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On me, this smelled of....soap. Oh, well.

This smelled like every single other voodoo blend I've tried: grassy and herbal. ::shrug:: I tried wearing it to bed to see if it sparked sexy dreams, but I got nada. I'll try again after my cycle moves on.

Big sharp ozone smell in the imp, but when it hit my skin, it sweetened up. Now I smell like the leather store in the mall. Seriously. Soft leather, with ozone and just a tiny hint of sweetness. I really like it, though I can't imagine I'll have much call to wear it. I hope it'll smell good on the hubby, too. ETA: On the husband, it smelled like cigarettes. Nothing but tobacco. ::sigh::

Cheshire Cat has citrus, but it burns away to florals, so I didn't much care for it. I'd recommend Night-Gaunt - it has high, cheerful grapefruit throw, and underneath it is the smell of snow, with maybe just the barest hint of flowers. Soooo beautiful. (Plus, the citrus wakes you right the heck up.)

Violet usually produces a powdery tone on me, and this one was no exception. But the spices kept it from taking over, and this is quite a gentle, feminine scent. It's not for me, but it's quite pleasant.

In the imp, this smelled fresh and green. On my skin? Instant baby powder. Off to swap.

Wow - I don't think they could be more different. On me, Spirits of the Dead was like a hot toddy - lemon and sugar, and with the sweet, delicate linden on the dry-down. Hungry Ghost Moon was nothing but a musky green fog.

This smells to me of watery ozone and faint herbs. It's very light and soothing - I imagine it would make a great men's fragrance. Verdict? Pleasant, but not for me.

I was a little afeared of this, because I've had bad reactions to a couple of the apple scents. However, wet to dry, this smelled like a juicy red apple with a layer of caramel. There's just a hint of the coconut, but it doesn't overwhelm. Not my kind of scent, but it's very impressive.

Thanks to the amazing swap powers of Nursekins, I got to try this. It reminds me a lot of Scherezade. Unfortunately, that's not a compliment. It starts out kind of sweet-spicy, a little like Morocco, but somewhere in there it takes a turn for the head shop. Dry, my skin turns it to a sickly dirty hippy smell. ::sigh:: Off to swap.

Wet, this smelled heavily aquatic, with a hint of tea. It dried to become a very sophisticated men's cologne. Too darn masculine for me, but I have high hopes for trying it on my hubby tonight. ETA: On my husband, it was a dark, smoky scent that screamed 'Sex me up, baby!' Absolutely divine. Unfortunately, his skin also amped it up to the point of ridiculousness - I could smell it sitting across the room. A little dab'll do ya, indeed. The musk was predominate, with an underlying sweetness that must be the vanilla, and a little smokiness from the tea. He says, "Weirdly enough, this makes me think of bay rum." (Note: I don't smell any bay rum.)

I'd suggest Eos, The Moon, Bat-Woman, Queen Mab (beautiful and complex), Peitho or Wicked.

This smells like...well...lemon Pledge . Seriously. Not the scent for me.

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In the imp, and wet: dirt and roses. Literally, a wet garden scent. Not my idea of perfume, but not unpleasant. Drying, and dry: Dried roses with a slight underlying sour note that must be the mosses. Really not my thing.

In the bottle, this smelled heavily aquatic, with an overtone of...well, hairspray. Huh. Cautiously, I dabbed it on my skin. Wet, it was a soft yellow floral, sweet, but not cloying. As it dried and warmed up, the honey came to the forefront - and I think it's the honey that my nose interprets as hairspray smell. Now it's just kind of a soft honeyed floral with a slightly spicy undernote. It has no throw at all - I have to have my nose right up against my wrist to smell it - and it's not in any sense offensive. It would be a good perfume to wear for work or at meetings. It's not my kind of scent, though. (After a while, I smell like a perfume that one of my great-aunts used to wear.)

I'd been a little worried about it, because early reviews compared it to "Jack", which smelled godawful to me. I shouldn't have worried. In the bottle, this was buttery-sweet, almost mouth-watering. Wet, it was all candy-sweet pumpkin, which was a little much, but as it dried, the ginger and amber warmed up and melded perfectly to make a bright and spicy scent that's just a tiny bit foody. After a few hours, I get a hint of vanilla deliciousness. Small throw, and not overwhelming. I imagine that once this ages up a bit, it'll be amazing. We'll see how often I wear it, but I might have to have a second bottle of this one. It was worth the wait. ETA2: Since I got this in the mail, I have worn nothing else but. It smells so soothing and beautiful; it has the distinction of being one of two scents that I own more than one bottle of. ETA: This has phenomenal staying power - I applied it at 2:00 pm, and at 11:00 pm, I could still smell it on my wrists. And it still smells beautiful.

Selene, the Moon Goddess, fell in love with a beautiful shepherd named Endymion. She appealed to Zeus, asking him to cast Endymion into everlasting slumber so that she could be with him for all eternity. Her wish was granted, and every night the Goddess visited her love as he slept. A sweet, wistful blend of d’Anjou pear, Lily of the Valley, bois du rose and white musk. This is all Rose and Lily of the Valley...and it is giving me a huge headache. ::runs to scrub it off::

In the imp, this smells like cocoa, deep and rich. On my skin, it smells like...well...it smells like a coconut cream chocolate. Bleah. I hate coconut creams. ETA: After about 15-20 minutes, there's a pronounced sour note (I had the same problem with 'The Candy Butcher'.) Very unpleasant, and obviously not for me.

In the imp and on my skin, this is a very 'commercial' scent. It has kind of a generic 'floral' approach that resolves into nothing but apple blossom. No fruit, no sugar, just a bland floral. Go figure. ETA: After half an hour, I can finally detect a bit of the guava, but it's still fairly light and bland. Obviously, not for me.

In the bottle, this is sharp, sharp kumquat. Hmm. Wet, there's a sweet rush of ruby red grapefruit coexisting with the kumquat. Drying, it's still mostly grapefruit, sharp and mouth-watering, but I can vaguely get the snowy notes beneath it. Dry, there's a hint of soft flowers, but they're the faintest note beneath the citrus and the snow. It's very soothing and fresh - a really unusual scent blend. Since I'm at a weird place in my monthly cycle, I'll revisit this one before making a determination of how much I like it and whether it's a keeper. ETA: On revisit, this is absolutely beautiful. The citrus is cheerful and invigorating, and the snowy notes have kept me huffing my wrist all day. Good throw, nice and long-lasting. Definitely a keeper.

This smelled like...well, rancid butter going on my skin. It has dried to single-note frankincense. Ew. I smell like evil church.

In the bottle, this didn't have much of a smell at all. Wet, the opium smoke was the predominate note, spicy and rich. It was a bit masculine, but I really liked it. Dry, it was a cloying floral. The hell? Some sweet, sweet flower that made me want to ditch the bottle entirely and scrub my skin. Dry, a few minutes later, the flowers have been subsumed beneath a flurry of sweet ginger and pepper. It's not much like the scent of the wet oil, but I like it. Since I'm at a 'everything smells funny on me' stage of my monthly cycle, I'll put this back and revisit it next week. Watch this space. ETA: On revisit, this was vile. Cloying and sour incense. I never thought I'd find a perfume that smelled better on me during my period. Ugh. Not for me.

Oh, man. Ever since I discovered BPAL, I've been searching for a men's fragrance to replace my hubby's 20 year old cologne. Most of the ones he tried smelled awful on him (he has weird chemistry.) This one? ::melts:: In the imp, it was sharp and a little sour, but on his skin it bloomed to a spicy, rich scent, with just a tiny undertone of manly musk. I'd like him to bathe in it.

Wet, this was a light, aquatic floral. Drying, it smelled...lemony. Huh. Dry, five minutes later, it's....soap. Oh, well. ::tosses in the swap pile::