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Mmm... here's the clove note that I love so much in Red Rose. Clove, sweet and strong. I could really use more of this. ETA: Strong, spicy clove. 10+ years however have affected its potency though. Much softer than what I remember.

Honestly, this does smell like.... well, the incense found in the blend Cathedral. It's a bit dry and spicy, and there's a bit cedar/pickle thing that others have smelled. At least now I know what it is.

This smells like coconut but from a suntan lotion or that Malibu smell. It's kinda 'fake' and 'plastic' smelling on me. On the other hand, it totally makes me think of the BEACH!

Pink sugary fluff! Along the lines of the more recent Velvet Unicorn, it kinda puts me in mind of Pink Moon 2005. It's a very sweet, very candy like blend. I think the dandelion balances out the marshmallow because usually anything with marshmallow goes to plastic on me. I like it. Perhaps not enough to get more, but I think I'll test this sniffie once again and change my mind.

Agreed - this is like Red Rose lite on me. Admittedly, I like how 'heavy' RR is. This one is lighter on both the rose and the clove, more musk and hints of carnation. If RR was too scary for you, try this!

Whoa honey. I definitely get a big giant burst of berries on wet, and then the honey emerges. It dries down to a more honeyed amber blend with a trace of pepper. Hmmm. Odd.

Haha. This totally makes me think of Dorian. It's got a highly sugary tea - perhaps white, maybe a drop of green) and lemon. I also get a hint of white cake. I prefer this version to the released kind. This blend is like Dorian's little sister. Perhaps a tad too sweet for me, but I'd definitely think appropriate for a young girl.

This one I found to be a nice, skin musk sort of blend. Honey can be such an aggressive note for me, but this one ended up as a light brush. I definitely got more of the copal + herbs on this. It was nice, warm and pretty.

This one is definitely a masculine blend on me. Definitely a dirt/resin blend, with an overlay of 'aquatic/ozone' bit on it. Actually, it kinda made me think of the Axe line of cologne for men. But better. Hmmm. I might have to dab this on the hubby.

Red currant, molasses, vanilla cream, moss, and patchouli. This one started as a cherry-cola like, and then dries to a vanilla laced patchouli. Nice, but maybe not for me. At least the cream didn't turn to plastic!

I was a little leery about the goat's milk --- but the milk is more along the lines found in Milk Moon 2007, with fig. It's more of a kissing cousin to Horn of Amalthea for me, as MM2007 went sour on my skin. A bit pungent, and a it sweet.

Spicy cocoa. On wet the cocoa is much more prevalent, and it makes me think of cocoa powder, as it does have that powdery feel to it. As it dries, I definitely can smell more of the cinnamon on it. There's something a little more 'caliente' about this blend than el Dia de Reyes. If you want DdR to have much more of a kick, give this a whirl.

Oddly enough, the lime fizziness puts me in mind to the Aqua Vitae v2 prototype... except SMMP is fruitier and sweeter. I definitely get the glimpses of Hi-C/Hawaiian Punch in this and yes, perhaps oddly reminiscent to Pez Candy. I definitely get the gin vibe, since this has juniper. This one is fun, playful and fizzy. Those that are afraid of boozy scents or have struck out with BPAL's champagne note, should try this for the effervescent fizz. Much more wearable than AV v2 proto.

There is a faint blush of orange blossom but on me, this is mainly red musk and perhaps the tiniest hint of pomegranate. Erm. Pass.

Honestly, I get more of a raisin blend than anything. The grape smells like a boozy raisin, the kind that you eat in a rum raisin ice cream. The clove just underscores the red wine aspect to it. Pass.

Hua Mulan smells like really good talcum powder. I definitely get the jasmine and the bergamot, but overall, it's a clean white flowery POWDER with just the hint of musk. The leather is almost entirely NOT present, and I do have to say that at least the jasmine smells like a flower instead of cat pee. If you like clean, body scents, I'd definitely go with this blend. It's a little too powdery for me.

Okay this starts with a giant fizzy lime bubble - I smell champagne and salty limes. There is something of a brush of gin, which definitely comes way more predominant as it dries. Every now and then as it dries, I smell something that makes me raisin, definitely if you can get past the limey effervescene, is a woodsy base that grounds this blend ---- kinda like the heavy glass bottom of a whisky glass. Does put in mind, margaritas or gin & tonic. This is a sophisticated drink. Fortunately for me, I am neither a gin or a margarita girl.

This kinda reminds me to Tanuki --- I get a lot of lilac from this. It's a nice, white soft Asian floral. It goes a bit soapy on me.

This is a sweet resinous blend with hints of powder and fruit (fig mostly). It's got a woody base and part of it veers into soapy territory. If you like resin/wood blends, give this a whirl.

I'm guessing myrrh and florals on this one. It's got a vague aquatic vibe to it, and perhaps a brush of lily and sweet pea. Yeah, so not me.

The perimeter of Destruction smells to me like... powdery roses and honeysuckle. It's a soapy, light breezy floral. Yeah. The roses are sour... so yeah, so not tasty on me.

Cat-pee jasmine and wet-wool gardenia. If it had some smoky-bacon vetiver or some stinky rose, I think it might be close to my anti-blend.

This has an very aquatic vibe in my mind... in fact, it's got a bit of that 'fresh' water feel like in Festival of Anukhet. But in this case, the water burns off and makes more of a fog-like impression, and underneath, you can feel the smoke curling about. And yes, a certain amount of dryness comes out. Meh.

Erm... this one smells like myrrh and roses, although I swear its got the cat pee overtinge of jasmine. It smells like sour incense.

Okay, for me this smells really of grape candy, which is where I can see the wine connection. As it dries, I can say that it smells more like apricot, but it still has that grape candy tinge. I'm beginning to suspect that the sweetness comes from lotus. I find this to be a very playful blend. It also made me think of grape pop rocks. Oddly enough, very childlike and I can see a kid really enjoying this blend.