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this is a sweet herbal floral and it is very sunny and green. it's sweet and a bit sour at the same time. i definitely get a bit of pepperiness from it, and i think the heliotrope stands out. it's pretty well blended though, and hard to make out notes, though i'm not sure what morning glory and begonia, etc. actually smell like. this is a very pretty springlike scent, but it's not something i'd wear too often...so i'll have to swap it.

this is very well blended and i am having trouble picking out notes. it reminds me of the guess perfume i wore in the 90s, that turned on mel. it's warm and spicy and the tonka is pretty strong, i just get a nose-burning sensation from this, as my skin amps something in this and turns it a bit sour. too bad, as i love b movies and was really hoping i'd love this one. most of these notes work on me, so i'm not sure what the culprit is here!

got this as a frimp from someone. holy honeysuckle! that's mostly what i get from this. luckily the jasmine isn't overpowering like it can be with my skin chemistry. i am not a big fan of white florals, namely jasmine and honeysuckle, yet i appreciate this scent. it's very light and pretty, just not me.

this is mostly white florals with an ozonic and effervescent quality to it. i think i smell the white orchid, lotus and white sandalwood, but it's really difficult to pick out notes. it's nice but not that remarkable on me, so i will swap it.

i haven't tried many TALs yet, so bear with me. in the decant something herbal, with some almond. on my skin i think i smell clove, almond and maybe myrrh? it's very soft and comforting scent, and makes me feel a bit more centered and calm. i think i will try it when i go to sleep tonight.

oh wow, i love this more than expected! in the imp all i can smell is vetiver and black musk, but this blooms beautifully on my skin- i get more carnation and ginger. the pomegranate adds a nice sweetness which tempers the earthy notes. this smells like it has a subtle leather note in it, but it must be the vetiver? not sure, but i love it. on the drydown it becomes leather + pomegranate, which sounds weird but is actually quite soft and nice. it's masculine but not too masculine, and i am adding this to my big bottle list.

this is a light and pretty scent. i definitely get green tea, lemon and possibly wisteria? i get a slightly sweet floral that i know isn't lilac and just a hint of the cedar. luckily the lilac is subtle in this, as lilac doesn't work with my skin chemistry sometimes. this is very pretty and feminine, perfect for spring.

very heavy and dark, a bit powdery from the myrrh. the vetiver is fairly subtle and not overpowering, this is warm, dark and earthy. i like it but don't love it so i will probably swap my imp.

the pumpkin is very nutty in this. this is a warm spicy pumpkin, and so well blended it's difficult to separate the notes at first. i smell a bit of floral from the champaca flower, but can't sense the carnation, except for some spiciness in the background. this is nice, and i am glad i got to try it, even if i don't wear pumpkin all that much.

i mostly get musk and rose from this, and the myrrh adds a nice warmth to it. ylang ylang and rose are hit or miss on my skin, and sadly, i find them unremarkable in this blend. rose either smells great or just so-so on me, and in this blend it's so-so and a little bit sour. i think maybe it depends on what sort of rose is in a blend. i'm glad i tried this though, as i like most of the notes.

ewww this smells terrible with my skin chemistry, and i am not sure what the culprit is, perhaps the mosses? though moss usually works on me. maybe it's just the combination of all the notes. i love carnation and amber, which was my reason for trying this scent. this turns into a sour-soapy scent on me and i can't really pick out any of the notes.

i got this as a frimp from someone, yay! i was surprised when i re-read the notes, i was sure i smelled vetiver in the imp, but perhaps it was patchouli mixing with the benzoin? at first the patchouli is very strong, but once it fades this turns into a gorgeous warm scent and the coconut makes an appearance. lovely, i am definitely keeping my imp, maybe getting a bottle one day.

this smells like coconutty incense on my skin with a bit of powderiness to it. i get a coconut similar to what's in black pearl. when i first sniff the imp, it's even nuttier in the imp than on my skin, thankfully. this is very soft, warm and pretty, definitely a keeper. i just re-tested this and it reminds me of the oscar de la renta my grandma wore....weird.

i've had more trouble sleeping lately than usual, so i gave this a whirl last night. it's lavender and herbal, like others have said, but i have no idea what herb it is. i slept pretty well for awhile, but i didn't remember my dreams. i was awoken by my cat and after that had restless sleep. i should've reapplied some. but the first few hours when i first went to sleep i slept very soundly. i am going to try it some more and see how it works and also let me insomniac best friend try it and see if it works for her.

i smell a snowy note like the one in talvikuu from a few years back, as well as a soft green floral with slight powdery? overtones. the snowy note is more prominent on my skin, but i wish the florals were stronger. it's a pretty scent, but i don't think i'd wear it much, as snowy notes are not my favorite.

this reminds me of the rose version of premature burial (old version, i haven't tried the new PB.) the dirt note is subtle like that in PB, and is not as strong as the one in zombi. also the dirt note in zombi is long lasting, but this one doesn't last long on my skin and gives way to a pretty floral scent. the stephanotis adds a softness to the scent and i can detect the ivy. calla lily sometimes goes wonky on my skin, but it's ok in this blend...though i can't necessarily pick it out. definitely a keeper!

oh god i love this one! it's definitely the hands down winner of the 6 retail exclusive salons i tried, and also the one i was most excited about. carnation and skin musk are 2 of my absolute favorite notes. as someone else mentioned above, i get a cocoa-y scent from this, which may be the honey. this is blended perfectly, and i cannot make out the patchouli at all, which i good because i don't like strong patchouli. this is a musky-cocoa-y-floral on my skin. the carnation is subtle and the magnolia i can just make out in the back adding a slight sweet floral to the rest of the mix. i must get a bottle of this!

i like this better than i thought i would, but it's a bit perfumy on me as well. mostly i get peony, spanish moss, violet leaf and marine accord. this is aquatic but dark, as others have said. it makes me think of a dark pond in the middle of nowhere on a completely silent night-it really evokes the artwork fabulously. i'm not sure if i would wear this, but it is pretty and very evocative.

at first the lemon verbena is most prominent, then the other notes come out more. in rare cases, rose goes sour on me, and it does so in this scent, (unless it's magnolia, which i have less experience with?) i can smell the rose, moonflower and musks. if the lychee is there, it's subtle, as is the lemon verbena. this is very pretty in the imp- a cool, floral aquatic. unfortunately it doesn't do all that well with my skin chemistry.

this is a warm, spicy resiny scent. the clove seems to dominate on my skin and the orris and rose add a softness. the patchouli must be supporting in the background because i can't really sense it here. this is woody and resiny on my skin with a bit of musk. i like it but don't love it, so i think it will go to swaps.

i'll start off by saying i figured some of the notes might not work on me, and i basically tried this because my name is kate. this has a LOT of throw. in the imp all i really smells is the freesia and gardenia and other florals. on my skin it's strong sharp green florals, with a hint of honey, and the currant adds a slightly nauseating sweetness on my skin. unfortunately, this just doesn't work on me- the throw is just way too strong and gives me a headache.

wow i always avoided this one because of the peach, but i just got it as a frimp from the lab and i like it a lot! it's a warm, golden happy scent. the peach is subtle enough to be a supporting note instead of the main thing, which is nice for me, since i don't do fruity notes. all the notes are blended very well, and flow together seamlessly. i'll definitely keep my imp!

i got this as a frimp from the lab. in the imp i smell green tea, grapefruit and something foody which doesn't seem to be listed in the notes...something toasty smelling. on my skin it's a fresh pale green scent with that hint of toastiness to it. after awhile the toastiness fades completely and i'm left with a soft aquatic floral. very pretty and light. not really my tastes, but still pretty!

A disconcerting scent, heavy and oppressive, through which no light, no matter, and no spirit can escape. Black opium, labdanum, opoponax, black orchid, and benzoin. i thought i could get around the opium in this, because as far as i know, all the other notes work on me, however, the opium is pretty prominent, so it's adding a sourness to the scent that i am not enjoying all that much. i basically can smell the opium, orchid and opoponax. it's resiny and the orchid adds a nice subtle hint of floral...i love orchid, so that's why i picked this one up. i might wear this occasionally, but opium tends to turn on me, so probably not all that much.

i got an empty bottle of this from a decant circle not really my type of scent, it's very sweet and fruity but with a crystalline aquaticness to it. sniffing the bottle, the pear is very strong. the pear and freesia are the strongest notes on my skin, and i do agree this reminds me of a black moon, but it's more sugary. the white musk adds a nice softness to the background. it is very pretty, just not really my style.