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2009

If you love woody scents but don't want them too sharp, you need to try this.

A lovely complex blend that can work as unisex. Top notes are definitely all the woods, but the beeswax and honey smooth them out.

2015

Piercing floral bandaids. Nope, not for me.

This is so lovely! I wish i had a full bottle, not just a decant. This is slightly smokey, but mostly sweet and incensy like split pine logs right before you throw them on the fire.

As a huge frankincense fan i dont know why its taken me this long to get this one. In fact, it was part of a blind bottle swap. This is sooo good if you are a resin fan. Reminds me of going to midnight mass with my catholic best friend in high school. Pure, holy and reminiscent of walking out of church into the cold Christmas eve night air feeling blessed.

I LOVE this! I can pick out the vanilla musk, tuberose, plum nectar and apple blossom. The rest blends together to make everythingseamless. This is a light, more innocent Witch Queen (Witch Princess?). Long lasting, gorgeous throw. This is definitly my main summer scent for the year!

Holy cow!.I actually smell the grease paint in this! How does she do that?! This smells clean yet masculine. It really does smell like the skin scent of a complex and fascinating man.

This starts out with the apple/ floral blast of chamomile. I find chamomile soothing so this doesnt phase me. On drying down the vanillas come out and seamlessly blend with the chamomile becoming a soft floral vanilla. This is one of my "keep by the bed" bottles because it helps sooth me to sleep if im anxious.

Very, very fruity! This is what I'd hoped Pruno would be. It doesnthave that fizzy tomato leaf ickyness that Pruno has, just lovely, summery fruits.

This one is extremely dry. Even the cherry comes across as dry and tart. My nose interprets this as barn hay or old school hairspray. :-\

I want spicy resins too!!! I get.....bandaids? Not for me. :-(

Sour yet dusty jasmine. No incense. No carnation and no iris. I has a sad.:-(

This is a very close to the skin scent. It reminds me of a softer more complex Haunted. The ambergris accord is just lovely. Another OLLA win for me.

This is light and lovely! I agree with the person who said this is the perfect scent for layering. I'm a big resins (especially frankincense) girl so this will get a lot of use.

I have recently realized that a large portion of my collection is very rose heavy. I decided to list the main perfumes with rose (not including the oils where rose plays a minor role.)

Queen Venus in a Hood Striped Gold and Black- rose and the most amazing fossilized amber. The dry down on this is exquisit.

The Expiration- myrrh and a very lush, decadent rose.

Om Gan Ganapaytaye Namaha- Frankincense, sandalwood, rose and clary sage. This one comes across as very "bright" to me.

Spooky Action at a Distance- rose and sandalwood. Starts off mostly rose and a spark of elemi and dries down to a lovely rose sandalwood cloud.

Zombi-dried roses and dirt. That pretty much says it all

Ossa Arida-Probably my favorite rose/resin combo. Light rose, frankincense, amber,sandalwood....just a gorgeous combo!

Wildfire-roses and burning woods? This does not play well on my skin. It must go.

I have other oils where rose is a more minor player.

This is lovely! Like Dee and Dorian had a love child. All of the notes are evident yet all are so well blended that they work together.

Wet: KAPOW!!!ROSE! and ELEMI! Very bright fresh rose.

Drying down: the resins creep out . Still very rose. Its like smelling a rose at a floral shop, damp, fresh and with fresh cut greenery around it.

Dry: A little more complex and peppery but rose is the star of this show from start to finish.

Good thing I like rose :-D

I agree with the above review. The first time I wore this I thought "Flowerbomb". But Ava is so much better! Eye rolling to the back of ones head better. Yes, she is capricious and contemporary but orgasmic just the same.

Good Lord! This is stunning! I agree with a previous poster that it seems to have a decadent tobacco note. What i think is probably happening is the chocolate, brown sugar and anise are blending so well together it comes across as tobacco. I usually cant wear blends with anise but this is so smokey sweet and spicy it is perfect. The gingers add a zing and the other spices and herbs add complexity. All praise Beth for her masterful blending skills!

I'm another who just gets celery. Strange.

Received this as a gift.

When i was a child i used to dip apple slices into raw honey. This is what this smells like plus the oppoponax that adds a slight woody/resin note. Delicious!

This is probably the best rose scent I've tried. I love Queen Venus with a Hood Striped Black and Gold but even in that blend the rose comes across sharp. In The Expiration the rose is deep dark and rounded. Gorgeous and well blended with the other notes into a seamless whole.

Starts off very citrusy, but quickly dries down to a lovely sheer musk with a breath of pastel spring flowers wafting around it. Beautiful. If you like light contemporary musk and gentle florals (such as OLLA Ava) you might give this one a try.

Cedar, sandalwood and frankincense in a complex dance with the other notes providing backup. I like this. Maybe nnot enough to get a bottle but this scent makes me feel grounded and calm.

The White Witch reminds me of Crypt Queen (pomegranate, patchouli and rose) only much more light and wearable. .The black pepper and blood accord in Crypt Queen didn't

work too well for me so I'm glad that White Witch is a lovely resinous pomegranate I will be happy to wear.

Edit....on aging the red musk and amber take over with the pomegranate adding sweetness. A lovely, spicy blend.

Burnt plastic. :-( And I had such high hopes.

Update: After settling for several days this suddenly became a wearable melty vanilla. It still veers towardsplastic on occasion but I can usually wear it. Works well as a layering scent.