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If only the rose or, even better, the apple came through more here Instead it's just a mish-mash sweet scent that smells like a nice shampoo or soap. Rats!

Ummmm not so much. I don't get fruit or woods, really. I get Hallmark potpourri and then, soon after, it settled into plasticky hazelnut. Bad skin chemistry for this one.

Dark, ashy, and smoky with a hint of apple. Sexy as all get out I can see this being a regular for me. Great addition to the catalogue!

Well hi there acai berry! Similar to Australian copperhead or maybe Coral snake on me, whichever had the acai berry note in it. Very pretty - fresh and light, floral and fruit. Not a keeper on me, sadly.

Okay, this is really weird and I don't expect it to smell this way on any one else, but I get....light-pink Geek The younger sister who's still in highschool of my fave of all faves! Wow!! I think it must be the combination of musk and leather that's doing it. I've tried as many leather and musk blends as I can lay my hands on, but this is the closest to my Geek. It has that "just stepped out of the shower" fresh sexiness of it. Too bad the inquest is already over - I'll have to keep an eye out for a bottle in the future.

Crazy.

This was the queen I most wanted to try and was the most nervous about with the notes. Boadicea is one of my historical heros ever since I was a kid (a British warrior queen? How cool!) so I was really excited to see her name up there. So many notes listed can go wrong on me, though - fig, vanilla, oak, and especially the uber-dreaded dragon's blood! Once on though, these went so very, very right! Yay! The amber didn't turn to powder, but was rich and glowing. The fig was a light and fresh fruity presence offset by the sweet vanilla and the rugged touch of leather brushing up against the lowest layer of the mix deepened everything. Perfect! Just perfect

Oh my, this is sexy! Rich, dark red smelling oil with lots of currant swimming in a river of golden honey. This is a truly rich and decadent oil. Much later the sweet and light blackberry note starts to come through once the voluptuous honey and currant backs away a bit. I am going to treasure this imp!

This is so nice! Green coconut with a light musk undertone. There are some white flowers peeping through in the background. Very clean smelling. Good if you're into the coconut scents. Fresh without any aquatic if you want a beachy scent

Woah Nelly, this is strong! Bright, and I mean REALLY bright eucalyptus and mint. If you're ever feeling down on a morning just open up a vial of this to get you jumpstarted.

Wow.

This was great at first - all musk and orange (two of my favorite notes), but then the fruit started barging in and my skin doesn't play well with melon Too bad - I thought this was going to be a big win for me.

I have been looking to swap for an imp of this for almost a year. A year, people!! Now that I have it (two swaps at once, wouldn't you know) I was very nervous it would be awful and not live up to my crazily high expectations.

But.

It's amazing <cue dramatic award acceptance-type music>

This is perfect. Better than what I could have ever hoped for! Better than Juke Joint, better than Jersey-Devil (though that tomato note is mighty fine), better than the booze in Mad Sweeney! This is the perfect blend of dark, caramelized sugar with a hint of barrel wood and a few drops of alchohol. It's sweet with a capital S and makes me want to gnaw off my own arm - and I'm not a big fan of foody scents in general. After awhile it turns smoky and slightly incense-y...as if it NEEDED to get better at this point Wow. Just fricking wow.

Mmm piney and wild like running through a forest at night It was fun to compare this to Hexennacht and Wolf Moon comes out a little more ballsy than the sweetly sensual Hexennacht. More pine and blue musk vs. skin musk. I like this one more, I think and I'm glad I have my imp!

Edit: whoops, didn't need the description in there!

So nice! A Hesperides-type apple scent with a little kick to it. Unfortunately it leaves my skin very fast and would take several re-applications to stay on my skin. Too bad!

Mostly ylang-ylang and honey for me in this so very, very sweet. Too sweet for my nose A bit more rose coming through now that it's a half hour later, so a rose and honey + tropical floral scent in the end.

My first thought was "this would make nice smelling soap" <sigh> because that is how incredibly soapy this is on me. Sweet and soapy. To the swaps!

Why hello there, sexy This is a warm, glowing sexy older brother to Vixen. I almost get the orange and cream with spice from Vixen, but I know there isn't anything like that in here. Strange, but a truly beautiful scent! Keeper. (Thanks lab!)

This is a very sweet floral on me that dries down to pure jasmine. Jasmiiiiiiiiine! To the swaps!

After a green and woody wet stage this turns into the most perfect patchouli I have ever gotten out of a bpal. Smells like head shop incense. Awesome. I will be hoarding this puppy!!

Lemon! Lots of lemon like everyone else Started out as a dead ringer for Pledge, but now it's mellowing out (thank goodness). Still a bit synthetic smelling, but there's a hint of musk coming through. Invigorating and refreshing seem like tame words to describe this one

Oh, this is lovely! I'm a big fan of copal, incense, and sweet orange...so this goes over reeeeeeal well with me Dusty, not sweet orange with a hint of the dark smell I usually gt from copal. Good throw. Mmm can't quit huffing my arm with this one! Keeper.

This smells peachy on me which isn't in the notes, but that's turning a bit more floral the longer it sits. Sweet, musky and rich. I'm trying Oblivion on the other arm and they have the musk and spice in common. They're a bit similar, but the floral and fruitiness of this is right there on top compared to the sugary musk sweetness of Oblivion. Good one

Oh dear god this is good Sweet, sweeeeet, smoky, spicy goodness. A bit "veiled" smelling somehow. Musk and labdanum tends to love my skin and this is amazing! Light, but deep and rich at the same time. Bottle-freaking-worthy.

This was a ninja frimp in a package sent by the amazing and lovely tartchef. I'm so glad I got to try this one! A light, sharp scent - it represents heartache pretty darn well. It goes a bit plastic on my skin, unfortunately, but the main scents are dry lavender and sweet blackberry. I bet on the right person this is great

Ooooh. Creamy rose sweetened with vanilla and a touch of spice. Very sweet and feminine. Good throw, too! I'd be curious to compare Parliament of Foules to this one since I remember that being rose and cream on me as well. Keeper I think!

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I love incense blends and this one is fantastic! The wee drop of oil I have testing on my wrist is giving off a rich and spicy smell I can imagine this will layer really well with other oils that need an incense kick with my skin chemistry.