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Wet: Sweet and smoky vanilla, with a touch of sandalwood. Uh. Why haven't I tried this yet?! ... Oh right. I was afraid of the jasmine. (Please stay hidden, jasmine!)

Dry: Olive blossom! I was hoping that would come out. The cinnamon is definitely present now, as well; not TOO much, just enough to let me know it's there. The smoky vanilla is still there, as well as the sandalwood. I'm happy to report the jasmine is still hidden!

A nice little surprise.

Wet: Oooo, mandarins! Sweet, juicy, and almost candy-like.

Dry: While I still can't smell the fig, there IS an added warmth and muskiness to the scent that wasn't there prior. I'm guessing this is brought on by the fig. Otherwise, it's quite similar to the wet stage, minus the throw. The throw is much weaker than the wet stage, and wears very closely to the skin.

Wet: Red musk and cherry. Two notes I tend to enjoy, so I'm hoping the star anise stays hidden!

Dry: Anise and cherry cough syrup. Not for me.

Wet: Verbena and grass. Strong on the verbena!

Dry: Ginger, verbena, and grass, oh my! Refreshing! The throw on this is fairly light, though, so I can't see myself reaching for it. Very much a close to the skin scent.

Wet: Honey, vanilla, and rose. All fairly equal with one another!

Dry: Sweet, musky, vanilla-scented roses and sugar plums. This is a surprise hit on me! Roses and I don't get along most of the time, but here it's quite nice. This scent smells like a hug.

Wet: Caramel apple and RUM. The apple scent isn't juicy or anything, it's quite dry. Almost like freeze-dried apple slices.

Dry: This is mostly a caramel and butterscotch tango now. The apple is still there, but not as strong as the dry stage. The rum has almost completely disappeared.

Foodie, and yummy.

Wet: Woody, herbal patchouli.

Dry: Whatever the "dry parchment" consists of, they really nailed it in this scent. Dry parchment, some woods, and a splash of lavender and orange. It's comforting in the way that an old library would be comforting.

If you're into "book" scents, this is worth tracking down an imp of.

Wet: Sweet, but incredibly heavy, frankincense.

Dry: Deep resins, mixed with herbals that I imagine to be the "poison". I don't know what aconite, belladonna, or hemlock would smell like.. but I imagine that's one of the components I'm smelling on dry-down.

It's deep, a little bit dark, very complex, and not at all what I'm usually drawn to... but this is great. I'm glad I snagged a bottle before The Salon went away.

2007 version!

Wet: Fig, beeswax, and amber. Very "warm" smelling.

Dry: The beeswax has amped up, yessssss. The pastry note is coming out now as well. In a nutshell; beeswax sufganiyot with a hint of amber and fig.

I wish I could wrap myself in a blanket of this scent. I'm a little disappointed by the lack of pomegranate, but... it's still a great scent.

DCCCLX (860)

Wet: Fruit punch mixed with spices. Kind of like... an Autumn-appropriate fruit punch?

Dry: Pretty much the same as the wet stage, only I can smell the addition of lemon now.

The description sounds.. probably terrible, but I actually really enjoy this!

XCVII (97)

Wet: Lemon Pledge and candy. VERY strong on the lemon!

Dry: The astringent note giving me the Pledge vibe has dissipated. It's very much a candied lemon scent, with some type of tropical floral note. I'm a big fan!

Dorian X(10) -

Wet: Vanilla, and something woodish.. oak, maybe? (It's definitely not my nemesis, cedar.) Dorian is lingering in the background.

Dry: This has become Dorian, with extra vanilla. There's some depth that I think the (supposed) oak note is adding. It is... glorious.

Wet: Candied cherry blossom. I'm not sure what's making the "candy" scent, but I think it may be the guava + pink grapefruit.

Dry: Not candied anymore! Still cherry blossom, but it's much fainter now. I can smell lemongrass and grapefruit, but they're more background scents.

If you're looking for a cherry blossom scent to try (and are afraid of most florals the way I am), give this a shot! I think it's worth tracking down a decant.

How the heck have I not reviewed this?!

Wet: GRAPEFRUIT. The grapefruit is strong, and lets you know it's there without any doubts. There's a little bit of sharp lavender in the background.

Dry: Grapefruit is still the main note. The lavender is still there, but it's much softer now. I think I'm getting just a hint of chamomile as well.

This is one of my favorite summer blends. If you like grapefruit and your skin doesn't eat it up, give this a try!

Wet: Musky pomegranate candy.

Dry: A stronger version of the wet stage, with an addition of pear!

So... musky pomegranate-pear candy.

Wet: Cookies, rum, sugar, and... more rum!

Dry: The orange rind and almond have both come out, and the rum has died down some. I'd say this is a lightly citrus-almond cookies, with a splash of rum scent. Almond is a note that works pretty well for me, and it's freaking glorious here.

I want to eat this.

2012 version!

Wet: Vanilla cream.. with extra sugar!

Dry: I know cake isn't a listed note... but this is buttery vanilla cake, with vanilla cream on top, sitting on top of clean linens. The cotton/linen smell is fairly light; the buttery cake scent is definitely more prominent.

Delicious.

Wet: Blueberries! Something smells "thick" about it though.. maybe like a blueberry jam?

Dry: Still reading as a blueberry jam, but with a little more depth. There's some type of spice note in here as well, but I'm not sure what. Cinnamon, maybe? Whatever it is, it's very faint.

Vanilla has made an appearance as well. It's reading more as a foodie scent to me, so I'm thinking the vanilla may be more of a cream/milk type of note.

Basically.. barely spiced blueberry jam, and some vanilla cream. Love love love.

Wet: A fizzy blueberry alcoholic beverage. Very strong on the gin!

Dry: This is a rare blend where I can smell EVERYTHING on the drydown. Papaya, lemongrass, blueberry, and gin are all present. The fizzyness from the wet stage isn't as prominent, but it's still there as well. The papaya and lemongrass are the strongest notes, followed by blueberry, and then gin.

Basically.. smells like a well-mixed fruity alcoholic beverage.

Perfect for summer! Just don't wear it to work.

Wet: A very light white tea. Borderline floral-scented.

Dry: Unfortunately even lighter than the wet stage, though the ginger has come out! White tea with a touch of ginger.

A bit too light for me to wear on my skin, but I may end up turning this into a spray for a room scent.

Wet: Bright mandarin and amber, with a little oudh. (Disclaimer: Oudh is one of those notes that doesn't always work well on my skin, so I'm hoping it stays more in the background.)

Dry: As I feared, the oudh has taken over and kicked out any type of citrus scent. All that remains now is the amber oudh, which is borderline powdery.

While it's not bad by any means, it's not really for me. I wish the mandarin would have stuck around longer!

Wet: Rose and honey. There's an overall muskiness to the blend as well.

Dry: The honey has sweetened up a bit, and it's the more dominant note over the rose. (The rose hasn't gone soapy, at all, which I'm usually worried about.) Still an overall muskiness going on, and I dig it.

One of the nicer BPAL rose blends I've tried!

Wet: Warm vanilla-sandalwood skin musk. If there's any frankincense, it's very very light.

Dry: My skin pretty much ate this. It's still the same kind of scent as the wet stage, just very faint now.

I'll hold on to my decant to see how it ages, and edit this post if it changes.

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.