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OriginalWacky

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    Justice

    Bottle (Imp): Very faint scent, but it's smooth, and a bit breezy. Just On: A smooth breezy scent, but oh so faint. An hour or two later: This is almost gone already. Apparently not a laster on me. Around 6 hours: It's gone. 12 hours: Way gone from me. Overall: I like this, even though it doesn't last as long as many others. After reading other reviews: I'd have to agree with everyone who said it was well balanced, even though I didn't get quite the exact same notes. the smooth could easily be wood smoke and resin, the breezy, I'm not sure about, perhaps ozone.
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    Temperance

    Bottle (Imp): I *know* that smell but I can't put my finger (nose?) on it. Just On: Oh! Lime. Wow, that's the first time I've smelled lime in a BPAL. An hour or two later: The lime has gone, and I'm not sure what has come in it's place. It smells familiar. Hmm, maybe like my lawn, but not so grassy. Around 6 hours: It's disappeared. 12 hours: It stayed gone, what a shock. Overall: I think I'd like this better if it stayed around longer, but it's still a good one. After reading other reviews: Wow, what a variety here, and I don't see anybody who got lime out of it. AH well, I guess that's the way it works. It wasn't really a floral on me, which is probably for the better.
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    The Chariot

    Bottle (Imp): Oooh, very sweet fruit. Just On: Oh yes, sweet sweet fruit, and just a hint of something else, but I don't know what. An hour or two later: Definitely sweet fruit. And licorice? Around 6 hours: Not quite as sweet, I'm getting more of the anise effect instead of the licorice thing, if that makes sense. 12 hours: Where'd it go? It's gone. Overall: I *really* like this one. After reading other reviews: I definitely got the anise, didn't really get any wine, and really didn't get the water or woodsy scents. This is a keeper.
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    Yog-Sothoth

    Bottle (Imp): Hmm, kinda smells like dryer sheets. Soapy dryer cheets. Just On: Yeah, soapy dryer sheets in the breeze. An hour or two later: More like soap than anything now. Around 6 hours: Some soap. 12 hours: A bit of soap. Overall: It's okay, for a dryer sheet scent, but not my type. I wanted to like this one. After reading other reviews: I would have loved to have gotten the sir and darkness, but alas, it wasn't meant to be.
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    Temple: Greek

    Bottle (Imp): Oh, interesting! A bit sweet, herby, maybe some spice. Just On: This is quite interesting, and I haven't a clue what is in it. It's more spicy than sweet now, and I'm not smelling the herbs. An hour or two later: Hmm, I think maybe I'm getting sage, and some kind of leaf. It's a tiny bit sweet, like a very ripe, but not overripe, fruit. Around 6 hours: A touch of herby goodness, a tiny whiff of sweet, and some spices. Quite nice. 12 hours: It's all gone away, and I miss it. Overall: I really like this. I could see using it when I'm working on cooking things, and having this scent wafting through the room. After reading other reviews: I certainly didnt' get lavender, so if it has it, it's not much, because lavender usually completely takes over a scent on my skin.
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    Ambergris

    Bottle (Imp): Hmmm, interesting. Maybe a touch sweet. Just On: It seems a touch like a light musk, but fresher somehow. It's hard to describe. An hour or two later: This very much reminds me of amber, and dries down very similarly on me. Around 6 hours: Oh yes, that nice not quite powder amber thing, but with a musky undertone that's lovely. 12 hours: Barely there, and a skin scent. Overall: I really like this. I'd get a bottle if I could. After reading other reviews: I don't think this is masculine at all. It's lovely and fairly sexy.
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    Orange Blossom

    Bottle (Imp): Hmm... a touch sharp. Just On: A touch sharp, but still seems like orange blossoms to me. An hour or two later: I think I'm smelling the whole orange tree. Around 6 hours: This is quite an interesting scent, and I like it. 12 hours: It's all gone, no more interestingness. Overall: This is nice. I like it, and it's pretty true, to my nose, from my scant memory. After reading other reviews: This wasn't as citrusy as I thought it might be. Other than that, nice.
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    Neroli

    Bottle (Imp): Not a bitter scent, but a tinge of bitter somehow, without being bitter. Yeah, I speek gud englush. Just On: It's a dry scent. An hour or two later: I like it, but I can't really describe it. Around 6 hours: It's still pretty nice. Not that that is a good descriptor, but it's about all I can say. 12 hours: It's pretty well gone, just a hint of the not bitter bitterness. Overall: I like it, it's interesting. After reading other reviews: I don't think this is all that perfumey.
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    Ylang Ylang

    Bottle (Imp): Smells kinda sweetwoodyherby all at once. Just On: Yeah, pretty much like the imp. An hour or two later: Okay, this has morphed to flowers. Around 6 hours: Wow, it's changed into a floral woodsiness that's rather sweet, but not in the same way it was in the imp and wet. 12 hours: Well, it's gone now, but it morphed through another flower stage. Overall: Interesting, and lovely. After reading other reviews: Certainly not too strong for me, and I like this one.
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    Mimosa

    Bottle (Imp): Rather sweet flower scent. Just On: A nice sweet pretty flower. An hour or two later: This is a pretty nice sweet flower, but I'm starting to get a hint of soap. Around 6 hours: No more soapiness comes out, but it's also fading fast. 12 hours: Oh yeah, it's gone. Overall: Not bad, but not anything I'm going to seek out desperately. Like all of Beth's SNs, it's a wonderful creation, even if it isn't really for me. After reading other reviews: I certainly didn't get powder out of this, and probably wouldn't have made a Southern Belle connection either.
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    Stargazer Lily

    Bottle (Imp): A fresh aquatic flower. Just On: Yeah, a fresh aquatic flower. An hour or two later: Lovely watery flower, but a hint of soap is there. Around 6 hours: A little bit more soap, but not bad, and a beautiful aquatic flower. 12 hours: It's faded away now. Overall: I like it, although probably not enough to search out a bottle or anything. After reading other reviews: Hmm, I guess I didn't get a lot of juice or sweet from it, though it was fresh and watery.
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    Bergamot

    Bottle (Imp): Quite fresh and watery, and slightly sweet. Just On: Watery a bit, fresh, and a bit sweet. An hour or two later: I get some of the citrus scent that I expected now, but it's still more watery and fresh. Around 6 hours: A bit of citrus, and a lot of fresh watery scent. 12 hours: It's gone bye bye. Overall: I like it a lot, and would order more if I could. After reading other reviews: I'm shocked more folks didn't love this and review it. It's a great scent.
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    Apple Blossom

    Bottle (Imp): Smells like, apple-y flowers. Heh. Just On: Flowers. An hour or two later: Well, apple-y flowers it is. Nice, not soapy, pleasant scent. Around 6 hours: Starting to fade, but still nice flowers. 12 hours: The apple blossoms have fallen and faded. Overall: A very pleasant scent, and I like it. After reading other reviews: I didn't get nearly the strength of it that others did.
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    Lucky #20

    Bottle (Imp): Whoa, a tad sharp on the nose. Just On: Hmmm something sweet. An hour or two later: Oh yeah, that's something sweet just hanging around the edges. Around 6 hours: Gone. 12 hours: Still gone. Overall: NO idea what's in it, and it's not exactly a perfume blend, but I can see using it in ritual. After reading other reviews: Apparently I'm not the only one with no clue on notes in this.
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    Baba Yaga

    Bottle (Imp): A little sweet, quite smooth, with a tiny hint of spice. Just On: Sweet and smooth. Just a bit of spice, maybe a bit of flowers. An hour or two later: Hmmm, watery spices. Around 6 hours: Mostly water, and a bit of spice. 12 hours: Spicy water. Overall: Not too bad really. I think I'd consider more of this. After reading other reviews: Wow, the pineapple really didn't stand out to my nose. This is a good scent though, and the more I think about it, the more likely I would be to by a bottle.
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    Naiad

    Bottle (Imp): Quite sultry and smooth, a lot like an expensive cologne. Just On: Yeah, sultry, smooth, exotic. A bit sweet. An hour or two later: Hmm, still fairly exotic and sultry, not sweet now, and not as smooth. Around 6 hours: Some of the sultryness left, but fading quickly. 12 hours: Almost all the way gone, the last bits of smoothness left. Overall: It's a fairly nice scent, but nothing I go nuts over. After reading other reviews: Hmmm lavender that doesn't take over the scent and bash everything else off my skin. Nice.
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    Black Widow

    Bottle (Imp): Hmm, there is a bit of sweetness, and some sharpness to this one. Just On: My, the sweetness is just barely there, and this sort of smells like what I might imagine a black widow spider to smell like. An hour or two later: Not so sweet now, it drew me in, and now it has a little nip to it. Around 6 hours: A dry rather spidery scent. Quite evocative of the name. 12 hours: Okay, now it's a bit sweet again. This is an awesome scent. Overall: I really like this one. After reading other reviews: Wow, all those notes, and not a one of them stood out in this blend for me. I like it though.
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    Storm

    Bottle (Imp): Water with some kind of plants in it, but not flowery really. Just On: About the same, but maybe with a hint of a flower. An hour or two later: Plants in water. Around 6 hours: A vase full of greens, take the greens out, and smell the water. 12 hours: Barest hint of water. Overall: I like it well enough, but it's not an OMFG scent. After reading other reviews: Wow, I got no citrus out of this really.
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    Tears

    Bottle (Imp): Watery smooth with a hint of sweet. Just On: Oh sweet watery beauty. An hour or two later: Just tears, like the name. Another magic blend that captures it's name fully. Around 6 hours: Tears. 12 hours: Salt. How cool. Overall: This is a beautiful scent, and I'm quite surprised I like it so well. After reading other reviews: Cathartic is a good word for this. It certainly made me think of tears when I smelled it. Another amazing scent I'm so thrilled just to have been able to try. I'm hanging onto this imp for a while, I think it will be perfect for the day I schedule my meltdown.
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    Haitian Lover

    Bottle (Imp): Oh this is beautiful, sweet. Just On: Oh, sweetness and something smooth underneath it. An hour or two later: It's completely morphed into something else. Around 6 hours: The sweet has left. I'm not sure I like this anymore. 12 hours: Hm. Not sure what I'm smelling, but it's not bad. Very faint. Overall: I can't figure out what's in this. Some kind of spice, and gods know what else. I like it, don't love it. After reading other reviews: This seems to be a love it or hate it scents, and I'm smack dab in the middle of those two.
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    Silentium Amoris

    Bottle (Imp): Smooth and sultry. Just On: Still smooth and sultry, but it smells like flowers. An hour or two later: Hmmm, I am not getting the flowers I was, it's very smooth. Around 6 hours: Just a smooth scent, but not like anything I can identify right now. 12 hours: It's just barely there, a tiny whiff of that sultry thing. Overall: I like it, but it's not something I'm gaga over. After reading other reviews: Gosh, the roses certainly didn't dominate this for me. That's good, as I usually manage to make soap out of them.
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    Mandarin Orange

    Bottle (Imp): I can't smell anything in the imp. That's too strange. Just On: I get the faintest hint of orange. An hour or two later: It's really faded already. Around 6 hours: It's totally gone. That was pretty fast. 12 hours: As shocking as this may seem, it would still be gone. Overall: This just disappears in nothing flat on me. I can barely smell it in the mip as well, so I guess this is just a really light scent. After reading other reviews: I didn't really get peel out of this, not that I had much time in the few minutes I could even smell it.
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    Strawberry

    Bottle (Imp): Creamy strawberry. Just On: Strawberry ice cream. An hour or two later: Strawberry popcicles. Around 6 hours: Strawberries, in sugary syrup, the way I make them for strawberry shortcake. 12 hours: Last little bit of sweetness, not really identifiable as strawberry. Overall: I love love love this one. After reading other reviews: I get all the sweetness of sweet fresh strawberries, which of course makes me think of so many other treats.
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    Pineapple

    Bottle (Imp): Amazingly, this smells like pineapple. Just On: Wow, totally pineapple. This rocks. An hour or two later: Plastic pineapple. Around 6 hours: Still some plastic, but pineapple too. 12 hours: It's faded away to nothingness. Overall: This was so pineapple at first, and my skin totally ruined it. After reading other reviews: Apparently I'm the only one who gets that plstic yuck out of this. <sigh>
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    Sweet Clove

    Bottle (Imp): Now, don't be shocked, but this smells like sweet cloves. Just On: This makes me want to make pumpkin pie, because I can always smell the cloves the best of the spices we use. An hour or two later: Ahhh yes, this is certainly clove. It's yummy. Around 6 hours: Okay, you have to promise not to be surprised when I tell you what this smells like. Okay? Well, it smells like cloves! 12 hours: Well, since it's gone, it doesn't smell like anything now. Overall: I really like this one. After reading other reviews: I pretty much have to concur with the others who love this.
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