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Voleuse

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  1. Voleuse

    Black Opal

    This is...huh. On first application, I get something with a metallic edge. I want to call it ozone, but it's the exact opposite of it, even though it's very similar. It's dark and empty and a little electric. There's also a hint of sweetness, vanilla and/or coconut. Over time, the not-ozone smell intensifies, crowding out the vanilla. I think it perfectly fits the description, but it's also giving me a bit of a headache.
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    Black Pearl

    On first application, this is creamy and sweet, with a touch of coconut as flavoring. It's more subtle than I expected, actually, because I dabbed a little more than usual on, and the throw is still minimal. The scent stays essentially the same, though over time I'm able to discern a little musk, and a bit of a hazelnut liqueur, as well. This is warm and delicious, but it's a little too gentle for me.
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    Ingenue

    I get aquatic florals and melon on first application, sweet and watery and clean. This has a lot of throw on me, and it's delicious. As it dries, the florals become more pronounced, but the overall tone of the blend stays juicy and sweet. The aquatics give it a pale turquoise feel, which is interesting. I like this.
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    Urania

    Moonflower always, always creates night blends on me, pale and cool and gleaming. That's exactly what I get on first application, though soon the blend becomes a fine balance between ozone and jasmine. After a while, however, the scale tips to ozone quite strongly, with a sweet background of floral notes. This is really pretty, but the strong ozone makes me want to sneeze.
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    Queen Mab

    This is fascinating. On first application, it's soft jasmine, but as it dries, it morphs into sandalwood and rose. Wow! After a while, it fades to rose and jasmine, with an added touch of musk and the other floral notes behind it. It kind of gives me a headache at the very end, but the journey there is lovely.
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    Luna

    This is all ylang ylang and jasmine on me, perfectly balanced. It's cool and pale and a little sweet. It fades very quickly on me, becoming slightly powdery as it disappears, but I do like it. It's soft, and rather calming.
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    Alone

    On first application this is strong cardamom and earthy patchouli. It's spicy and sweet and very demanding. As it dries, it becomes more bearable, and much earthier. There's a dirt note I didn't detect before, and a bit of dry sandalwood as well. I don't get anything else, however--there are definitely no floral or mandarin notes on my skin. This is a gorgeous blend, dominant and delicious, but it's much too strong for my tastes.
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    Polyhymnia

    On first application, this is sweet, sugared lemon. As it dries, I catch hints of rosemary and sage, as well as an incense note I assume is the myrrh. It's warm and invigorating. After a while, however, the incense note goes wonky on me. It smells a little musky, and it clashes unpleasantly with the dominant lemon. Not strongly, but enough that I find it disconcerting.
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    Geek

    In the bottle and on first application, this is a heady masculine scent, a gorgeous combination of leather and evergreen--two of my favorite BPAL notes! As it dries, the patchouli and the cinnamon appear as well, adding spice to the overall blends. This is damn sexy. After a while, the cedar becomes the predominant note, making this a dry and spicy blend, warm and woodsy. It actually skirts the edge of too woodsy--I get a definite hint of wood chips and dust--but somehow, it still works. Definitely a keeper!
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    Desdemona

    This is another aquatic floral on me, very feminine, very delicate, but less sweet than others like it. The carnation is the predominant note on first application, but the overall blend disappears almost immediately. What I'm left with is carnation-scented powder, pleasant and long-lasting, but negligible.
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    Roadhouse

    The dandelion leaps out of the vial on this one, though it's a little sweeter than the dandelions I've smelled in real life. I get a faint whiff of booze, but otherwise, it's all greenery. As it dries, I start to smell the dryness of tobacco and hemp. I like this scent quite a bit--it reminds me of when my family used to drive cross-country, stopping in the middle of nowhere to gas up and grab a burger. This is a sunny scent, and not altogether pretty, but it fits the description perfectly. This is another bottle I'd snag for nostalgia's sake.
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    What do bottles and labels look like?

    Someone has a bottle of Holiday Moon up on eBay, complete with picture. The little fu-dog is adorable! I wasn't able to pick up the T-shirt, but I'm glad the picture is on the bottle. I can't wait for my bottle to arrive! Kudos to Macha, yet again.
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    Terpsichore

    I'm not sure what neroli is, but I'm guessing it's the predominant note in this blend, as most of the other notes are florals I know, and this is definitely not one of them. It's floral, but edging towards herbal, and there's something musky in it that isn't musk. (This review is all contradiction, really.) After a while, I get hints of the other floral notes, but they never bloom. This evokes a warm afternoon, spent whirling and laughing and singing, and by the time it's over, any perfume donned has faded to an echo. I don't think this is a scent for me, but I think it fits very well with the description.
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    Death on a Pale Horse

    This is sharp and white on first application, the lime lending it a jagged edge. It's an incredibly well-blended scent--I have difficulty identifying the individual components, even though I get the effects of each. The sharpness of citrus, the cool of mint, the dust of lavender, the masculinity of vetiver. None of them is distinguished from the other, but they're all definitely there. This is a masculine scent, though a light one. It's barely floral, and very addictive. I can't stop sniffing my arm!
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    Akuma

    On first application, this is a little sweet, a little bitter, and a lot waxy. Even after it dries, all I get is something smelling faintly like the fruits of the description. It's as if I'm sniffing paper that's been colored with scented markers. Huh.
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    Hod

    On first application, this is sweet and creamy. I think there's honey, as well as a light floral note. It's quite delicate on me, however, and I'm having trouble identifying the individual notes. As it dries, it gets a little spicier. After a while, however, it morphs into an odd, Play-Doh sort of smell. Blah.
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    Arkham

    This is sweet and fresh on first application, a forest garnished with fruity notes. As it dries, I start to get light floral notes, bright and delicate. This is beautiful! Truth be told, however, the florals made me sneeze on first appearance. I really like this scent, but sinuses don't.
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    The Lion

    On first application, this is warm and spicy, cinnamon evident but not overpowering. As it dries, it mellows somewhat, the spices giving way to a lovely sweetness. The sweetness, however, also fades away, leaving a dry and musky note behind. Quite evocative, but ultimately not something I'd wear.
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    Erato

    This is super-floral on first impression, budding roses and surrounding greenery. It's soft and fresh, but verdant instead of feminine, to my nose. As it dries, I get a bit of sweet pea, but then it goes completely to soap on me. Fancy, expensive soap, but soap nonetheless.
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    The Scales of Deprivation

    On first application, this is sandalwood, sweet lemon, and the ghost of lavender. It's smoldering, but comfortable as well. As it dries, I start to smell a bit of the frankincense, but no vetiver at all. After a while, it fades quite a bit, but it's overall a warm and shadowy sort of scent. I really, really like it. It's not masculine, but it leans in that direction, and there's an overall smoothness that works beautifully.
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    Dragon's Blood

    I'm always startled by the bright red of Dragon's Blood. It looks more sharply red than it smells, I think. The scent itself is warm, but it's haloed, if that makes any sense. It's a little like jasmine on me, a little like resin, but not either of those things. As it dries, the sweetness becomes more potent, more smoky. It's not a strong scent, but it lingers and pervades. Lovely. Fascinating.
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    Calliope

    This is sweet and herbal on first application, a cottage garden in the sunshine. The lavender is predominant on first sniff, with a sharp burst of citrus behind it. As it dries, I can smell the verbena and thyme. Over time, this actually gets more citrusy on me, and lemon instead of orange. It's quite sharp, and though I don't get the mint at all, it's an invigorating sort of scent.
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    The Great Sword of War

    I'm a huge fan of Freak Show and 13, so when I noticed the forum reviews comparing them to this, I was thrilled. On first application, I smell cocoa and tobacco, with a hint of mandarin in the background. The chocolate note is a little powdery, but as the oil dries, the mandarin blooms sharply, balancing out the powder perfectly. After a while, the overall blend mellows, and I think I start to smell the musk, though it's subdued. The chocolate and orange are dominant throughout, and the tea only makes a vague appearance. A long while later, however, the scent completely morphs into weak, lemony tea. Huh.
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    Aureus

    This is absolute incense on me, warm and slightly sweet. As it dries, it becomes a damp, woodsy scent, with sunlight weaving through the trees. The scent ends up being all cedar on me. I suspect resins and amber, but I can't pin them down. It's a little spicy and very warm. Pretty!
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    Lightning

    The ozone wafts out even when I open the vial. It's not strong, really, but it's pronounced, and very reminiscent of the air before a storm. As it dries, however, it turns to dryer sheets on me, powdery and aquatic. It makes me want to sneeze.
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