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Mastermind is a sophisticated men's cologne. Its got that jasmine overlay, but the leather note is fairly dominant on me. It warms up considerably on the drydown with touches of vanilla, sandalwood and plum softening the leather note quite a bit. Dark, dangerous, manly.

Avenger starts out as a spicy floral, with hints of pikaki, tuberose and pink pepper and dries down to a warm, spice vanilla rum blend with a hint of floral. On the drydown I get the vanilla and rum with hints of pepper, clove and patchouli. Dark, womanly, deadly. I actually quite like it.

This started as a fruity floral with the pear overtones and a whiff of violet. It dries down to an almost vanilla orchid with hints of patchouli. It's heady, redolent, and very sophisticated. Floral, heady, womanly. I may actually need a partial of this.

Luna Negra, Ted's Creation starts off as cherry cough syrup on me, dries down to a blackberry musky blend and then tones of red wine start coming out. It finally morphs after a few hours into a red musk/Mme Moriarty kissing cousin. Fruity, sexy, musky. If you like Mme. Moriarty or Crypt Queen, give this a whirl!

White leather on wet, but mellowed by the white musk and the vanilla as it dries. The frankincense and white leather combine together, and overall its a very grounded scent. Can't wait to try it with Evil, Lawful, Chaotic and a Halfing bit combination. Not all together, of course.

Black musk, possibly green musk, and some spices, one of which may be anise and possibly a hint of cardamom. Dark, smoky male cologne. The musk is fairly sophisticated, so yes, a very sleek tomcat indeed.

Salty lavender and florals. I don't know if its because of the type of lavender or because one of the florals is jasmine. I'm definitely detecting the jasmine in the drydown. Not for me.

I have to say that on wet there's a high pitched note that somehow makes it smell like nail polish remover, but then on the drydown it completely changes to a deep, rich resinous blend. I think its got black musk and the vanilla really shines through in the drydown. A touch of opium perhaps? For those that love Snake Charmer and Gun Moll, take note. And perhaps beg Beth to release this?

Frankincense, myrrh and dark musk. I think they might be a hint of pepper. On wet, I thought it was vetiver because of the gritty smokiness but now I think it was some of the pepper I was picking up, which is more noticeable as such in the drydown. It does remind me quite a bit of Event Horizon (which makes sense), as a dark foreboding sort of scent. Dark and mysterious. Slightly masculine.

Lavender and berries. On wet, it is almost exclusively lavender - but its not sharp or salty. There's a hint of another flower and definitely berries on the drydown. I am guessing red currant, as its fresh and not that sweet. Comforting, soothing. For lavender fans, I'd check this out.

In some ways this really reminds me to Lune Noire and Morgause. It's the dark, sultry scent. There's hints of fruitiness in it (I would venture into plum), rose and black orchid. Dark, mysterious, sultry.

Touched Twice ended up as rose powder for me. It was all rose, all the time, and the musk dried down to a vanilla powder. EPIC FAILURE for my skin chemistry.

Strong patchouli/woods, softened by vanilla and spice. It reminds me alot to the original Capricorn, although softened by the other components. It's dark, gritty, masculine. I bet it smells amazing aged, and if I had the patience, I would bottle it for two years and then see what its like.

This is a soft, nice woodsy, bay and vanilla blend. On wet, I get the overlays of lime over it which actually make me think of bergamot being present. I get whiffs of clove on wet. Overally, it's a slightly masculine, very well blended scent. It's a scent that stays close to the skin on drydown. I think I would really enjoy a lotion made out of this.

The dominant note on wet is a worn black leather note (sort of like De Sade but softer) and it gets softer in the drydown as the rosin brings out a pine/green combination out to it. It smells dark, masculine and I'm not sure if I would use it as a base for other RPG combos. I am however, intrigued, to use it with Lawful as I feel that would compliment it well.

Planting Moon v5 is like a cross of the released version of Planting Moon and Host of Air. I amp up the lilies in this one, and it ends up being soapy. It is far less green, and much more flowery and with a hint of dirt on the drydown.

This one starts as a fruity floral with notes of blood orange and fig, and then dries to a spicy, powdery dark floral. Whatever fruit notes there were have essentially been dominated by the violet, rose and ylang ylang.

I'm very torn on Hygeia. I get red musk, tobacco, sandalwood and a sweet incense. If the red musk were slightly LESS prominent, I think I would love it. This is a very sexy, very well blended resinous/musky blend.

For me, Pallas is all about the mandarin and myrrh. It's a sweet orange resin blend, with hints of cinnamon and amber. Mmm. Oranges!

I get mostly cherries (the same cherry note as in Gothabilly), a hint of blackberry and red musk. These are sweet, seductive berries! It sort of reminds me because of the cherries to Gothabilly, and the cherry/red musk combo is like a better version of Hollywood Babylon. Mmmm. Tasty.

It starts off as citrusy tea, and then I get vanilla, linens and a hint of coconut and cognac. It ends up a sort of boozey, sweet vanilla. It reminds me to mix of Antique Lace and Black Lace.

I agree that this is probably a Banshee Beat prototype as they have a similar vibe. Powdery vanilla, stinky patchouli and a hint of wood/oak. The patchouli is too much for me, but I like how heavier the vanilla component is in this blend.

This definitely reminds me to Loosening the Obi. It's rice wine, something citrusy, and I get more peach blossom as opposed to peach on this during the drydown. I also get some oakmoss from this. Definitely very Shunga-esque!

I get lavender, hints of honeysuckle and green, and on wet a tinge of lemon. I like this prototype version better than the released one.

Orchid, hint of apricot, gardenia and honey. As it dries, I get more of the gardenia and honey. Which means this TOTALLY does not work for me.