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bottle: glorious, beautiful dirt. wet: rich, loamy dirt. very mush like graveyard dirt but rounder somehow. this is wet and rich, very nice. dry: this is straight dirt. the drydown is almost identical to graveyard dirt on me.

wow! this is incredible! leathery leather and gorgeous tobacco. not getting any booze to speak of but i don't care! this is perfect as-is! i'm spritzing this around my place next time i hold a red dead redemption lan party!

bottle: lemony tea, very fresh and clean. wet: very, very, very lemony. brisk, crisp and clean. dry: instead of tea with a twist of lemon, this is lemon with a twist of tea. luckily, i like lemon.

bottle: i can catch hints of patchouli with an herby sweetness. wet: this is a very sweet, very soft patchouli. it's not terribly strong but patchouli lovers (like myself) will like it. dry: this has a clean, herbal scent over patchouli and amber. incredibly gorgeous.

bottle: creamy pecan with spicy bergamot. wet: this is far nuttier once applied, lots of pecan, hazelnut and tonka. the clove is a delicious backnote. dry: this stays pretty true to the wet phase as it dries.

bottle: vanilla musk. perfect. wet: this is such a delicate musk, such gentle vanilla, such dainty sandalwood... very feminine. dry: as this dried i finally get hints of rice wine, very faintly though. this is a very soft sandalwood musk with only the barest touch of vanilla. to me this gives the feel of clean, cool skin perhaps touched by the sunlight of a late spring morning.

bottle: wow! coconut, cranberry, bright musk! gorgeous! wet: this almost has a medicinal scent while it's wet, not unpleasant but it reminds me greatly of the chewable vitamin c tablets i was always forced to consume as a child... might be the cranberry. dry: this dries much more floral than i was expecting. the medicinal scent is gone but the florals are pretty dominant. will break this out again in the summer to see what i think then.

bottle: fruity musk. wet: this is a very nice tangerine musk scent, makes me feel glowy and warm. dry: this dries to softly sweet tangerines and faint musk. very, very pretty.

bottle: ginger and lemon with tea. wet: very gingery and lemony. not bad but very strong. dry: as this dries, it becomes a very nice tea with ginger and lemon scent. smells warm and summery.

bottle: musk and sandalwood with a touch of leather. wet: very leathery. this scent is an instant blast to my childhood, an intricately worked leather purse i was given when i was five... this smells exactly like the day i received it, the leather of the purse and my mother's perfume. wow. dry: faint leather, warm sandalwood, whiffs of clove and an undertone of musk. simply beautiful.

bottle: very flowery peach. yummy. wet: very gardenia, almost overpowering, but the peach and currant keep it on track. dry: oh, this is incredible once dry. the gardenia tones way down and balances with the peach beautifully!

bottle: soft, fruity teak. this is delicate and pretty. wet: i'm not usually a honeysuckle fan but this is incredible! the plum and lemongrass give this a zesty sweetness, add that to the more syrupy sweetness of the honeysuckle and the warmth of both the frankincense and teak... gorgeous. dry: i'd say this is a bit more teak-y once dry, the sweetness is definitely the backnote. it's a dusty, delicate scent as it dries.

bottle: sweet sugar and violet! wet: the sweetness is so delicate, not as sugary as the previous sugar moon.this is an elegant dark blend, floral without being overpowering. dry: i'm not sure precisely what violet musk is but this reminds me of a fainter version of la befana once dry, it's like a more delicate version of the parma violet. love it!

bottle: lots of cardamom and patchouli! yummy! wet: wow. leather and patchouli with a gorgeous topnote of cardamom. lovely! this does seem more spicy than the original but i still love it. dry: yummy, spicy, leathery patchouli. can't wit until my husband gets home so i can slather this all over him!

2011 version. bottle: amber, coconut, caramel... yummy. wet: as was the case when i bought previous versions of this scent, the opium is a bit sharp for the first little while, the amber and coconut and touches of caramel take the backseat. but i know that in a few months, the opium will tame and this will smooth into the most lovely scent. dry: even though i know this gets even better with age, it's still incredible fresh. silky amber and coconut, sticky caramel, sharp currant and opium... still sits firmly in my top ten favorites.