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I was gifted with a half-imp of this, and I'm glad, since I otherwise would not have tried it. It is surprisingly similar to Green Tree Viper, because the "ice" seems to be minty. But it's a bit more antiseptic, significantly earthier and less sweet. I like it, but I have a bottle of Green Tree Viper, which I prefer. Thebe is more unusual, though. Average throw and longevity.

This is a lovely scent--the magnolia note is potent and the scent has lasted for the last seven or so hours. And it has serious throw. I can see me wearing this a lot to social functions. It's mainstream without being dull.

I started here as a straight up Honey Girl but my tastes have morphed a lot over the year. Still, if the other notes intrigue me, honey is always a plus. Lime and lilac are also big attractors, so this was a bottle purchase, a rarity for me because so few scents work on me. The honey is very strong, the lilac almost as, and the lime is, sadly, a bit overpowered. But even with that disappointment, this is beautiful. It's what I imagine heaven smelling like. Wow. Pure love. I want to live in this scent.

I love apple, but this is apple bubbles on me. Way too soapy. Sad.

I don't always like candy-sweet scents, but I had to have this one. It is whimsical--more pink cotton candy than peppery, but it is also creamy. Like a creamsicle that is less orange. Throw is good to medium and it lasts for hours and hours. I agree that it is like a very upscale summer drink, but more of a warm, slightly orange cream milkshake. Not too sweet, and eminently huffable.

In the bottle: This smells a lot like the released version of Underbed, but more heavily spiced. Not sure if it's cinnamon, cardamom, or clove (or all three), but it's red hot under that bed. Wet: This is a lot sharper and less sweet than the original. There's a definite edge and it's not nearly as chocolate-y, hazelnutty. There's also no buttery beginning. Dry: This has amazing throw and wear-length. As the hours pass, it smells more and more like the original on drydown. I like this version a lot, but the edge goes to the original.

VENUSIAN PHOENIX HEAV’NLY, illustrious, laughter-loving queen, Sea-born, night-loving, of an awful mien; Crafty, from whom necessity first came, Producing, nightly, all-connecting dame: ‘Tis thine the world with harmony to join, For all things spring from thee, O pow’r divine. The triple Fates are rul’d by thy decree, And all productions yield alike to thee: Whate’er the heav’ns, encircling all contain, Earth fruit-producing, and the stormy main, Thy sway confesses, and obeys thy nod, Awful attendant of the brumal God: Goddess of marriage, charming to the sight, Mother of Loves, whom banquetings delight; Source of persuasion, secret, fav’ring queen, Illustrious born, apparent and unseen: Spousal, lupercal, and to men inclin’d, Prolific, most-desir’d, life-giving., kind: Great sceptre-bearer of the Gods, ’tis thine, Mortals in necessary bands to join; And ev’ry tribe of savage monsters dire In magic chains to bind, thro’ mad desire. Come, Cyprus-born, and to my pray’r incline, Whether exalted in the heav’ns you shine, Or pleas’d in Syria’s temple to preside, Or o’er th’ Egyptian plains thy car to guide, Fashion’d of gold; and near its sacred flood, Fertile and fam’d to fix thy blest abode; Or if rejoicing in the azure shores, Near where the sea with foaming billows roars, The circling choirs of mortals, thy delight, Or beauteous nymphs, with eyes cerulean bright, Pleas’d by the dusty banks renown’d of old, To drive thy rapid, two-yok’d car of gold; Or if in Cyprus with thy mother fair, Where married females praise thee ev’ry year, And beauteous virgins in the chorus join, Adonis pure to sing and thee divine; Come, all-attractive to my pray’r inclin’d, For thee, I call, with holy, reverent mind. A blessing of beauty, passion, and kindness: red rose, benzoin, apple blossom, lemon verbena, red sandalwood, rose mint, sweet cherry, hibiscus, cardamom, tonka, tomato leaf, and vetiver. This is a remarkable scent--if you like CB: I Love Perfumes, this will be right up your alley. You can literally smell each individual scent: the red rose is the strongest in the bottle and on first application, but little by little, each individual note comes out to take a bow--the lemon verbena, the tomato leaf, the apple blossom, oh, there's the rose mint...sweet cherry. They are like musicians warming up pre-symphony. It is a very complex and morphing and subtle perfume. It is not for me, but as I said--there will be people who can't get enough. My first first review.

This is not a super juicy peach, but it's not weak, either. It's just softened by the honey and the tea. I'm a neroli freak, so I would like for it to be more aggressive, but it just sits back and sniffs this gently perfect scent. It is the kind of scent you could wear anywhere, but especially on late spring or early summer evenings on the porch--it's both relaxing and reminiscent of old-fashioned elegance, without having any old-ladyish ickiness about it. Sadly, I bought this in Winter, and delicious as it is (and it is delish), I am going to save it for spring and summer when it will be la perfume juste.

Wowza! This scent has throw from here to Canada! I am a long-time L.M. Montgomery fanatique, so I had to buy the two scents that were inspired by her poems. This is by far my favorite of the two. In the bottle: a teensy bit of ozone that indicated snow to me, plus some florals shooting up Wet: Lilies, lilies, and rose (which I amp) and some other florals. No snow. The bouquet is amazing and complex and I imagine Maud outside in a winter garden sniffing this with her entire imaginative self, pleased and romantic. Drydown (early): A certain floral stagnancy appears, not pleasant but not awful. Drydown (later): Stagnancy gone, this is still going like gangbusters. A bit less complex, but very very pretty. Verdict: A very feminine and almost-traditional scent. You could wear it to the opera, to tea, to a tea dance. Just be sparing in your use of this baby, because it's a powerhouse of a scent.

In the imp: Your grandma's handbag--a sweet, unassuming, kinda old mishmash. Wet: LOVE LOVE LOVE...it's a rose scent like I have never come across--like in a garden with the morning dew and hay and other scents surrounding it. I love it. Drydown: HATE HATE HATE...back to the handbag. Maybe it's the chamomile, but the scent becomes sickly with a sour edge. Ylang Ylang and Lotus often do this to me, but those notes aren't in Eve...When I think about this scent, my mouth and nose squinch in remembrance. It lasts fairly long (8 hours at least), but you don't want it to. On my skin, anyway.

In the imp: Spicy (cayenne) honey. Slurp! Wet: Sharp and hot cayenne overpowers everything else. Do not like. Drydown: The first half hour this stays hot, but then mellows into a lightly-fruity honey. That sounds better than it actually is, because there's almost a plastic-y note. This lasts for hours and the longer it stays on, the more it becomes a pure Honey SN, which is, as you can imagine, lovely. However, I am not willing to smell though the two or three hours before the SN Honey comes to stay. Disappointed.

In bottle: a mellower Juicy Fruit gum Wet: Juicy Fruit Gum in your face Drying: Oh hai, honey. You're home! And smothering the Juicy Fruit with sweet kisses. Dry: A beautiful honey-fruity scent. Wrist-huffingly delicious. Throw: medium Lasts for at least eight hours, lovely mellowing. A really big winner for me.

In the bottle, this is honeycomb playing the part of Diana Ross and Apricot and Orange Blossom are the backup Supremes. Wet: Mostly honeycomb. Peeps of Apricot. Dry: This is a lot like Honey SN was on me...the longer it wears on me, the less complex it becomes. It doesn't have killer throw, but has lasted for a good five hours.

Amazing red rose from the GC catalogue--Black Rose.

Well, Hello Dolly! You're smelling swell, Dolly! (Someone had to write it--why not me?) I have weird skin, so keep that in mind. Very few scents work on my skin, so the ones that really do make me slaver with joy. Dolly Kei makes me a slavering slatherer. From the get-go, it's boldly vanilla with a bit of nicotine to make it worldly instead of sweet. Throw is amazing and, on me, it lasts forever. The scent stays true pretty much for hours. Thanks to my scent angel who sent me a tester...now I'm waiting on my bottle with great excitement. ETA What Dolly Kei reminds me most of is Black Lace, but sharper and more powerful.

Lovely in the imp and on my skin...but upon drydown...soap. Sad.

This is one of the most beautifully blended BPAL scents ever--and one of the most accessible lunacies. Normally, I eschew all musk, but white musk, for whatever reason, is gentled by the plush-but-not-creamy vanilla. None of the floral notes stand out but they are there, serving as a quiet chorus. I have a few imps of this scent, but not a bottle so I forget I have this. I hope I remember now, because it's a perfect scent for summer. Not perfumy, but nothing off-putting either--a great scent for public events. Love me some Joyful Moon.

This is a sophisticated lily scent with a very slight grassy edgenote. It makes me think of old black and white movies and women in elegant dresses with cigarette holders. And upswept hair. And even though I'd rather wear jeans and a t-shirt, I love this scent. It makes even me feel glamorous and a little dangerous. Read this review in a throaty Betty Bacall voice and you'll get the drift, even if you don't whistle.

In the bottle, this smells like Japanese incense...complex and lightly sweet. Wet: Chinese peach is definitely more soft and more retiring than Beth's typical peach note. I get a hint of the musk, which is also very different and also more subtle than typical musk notes. It does not impact me positively or negatively. Drydown: The cranberry comes out stronger, and the peach disappears completely...the musk remains a subtle constant. Throw: Medium. Result: Underwhelmed.

About 30 years ago, I found a divine pear essence perfume that I wore until it disappeared. It smelled like a juicy pear. I didn't realize how much I mourned it until The Vine came along and brought me back to that time...but better. Spiced juicy pear FTW. It's a skin scent, so I have to keep bringing nose to wrist, but it lasts for ages...I put it on at noon and I could still smell it on my wrists at 2 a.m. when I went to sleep. It makes me gloriously happy. Glad I snagged a second bottle.

I don't know what I was expecting...but it wasn't this. On me, Pink Moon 2012 starts out like a milky white chocolate...with a hint of strawberry and a more diaphanous hint of flowers hiding beneath. It seems to have the milk note that the original Milk Moon had. But it's much lighter and softer, a total skin scent. It lasts a long time, but everything seems to have disappeared but the milk. I think this is going to Swaps.

Edited for note correction.

I have always been a rose fan, but lately it seems the reverse isn't true. Blooming Rose smells exquisite in the bottle--so sweet and pure, it's perfect for evoking angels. On my skin, it gets a little plasticky, esp. at the beginning. Too sweet. But the later drydown is SOOO gorgeous. The Rice Flower smooths everything out until I just want to huff my wrist.

This is really pretty and light! I get sweetest grapefruit (fig-sweetened?) resting on a gentle bouquet of mixed florals. It's not too sweet, not particularly tangy, and it's a perfect summer perfume. EXCEPT it disappears so quickly...this involves frequent and stronger-than-usual reapplications. I think it's worth it.

A perfect scent for breakfast out (which was today's beginning). On me, this smells like a sweet breakfast bread of some kind, possibly a cinnamon bun. It was en pointe but not a scent for me...I rarely breakfast out Like, not love...and I have too many scents I love already.