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Light resins, tea and whiffs of citrus cologne and tobacco. It's got a faint trace of musk, and something that goes almost soapy on me. This reminds me to the Committee of 300.

So on wet, this one had a giant slap of cucumber. Hurrah! It's a very green, aquatic blend. However, as it dries, the cucumber disappears and I'm left with an aquatic white floral. I think there may also be some white pepper in here. Boo.

Evil Half-Elf Definitely pitches the evil into the more masculine side, making it muskier yet slightly sweeter. It comes off as more 'sophisticated'. Neutral Half-Elf Sweeter, white musk, slightly citrusy bouquet. It's an interesting, very urbane mix. Again, I feel like half-elf is masculine on me, but this one because of the sweetness in neutral ends up in a more gender-neutral category.

Halfing Ranger Ranger's woodiness tempers the foodiness in Halfling quite well. The foodiness brings sweetness to Ranger's wood and musk. I think some Evil layered on this would be awesome. Which is what I'm going to do next. Elf Ranger Elf's musk combined with Ranger's musk and woods ends up bringing up the leather aspects in Ranger, esp. on my skin. It smells very masculine actually, with a touch of honey. It's like a sophisticated men's cologne. Later... Evil Halfing Ranger I feel that this is a very well rounded combination - the smokiness of evil, the hint of toothy foodiness from halfling, and it is weighted down by the woodsiness of ranger. Definitely in the darker scent category. Good Elf Ranger The good overlay definitely amps up the musks in all three blends, and honey. It doesn't go as powdery as good by itself, and I feel like the ranger again, weighs down the blend quite a bit. I don't think in general good is a scent element that I enjoy. This will probably be updated with the combination of evil + elf and evil + halfing. Since, well, I love evil.

Yes, I'm still human... Good Ranger Good brings a pervading sweetness to Ranger, and I get more of the musk coming out on this one. Evil Ranger I think Evil and Ranger are a good pairing, if somewhat masculine. The smokiness of Evil plays well with the woodsy Ranger base, and I get more of the plum in Evil coming out. Fierce.

Green herbs, balsam, amber and spices. On wet, the green herbs and spices are the most prominent part and then as it dries the balsam and amber come out. It's earthy, green/resinous, and very well blended. Sadly, it is not for me.

Well, damn. I didn't actually expect to like this. I wasn't crazy for either Antique Lace or XCDL13. HELL. So yes, to echo everyone this is the floral, Madagascar vanilla. With an extra jolt of sugar. Damn, I wish that the released Elf was THIS good. Sadly however, medium to no throw on me and absolutely no wear length. Because if it did stick around, I think I'd have to organize a bank heist or something. Feloniously good.

Sweet cola overlay but that disappears quickly. What I really get is woody sandalwood, rich cardamom and a bit of honey. Yes, I can see how people think of it in the Fledgling Raptor Moon/Panther Moon vein, but it kinda reminds me to Dancing Koi.

Grapes, red wine and flowers. I find this to be very sweet, floral, and very wearable. Feminine and kinda outdoorsy.

Bright metal (not so much ozone, just straight up metal) and leather. And rocks. Definitely smelling like rocks. Very manly.

I sneer at conventions. Most of the classes didn't appeal to me, wheras most of the alignments did... so, Lawful + Evil I get a very smoky oak. However, as it dries the rhubarb peeks out and brings a lot of sweetness to it. On the final drydown, its more of rhubarb + chamomile, on top of a oak base. Slightly masculine. I found this very intriguing, although it lacked something. Lawful + Neutral Again, for me neutral is a cantaloupe sweet musk and that was very prominent on wet. As it dried, the sweetness became less aggressive but still prevalent and I got more chamomile and powderiness. I think I might try race combos next. Because for me, this makes me think of MUNCHKIN. And I'm totally a half breed when I can. Can't wait until I get my gnome imp though!

Chellah v4 reminds me a lot to Penny Dreadful. It has a rich loamy note, mixed in with a heady woman's spicy cologne. I think it may have some jasmine in it...

Ennui v42 is a very manly, woodsy scent. I get a lot of vetiver (on wet, its almost like smoky bacon) which thankfully recedes and there's definitely some myrrh and dark woods (and yes, it may be mahogany. I agree with Penance that this smells alot like original Capricorn (except on me I get this amazing grapefruit pith from Capricorn which don't ask me WHY it just does).

Cohen for me starts out a little strong with the black tea, but then it mellows out with the honey, apricot and saffron coming out as it starts to dry. I get a whiff of ginger which makes it slightly spicy. It alot of ways it does remind me to Miller vs. California in the mishmash of dissonant notes. I think the black tea in this one is a stand in for the leather of Miller, apricot instead of berries, and the ginger combined with the other notes is oddly reminiscent to the paper bag note in Miller.

I get a good bit of patchouli and sandalwood to this blend. In fact, on wet it almost has a heavy slap of what I thought was lemon verbena. As it dries, the patchouli and sandalwood seem to standout the most against with a hint of cacao. Too stinky for me.

Blackberries and honey. Although I have to say its more like a blackberry leaf and honey. I sort of really like this but wonder if I can pull off the sweetness of the honey. I do love me some blackberries though...

Cherry, honey and a whiff of herbal florals. It's more cherry/honey on wet, but as it dries some of the herbal bitterness seeps through, tempering the sweetness of the honey.

Hochelaga is warm, sweet leather with a hint of musk. The leather puts me more in mind to Quincy Morris than DeSade, but definitely masculine. It's like if Coyote had leather in it.

Definitely furry musk. It's cozy, comforting, slightly masculine on me. I get hints of both violet and licorice, which makes this scent appear 'dark'. Interesting, but not for me.

Vanilla musk and lily. Sweet, creamy, kinda sharp. I was hoping for some lilacs, because that would have made this super awesome. Sadly, the lack of lilacs makes me sad. ETA: So I tried this again and on wet, it smells like scented baby diapers/baby wipes. It dries down to a soft lily with a tinge of vanilla. Low throw, low wearlength. I think I'd still keep it IF it weren't for the first 15 minutes which smell almost repellant AND have a huge throw on me. SUPER SAD PANDA NOW.

Sadly with Elf, I amp up the violet which sort of ruins everything for me. I get soft pine, lily, whiff of berries and a whole lot of powdery sharp parma violet underneath some woodsy/barkness. I swear I get whiffs of booze/wine and juniper. Is life everlasting suppose to remind me of booze, particularly gin? That sort of lends it a sort of "bubbly" quality to it. Complex, ethereal, outdoorsy.

Grapefruit rind, sandalwood, egyptian musk. Slight powderiness when it dries. Other than that, golden, warm, exotic.

Pine, woods, sappy bark. It's definitely a green, forest smell. After the rain, when you get that sort of dirt/fallen leaves smell to it. Definitely edges toward the masculine. I'd be interested to layer both Ranger and Neutral on mr. zee_zee.

Good is sharp, powdery, and sweet. I like Dark Alice's description in that it is a soft, sweet powdery floral. Not sure if I'll like it mixed in with other things...

Okay, this is very foodie and sweet. It smells like a cross between oatmeal cookies and Strawberry Shortcake dolls. It's got a bright fruity edge, warm grain scent, and buttery cake component. Interesting..