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Cucumber, blue musk, and a touch of tar and almond. This one is a dark grey blue, fresh but the tar keeps it from being too fresh, the almond lends a bit of sweetness and the blue musk makes it oddly watery and dreamy.

Peppermint and vanilla. I was feeling a little down this morning, and wanted a boost. TA-DAH! I picked up some Lady Luck.

So it's been an odd mixed bag. I forgot my metro card, but had enough money in my flex spending account through work to put $10 on my emergency metro card. I've had some good news and I've had some OK news. I'm currently on hold with Paypal due to weird restrictions going on. So I'll update this review afterwards to see how the resolution comes out.

Prosperity reminds me alot to Silva. There's a lot of earth energy in there, and you get this woodsy, piney, patchouli like blend. It smells dark and root, and very grounding. I used this with a bit of Tyche's Kiss, and focused on financial growth. I get the feeling that Prosperity, like Silva, is about the long-game and not so much about the immediate returns.

Black licorice, leather, and a hint of woods. The leather is definitely more of a brown leather, and I get an anise/fennel overlay over it. Rogue types, take note.

Oudh, iris, and light woods. This one has virtually no throw or wear length on me. It's a gorgeous wisp of a scent on wet, and then fades to nothing. SAD.

Whiskey and cardamom are much more present on wet, and then it dries down to a heavy caramel with a whiff of chocolate. Great throw and wear length. Very foodie. Ugh, this smells like amazing caramel chocolate.

Dark tobacco, smoke, patchouli and oud. This one is dark, heavy and chewy. Good throw and wear length.

DeSade, is that you? This is pretty much a softer version of DeSade. Loads of black leather, hint of amber. Great throw and wear length. *wrinkles nose*

Sweet pear with dusty chocolate. Good throw and wear length.

Vanilla, musk, and a dash of rice. This one is soft, sexy, and very wearable.

Fir, leaves, and honey fur. I swear, I am getting some soft fur from this. Soft, gentle, and cuddly. Low throw, good wear length.

Madrid, is that you? This smells like luscious red wine, grape juice, and a swab of patchouli to keep it grounded and woody. Good throw and wear length.

Wisteria, lilac, and clove. This one is a very wisteria-lilac blossom in your face. The clove/champaca/black pepper make a very dark background after you get through the floral assault. Good throw and wear length.

Green tea, honey, orange and a touch of bergamot. This is fresh, clean, skin scent. UGH. So good. Low throw, good wear length.

Woodsy, mossy vetiver. I get smoky woods and moss. Way more masculine than I expected. Good throw and wear length.

Sweet strawberry candy sugar. Yup. Low throw and average wear length.

Leather. Smidge of Snake Oil. Well, huh, a snake oil variant that doesn't completely suck on my skin. I can finally smell some of that sexy Indonesian and vanilla spice that everyone seems to love.... EXCEPT ITS BLANKETED IN CHEMICAL BLACK LEATHER. *sigh* Great throw and wear length.

Apple, lavender, and pillowy vanilla cream. This ends up somewhat plasticky on my skin. Great skin scent though. Low throw, great wear length.

Honeyed green tea and a whiff of fresh wasabi. I actually really liked this. It was definitely a Shunga, but it smelled so bright and clean that I forgot about the wasabi.

Hmmm, I may have to find a partial of this.

Myrrh, tobacco, smoke and a touch of agarwood which at turns smells both sour and like olives. Dark, woodsy, olives. Very masculine. Good throw and wear length.

Red musk, frankincense and a touch of labdanum. Soft, resinous, musky. Low throw, good wear length.

OMG black oudh and I do not get along. I get amber, and some vicious smelling perfumey toilet cleanser. Except worse.

... OFF to wipe this off. It smells rank.

ETA: That was worse than Gore Shock for me. OMG. EW.

Ambergris, bay leaf, cedar, and oudh. This is a manly, woody ambergris blend. I'm really amping up the bay leaf which is interesting to smell without the rum. Masculine, sophisticated, dark. Good throw and wear length.

Oh man, this one is really interesting. It's a sweet mandarin note especially on wet on top of chamomile and tobacco. Whoever called this a masculine creamsicle sort of nailed. Deliciously delicious. Good throw and wear length.

Peony, carnation and phlox. This disappears into a mix of fresh, slightly sweet spring florals. Very springy, very girly. Good throw and wear length.