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Golden breeze. I am somehow amping up the breeze aspect of this. On wet it smelled smokier and more incensey, but it dries to a very airy note on me. Low throw and wear length.

Wisteria, green tea and cherry blossoms. This is a very Asian wisteria/cherry blossom floral blend with hints of plum and tea. Medium throw and wear length.

Green tea and cucumber. Cool and refreshing. This honestly would make an awesome hair gloss. Low throw and wear length on me though.

Sweet vanilla honey with a touch of patchouli. In some ways, for me this is like a sweeter, vanilla-dominant version of Banshee Beat/Revenant Rhythm, with the vanilla taking center stage instead of the patchouli. It works as the other side to a BB/RR coin - vanilla with a touch of patchouli. Good throw and wear length.

Cinnamon, myrrh, and incense. This is pretty much an incense, myrrh and cinnamon blend. Golden, fumey. Good throw and wear length.

Peony, iris, amber, musk and swirls of chocolate. This straddles the line between gourmand and floral in a really well-balanced, sophisticated way. It smells delicate and yet comforting. I think the mix of peony, iris and amber is amazing. Low throw, medium wear length.

Green tea, thyme, and green musk. This smells green and fresh, tea and light musk. Low throw and wear length.

Oh man, this is so much more fun that I expected. Hazelnut, cognac, smoke and a touch of brown leather. Honestly, this smells like thick syrupy coffee and leather. I echo thatbrownelf in that it seems like a more masculine version of Red Lanter, with more tobacco in it.

Good throw and wear length. Oh those Bean people.

White rose powder and tonka. This does not work for me at all. Orris goes sharply powdery, accentuating the white rose. I think the patchouli adds some grit into the dirt, but it just ends up smelling like white rose powder. Soft throw, low wear length.

Saffron, carnation, sandalwood with a touch of rose. This one is a very heavy Oriental. It's sexy, sophisticated, and dark. Honestly, this reminds me a little of Dior's Poison, in that sort of heavy sophisticated/timeless classic category. Beautiful. Medium throw and wear length.

Cherry cognac, apricot, and black leather. This is a very fruity/boozy black leather. Great throw and wear length.

I seriously can't handle BPAL's black leather note.

Well, fuck a duck.

On wet, this smells almost like Jingo-Kogo dupe, sans orange. It's a creamy vanilla, with a bit of a citrus burst which I think is the tea blossom note, and a touch of oak. As it dries down more of the oak comes through, and I get a melty creamy vanilla on soft woods.

UNF.

Sexy spectacular and possibly the runaway surprise hit for me. I put this on and went, YAAAAAS, SLAY BPAL SLAY.

Sweet powdery musky wisteria with a hint of lemon. Wisteria is a problematic note to my skin chemistry, so I'm surprised how this almost works on me. It's a blue night sky tinged with purple. Low throw and good wear length.

Yup, very much like Kumiho. Actually I'm reminded of the Governess, I think. Which was a Weenie that was pretty much White Tea SN on my skin. This one has some neroli and ginger thrown in. Very fresh and pretty. Good throw and wear length.

Oh god, this is strawberry x100, blackberry, red wine, and a splash of vanilla. This is super fruity strawberry and blackberries. Great throw and wear length.

Green tea, bamboo, and aquatic rain. On the drydown, it gets a slight dryer-sheet smell to it, but I can see why people are going crazy over this. It's soft, clean and yet like the perfect skin musk. Lovely.

Delicate vanilla marshmallow creme. Hooray, a BPAL cream blend that doesn't go to plastic on me. SUCCESS!

Sadly, my skin proceeds to gorge itself on this scent like Augustus Gloop in the Wonka Factory. After about half an hour, its totally gone.

SAD PANDA FACES ALL AROUND.

Pink pepper, tea and white sandalwood. This one is a soft, almost cozy blend. Definitely smells clean and Asian. Low throw and almost no wearlength on me.

Soft beeswax, tobacco, and honey. This smells soft, smoky and pumpkin buttery warm. Low throw and wearlength.

Soft red musk, red rose, and cognac with a hint of almond. Actually, this is a heady, boozy musky blend. Very soft and sophisticated red rose blend. Great throw and wearlength, as all thing roses.

White leather, coconut, and a touch of iris/violet. This smells like a very feminine delicate white leather blend. Like what you would imagine a Victorian lady's white gloves, the kind she wears when she's out visiting in town. Delicate, feminine, leather.

Wisteria, peonies, and a touch of magnolias. This goes a little soapy on me at the drydown. On the whole though, it smells like a mixture of clean white florals.

Leather, chocolate dust, and a touch of wood. This one is a manly, smooth leather.

Roses, musk and tobacco. This smells oddly enough like Red Rose from the BPTP Red Rose/White Rose combination. Less tobacco, more musk. Much softer. Good throw and good wear length.

Wood, amber, and a touch of honey. This is a very burnished wood blend, but I have to same that somehow the combination wood+amber+honey smells slightly peanut buttery to me. I'll chalk this up to something that just doesn't work with my skin chemistry.