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    The Phoenix in Autumn

    Disappointment ! All i get is ivy and bitter leaves. Off to swaps!
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    The Decrepit House

    This is a dusty woody scent. I get the sweet black musk dustiness, the tobacco sweetness and the mahogany base. To me it reads as a dryer and dustier version of The Black Rider.
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    Goblin Cider

    A dark, earthy ginger cider. Oh Gosh! Where do i start? Upon application, the visual memory and smell of grapes pomace hits me in the nose along with the fizzy ginger! As the oil slowly evaporates, a vanilla creme custard note develops joining the sparkly ginger, which looses its potency. It's an unexpected combo, but i can't say it's bad. Still unsual, but long-lasting!
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    Phoenix Steamworks

    LOVE! It's fragrant honey and incense and some spices i can't discern. I never paid much attention to Phoenix Steamworks oils, but this one is just WOW!
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    A Countenance Forboding Evil

    Freshly applied, i get the vetiver with hints of orange peeking out aggresively in a swirl of smoke. Fortunately, it dies down slowly and leaves way for the patchouli to shine. It all settles down into powdery mishmash. Pass!
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    Oberon

    Orchid, white musk, and bergamot wafting over juniper berries, with a gentle touch of soft, earthy patchouli. Clean floral musky scent. Borders on baby-wipes type of smell. I find it unisex, to be honest. Perfect for office wear.
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    Masquerade

    A festive, dazzling blend, layered in mystery and intrigue. Patchouli, ambergris, carnation and orange blossom. A base of dark and charred patchouli with hints of spicy carnation and traces of orange blossom. More of a night scent and better worn in late fall.
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    Mata Hari

    Mata Hari blooms into a fragrant rose with jasmine around the edges and a biiiiiiiiiit of spice. One of the few scents where rose behaves on my skin, actually!
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    She Crushes for Dead Men Deadly Wine

    I admit that i've never smelled something like this before. Posters above me claim that it smells like wine, but i don't agree with them. When wet it smells like crushed grape that is about to start fermenting with a good dose of incense and balm of Gilead. The end result is strangely hypnotic and has a fruity/ distnat bubblegum note and it reminds me of melted candle wax over pomegranate infused wine.
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    September Midnight

    Testing September Midnight was a journey! Upon application a very familiar smell greeted me, but for the love of GOD, i couldn't remember where i've smelled it before. Turns out it's Omen from GC. Yep, juniper-piney -musky smell and i though Oh, no! I was already at peace with the fact that the oil is a miss for me, but sniffing my wrist half an hour later, i got this fragrantic ozoney fresh tart whiff! It was to die for !!!!! I took a chance and ordered a bottle and it all worked out! Happy as a bee!!!
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    What do bottles and labels look like?

    off tumblr: and another one off tumblr:
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    Punkie Night

    Having retested it, i have to say i like it a LOT more aged and it might dethrone Autumn Cider as my top apple scent. The sharpness/ tartness of the cranberry is less noticeable and gives way to crisp juicy apples.
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    What do bottles and labels look like?

    I wonder how the Halloween 2013 labels look like
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    Fearful Pleasure

    Fearful Pleasure is sadly a miss for me since the roasted apples accord turns instantly into potpourri / fall spice candle on my skin. Off to swaps!
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    Pumpkin II (2007)

    I've been testing Pumpkin II for the last months and i can assuredly state if the Lab would have released this year Perversion in the Pumpkin Patch, it had smelt like Punpkin II. I get mainly a less boozy Perversion on the drydown and every time i wear it i get confused since the resemblance is uncanny.
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    Villain

    After sniffing it on my wrist, i instantly thought it's Dorian without the sugar/ vanilla. Gorgeous!!!
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    Rapunzel in Ballpoint

    Sparkly apple musk. I had high hopes for this scent. I was expecting sparkly apple musk, but in the end all i got was a sour vegetable smell. Off to swaps !!!
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    Johnathan Harker

    this oil has such a short life span. On my skin i get verbena and white tea, but i disappears in less that 1 hour
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    Mr. Ibis

    I get papyrus and little traces of musk, but in the end i'm left with a sourish papyrus smell. not my cup of tea, sadly.
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    Skuld

    Skuld is the type of Bpal scent that takes no prisoners. I usually order imp packs and very rarely i like or even love the GC scents i sample. Skuld is an exception - i remember i had a nose fatigue from sampling too many oils; i put on Skuld and let it dry and forgot about it. After 45 min i smelt my hand and DAMN, i got this killer musky honey floral whiff - I DIED!!!! The key to getting the perfect SKULD whiff is not to OVER-APPLY! just stroke the vial pipette against your skin once and gently and your good to go! SKULD - you're here to stay and if you behave, i might buy a bottle of you
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    Whitechapel

    Whitechapel smells like baby wipes or napkins. if compared to mainstream perfumery, it resembles down to a T Bvlgari - Blu Pour Homme. I can't stand both of them because of the napkins association.
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    Intrigue

    this smells like yeasty dough! seriously i don't wanna smell like that!
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    Pumpkin III

    Pumpkin III smells very pumpkiny to my nose and it has a subtle spicy warmness. It's not terribly spicy - i can feel the carnation and the faintest mandarin twang. Alas, it behaves nicely on my skin.
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    What do bottles and labels look like?

    Found them on Ebay:
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    Recommending a BPAL pumpkin blend...

    I have Jack, Pumpkin Latte and Pumpkin Patch V 2007. I want to purchase the following Pumpkin Patch 2012 secnts: II, III and V. Do these 2012 weenie pumpkin patch scents smell like the pumpkin scents i already own? Are they worth purchasing ???
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