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Wet: Dandelion sap is standing out, with a little champaca blossom as well. The champaca blossom is coming off borderline soapy to me. Dry: Champaca blossom took over! Nothing soapy about this anymore, but it is very "clean" smelling. Dandelion sap is still around, and there's now a faint touch of pear. (Nothing prominent about the pear, at all, though. You'd really have to look for it to find it.) I like it! I'll enjoy my decant, but I don't think I'll upgrade to a big bottle.

Wet: Buttery rum, with a little extra rum, and some almond. And a side of rum. Dry: Rum, almond, and clove. The imp I tested was fresh from the lab. I have many other imps of this that are well aged, and to me it's MUCH better that way. The clove (on my skin, at least) doesn't hang out in the aged version. For that alone, well aged PAP > fresh PAP.

We have some trouble managing our flamingos, too. Pink lime, pink grapefruit, white nectarine, wild rose, sage, woody patchouli, bergamot, and ornery hedgehog musk. Wet: Pink! Lots of pink grapefruit, with some rose popping up as well. Sugary sweet, and somehow clean smelling. Dry: Nothing citrus, or fruity remains. This is a lightly sweet rose scent now. While it's not bad by any means, it's not what I was expecting(or wanting!) for the drydown.

Wet: Very, very lightly dirt smelling. I had to apply a lot of this to get a good whiff, and I'm still struggling! Dry: Lightly dirt, and lightly rose smelling. Not bad, not great. A bit too light for me to get a good read on it, but at least the floral note(that I'm assuming is rose) didn't go soapy or anything.

Wet: Guhhh. No. Dark patchouli and something astringently-herbal-woody smelling. Not getting any apricot, at all. Dry: No no no no. Not a scent for me. Waaay too deep and dark smelling for me to enjoy. (As much as I hate to say it, it's borderline nauseating as well.) Where the heck is the apricot?!

Wet: Very warm sandalwood and strawberry. The strawberry isn't overly sweet or candy-like at all; I would say it's more like a strawberry that's been sitting outside on a hot day. Dry: Disappointing; the strawberry is gone, and it's basically just a warm sandalwood scent now. I'll hold on to the decant to see how it ages, but won't be upgrading to a bottle purchase.

Wet: Almond and hazelnut! They're about 50/50 right now, neither is standing out more than the other. Dry: In the battle of almond and hazelnut.. hazelnut won! There's definitely something reminiscent of Turkish delight I'm smelling, but it's faint. I'd say it's a hazelnut Turkish delight, heavy on the hazelnut. It's nice, but I think I'll be fine with just the decant.

Wet: Myrrh and blackberry bubblegum. ....? Dry: Pretty similar to the wet stage. Blackberry usually doesn't read as "bubblegum" to me, so maybe it's a combination of the blackberry + red currant that's doing it? Either way, this is still reading as an odd blackberry bubblegum scent to me. Not necessarily a sweet bubblegum.. but still bubblegum. Does that make sense? No? Yeah, it doesn't to me either. Definitely an interesting scent worth trying out, though!

Wet: Well. I think my nose is broken. This is smelling like musky cedar? Is there cedar in here? Dry: Yep. I don't know why, but there's something in here that's reading as cedar to my nose. Since cedar is one of my least favorite notes, ever, this just isn't working for me.

Wet: Ozone and absinthe. Fairly light on the skin. Dry: The absinthe is very sharp now, and I'm not too fond of it. Ozone has mostly died off. Almost like an absinthe cologne? Not a scent for me.

Wet: Melon! Honeydew, to be precise. Dry: Very, very light honeydew and some mint. Like... 95% honeydew. Throw is pretty weak now. It's a great scent for summer, I just wish it had greater throw.

Wet: HONEY. Loads and loads of thick honey, with a little cassia. Dry: Honey-coated red hots. No thank you!

Wet: Straight up strawberry jelly-filled donut. You can smell the jammy strawberry, and the pastry/donut note. Yum! Dry: Almost identical to the wet stage, only sweeter! A sweet strawberry-jelly filled donut. Spot on, and delicious smelling. Out of all 3 (current) sufganiyots, this is my favorite.

Wet: Ozone and lavender, with ozone being the stronger of the two. Dry: Salt! Salty ozone, with still some lavender in the background. Unfortunately, it's reading a bit soapy now, though. I liked the wet stage, but aquatic + floral typically doesn't work on my skin in the long run.

Wet: Hit HARD by the chamomile! It's not messing around. Dry: Calmed down a bit from the wet stage. Chamomile is still very much the star here, and it's a little sweeter than the wet stage. There's almost a powdery-like scent as well, from the orris root I imagine. I'd like this more as an atmos spray, rather than a perfume. It's nice, and I like the smell, but I don't want to smell like it.

When first sprayed, I smell apple more than anything. Like, when you cut a slice of apple and snap it in half, THAT scent. Once it dries, the marshmallows pop out. I'd say wet stage the apples are the star, but during the dry stage the marshmallow is. I never would have thought of apples + marshmallows on my own, but it works really well.

Wet: Very light on the skin; it's smelling about 50/50 sage and juniper. Dry: Very, very similar to the wet stage. The juniper might be a touch stronger now, but that's it. Sage/juniper combo. It makes me think of a super-luxurious soap or something. (.. minus the soap part.) It's not bad, I'm just really not sure if I want to smell like this.

Wet: Helloooo, jasmine! Lots and lots of powdery-smelling jasmine. Like a strong jasmine-scented baby powder. Dry: Still a bucket load of jasmine, but it's less powdery now. There's also a hint of clove popping out as well. Basically... all the notes I was looking forward to never made an appearance. If you like jasmine, I'd recommend this. Just not for me!

Glowing amber and citrus, labdanum, verbena, cedar, and oud. Wet: Cedar. As soon as I opened the imp, before I even checked the notes, I knew cedar was in here. (Spoiler: I don't like cedar, so keep that in mind.) Astringent lemon, with very prominent cedar. Dry: The scent in general has softened up, but there's still a great deal of cedar going on. The astringent smell from earlier is gone(small victory!), and it has a distinct warmth from the amber now with a hint of lemon. Not a scent for me, but if you enjoy cedar, this is worth checking out.

Wet: The musk is what hits me first, and is the most dominant. I'd say... sweet skin musk, with a touch of honey. Dry: Beeswax has arrived! Otherwise, pretty similar to the wet stage. It's a tad muskier, but still perfectly nice. Low throw. I could see this being a good first-date kinda scent.

Wet: MARZIPAN. My body is ready. Dry: Ugghhh this is so good. Freshly made marzipan dough. Absolutely edible smelling. I do get a hint of that "powder" smell that others have mentioned in previous reviews, but it's not reading as cosmetic to me. It's more like.. powdered sugar, on my skin at least. Average throw. Winner!

Wet: Pear dominates the blend, but there's some tea and a little musky-ness to it as well. Musky pear tea? Dry: A sweet, musky, pear tea. Average throw. I.. love this scent. If you're a pear lover like I am, this is absolutely worth trying to track down.

Wet: Powdery, but sweet, peach. If there were peach flavored sweet tarts, this is what they'd smell like. Dry: Peach sweet tarts with a squirt of lime on top. I think this is great for summer, that burst of lime is very enjoyable! Low throw.

Wet: Powdered sugar, and a mix of... raspberry syrup, maybe? Not really reading anything as "cherry" yet. Dry: Sweet, tart, creamy cherry. The cream note is more dominant than the cherry, and luckily this didn't turn plastic-y at all. Low throw.

Wet: Almond! Strong almond. Dry: Still lots of almond, but the spices(saffron and cardamom) and amber have come out. I'm not getting any kind of lotus scent. This was a surprise love, and I can't believe it took me so long to try this. This is almost like(do I dare say...) a Snake Oil Lite. (It obviously doesn't smell like Snake Oil, but it's giving me a similar vibe. Like Snake Oil's lighter, younger cousin, with a kick of almond.)