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Sweet creamy peppermint with a dash of chocolate. This smells like Lick It Again, but softer, sweeter peppermint, and good dash of dark chocolate underneath.

Rich chocolate covered shortbread. Its chocolatey, buttery, and just like a shortbread cookie.

Roses, saffron, moss. It smells like a mossier version of Zombi. Less dirt.

Dark plum, currants, on top of opium, labdanum. Mr. zee_zee approved of the smell. Dark, purple fruits and slithery expensive perfume.

Mulled, spiced, red wine. Red wine, cinnamon, oranges, and a touch of honey. Deep red, and winey.

OMG, we've been burning this candle for a while and I have forgotten to review it. This one smells like sugary plums and a whiff of snow. It's softly fruity, and it definitely makes you think of winter. Moderate throw, and light scent.

Vanilla black tea with just a touch of licorice. This one is fainter than I expected.

White funeral lilies, touch of frankincense and linen note. This smells clean, floral, and somber.

Caramel, brown sugar, cardamom and maple syrup. This is a heavy brown sugar blend. There's a buttery note, and it in general, it makes your room smell like some sort of magical brown sugar maple syrup breakfast roll.

 

NOT FOR DIETERS.

Snake Oil and Smut lovers take note. This one is some sexy red musk, with swirls of myrrh, patchouli and honey. This one is heady and vampy.

Lots of cranberries and red currant, with a fair bit of mistletoe as a green herbal note. The berries are sugared, and its sort of red jam on my hair. Fruitier and sweeter than I expected.

Red maple, dry woods, and a touch of honey. It's a golden brown scent. And awesome!

Sweet, buttery popcorn. It's very mild, and I'd say that it's the same note found in Mouse Circus. Less loud than Shill. Sweeter too. Low throw, good wear length.

Ozone and black ink. This reminds me to India Ink SN. But with a little more paper, and a little more ozone. Great throw and wear length.

Thick, clove heavy gingerbread with a touch of vetiver. This one is less foodie actually, slightly more masculine, and very enticing. Good throw and wear length.

Orange, clove, snow on a bed of sandalwood. This one actually would probably make a great Shunga. There's something clean and Asian about the sandalwood, and both the clove and orange warm up the slushy snow note. Good throw and wear length.

Snow, oakmoss, and woods with a sprinkling of gin. This one is a mix of cool and warm blends, much more aquatic than I anticipated. I think this would make a nice cologne for a fella. Good throw and wear length.

Spruce, pine, fir, and a super perfumey fruit note that reads like fake holly berries. I was sort of enjoying the SUPER SPRUCE/PINE/FIR extravaganza, and this fruit note is killing my vibe. Good throw and wear length.

 

ALSO SPRUCE. This is probably the spruciest spruce BPAL blend.

Mentioned in the 2011 Willcall thread.

 

Possibly inspired by Luis Ricardo Falero (Spanish, 1851-1896)'s Faust’s Vision (1878).

 

This one is a musky blend, its got a fair bit of incense in it as well, and something that is very airy without being ozoney. On me it has low throw and sticks close to the skin, but its a very Halloween appropriate blend. It does bring up ideas of witches, and I believe there's some herbal greenness to the blend as well (maybe hemlock? ivy?)

Gingerbread, pomegranate, and a touch of sugar. This one is a redder, fruitier Gingerbread version. Much more foodie. Is there cranberry in this? It smells to me like a cranberry/gingerbread mix.

 

This is making me crave cranberry muffins. Good throw and wear length.

Gingerbread, patchouli and a touch of orange zest. This one is a "dirtier" Gingerbread version. Grittier. Slightly more masculine. Good throw and wear length.

Frankincense and roses. It's a warm, resinous blend with just a curl of roses. Medium throw and wear length.

 

This reminds me to churches in the Winter time. So very apropos.

Candied lemons, lemon zest, a dash of manderine and orris. It's a very festive lemon blend. Good throw and wear length.

Beeswax, melty drippy chocolate, and brown leather. This one is foodie and leathery at the same time. Good throw and wear length.

Sweet slushy snow. This is the same snow note in Ice Queen. Actually, when I sort of squint, and at first sniff, I went "Ice Queen, is that you?". No berry notes in this one, just muskier and that sweet minty slushy snow note. Great throw and wear length.