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I think this is a great name for something that smells like a bum that fell asleep under a parked semi at a truck stop. It is not even the slightest bit pleasent on me...

Cherry, lavender and musk...clean and sweet and sexy. Unfortunately it dried out to something remarkably similar to mildew on both me and DH. Is that the rosewood? You know I can't do wood, right... Another one that I so wanted to love...

Why am I trying all of these aquatics? Because it is summer and I want something cool and clean smelling. Know here, though, that they just don't do it for me, and so if you love aquatics please skip this review. This smells citrusy at first...like grapefruit. With some little clean flowers that are just too fresh and white. Then there is the Mr. Clean aquatic notes. I so wanted to love this.

Wet: Mint (!) and apple. Reminds me of toothpaste and dishsoap. Drying out, the sharp aquatics come out all soapy with the iris. Smells like something to clean with, not a perfume for this girl.

Antique Lace...every time. And if one man in the room has the balls to tell me I smell wonderful (or divine or delicious or like dessert) then others within noseshot all concur.

In the vial I get orange and that nutty scent that follows many wood blends. I am scared. Woods are not good on me, and I WANT to love this one!!! On, the orange is bright and there is a bite of pepper. Sweet and sour and spicy... Love it like Thai food. For a few moments it is all wood and I am afraid that I will smell like a pencil case that someone has spilled juice in. No go. The lilies, peony and musk are thankfully close behind, becoming deep, creamy, clean and sweet, while the pepper gives this a smokey edge. This is a more complex, deeper play on everything I love about Ouija. It is a translucent floral with sex appeal, but a little heavy on the wood for my chemistry.

Deep, strong, sexy musk. Like man musk... Drying out, the jungle notes brighten the feral scent a bit, a bit of an orange glowing green scent. I am wearing ambergris and loving it! Dried out, this reminds me of Chanel #5. Really. It has that old time perfumey feel, but also smells great on DH.

When I was a teenager I really liked patchouli and heavy resins. I have found that I now enjoy greater complexity. My sister, though, who is now a teenager, loves aquatics. It really just depends on the individual.

What is the Elizabeth Bathory scent?....Blood Countess? Plumy and boozy (and a little scary, at least on me). Worth a look.

This smells like almond. But like all BPAL almonds, it dries out almost instantly to...pennyroyal? No ma'am.

This is Alice's sharp-tongued twin sister. They share carnation and rose,and the tea is a bit citrusy, quite like the bergamot in Alice, which makes them very similar. The white tea in Maiden, though, is much more dominant. It is very fresh, bright, and clean, making this a more "yellow scent" (to Alice's "dusty rose" color, IMO). The biggest difference to me is that Maiden is missing the deep creaminess of Alice's milk and honey, and doesn't have much of a base note to hold it all together. This would be a great Spring or Summer scent, but Alice really does it for me already; I am passing it on to my younger sister.

Mad Hatter is what I use. It has pennyroyal and lavender, which are known bug repellants, and it works and smells fabulous!

Smoky~ooh, Brimstone! My favorite apple right now is Phantom Queen. The others (Verdandi, Hesperidies), were too sweet for me. Yeah, hard to belive 'eh? Snake Oil~I am a broken record. Have you tried it? I am hopeing that Hymn to Proserpine will be my "it" scent for fall. Along with Eat Me and Frumerous Bandersnatch...I will have to wait and see! (Squee!)

Upon application the violet is both freshly green and sweet...very true violet. Drying out it becomes increasingly creamy and spicy, but not too, as Morocco is creamy and spicy. It is reminicent of dragon's blood in it's sweetness and depth, slightly fruity. DH says it smells like "nice candies and sex". Violets and tonka...a magical combination. It fits in nicely to my collection of resins and musks, as it is not too floral, but undeniably violet. A pleasent, powdery skin scent.

Like Czernobog, that has a similar black musk/civit note with a sharp almost herbal green topnote, this smells like someone trying to clean up a decomposing body. Gag.

Increadibly thick, sweet, strong white floral. It smells remarkably like Sacred Whore but without the spice.

A rose note predominates when this is wet, and softly dries to a powdery honey rose. It reminds me of Indian rose incense or an edible rose body dusting powder. Soft and sexy but great throw and staying power. I will be holding onto my imp!

DH said..."Mmmm, kind of like a craft store". I hate that. I think that it is the nicest apricot blend around. A little too much, though. I have this love/hate thing with apricot and peach. The clove element is very subdued. I was expecting something much more spicy. Not my favorite Wonderland scent so far...I think it is right in the middle...

Gah! DH just dumped half his imp on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is sharp and cypressy...Then it gets like pencil shavings and balloons. That is my 4 word review. I love vanilla, but I am not feeling the love here...

Wet this is very like a wet forrest. The green woods, smokey labdanum. and the warm bite of myrrh evoke a similar magical, misty fresh, slightly fruity vibe of Phantom Queen, Hamadryad, or Bewitched. Drying out the currents emerge...dark plum colored muskiness. The floral notes makes this the true perfume that it is...heady and oriental...mysetious and dark while still very alive and fresh. Love it...

Eden, Phantom Queen, and Xiuhulti (or however you spell it!@$%) are also very green, though not like grass, per se.

Perversion is FAB! Some find the tobacco note in Red Lantern prominent...

Dense, sweet and spicy, this is like Elegba and Sugar Skull together when it is wet. Dry, it has a similar feel to Hunger...a dark, heady floral. Thick and dark and seductive.

Rich, warm, enchanted glory. It is skin with the Spring's first kiss of sun. The blossoms are so delicate, so new. This is sexy, a little bit spicy, and clean. A freshly bathed Goddess! While the amber is rich, the blossoms lighten it, making it a great resin scent that is wearable in the Spring and Summer. Brisingamen is the best of O (but way more amber), Alice and Phantom Queen together. I feel like I have all of my loves on at once! If O was too sweet, Alice was too girlie, and Phantom Queen was just a bit too appley, please try this. If you have never tried ANY of these, try this!

Oh, I love this one WET. Sweet, rich almond with what smells like an amped up Alice! (it must be the spices=carnation, citus=bergamot and rose that I am associating here with Seraglo). I wish the almond hung on...as I always do. I will definitely be wearing this out tonight! ETA: After re-falling in love with Black Phoenix I am seeing a definite connection. However, I like BP better because I can do without the citrus in Seraglio, and crave the musky incense of BP.