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friday february 13^th 2009

Considering the state of the economy and other worldwide woes, I think we all need a little extra dose of good luck. A sweet, comforting base of dark chocolate and brown sugar with thirteen herbs of good fortune, including nutmeg, Tonka, allspice, star anise, Jamaican and African gingers, devil’s shoestring, lucky hand root, and thyme.  

Oh yeah it's spicy! I get the spice first, lead by the nutmeg and then the ginger. Also something that makes my eyes water a little but I don't know what that is. This is my birthday perfume so it's important to me that it works. And in a weird way I think it does. Oh the ginger/nutmeg is gone now and it's a little less like baked goods. Brown sugar is coming through.

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friday march 13^th 2009
 
This 13, created by Brian Constantine, is a sign of the times, illustrating chaos and hope, and strength during adversity. Bittersweet dark cocoa is surrounded here by 13 complex aspects, including exotic musks, caraway, allspice, aloes wood, lucky hand, Irish moss, and bamboo. Beneath it all is a glowing core of glistening cherry.  

I get chocolate/cocoa right away. Not like in dark chocolate but more on the milk chocolate side. And the cherries. It's a little like DARK CHOCOLATE AND CHERRIES but sweeter and lighter.

On drydown it disappears for a minute and then, suddenly it comes back as WAR's little sister although I have no idea how that can happen looking at the notes. But there it is, same vibe only a little lighter. Yay! Its gorgeous!

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friday april 13^th 2007 

A base of cocoa absolute and white chocolate with thirteen baneful and beneficial bits: cardamom, fig meat, grains of paradise, rice flower, chamomile, sandalwood, catnip, clove, and a bundle of five blessed blossoms and herbs.  

For some reason this one never became a favorite of mine. I don't know if it was the catnip that did it or if it's the chocolate. I'm really not that into chocolate scents. Not that it stops me from getting new ones...