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NIGHT THOUGHTS Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Stars, you are unfortunate, I pity you, Beautiful as you are, shining in your glory, Who guide seafaring men through stress and peril And have no recompense from gods or mortals, Love you do not, nor do you know what love is. Hours that are aeons urgently conducting Your figures in a dance through the vast heaven, What journey have you ended in this moment, Since lingering in the arms of my beloved I lost all memory of you and midnight. Lilac, blue musk, dianthus, cedar, neroli, ozone, and luminous Eastern herbs. So exited that this is my first review! I waited a few days to see if anyone had gotten this scent since I'm not great at describing, but I'll make an attempt. When I first opened the bottle I got a mysterious, sexy scent (similar to what would be a combination between red and black moon). The ozone make itself known (and I had no idea I would like it so much), there's a hint of herbs or maybe the neroli and sweetness from the lilacs and flowers. When applied the scent instantly reminded me of the shivering boy. Its sweet and lovely and a bit cold but in a good way. However where boy is herbal, NT is sweeter, but not sickly so. As it dries down, the scent is not similar to "boy" as it was when wet. Its a femenine scent, creamy, reminds me a bit of hints of coconut (even though it has none) and sexy. I must also add, this is not a "happy or cheery" scent. Its a mysterious, nightly, passionate scent (and I really hope that makes sense to some of you). The scent is divine! I am officially in love with Night Thoughts

THE ELEPHANTINE COLOSSUS Perfect for a Victorian Seaside Fornicatress! The Elephant Hotel, or Elephantine Colossus, was a 122 foot high elephant-shaped hotel that opened on Coney Island in 1885. Though it was a marvel of its time, it was also sullied by it’s proximity to the Gut, a particularly seedy section of West Brighton that seethed with persons of ill repute, and the Elephantine Colossus soon became as famous for its prostitutes as it was for its unusual architecture. Seaside hanky panky: a strumpet’s red musk with a merry splash of root beer, a swirl of exotic pipeweed, and a whiff of sweets carrying over from the boardwalk. Fist off the bottle I thought it was nice but not impressive. Definitely on the foody side. Then I skin tested it, and OMG I smell popcorn. No joke! So today I gave it a full drive and wore it all day. This thing is a beauty. Lovely sweet and salty mixed together. Its loads of carny foods playing with each other. A bit of funnel cake, popcorn, maybe some cotton candy as well. Its a sweet blend without being in your face sweet. After the initial popcorn scent I get when I first put it on, it mellows into the sweetness and you get an awesome foody scent thats incredibly well blended. No note overpowers another. Love it!

In the past eight months since Lilith was born, Ted and I have had many moments of unutterable joy. There is one, in particular, that stands out from the rest as perfect. Our daughter loves music… everything from the clank of her toy piano, to unending looped choruses of "You Are My Sunshine" (with Moonshine variants) and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (or Bat) sung by her mother at naptime, to a rousing round of "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" belted out by her father at playtime, to all the hair band videos she watches on Metal Mania. This kid LOVES music. On the last Saturday in April, Ted and I took Lilith to Olvera Street, and stopped at the El Paseo Inn for lunch. While we were waiting for our food, the band came to stand behind our table, and Lili was riveted by their music. At the end of the first song, she clapped! Holy hell, that was adorable. The singer saw Lilith clapping and staring, and walked over to us. This sweet, wonderful man serenaded her. There was a Perfect Moment -- the kindness on the singer’s face as he sang to my baby, Lilith’s eyes as wide as saucers, her hands in prayer position, and the joy radiating from my husband -- this was a moment that brought me to tears. This scent is a swirl of everything I felt, sensed, smelled, and saw right then, at that perfect point in time: Jasmine, vanilla, Spanish cedar, moss, marigold, purple verbena, candied tamarind, lime rind, a splash of margaritas on a nearby table, a little bit of Dorian, a little bit of Snake Oil, and a bright bouquet of mal de ojo. Downtown LA is a magical place, I tell ya! Ok, I'll try to describe this as best I can, but bear with me, as I'm not the bast at detecting notes. On the bottle is very lemony. In fact, I detect mainly margaritas with salt and a bit of earthiness that I guess would come from the herbs maybe mal de ojo? On my skin it goes lemony. Not lemon pledge in the way Yuki Onna was, but this is a simple refreshing lemon. Citrus at its best. I couldnt detect any Dorian or Snake Oil, which I was kind of hoping for. But if you're a citrus lover, this is a most. Oh and the bottle with Miss Lilith is the cutest thing evah!

WHOOP “I don’t know what to do!” cried Scrooge, laughing and crying in the same breath; and making a perfect Laocoön of himself with his stockings. “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world. Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo!” He had frisked into the sitting-room, and was now standing there: perfectly winded. “There’s the saucepan that the gruel was in!” cried Scrooge, starting off again, and going round the fireplace. “There’s the door, by which the Ghost of Jacob Marley entered! There’s the corner where the Ghost of Christmas Present, sat! There’s the window where I saw the wandering Spirits! It’s all right, it’s all true, it all happened. Ha ha ha!” Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years, it was a splendid laugh, a most illustrious laugh. The father of a long, long line of brilliant laughs! “I don’t know what day of the month it is!” said Scrooge. “I don’t know how long I’ve been among the Spirits. I don’t know anything. I’m quite a baby. Never mind. I don’t care. I’d rather be a baby. Hallo! Whoop! Hallo here!” He was checked in his transports by the churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had ever heard. Clash, clang, hammer; ding, dong, bell. Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang, clash! Oh, glorious, glorious! Running to the window, he opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; merry bells. Oh, glorious! Glorious! “What’s to-day!” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes, who perhaps had loitered in to look about him. “Eh?” returned the boy, with all his might of wonder. “What’s to-day, my fine fellow?” said Scrooge. “To-day!” replied the boy. “Why, Christmas Day.” Golden sunlight and sweet fresh air brightening a Heavenly sky on Christmas Day: crisp winter air, shimmering amber, sweet honey, with a touch of pumpkin pie, pine cone, cranberry, and bayberry. I just got Whoop in the mail and I must admit this is the blend I was most exited about and most apprehencive. I have only tested it on my hand for several hours, but a full trial still needs to be done. Having said that, to my nose, this is very wintry when wet. I get pine trees and winter snow, cold air. After it dries down, this just morphs just the right amount of right. I gets a little sweet on the pine, you still get the scent from a gorgeous snow day thats crisp and bright, and just a little sweetness towards the end which I imagine is the berries and pumpkin pie. This is gorgeous and a perfect Yule blend. Win for me! ETA: I gave this a full trial and my mind hasnt changed at all. This is a gorgeous scent and I am in love with it. Its not overpowering but has a nice and lasting throw. Its win for me! Although I dont detect any pumpkin pie whatsoever.

Ugh, another Courtesan that dissapoints. I can barely smell Virginia from the bottle. On me its not much better. No throw, barely there scent and once it dries it goes baby powder on me.

Utterly dissapointed. I was the most exited about Celeste as soon as she was posted. But when I got her I was scared of it. I let it settle before trying. But that didnt help. I dont know why but I get this weird honey scent. I dont get vanilla at all, or even anything boozy. All I get in the bottle and on my skin is honey. ETA: Well almost 3 hours later, Celeste is now sweet soft vanilla. It has morphed beautifully but its so soft you barely know its there.

I have to say, in the bottle Ninon is lovely, but there's something lurking there that makes it a bit manly. On my skin the manliness amps a bit more and combined with all the notes, its really cologne-y and soap-y on me. Its a really nice blend, but I just dont love it.

THE WHITE LADY OF DURAND EASTMAN PARK In the early nineteenth century, a woman and her daughter took up residence in Rochester, where the Durand Eastman Park now stands. The woman was fleeing an abusive husband, and fled to Rochester to in an attempt to find solitude and safety for herself and her child. One terrible day, her daughter went missing. The grief-stricken mother searched the area frantically, but her daughter had disappeared without a trace. Over many weeks of searching, the woman became convinced that her daughter had been a victim of foul play at the hands of a local farmer. Unable to find her child, mad with sorrow, she flung herself into the chilly waters of Lake Ontario. Her spirit haunts Durand Eastman Park now, accompanied by a pair of phantom hounds. She is believed to be a protectress of women in peril, and exacts vengeance on any man that she encounters that have done any woman harm. Bittersweet and ethereal: bergamot, cacao, white tea, jasmine bud, narcissus, and tobacco flower. I only did a skin test while I was at NYCC, but I didn't buy this one. When I first opened the bottle, I was very underwhelmed. Nothing in it jumped at me. Because I was curious I decided to do a skin test, just to see because with bpal one never knows. After dry down, this lady is quite pretty! Very subtle, feminine and floral. My thoughts was that it was a fragile lady. And then, it just went powdery on my skin. Had it not been for this I would have gotten one of these ladies, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. Not much throw or lasting power either. I will add this though, considering I am not a floral gal, the fact that I consider this blend pretty says it all.

I'm just wearing this today and a few hours into this I am impressed, and here is why: Leather is DOOM on me. As in anything that has leather amps like a mo fo on me and I end up smelling like a brand new car. While I dont mind it on a car, I do mind it on my person. Having said that, I am so happy that Soldier is not going bunkers on me. Just a hint of leather to make it a bit spicy, but its not amping and I can barely detect it. Its like he is just there to accentuate the rest of the components which are so well blended together. Its red musk heaven, a bit of sweetness, a bit of spiciness. Its just beautiful. Another win for me!

Has anyone heard from the lab? I have emailed them now twice and haven't heard from them yet.

I also bought mine at NYCC and also noticed only because of Rocza's ISO thread. Has anyone checked with the lab? ETA: Never mind I see people have contacted the lab already.

I wont lie. I am heartbroken over this one. I completely expected to love this one, sadly it was utter and epic fail on me. I didn't get any ginger whatsoever. I got something fruity which I can only guess its the pear and then there is another unfamiliar scent which is sharp and something else I really cant find the word for. I will test it one more time, but I am sure the outcome will be the same *sighs*

I agree with Kaylee. Its spice cookies. Not too much of either one. Its very yummy and definitely a foody with just a tinsy, tiny, barely there hint of what I think its citrus. Never in my wildest imagination would I dream on touching a perfume named Bedbug, but this is AWESOME! Thank you Beth!

Oh this is lovely! I thought i would order the inquisitions and get rid of this oil since I dont like oils, but this one smells fab. Its apple and lemon sweet goodness. Nothing too overpowering, just a great blend of scents. Lovely!

Soooooooooooooooo good! Its yummy and warm. It reminds me of Christmas baking. Warm, yummy, spicy sugary awesomeness! Its a little like cinnamon sugar cookies right out of the oven. Maybe a very faint hint of ginger too. Again, soooooooooooooooo good!

Puffy clouds of pumpkin candyfloss with a trickle of blackberry juice. Oh Fall, thy name is Blue Pumpkin Floss. This is one beautiful blend. It carries the spiciness associated with pumpkin, but also the sweetness of it along with the blackberries, which is a very nice pairing. For me its hard to describe, except to my nose, this is the perfect Fall scent. Perfect! And to think I was worried that I wasnt going to like it based on the reviews. Silly me! Great throw and lasts long.

Beautiful! It was love at first sniff. I hate patchouli with a passion, but this blend is so well done (thanks Lab!) that I can barely detect it. I will say it can be a bit woodsy and pencil shavings-like at first, but I didnt notice that until the second sniff and trial. It disipates quickly though and all I have left for the rest of the day is a sweet smoky vanilla goodness Has a very nice throw, lasts almost all day long, and I have gotten tons of compliments on this one. Definitely a keeper, most certainly a multiple bottles one for me.

Clean, crisp, breezy spring day with the notes of the flowers being carried around by the wind. Very nice!

I used to like different blends, but then I became strictly a foody person. Those seemed to work best on my skin chemistry and were the most comforting scents I found... In fact, I would have never touched a blend that had incence if my life depended on it. Until a lovely forumite sent me an imp of The Velvets. Oh. My. Word! This blend is absolutetly gorgeous. I really cant pick it apart, I never can with any blend, but this one is a gorgeous incence thats a bit sweet. Its absolutetly beautiful and full of mystery and silence. Like a person thats staring at you intensely, but you cant tell if its a good thing or a bad thing... except with this blend is a good thing. Absolutetly a winner for me. Bottle worthy without a doubt.

Hello men's cologne. How you've been? This is masculine to say the least. Its nice enough for a guy, but this thing is strong so wear at your own risk.

Its funny how our noses are all different. I am a foodie for sure, but I really dont find this blend to be too foody. To me its tea. Tea and something sweet, which I imagine being the cake. Then something fresh, which my guess is the cucumber, but that disipates fast. Now I have tea and just a hint of cake. Its almost perfumy, but it stops before it becomes perfume. Its a really pretty blend. Definitely bottle worth, but I dont think is backup worth unless tea blends are your thing.

Pink Mood is absolutetly stunning! When I first got the bottle and opened it to sniff, I almost passed out from the sharpness of the star anise, which made it very licorice-y. I almost posted it immediatetly up for swap. Luckily I decided not to be so impolsive and give it some rest from its extensive travel. OMG! Was I rewarded! The very next day I tried it, and wow, it just blew me away. It was soft, sweet with a bit of an edge privided by Ms Anise. Pink Mood rocks! The only downside is that the throw is not very powerful. But I'll take PM and love it regardless

I was very hesitant for this scent. I absolutetly adore Helitrope on its own, so to see it mixed with blood and dirt was making me pause. but I decided to take the plunge anyway and in I went. My first impression was that it was a too baby powder for my taste. After I let it settle and tried it once again, I could see the helitrope coming out. Its fresh and beautiful. Yes it might be powdery and hence why it might remind some of old lady perfume, but I think old lady perfume is nice and comforting I'm happy with my one bottle.

This stuff is strong! No joke. To me it smells like Men's cologne, really close to Lunar Eclipse. Not for me.

This is such a beautiful scent. Its what I wanted Marshmallow Poof to be, but wasnt. Whereas MP has a plastic undertone, PPF is more like real homemade marshmallows. Its softer than MP, and if you've tried MP you know it has zero staying power, and PPF is not different in that regard. Not much throw either, but its still a gorgeous scent, worthy of hoarding, specially since I'll use more than usual to apply