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Lucan's starts as lemon candy, and dries down to a very lemony mugwort, elemi and a touch of frankincense. Actually, this reminds me in some ways to Lemon Scented Sticky Bat - but less furry. This would be awesome as a room scent actually. Good throw, good wear length.

Fun, lemony, cheery.

Plum, amber and myrrh. There's definitely a smoky element to it, and there's something "gleaming" as well. It reminds me to Morgause actually. Slightly less smoky, but still deeply purple in vibe.

I'd actually recommend this to people that enjoy blends like Mme. Moriarty.

Purple, female, smoky.

Lush tropical florals with ginger. It's beautiful and lovely, and it makes me think of the beach and sunshine, and tropical florals on the breeze. Given that we just had a mega-snow storm, sometimes dreaming of a tropical paradise keeps the cabin fever away!

Sultry red rose with just a whiff of leather. Again, sexy sexy sexy. This is voluptuous and in your face red rose. Unapologetic. Sultry.

Sultry, sexy red rose. In alot of ways, this reminds me to Peacock Queen but when PQ is definitely regal, Whip is sexy. This is the smell of red rose petals that have been f*cked on.

Unapologetically, sexy red rose.

Uber sweet, sticky honey, almond, and a touch of ylang ylang. Heavy honey and almond. Very sweet.

If you're into heavy gourmands or honey, give this a whirl.

Clove, cedar, and sandalwood. This one is a fairly masculine blend. Smooth sandalwood with notes of cedar and clove. Good throw, good wearlength.

If you're looking for a good smoky sandalwood, try this one.

Fancy ghiradhelli chocolate indeed. Smooth tasty cocoa/chocolate, vanilla, amber, touch of frankincense and patchouli. This straddles the chocolate/resin line. But my god, this is fabulously well blended. Good throw, good wear length.

Chocolate, warm, smooth.

Smoky incense, polished leather and benzoin. Dark, sexy, and very masculine. I can see why everyone loves this. We sprayed this in the living room. mr. zee_zee is only OK with it, sadly.

Butterscotch and myrrh. Maybe a whiff of frankincense. This is butterscotch overlayed on some resins. It's foodier than I expected and pushes the resin into a gourmand blend. Good throw, good wearlength.

Butterscotch and resins.

Cinnamon, cassia, frankincense and cypress. I am getting a ton of cassia from this. In alot of ways, this sort of reminds me to Plunder. Loads of spices, frankincense and a whiff of wood. Good throw, good wear length.

To me, this overwhelmingly cassia though.

Juicy pom, sweet honey and frankincense. This one is a smooth, sweet well blended pom/resin blend. Not too fruity, not too sweet, not too dark. Just sort of the perfect amalgalm of all three. Low throw, good wear length.

Pom, sweet, resins.

Jasmine, amber, and smooth sandalwood. This one is more jasminey than I expected. It's a pretty, dark, sophisticated jasmine perfume.

Sadly all jasmine smells like cat pee to mr. zee_zee.

Sweet sugary musk, touch of lilies. There's definitely a sweet candy edge to this.

Whoever compared this to clean laundry + cotton candy is pretty spot on.

Cinnamon sugar cookies, heliotrope and a whiff of snow. This one was way foodier than I expected and it sort of reminds me to Mr. Fezziwig's Ball atmosphere. Not quite as foodie or heavy, but definitely in that vein.

But hey, if you EVER wanted your house to smell like cinnamon sugar cookies and snow, this one is for you. It just screams a cozy hearth during the winter.

Green vines, tulips, and smoky trees. This one was super interesting and atmospheric. It smells like a whiff of bonfire in the air, dark trees, moss and greenery from vines and tulips.

Gorgeous for the fall.

Woody, slightly salty aquatic. The aquaticness comes from something that smells like lilies, ambergris, and maybe a touch of violet? There's definitely wood in the background, and a whiff of salt.

mr. zee_zee does not like this one, so its off to a better home.

So Banana Cream Pie as a hair gloss is slightly different. Yes, to the graham cracker crust, tinge of marshmallow vanilla goodness and then whiffs of what smells like fake banana to me. Banana is a problematic note for me, so take this review with a grain of salt. On the other hand, if it had just been graham crackers + marshmallow vanilla, I'd be all over this.

For me, the best one was the Harvesters. But it was more of a baked pear smell than fresh.

Oh, Pumpkin Spice Everything. The minute I saw your fiery orange glitter with green and red glitter bits, I knew I had to have you.

Definitely NOT disappointed.

You encapsulate that candy orange and sense of fun that Halloween brings. Very autumnal, very festive. Serious glitter bomb. LOVE IT.

Oh man, I wish I got coffee and chocolate chip cookies. I get vanilla fluff + random baked goods smell + a whiff of chocolate. Like chocolate glaze over all that vanilla.

On me this is mainly flaky crust, a whiff of whipped cream, and maybe some banana. It's mainly flaky delicious buttery crust. Totally NOT complaining about this.

Jeebus. And I thought the hairgloss smelled amazing.

Peach Pie really is the most juicy, realistic sweet peach note that you can think of. Ripe peaches, peach juice, and just a teensy bit of crust. All in all, super realistic peaches.

I almost... almost.. want a bottle. Except I rarely wear peach blends.

Rich, nutty, cinnamony pecans. With a touch of crust. This smells amazing. And if you love nutty blends, I'd definitely give this a try.

Oh man! This smells amazing. Sweet, syrupy blueberries, golden crust, and a dollop of whipped cream. I don't typically like gourmand blends but so far this one has been the most impressive pie perfume I've tested so far.

If you have ever wished to smell like you're smeared in pie, this is the perfume for you.