Maxine of Arc

This is a wonderful full, spicy, Christmasy scent. With the way the cinnamon comes through on me it's a little too strong for me to wear as a perfume, but it makes a FANTASTIC holiday room scent in an oil burner. It's hard to find real bayberry candles these days, but now I think I might have to go out and look for one...

On me, Honeyed Seductions doesn't fade down to the powdery scent others are describing-- it remains quite strong and extremely sweet, with the honey predominating. Undecided whether I will keep this bottle or not.

You might try asking this in the pheromone section of the forums-- they have their own subforums. http://lovepotion.invisionzone.com/index.php?showforum=29

I didn't get any pumpkin from this at all-- on me, it was nothing but red fruit, berries and pomegranate.

I was expecting something a little more foody from this scent; on me, it turned out to be a strong lily-type floral, and very classically "perfumey." I didn't get the flour or honey very clearly.

This smells very cologney on me, and fades to something very much like a traditional bay rum. Unfortunately, between that and the woody notes, it's a little sharp for my taste. My quest continues.

I'm very pleasantly surprised by Sugared Magi. I was leery since myrrh notes tend to amp and go very sharp and headachey on me, and resins tend to go dry and powdery, but that isn't the case here at all. It's much lighter and more wearable than I expected, and would make a lovely holiday room scent.

If it doesn't show up today, you should contact the post office before asking for a second shipment. This is definitely an error on the post office side.

Flower & Flame Fiery south-of-the-border Spices teamed with deeply sensuous, rarified Florals, unsweetened Xocoatl and Arabica, deep Woods and Musk. Fabulous! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Magickal Meanings of Ingredients: MEXICAN SPICES ~ Good fortune, prosperity, love, lust, protection, fidelity, exorcism. XOCOATL ~ Lightens emotions, evokes feelings of love. ARABICA ~ Focus, stamina, concentration, determination. WOODS ~ Love, exotic, sensual atmospheric; aphrodisiac, healing, spirituality, hex-breaking, money, luck, enhances perception of beauty. GARDENIA ~ Mood elevator, powerfully "magnetic" for women, enhances visage, love, passion, peace, healing, spirituality. GOLDEN MEXICAN FLOWER BOUQUET ~ Mood elevation, improves interactions with others, self-confidence, anxiety reduction, prosperity, powerful love attractant. AMBER ~ Fertility, love, luck, riches. MUSK ~ Self-confidence and strength, sexual attractant, heightens passions and arousal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was intrigued for this one, both because of the thread where Vivica described her idea and because of the notation on the sold-out list that if you liked Everything Nice (my favorite!) then you might like Flower and Flame. It's very spicy, with maybe some interesting uncommon spice notes- cumin? coriander? Not sure. There's a woody base, I think, and exotic florals I'm hard pressed to identify. Very unusual and complex, definitely worth a try.

It was just released a couple of days ago. I don't think anyone has started receiving the October/November releases yet.

I have high hopes for His4Her.

Well, I tried wearing this one because I normally like unisex or masculine scents, and I like the leather scent. However, this one just did not want to be worn by me! It started out as a nice masculine blend, soft leather and creamy vanilla, but it very quickly grew very strong and sharp. I can't wear it, but I sure wish I had a man to put it on. Too bad I wasn't able to give Santa Carla a try...

After the hints dropped about Flower and Flame, I think it's safe to say that one's going to be a quick seller... that might be one I order a full bottle of without getting a sample first.

Oh no, I like it the way it is! It's just different from what I expected.

This smells like pumpkin- not pumpkin pie! I was disappointed by that at first, but decided to try it anyway, and I was very happily surprised by how much I liked it. It's round and earthy, not sweet.

This is green, all right. Really, really, really green. Green like grass clippings, on me at least. This one just doesn't work on me; I don't get the nice complex spices and herbs that others report. Oh, chemistry.

Soul Food really snuck up on me and turned out to be the real winner for me from the September sample set. It's subtle, smoky and sophisticated and probably other s-words. It's a nice grown-up scent, neither too resinous nor too spicy.

Musky Dusky Roses is VERY intense on me, very strong with a great deal of throw. Unfortunately, it's one of the few scents I really can't wear; something about it seems to give me a headache if I use more than a tiny bit. It is a deeper, rounder scent than Sugared Roses, and very strong.

Spanish Gold is a very "perfumey" floral with a strong note of wine. It is a very full, round scent. The herbal tones and olive don't come out too strongly on me, but it comes across overall as a sophisticated floral rounded with citrus. It has excellent throw and moderate staying power.

Yes, you do need to be patient. It can take up to 2 weeks in my experience for an order to ship. I know you are anxious to receive your order, but Mara and Danna are a 2-woman operation, and when new releases first come available, they are even more swamped than usual. Please give them time; you will get your wonderful scents as soon as they are able!

Current Top 5, in no particular order: Autumn Lust Le Sommeil des Anges Sea Monkey's Cocoa Fae Everything Nice LP #3 for Men

I ordered the September sample pack-- I couldn't decide which ones I wanted to try-- and Cocoa Fae. Mara and Danna included a sample of Cocoa Fae in my last order, and though I wasn't bowled over by it in the vial- not a huge chocolate fan- I LOVE it on me! So I wanted to snag a bottle before it's gone for good.

We're all impatient, ladies, but have some tea and be patient. Mara and Danna work their butts off, and they don't owe us instant updates. Whenever they're ready, we all know it will be worth the wait!

I think the white mascara gives her kind of a crazy look in the eye. XD

This is a "grown up" Liberty Belle for fall. LB is all about sunshine, beaches and pie; Autumn Lust is about apple cider, dry leaves, and cool breezes.