charshark
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In the imp: Citrus and jasmine.
Wet: Very citrusy. That's really about all I get out of it at this point.
Dry: Roses and jasmine with lots of lemon. Soapy.
Overall: I got this as a frimp and it isn't really something I would choose for myself because citrus + rose + jasmine didn't sound like it would make a great combination on me and it turns out that it doesn't. Oh well, you can't always win.
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In the imp: Peach and amber
Wet: Amber, sandalwood and a hint of peach.
Dry: The vanilla bean lets its presence be known while the amber, sandalwood and peach are still present and accounted for.
Overall: I'm so-so on this one. I like peach a lot and I like amber a lot, but I don't know about the sandalwood so much... I think I'd like this a whole lot more if it weren't for the sandalwood. Darn!
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... Dry black teas, Earl Grey, and leather.
In the imp: Bergamot and Earl Grey
Wet: Bergamot tea with a hint of leather and a touch of lemon.
Dry: Tea with leather.
Overall: It faded away on me completely within 10 minutes, but while it was there, it was nice. -
In the imp: Lemon and sage(?)
Wet: Lemon with a hint of rose (a lighter kind like blue) and maybe neroli? I swear either sage or cloves are in this too.
Dry: Neroli and lemon. I also get a faint whiff of lavender with sage.
Overall: I'm probably completely wrong about the notes, but that's what I smell! It sort of smells like Burt's Bee lemon butter cuticle cream on me.
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In the imp: Wine and vetiver.
Wet: Cherries, wine and dragon's blood. A touch of honey and vanilla overshadowed by vetiver.
Dry: Mostly dries down to vanilla with vetiver, clove, cherries and wine. A little bit of musk.
Overall: Sensual and pleasing. It gets better on me the longer it's on, which is nice.
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In the bottle: Pumpkin and red musk
Wet: Pumpkin with strawberry and frankincense.
Dry: Pumpkin with frankincense and a hint of rose. It kind of smells like Red Hots with some pumpkin thrown into the mix.
Overall: It's spicier than I thought it'd be, but I like that it smells like pumpkin Red Hots on my skin. That's awesome.
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In the bottle: Woodsy, musky and spicy.
Wet: At first, there's a little sour note to it like a wet woodsy-type musk, but that goes away almost immediately. It smells a bit like Coyote but without the grassy notes in it and has more of an incense-type note in it instead.
Dry: Smoky with a hint of blood resin with musk and woods.
Overall: I think this would be a great oil for someone more masculine than me. I think my husband would like it. While I do like how it smells, I don't think I would wear it personally just because it's too woodsy for me.
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In the bottle: Honey and faint rose, more like rosewater.
Wet: Delicate roses with a touch of honey to round it out.
Dry: The rose note gets stronger on me and there's a creaminess to it.
Overall: I like this oil a lot. It's very feminine and it makes me feel like a proper lady, haha. This is the type of rose note that I really like and while I usually don't like honey all that much, this does go very well together. It's sweet and powdery (in a good way!).
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In the imp: Smells like crushed Jelly Belly buttered popcorn beans with a hint of cherry.
Wet: Still like buttered popcorn and a bit of toffee.
Dry: The pineapple starts to drown out the popcorn scent and the cherry amps up a bit.
Overall: I don't really smell what's in the description, but I do like the buttered popcorn scent. I probably wouldn't wear it much, though, because I used to have a buttered popcorn lip balm and people would always say, "Why's it smell like popcorn in here!?", but it's pleasant.
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in Wanderlust
In the imp: Crisp honeydew and little musk.
Wet: Definitely can detect the guava and the honeydew blending with the musks with a light floral background.
Dry: Mostly, I still detect the honeydew, but the neroli lets its presence be known. The amber comes into play after it's been on me for awhile.
Overall: It's a nice, pleasing combination of scents. It reminds me of fresh laundry drying in a sunny, windy backyard on a spring day.
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In the imp: Strawberry rock candy and rum (that's what I get from it anyways!).
Wet: Tropical cotton candy, strawberry candy, a hint of candy corn and a wee bit of marshmellow.
Dry: There's a dusty smell on top (the lint, I assume), but it still smells like good candy.
Overall: It's a fun scent to wear and it makes me crave sweets! I know I wouldn't wear this everyday, though. Also, I like this more than some of the other candy-type scents that I've tried before (like Xanthe).
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This is my first experience with Sugar Skull, so this will be a review on the '08 version, of course:
In the imp: Brown sugar starting to boil in a pan (caramelizing!).
Wet: Brown sugar with cotton candy floss.
Dry: Maybe it's just me, but I don't really detect fruit in here that much. Eh, I guess I get a hint of banana, but that's about all. To me, it smells like good cotton candy mixed with brown sugar.
Overall: I like it and it lasts a really long time on me. It's cute.
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This is my first time with Samhain, so I don't know what it was like before. Anyways:
In the imp: Pine and patchouli!
Wet: I can definitely smell the nutmeg and the clove and a bit of pumpkin and apple. Pine is still the strongest note I detect, though.
Dry: The pine takes a backseat and now it smells like a pumpkin pie spiked with apples.
Overall: A very good autumn scent! It smells very complex, yet it's warm and inviting. I wanna bake now!
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Definitely smells like dirt! And I like that smell -- not to wear, but just to sniff, haha. I had my mom smell it without telling her what it was and I asked her what she thought it was and she said, "It smells like a grave!" So yes, this is very accurate!
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In the imp: Squashed berries
Wet: Huckleberries and currants. Sweet and nice!
Dry: I detect a slightly spicy note, but I mostly smell the huckleberry in this.
Overall: Love it! It's a playful, cute scent. I think I'm gonna get a big bottle of this and tell myself not to makeout with my wrist. ;p
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Awhile back (probably a month or so ago), I got a frimp of something called Nanshe. I've looked all over the GC and LE scents and put it in the search, but I didn't really find anything except a thread about CTIII and Calliope. The closest thing I could think of it being is Banshee, which was discontinued in 2004. Anyways, to me, it sort of smells like milky Fruit Loops with a slight soapy note. Help? Thanks!
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In the imp: Grassy
Wet: Leather that's been laying in the tropical grass.
Dry: About the same as wet, but the leather scent fades a bit.
Overall: I think it'd be better as a car scent, not as a perfume.
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In the imp: Peppery linen.
Wet: Very peppery with some ginger and black tea.
Dry: The peppery scent fades a bit and a little bit of honey coming through with a hint of linen that's been dipped in black tea with some milk.
Overall: It started off weird, but it dried down lovely.
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in Ars Amatoria
In the imp: Honeyed amber
Wet: Nice honey with some soft vanilla and a hint of amber.
Dry: Honey with warm amber. A little powdery.
Overall: I wish it stayed the way it was when it was wet because it does get a little powdery on me. I do like it overall, though.
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In the imp: Bubblegum and some Charms cherry lollipops.
Wet: Lots of pink bubblegum!
Dry: The cherry comes into play and the orange does a little bit too behind the bubblegum. I smell a little musk.
Overall: It's a stronger bubblegum amped-up version of Xanthe to me and I really like Xanthe, so *thumbs up*.
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In the imp: Dark cherry, almost like cherry brandy with some dark chocolate.
Wet: Reminds me of one of those chocolate oranges you can buy and smash that was rubbed in cherry chapstick.
Dry: It mostly smells like cherry now, with a hint of orange.
Overall: Mmm, I like it. =)
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In the imp: Dark florals.
Wet: Wild orchid with a rose scent (but not an old lady rose).
Dry: The rose scent mostly takes over on me, but that's okay! It wasn't soapy on me.
Overall: Very feminine and lovely. It's good if you're a fan of rose.
Skuld
in Excolo
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In the imp: Ylang ylang with honey and musk.
Wet: Sweet honey and ylang ylang with a spicy undertone.
Dry: The spicy overtone is stronger now and the honey is on the edge of this scent along with floral notes.
Overall: I got this as a frimp and I actually like it a lot. I know I probably wouldn't have chosen this scent because of the honey, but I'm glad I got it.