apple, jasmine/lily, and sandalwood. This one is spring-like and very clean white florals. Good throw and wear length.

Soft ambery lavender with ambergris on the drydown. This one is a somnolent, cuddly, lavender/amber blend. So good.

Tarred ambergris and frankincense. It's mainly an ambergris and frankincense blend, but with a dark tar edge to it that adds a fair bit of bitterness. And darkness. Good throw and wear length.

Minty leather and musk. If you love the DeSade black leather note, this one is very similar but softened up by the elemi and musks. Good throw and wear length.

Violets, plum, and blue musk. This to me smells like a more grown up version of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Good throw and good wear length.

Rose, oudh, and a touch of saffron. This one is a rich rose blend, with a good bit of oudh and saffron. This smells rich. Medium throw and wear length.

Brown leather, steel and a touch of dust. Honestly, this makes me think of a cross between Quincy Morris and the Torture Queen. If you've ever been craving a replacement for Quincy Morris, I'd give this puppy a whirl. Good throw and wear length.