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Wow - to me, this really does just what it says: smells like blood. Not Dragon's Blood, real blood. Coppery. I'll have to save it for next Halloween, as I don't think I can wear it casually.
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This reminds me of Pumpkin Patch 5, the one with sandalwood and orris. I know the spices are totally different, and there is that citrus note. I like it, but not enough to spring for a whole bottle. Thanks to crescentwench on LJ, I'm not stuck with an unloved 5 mL.
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Another vote for Ben-Gay, sadly - it's been on me for about an hour, and all I can think of is sports rub. Nothing else is coming through for me at all. I'm really disappointed - I so wanted to like this!
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On me, this smelled like the ghost of Has No Hanna: all floral, all the time. At least it didn't have the sour drydown of Sol and Mercury.
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Initial cinnamon/lavender was great, but the drydown was disappointingly like Sol's: sour, cheap cologne smell. It reminded me of Zephyr, which was so much so that I had to scrub it off. I wish I knew what notes those were so I could reliably avoid them.
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Spicy, incensy and warm in the imp and when wet; on me the drydown was disappointing, a bit sour and cheap cologne-ish.
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Cinnamony with a warm center. Nice, but nothing special. I find it hard to tell Red Phoenix from Blood Moon from Salamander - on me, they all end up bring very similar.
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Historically I've been drawn to water, but I haven't found many aquatic scents that love me. Undine isn't one of them, alas. It smells quite watery in the bottle but five minutes on my skin and it is gone. No staying power, and it has a bit of dead-fishiness on me that isn't very appealing.
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Jasmine, jasmine, and more jasmine. Like getting hit in the nose with jasmine. Not, alas, a friend of mine.
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All I can smell of this one is rose, but that's OK because it smells fantastic on my husband.
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My experience was pretty much identical to yours - scary in the imp, better on me, but not really my friend.
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First whiff reminds me of Gluttony: sweet, buttery, completely unsuitable for me. I sadly put it in the swap pile.
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Smut reminds me of the drydown from All Night Long, without the sweet cinnamon top note. I love All Night Long, so I like Smut, but I prefer it with the cinnamon.
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In the imp: strong artificial fruity scent, reminds me of the old Fruity Pebbles cereal On me, wet: Fruity Pebbles plus the cocoa scent of Centzon Totochtin or Velvet; not working well Dry: Barely perceptible sweetness Verdict: Not for me. Pity.
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I had a good feeling about this one, as cucumber is one of my favourite (and least available) notes. I wasn't disappointed. It does go a bit fruity on me but the sage and moss provide enough spice to ground it. Yummy!