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I get a ton of lemon from this on wet, but it smells more like lemon verbena. As it dries, I get a hint of cardamom and amber. Meh.

On wet, I get a TON of lily of the valley. I get some of the hydrangea which gives it that green planty smell, and in general it sort of smells like Host of Air, but much more floral and with a ton of lilies. As it dries, I get a hint of hyacinth and the lily recedes. It goes from what I'd consider Host of Air: Lily Power to a more yellow floral, which is definitely the hyacinth coming to the fore. Well, if I ever run out of Host of Air, I think I'll pick up Grief. On the other hand, very apropos for a funeral.

Holy camarones - this is frankincense and warm heliotrope. So its a nice warm, resinous blend with just a smidge of floral.

Oh my goodness. This is a soft, delicious plum. Very foodie, sweet and with a touch of cinnamon and porridge. Delicious.

Okay... I find this very interesting. It starts off as a delicate floral, slightly green and white and that makes sense with angel's trumpet. I agree with the assessment that it smells, on wet, something a very young girl would wear. And then as it dries, I get something kinda sweaty, kinda musky, very powdery.... which just about SHATTERS the idea of innocence. I blame the powder on the violet. I also get something that smells kinda synthetic. ... Oddly enough, I find the blend to be very aptly named.

I find this a very 'grassy' and 'green' scent. After it being wet and in the first stages of the drydown, I do get a hit of sawdust. It amps up in sweetness as it dries, but it is a very cool green aquatic - very grassy, very fresh. I find the pivet adds just a touch of floral to it. Very nice.

I think I may be in love. So I get a ton of smoky vetiver and patchouli on wet --- and then as it dries, the cedar appears but for some strange reason the cedar is smooth and almost citrusy. In fact, when I just took a whiff of it, it has a slight pink grapefruit tinge that makes this absolutely delicious. Love the drydown, hate it when I first apply. But really, the drydown is superbly amazing. Esp. since cedar really does tend to smell like pencil shavings to me.

Harp, you are made of epic fail. You smell on wet, like warm vanilla mixed with celery seed. And then you dry to a vanilla plastic doll. This blend has the type of vanilla that goes to plastic on me. Epic.Lose.

Ugh. I get loads of frankincense - smoky, sweet, resinous with a hint of ginger and something that is like powdery/floral which evolves into a green cedar sort of smell. I get a hint of leather that really comes to the forefront in the drydown, mixed with the frankincense. Yeah, not for me.

On wet, this actually reminds me of hair salons - fake apple blossom floral with a chemical edge to it. As it dries, I get more of the fir needles and balsam. Not my style at all.

Oh lord, this is vetiver, a hint of grapefruit and PEPPER. Pass.

Well damn. I sort of expected to hate this, but ... uhh.... this is like... Okay, I get vanilla, green woods and *GASP* a narcissus that smells very much like .... DAFFODIL. I kid you not. On wet, it is definitely more incense, and that's pretty much the smell for about an hour. And then *BOOM* it turns into a sweet, green daffodil-like floral blend. I swear there is some sort of citrus in it, because both wet and dry, I get the most amazing whiffs of something that smells like orange. And like the orange note is like the one found in Orange. Sweet, juicy, delicious. GENIUS! :love!: Okay, I am now going to go off and find some unloved Narkissos out there. Because apparently, we were totally meant to be. Oh skin chemistry, I have railed against you time and time again, but in this case, I think you've made up for some of those times where everyone was getting something delectable, and I was getting something... well, not what everyone else was.

Oh Helios - on me you are frankincense, cedarwood and saffron. Loads of it. Not typically I associate with the sun.

Lychee syrup (which has run cloying and sweet) and MEGA ROSE! HAI! I EAT YOUR NOSE NAO. Really sweet rose and lychee blend. Pass.

I really was hoping for a clove/orange blend - and its there, but totally dominated by the cumin. Which is very Indian curry style on me. Yeah, loads of loads of cumin. Pass.

CLXXV Take Dorian and combine it with Swank and this is what you get. On wet, I definitely get a red merlot slap but sweeter, and as it dries I recognize it as pomegranate given off a very 'red wine' vibe. There is some gin in here, I believe (why, hello there juniper!). Previously reviewed by sprocket21 and bheansidhe.

Snow, loads of olive and cardamom. Odd. I really get lots of olive, and it reminds me to Olisbos. I think olive blossom tends to go 'chemical' on me.

I get the same rose note as in Rose Red, with the coconut from Snow White. Erm. Pass.

Sweet, bright fruity aquatic. I really get the water lily and green grasses. I find this delicious, light and tasty. Perfect for the summer. Off to find a partial bottle...

Chemical black leather. Like DeSade. Let's face it, leather is so not my friend.

This one was very interesting to my nose. It definitely had a white flower/honey + citrus and yes, I would say its more of the pink grapefruit variety. And now that I read fairnymph's review I do see that the white flower I was getting is linden. It dries to a sort of spicy floral, much warmer than when first applied with a drizzling of honey. Very torn on how I actually feel about this one. My first impression was that I liked it. Now the question is - how much? ETA: Testing it again - I definitely got the pink grapefruit and more 'ash' on wet, which made it very pearlescent. Unfortunately, the ash has amped up and it ends up a smokey light honey, slightly powdery.

OMG - this is totally DeSade's chemical black leather. A little softer, but I still get that weird chemical black leather from it. And perhaps, as it dries, just the bare hint of wood. PASS.

I definitely get cardamom, cocoa and ginger from this. In fact, the cardamom is the most prominent feature. This reminds me alot to the purple/orange label version of 13, which I believe is April 07. Pretty tasty.

MCCXXXVIII (1237): So this definitely had some vanilla/tonka in it. On wet, it was like dragon's blood resin combined with sandalwood. Thankfully DBR left, and I got a sort of vanilla, spicy sandalwood. Rich, smooth, sexy. Very evocative. Wasn't my cup of tea in the end but pretty nifty. Previously reviewed by theseagrows.

So I get snow but it's the tropical snow that I tend to associate with say... Snow White... meaning i get some tropical fruits: coconut and pineapple. Actually I thought PINEAPPLE as soon as I put it on, with a twinge of beeswax. So um... Pineapple love. Yeah folks, that's what I get. MEGATRON OF PINEAPPLE. I think I kinda like it...