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I wasn't sure if this would work on me, as Snake Oil is a scent I want to love but can't. Still, pumpkin does wonders on me and I wanted to see if that would finally produce a Snake blend that I could wear. Upon applications, it was mainly Snake Oil with a touch of pumpkin, but after a few minutes, the pumpkin really came out to play, to augment but not overcome the Snake Oil. And now it is just so pretty--I keep sniffing my wrist, and The Man loves the spices. I don't find this foody at all, but more spices. Very much love! Will have to get some backup bottles before it goes down!

Hits me at first as straight pumpkin, which I don't mind because I love pumpkin. Dries down to a pumpkin buttercream. Another pumpkin favorite!

A friend picked one up for me from DragonCon. Got no peaches from this at all, but a lovely fresh grass with some flowers. It really smells like summertime! Very refreshing!

Very delightful! Apples with just a touch of woods beneath it, but it's mainly bright apples. A new favorite!

This is lovely. Almost too-sweet with a touch of strawberry cream. Perfect in the bottle. A bit of pixie-stix like on the skin, but I adore it! I think it will be wonderful in the summer!

Wow, fruity goodness! More of a throw than the other bath oils I have tried. After using this, I pick out a really fruity scent (like Shango or Yemaya) to wear and the result is pure magic.

Marshmallow Pumpkin was one of my favorites of last year's Halloweenies, and this bath oil smells exactly the same. Lighter throw.

I wasn't sure about this one at first, but after trying it for a few days, I'm hooked. Sugar usually works well with my skin chemistry, so it's pure win. Leaves a nice light scent that lasts all day! I didn't get booze or burnt out of this at all: just pure sugar.

Wow, this one is a morpher. First, there is this apple and spices, with a touch of chocolate and coffee. The apple and coffee and spices stick around. Mainly getting coffee? Too rich for warm weather, but in the really cold air, it's lovely.

Can't believe I haven't review this yet! It's very evocative of the Mississippi River (we live right by it, although much further north!), but the magnolia and moss is pure south. It's such a lovely, soft, green scent. Perfect for autumn. Love it!

I get apple cider at first, then a blast of cinnamon. Very bright. A bit too much for hot weather, but in the cool temperatures it works really well. And surprisingly apt for the Yule season too! My husband has declared this scent his new favorite and stolen one of my bottles from me for his office. I should have ordered more! (Edit: Ha, glad I checked. It's still up. Ordered some more. My husband rarely raves about how much he likes a scent--he REALLY LOVES this stuff!)

I liked the first whiff of this: piney with a touch of light flowers. But then something triggered the allergies, so I'll pass my tester onto someone else!

First impression is a lemon drop that went slightly bad. I think the off-scent is the absinthe, which is not a good note on me. As the scent dries, I’m getting the mint and white chocolate and the absinthe seems to have gone away. It goes to pure candy on my skin, which won’t work for me at all.

The minute I opened the bottle to sniff, I thought "Peony Moon!" And it looks like there are some notes in common. (Peony Moon is one of my favorites). This scent is a bit more complex (more floral, I think) something of which keeps trying to go to soap on my skin. On the drydown--yeah, I'm getting soap. Something in it doesn't like my skin. In the bottle, it smells exquisite, though.

Starts off very much blueberry and lemon meringue (interesting combination—you wouldn’t think it would work, but it totally does). There is a touch of something off (hemlock) but it doesn’t ruin the scent. On drydown, I’m getting the pie crust, but just a little. On the whole, it’s nice and I think foodies will really love it. Lemon goes weird on my skin, so I’ll pass for getting a bottle, but will keep the decant. I think this’ll smell nice in the summertime.

Got a bottle of this in a swap. Fruity, fizzy and fun. And yeah, kinda weird. In a fun way.

The notes were pretty much win for me, but the grain went weird on my skin. Off to swaps.

Coconut, white amber, hazelnut, and anise. Very pleasant coconut and hazelnut. Didn't get anise at all. It's a keeper.

While it had a friendly, almost foody smell in the bottle, it was fail on my skin. I think it's the ginger--evidently, I can't carry off that note. Off to swaps.

Wet, this smelled so much like Tokyo Stomp that I felt it would be worth getting a bottle since I already had the other. Then the lime came into play and it just didn't work. I ran into the same problem last year with the Dark Chocolate and Key Lime. Looks like lime may be a death note for me. Also, I really like mint, so was kind of hoping that part would be stronger.

In the decant, this was a beautiful scent. And I used to do quite well with rose, especially white rose scents. Not Anymore. Didn't get the coconut or lavender at all. The white rose amped like whoa until it was almost a single note. Stupid skin chemistry! But in the decant? Gorgeous.

It smelled okay in the decant, mango with a touch of chocolate, but on my skin, this went horribly, horribly rancid. Had to wash it off.

A lovely, light peach, but not foody. And I don't know why, but for some reason, this scent reminds me of Halloween: New Orleans? I didn't think they had any notes in common. Nice scent for spring, very clean.

Biwa started out a lot like Thoos (probably due to the tangerine and white musk). Then the tagetes amped on me like whoa, which isn't one of my favorite scents. Within 30 minutes, this had gone to baby powder. Have to pass on this one.

Oooh, mango and tomato with a touch of red musk. Musk is touch and go with me, but this one seems to be working beautifully. I am so buying a bottle of this!