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Woof. Definitely honey and roses. It's a very voluptous scent. I like the combination of honey/rose on the sandalwood, despite how aggressive this blend is on me.

Again, light resinous floral. On me however, the wispy ethereal florals (the part that I liked) burns off almost immediately and I'm left with an incensey resinous blend. Which is very pretty, but not what I wanted from this blend. I dodged the bullet? Yeah, I think so.

Ah yes, water logged florals. I get a very strong woody/nutty base from this though. I like aquatics, but not swampy ones...

This one is definitely a creamy sasparilla. On wet, I got more of the pine note out of it, but it dries down to a very strange, slightly fruity milky scent. In fact, it kinda reminds me to Milk Moon 07. Except not tropical.

WOW. This is a pine tree. Like pine and juniper berries, and the sticky sap. You know how you can buy a 'fake' Christmas tree fragrance so you can spray your plastic tree and try and pretend it's a real pine tree? Yeah, it's kinda like that except a GAJILLION times better. Because this ACTUALLY smells like a real tree. God, part of me loves how 'sappy' and 'green' this tree scent is. The other part of me wonders why would I ever want to smell like a Christmas tree.

Wow, I really get the grape/strawberry on dragon's blood. This is a sweet, spicy scent. Sweet, but not in the sugar way. I wish I got more of the florals in this one...

So this one was a green floral at the beginning, and it's dried to a super sweet hibiscus and powdery sort of floral. Erm. Yeah, not very helpful. But I don't like how cloyingly sweet this has become.

CCCXX - 320, previously reviwed by fairnymph Yup, definitely get ginger and coconut. It's not the coconut of death, but more of the coconut you get in a tropical drink. This one could have very well been part of the Atomic Tiki Lounge. It's got that jungle tropical vibe, the ginger and coconut with a fruity floralness. Meh.

This is a very light blend on me. It slightly berryish, the jasmine is soft and subtle.... It's light, pretty and feminine. And I find it to be NOT what the painting evokes. At all. And after half an hour I can't smell a damn thing. My skin ate this right up.

This is Snake Oil and black musk. The black musk is the most prominent characteristic. The Snake Oil considerably sweetens the black musk on me.

Definitely vetiver - this is dark, deep, dank and just... dirty. I think this might also have some black patchouli on me. Strong. Dark. Sinister.

I see why people get a strong pencil shaving from this one --- it's very cedary with strong undercurrents of patchouli and dirt. Yup. It's like a freshly sharpened pencil on me.

Guh. This is so good. I think I might have to spring for a partial, or something. Cuz this smells like spicy apple cider. And it's delish. Mmm.

... A gossamer scent, as light as a spider’s footfall, touched with sighing mists: pallid flowers, dusty woods and soft herbs. For me this started as wispy green scent. That dried to dust. Seriously, that's all I can smell now. SAD.

Grr. There is something here I don't like. It might be the sage. This sort of smells like cough syrup on me. Ugh.

Oh man, this was ever so faint on my skin at the beginning. Very wispy, kind of Irish fog among the heathers green sort of scent. It's masculine in a cool green foresty way. Unfortunately on me, it kinda goes a little Irish Spring. Ah well.

I don't get as much of the carnation from this blend as I would like... this is an interesting patchouli --- just a bit powdery, with hints of carnation and orange blossom. I think this is a good starter/newbie patchouli blend. I can't believe I missed it. I'm not a fan of patchouli but this blend is almost pretty to me.

I definitely find this one to be a more traditional sort of perfume. I get the rose water and perfume the most, and on wet there was this ever so slight tinge of tobacco. Interesting.

This one is caramel and butter --- it does kinda smell like caramel popcorn and peanut butter brittle. There's something in this blend however that smells ever so slightly to plastic. Yup. Not for me.

I was also figuring on evil jasmine rearing its head up --- but evanescence nailed it. This is a smooth, spring floral. Very delicate, and feminine. It's very light, and it makes you think of sunshine, and flowers, and a pretty day in the garden. I would consider this very appropriate for a young girl to wear.

Oh god, this is candy alright. The best description for me is strawberry rock candy. It's got the strawberry and the sugar, and just a hint of plastic to it on me. Nuts. I *really* wanted to love this. On WC it was awesome, but its possible that I mixed a few scents up here and there.

This one is a sweet, resiny blend. I get the frankincense and sage from this. Well blended, golden. Not my cup of tea, but very pretty.

CX - 110, previously reviewed by Black Tauna You know, I don't get the buttery popcorn of it. I got this flash of sugary bubblegum, almost like a pop, and a fizzy sugariness. I get candy, cotton candy to be precise, and maybe just a hint of the popcorn. It's like going to the carnival and glutting yourself on cotton candy and popcorn. DCII - 603, previously reviewed by sookster Huh. I don't get the spices. I get ivy and greenness from this. I got a very green, herby kinda scent. As it dried, I got a little dryer sheet from it. Now... I'm getting the pepper. Interesting... but not for me.

Ah, Huesos. I am very torn on you. Yes, I am. So on wet, I get a teensy bit of orange, cake batter and the funeral flowers. As it dries, I get more of the custard coming out and the flowers are forgotten. It's like cake and egg custard on my skin. Unfortunately, I think the vanilla used, or something, turns just slightly plasticky on me. But... egg custard! *sigh* But I know... it's not really gonna work out between us. Sad.

Hmm.. I can see this one being along the lines of previous Samhains, and PP #5 2007. It's got that ivy/pumpkin thing going on, but on me I also get the dry leaves and alot of nuttiness. Perhaps too nutty? If you think the pumpkins are too buttery, give this blend a whirl. It's got it as a component, but it's not in your face. Very nice and seasonal.