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The Lab is breaking with the usual tradition of having this month's Lunacy available for just 24 hours, and Dragon Moon is up now through the 20th (due to Convergence, most likely). I gotta say I'm tempted ... even though dragon's blood doesn't work on me, every single other component does. *sigh*
There's a number of other interesting scents up as well this month, and I've got a Paypal balance burning a hole in my pocket. Good thing I sold those Maelstrom decants, huh? XD
ETA: If you missed the Carnaval Noir LE scents last year, they're back for a limited time, until the 20th.
Possible
Dragon Moon - The Dragon Moon celebrates the glory and vigor of Springtime: dragon’s blood resin, tea leaf, bamboo reed, sandalwood and cherry blossom.
More than possible
SNAKE CHARMER -- Sensual, sibilant, sexual and hypnotic: Arabian musk and exotic spices slinking through Egyptian amber, enticing vanilla, and a serpentine blend of black plum, labdanum, ambrette, benzoin and black coconut. (The reviews say lots of amber, which works really well on me. I'm iffy about the musk, though.)
GYPSY QUEEN -- A heavy-lidded perfume, the quintessence of beauty and power shrouded in mystery, swathed in a deep, velvet-clad cloak of dark omens: Romany incense and candle smoke mingling with an alluring, body-warmed whiff of bergamot, neroli, Bulgar rose, carnation, and amber musk. (Neroli is bitter, I'm not sure about the amber musk)
Probable
BAOBHAN SITH -- The ghostly White Women of the Scottish highlands. They seduce unwary travelers by night with their unearthly beauty and mesmerizing dancing. They engage their victims in a wild, hypnotic dance, and once they reach exhaustion, exsanguinate their partners with their vampiric kiss. Grapefruit, white tea, apple blossom and ginger. (I haven't tried a graprefruit scent yet. This looks light and lemony - ginger goes to lemon on me, and apple blossom works on me. But it's a General Catalog scent, so I could get an imp pack with it, which kicks it to Probable from Possible.)
HYMN TO PROSERPINE -- Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath; We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death. The darkening amber of faith’s sunset, deepened by the dark fruits of Proserpine. (Amber! The only question is: splurge on a bottle unsniffed, or be smart and get an imp first?)
MOUSE'S LONG AND SAD TALE -- Vanilla, two ambers, sweet pea and white sandalwood. (Amber! Same question as Hymn to Proserpine.)
THE POOL OF TEARS -- A sea of salty tears drowning out Alice's light floral perfume. (Imp, for sure.)
TWEEDLEDEE -- Ridiculous! Kumquat, white pepper, white tea and orange blossom. (Imp, for sure)
There's a number of other interesting scents up as well this month, and I've got a Paypal balance burning a hole in my pocket. Good thing I sold those Maelstrom decants, huh? XD
ETA: If you missed the Carnaval Noir LE scents last year, they're back for a limited time, until the 20th.
Possible
Dragon Moon - The Dragon Moon celebrates the glory and vigor of Springtime: dragon’s blood resin, tea leaf, bamboo reed, sandalwood and cherry blossom.
More than possible
SNAKE CHARMER -- Sensual, sibilant, sexual and hypnotic: Arabian musk and exotic spices slinking through Egyptian amber, enticing vanilla, and a serpentine blend of black plum, labdanum, ambrette, benzoin and black coconut. (The reviews say lots of amber, which works really well on me. I'm iffy about the musk, though.)
GYPSY QUEEN -- A heavy-lidded perfume, the quintessence of beauty and power shrouded in mystery, swathed in a deep, velvet-clad cloak of dark omens: Romany incense and candle smoke mingling with an alluring, body-warmed whiff of bergamot, neroli, Bulgar rose, carnation, and amber musk. (Neroli is bitter, I'm not sure about the amber musk)
Probable
BAOBHAN SITH -- The ghostly White Women of the Scottish highlands. They seduce unwary travelers by night with their unearthly beauty and mesmerizing dancing. They engage their victims in a wild, hypnotic dance, and once they reach exhaustion, exsanguinate their partners with their vampiric kiss. Grapefruit, white tea, apple blossom and ginger. (I haven't tried a graprefruit scent yet. This looks light and lemony - ginger goes to lemon on me, and apple blossom works on me. But it's a General Catalog scent, so I could get an imp pack with it, which kicks it to Probable from Possible.)
HYMN TO PROSERPINE -- Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath; We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death. The darkening amber of faith’s sunset, deepened by the dark fruits of Proserpine. (Amber! The only question is: splurge on a bottle unsniffed, or be smart and get an imp first?)
MOUSE'S LONG AND SAD TALE -- Vanilla, two ambers, sweet pea and white sandalwood. (Amber! Same question as Hymn to Proserpine.)
THE POOL OF TEARS -- A sea of salty tears drowning out Alice's light floral perfume. (Imp, for sure.)
TWEEDLEDEE -- Ridiculous! Kumquat, white pepper, white tea and orange blossom. (Imp, for sure)
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The lies I tell myself...
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But I could get Dragon Moon, Snake Charmer, and Gypsy Queen, and an imp pack of the 5 GC scents above plus one more...but I'm still iffy about the Snake Charmer musk. OTOH, if I passed on Snake Charmer, that means I could get another imp pack and try out some more GC scents I havne't tried yet.
OH THE DECISIONS. Maybe I should just pimp my Maelstrom decants one more time and hope to get enough to cover another bottle? :D
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*snerk* Love the icon. XD
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I have to go out this afternoon, and I'll probably want to order a set of imps with that Dragon Moon, and that will require much careful Pondering, so I must not get tempted quite yet. Tonight maybe. (There's time! Yay!)
My first Real Order From the Lab Itself! *nervous* This is the very last Point of No Return, isn't it?
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THERE IS NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME.
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*cries*
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I got my order today. in amongst yummy yummy dark chocolate kisses, and starburst, which my housemate promptly stole, were three little baggies of wonderfulness.
there's only one that immediately put me off, three or four that made me go "oh holy crap WOW" and the rest were at minimum a "oh that's NEAT!"
my bank account is SO doomed.
THANK YOU!!!
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Wow, that was fast - I wasn't expecting people to get them until Wednesday or so. :D
You've got enough there to start getting an idea of the notes you like - and now you can start haunting the LJ communities and BPAL forum like an addict, looking for imps. XD
(If you make a big wishlist and post it to
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Two bottles, Usher and Fortunato. Fortunato has several drops left in it but Usher is completely empty - is this on purpose? (Not complaining, just curious; I can still smell the bottle and get an idea of what it's like. But if it was not meant to be empty there may be a shipping problem.)
Haven't opened the packet of imps yet but they look delectable. thanks for doing this!
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They are cool bottles and will doubtless be good for something.