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Minty vanilla with fir and pine. Not one note dominates, but meld together beautifully. It kinda reminds me of Snowblind with bit's of any of Lick it's and Beth's perfect snow note. I am another that couldn't do Snowblind, and I was fearful of the vanilla laced snow note, but this is not a WHAM in your face vanilla. It's soft, gentle and very creamy. This will need to be hoarded. It's just that beautiful.

Somehow this always translates to spicy snow and fir on my skin, and while it's utterly ridiculous to think of snow as spicy that's what Snow Moon is to me. Chrysanthemums to my nose is a spicy floral, and it is also a very dominating scent at that. I can barely detect any of the other flowers, and even with a heavyweight like white rose, this is all chrysanthemum - all the time. Fir and birch meld together so seamlessly, that it is hard to pick out their individual scent. Together along with spiciness of the mums and the icy cold, snow and woods, this is one the best snow blends ever. Now if only it would snow more...

Pine, snowy florals and the barest hint of eucalyptus that smells like mint. When I first apply, it's a loud frosty floral. Once dry however it becomes this delicate scent with the flowers moving firmly into the background. The crisp pine and lunar oils mingle together ever so softly and the whiffs of mint morph every now and then.

I Goblin of Yuletide Past atmo spray. This is Snow Angel and Sugar Cookie with one of Beth's best notes ever...SNOW! It is lemony and spicy, with juniper and pine in the background. One squirt of this and it lasts all day.

Hmmm. This is absolutely stunning. Amber, honey and a purple fruit of some kind. Possibly plums? I also get hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, maybe some cloves but not a lot of cloves. Trinket is incredibly sexy, very warming and comforting. The perfect scent this time of year.

Nutty, rich, extremely sweet honey. In fact it may be too sweet. It really does have that fresh O honey feel, and I prefer O aged. So I will hang on to my imp, and review this at a later stage. It's just way too fresh for me.

Soft florals sweetened with honey and sugar and just the barest hint of strawberries. The sugar is pretty dominant and sometimes sugar can do two things on me. Sometimes it turns to brown sugar and other times it can smell like celery!! However, the sugar in Pink Moon '05 behaves and I believe it's because of the honey. This isn't that sweet on me thanks to the florals and the greenery of the strawberries. Overall just a beautiful girly soft blend.

Spicy, sugary carnations. They feel velvety, lush and really smooth. Such a pretty spring scent, and with age this has become stunning.

Cold Moon is like the best of all of Beth's wonderful snow blends in a bottle. It's as if she interpreted parts of Cold Moon into future blends. It's girly like Snow Bunny, cold & icy like Frost Moon. It has that beautiful slushy snow scent touched with a bit of resins (Shivering boy) and soft flowers & slight greenery (Snow White). It's a little aquatic and has a minty note (minus the vanilla thank gods) like the Lick It series or Nuclear winter. It goes on with a bang and then it just completely mellows out into this stunning perfume. It's calming and breathtaking. Just like the cold winter air.

I am ridiculously excited that Beth has brought back Cold Moon.

Lemon, resins and holly berry with a smattering of herbs over wood. It has a definite spicy lemon note throughout due to the verbena and juniper. Frankincense and myrrh add a Midnight Mass vibe. The woods are dry and cool, and the wild thyme adds a medicinal feel. However, this is mainly resin and woods with hints of spicy lemons.

Snow, snow and more snow with hints of lemon and pine resins. It's cool, astringent and simply beautiful.

I Goblin of Yuletide Present. Ridiculous spicy oranges. It's refreshing and sooo delicious.

I kinda have a love/hate relationship with Tombeur. Some days I can rock the scent, other days the scent wafting off the wand makes me gag. It's the blood musk and vetiver, which really only last for about a minute until they almost disappear right into the background. Then sometimes it's the bitter almond that wants to ruin it.

But most of the time it's this freaking awesome blend full of notes I love and meld together so seamlessly. It's sexy and masculine and just frigging gorgeous.

Like others this is almost straight up tobacco flower with a side of sweet, golden honey. It's pretty powerful and very long lasting. As it dries down, I do get whiffs a sweet, honeyed smoke, but mostly this is tobacco flower. Kinda of a let down, but I will hold on to my imp and see if aging helps it.

Cold, black musk. It's dry, kinda sweet with hints of ozone and pine. I wasn't feeling it at forst, but the longer I have it on, and the more I smell it is kinda growing on me. Not particularily bottle worthy, but I'll enjoy my decant.

I had high hopes for this blend, and was a little scared of the vetiver note going in, but Bogle completely surprised me. It starts off slightly foody, with whiffs of fruity warm pumpkin. It's creamy and spicy and really pretty. The pumpkin isn't overworked with spice and it is also slightly buttery. Frankincense and vetiver help cut the sweetness and adds depth and a smoky resin feel. Overall a really stunning blend.

Hmmm, not my cup of tea. First off, I really don't like black licorice or anise and although the both are combined with cacao (which helps to temper it)it just doesn't meld with my skin chemistry. I have to admit that both anise and black licorice are usually LOUD notes, this blend was a softened version of them.

Yummy, sweet and tart green apples with loads of sugar, a touch of buttery spice with vanilla. Unfortunately the apple smell kinda goes wonky on my skin and ends up smelling quite plastic-y and fake.

Stunning. Warm roasted nuts with touches of spice. It's foody, but not overly foody...meaning it's not sweet at all. It has a hint of wood in the background. I think I will have to spring for a bottle of this. My decant will not be enough.

OMG so good. It's tart and sweet, juicy and spicy. Love. The pear, quince and ginger really meld together.

Creamy but tart sassafras. The tea note is definitely present, while the tonka adds creaminess. While the scent does resemble root beer, it's a tart, spicy kinda root beer. There is also a slight medicinal vibe going on, which I adore. It's also a little woody.

Dry baking spices with sweet marshmallows and the tiniest amount of pumpkin. Kinda bummed. I was really hoping for less spice and more pumpkin and marshmallow. The spices really eat all the other elements.

OMG. It smells like one of my favorite teas. Gingerbread Orange Rooibos.

 

love it.

 

Thanks to my bedbug fairy.

So my overall experience with the pom grove was really disappointing. I was hoping this one would be stunning, but unfortunately it's the pom that ruins it. All of the other notes blend together seamlessly, and then the pom barges in and somehow makes it smell all soapy.

Not for me. I am a firm believer in never mixing chocolate, fruit and booze and this smells like a box of chocolates with liquer in the middle, topped with herbs.