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anomie

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    Saint Foutin de Varailles

    Imp: Beeswax and rose petals with a hint of frankincense. Wet: Just the beeswax and incense. Very calming. Dry: This melds into something really intriguing - the wine has come out. Will need to test this again - it might be better for sniffing than actual wearing.
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    Kiss Amongst Discarded Tissues

    Imp: Musk and citrus and smoke. Uh. Ow? Wet: Oh hey there you are blackberry and gardenia! How nice of you to come. Drydown: Blackberry and citrus? This is confusing. And it doesn't last very long either.
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    Two Loves

    Imp: Flowers. Lots of flowers. And the barest hint of blood orange. Wet: Soapy flowers. Like, the really fancy expensive soap. Dry: Yeah, this just really does not do it for me. I was more excited about my prototype of The Flower Girl, which is more lush and alive on me; this is just powdery and soapy.
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    Unveiled

    Imp: This is very sweet and clear. Mostly what I assume is the tea and the peach. Wet: Same thing. Soft and sweet and clear. Dry: It's opened up a little, but it's still not doing much for me. Eh.
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    Picture Book and Pleasure Toys

    Imp: ROSE! Also jasmine. But ROSE! Wet: Rose? All those wonderful heavier things are grounding it, though, and it's calming down. Dry: This makes me think of a rosebush - roses and wet dark glossy leaves. It's quite nice, but I don't think I need a bottle. Oh well!
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    Autumn Moon of the Mirror Stand

    Imp: Deliriously sweet and fruity. This is sweet sticky honey and hints of quince and mandarin. Wet: The fruits come out more, as does a hint of the boozy cognac. Deliciousness. Can I eat it? It's also throwing like crazy, whoa. Drydown: Wow, this has completely morphed. Tobacco and cognac and vanilla with sweetness and an almost floral citrus note. It's really pretty, but I wish that earlier scent had stuck around - it was something I could see myself wearing a lot this spring.
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    Black Heart

    Bottle: Smarties. The American version. Sweet and fruity and dusty. Ack. Wet: Grape and pomegranate. Big wet fruit. Drippy fruit. Drydown: Okay, this calms down some, but it's still quite sweet. I shall have to try it with Black Lace to see if that grounds it more.
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    Black Lace

    Bottle: This is much cleaner than I'd expect from the notes list; cotton and something fragrant and dark, which feels like the cognac. Wet: Man, I can barely smell this at all. Sadface. I think the musk is starting to come out, though. Two minutes later: O HAI MUSK AND INCENSE OM NOM NOM. Tempered by the vanilla. Phew, I was starting to wonder if I'd gotten a dodgy bottle or if my nose was broken! Sweet, musky, beautiful.
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    Hod

    Bottle: Sweetly peppery carnations. Wet: Floral in a very gentle way. Dry: Whoa, carnations. And something weirdly pungent. Later dry: Hey, the gross pungent note is gone and I'm getting that lovely sweet carnation scent that everybody's described. If I can make it through that first stage this will be awesome for everyday. Snuggly, is what it is.
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    Candles Moon

    Bottle: Huh, a very clear and limpid scent. I guess that would be "tree" and "moonlight," and "snow." And possibly wind and maaaaaybe blackberry? Drydown: Um, where did it go? Again, something clear and sweet, but... it's vanishing. Going to try this in my locket to see if it sticks around longer.
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    Crowley

    In the bottle: Cologne and leather, I think. Almost soapy. Wet: Musk, leather. As this dries down it gets warmer and softer. That might be the patchouli coming out, and the vanilla husk - both scents that I love and that work really well on me. I wish I had a gentleman caller to put this on, but I might be able to pull it off in the right mood. Something about it reminds me of a less-bright version of Lush's Karma scent - another scent I love. Nom.
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    Mother Shub's Pfancy Pfefferneusse

    Imp: It smells like the spice aisle at Whole Foods where they keep everything in big jars and people spill on the wooden shelves. Very dry and dusty with a hint of sugar. Wet: Um, this opens up really fast and smells like a cookie. A spicy cookie. Maybe not the pfefferneusse I'm used to eating, but a delicious spicy cookie. And the sugar reminds me of the sugar from Marshmallow Poof. Dry: Snuggly sweet cookies. This would be amazing as a room scent.
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    Sol Invictus

    In the imp: Sweet sunny citrus and floral. I can smell the tangerine and what I guess is the orange blossom. Wet: It's like lemon candy and flowers! Drydown: Ohhh, okay, there's the soapy note everyone was talking about. I can still smell a little of the citrus but it's mostly powdery amber and maybe a hint of saffron and frankincense. Pretty, and I'll test in my clocket to see if it sticks around any longer.
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    The Black Temple Burlesque Troupe

    Imp: Whoa. SUPER intense cocoa. Wet: The aromatics of the tobacco over the dark, heady cocoa and musk. Dry: Whoof. I am not woman enough for this scent. I feel like the musk is hitting me over the head and the tobacco is kicking my shins.
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    Now Winter Nights Enlarge

    In the imp: Smoky and sweet. The nutmeg is like an actual grated nutmeg, yum. Wet: A delicious and unfamiliar dessert treat. Almost bready. Dry: Still bready. And sweet. I'm still getting the nutmeg but I am not really getting anything else specific.
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    On Darkness

    In the imp: A very dark floral. Definitely smelling the lavender right out front. Wet: Sharp and metallic overlay on the floral. Maybe my nose is broken today. Still quite dark. It's getting sweeter, though. I'm getting a lot of the rosewood and what I think is the benzoin. Drying: Syrupy. Hints of something really wonderful dark and mellow underneath a sickly sweetness. Later: The sweetness has died down. I can't pick out the individual notes but this is complex enough to hang onto for a while.
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    The Season of Ghosts

    In the imp: Citrus! Bergamot and lemongrass and a hiiiint of ginger. Wet: Beautifully fragrant citrus blend. And yet there's something fuzzy about this. Drydown: There's a sharpness to the citrus that makes my fillings hurt, and voom, it's gone like that. Probably going to pass it along.
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    But Men Loved Darkness Rather Than Light

    Imp: Very wet and clear, somehow. I can't actually pick out any of the listed notes in this. The description of it as melony makes sense, though. Wet: Some of the more heavy things - ginger, patchouli, smoke, myrrh - are coming out. It reminds me quite strongly of Lush's Karma fragrance, actually, which I love. Drydown: Spicy patchouli and wood. This smells like walking into a Lush store, actually, the mishmash of all the different scents and the wooden bins mixing together. Not that that isn't awesome! It's just very surprising from a BPAL scent.
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    Cake Smash

    Bottle: Caaaaaake. And cream cheese frosting. Flashing back to Beaver Moon '05! Wet: Sugarrrrr. Frosting. Diabetes on my wrist. Warm nutty cocoa undertones starting to come out. Drydown: Huh. Very complex and sweet; I don't have enough familiarity with Dorian, Doc or Snake Oil to really identify which of them is at work here, but it's something a little woody and resonant with a fluffy sugary overlay. I would love to try this in a scent locket, too. Yum.
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    Lambs-Wool

    Bottle: Apple and spices! Mmm, nutmeg. Wet: Strangely, I can't smell the spices, and the apple is surprisingly deep. It also is developing a heck of a throw on me as it dries. Drydown: Oh hey ginger! And nutmeg! Where did the apple go? I smell like a craft store at Christmas. And CLOVE. Wow, clove. I don't think I love this, given that I don't love smelling just like spices and I already have apple scents that I adore.
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    Nes Gadol Haya Sham

    In the imp: Resinous and dry. Wet: I can definitely smell the frankincense and the myrrh. And the lemon verbena. It smells really rich - luxurious. Dry: Warm, sweet, spicy, complex. I was afraid the billion notes would just turn into a muddle, but this is really wonderful.
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    Pink Snowballs

    In the imp: A sweet, clear rose. It reminds me of the sweetheart roses my dad gets that smell almost honeyed. Wet: This one opens up like crazy. Dry: Powdery vanilla with undertones of rose. It's pretty, like a less intense Bearded Lady.
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    Joulumuori

    In the imp: Sweet and spicy! Wet: Definitely getting the prunes/plums. And warm spices over it - not necessarily Christmas ones but possibly ginger. Cosy. Dry: Spicy fruity goodness.
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    Ded Moroz

    In the imp: The cold clean scent that I associate with the BPAL snow note, plus undertones of wood and sage. Interesting. Wet: "Stopping by woods on a snowy evening." Yes, I'm a nerd. Minty and snowy and clean and a little herbal. Dry: Really a beautiful snowy winter scent. I might hoard this for summer, actually. Lovely.
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    Blackberry Jam & Scones

    Bottle: Blackberries and a dry scone. Biscuity rather than sweet. Wet: This is thick and sweet like honey. Fruity, almost boozy in its intensity. Dry: It does what it says on the tin. Summer in a bottle. This is really pretty, and much less "foody" to me than Closet. Delicious.
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