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This reminds me of an ozone type of Vanilla Blackberry from Lavanila. It's not a sweet blackberry, but it's got the tart tang from the fruit. I think the violet is in the background, making it feel a little green. It's clean and fruity without overwhelming sweetness. It stays close to the skin, and I don't seem to be amping the sea spray. It's kinda unisex, I feel. It smelled clean and fresh on my husband, but he wasn't convinced he could pull it off. It's really nice.

Lavender and coconut. I'd say they are really evenly balanced. And if there's jasmine in there, it's so subtle, it doesn't take over. It smells like fresh out of the shower to me. It's not too fruity, nor too herbal. So, I think that someone who is looking for a slightly sweet, clean laundry smell will enjoy this.

I can see Golden Delicious apples, but I'm not getting honey. This ends being sweeter on me than I expected. I kinda feel similarly to the previous poster. I don't know about oily or stale, but I feel like it does the same thing The Hesperides does on me.

Bubblegum is overwhelming at first, but the Snake Oil comes out more as it dries. I wouldn't expect for these 2 to work together, but they are great!

I feel incredibly lucky to have received this from a recent Etsy lab/post order! It's pretty rough when it goes on wet. The cedar and the heliotrope are battling it out, and end up smelling tangy. It calms down, and the honey laurel saddles up to the cedar, and the amber lays down on top of it to round it out, and femme it up. Still manages to stay on the unisex side to me, though.

This is an interesting one. In the bottle, it's sweet and foodie. Once I put it on, it was "WAP! Here's some evergreen and mint for your face!" It ended up smelling fairly medicinal. Kinda like chewing mint gum while you have some Vick's Vaporub on your chest. For the next 10 minutes, those 2 battle it out. What I can smell wafting up to my nose is a nice, foodie, Christmas candle. It's great, very holiday themed. When I actually bring my wrist up to my nose, the pine is the first thing I smell. And it smells kinda like artificial pine, too, but I don't have a lot of experience to say that definitely. After 20 minutes, it smells much more like a sweet, homey, comforting smell you'd expect in someone's house. I can see this making an amazing atmo. I might decide to wear this during the winter.

Surprisingly, the bergamot and pine needle end up taking over. Wet, it's definitely tobacco, but drydown let's those other notes come out. It's more masculine in my opinion.

Sweet tobacco, you're my only friend. This is smoking a pipe with sweet tobacco in the middle of the woods. I love that the woodsy part isn't overpowering, and really let's the tobacco shine through. It's fairly simple, and I would almost caution people who don't enjoy smoke away from it. BUT, I'd say it's worth trying first!

I'm bad at identifying this particular notes. I can get the bergamot and a hint of saffron. I think the oude and amber end up with a smoky leather quality while it's still wet. Herbs, smoky musk, and leather. Like a hot dude in a leather jacket, sipping on some herbal tea during a cold, damp evening in the backyard with some chimeneas going in the background a few houses away. I really like the way this smells, just not on me. Trying it on the husband.

I think jasmine/hibiscus white floral is a good description. It goes on light and powdery, but my chemistry really brings out the floral notes, and makes it not enjoyable for me. This is a bit of a beachy vibe, I can see this smelling amazing on the right person.

I'm doing a decant circle once I have time to get the post up!

It smells great while it's wet, but there's a tinge of something that doesn't work for me when it's dry. It could be the orris butter, or carnation, or pimento. I wanted to like this, but I have enough chocolates that I thoroughly enjoy.

I think the rose and the chamomile go heady and floral on me, and drown out everything else.

This is not Wisteria-forward on me. I'd say it starts out creamy tuberose. This screams Spring. The wisteria slowly creeps out, but it's definitely there, mounting to a heady floral. It's not making me nauseous, but I wouldn't want to smell this all day. I can see how it would smell excellent on the right person.

Bitter and woodsy, with a hint of beeswax. It feels similar to Imaginary Authors Slow Explosions, except instead of cedar, there's another wood poking through. I'd like to say this is unisex, but my husband amped the beeswax. I still think some guys could make this work. It reminds me of being in a warm, mostly-wood bookstore in the middle of winter in Colorado. There's the hint of wood, the ever-so-slightly sweet smell of paper, with warm tea sweetened with honey.