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Slightly creamy, spicy florals, with some sweetness, slight tartness and almost "foodiness" from the mandarin. The florals here are well-blended, but I'm getting slightly more rose and carnation. The amber stays in the background and works really well here.

A nice floral blend, and thankfully the flowers are not turning soapy on me!

Initially all I got was watery, slightly plastic flowers. After a few minutes, I start amping the verbena and honeysuckle, ah, now I get the lavender. This is very well-blended but the notes start amping in stages, very interesting. After 10min it's reminding me a lot of those old-fashioned floral colognes, I've smelt many times.

 

Fresh, citrusy, watery florals, it's pretty, but not for me.

At first, I get soft rose, a little incense, and sandalwood, the honey is almost non-existent, but does add a slight sweetness. My skin starts to really amp the sandalwood, and I'm hardly getting any rose now or incense now, it's mostly, dry, slightly sweet sandalwood.

 

This a nice feminine sandalwood blend, but I find it too similar to other blends I own.

I get lots of pine, snow (the slushy type), just a smidge of dirt and greenery, and I'm also getting something mildly sweet. One of the best snow scents I've tried and wonderfully evocative!

 

I just love this and though I have tons of snow scents, I will definitely need to find least a partial bottle to add to my collection. Fantastic throw and longevity too!

This was is pure sugary lemongrass on me, and I'd forgotten how much I dislike lemongrass. Not for me!

This is like a softer, and feminine Nosferatu.

This starts of very tart (I think it's lime and bergamot), with some metallic, and aquatic notes. I also get some lavender, musk (black?), with a bit of something green and fresh. On my skin I don't find it sweet at all, and it's very masculine, and bit dry.

 

I've smelt something similar to this before. It vaguely reminds me of an men's aquatic citrus cologne, like "Cool Water" with citrus.

 

Personally, I don't like this at all. I usually enjoy wearing masculine type scents, but something here (I think it's the aquatic or metallic note ) is

is really amping and starting to give me a headache. Strong throw and longevity. One of the handful of bpal scents I've ever had to wash off.

 

 

This starts off being a very foody blend. I get lots of cake, bread (reminds me of the cake in Huesos de Santo), with a little citrusy tea and cucumber in the background, it's very delicious smelling. As it dries, I quickly start amping bergamot, a little more cucumber, and unfortunately the cake starts to take the back-seat, but it's still there. I think I'm getting the biscuit scent now, or more of a bread scent.

This dries to a very fresh, slightly citrusy, bready scent!

 

I'm surprised with how much I like this! I only wish the cake would stay a bit longer on the skin. Doesn't have too much throw.

This smells very fresh, there's a green type fruit in here, I'm getting something watery (not "aquatic" though), and also a little vanilla and sandalwood. It reminds me a little bit of a creamier, sweeter and fruitier Host of the Air. As it settles on my skin I start immediately amping a lot of smokiness, which I think is incense. .and now it's reminding me of Devil's Night 09'. It settles into sugary, slightly foody, creamy incense with fruitiness and what smells to me like grass. Very interesting...

 

I don't usually like these type of scents but this is really nice! Amazing throw and longevity!

 

Totally, totally, the creaminess in Jingo Kogo and Glowing Vulva but this is the slightly younger version. I get sweet and creamy vanilla, sandalwood, and hints of honey. The sandalwood becomes a little drier and more pronounced with time, I'm also getting a slight hint of mint (but only when I smell it up close).

 

This is wonderful!

I was generously given a tester of this proto to try.

I get sweet, fruity plum and lots of orange blossom (the sweetness may also be coming from the orange blossom), as it dries I'm getting some smoky amber. I think I was expecting this to smell a bit darker, I'm surprised it's such a young, bright, fruity, and sunny scent but with the subtle smokiness (I'm getting a little myrrh) in the background.

Orange blossom is one of my favorite notes, but I've noticed when it's blended with fruits or florals they don't really work on my skin, and have a tendency to remind me of "fruity hairspray" (I had the same reaction with Zarita, The Doll Girl), but it's just a personal association I have!

I predict this will be popular especially for the summer months. It has great throw too!

To me this smells of scorched wood, dirt, vetiver, lime, I'm also getting some with some effervescence (maybe gin?), it reminds me a little of Nosferatu but with lime and gin. I'm also detecting some leather and musk in here too. After a few minutes, it's all going a bit powdery on me, and it's starting to smell a little like smoky bergamot.

This reminds me of Playing with a Loaded Gun, with the "scorched ginger musk" (but without the effervescence), some red musk, slightly sweet and tart fruit with some smokiness, and earthiness.

Ooh, Witchblade labels!

 

They all look awesome! Thanks for posting them! I think I may need to get them all just for the labels.

Dark and spicy! I'm getting soft, slightly sweet smoky cloves, a little musk and patchouli. It's a dark and mysterious blend.

 

Not for me, but I'm glad I got to try it!

Mmm..to me this is pure buttery pound cake, sweet ripe blackberries and whipped cream.

This reminds me of a softer, warmer, not as "woodsy" Ivanushka. I do find Buck Moon to be more wearable than Ivanushka.

This is a very creamy "white" floral scent.

 

I get creamy vanilla, lily, rice flower (sometimes this can go a little "hairspray" on me but not here) and a little spiciness from the carnation. After a few minutes, I start getting the honeysuckle, and the carnation starts amping a little more.

 

This is really beautiful! I only wish it had more throw, it's very much a skin scent for me.

 

 

This does scream SPRING FLOWERS!

 

I find the flowers here are well-blended, and at first it's hard to pick them out. After a few minutes of the spray settling around me, I start to distinguish the scent of wisteria and cherry blossoms, then the iris slowly peeks out (but it's not the powdery type I'm used to). There's no sweetness at all in these flowers. I agree with windbourne's comment about the dryer-sheet-like scent that appears later and I'm not sure if it's the wisteria or hibiscus that's creating it, but I also don't find it takes away from the scent. It's strong too, I can still smell it hrs. later after just a couple of sprays.

 

This is a very floral, feminine, and pretty scent. I find this particular floral blend to have a very calming effect, which I really like. I'm so glad I got this!

 

 

Very creamy vanilla, cherry blossoms and moss! It's so pretty! The light vanilla musk peeks out after a few minutes. This is my favorite cherry blossom scent so far.

I found this strangely wonderful at first but could not figure out the notes, I was very surprised one of them is wasabi. I get the tea, but not the honey or wasabi. It's a very fresh and light unisex tea scent (I'm getting a little aloe too). Unfortunately it starts turning very soapy on my skin (tea notes have been doing that lately ). I find it a very fresh "just stepped out of the shower" clean scent, complete with soap.

Iago reminds me of Haunted but with leather and thankfully just a hint of vetiver.

I'm getting florals and oranges that are similar to "Florida Water", some sandalwood, a linen note (similar to the one in Antique Lace), resins, and some smokiness too. As it dries it's starts slightly powdery on me.

 

PX68 reminds me of an old-fashioned perfume. It's a bit too strong for me but a very well-blended fragrance.

In the imp I get a not too boozey egg nog and cake. On my skin I start getting the sugar cookies, and just a little spiciness from the cinnamon (which I'm usually afraid of but don't find too noticeable here), and then the egg-nog appears.

 

Once it dries it reminds me of a Lait de Chevre (without the coffee) and buttery sugar cookies!

This is pure for me!

 

This starts off a smooth, creamy bergamot/lemony musk. I'm getting whiffs of vanilla? It must be the benzoin. I'm confused because at times the throw is warm and sweet vanilla, other times it's a cooler and refreshing creamy bergamot/lemon musk scent! Later the amber amps a little more more for me.

 

It's complex and delicious, it makes me think of a creamy lemonade at times. Perfect for the warmer months.

 

Love, love and I don't even like bergamot!