Numanoid

Don't know if anyone mentioned The Turkish Village? Thick Turkish coffee, cardamom pods, Damascene roses, and buhur.

In bottle: Yum....I get a sweet yet soft cherry wine. Usually the Lab's fruit notes (cherry or strawberry) end up smelling like cough syrup or plastic, but this, so far smells real good! On Skin: Got a bit of pipe tobacco.....at least to my nose. Might be the wine that makes the tobacco note smell pipe-ish. But it is very nice so far. No cough syrup! Dry down: OOh....this gets real lovely. I can smell everything....the hint of frosting, wine, soft tobacco, and yes....that Snake Oil sexiness! I am glad I was able to get this and try it. I was worried about the tobacco and wine since those, too, can go wonky on me, but this blend works. Definitely a fall/winter scent. Nice throw and rich!

In Bottle: Oooh... very spot on with the bonfire smell. To me, this is more like the fire is dying out a bit. Maybe I detect a bit of pine. On Skin: Glad that pine is gone. I get a lovely soft....yeah, crackling burning wood scent. It is actually soft....dying embers! Dry down: Stays the same....this is very lovely. As someone mentioned, I think it reminds me more of Christmas, since that time of year, we use our fireplace a lot and this is the smell I get after the fire has burned out and that soft smoke is hanging in the air. Surprisingly low throw on me, which is good. I think this would be too oppressive otherwise. This is very beautiful alone, but I think this would layer real well with other scents like cranberry or chocolate to really give it that festive feel!!

This one is awesome!! In Bottle: Sweet, of course, but actually kind of hard to smell the sweetness. On Skin: OOH!! There it is! As it warms up, I totally get the candy corn scent...and yes...there is a "stale" factor to it. Kind of dry. But in a good way! Drydown: Stays the same on me! Dry, sweet, just-about-to-have-to-throw-it-out candy corn!! I really like this one because other candy corn scents have been a bit too overwhelming for me, but this one is just right! A winner!

This is actually very nice. I think if you are the type of person that likes incense blends and in the past they are either too strong or too weak, this is for you. In decant: I get the whiff of candle wax, and almost a bit of....stone? On skin: It warms up nicely and I get the wax/incense coming out. Dr down: This turns into a creamy/incense blend on me. Not foody, but the vanilla keeps it subtle. I don't get "kitchen spices" out of this. Very soft with medium throw.

In decant: SWEET! Sugar....PINK! On skin: SWEET! Sugar....very PINK! Dry down: SWEET.....sugar. If "pink" had a scent, this would be it. I think I got a cavity just sniffing it! If you want ueber sweet...this is for you!!!

Just a quick out-of-bottle sniff review! Yes....creamy, buttery pumpkin with spices galore! This is a wonderful warm scent! As of now, the spices are dominant. Will update review tomorrow when I use it in clean hair!! Update: So, I just used this this morning on damp hair, and it is so lovely!! Slight buttery pumpkin note, and the spices are warm and comforting!!! I love this. I ordered the perfume oil and so can't wait to wear these together!!

I KNEW I would love this! I use this as a moisturizer as well..... In bottle: Mostly just a yummy, milk chocolate scent. Maybe there is some dark choco lingering as well. On Skin: as it dries down, I get a very soft, warm, and spicy pumpkin that is perfectly mixing with the chocolate! This is so wonderful!! If you are a foody, like me, then this won't disappoint!!

Bottle: XXVI Hmm....I too am not good at picking out notes, but sniffing this, I get a dusty, dry type of floral note. I think I detect a hint of incense. Sadly, without even needing to use this, is NOT for me!! Let's re-home it!

Very glad to have been able to get a small decant of this!! Sniff in decant: Mmmm....like a warm pumpkin pie a la mode!! Does smell like it is on the verge of melting! On Skin: Rich, spicy, pumpkin pie! As above, it isn't a sweet pumpkin, but there is a bit of sweetness that is lingering behind the warm spices! If my nose remembers, it reminds me a bit of last years Pumpkin Ice Cream bath oil, but a hair richer! Drydown: Ok...I so love this!! It is very warm and I get all the notes....the pumpkin, spices, and that perfect vanilla! It isn't as overpowering as you might think...very soft, but there! I might have to beg for more of this!! If you are a foody lover like I am, get some of this if you can!

Not a fan of blood notes, but swapped for this one out of pure curiosity!! In Bottle: Hmmm.....as others mentioned, red, fruit, metallic etc etc. I get NONE of that. All I smell is some sort of flower-y scent. (???) Odd. On Skin: Same kind of overpowering floral. I don't get any ozone, blood, fruit...nothing! Drydown: Stays the same.....I am normally very sensitive to floral notes in general, but all I get is floral. If fades and becomes "wearable" but this is so not for me!

Ok...ok...ok!! I am SO glad I sprang for a bottle of this!! The $45 price tag is hard, but now I am realizing it is SO worth it! I got my bottle yesterday and I got to use it for the first time this morning on my damp hair. Just a couple squirts and rubbed into my hair and I am surrounded by the Snake Oil scent!!! Feel wonderful in my hair as well!! It will be interesting to see how long the scent lasts, but man alive!! I am in this heavenly cloud of Snake Oil goodness!! DON'T hesitate getting a bottle of this, especially if you love S.O. I split my 4oz bottle with a friend and even the 2 oz I have will last a nice long time since it takes so little. I have middle-of-the-back length hair and just those couple spritzes seems to do the trick!!!! Update: It's been about 3 1/2 hours since I applied my hair gloss, and I STILL smell it all around me! Nice and strong, which is good, but just a warning for those of you who might work closely with others, it might be too much for someone else!! Better strong than weak!! For me, no need to apply any perfume oil when wearing this amazing hair gloss!!!!

I don't know HOW I ever overlooked this scent. Just got a bottle in a swap. 2005 version In bottle: As someone said, it has a holly berry cheap candle smell to it. Was worried....WAS! On Skin: Definitely a Christmas scent....but it smells like a holly wreath made out of chap stick! Drydown: Oh WOW!! After a few nervous minutes, the "chap stick" scent went away and I get a lovely, spicy holly wreath smell!!! This is amazing! I have been looking for some sort of sweet Christmas wreath scent that didn't go all cat urine on me, like most holly/pine scents have done, but this one is a true winner! I get the sweetness of the berries and a tiny hint of a wreath smell. So anyone with the same issues I had, you should LOVE this. Very soft and spicy and great lasting power and perfect throw! Glad I found some!!

I was very excited to try this one!! I didn't know what shisha was, but ALL the other notes are just heaven for me! In the bottle, I got a perfect scent of coffee....it wasn't too weak, wasn't too strong! I was in love! THEN, I applied it....and it went south very quick on me. I didn't get any cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper....nothing. It in fact turned to a kind of cologne on me! What the......?? So, sadly I had to set it free!!

Sniff in bottle: Mmmm....yummy pumpkin with cocoa. A hair spicy, but lovely! On Skin: Cocoa fades pretty fast, along with any trace of pumpkin. The nuts come out and they are soft...very comforting! Drydown: Stays the same...medium throw for me. Hoping it would have been more of a cocoa note, but on me, just the nuts are present, which isn't a bad thing, but not on me.

Ok...I don't know HOW I didn't know about this, but thanks to annemathematics, she sent me a sample of this!! All I can say is.... Eating chocolate is wonderful! Wearing a chocolate scent is divine!! NOW being able to breathe it in....nirvana!! Hope this makes a comeback!

I was generously frimped a half decant of this from the lovely tuesday...and was so surprised! I love most pumpkin scents and thought this was one I was just never going to get to try!! Here goes: Sniff in decant: Sweet orange-y pumpkin. Very candy like! On Skin: Oh yum! I don't know how Beth does it, but this is really the scent of a freshly unwrapped piece of hard candy! I get more orange than pumpkin, but it is there, in the background! Drydown: Very good...foody lovers should love this! It fades a bit to a tame citrus hard candy, but I can sniff and get orange, then sniff again and get that hint of pumpkin! Either way, it is candy....and very good. Wish this was a real candy to eat!!!

OOOH!! Finally got a hold of this!! YUM! In bottle: pure caramel apple! Like others, I also get a red apple scent....not green. On skin: Get a blast of caramel and apple. Very true to the scent of the real deal. Drydown: Mmmm...this is so good. For me, this is perfect...I get a nice soft balance of both the caramel and apple. Not too strong and not too weak. Good throw. To me, Candy Corn Coated Candy Apple was too "corny" and I didn't like the coconut note in Creepy....this is what I was hoping one of those would be like when I tried them a long time ago, so I am VERY glad I got this!!! A must for foody lovers out there!

Finally...got a bottle of this!!! In Bottle: Yes...lovely mint, but it is soft. And I guess it is the bergamot I am smelling? Not sure I know that note! On Skin: Mint first, but like all mints, it fades fast on me! Kind of odd, but after mint is gone, it almost smells like a very pale Western Diamondback on me for a bit. Then the Snake Oil comes out a bit! Drydown: The mint is gone and the Snake Oil is there, but pretty much in the background. I get a slight SLIGHT hint of tea. That note worried me since I am not a real tea scent fan. Overall: This is a lovely scent, and not heavy at all. Fades pretty fast on me. Wish it was staying a bit more, but still very nice, just not sure it is one I would reach for often enough!

Ok...been wanting to try this, so finally bought a bottle, gave it a good roll/shake to make sure it was all nicely mixed, as from reading above reviews!! In Bottle: Yep, a nice, pale chocolate scent....and pale as in not BOOM in your face chocolate, but tame. I love chocolate blends, so had to try this one!! On Skin: Like others said, I instantly get a cologne/masculine scent out of this, but still not cray manly. Stays close to the skin Drydown: No more chocolate but can detect the hints of oudh and musk. Sadly this ends up as an odd cologne on me. Needs a new home!

Finally got some to try!! All the notes are good with me, but was worried about patchouli, since I can NOT stand it, but I know the Lab's patchouli can be tame!! Sniff in bottle: Like everyone says, sweet and dark cherries. More candy/cough drop like to my nose. On Skin: Cherry notes can go plastic on me, and it did for a second. Didn't get any patchouli (good thing) and the cinnamon note came right out mingling with the cherry...giving it that "glowing" feeling. Drydown: Cherry takes a back seat, but still there...a hint of it. I can now detect the cardamom and cassis.....gives it a slight spiciness to it. Also, can detect the verbena as well..... Seems to my nose, I get all notes....except the patchouli. Over all it is a lovely and balanced scent, just not sure if it is for me.

SO, I decided to order a bottle of this before it disappeared! I posted an ISO and got no response, so was guessing it must be THAT good!!! AND it is!!! Sniff in bottle: MMmmmmmm....light spiced pumpkin. A hint of creaminess, but not a lot. On: I use this as an after shower moisturizer and it is very good. Not a lot of throw, so non-foody lovers should love this as well. If you know what Pumpkin V 2009 smells like, this totally reminds me of it but minus the chocolate and coffee notes. Very glad I got this!!! In fact, I think this would pair perfectly with P.V. 2009 or any of the pumpkin/spicy type oils!!!

I am no good at recommending anything floral, but have you seen the new and updated BPAL website? it is great and you can now search for oils with notes you like. Go to "directory" and you can find a massive list of notes, click on one and BOOM.... list of oils with said note!

In Decant: YUM! Even before I open it, I can smell the caramel! But sniffing...a blast of it! On Skin: I smell everything...the caramel cookie, salt, and slight tinge of the aquatic! Drydown: Caramel falls back a bit...it's there, but not overpowering. Can smell the salty-ness mostly. Get a tiny bit of cookie and still the faint aquatic scent. Don't know how she does it. This makes me feel like I am on my way to the ocean...eating caramel cookies, but still a ways away, but you can start to smell the salty ocean air....very faintly! After about 5 minutes, I still can smell all the notes, but all are tamed down quite a bit...not a lot of throw. My decant is enough....don't think I would need a full bottle!

Sniff in decant: Yep...a blast of mint!! On Skin: At the moment, smells very close to the Lick It blends...a blast of mint that quickly fades with little throw, but still there. Drydown: Mint fades and the almond/marzipan note makes an appearance. On me, almonds and marzipan can go either too boozy or plastic on me, so I am always a bit nervous about blends with those notes, this one however seems to be behaving. It has a low throw on me and I think it won't last long. Been a few minutes and I have to put my nose right on my wrist to be able to smell it. Don't think I would need a bottle of this....my decant is good for me!!