Bringing a new house to everyone, and one that has bowled me over with not only their scent catalog, but their customer service as well as their over the top and on point packaging! Sugar & Spite everyone – get on and enjoy the ride! (Not paid advertising, I just really dig everything about this perfume house.)

Bonus they are having a sale from now until Saturday July 9th. Check out their Facebook page for sale details. Because of the sale, this is going to be a rather quick and dirty review of 11 different scents.

These scents have been in my possession for almost 3 weeks now and I could already tell taking them out of their packaging that they’d rested and even gotten a little aging while they sat in a cool dark box.

Let’s kick this off with the rollerball. 10ml of delicious Apple Sugar goodness. (Delicious, juicy apples and a heaping spoonful of pure sugar. Wonderfully sweet, yet somehow all grown up.) I have to admit I’ve worn this quite frequently since receiving it and it was also part of my moving scents that stayed with me in my purse for comfort and use while my world was briefly turned upside down. It is a beautiful crisp, freshly peeled, apple scent with just this smooth sugar scent that comes very close, initially, to making you feel like you have just put a spoonful of table sugar in your mouth. Somehow while wet this manages to be an extremely accurate representation of apples and sugar, separate but preparing to come together in a most wonderful way. As this dries the two scents come together and the tartness of the apple tempers the sweetness of the sugar so that it doesn’t become overly sweet. This is gourmand, but not? So hard to describe the dry down. It’s almost like walking through an apple orchard with a bag of sugar and freshly cut apples. This works in the heat and I’m going to bet this will work in the fall as well. I am already planning on some body spray, body wash, and lotion in this scent. The longevity of this blend has varied wildly but I think that’s more to do with my activities and just the extreme stress I was putting my body under and not necessarily to do with the scent itself.

Three Shades of White (Every fine vanilla in my arsenal, smoky white musk, white amber, grounded with a tiny bit of patchouli, bourbon and oak leaves.) smells of patchouli in the vial and on my skin. It’s not quite a smooth patchouli, but it’s not that gritty and dirty patchouli either. It’s a happy medium, brownish in scent to me. The oak marries with the patchouli and as it tries the vanillas begin to come out. After this has sat on the skin it ends up being this beautiful smoky, vanilla, and patchouli blend. Overall it’s soft, slightly sweet, and a touch woody.

Strangefellow isn’t all that strange (tonka, amber, musk and pepper, with a sugar cookie base) … well, actually, it smells like vanilla popcorn in the vial, but it quickly smooths out into this beautiful amber, tonka, musk blend with a hint of sugar cookie. The pepper gives just a hint of spice, but nothing overwhelming. The tonka is soft and brown, the cookie leans a bit gourmand, but the amber and musk keep it from falling over that edge. This is a sweet blend, unisex, and very beautiful.

Dionysus, the god of wine (Mahogany, amber, sandalwood, and barely perceptible red wine.) deserves attention sometimes. Oh wow, in the vial the mahogany is deep, rich, and red. On my skin it is dark and decadent, smooth and red and just luxurious! Totally brings to mind much lounging with a glass of wine in hand. It’s blended very well and the sandalwood is more of a fresh-off-the-tree scent rather than that of the smoother more aged sandalwood. The amber just enhances the overall smoothness of the blend.

Tell it to the Moon sounds like a nice chill song to relax with and look up at the moon. (Precious woods, cashmere vanilla, resin, spice, and a swirl of bright mandarin.) In the vial I get mandarin and I’ll be damned if cashmere wasn’t the most apt description for that vanilla. On my skin the woods come out more with a touch of spice (generic melody of spices, but nothing I can pick out with absolute certainty). But man, that cashmere vanilla is where it’s at, let me tell you. If tonka is fuzzy brown, this is a fuzzy cream or taupe. And on top of it all is that beautiful mandarin. The woods sit to the back with the resins and it really is all about that vanilla and mandarin!

The Whispering Woods don’t talk behind your back (Crunchy leaves, damp soil, Incense smoke, a bitter snap of clove, and caramelized brown sugar), they speak sweet nothings into your ear. In the vial I get that smoky incense which is just about all I can smell, even on my skin. It’s a beautiful smoky scent. Ah, it takes a moment but the leaves come out with a touch of soil. After a bit the clove comes out but it’s just barely a hint. Enough to get a whiff and know what it is, but not enough to overwhelm the blend.

Mothman (Black and green teas, clove, black orchid) is not your average superhero! But that’s to be expected because it’s a perfume and not a person at all. So there’s that. Tea and clove come out in the vial as well as on my skin. It’s reminding me a lot of walking into Teavana. I’m not a tea person, like at all, which is kind of funny considering I moved to the south. But this is making me wrinkle my nose as the orchid, clove, and teas aren’t meshing very well on my skin. YMMV – so try it if you’re curious!

Barnum and Bailey? No, just Barnum (Curiously sweet and dark. Tobacco leaf, a trio of rich musks, new mown hay, and a drizzle of creamy vanilla bourbon.) but half a circus can still be a good time … right? Hay, musk, a touch of tobacco, and just a drop of bourbon. So rich and decadent. Masculine, don’t get me wrong, but I love that. Oh wow, I could melt into this. This is fairly straightforward on me which is just fine. The vanilla comes out, but it’s that soft barely there vanilla that adds more creaminess to a blend than actual sweetness.

Meadow(s) are for enjoying (Fields of green, green grass, and a hint of sweet soil.). And so is perfume. Win-win! In the vial this is just grass. Super green, crunched underfoot so it releases it’s scent, with just a hint of soil underneath. This is like taking a handful of dew covered grass and rubbing your face in it. Not to say the perfume is overwhelming, it’s just … GRASS when you sniff it. And hey, some people like that. So here ya go … this grass’ for you!

Grim Bastard is not one to be trifled with (vanilla, sandalwood, black patchouli and leather). But I don’t listen so well. Shh. In the vial I get leather. It’s that mix between shiny black and well worn brown. On my skin however, it morphs to that beautiful worn brown leather that I love so much. The patchouli isn’t super prominent but blends with the sandalwood to give an overall woody feel to the blend. The vanilla is there but hidden, just barely lending itself to the blend. Very masculine, very leathery.

Leopold not to be undone (A sweet blend of vanilla bean, amber, musk, and white pepper.) is here to sweep others off their feet. In the vial I get all the lovely notes and they translate almost seamlessly to my skin. The vanilla lays overtop, lending it’s sweetness to the entirety of the blend while the musk and amber provide a golden base and the pepper adds just a touch of spiciness to the blend. Very beautiful and another I would consider getting in body spray, wash, and lotion!

I think overall there were only two blends I would not consider purchasing full bottles of, and only because they’re not really my thing. Hopefully this helps those on the fence about some blends. Now, off to get some new smellies with their wonderful sale!