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On the skin: Orange! A lovely, floral, feminine orange! Soooooo wonderful! I don't know if I would actually wear this too often, but it is truly a beautiful scent! So keeping this one!! The amber doesn't turn to powder at all, which is amazingly wonderful! Might have to actually stock up on this one. A real surprise!

'10 Version On the skin: Whoa that is strong! Loads of patchouli and juniper! Kinda comforting actually. It makes me think of the times when I was a kid and I would hide in these tall juniper trees belonging to the neighbors. Very outdoorsy. This is a very friendly juniper. I think I need to keep this! Mmmmmm! I can't stop smelling it!

On the skin: Oh, no. Soap. It smells like soap at first, but now it smells like orange blossom! Nice! There is a slightly aquatic hint that must be the ambergris. Huh, not liking this one anymore. I am getting a strong blast of coconut. Eeep.

On the skin: Yep, chocolate and lime. Huh, the chocolate smells kinda stale. Not really liking this one.

On the skin: Heeeeeeeeelllloooo pepper! Oh! And then a bit later I can slightly smell the honey. Wow, very peppery. Kinda starting to give me a headache.

On the skin: Huh, very faint. I almost can't smell anything.... Slight floral with something almost metallic? Very hard to tell because I really can't smell a thing. In the bottle: Had to go back to the bottle to make sure there is something to smell... but even in the bottle I can't smell much. It is kinda like trying to smell a glass of water.

On the skin: Whoa! That is some major cardamom! This is very very strong. A very true to life cardamom. Later I start to smell some of the chocolate. I am not sure if I like this one..... The cardamom is actually too strong for me. Ah, well.

On the skin: Eeeew! Just as the description states! Very.... mildewy. Ick...

On the skin: Whoa that is some whiskey and chocolate! This one smells so yummy!! I am really liking it! Instead of a biting alcohol, this is very smooth and tasty!

On the skin: Definitely floral with some greenness. This fades pretty quickly on me. It is nice, but I don't think I would ever wear it.

On the skin: Fir, myrrh, and.... Hmmmm. A very strong woodsy scent. After a bit, it is all fir on me. Can't smell anything else... Not for me. *sigh*

On the skin: Lime, neroli, white musk.... A light musk with a slightly soapy hint and some lime. Not too bad, but I am not sure if it is one of my favorites.

On the skin: Very sweet! I would have thought there was orange in this blend!! I like how the snowball note ever so slightly makes this blend pop! Very good! I think I can also smell the lily and the sweetness must be the cardamom. I am liking this one, but I will need to try it again just to make sure...

On the skin: At first I get.. lilac and something woodsy. There is also something slightly sour yet that is making me feel kinda sick. I was hoping for a bit more vanilla. I really can't wear this one.

On the skin: Florals. These are not friendly florals on my skin. These are harsh headachey florals with a sour undernote. This just does not smell good at all on me.

On the skin: Whoa! I am getting a large blast of licorice! A very sweet licorice. After a bit, I get some of the florals. It is nice and interesting, but I am afraid that I can't stand licorice... Just the smell of it... Eeep.

This one is quite heavy on the black orchid!! Mmmm! It smells quite similar to Black Orchid, but I think that I like that one better...

Wow! This one is just really sweet! Beeswax! Slightly smokey, but mostly just sweet. And slightly orangey? Weird. Not bad.

On the skin: Loads of cardamom!! Whoa! I really like this one! Cardamom and woods. Kinda rootbeerish. Very interesting. Will need to test some more!

This one was one of the first blends containing amber that I ever liked! It was smooth and kinda powdery, but overall quite pleasant! Didn't get much orange blossom.... Sadly, after a bit, this blend became kinda bitter and sour. Huh.... Ah, well. -ETA- It's either the amber or the orange blossom that turns off on my skin. I am beginning to think it is the amber that is the culprit. It adds an old bitter edge that reminds me of a soap my grandmother had. Not for me at all.

Mmmmmm! Clove and orange! Mostly orange at first. Quite like this one! Pretty good throw as well! Eeeeeep! After a bit, I start to smell the cumin. *sigh* Never liked the smell of cumin all that much. Icky. -EDIT- Whoa! Complete change and now it is all licorice! Eeewwwww!

Crazy interesting!! Definitely getting the slasher part of this scent. After a bit, the slash fades and it becomes a rich, lovely, woody blend. Kind of sweet. Interesting. Still not sure what to make of it. Total wood sweetness after awhile. This might be my favorites of the Ode to Mars series.

Huh. I can't really smell any one note. Kinda effervescent with some sweetness... Quite good!! I like it!

Mostly patchouli, frankincense, and juniper... Kind of bitter. It turns out icky, strong, and quite medicinal on me. Not my type of scent at all...

Immediately on the skin I get a rancid milk note. The good thing though, is that the note disappears within a few minutes! Now I am left with a blackberry aquatic scent. Very weird. I kind of like it, but I don't think it is for me.... I can't see myself wearing this very often. I should know better by now than to want a scent with milk notes...