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Coffee (expresso type), roast meat and a hint of chocolate. Odd. Odd. Odd.

This one is a black cherry fruity blend. I agree that this has cinnamon in it, but on me the black cherry has just about exploded. It's like Suck It without the booziness. Perhaps a tad too sweet for me...

Dear god. This is pancakes, butter and.... bananas? I think really the best way to describe this banana pancakes with a healthy dollop of syrup and butter. It's too sweet for me. But enticingly realistic. I'm hungry now.

Woo. Hello WISTERIA. I also swear there's a hint of honeysuckle in this. And maybe a touch of orris/jasmine, a sharp high pitched floral. Woof. So not me.

Def. red musk, a hint of lily and a hint of ginger. As it dries, I get a more of the leather. So ends up red musk + a soft leather.

A variation on NVP2, but with coriander. Wood, coriander and maybe a touch of clove? In any case, still spicy woods. Perhaps this was a type of Pais de la Canela deal...

Agreed. Cedar, black pepper and maybe ginger. Definitely a peppery wood.

This one kinda smells like Nivea cream to me. Slight wetness, cool green florals. I'd say there's either a touch of iris, maybe moonflower to it. Something light and floral, and green. It's not aquatic per se, but the feeling of coolness is refreshing.

Dragon's blood, dirt and something else. DB ends up like a spicy, sweet floral. This one is a touch powdery. It might even have a bit of sandalwood to it.

This one is definitely a greener, lighter blend that the released version from what I can remember. There's a tiny hint of berry to it as well. This turns a little soapy on me, and I do have a bit of a weakness for green blends, but I have plenty of those...

Again, heady florals, dirt, moss and perhaps a hint of rum. The florals I want to say rose, since I get a rose tinge to it, but it could also be rose geranium. Very much like Jazz Funeral.

Again, strong white florals. Definitely gardenia in this. I think there might be iris in this, but gardenia is always such a dominant and hateful note on my skin. If large white florals, and you love gardenia, is your thing, give this a whirl. Often, I am finding the AF series to be a mutation of each other.

I get more violet than jasmine in this one, oddly. It's a lovely violet - purple, slightly sweet and powdery. There is a tinge of jasmine in it, but I get more VIOLET out of this one, esp. on the drydown. I think violet lovers should test this one out. I find most violet blends aren't too violet. I found Faith to be too sugary for me to wear, but this one is more of a floral violet.

Gah. Okay.... I think this may have some orchid/moonflower (some sort of delicate floral), something aquatic, and GARDENIA. And yes, gardenia totally dominates this blend again. And yes, similarities with Eternal and Lady of Shallot. If you like either, you'd probably like this.

Gah. I think this might have wisteria (one of my nemesis florals), gardenia (hello, evil one!) and def. ylang ylang (which given the other two notes, I thought was jasmine). Again, heady bright floral. If you can wear any of the components above, I would not be afraid. Unfortunately of the four florals I thought were involved, all four of them are doom-tastic on me.

Personally, I think this may have some narcissus, berry and definitely some clove like carnation. In some ways, this reminds me to Red Rose minus the rose part. It's a little sharper and more floral, but the base is the same.

Holy crap. I get the boozy gin (hello juniper, is that you), and then as it dries a base of subtle sweetness comes through - perhaps tonka/benzoin? It's definitely a more woodsy/solid sort of sweetness. This is like a well mixed cocktail. Slightly manly because of the gin, but the tonka/benzoin brings out some of the sweetness.

No chicken. But I did get hot burnt butter popcorn and roast beef. That's what it smells like to me. So in some ways, it makes me think of an even more eccentric version of 'Drink Me'.

Oh yum. This one has a big, bright green grass component. It actually makes me think of cutting up green peppers. It's got that same smell as you cut into a crisp, cool green pepper for a summer salad. No sweetness. Just vegetable green goodness. Fans of Host of Air and Garden Path with Chickens take note.

I think there's jasmine... and gardenia. And the gardenia is doing evil things on my skin, as gardenia is wont to do. In the end, this ends up to be a heady floral, the type I can't wear.

This one is definitely a dark, dark orchid. I get the same orchid note as in Lune Noire, but the base is definitely something murky/musty. Dark dark dark. I feel like those that are a fan of scents like Cabaret, Mystery and the other femme fatale blends should probably considering testing this. It has the same sort of 'vibe' to me. Dark, seductive, potentially deadly.

Oddly enough, for me it started as citrusy cookies... and then it was definitely more of lemon meringue and butter. I could really get some 'frothy' egg whites. It made me think of lemon meringue pie, in which you can really smell the meringue. Maybe a hint of bubblegum, but not much.

This one is a very strongly foodie/honey perfume kind of blend. I get honey, porridge and cinnamon. As it dries, I get more of the cinnamon/clove, and a slight boozy undertone. Perhaps too sweet for me.

Red sticky jelly. It's red, sweet, and kinda reminds me to hollyberries actually. In that it's a very Xmassy sort of scent. Way too sweet for me though.

Holy crap. I think I love this. For me, this is citrus and ginger ale fizz. With that metallic sort of taste that you get when you first take a sip out of a metal can. My skin typically EATS this in like 15 minutes flat though. There is part of this that reminds me to the Android proto. Not the orangey bits, but the same sort of effervescent metal fizz. Perhaps there is a touch of champagne in here? But yes, I would say citrus (not sure it is lemon, it might be more lime), ginger, metal, and just.... LOVE. :love!: