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Hrrrm. I dunno about this one. I'm not a huge foodie. Wet, this is a slight tinge of that red-gingery goaty aroma from Shub and a little bit of War, then definitely PANCAKEZ, over time the bready cake scent fades to a very light berry, almost a touch like MB: Closet. All this over a slightly cooked steamy aroma. So, yes, this is Pancakes. I just don't know if I'm going to reach for it much... but I may just get a bottle to hold onto for the sheer strangeness of it all. It's like my Shill, heh heh.

Looking forwards to this oil the most as I am a fire sign. Great texture, slip. This is a spicy, deeper grounded scent along the lines of Terrae, there's the smoky myrrh and patchouli but this oil warms a bit when it strikes the skin and has a spicier tone to it. There's lemon-that-is-not-lemon (hallo palmarosa!) which amps over time and in the end I get a slightly lemony myrrh with a hint of depth. I'm actually not horrifically head over heels in love, but lemon/palmarosa scents don't play well on me. Overall this is a pleasant, warm, smoky blend. Definitely smoldering with flame.

Texture again is amazing like all the other oils. This is definitely a mishmash of more strongly scented florals when they hit the skin. There's the slightly pungent aroma of chamomile that is twisted up with the signature scent of rose geranium, which appears to be the more persistent, central note of Aquae. This is most definitely an aromatherapeutic blend, it's a touch sharp to be a perfume. Over time there's a hint of resins and it starts to smell like... Well, it's smells like Aveda! The rose geranium starts to intertwine with the sandalwood/frankincense and I swear I'm getting a scent just like one of their now discontinued (long time...) 'Chakra' perfumes. I may use this as a replacement for when I want a more natural herbal fragrance.

Great texture. Starts off a soft lavender aroma to me, followed by the citrus of grapefruit but it's not overtly sharp or too single-notey - there's a slight woodsiness without being woodsy (does that make sense?). Herbal in the brighter, less cooking herbs, more mint-lemon-blossoms, less sharp rosemary-esque. Over time this goes more towards orange blossom/neroli which is marvelous. Feels like I'm expanding my space just using this. It'd be awesome for yoga.

One: Texture is very good. Nice slip and it definitely absorbs well. I had been using my Estate Oil as a makeshift massage oil but it was not designed for it, and it wasn't absorbing in. This massage oil glides on quick and absorbs fast but leaves skin still slick enough to not drag. The scent is absolutely evocative of the aroma of earth. Initially it has a slight mentholated tinge, which is probably the spikenard oil burning off, it's earthy but not 'Dirt,' you can definitely tell that this is a more of a functional, aromatherapeutic blend versus a perfume, but it still smells great, a burst of patchouli and gritty rooty herbs, followed by a soaring mint that is just bright enough, which fades to a mildly vetiveraceous (in a good way) and persistent, calming, soothing plant-resin scent. Deep drydown is a glittery myrrh. If you're a fan of Beth's grittier, earthy aromas you should give this a shot for scent and function.

Tezcatlipoca is a very nonfoody chocolate/cocoa. Slightly smoky, not too foody.

I love this! On me it goes to mostly gardenia-violet, sharp but good, has power on the way home while driving. On my scarf, it's woodsier and the white sandalwood remains longer, gardenia amps less, and it is a magnificently regal and complex floral mix. I will dub this my fabric scenter.

Definitely different from Blood Moon's past incarnation. It's less sharp, more sweet. For some reason it reminds of a LUSH product... the heady scent is something brighter, really on the tip of my nose but I can't tell... On my skin it segues again towards something more like Hunter Moon, as posted above, the musk note that's in Ivanushka, Coyote, coming to the surface. On top of it all there's this smokiness without quite crossing into ashy vetiver zone. It's not quite as hoardworthy to me as the original Blood Moon, which is more fiery and violent, this is more sweet smoldering.

Hi Leopard! I too burned Yankee Candle's 'Green Grass' tarts in college, and longed for their candles in that scent. Smelled like Duke's commons areas, frat boys playing, lying down on a blanket to study organic chemistry but really studying a different 'subject.' If only... *reminisces* It's pretty much a dead ringer, bright mushy stain-inducing grass. Very unique.

Strange. This is a 'light scent' overall in terms of what it is, but WHOMPING STRONG when you've applied some to your neck and throughout the day appears to get... stronger. Agree with above, if you're worried about rose, this is not a rose-based scent. It does this sort of bizarre sweet floral bizzness with what I thought was beeswax or honey (although it's not listed as a note), not overly spicy. This scent is just the first hint of rose brushed together with a veil of sweet, almost again the first touch of honey. I'd describe this as a scent that is 'on the verge' of being things, is the start or just tiny touch of rose, honey, spices. It's very soft. Yet, at the same time, on me it amped and became more prominent over my call night.

I just wanted to weigh in to add my perspective regarding the whole 'accords' versus 'base chemicals' issue. I paint with acrylics. I know that you can buy your own separate pigments and mix with gesso base to 'make' your own specific colors. I'd say that sounds like what the lab does (takes components from various sources to make their own bases), or, like me, you can buy premixed tubes of paint in standardized colors. Does the fact that I don't mix my own pigments make me less of an artist? It's what one does with the components and the final product that really matters. You can be mind-bogglingly obsessive about mixing up every bit of the palette and come out with a generic painting, or you can use premixed potential to make something awesome. Regardless of what the method is, I think the end result are unique blends that cannot be so 'easily emulated or better produced' with self-blending. I've dabbled in using bases (premixed, Sweetcakes) and essential oils to try to make my own blends, and they've turned out really, not very good. Heh heh. Partially a physical problem of getting oils to stay in solution, or the aromas smelling imbalanced or off because of the balances of different scent oils that are already far too complex. I've yet to try using pure perfumer's bases because I don't have a hold of where to buy those components. Overall, Beth creates something unique no matter what the pathway to get there that is special and I treasure it.

Yes, this is a strong and potent fragranced oil. I carry a Hand of Hermes bag in the inner pocket of my white coat for work, and I 'feed' it with a multitude of oils, generally those to amplify communication and increase confidence in that respect. I'm starting work in a very stressful area of the hospital (critical care) very shortly and wanted to do a small peaceful ritual with Healing (recently obtained) for my white coat and a few drops in conjunction with my usual Charisma + Hand of Hermes weekly reapplication. The aroma is sharp citrus, blended with a very white, creamy and sharp floral. I think it may be honeysuckle. Not sure. Dries down perfumy on my skin with that residual bite from the citrus, and the continued powderiness of whatever florals are mixed with it. I anointed the bag with three drops, and rubbed it along the nape of my white coat. Hopefully the fragrance will dissipate some by the time I actually start service (if not... I have a spare coat that I can anoint elsewhere so it won't be as omnipresent). It'll be a tough month but I'll try to focus on the small halo of power and intent I have charged into the coat for support and maybe a little push during this trying rotation.

I imagine what they would have us do if they shrunk the character limit even more. Comments (25 character limit): PLZ TO SEND OILZ KTHXBAI!

Man... that character limit has got to go. I think I communicated effectively but I had to shorten everything... and at the end, trying to fit in that last bit was aggravating as all heck.

A minor jinxing oil, used to cause irritations, restlessness, unease, anxiety and discontent in your enemies. Unassuming little bottle. It is labeled classically with the word 'Brittle' emblazoned across it. I don't think I've ever owned an oil called Brittle. In general use? As odd as it sounds, I want to try the oil, but don't have a particular person in mind. I normally don't cause others distress. This time, I'm oddly enough, focusing the intent and energy behind this onto my stuffed giraffe toy. Wet in the bottle: I smell pepper, a little citrus lemon, maybe some cinnamon. On Giraffe: Giraffe now smells like cinnamon and some strong fruit. On Skin: WHOA man, this is strong. Definitely some sort of citrus rind, on top of some seriously biting, bitter herbs. Fiery spice of cinnamon and pepper is rising in the back of my nose. It's so fiery, I can feel it catching in my mouth and feel it on my tongue. Drying Down: Have you ever had Big Red gum? This is very similar. A touch malevolent! I'll have to reserve it for a proper use, if someone really gets on my nerves and I want to find some non-violent, non 'calling down the spirits from on high' approach to forwarding them a little chaos.

Each bottle of Chaos Theory is truly unique, a fragrant fractal, and exercise in the joy of chance and uncertainty! Each is a one-of-a-kind, utterly random combination of scents, the composition of which is based on whim, mood and gut instinct. I ordered 32 CTs for a decant circle, and will be adding reviews as I do 'em to this post. Any snarky names added are not actual titles from the Lab, just my demented and odd sense of humor while on Ambien. CCCXLVIII (clear, no tint of color): "We'z gonna get marrieds? Creamy vanilla sweet kiss and bridal veil..." Slightly creamy, vanilla, a very yellow flower, creamy... honeysuckle? Like Antique Lace, but with a different flower, instead of ancient wispy florals this is a bolder, more 'heady' note, like osmanthus or honeysuckle. Previously reviewed by Aerinha. CCCXLIX (light pink! srsly!): "We're in Redwoods national Park and my tires done exploded." Redwood, definitely more woodsy than I would expect from the color of the oil, and there's a touch of a rubbery, sleety note (like asphalt). Very strange. It smells like I imagine Redwood National Park might. CCCLXXI (blonde yellow): "Oh HAI, I'm evil gingerbread kissed with orange rind." Orange and currant? A touch of ginger or pepper. Dries down to a mishmash of spice, clove perhaps. Previously reviewed by Aerinha. CCCXXV (gold yellow): "Tasty squishy drippy melon pulp and bright cucumber..." Cantaloupe! Melon! Something tickling the back of my throat. Fairly straightforward and fades fast. CCCXXXI (slightly greenish yellow): "Fizzy Happy Drinks, Mixed Drinks as Kiddos." Apple Juice and gingerale. Ginger? Apple? Some kinda light floral? CCCLXVIII (light yellow): "Fruity fresh herbal with a hint of berry."

I'm particularly peeved if they're calling it a 'incorrigable systems-based error,' because... hello... like, YEARS of additional characters.

Ugh, this sucks. Especially since Irrelevant and Disturbing Crawdad Dream really eats the characters...

Licwiglunga (sp?) is the weirdest scent ever. It is like bottle confusion on me. I just don't get it. I think the description is also something like 'what graphemes are these?' And it's totally like that in my nose. How does she do it? Also votes for: Smokestack, Brimstone, Djinn. Shadwell. Ligur. Mr. Nancy. Black Annis. Whoops! Impables, eh? Srry...

I don't even know. Weirdest BPAL ever. Even with all my years wearing niche BPAL blends, this blend just wonks the heck out of everything. My tongue and nose are betwuddled with confusionation. This is like sweet rubbery metal fruit but not, and kinda gummy sweet like those weird chewy Gum Mastic pies you can get in Greece, but then roasted over a smokey spit lit by resinous tears. And yes, on top of it all there is a phantom pomegranate that is gloating over its pending victory by making this into... a fruit smoke gum resin thing. I think I need to lie down.

Frum. Caramel and me do not get along. Overall, after I've worn this for a while, my impression is the scent of sweaty skin, musk, and butter. Yum, right? My history with apple blossom is also probably to blame. Now I smell like a touch like a drunken buttery whore. I guess there are worse things to be, but... sadly, the wrong bits of this fragrance amp and the right bits that I was hoping would play together, do not.

Oh man, is this one dark. It's vetiverish at the start, over this pure essential distillate of EBIL. Yes, my hackles are raised, this is essence de menacing, bien sur. It really reminds me of something in GC Smokestack, a sort of clean, dusky grittiness touched with that sharp bite of vetiver, and if there is wine in this, it's dry, dry, dry. Combines beautifully into the scent of scared religious fervor. Oh man. Yikes.

I have discovered that my body chemistry enjoys pomegranate just as much as I do. Which, is unfortunate, as whenever a pomegranate containing oil touches it, I become One. One, with the pomegranate. Oh, the seediness. Oh, the multiparous inverted raspberryness. Dionysa started patchouli on me, but after just a few moments, it became on my skin identical to any other pomegranate BPAL I've attempted to try, with maybe just a little dirty whiff of something trying to break through.

Au Bon Pain makes a cookie that I have eaten many, many times as a snack on the wards. It's called the 'Key Lime Sugar Cookie,' and it's a hefty, sprinkle-encrusted beast that tastes like a buttery shortbread cookie, yet also tastes very limey and citrussy. This perfume smells like that cookie tastes. Which, to me, also evokes the smell memory of it being 2:30 AM, I'm very tired and slamming down a cup of coffee and eating one or two of these instead of a proper meal, my hair is mussed up, I'm not able to smell like BPAL because I'm working, and my break ends in about two minutes. Wet, from the bottle, it's all a strange mishmash of bright lime hovering over a sugary, buttery bread/cake note, on my skin, it's almost as if I've layered two perfumes, one of Beth's mad foody ones, and one of her dapper gentleman's lime colognes/fougeres, and on me, they don't really 'come together' on the skin. However, as a joint fragrance, it smells totally like I've been indulging in cookies. If cookies were a drug, this would be the equivalent of a whiskey binge. I have the unmistakeable aroma of a torrid night with a few too many little tasty golden circles.

I reviewed Ligur first. In reality, I tried Hastur first whilst decanting. The thing that struck me was how very dark this oil is. So dark. A glob of it sat in the pipette, taunting me, going 'yanno. you want to. do it.' Wet on my skin, this is remarkably sexy. Dark. Smooth. It's musky, but not in a fiery red musk, or in the way that blends incorporating several kinds of musk are. This is a cool, deep musk that is rounded out by the sweetness of labdanum, resinous, brings to mind very well polished black onyx. Whereas Ligur really takes a more twiggy, wood note, Hastur approaches 'dark and broody' from a resinous standpoint. He's sticky, just sweet enough to be wicked, but without the smoke and brimstone usually associated with demons. I'd call Hastur one of the best, more masculine but still very wearable sexy scents, one that commercial men's perfume only wished it could be, in its most wildest dreams. Try this if you like Iago but not Iago's vetiver, or if you like Beth's musky scents (like Fenris Wolf, Loviatar, Crowley) but without too much fire or red musk.