Black Cat

This has become one of my all-time faves. I am wary of anything too sugary, and somehow this is the perfect degree of sweetness -- very sweet but not too candied. It is mellowed (!) and grounded, with the tiniest earthy tint. I especially have loved it as a sleep scent -- it's quiet and rides close to the skin but once it goes on it has amazing staying power, and I love waking the next morning with the softest traces still hovering. I love this in the oil, but I also got it in a spray, boosted with Heart and Soul, and it's wonderful -- when I want it for daytime use, I do a few spritzes on my throat and hair and I'm set for hours. It's subtle enough that I can wear it to work and not be intrusive with being overly scented, but a fun thing I find is that with H&S people are much more prone to spontaneously hug me when ending a conversation, and that almost always results in a fervent compliment about how good I smell!

Thanks, Rose! And look at you onto the next thing!

Ooh, both good and dangerous to know!

Oh, Molls, this sounds MISERABLE! So sorry, I hope the super-sweet note pays off in short order. Then, once you have your goodies safely in hand, time for a loud complaint to somebody official about this ridiculousness!

OK, I promise to stop posting about how much I want to try these and wait until I have something to report!

Argh! Everything I hear makes me more and more curious to try this.... it sounds like it could either be a regretful, nope, not for me or MUST HAVE. Any further reports on the incense factor? Anyone?

OMG you are KILLING me, Storemy! :-) Thanks for the enticing update!

Can anyone say how this compares to Sweet Dreams and Comfort Potion?

OMG, GORGEOUSNESS!!!!!! Can't wait!

Gnawing my fingers off anticipating my sampler, which has yet to make it out the starting gate. I'll be back with a full report as soon as it is in the house! ETA: The above not to be construed as complaint... I work in retail and I know very well that it takes as long as it takes, and it is not possible to bend the laws of time and space, no matter how fierce the customer's desire..... :-)

Aw, you always were! And apparently I babbled a lot this month.... up again! I like this one... I could sure use a trip to the land of sunshine and unicorns!

I bet you're right, StacyK! And all the descriptions are sounding more and more enticing.... I think this will be the first thing I try.

Just to report: I had Poudre on my wrists, and I did a little spritz of LP White further up my arm. They complement each other beautifully! And I totally agree, Rose -- the way it "sort of begs one to lean in closer for a whiff" is VERY sexy!

I'm not sure why it's taken so long to try this one. It's unlike any honey LP I've ever had -- I love what I believe were referred to upthread as "dark smutty honeys"! This is sheer, delicate and powdery. Normally I am not looking for powdery, but I agree that here it is lovely. The name is perfect! In an odd way, this reminds me a bit of LP White -- they do not smell alike, but they have the same quality. They are both delicate but with an underlying strength and complexity that emerges over time. They are also both subtle and wear very close to the skin on me. I am liking this more by the moment. I am not sure if I need a full bottle, but if I did, I'd be very tempted to get this in a spray. ETA: I am also thinking that this might be amazing in warm weather. I have been thinking a lot this winter about how different my experience of wearing perfume is when I'm bundled up in layers versus what's possible in the warmer months. If I had lots of bare skin to spritz this on, and then a little heated glow from running up the stairs or hurrying down the street.... after which I could collapse gracefully into my seat, fanning myself lightly with my hand and sitting in a cloud of sheer honey..... uh-oh, I might have just talked myself into it.

It was so hard not just to go full bottle on this one! Notes and intent all sound like a win, but I've never tried the phero before (it also sounds like a win, I have to say!) so I want to be absolutely sure. But if it's as good as I think it will be, I might need a couple of these!

This is the one I am most intrigued by! No idea what kind of a note wisteria is, but vanilla, musk and smoke always gets my attention, and like StacyK, I'd LOVE another Heart & Soul blend!

OK, I have been sitting on my hands since these were announced, and doing my best to be frugal, but it's snowing like crazy outside and even though the temp is supposed to climb above freezing tomorrow, it only stays there for a couple of days and then heads back down again. Which means that I need a treat, and it needs to remind me that summer is coming. Someday! So-- May I please reserve a Beach Bunny Musk? I expect to be doing a big order as soon as I get my sampler, so I will pay/claim then, if that's OK? Also, is it possible to order these boosted (using the PE form), or does the fact that they are already bottled preclude that? (I want it either way!) Thank you so much for these amazing works of art, Mara and all creators! It's a bright spot in a long hard winter.

The only problem is that now I am craving that hot summer day and we've got temps dropping and snow continuing to fall!

OK, I'm being shockingly good and just getting the sampler, along with a couple of other samples. I made a couple of not good calls with full bottles last month and am trying to be very strict with myself. But oh, wow, things look so YUMMY!

This is delicate and complex, and it goes on with the slightest tinge of soapiness on my skin. That quickly mellows, though, and I get the softest hint of grassiness, which is really lovely. It's initially more on the perfume-y side for me, as others have noted, but in drydown the aura of grass and sunlight takes it straight to that unique LP territory. A lovely scent for summer, and I get that sense of humidity that the description mentions. This is like wearing an antique petticoat and a little lace camisole, while lying on an old quilt under a shady tree on a hot summer afternoon, drinking ice tea and reading Anna Karenina.

YES!!! That is exactly right. Saving loads and loads of money, that's what ordering the sampler is all about! These look just heavenly! So excited to stock up for spring. I am trying so hard to be good and stick to the sampler before committing to any full bottles but the Big Easy is calling my name (originally typed "has my name all over it" and thought better of it!).

A girl can dream!!

Oh, been there, done that! Ask me how many bottles of Haunted Hallows are sitting in my closet! :-) No worries, I am quite confident that in time, some other coffee wonderfulness will come along! That's the magic of LP....

These all sound delightful beyond words as well as yummy! Congrats to all!

.... except what gorgeous labels! It's enough to make a person start reserving without any notes whatsoever!