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  1. brownbear

    Laudanum

    Holy cow. On my skin this is heavy, thick, black smoke. I can't even pick out the notes beyond the smoke. I'm hoping that it will lighten up as time goes on, but for now it's too heavy and dark and um, smoky for me.
  2. brownbear

    Chaos Theory II : The Butterfly Effect

    DCXLII - There is a lot of sweet fruit in this one. It started out smelling questionable. I didn't think I'd like it. But once it dried, it turned out really nice. It's very juicy and fun. (Previously reviewed by Digital_Hypoxia.)
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    Chaos Theory

    XLVIII - I'm really glad I got to try this. It started out smelling a lot like vanilla. It is a very light scent. Now it has faded a bit to be more floral, but I still get hints of the vanilla. Not bad at all. ETA: dang it. The vanilla is going a bit off on my skin. I'll have to try it with a carrier oil. (Last reviewed by Laurel the Woodfairy.)
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    Dana O'Shee

    grrrrr The milk has done it again. I didn't really expect anything different though. I'll have to try this again over some carrier oil. Anyway, it starts out really tasty. Sweet and almondy. Then in a couple minutes it goes all weird and plastic on my skin. This happens with most scents that have milk or cream listed as a note. I'll edit this after I try it with a carrier.
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    Arachne

    This is just as light as I thought it would be. It is soft, light, breezy, floral and a bit fruity. It is barely there, but very nice. I think I'll wear this when I want to wear a perfume that is more background.
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    Arkham

    mmm This is really nice. It's a little bit sweet, light, and floral. There's a teeny hint of berry. It's pretty.
  7. brownbear

    Pink Moon 2005

    Hmm. At first this is really sweet and yes, pink. But then once it started to dry a weird celery note came out. I've had this before with certain bpal oils. I'll have to check if they have similar notes to them. It is so weird that my skin is doing this. Maybe it is the phlox. I don't know.
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    Stardust

    This one changed a lot on me. It started out like a sweet, fruity, floral. Then it went through a weird icky stage. Now that it's all dried out it is quite nice. It is a very cool, bright floral.
  9. brownbear

    Hunger

    This one starts out mostly orange blossom. As it dries it gets more dusty and dark. There is a little bit of the floral narcissus that comes through. But overall it is orange blossom. After it dries completely the vanilla does something weird on my skin. It starts to get a little sour. Before that it is a really nice scent though.
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    Black Pearl

    It's yummy. I get mostly coconut from it. When I wear it to work everyone asks why I have sunblock on. But I really like the way it smells.
  11. brownbear

    Le Serpent Qui Danse

    At first it's mostly violet, then the vanilla does something on my skin. It turns into a sour floral. Most vanillas don't work on me, so I wasn't really surprised. oh well
  12. brownbear

    Silk Road

    mmmmm I like this one. It has spice, buy isn't super strong. I think there might be a bit of sandalwood coming out. It's very warm and doesn't change a whole lot on my skin. It just gets a little mellower as it dries.
  13. brownbear

    Belladonna

    first impression: greeeeeeeen with teeth After it dries for a while it mellow out. It's still very green and has a bit of a dirt type note to it. Not really my style, but it's interesting.
  14. brownbear

    Thanatos

    This one got drier smelling as it dried on my skin. Usually rose gets amped up on my skin, but I'm not getting rose from this. It is overall very dry, with woody and incensey notes.
  15. brownbear

    The Peacock Queen

    The first time I sniffed this was at one of the full moons at the shop. I only sniffed the bottle, but it was such a velvety, deep rose, that I knew I'd have to order it. The bottle I just got doesn't seem as deep as the one I sniffed in the store. I'm thinking that I need to age this a bit. Overall, yup roses. Deep, heavy, grown up, red roses.
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    Luna

    In the bottle this one is very much bitter almond/ cherry. On my skin it started out very sharp. Then a floral note came out. I'm guessing it's the jasmine. There is also a hint of what I'm guessing is honeysuckle. I'm not sure how much I'll wear this one.
  17. brownbear

    Holiday Moon

    This isn't the type of scent I usually gravitate towards, but I really like it. It is light and green. It is very fresh smelling. I can pick out the tea, but I'm not familiar with oude. I've worn this one a couple times already and I like it for a nice, light, green scent with something more, something a teeny bit deeper. This is one of my favorites of the moons that I've tried.
  18. brownbear

    Midwinter's Eve

    '05 JUICY! I expected this to be more floral, but I was pleasantly surprised by how fruit juicy it is. It's not especially sweet, but very fruity. yum cute roommate response: juicy yup it is
  19. brownbear

    Blood Lotus

    mmm It is sweet lotus. This one doesn't change really on me as it dries. It's sweet and wet. And it seems to last awhile. a keeper
  20. brownbear

    Spanked

    This one starts out as all spice. Lots of cardamom. The bourbon note never really came out on me. The patchouli stayed very light in the background the whole time. After it dries completely it is mostly leather on me. Slightly spicy leather.
  21. brownbear

    Mitzvah

    MMMM It's really sweet. It reminds me of rich vanilla frosting. Unfortunately, on my skin it does that sour morphing thing. I'll have to try it again over some almond oil or something. It does have staying power though.
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    Queen of Spades

    wow! In general I mostly get dark plum with a hint of other fruits. Then there is a bit of incense as well. It never went very floral on me. This is such a nice blend. It fades a bit on me, so I'll probably be slathering while it lasts.
  23. brownbear

    Tombstone

    This starts out smelling like dirt. Then it goes to dry dirt. It is very dry dirt for a long time, then it gets more cedar. Then after a while it gets really tasty. It's balsam and vanilla. I eventually like it, but not enough to make space for it.
  24. brownbear

    Lemon, Lemon, Lemony Goodness

    hmm whitechapel ?
  25. brownbear

    Bewitched

    Definitely fruity. I get a bit of the musk too, but mostly a general fruit note. The tea didn't come out til later on and the general fruit does get to be more berry as it dries. At first I wasn't sure, but after a while it was really nice. Fruit and green.
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