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oh dear, i really love this. it's a warm sexy, musky floral. it also smells exactly like a perfume i've worn in the past but can't place. i mostly get the orchid, vanilla and musk, with the rose adding to the floral of the orchid. must. get. big. bottle.

i havent tried snake oil for a really long time, but i notice from the soap i get the same kind of powdery-creamy scent that i did for the oil. i have been ambivalent about the oil, but after trying the soap, i want to re-try the oil. it's a soft, slightly-resiny vanilla with a slight powderiness. i didn't detect any patchouli, but the bar was scented softly. the lather is really lovely and moisturizing but feels gentle and silky at the same time.

let me premise this by saying i've never tried misk u. oil. this soap is lovely! it's a very very soft milky-coffee scent that has a slight almondy(?) note to it. i'm not sure what it is, but this isn't strong coffee, it's coffee filled with milk and maybe a hint of chocolate. after trying the soap, i really want to try the oil now. the lather is perfectly moisturizing, and my skin doesn't feel dried out at all. i LOVE how this soap feels.

im the imp i get an almondy-plum, but on my skin i really can't smell the almond at all! it's more like a soft plum scent with something milky or soft. reminds me of a mango shake you get in indian restaurants, but with plum. i'll have to try this one again before i make my final decision. it's very interesting.

um i dont like foody scents, so i don't know why i wanted to try this, but i did anyhow! it's a spicy-foody scent, something along the lines of cassia or cinnamon with ginger, perhaps, with a slight creaminess from the milk. i don't get any wine though.

hm, in the imp this is VERY piney and has a sharp herbal tinge with a hint of wood in the background. on my skin however, it's a strange, watered-down pine scent mixed with something foody or nutty...shea or cocoa butter?? interesting, but not really my style.

i definitely smell the moonflower and ozone in this, and perhaps the iris. something in this sours a bit on my skin, which ozone and iris are wont to do. it's very light and ethereal, and the ozone has a slight salty quality to it that i got from pool of tears. nice but doesnt really work on me, unfortunately

whoa. at first this is pure, cloying, bubblegummy-lotus. once it's been on for awhile though, i quite like it! i can still smell the lotus but it's on a background of slightly spicy, woody-resins. very interesting! i think i will keep my imp of this.

glasgow, morgause, queen gertrude, faith and regan are pale purple. shadow witch orchid, black lily (blackish-purple), wanda (burgundy), and purple phoenix are dark purple to me.

when first applied, this is all lavender, rose and musk with a bit of carnation to give it a hint of soft spice. the jasmine adds a strange quality that sours a bit on my skin. once it dries though, this is gorgeous! in the same vein as alice but with less carnation. i may have to get a big bottle of this!

the black musk is strong in this one, and slightly powdery. there is warmth from the saffron and a hint of rose, and a sort of nutty scent going on? not sure what that is. it reminds me of haunted but a little murkier on my skin. i think it is fairly unisex and would smell great on any sex.

this smells like melony-orchid with vanilla and skin musk supporting in the background, keeping it from going into total fruit doom. it's much sweeter than what i normally wear, but i confess i sort of like it. i have a decant of it, and i think i will keep it. probably not a bottle purchase though.

smut 07: this smells much more boozy and less musky to me than the smut from last year. at first i get some weird note that seems to turn on me, but once this dries it is HEAVENLY. i think i even like it better than last years' smut. though it is very very similar. definitely getting a bottle of this

i got this in a decant circle, and didnt look at the description again. i was sure this was roses and amber, but there are no roses! i think perhaps it's the combination of amber and honey and currant. sometimes honey doesn't work on me, abd sandalwood is hit or miss, but this one works beautifully! this is warm and sexy but also a bit comforting. may have to get a bottle of this one.

i get a warm, incesy, musky floral with a touch of fruits from this. it's very hard to pick out any notes, but thankfully the patchouli isn't overwhelming. very floral-oriental, which is my favorite type of perfume. the only thing is there is something in here that turns on me just a little bit. i will have to try it again at a later date and see what i think. other than the turning, this is right up my alley, and if i decide it works w/ my skin chemistry i will be hunting down a bottle.

hmm, i really like this at the outset. it smells like moss, dirt and foliage with herbs. once it's dry, however, i get a warm-fruity-wine scent, which is quite nice, just not my style, really. so off to swaps with this one.

in the beginning oborot is a bit perfumey, but once it dries it's more pleasant. to me, this smells like a bright and clear foresty-herbal scent with florals and a touch of icy aquatics. i dont get any deep dark earth on my skin, more like a cool breeze through a forest at night.

crow moon is a clear herbal-woody floral with a very slight aquaticness to it. it's pretty perfumey at first with a strong throw, and i can't really pick out any of the notes. once it dries, it's a bright, clear grassy-floral. it reminds me of fresh flowers and grass coming through on the cusp of spring, but with a coolness leftover from winter. it's sort of ethereal but grounded at the same time. at first i thought this wasn't for me, but now that its dry, i really, really like it.

oh how i love this. at first it's pure coconut and a vetiver, but not too heavy on the vetiver. once it's dry the vanilla comes out more and balances out the other notes. now that it's been about an hour, it sort of reminds me of black pearl with earthiness from the vetiver. i am so glad i took a chance on a bottle of this!

ooh this was a pleasant surprise. i thought this might be too bright and clean smelling to me, but it's not! it is bright and clean but it also has some depth and fullness, which i like. i smell citrus and orchid with just a splash of ozone, which doesnt make the aquatics go sour on my skin. it's a bit perfumey but that doesn't bother me. it's a fabulous scent for summer.

at first all i smell is almond. when this dries i get bay rum and clove, very nice- crisp yet warm. i usually don't like bay rum, but this is the best bay rum i've ever smelled! i'm not sure i would wear this much, but it's nice.

at first i get a vicks vapo rub scent from this, which i think is the eucalyptus. dry, it smells like pine and juniper, very foresty. not bad, just not very me.

to me this smells like soft mint, violet, tea and grass. it has an underlying quality to it that reminds me a lot of the mock turtle's lessons, but less sweet and more floral-herby. quite nice, but i have other similar scents that i like better and that don't fade so quickly on me.

i get sandalwood and frankincense with a hint of patchouli and something else. maybe a bit herby? it smells like sour pencil shavings on me. not a keeper.

this smells like musty baby powder on me i am coming to find i like vetiver in some scents, but my skin does generally not get along with opium at all and very rarely with honeysuckle, which i think are the dominant notes on me here. so yeah, this doesn't work very well for me.