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    Splatter Comedy

    Oh boy. I definitely get sweet banana cream pie from this, and underneath just a metallic hint with a whiff of blood. Sadly, the vanilla in the cream pie goes to plastic. So it smells like a fake banana on top of bloody metal. Pass.
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    Uranus

    Hrm. I definitely get the clove (which is good, since I love it), and something that I would classify more as allspice as opposed to cinnamon, and perhaps just a brush of lavender. This is mainly a clove blend on me though. LOVE! ETA: Smelling a little more carefully, I think there's a black tea base to this one. ETA: Got a bottle of this - clove and black tea are the main notes. However, my skin totally eats this up. It's pretty much gone after 2 hours. Not entirely a concern since I'm hoping to use this in TAL workings.
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    Baba Yaga

    Hrm. Baba Yaga. This is the Cobwebby proto. Thanks for letting me try this (you know who you are!) This is indeed fruity and creamy on the drydown. On wet however, I smelled something like allspice... and something that made me think of gardenias, or perhaps it's magnolia. It's a very sweet blend on me. And I can see the pineapple bit, but I have to wonder if there isn't a touch of lotus lurking about as well. In short, sweet, fruity, creamy white floral.
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    Lotus

    So lotus on wet to me smells like... nail polish remover. Fake fruity nail polish remover. As it dries, I get more of the bubblegum coming out. Overall, does not play well with my skin. But yes, sweet bubblegum.
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    Tezcatlipoca

    On wet, the cocoa definitely dominates this blend --- but as it dries, it's definitely more of a patchouli + leather combination on me, with a hint of cocoa and perhaps a floral brush here and there. But yeah, smells like Aztec warrior.
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    The Festival of Anuket

    This one is definitely in the same aquatic vein as Water Phoenix, with a hint of metal throw in. Unfortunately Water Phoenix's water note ended up in 'cleanser' territory, and this does not work on my skin chemistry as it dries. On wet though.... ah, it's glorious water.
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    The Moon

    Erm. This has magnolia and JASMINE OF DOOM. I'm going to wash this off, cuz I really can't handle this.
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    The High Priestess

    Okay, so on wet first I smell the almond, and then like a giant blast of peppermint. Having never smelled Corsica mint, I can't compare... but definitely more like peppermint and almond. Love that bit. As it dries, the mint recedes and I get whiffs of anise. Less pleased by this development. I want to get back to the mint/almond stage. Which was delicious. No. Stop. Bad anise. Why are you ruining this for me? Why?
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    The Emperor

    Oh, Emperor, how girly you are! You are basically dragon's blood resin, perhaps a touch of roses, which go to soap and a bit of honeysuckle. In fact, a fair bit of honeysuckle. So you end up smelling like honeysuckle soap. And in no way, manly.
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    Autumn Coolness

    This one was a cool, green grass blend. Asian vibe, but I really got the wisteria and a hint of lotus. Wisteria does alot of strange things on my blend, but not so much on this one. On the other hand, it pretty much just smells like green + wisteria.
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    Kether

    Ah Kether, you have a sharp urine-like floral smell to you that makes me think you have jasmine and possibly orris as a component. As for your other pieces, I am liable to think cinnamon and frankincense, with perhaps a bit of almond thrown in, as there is a slight plastic tinge to you. In other words, you and I do not get along.
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    Gemini 2007

    Oh Gemini. You are bitter herbal citrus lavender. You dry to some resinous base, which is obviously the frankincense... but overall you are a bitter lavender/resin blend. SAD.
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    Sathariel

    The Concealment of God. Ruthlessness, seclusion, matter without spirit, denial of the love of God. Governed by Lucifuge Rofocale, Prime Minister of Hell, God of Disease and Destroyer of the Sacred. Sathariel is a dark, spice powdery, incensey floral. I get hints of cinnamon, dragon's blood resin (esp in the drydown), myrrh and I think both amber and musk. Amber tends to go to powder on me, so that is a likely component. Not my kind of deal, esp. with DBR, and along the lines of 'church incense' vibe, but I like this blend far better than others in that category.
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    Virgo 2007

    Definitely get a fresh green apple blossom blend, but as it dries it gets more of a 'watermelon' vibe. I think the watermelon comes from the honeysuckle and myrtle. Overall, I find this a light, fresh, green blend. I like it more than I thought I would.
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    Hermes Trimegistus v2

    Hermes does remind me to No 93 Engine. I definitely get a lot of citrus/lemon blossom on wet, and then it dries to this powdery woody incense blend. I'm guessing frankincense and perhaps a touch of beeswax and vanilla. Hermes is No 93 Engine, just more mythical.
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    Labores Solis

    I find this to be a bitter, powdery blend. On wet, I get a hint of smoke, but as it dries, it definitely becomes more powdery, which can happen with amber. It's a resinous powder on me, slight herbal. Not my style at all.
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    Templum Victoriae Atmospheric Spray

    Honey incense. This one is definitely beeswax and amber. A tad too sweet for me though, but very golden and resinous.
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    The Magician

    I'm guessing lavender, fennel and anise in this. I really get alot of lavender from this - and it's interesting mixed with the anise on the drydown.
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    Lilith and the Jarocho

    This one is bright and citrusy on wet - I definitely smell the lime margaritas and the verbena. Afterwards, jasmine makes an appearance. And on the bottom, I can definitely smell the vanilla. It's mostly jasmine + vanilla on me, with a hint of something else. Too bad I amp up jasmine like no one's business.
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    The Lotus Tree

    Bright and fruity honey! I definitely think there is lotus in this blend, and duh, obviously honey. I get this watery, almost melon overlay to the honey. Very interesting. Somehow, I don't think this is honey you actually want to eat. Like bad things will happen. But it's so tempting. Who needs consciousness? *GLOMP*
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    German Expressionist Horror

    Oh god, this ends up smelling like talcum powder on a sweaty male. EW! The talcum like powder is probably the patchouli. The sweaty male I blame on black musk. EW.
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    Death

    This one definitely has some dirt, vetiver, cedar and something else. It's woody but there's something almost fruity/floral to it. Perhaps some moss to it as well.
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    St. John's Eve

    Oh man, this smells like a really great smelling BONFIRE. Seriously. This has got smoke, vetiver, just a hint of sweetness from the bay rum note. Bonfire Night had a syrupy sweetness. This one is definitely more masculine. Pretty tasty.
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    St. Lucia v8

    Oh man, definitely smells like gingerbread. In that sense, it evokes the limited version of Shub, but less evil. It definitely has way more cinnamon, and perhaps a touch of cassia. There's a sense of smokiness and a bit of sticky sweetness, that makes me think honey. It's a little too foody for me, but at least I got to try it.
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    Gemini

    Oddly enough, I almost enjoy Gemini. The lemon + lemongrass combination is a puckery lemon, especially on wet. It smells a little sour and off, but that might be the lavender. On the dry down however, sweet pea the bully, makes an appearance and just about dominates the blend. I wish there was something that would keep her in check. Oddly appealing, but the sweet pea rampaging through is a bit of a turn off.
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