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I'm so disappointed. I figured this would be the perfect scent for me - alas, I smell no vanilla, no sugar, no caramel. Cinnamon. I smell cinnamon. But not the delicate, wispy scent of a natural cinnamon stick, or the cinnamon-sugar of a sticky bun, no. Instead, I get nothing but the weird overwhelming unnatural cinnamon smell of those commercial "cinnamon brooms" they sell at the grocery stores. It gave me a terrible headache, and I had to wash it off right away. So sad.

In bottle: COCONUT!!!! Wet: First, an overwhelming wave of mint, not peppermint, but something closer to spearmint. Drying: The coconut smell came back strongly, until it was a minty-coconut smell that I seriously disliked - I nearly washed it off at this stage. Dry: Kind of a cocoa-butter smell, with only a tiny hint of mint. As time goes on, I can smell the chocolate note faintly, but sadly no hint of the booze. It's pleasant enough, but not really my bag. The search for the OTP (One True Perfume) continues. ETA: Two hours later, all coconut & mint had disappeared, and I smelled of chocolate.

My body chemistry HATES this scent. In the bottle, it smelled like grape-flavored Motrin. ::grimaces:: Wet, it smelled like that nasty, off-brand grape soda. Dry? Oh, my god, the nastiest brown estery smell. I had to run and try and scrub it off. After two scrubbings, I still can vaguely smell it. The friend who passed me the sample loves this scent & bought a huge bottle of it - on her it smelled of lovely spiced wine. On me? Bleah. I'll be passing the imp along to someone else.

In the bottle: LOUD, one-note floral smell. Wet, on my skin: Jasmine. Way, way, way too much jasmine. Very aggressive, very loud, gave me a very big headache. I smelled like an old lady. :/ After it dried, the jasmine receded, and four hours later, I smelled faintly of sandalwood and cedar. I like the last faint scent, but can't deal with the onslaught of jasmine to get there. I'll be passing this one along.

When I first opened the imp, I was struck by an aggressive, sharp, tangy scent that I couldn't identify. Didn't like it at all. Wet, it smelled like...decaying wood, still sharp and aggressive. It even made me faintly nauseous, because I'm severely allergic to molds -my body associates that smell with unpleasant side effects. Once it dried, though, the sharpness mellowed, and rich wine-y undertones came out. I love the way it smells on me after it dries. It reminds me of tawny port, with a very slight musty note. Very dark, clean scent - I'd love to know how it smells on my husband.

In the bottle: Clean, energetic floral - I loved the way it smelled & couldn't wait to try it on. Wet, on me: Ugh. It smelled exactly like "Love's Baby Soft". No floral scents, no lemon, just nasty, obnoxious baby powder. Dry, 1 hr later: No longer obnoxious, but still a one-note powder smell. It must just be my body chemistry, because on my daughter it was a light, pleasant floral with only a bit of powder.