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For some reason, I JUST found out about this....got a hold of a bottle, so here goes...

 

In bottle - a perfume-y wine. Not bad, pretty strong. Not getting other notes as of yet.

 

On skin - OOh this is very good! Instantly I get the pear and oats. It's sweet, but comforting. I think I am getting the wine note...I would guess this is more of a white wine than a red wine smell. I associate red wine as being more rich and thick, and this is pale and nice. Has a medium throw to me.

 

Dry down - Stays warm and comforting... the pear-wine note is very nice. If you are worried about any kind of wine notes, not to worry with this one. Has a good throw. On me, a little goes a long way. Very well rounded and balanced.

Got a decant of this..think I need a full bottle!

 

First sniff...a great blast of fruity, blueberry pie filling!! This is so good.

 

Applied to my damp hair, the blueberry filling stays true! I use about 5 squirts, since I have longer hair and it is actually very soft on me. I detect a little of the pie crust, but it is mostly thick, yummy, pie filling! It has a medium throw to me and I think this is perfect for any season! I always seem to have a problem with any fruits in perfume oil form.... they go fake or cough syrup, so if you are like me, and you want to like fruits, but they go weird on you, get this!! It stays true and real!!

Yep.....not much else to add, but yummy apple pie!! In the bottle, it is a very juicy apple with spice. My nose wants to tell me it is a green apple scent. On my hair, it is surprisingly light to medium in throw. It stays true.... the spice is light and not cloying. A green apple pie fresh from the oven!! LOVE these PIES!!!

In the bottle - very sweet cherries! I don't get cough drop cherry out of this, but it is very cherry for sure.

 

In hair - applying it. the cherry note was very strong, but that quickly lightened up. The carnation note is starting to appear as well. I am not a fan of florals, so I am hoping it won't be ALL carnation.

 

So, after a few minutes, this is a very nice Spring-type HG. The cherry is there and not going plastic on me like most berry notes can in perfume oil form. There is a teeny bit of spice that is there, but can't tell if it's the cherry just mingling with the carnation causing that or if there is a hidden spice note there.

 

I am also not sure if I am getting any "snow" note, but there is something making it not too overpowering. I am on the fence with this one... I like it, but then I am not sure it is for me. VERY pretty indeed, but I am more of a sweet, gourmand foody lover and this is hovering between sweet and floral. It is perfectly balanced which is making it hard to decide if I like it!! If you love soft florals and some cherry, then this is so for you!!!

OOH!!
Got a bottle of this for my birthday!!

In the bottle - foody lovers, get this if you haven't already!! I get a very yummy spiced pastry. Soft cinnamon is correct.

On skin - this warms up to well...I get all the notes!! This has a medium throw on me. There is pastry and very light cinnamon. Those of you afraid of cinnamon, don't be....it is perfect! The pecans are very nice. I am not one for overly nutty scents, but this is the perfect maple-y pecan scent, but it is more gourmand than sweet.

Dry down - stays the same.... this is a keeper for sure and I bet this will age wonderfully!!!!

Edited to add that there is a hint of caramel..... oooh very glad I asked for this!

Sniffing this in the bottle, seems actually quite opposite of the name... smells like the tree just got a fill up of water. I am not a fan of aquatic scents, since they tend to smell like salt water or a mossy lake, but this actually smells like, well....just plain ol' tap water under the tree!! So amazing how this was captured!

 

on my skin, the tree scent comes out beautifully!! Just like stated above, smells just like you are nosing around under the tree to find maybe that one last gift and all you smell is the tree. If pine/tree scents haven't worked for you in the past, try this one. It is very real and it is a perfect Christmas scent. Most pine/tree scents turn to urine on me (not literally!) but this stays true....light to medium throw!! I love this one!!!!

WHOA!!

First sniff in the bottle...is a blast of....not sure what I am smelling!! Heavy... very nasal clearing! Could be something like camphor...not sure, but along those lines!

On skin - Ok, it does settle into what smells like an almost burned down fire, but there is also something green?? I know that doesn't make sense, but there is something semi aquatic there.... very faint!

Surprising low throw on me, but it is more masculine to me. Think this would be better on a guy.

Always fun (and hard) to be first!

In the bottle - Pretty sharp to my nose. Heavy bayberry!! Not getting any candle out of this yet.

On skin - Ah, there it is... takes a second, but as it warms up, there is that fake candle!! It is amazing how Beth does it! This is really a fake bayberry candle!!

As it drys down, it stays pretty sharp....bayberry ain't playing games here! This is exactly what it is.....Fake Bayberry Candle!! I don't think it will be for me, but wow....very fun to try this and amazed at how true to the name it is!!

I got some single note Yules for Christmas and this one was the one I was most excited to try first!

In the bottle - sweet, sweet cranberry!! I do get a very slight hint of something "garland-ish". Amazing.

On skin - Ok, any cranberry lovers out there, this is a winner! I have tried other scents with cranberry in the list of notes, and something always made it off, but this is just a pure, sweet, and soft cranberry!! Not much of a garland I detect, but there is something there!

Medium throw on me, but this is so lovely! Cranberry at it's best!!

I got this in a decant circle, and it wasn't even a first choice...I went for it because the decanter had to eliminate some bottles, so I thought, "I'll just take one of these" and I am pleasantly surprised.

 

For some reason, my brain keeps telling me to try musk...but everything I have tried, I hated....musk is just too.....musky, for me! So, at first sniff I thought, "Nope..this isn't going to work!!" BUT I have learned to actually test things and not go by sniffing alone!

 

This is actually real nice! I get the blast of musk at first application...I was worried, but it faded pretty fast, which is a surprise. It didn't go away fully, but it is there. The dead leaves note is great!! I think that and the neroli keeps the musk from overpowering everything, which usually happens to me and musk. Light to medium strength on this. A decant is enough for me....I will definitely be wearing this often in the winter months!!

Got a decant of this..... yummy!

 

In the bottle, I was surprised how creamy and sweet this smelled. Very creamy inside-of-a-pumpkin!

 

On my hair, it stays creamy and sweet but not so much as sniffing in the bottle. I agree there is a "chai" aspect to it, but the dry grass part of it makes it real balanced! I love this one! It has a light scent on my hair to me and I think this is a perfect autumn scent!! Might need to get me a full bottle of this!

Can't believe I am first....seem other people would have gotten this already!

In the bottle - I get roses...just roses. It is a soft rose, nothing too strong, but it's there. I am worried about it because I am not a rose fan, but most of the time, the HG counterpart to perfumes tend to work.

On damp hair - Well, I still get rose. It is kind of nice. I am not detecting the leather in it, but it might be just that note that is keeping the rose from being too overbearing. But like most of us, I am sure, notes we don't like tend to be "overpowering" to our noses.

Not sure I want to keep this... it is a perfect HG for springtime.... it is light and rosy, but I was hoping for a bit more of the leather to peek out. If you are a fan of light florals and roses, this is for you! Delicate in fact... to me at least.

I LOVE this!!! If you are a foodie lover, pounce on this!!

 

In the bottle.... it is a chocolate cookie!! SOOO good. I have been waiting for a chocolate based HG and this is amazing!

 

In my damp hair... it gets better! I get the marshmallow and chocolate with the perfect crust!! To me, this is like Boo, Bliss, and some Chocolate Espresso Gingerbread had a naughty three way and this was the result of a careless night! This is totally back-up bottle worthy. It is sweet but I love it that way!!!

 

Update: Been a couple hours and this is still going strong!! Don't think I need to put on any perfume to be honest!! I think I need to try the perfume oil in this though, but yeah... I can smell this all around me still!!

Got a decant of this.... sniffing, I, too, get the cocoa and sweet fig. Smells great! However, when I apply it to my hair, I am guessing it is the copal I am smelling, not sure what that actually smells like, but I also get no fig or cocoa anymore. It almost smells like a real nice cleaning product. It isn't bad, but a bit too masculine for me.

In the bottle: I get a real awesome chocolate note... this is different than other choco notes. This one seems extra creamy. They mostly seem to have a powder type smell to them, but this one doesn't!

 

On Skin: I am always worried about any honey note, because they just don't work on me! But this is very sweet, but it is....balanced! That's the best I can come up with. All blended real well, and no problems with the honey note!

 

Dry down: This has a medium throw on me, and this is really pretty!! If you are worried about overly foody blends, this isn't that. It has a subtle sweetness... it's present, but it isn't cloying!! I detect the chocolate and it stays real creamy and sweet!!!

Agree fully with what Absinthetics says... sniffing it in the decant, there is a warm, spicy carnation. But to me, it is very nice as I am not a fan of any kind of floral notes, this is a beauty! Sprayed, it does warm up and I get that soft boozy note, and I almost get something that is almost cherry, but the hearth wood spice balances it out. I love this! Almost wish it was a hair gloss!!

In the bottle: Yep....a blast of Irish Cream! Reminds me of opening a bottle of Bailey's!

 

On skin: Mmm...I am always a bit leery about any booze scents, but Irish Cream is one that I always thinks smells great, and this, so far smells great. I get the Irish Cream and it warms up a bit and I detect a hint of cake behind it. I am not getting coffee cake out of this, but there is that sweet cake note mixing nicely with the Irish Cream.

 

Dry down: I really like this! Might be the cake note, but it gets a bit powdery on me, but not bad...low throw on this one and I can tell it's already fading a bit but this is a keeper!! I am looking forward to seeing how this might age!

In the bottle: VERY yummy ginger-y chocolate! Very sweet and festive!

 

On Skin: I get something ginger-y/orange-y out of this immediately. Not getting a lot of chocolate out of this on my wrist.

 

Drydown: Stays the same...medium throw, but very holiday to me. This is yummy, but doesn't seem to last long on me either. Will see if this gets better.

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Fresh out of the mailbox!!

 

In bottle : Very beautiful leather.... it is soft which I was hoping for. Also that hint of ink. I love leather scents, but if they are too overbearing, then it borders on too masculine.

 

On Skin : This warms up nicely and I get the ink, leather, and manuscript. Not notebook paper, but like someone said above, it has that old feel to it.

 

Dry down: Stays true...ink gets a bit pale, but it's present. I get the leather bound smell. Amazing how Beth does it. It has low throw and stays close to the skin. It is a lovely scent. I think this is unisex, but a hair more towards for the guys. I don't get "ghostly chill" out of this, but it is a lovely, old leather bound pages. Almost like the smell of a worn leather wallet!

Hanerot Halalu - olive oil, beeswax, and smoke

 

Protagoras - smoldering scrolls and melted wax tablets

 

The Manuscript - (this is now available) - leather and paper and splotches of ink

 

Burning Book - no notes on this one.

In bottle: Yep, that does smell like The Other Hot Chocolate.

 

On skin: Very creamy, marshmallow topped hot cocoa! If I remember, TOHC on me was sharper.... more powdery cocoa. This is tame and light. Think the marshmallows "mellow" it out. Not that usual baking cocoa I usually get with chocolate notes. Very nice!

 

Dry down: This is so yummy and cozy. Very creamy and soft hot cocoa! Glad it is more of a true milk chocolate than the powder cocoa. Up above, someone mentioned that there were "flakes" in the oil... I don't have that. Clean and clear.

 

Medium throw on me, and I love this!! If you are one where choco notes go "baking cocoa" on you, try this!! This is perfect warm, milk chocolate! Straight up, with mini marshmallows! No puddles detected on me.

Can't compare this to the perfume, since boozy scents seem to not work on me, but I had to try the HG!

In bottle: Buttery rum cupcakes! YUM!

In damp hair: This is actually quite a light scent... I get the rum and cupcake scent right away! I detect the smallest hint of coconut, but that might just be my brain wanting to connect rum with coconut! I don't get "toddy" out of this, but the vanilla and rum cupcake, YES!

Very little throw, but it yummy nonetheless! This, to me, would make a great summery HG.

In the bottle: OOh... a wonderful vanilla/coffee scent. Creamy and comforting!

 

On skin: Don't know what more I can add, but this is so amazing!! Very wonderful coffee. Very warm...rich, but not sharp like some coffee notes can be. I get the vanilla note out of this without losing the coffee!!

 

Dry down: Stays close with good throw.... If you love Bah! (and I do) this reminds me of it's softer, mellower version. If you love coffee/vanilla notes, you have to have this. I can see this getting better with age! A winner for sure!!

OOH to be first... the pressure!

In Bottle: Smells yummy... a "pale" caramel. Sweet, but not crazy sweet!!

On Skin: Oh man... this is amazing! It warms up to a wonderful, candy-like caramel! Just like a caramel lollipop!

Dry down: This has great throw on me, and I think this will be a hit!! Scent stays true... it is like a caramel apple hard candy! Something keeping the caramel from being a sticky-type scent, but this is great!! I am a foodie lover and I see this one being a true keeper that will get better with age!

Want to add, any apple lovers out there, get this!! Also, after a few hours, it is still going strong and it reminds me of a stronger version of Sugar Slathered Candy Apple!! I am so in love with this!!