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Definitely Ivanushka, but I found that same quality in Hunter Moon as Heartlily had mentioned. Of course, both are LE's, but I can't think of something in the GC.

Does anyone remember The Body Shop's holiday LE from about 4 years ago called Snow Flocons? I absolutely love it and am hoarding my lotion and shower gel and wondered if anyone thought that a winter BPAL seemed similar. Of course, I am a few days past the most recent Yule update here, but maybe I can get lucky in the sales posts. *runs off to test Old Moon*

There are a few threads in the recommendations threads. Here is something about pirate blends. Here are ideas for salty scents. Hope that those help.

Here is what I wrote in my review for The Apothecary: This is so unlike what I had been expecting. I was thinking that it would be darker, more medicinal, slightly bitter, but instead it opened up on my skin as green clover and morning grasses, light fresh florals and green tea. I can smell hints of the ginger, but it isn't particularly spicey on me. I'm also starting to smell the fig and it is a fresh fig, slightly green and still on the tree. It might be one to try.

I got that marzipan note as well. I tried the layering of Eat Me with 2007 Beaver Moon, but it was mostly strawberry and Mad Sweeney brought out too much of the currant in Eat Me. I'm still rummaging around for my bottle of Bloody Mary. I'll have to see if I have Grog and try that.

If I were to get these and blend them, what proportions would you use? Equal parts? Heavier on one of them? *runs off to play mad scientist and compare against Fruitcake* Bear in mind that I have Mad Sweeney instead of Spiked Punch, so it'll be more whisky than brandy. *scratches head and thinks about Forbidding Foyer with the cognac note*

nah...to me mad sweeney is all about the whiskey ... the booze note is way more brandy in fruitcake... like the one in spiked punch but spiked punched is more fizzy... I know................but I don't have Spiked Punch. waaaah!

I was wondering about Eat Me and Bloody Mary or Beaver Moon and wondered if a drop of Mad Sweeney could be the slight boozy note.

OMG - This really is fruitcake - and I'm one of the ones that really loves to eat fruitcake. This is boozy when I first open the imp and I can smell the candied cherries and some almond. There is a cake note, but it's deep and dark and heavy from the booze. I really love this and definitely will be wearing this throughout the holidays. Thank you, labbies, for the frimp!

I love La Befana. I get the sugary caramel notes in the background with the sweetened up lily and violet up front. There is also the bit of smoky charcoal swirling around, but everything is so well balanced that I can't label it either foody or floral. I normally go for wood/resin/smoke/incense blends, but I have been wearing La Befana every day for almost two weeks because I love it so. The staying power on me is tremendous - 20 hours plus.

Well, I ordered 11/25/07 but I'm moving soon and i notified them of that. So, I dont know. Then my card was going to be charged and then it just kinda poofed or went through, one or the other. But then when checking if it went through it didnt say it did. So, Now I dont know what to do. It doesnt say my order is cancelled and the status has actually changed to shipped even after the disapearance of the pending charge. Okay, I'm as confused as you are. I think that you should contact the lab - answers@blackphoenixalchemylab.com

If you paid by CCNow, it just means that your order has been accepted and sent on to the lab. When did you place your order and did you use CCNow or Paypal? By the way, Welcome!

I love this blend. It has that slightly boozy deep fruit note from the pom and fig and the sweetness from the jelly donut, but most of all, it has that beautiful beeswax note that I was hoping for. The fruit seems strongest in the early stages and after a couple of hours, the beeswax and amber notes are stronger with the sweet boozy fruits mellowing and floating around the background. This is exactly how I had imagined Chanukkiyah to be. I prefer resin blends to foody ones and the beeswax and amber move this in that direction. I am finding it interesting that some of the standouts for me of the winter updates from BPAL as well as other etailers are the blends based on Hanukkah.

I don't get pickles, although I think that I know what the smell is that others are talking about. I think that it might be something combining with the wood notes. For me, Ivanushka is a soft musk with sweet wood notes and something sort of floral in the background..........maybe a bit of violet? I think that this is really lovely.

I think that if you have an arrangement with someone and send them money, ultimately the lab will get the money from them and the lab will transfer the mdse. directly to them so the lab is dealing really only with them. So, that is not a third party sale. I hope that was clear, I'm in a rush - lol

2007 version: OMG - I love this. I'm not particularly drawn to foody blends unless they have chocolate, but this smells absolutely delicious on me. This is a strong baby with a heady booziness that lasts for 15 hours plus with only a dab. I smell very few of the notes separately and end up with a combination of creamy chocolate caramel and a boozy fruity note. It sort of reminds me of the dessert that I had at a friends house last night, pumpkin rice pudding with a rum raisin mascarpone topping.

Aw, thank you, GRR. Since Shelldoo just posted about NPE being able to ship, that would be the way to go.

I was confused as well when Shelldoo posted that. I thought that I could call Le Pink and order it by phone until I saw your post saying otherwise. If that's the case, I'll have to either order from NPE or have someone pick up some bottles at will call and send them to me. Or, I could just bribe my ex-husband to go to Silverlake and pick them up for me.

I just go directly to Paypal and send money to paypal@blackphoenixalchemylab.com, list what I want in the comments section and use the shipping rates on the lab's FAQ page.

This year's All Souls has a stronger incense note than in the past. I also agree with Cranberry about Al-Azif.

You also might want to try Magus in the Bewitching Brews category. The galangal and frankincense give a sort of sweet top note to the woods. It's another of my favorite wood blends.

Actually, I agree with the suggestions of Red Queen as well. I love dark woods and it is one of my favorites in that category.

Have you tried the Forbidding Foyer from this year's Halloween offerings? Here is the description: *THE FORBIDDING FOYER Thick shadows hang heavy across fungus-smeared, dilapidated wainscoting, cobwebs hang like fine lace across sagging mouldings, rats scuttle past gaping doorways. The faint scent of brimstone, ghostly breath laced with cognac, neglected mahogany panels, and rot.* I found it to be mainly the cognac and mahogany.

Well, it seems that it probably would have been filled by now, so there is probably no danger of a duplication, but I would contact the lab *answers@blackphoenixalchemylab.com* just to make sure.

I was confused when I first sniffed my arm because I couldn't remember what I had applied on that hand. It was a bit aquatic and sweet and green and then I realized that it was the ivy in the Twisted Oak Tree. I smell the wood strongest when wet, then somewhere in the background after it dries. The ivy continues to be the strongest note on me. I had thought that there would be a bit heavier wood note, but this is really nice.