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Tiada

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    Scent for Halloween?

    Of all the other scents I have that are supposed to be "Christmassy," Bengal + Bliss makes the most incredible smell, which to me is the perfect Christmas scent! "skin musk with honey, peppers, clove, cinnamon bark and ginger" and chocolate? YES PLEASE! In fact, I'll probably be wearing this for the next few days. When something works, it works!
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    Honey and Beeswax scents

    Thanks for my newer adoration of Womb Furie, honey is something I have been wanting to look more into. I went through my current scents that play honey in a way I like, and these are the ones that stand out: O Cockaigne Les Bijoux Giant Vulva Kitty Horse Chestnut Honey Dragon's Milk White Rabbit and while I love Beautiful and Adored, the honey gets lost on me. I'm going to be spending a lot of time reading through this thread front to back, but if anyone has any scents they would immediately recommend, please share!
  3. I like skin musk too. It's discontinued, but my favourite (of all) is Eos. "Softly glowing skin" doesn't directly state musk, but I think it's clear. It's gorgeous, IMO.
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    David's Tea "Stormy Night"

    So today I tried "White Rabbit" with "Bliss". Not a perfect blend of Stormy Night, but it smells pretty darn good!!
  5. This is the "Tea Of The Month" and smells SO good, I want it as a scent. Can anyone think of one similar? "black tea, chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, vanilla" I really hope I can smell like this, since I can't drink this tea (no black tea or chocolate for me, very sad!).
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    David's Tea "Stormy Night"

    I have each of these and think some of them might just work! The trick I think is going to be layer them. I've only had one Thirteen, and it was not what I'm looking for at all. I went through all the other Thirteen scents, and while they're all pretty cool and unique, they're not a match. I'd need something a LOT more simple than any of the Thirteens. Oh now that I've started thinking about this when I read Stormy Night, I started going through all my teas, and the Davids Tea catalogue, and there could be so many amazing perfumes!
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    David's Tea "Stormy Night"

    A Forever Nuts latte is the greatest thing on a cold day, or at night, or always. I adore it. Forever Nuts would make a great scent too... Apple, almond, cinnamon, beet root.
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    The Perfect Lavender

    Paris and TKO are my top recommendations. Paris is my favourite lavender for wanting to smell bold in a feminine way. The spicy works on this one too. TKO is just for bed to me, but so wonderfully lavender! I haven't put it on tonight, but I've realised it smells in my pillows, and it's do relaxing!
  9. I know Bordello is a sweeter wine for most people, but on me it gets darker. It's in my top 10 for much of that reason. Halloween: Las Vegas also comes out with more wine than a lot of the other scents on me. The aftermath of piratical nuptials: walls smeared with red and black frosting, copious amounts of spilled red wine, the leftover contents of three full bars, dry leaves and desert flowers crushed into carpet, tobacco smoke, and champaca incense in a cloud of body-heat amped Snake Oil and Dorian.
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    Van Van

    Of all the options, I chose this one to help me battle cancer. I don't know if that's really the best choice, but it called to me best. I was really REALLY worried about what it would smell like, because The Conjure Bag hasn't worked previously. I'm also really not very good at determining what I'm smelling, but I'll attempt anyways. Imp: Strong! There's something woodsy and musty (kind of dusty). Very dark. Wet: The "woodsy" smell gets stronger, and I think it's a bit like cedar and dry grass. Also, something is making this spicy underneath. I want to say there's also a dry sandalwood, but it's not. Dry: This softens so much! It brings it to something much simpler and almost sweeter! This was not what I was expecting from the beginning. It has very almost a creamy, softer element that has made this completely different. I may not adore it, but I'm keeping it, and wearing it when I really feel like I need the help!
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    Beautiful and Adored

    When I first got the imp of Beautiful and Adored, I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I couldn't tell if it was going to be a hit or miss (from the description, without scent yet). I'm glad I gave it a chance and a proper test! Imp: floral, but not the obnoxious kind I can often hate, and it can be quickly brought in with the fruits and vanilla. Wet: Yum! The rose musk must not be much "rose", because they usually kill it for me. The gardenia is a gorgeous flower, so that's working. Nothing other than "floral" takes hold at this point. Dry: The floral and a touch of honey, but none of the others are playing along. I expected more from the vanilla and pear since they work so well on other scents together, but they don't come out on me. 2+ hours later: The vanilla starts to work it's way out, which is a surprise, and lovely. As a whole it has mellowed into a very feminine and wearable scent. Hubby spoke up and told me he really liked this one before I'd even asked, which sealed it in as a 5mL.
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    Thalia

    Imp: Pear 1st, then champagne (without smelling *too* bubbly). Wet: There's the plumeria coming out to be louder to play with the pear. The champagne is sitting further back, a very gentle sparkle. Dry: Lovely! Plumeria (not too "floral") is the first runner, and very pretty. Next to line up with it is the pear, which is so lovely as a fruit that's not too sweet, not too loud, very nice. The champagne seems to faded away, but it's not really missed. The two showing lead scents are really doing a beautiful job on their own! I rate this a 4 star (of 5).
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    Vasilissa

    I've had an imp of this for quite a while, tested once then put the imp aside in the "yes" pile but didn't wear once. I put it on again and was so sad that I haven't been wearing this for a year! It's so gorgeous and needs more attention. This has a creamy, gentleness (the soft musks mix in with the milk I suppose). There's a sandalwood that's softer than normal, and for my luck, there is not a shred of jasmine! It's beautiful. I think I'm going to buy a bottle it's that pretty! I happily rate this 5 stars!
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    Bess

    Imp: oh choke me This smells just like Tiger Balm filling the imp. Wet: Still staying just like Tiger Balm. Not at all what it is listed or what I would expect at all. Dry: finally the smells it should smell like... a little. There's the rosemary, roses, and lemon peel. None of these scents work together for me at all, but at least they're better than Tiger Balm! A loser for me, 1 star.
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    Cordelia

    Imp: LILACS! I just love lilacs so much. Wet: Yup, still lilac. Unfortunately lemon and something that makes it smell like cleaner are trying to take over. I'm afraid! Dry: Totally killed. It smells only like a bathroom cleaner that's lemon (as that fake lemon) and lilac (but the bad smeller kind, not naturally), and cedar. I'm so disappointed, since I was really hoping for some lilac love, and that's obviously not the case.
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    The Lion

    The Lion changes very different throughout the day for me, and I really do love it! Starting out, I get dry sandalwood with amber. It's so fitting of "Savannah" for what I would imagine. Dry, hot and while I don't really love the sandalwood, I can handle how this wears through the day, and the amber really makes it work together. About 2 hours or so of wearing, it becomes sweet. I get a warm vanilla, with the amber that stays, and spices that join in. I get the cinnamon, but not a spicy one, it blends in fittingly with the vanilla. It's almost like a whole creamy element has been added, but I think it's how the scents have become over time. I really love it at this point, adore it actually. The sandalwood is gone at this point, which actually is nice as it gets a bit weary by then for me, and it works to have it blend this way! Overall, I do love The Lion. I did buy a bottle very quickly off the first or second wear of my imp, which I don't ever do. I was worried that I'd been too quick on the move, but I think I'm safe
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    Milk Chocolate Buttercream

    I have been holding back on a LOT of reviews that I've done in my notebook and have been meaning to get them done, and this jumped over all the others and I HAD to do this now. I have a lot of chocolate/cocoa scents. I've tried a lot. From Bliss, to Gelt, to even The Candy Butcher are the closest and they do not compare. This is by far the greatest chocolate blend with the most lovely creaminess. I want to lather this all over my body and eat a Smörgåsbord of chocolates and terrible wonderful things. I have already lathered myself today, and I'm worried I'm going to run out of this imp very quickly. I can't get more positive about this, but I hope this comes anywhere close to my love for this!
  18. I thought I had of options for you, then realised that most of my "sweet" favourites are actually vanilla or chocolate. I do have one to consider: Boo (I have 2010 and 2011) Eerie billows of spun sugar, fluttering white cotton, and sheets of cream. If you need help finding more "sweet" scents, I've got lots of options to point you towards.
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    Where is this scent?

    They were discontinued last year. Okay I was sure they had been discontinued, I ordered a bunch of imps before they'd been phased out, but they don't seem to come up as "Discontinued" on anywhere I find info on them, and there are two different "generations" on Reviews, and I was very confused. I'm glad to at least know that I can't get more (easily!). Thank you!
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    Where is this scent?

    So I've been trying to figure out Atomic Luau Lounge. They don't seem to be listed anywhere I can find (for sale on the Lab), but aren't coming up as discontinued either when I look here. What's the story morning glory? I'm lost!
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    Sed Non Satiata

    Imp: patchouli, floral, hint of sweet honey. Not a strong patchouli, it seems nice! Wet: HONEY. It's always a good thing when I like honey, as my skin amplifies it like crazy! Touch of myrrh, patchouli, and a hint of booze. Dry: Honey stays the loudest. Unfortunately the patchouli, myrrh, etc, disappear and it turns floral (tuberose and geranium? I don't identify those naturally). Honey + floral can just not safe floral of this type for me. It's okay, and I can see that this would work on someone else, but it's not me at all. Also, the staying power doesn't seem to stick for me. My skin ate it pretty quick. 3/5
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    Kubla Khan

    Reading the description, I really hoped for LOVE with this. I don't dislike it, but I'm not in love by any means. IMP: smokey, leather, and JASMINE (damn it. Jasmine can so quickly be a kiss of death for me, and this one smells like it right off the bat...) WET: Well, it's JASMINE. I do smell the sandalwood, and a hint of the smoke, but it's mostly choking me out with jasmine. Not a single hint so far of the scents I wanted to show: vanilla, tea, ginger, or any fruit at all. DRY: The vanilla makes an appearance, but not the strong runner. Leather sticks around that I smelled in the imp, and I do get amber and a hint of the ginger now, and thankfully the jasmine seems to have faded into a tolerable floral breath. Not bad! I'd put it as a 3/5.
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    Nemesis

    Imp: ROSE! With patchouli and cypress, but the rose is clearly the loudest on my first reaction. Wet: Cypress with a woodsy scent (smells a bit herby, not sure what I'm picking up there) that's thrown with wet, soggy, red, roses. Dry: Well, the roses don't take over, that's nice (most roses are terrible on me). Unfortunately other scents don't work on me either. The cypress isn't bad, the patchouli might be the culprit since it can hit/miss on me. What I can't nail down is what is going on here that makes me think of mens "Axe" that originally came out 15+ years ago when they only had 3 scents and the boys wore WAY too much in high school. There is something here that seems to want to come out as "Clean", and aftershave. After longer wear: Settles as totally aftershave. Maybe hubby could try it and see how his chemistry works? It's NOT for me!
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    Bewitched

    Wow, I'm amazed I haven't done a review of this! I love this scent, and comes very close to my "Top 10" and hold back on buying a 5mL because I have Berry Moon and they're similar. Still different, but similar. Bewitched smells just like a woods walk that's full of ripe berry bushes. I smell black berries, raspberries, blueberries, and the soft woodsy-ness of the trees and plants around you. It's soft, but wears well and keeps time on my skin for at least 5+ hours. I do have to make sure I haven't been shy of it when applying though, or it does fade faster. This gets a 5/5 from me!!
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    Newbie Lunacy Full Moon BPAL FAQs

    I'm glad they were able to fix the error for you. The Lab has pretty superb staff, they're wonderful to work with in any experience I've had, and have heard the same from everyone else. They do a lot of hard work, and have wonderful customer service, which is one of the MANY reasons I still love the Lab
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