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AmyO'Shields

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  1. AmyO'Shields

    Chocolate Stout Cupcake

    YUMMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING... The good, home made kind, not the crap from a container. Good lord.
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    Goatweed Leafwing

    Tonka bean, orange blossom, ambrette seed, and brown sandalwood. I am SO glad i put the butterflies away to age... I still can barely smell anything in the bottle, but it smells pleasant enough. I had to apply/slather this twice...my skin literally drank the first! Snuggly warm tonka, hints of sandalwood and orange blossom and man, the ambrette seed takes this to a whole new level of refined incense when it dries down. I would say this is a new favorite but it has zero throw. I will save this one for 'in' days snuggling in a blanket with a book, or on days when i don't want to share my scent with anyone. This is cozy, exotic, and gorgeous. I just wish it was louder!
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    Light and Swift

    I was really looking forward to this one! It was beautiful lemongrass with a hint of lavender until it dried and turned to powder. I guess elemi doesn't like me.
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    Sugar Plum and Vanilla Bean Atmosphere Spray

    Quick review: this is delicious and just what it says. I am thrilled to have a bottle!!!
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    Tattie Bogle

    I guess i don't like gunpowder. :-/ very smoky and, while the drydown is nice, it isn't worth waiting for. Pass.
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    Lacus Oblivionis

    Easily my favorite of the Lunar Landscape scents...this makes me so happy! Its like Love and Sleep with the addition of lavender and some light handed resins...just gorgeous! The ylang and lavender are most prevalent but i just got this in the mail and i cannot wait to see what even a week of aging does...i wish i had bought another bottle as this might be my go to sleep blend until it is gone. Love.this. ETA: still hauntingly beautiful and one of my true loves over a year later :-)
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    Vivement Atmosphere Spray

    I bought this for my guy who loves mint, oops. There is no mint in this...just a citrusy champagne, which neither of us likes at all. :-/
  8. Lovely Passionflower scent - slightly sharp/bitter but not offputting, and fairly sweet. Like peach pith...I guess...I hope that's a thing. I used this as an in shower moisturizer the other morning and layered Snow White over it...very nice.
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    Single Note: Stage Blood

    I am so disappointed. I was hoping (and expecting) some sort of cherry and maybe the sweetness of corn syrup? No. All i get is an acrid, salty mess. I have never had a perfume turn my stomach until this one and i am so sad. Maybe i got a bum bottle but yuck.
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    Dead Leaves and Dark Incense Candle

    Fallen leaves against a backdrop of myrrh, smoky opoponax, and labdanum. Oh my goodness-this is so beautiful! Dark and haunting but with a sweetness to it. I wish i could describe this in terms of notes but i just can't. If you think you will like it, get it! That was my review before i lit the candle. After lighting it smells the same but there isn't much throw. :-(
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    Scherezade Hair Gloss

    One of my top 5 favorite perfume oils became a hair gloss! I was so excited to get a bottle, i wish i could have bought two. If you like the hair glosses and you love Scherezade, this is divine. 3 sprays coats my hair with beautiful red musk, saffron and light spices. Sometimes i spray the ends of my hair right before bed so i can smell it while i toss and turn (don't sleep well). The amount of scent in this is perfect! Love love love, thanks for making this a reality. :-) I wish i could report this post unfortunately my phone will not let me do that. :-(
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    Snow White Hair Gloss

    I adore Snow White perfume and the hair gloss is gorgeous! My only complaint is that the scent disappears...not just my nose either, but is totally glorious for the initial smell and what the hair glosses do to make my hair lovely. :-) very glad to have my bottles.
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    Rose Red Hair Gloss

    This is what i have been waiting for: a ROSE hairgloss! Yes, initially it smells like Rose Red with her dewy petals and greenery (which i love) but, after i blow dry, it becomes a full, lush dewy rose with no sharpness anywhere and i must have looked like a freak huffing my hair all day. I used 6 sprays on my shoulder blade length hair and the scent lasted all day and i can still smell it this morning. Folks, if you have been looking for a rose to put in your hair to layer with all the rose scents, give this a whirl...yes, even if Rose Red perfume didn't work on your skin. This is perfection and i am so thrilled to have it!
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    L’Essence de la Passion

    :-( Damn you honey. I looove Red Musk, Myrrh and Carnation. I can't wear Honey. I keep trying to love this but the honey keeps funkifying the blend for me. I wish there was no honey because this could have been amazing.
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    Living

    I don't know how to describe this and probably shouldn't write a review but this is fabulous and has become a new favorite. I don't understand: i don't like BPALs lily of the valley or honeyed anything and i don't smell any of the listed notes. All i know is that i adore this perfume and hope my decant isn't a fluke! ETA that the decant wasn't a fluke, my bottles smell amazing too :-)
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    Yuletide

    Smells like the best festive holiday candle yet! I smell cranberry, cider(?!) and greenery and a touch of spice. This is what i expected Samhain to resemble so i love this! This is going to layer so well with the new Fear of Christmas Trees, Snow White and a few others. Oh, and a little goes a LONG way ;-)
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    Christougenniatiko Dentrophobia

    Definitely a beautiful evergreen scent with tobacco underneath threatening to take over...but it doesn't. This is pretty wonderful.
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    Krampus' Shadow

    This is awesome! Smells like Smut '10 + patchouli...om nom nom need more!
  19. Please do not eat! Got my package yesterday and immediately unwrapped this, cut the wick a tiny bit and lit. This is one of my favorite scents and the candle does a pretty good job of releasing the scent. I let the pool form and then put it out. The wax smells stronger this morning which is good. I will light this again tonight, so glad i have this scent in candle form. It smells identical to the bath oil. :-)
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    The Phoenix, Having Burst Her Shell

    Beautiful orange/patchouli scent. I am sure the amber and tobacco will become stronger as this ages but i am hoping it stays just like this, orange and patchouli.
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    Strawberry Sufganiyot

    Huge wafts of STRAWBERRY JAM permeate the air around me and when i smell my wrists there is a chewy donut underneath that STRAWBERRY JAM. I need another bottle or ten and i hope this returns in another form next year, or the same. ;-) Perfect jelly donut. Every time i put this on (usually at the end of the day as a comfort scent) i am so thankful i bought a bottle. This scent truly makes me happy!
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    Gingerbread Sin

    This is one of the most amazing oils i have ever smelled. I love Sin, but this is a less patchouli/sandalwood Sin...so the Cinnamon and Amber mix with the gingerbread in the most wonderful way. If you love Sin and gingerbread, this is a no brainer. If you thought the patchouli or sandalwood were too much in Sin, give this one a whirl. Multiple bottles needed.
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    Single Note: Fog Machine Juice

    Seems like everyone gets something different from this so I needed to try it. I get Magnolia. Straight up Magnolia. And I love it. Shut the front door - found another floral! I wonder what my bottle will smell like, LOL! ETA: it may actually be gardenia...my bottle is amazing. :-)
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    Autumn - Overlooked My Knitting

    I love this. Musky, slightly sweet (must be the currant?) leaves. Beautiful. Editing because this has morphed and settled! Oh this is so beautiful. Like most of us in the Pacific NW I am pretty much done with 90° weather and have started wearing my Autumn favorites. There was a slight chill in the air this morning and i ran straight to this oil. It made me want to curl up with a book under a tree in 60's temps! Wishful thinking but this perfume is snuggly, soft and i love it. I hope i was smart enough to buy a backup...if not, i hope we see it with Weenies this year! Sandalwood/vanilla/leaves
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    Some Strangeness in the Proportion

    Lovechild of Celeste and Hermia...seriously. if you love those, you should love this...i know i do! Pink pepper and saffron deliciousness. This is a fluffy, comforting pillow. Sorry, maybe thats not the best description but it is the best i can do. Gorgeous.
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