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This starts out as dirt and cocoa, with a hit of coconut. And dries to a basically, dusty coconut and woods blend. Meh.

Orris so doesn't work for me. This smelled like sharp dusty powder on me. Warm, slightly musk, sharp powder.

I really get the fig in this one. It's sweet, with a hint of vanilla. I do get a trace of patchouli, which prevents this from being overly sweet. But yes, overall, sexy fruit.

This is fuzzy. I get a slightly musky honey, sweet and with white flowers. More than anything, there was the impression of 'plush'. It really does give off a fuzzy vibe. Odd, and yet kinda incredible. I am also amazed that rose hasn't dominated this blend.

This one was very dusty licorice/anise smelling. If there is coconut, it is coconut cream and BPAL cream note tends to be 'off' on me. I do get a hint of coconut on the drydown. But again, its like dusty coconut + licorice. Not for me, this is.

I get mostly a burst of red currant and orange flower at the beginning. And then leather on the bottom. It is slightly chemically, but on me, this kinda works. As it dries, I get a hint of clove and fig. I think this would smell delicious on the right man. In fact, I am going to see how it works out on mr. zee_zee....

I get buttery dough, berries, a trace of chocolate. I find this pretty tasty, and for once the cream doesn't go to plastic on me! On the drydown, I get a fair amount of musk. It's slightly masculine. It's very light on me. I am not sure how much I would reach for this blend, but I do like it. Perhaps I'll track down another decant. ETA: Okay, so I lied. I totally need this blend. On drydown its vanilla cake, with a hint of berries and this delicious golden musk. YUM Like golden cake. Yes, I smell like golden cake. TASTY. Who doesn't want to smell tasty?

I am amping the patchouli and clary sage, so this smells very earthy with a hint of green. Very apropos, but I don't find the scent enticing.

I have to say that I get the eucalyptus and tons of orange, so it's this nice minty herbal orange in fragrance. MMMmmm. Love the scent!

For me, my skin brings out all the elements from Iron Phoenix that I wish sort of stayed away. I get a basically spicy (touch of clove but not enough for my tastes, slight pepper on the aftertaste), sweetly resinous (hello myrrh!) DRAGON'S BLOOD. Where is the ginger? The metal? Basil!?? Yeah, this blend did not work out for me.

I can't get over how pretty this is. It's a bright raspberry with loads of silver shimmer. I have to admit that it might just be a tad too bright for me. It's kinda girly, but I feel more like the kind of girl that wears pink a la punk rocker style. You know, with fishnets, instead of pearls. My nail polish colors tend to be pretty subtle/conservative (unless you think about Destroying Angel... but that's more like a fall color). This isn't. At all.

I was generously frimped a decant of this, and I admit basically trying it for what it smells like. Lavender, a decent bit of geranium (yeah!) and sandalwood. There is a very cool aquatic feel to it (probably from the salty lavender).... And in general, I get lots of geranium. Yeah!

Ditto with the reviews. This is TKO, a hint sweeter, a hint of other florals. I agree that it is not as 'versatile' a room spray, but I can see it being used for 'calming'/meditation purposes... that is unless the TKO association is so strong that you go to sleep upon smelling it. But why would you ever want to spray your bed so that it smells like it's been washed in TKO? Perhaps you have a love affair with your bed, and desire to spend as much time there as possible? It is but winter time, and hibernation seems to lovely this time of year.....

I love the 'oiled' bronze look - its like rich metallic caramel. The gold glint is very subtle. Great consistency, dries quickly and is easy to apply. I love BPTP polishes.

Smells resinous, a hint of rosy geranium (more rose than geranium) and very smooth. It smells 'old' but not in the old people way, but rather the way that old buildings with lots of gorgeous dark wood, mysterious pasts and stone smell old. ... Yup. Spray this in your room and have yourself your very own gothic novel a la House of the Seven Gables...

I think this has black plum, a hint of smoke and some anise seed/licorice. There's a cotton/linen note to this, as well as some incense... which was more prominent on the wet stage, almost spicy at this point.

I originally posted my review in the Galvanic Goggles review thread. The prototype to me was much more cologne like (more florals), with sharper musk and a hint of leather in it. Agreed with the vetiver, and how this is more of a 'sketch', as opposed to the released version.

Oh god, jasmine turns the rose into this sour mix of rose and jasmine... and it's just sharp, sour and in your face floral. Epic. Fail.

Oh Copper Phoenix, I had high hopes for you. Unfortunately the rose, pink pepper, and sandalwood are the most dominant notes. It's smooth, polished, but in general, too rosy, too peppery and too... spicy/dirty for me. Sad.

Cool, green, airy. I agree that this must have green/blue musk as on the drydown it does get to be musky. On wet and dry, I get a good bit of greenery and as it dries, the same chrome note as in Torture Queen. Very masculine on me.

Lemon cookies, leather and dusty woods. Odd. For those that were fond of Aziraphale and Miskatonic University, check this out.

Chocolate marshmallow coconut! That's what it smells like. And a tiny whiff of plastic. That might be the marshmallow though... or the googly eyes.

I might have to retest this one again, because I applied it at about 8 AM, and by now it has all but faded. From what I can recall during the wet stage, it was a nice amber blend with a hint of lemon. I was pleasantly surprised. I don't believe it ever went powdery on me, which amber has a tendency to do, but it has all but faded by now. ETA: My skin eats this up. Literally. Two hours later and no trace of it. An hour later and it was incredibly faint. Boooo.

Lemongrass, shiny metal and a swirl of ozone. It dries down to a metallic, manfume, which makes me think that perhaps BPAL's metal note is too aggressively masculine on me, especially on the drydown.

This goes to manfume on me. Lavender manfume. FIIIE.