Just Ducky

This month's NRs have been spectacularly excellent, all the way round. I'm beginning to regret not just caving in and buying the FB full set.

A very kind way of saying the unicorn count in my sock drawer is way too high!

DD, others may have different takes on it, but I'm not seeing (smelling?) any similarity to Honeyed LP. Poudre is soft, powdery in a VERY good way, without the tangy LP notes.

I did not like this one at all. Where was all the honey softness?? This smelled like something a guy would wear. Way too strong! Then I checked the vial. Hah. Both Poudre and Captain Fantastic have similar blue labels with females legs sticking out on the left. I had grabbed the wrong vial. Poudre is beautiful!!!!!! So soft, so pretty! My checkbook is quaking because I'm seeing FB for this one, too. Now if you'll excuse me, my other arm has a date with soap and water. . . . darn men's colognes, anyway. . .

Right with ya, Hearts! Love the greenpink. Cute how many of these Valentine's Day scents are "couplets" -- lemonmaple for Moon Sugar Candy, greenpink for Fairy Musk, orangespice for Orangzipan, choconut for The Trouble with Truffles, etc. Is Mara being playful again?!? (Or am I just seeing unicorns in my sock drawer again? I hate when that happens.)

Oh my, this is so much more interesting and delicious than the original LP White! LP White Original was a delicate floral, but it lacked substance. It was a bit . . . flat, perhaps?? This new version is va-voom! It grabs your attention and keeps it. For sure, it's white, it's delicate, it's floral, but it's fuller, more complex than the original. The apricot adds zip, and the florals are way more crisp and bouncy. The dry down is softer than when wet, but no less compelling. The word "gorgeous" was created for this scent. I have found a signature scent at long last!

Sorry, NuTrix -- nose break time!

To my nose, the orange and almond are more pronounced than in the HW. This one is fun, but then, I'm an orange ho. On initial application, the orange and almond are fairly even, but after a minute my skin seems to amp the almond just a tad more. About three or four minutes after application, the nutmeg starts making its appearance and everything turns a mouth-watering spiced orange. Hearts, you nailed it with the "makes your mouth water" comment. Yes, it does, doesn't it! Such a clever and perfectly morphed name for this clever and perfectly morphed scent!

How evocative of the cold, bright moon! The name is spot on for the scent. On my skin, the notes are lemonmaple -- yes, one word and in that order. The touch of amber is a gravitational force holding the notes together so everything doesn't fly off into the void. It's a very simple, but not a bit simplistic, scent. I bought it FB outright, and am very glad I did. There's something about this one that leaves me . . . contemplative.

This one smells High Strawberry in the vial. I must have sniffed that vial about a dozen times before finally using it! If you were fortunate enough to have scored a bottle of Sweet Jessica, this is a very subtle version of it. Sweet Jessica was a very, well, sweet strawberry cream. This is Sweet Jessica Lite -- it won't raise your blood sugar or decay your teeth sniffing it. It's soft, yummy, strawberry cream, emphasis on the soft. Unlike the screams given off by the annual strawberry shower gel from BBW, this whispers. I like it.

GOT MINE!!!! I mentioned it on the January NR thread but I'll say it here, too -- THANK YOU, Mara, for such a beautifully packaged order! The red tassle beaded bag is beyond gorgeous, and the box of Sweetheart candy made me laugh! You always find and add the perfect touch.

This one will take a few minutes to settle down and bloom into the full nutty deliciousness that it is. At the three minute mark, it's now smelling like one of those famous round chocolate-peanut-vanilla cream candy bars I used to eat by the dozen. Luckily, Mara keeps it grounded and it's a very grown-up candy bar scent. This may become a FB order for me, depending on how fast I go through the sample vi . . . well, okay. FB it is.

Yes, yes it is PERFECT! Exactly what you all dreamed about! The cherry is an intense initial tidal wave, then simmers down and lets the other players have their spot. Because it's a white chocolate, it doesn't veer off into Special Delivery territory. On my skin, the amber is fairly up front, which I like because it keeps the whole thing from toppling over into uber sweet. The dry down is very soft, and my nose keeps wandering to my arm unbidden. This one is my favorite of the NRs. Part foodie, part amber, totally luscious.

LOVE it! I detect no green, StacyK, just delicious, soft peach, a bit of apricot to give it a bump, and the background notes of cream and something sparkly, which must be the champagne. There's only the teensiest of a alcoholic beverage nip to it. The champagne note had scared me on paper. On skin, it is delicious. Overall, it reminds me of a sparkling peach wine cooler. This has all the markings of becoming a FB purchase for me.

I'm sorry, guys, but I'm keeping this one for my little girly self! I LOVE the fresh greenness of it. It relaxes and refreshes me to wear this, and puts a smile on my face. Hmmm. All the benefits of sex AND I don't need to shower! Heh.

Oh my gosh! My Valentine's Day order just arrived!!! GORGEOUS red tassled beaded bag -- with a box of Sweethearts candy!!!!!!! THANK YOU, Mara! You are the best! (Bet you haven't heard that accolade in the past,oh, ten seconds!) Onward to actually testing the LPs. No! Wait! I'm still gawking over the packaging!

Oh, NuTrix girl, can't hide anything from ya, can we! Yep, the new titles represent your change in rank. And don't feel bad -- a LOT of us took our sweet time in making that discovery!!!!!!

Doesn't it smell heavenly???! I spray it all over my room at night and it helps me sleep really well. It's like a big warm,cozy feather comforter. Yeah, the sampler platter has a way of washing my checkbook out with the tide, too. Who'd ever believe those sweet li'l innocent tubes of glass and plastic could be so darn dangerous?!

Starting to build another order already. So far, Honey Bunny and Raspberry Chiffon. Once the NR samples get here, that list will expand greatly.

My order is here at the post office, but today's federal holiday kept it there. Grrrrr!

And I'm hoping there IS a not-too-light apricot note, because that's my favorite part of the LPs!!! (I should probably just break down and ask Mara for a bottle or three of Sugared Apricot!)

WELCOME! Your list has me drooling! That's a wonderful collection to work on!

Oooh, THANK YOU, Irish Eyes! Addition of the apricot note should give the new version a bit of an edge. Perfect!!!!!

Ordered LP White (of course!), Cherry Divinity (duh!), Moon Sugar Candy (no question!), Raspberry Rose (so decadent!) and the sampler platter. Drool bib optional. That was order #1. That there will be an order #2 soon is a given. You spend less when you break your want list into two separate orders, right?? (Shhhh! Self-delusion rules on NR Day!)

I just uncorked my preciousss bottle of ORIGINAL LP White and slathered it on with wild abandon in celebration of its anticipated replacement. Ah, yes! T'was a good one, that LP White! Very soft, very understated, but doesn't take guff from anyone.