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Frankincense, olibanum and cardamom pod. Yup, this smells like resins. Medium throw and wear length.

Okay, so maybe its whatever else oudh is with. Because I get almond, figs, and a whiff of roses. It's a beautiful, redolent, rose blend. Good throw and wear length.

Watery oudh and oakmoss, with a whiff of leather on the drydown. Honestly, I think oudh hates me. It just doesn't smell pleasant to me. Great throw and wear length, of course. HARD PASS.

Creamy gardenia, vanilla, and hairspray tuberose. This smells queenly, in the sort of way a Pageant Queen is a Queen. It's feminine, and with eyeliner sharp enough to cut you. Imperious beauty. Good throw and wear length.

Whisky, chocolate, orris butter and a whiff of spices. This one is heavy on the orris butter in my skin, making it actually a less foodie 13 than I expected. More like a Santa Muerte/Dia de los Muertos/Mexican Chocolate sort of blend. Would work well as an altar offering. Medium throw and wear length.

Carrot seed and ambergris. This is a slightly watery ambergris with some powdery orris showing up. It's a very cool powdery blend on me. Good throw and wear length.

White musk, champaca blossom, and a whiff of dandelion sap. This is a very clean musk scent, with tinges of white florals. It's got a very frozen aesthetic going on. Medium throw and wear length.

Red sandalwood, coconut, and a whiff of fruits. This one I get coconut husk as opposed to coconut meat. It's got that coconut hairyness to it which amps up undertones in the sandalwood. Good throw and wear length.

Amber, clove, and sandalwood. This golden, deliciously clovey amber. LOVE IT. Must get a bottle.

Blood musk, deep and tangy, and smoky ashes. This smells like it would be a great Halloween cosplay or Vampire cosplay scent. Or actually, also a werewolf. Creepy, beautiful, and bloody. Medium throw and wear length.

Smoky patchouli/vetiver with a tinge of hay. Medium throw and wear length.

Red currant, blackberry, and a whiff of bubblegum. This is like a berry bubblegum on me, and I am not sure where the bubblegum note is coming from. Perhaps a mastic? Fruity, bright, sugary. Medium throw and wear length.

Fig, almond, and hazelnut. This smells like a perfumey almond cookie. Medium throw and wear length.

Brazilian vetiver, dark myrrh, peru balsam, laurel leaf, white sage, and cedar. Myrrh, balsam, cedar and a touch of vetiver. This one is a very resinous blend with enough whiffs of cedar and smoky vetiver. There's a curl of sage coming through in the drydown. Slightly masculine, but definitely a mainly myrrh and balsam blend. Good throw and wear length.

Bourbon vanilla, cardamom, amber cream, and star anise. Cream, vanilla, and a whiff of cardamom. This is mainly a vanilla cream on my hair. Very creamy. Medium throw and wear length.

Lavender, orris, and a whiff of peony. This one is much more floral than the Shipwreck BO even with lavender being the main component. I think I prefer Shipwreck.

Lavender with a whiff of blueberries. This one is a nice blue toned blend - very fruity and calming. Love it.

Keralan teakwood, Bulgarian rose otto, Himalayan cedar, and oudh. Our Hearts is a heavily oriental rose and cedar. Very sophisticated Oriental blend.

Cognac, plum, and a whiff of tobacco. Complex, and interesting, but I'm all about the Amber Lace right now.

Amber, musk, and a whiff of vanilla. This is a very golden scent. Heavy, opulent, and has great staying power. It's a bit of a skin scent but its lasted like eight hours on my skin already and I've already washed my hands three times.

This reminds me alot to to the Juniper Mint, but less herby and with the creamy marshmallow base instead. Minty marshmallows. mr. zee_zee said it smelled good and sniffed my hair.

[No additional description provided.] This one is a nice amber blend with whiffs of pumpkin and spice. It's mainly a deep AUTUMN IS HERE amber. Sadly, my hair seems to eat both of these and I can't catch a whiff of this three hours later. But perfect for those individuals that love amber, love the fall, or anyone who is EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN.

[No additional description provided.] Light, perfumey pumpkin. It completely lacks the heavy buttery spiciness associated with some of the pumpkin blends. Instead, its got a light, almost citrusy perfume edge to it. It's the flesh of pumpkins picked before they are ripe, and distilled into a pumpkin flower. You know those blossoms that become the pumpkin? Yeah, that's what this makes me think of.

Oak bark, pine pitch, and blood red mistletoe berries. So a ton of pine, hints of wood and red berries (non sweet just sort of bright curranty goodness). It smells like the woods in Christmas. Which I am honestly craving coolness in this 90F but feels like 102F swamp of a capitol. Insert all appropriate swamp, Hunger Games Capitol, climate change jokes here. I'm ready for some nuclear winter.

[No additional description provided.] OMG this smells like the fall. It's a nice dirty patchouli, cool air, and enough pumpkin to just say AUTUMN IS HERE. Which is great, because honestly, with 90F and air temps in the 100+ plus, I could do with some fall just about now.