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In the vial: woooooow woodsy lemon with a slight hint of green On the skin: I can smell the slightest tinge of the incense amping up, the lemon verbena still in the forefront. On drydown: Here somes the evergreen and rose. Oh wow this blends beautifully on my skin. Its really light though which kind of makes me sad. It is a truly beautiful work of art though. I want a full imp of this one.

In the vial: Holy cheesecakey foody love there! Very similar to Beaver Moon but not quite. On the skin: The cakes are prominent and the grapes make it so much more rounded on the skin. As a couple seconds pass, the olive leaf comes forward and I can smell the faintest hints of the frankincense and myrrh, oh I love these two as a scent combo.. On drydown: the cakes have taken a backseat but not too far.. its all a wonderful wine and incense (of the frankincense and myrrh variety). Its gorgeous. Its a surprising morph but it is so beautiful. This one is bottleworthy. Pure love.

Oh my god.. this was an impulse purchase.. it was so under the radar on my list that it didnt even exist there until it got resurrected and I read these reviews. I decided I had to have it. In the bottle: Pear, bubblegum and a very sweet candylike note On the skin: Oh woooooow. Bubblegum and sugar! That lotus amps huge and the bubblegum comes flinging forward and takes over. On drydown: Sweet, slightly boozy bubblegum.. and I am detecting a slight sweet floral in the far far background. This is AMAZING. I am in

In the vial: Anise and light mint. On the skin: Anise and mint, light lemon scent. On drydown: Still very much anise with a herby lemon background, the mint is gone for me now. I am not a huge fan of anise so this isn't one I will keep. Its not horrible or anything though, its just very, "anise".

in the vial: Lemon! Fresh cut lemons with a hint of green. Wet on the skin: Still very lemony, and more citrus-like scents, the greens start to pop out a little and a slight herby scent comes forward. I am detecting the ginger now and it is lovely. On drydown: This is lovely, its a light gingery floral but not headache inducing floral, it has the hint of green and the citrus is still very prominent. I like this a lot more than I thought I would, it is definitely a keeper.

I've had high hopes for this scent and have wanted it badly since it came out. It ended up breaking my heart In the vial: a buttery cakey Sugar Skull '05. It is almost nauseating *sigh* I am going to try it but I'm worried already. On the skin: burnt buttery cakey Sugar Skull '05. This is exactly how it is on the skin. As with Sugar Skull '05, I am having major issues, the scent is overpowering and way way way too much. On drydown: I've since washed it off, I can't keep it on any longer

In the imp: A very light, citrusy sweet tea scent. Its like sitting on a porch on a hot summer day with a glass of sweetened lemon tea. On the skin: Wow! I am getting the same soft floraly (in a good way) pine scent that is in Snow Moon, except it is mixed with sugar, lemons, and tea. The scent evokes beauty and warmth of summer and the coldness of winter all in one scent. This is a very light scent on me but it so far is utterly beautiful. On drydown: I am still getting wafts of pine and cold cold snow. I barely smell the lemon anymore but I still get the sweet tea scent. There is still no signs of Miss Peach anywhere. But that is ok, this scent is absolutely beautiful. It is softness, light, warmth and cold all wrapped up in one.

In the vial: Brownie batter omg! On the skin: Still brownie batter. The most delicious brownie batter ever though On drydown: Wow, still brownie batter, ooey gooey devilishly naughty sweet brownie batter haha This is so awesome. I *will* own a bottle of this someday.

Ghostly, glowing, sweet and dark: black cherry, patchouli, cassis, cardamom and verbena. In the vial: Cherry!!! That is all I smell, cherry cherry and more cherry.. oh yum On the skin: Cherry and cardamom and something slightly citrusy (I'm guessing the verbena). This is gorgeous! On Drydown: There is the patchouli, its a very smokey patchouli scent, mixed very nicely with the gorgeous cherry. The cardamom is definitely there.. Its like spicy cherries with patchouli. This is absolutely everything I thought it would be. Thank goodness the CDs will be around for a while, I will eventually want to get a bottle of this I think.

In the bottle: Pumpkin, buttery pumpkin! On the skin: Wow is this a beautiful pumpkin blend. I smell the ginger and pumpkin straight off. Its not as sweet when wet as I thought but as it is drying it gets sweeter and sweeter. On drydown: That gorgeous pumpkin spicy blend keeps getting sweeter on me, and the orange starts to make an appearance now that it is dry. This is a gorgeous blend, a definite keeper.. and I suspect will layer amazingly with Samhain (one of my favorite blends is Jack and Samhain so this will work nicely). It has faded a bit on me but I dont care, this oil is just amazing and I am so glad I have a bottle of this so I can slather and reapply lol!

In the vial: Woah, spicy! Herby and definitely Chrysanthemum here.. Wet on the skin: Very very spicy, the ginger amps out bigtime with the surprisingly pretty mum scent. Its developing a creamy scent that is almost soapy but not in a bad way. I actually like this, it really is nice. On drydown: Wow this has gotten quite, different.. It is still VERY gingery spicy and the mum is still there but it has blended into this absolutely gorgeous scent. I seriously have not much love for florals but this one I could see myself wanting a bottle of.

In the vial: A very soft floral but not a turn off at all. I normally do not like florals but this is different, it intrigues me. Wet on the skin: It is really hard for me to describe what this smells like. It is so complex and there are so many layers to this even wet. I am smelling the same soft florals. I am getting something fruity which I am taking is the pear and I definitely smell some cucumber in the background. On drydown: I think that is the lotus I am smelling strongly, and I like that. I for some reason am smelling dragons blood but I know its not in this blend. The musk is definitely present now. This is truly a complex blend and I do like it. It isn't an everyday scent for me but I am keeping this because it is so pretty.

In the vial: Oh my god this is gorgeous. I smell sweet patchouli, myrrh and I think amber. Wet on the skin: The same but the myrrh really amps up as soon as its on the skin. I can smell something very sweet, this is really nice. On drydown: Its a little powdery but the overall scent is absolutely gorgeous. I love this one the most out of the two blends. I am getting some pepper now, something quite spicy mixing in with the sweetness and that gorgeous patchouli and myrrh. Myrrh is one of my favorite scents so when something amps the myrrh as much as this does it pleases me very much.

In the bottle: A happy apple scent. Not entirely different from Creepy, but this one is more subdued to me. Wet on the skin: Apple, much like the apple in Harvest Moon '06. Im getting that cider note.. and a blast of cranberry. At first it smells like a hint of florals but it is the cranberry confusing my nose. Taking a closer sniff of my arm I get the cranberry distinctly. On drydown: On me this is a bit dusty. Its a light, actually a super light harvesty apple cider scent. In fact once it has dried I have to shove my nose onto my skin to smell it. My skin is eating this up

It is just so beautiful! Its more than I had imagined and I am in sheer love with this oil. In the bottle all I smell is fresh crisp and juicy apples with caramel dipping sauce.. It is truly amazing in the bottle.. Wet on the skin: This is the apple scent I wanted with Harvest Moon '06.. it is just the most juicy apple you have ever smelled. I can still smell the caramel here and a hint of butterscotch.. On drydown: Now this is what I am talkin about.. This is the epitome of Autumn, caramel apples and rich butterscotch and as it is continuing to dry I am getting a slightly spicy and green scent.. its hard to place but I want to say freshly fallen leaves.. This is the most amazing scent and I am hoarding this bottle like you would not believe..

In the vial: Fruity (pomegranate and what I think is plums and berries), soft - I almost smell something citrusy but its very faint Wet on the skin: Oh pomegranate, please don't turn floral or nasty on me.. I love you and you smell so lovely with this blend. There is a deep rich scent backing up the fruitish forefront. On drydown: *kicks pomegranate* I don't understand it, almost every blend with pomegranate turns awful on me. This isn't horrible but its making me want to wash it off *cries* Its very strong and perfumey, I've still got some of the other fruits in the scent but the pomegranate scent has gone completely sour on my skin. Boo..

Nope not from the new GC series, but this was a generous sniffie from a friend.. In the vial: Sweet sweet sweet irish coffee Wet on the skin: Sweet Irish coffee with creamy whipped cream on the top. On drydown: This is a seriously sweet, yet grounded scent. Its a gorgeous sweet coffee scent grounded with something dusty, slightly woody. It has rocketed to one of my favorite scents and I am so so so glad that I will be able to get a full imp of this cheaply now that it is a General catalog scent and not one of the more expensive LE scents out there. Hooray for Beth hehehe

In the vial: I can't pick it out but it smells of a bouquet of flowers to me. Im not sure I should even put this on. Wet on the skin: ROSES! dried roses and a hint of a woody background scent. A bit of green, dried green.. This is actually pretty! On drydown: There is something sweet in there, I cant tell what it is but it is really lovely. Its a very light scent on me, I am getting the wafts of dried roses and green still but there is that sweet undertone that makes everything just wonderful. This is a complete surprise to me and I am SO glad I decided to try it!

In the vial: Something juicy, the blackberries. Hint of heather underneath. Wet on the skin: Hi heather, nice to meet you. Woah. I have lost almost all of that juicy blackberry. Good thing heather is one of the few florals I do like. On drydown: This is a very perfumy heather/floral scent. I say that because there is other florals at play in this one. I like it a little bit but I am not sure I can wear this (my skin chemistry hates florals, I tend to like florals as room scents). Off to the swaps she goes.

In the vial: Wet woody dirt Wet on the skin: I'm getting wet dirt with roses, wood and pine. Its not bad actually. I was afraid I wasn't going to like this much but I do like it. On drydown: Its all pine and dried roses with an herby background. The wet dirt scent takes a backseat but is still there, even if its just slightly. I like this but I am not sure I am keeping this.

In the vial: All lemongrass and lavendar. Wet on the skin: Lemon peel seems to be coming forward and is quite strong. This is good as I am not a huge fan of lemongrass or lavendar. Its blending quite nicely though into a scent I can tolerate. On drydown: A beautiful lemon lavendar scent. The lemongrass has dissipated and while normally I do not like lavendar blended with the strong tangy lemon scent it is quite nice. I am about to go to bed here so we will see in the morning how well this works. will edit when I get up

In the bottle: Green Tea with a citrusy note, which I am guessing is the lime. Wet on the skin: Green Tea is still very prominent. I can smell the mint in the background, there is still that citrusy note which has turned sharp.. On drydown: The aloe comes forward but not too much. This is a gorgeous scent. The lime, mint and tea are seriously awesome together. I was worried I wasn't going to like it but I actually do!

In the bottle: Guava fruit with a heaping of spun sugar on the top. Its really pretty and not what I had expected. Wet on the skin: Ahhh the orange peel, spicy orange peel.. The sweet fruityness blends with this very nicely. I can smell a faint hint of the pepper now, pepper tends to amp out on my skin, which is a good thing in most cases. This one is no exception. On drydown: This is truly a morphing scent. It smells almost nothing like it does in the bottle. Its very spicy now. The pepper has come to the fore-front and has infused itself directly into the Guava fruit. I can smell a hint of floral which I am assuming is the apple blossom. After about 30 minutes the floral aspect starts getting stronger and its becoming a problem for me. Its a very pretty scent but I', not sure this is me.

Eeeeee! In the vial: The Darkest most beautiful chocolate scent. Way different from Bliss or any of Beths chocolate scents for that matter. Wet on the skin: The chocolate in the bottle stays the same while wet. It is a dark brooding chocolate. Its foody but grown up foody. On drydown: There is that creamy vanilla undertone. Its blossomed into this amazing scent. The creaminess keeps coming forward and I swear it smells like the most amazing dark chocolate and creamy vanilla truffle you have ever had. While Bliss is whimsical foody, this is serious dark foody. I think those opposed to chocolate scents on the basis that they don't want to smell like a teenager dipped in a vat of chocolate should give this one a go. I think it will surprise you.

In the vial: Because jenleigh mentioned it to me and now its stuck in my head, all I get is Johnsons Baby wash haha Its nice though. Wet on the skin: I want to say violets and baby powder? Its very feminine and floral. On drydown: The same, baby powder floral. Its not awful, its actually quite lovely but its not me. I was hoping this would be colder but its not.