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    Nanshe

    The Babylonian Goddess of Dreams, who bestows the power of Oneiromancy onto her priests. This blend opens up psychic sensitivity during sleep and aids in the understanding and correct interpretation of portents and symbols. in the imp i smell lavender with a hint of lemon. on my skin i smell lemon verbena with a slight, soft sweetness in the background. at first it's nice, like a creamy lemon scent, which reminds me a lot of tarot: the star, except with lemon instead of lime. once dry however, i get a sour note behind the lemon. i think it may be white tea, which seems to go sour on me for some reason.
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    Hetairae

    this smells exactly like some kind of incense i've used before, sort of like nag champa but sweeter.. it smell the honey at first, but it fades into the background when dry. something about this is similar to desire, but less...sexy and musky. i get a warm slightly wood and clove incense from this. maybe not a usual kind of scent i would like, but i am digging it right now.
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    Akuma

    i got this as a frimp. i had avoided it because of the raspberry, because fruit notes are not my favorite and they tend to turn plasticky. same happens with akuma- at first it's a citrus with a hint of raspberry- pretty and fresh (but not me.) then it smells like a raspberry scented doll after the drydown.
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    Malice

    ylang ylang and patchouli city on me, aka baby wipes. this turns to a musky-powdery scent on me with a slight acidic tinge, therefore i dont think it'll work for me.
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    Laudanum

    this smells like an old dusty room with traces of old perfume. i smell the nutmeg and the root-beerish smell that others have mentioned. it reminds me of tombstone, if memory serves, but i like it better. it's warm and dusty smelling to me, and i really like it a lot, but something about it keeps me from wanting to wear it a lot.
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    Ochosi

    this is a warm somewhat soothing scent. i smell something similar to coconut but much subtler, which must be the shea. this is mixed with an herbalness and something slightly fruity? ack i dont know, the notes are really hard to pick out in this. it's very soft and subtle though.
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    Absinthe

    i get a sugary lemony-mint with a hint of anise. once dry it's mostly anise with a hint of sugar. also i get a slight rubbery scent to it, which kind of puts me off.
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    Water of Notre Dame

    very very pale, clear, watery green scent. i cant make out the notes except aquatics and herbs, maybe some sort of floral? unfortunately, something in this turns sour on my skin. i imagine it could be beautiful on the right person though.
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    Odin

    so much better than i could've expected. i this. i dont find it overwhelmingly masculine at all. it's in the same vein of haunted and titus andronicus but is clearer and a bit sweeter to me. i get amber, musk and some slight woods/herbs and maybe a slight touch of clove? it smells very clean to me, but musky at the same time. adding this to my big bottle list promptly!
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    Queen

    this is a really interesting scent. at the beginning it smells exactly like one of lush bubble bars, but i can't remember which one. it's a very luscious scent, at first it's a cocoa-floral. the more it dries the more it opens up to reveal more. now there is a bit of an green scent, similar to pine or fir, but not as strong. also there is a weird coolness to this, perhaps a tiny hint of menthol? this scent is SO unique, i really like it!
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    Wicked

    generally jasmine and i do not get along, but in this blend i think we do. i get a creamy jasmine-rose with enough myrrh to add a nice base. i am happily surprised, as it is quite rare to find a prominently jasmine scent that works on me. however, i am seldom in the mood for jasmine, so probably wouldn't wear this all that often. but it's still lovely!
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    Rakshasa

    i thought this was frankincense, rose and amber, because that's what it smells like on me. at first, s the combination of rose/sandalwood turns to frankincense (pencil shavings) on my skin, after it dries a bit it calms down and is not so strong. i think i might like this one better if the sandalwood was subtler, as i think my skin tends to amp it a bit.
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    Hollywood Babylon

    i'm surprised i like this one as much as i do. it reminds me a lot of another bpal i've tried, but i can't place it. mostly i get the vanilla, heliotrope and touch of the strawberry and black cherry, but not too fruity to make it overly sweet. i like this scent, but i don't think i'd wear it much.
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    Kurukulla

    this starts out a sweet floral and i don't get much rose, the lotus tends to overwhelm. when it dries the rose comes forward a bit more, but it's still primarily lotus. this is a nice, sweet perfumey floral. just not sure i'd wear it often.
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    Hurricane

    ahhhh this is the closest scent i've found to real rain. it smells like rain on the pavement when you're walking outside, when the rain first starts falling. it is a strange scent, aquatic+vetiver, and i am forever changing my opinion on vetiver, but i think on certain occasions i'd love wearing this one, it just wouldn't be all that often.
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    Leanan Sidhe

    this is a sweet, green perfumey floral. it reminds me of dirty with sweet floral added, so basically it smells like perfumey dryer sheets on my skin. not really the kind of scent i'm into so i'll have to swap it.
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    Lolita

    this starts off as a bright lemony scent with a slight creaminess. later on i get a sort of woody-floral from it, which may be the heliotrope, since i am not too familiar with it? this part sort of turns bad with my skin chemistry, so i dont think this one will work that well for me :/
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    Eternal

    i dont get any rose or gardenia in this at all. i am not too familiar with the other notes, so i am not sure about them. basically this smells like white florals on me- ylang ylang and maybe a tinge of honeysuckle. i cant pick out anything else though.
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    Kyoto

    at first i get a strong-cherry almond. once dry it's anise with a tiny hint of cherry. after a few hours it's a spicy cherry. i like this part the best, but i'm not gonna wait 3 hours for it to get there, so i'll have to swap this one.
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    New Orleans

    i got this as a frimp from someone. wet, all i can smell is strong, strong jasmine, which my skin tends to amp. after it's dried a bit the honeysuckle comes out more, tempering the strength of the jasmine a bit. i can sense a slight spice in the background, but it's mostly pure jasmine and honeysuckle. i dislike white florals, so this scent doesn't really work for me.
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    Megaera

    im mostly getting plum and amber from this with a slight hint of grapefruit. it actually reminds me a lot of plumeria. pretty, but probably not something i'd wear all that often, so i think i may swap it.
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    Black Phoenix

    first this starts out as cherry-almond and seems sort of promising, but now that it's dry it smells like musty baby powder on me
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    Bakeneko

    i smell the tea, tangerine and amber musk, and i get a hint of spiciness, but not pure cardamom or cinnamon. luckily the cherry blossom is tame! the musk in this is a bit perfumy, but i like it that way. it reminds me of the musk in theodosius a great deal. it definitely has a warmth to it that is like the warmth of skin. i love this one!
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    Trick #1

    i had a feeling i'd love this one, and i truly do. it's musk and vanilla on me with a slight slight spicy leather. it reminds me of smut, but is not so musky as smut. i am in LOVE with this. now comes the trial of finding a bottle...
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    Delphi

    this was a frimp from the lab. thisone is very sweet, and i think i smell wine, honey and dragon's blood. or something that reminds me of dragon's blood, because it's sweet and almost fruity with a hint of spice and smells very red to me. unfortunately, this is way too sweet for my tastes, so i'll have to add it to my swaplist.
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