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Reminds me a whole lot of Cafe Mille et une Nuits. It's the Turkish tobacco...smells identical to the Shisha in Cafe Mille. Chewy, spiced tobacco with a bit of sweetness. The addition of leather makes this more masculine than Cafe Mille. This is a great scent but I'll stick with the less masculine version.

One of the most realistic leather notes. Not to be too on the nose but this really does smell like black leather that's been broken in. Also, there's something faint, I think maybe skin musk? This is a really great scent for leather fans.

sweet,slightly spicy carnation softened by vanilla. I don't know what freesia is supposed to smell like but I am picking up a floral, other than carnation, that smells pink and sweet. There's something about this blend that smells old-fashioned, in the best way.

This is pretty much as advertised. First thing I notice is that the patchouli is the dry and woody kind. The patchouli is slightly more dominant than the oudh. Together they remind me of Tricksey without the honey sweetness. There is, as others have described, something smooth and dark in this blend that I attribute to the obsidian note. Very pleased with this one.

Patchouli cologne with the barest hint of fir. I really like this.

2016 version: I've got mixed feelings about this scent. In the wet stage it starts out sharp and acrid. I smell acetone. Once dry, the acetone aspect goes away but is replaced by the faint smell of band-aids. I can smell all the notes listed too: vanilla, saffron, and cream. The part of the scent where these three notes combine is really wonderful. However; I can't get past that lingering band-aid smell hovering under my nose. Its too bad really.

This is an odd, little scent. Creamy, floral dragon's blood with the barest hint of pear. I don't get any honey but I do get a general sweetness that I assume is coming from the Honey note. I wasn't expecting to like this but I ended up really digging it.

I get fizzy white rose and that's about it. Was hoping for the oud, musk, sandalwood and/or frankincense to make appearances but they never did. Disappointing because these are usually pretty strong notes on me. Meh.

Upturned grave dirt, English ivy, black moss, drooping pine, dried cypress, blackthorn, and candle wax. In the bottle this smells very similar to Graveyard Dirt. Wet: this is really heavy on the Grave Dirt; its rich and damp and oddly sweet. I can smell beeswax which I'm guessing is what is sweetening the grave dirt. Dry: Grave Dirt fades back a bit allowing the other components to come through. Dark greenery, woods, beeswax, and a bit of camphorousness from the pine with that strange sweetness playing over everything. This scent is so odd but so compelling. I love its strangeness and know I'll wear it often in the Fall. It has a lot of throw.

starts out with earthy patchouli and a sweet lemony thing going on. Sometimes the Lab's sugar smells like lemon on me and I guess this is one of those times. As Silky Bat starts to dry down I get faint hints of chocolate. Once dry, the lemon scent has burnt off leaving a sweet, smooth patchouli with chocolate nuances. Very nice!

First, I Jasmine and this scent is for Jasmine lovers. A strong, heady Jasmine that stays grounded to a strata of Frankincense and Vetiver. I detect a bit of orange blossom that's adds wisps of citrus to the Jasmine. Once dried down completely I get a balsam-like quality to the overall scent. Really, really love this.

Frankincense and sandalwood seem to be the predominant notes. They meld together beautifully. The coconut in this is, I don't know, wispy? fluffy? something like that. You get idea. There's also I really pleasant sweetness to this blend, not too strong and not foody. I can't say I detect any patchouli, which is a shame, but I still really like the blend. Maybe the Patch will emerge with a bit of aging.

Coniferous forest covered in a thick blanket of fresh snow. There's some winter berries in this that sweetens the blend. This reminds me a lot of Skadi.

I'm gonna start by saying that I cannot wear Morocco fresh. The Carnation amps to the moon and makes the whole thing smell off and funky. I found that the Carnation note is considerably mellowed out in aged Morocco and strikes the right balance with the rest of the notes. Review is for Morocco aged approx. 4 years. In the bottle - warm musk and spices wet - a warm, desert sand note swirling with spices. There's a really nice, creamy vanilla overlaying the sand. At this point the carnation is starting to peak out. dry - Once this dries down the creamy vanilla changes and becomes drier...more of a vanillic haze...and it hits me that this is the sandalwood morphing into its final state. The sand note goes to the back; meanwhile the musk comes out and I get whiffs of incense. The carnation is there just to lend some floral spice/complexity. My impressions of Morocco are sexy, sultry, warm, musky, exotic, and dry with a dusting of light spices and a little sweetness. I would put Morocco in the Oriental scent category. A truly stunning scent but not overpowering.

Two of my favorite notes in a scent? What could go wrong? The sandalwood was so faint I had smash my nose into my wrist to get the faintest whiff of it. Mostly, this was tea. I often get some sweetness out of both tea and sandalwood notes but there is none of that here. The scent lasts for about 5 minutes before disappearing completely. Overall a disappointing and nondescript scent.

A better name for this would have been Mothball Musk. Seriously, this smells like mothballs that got a bit of musk on them. Yuck!

Let us consider the strange sign which takes place in the East, that is in the districts near Arabia. There is a bird which is called the Phoenix. This is the only one of its kind, and lives 500 years; and when the time of its dissolution in death is at hand, it makes itself a sepulchre of frankincense and myrrh and other spices, and when the time is fulfilled it enters into it and dies. Now, from the corruption of its flesh there springs a worm, which is nourished by the juices of the dead bird, and puts forth wings. Then, when it has become strong, it takes up that sepulchre, in which are the bones of its predecessor, and carries them from the country of Arabia as far as Egypt until it reaches the city called Heliopolis, and in the daylight in the sight of all it flies to the altar of the Sun, places them there, and then starts back to its former home. Then the priests inspect the registers of dates, and they find that it has come at the fulfilment of the 500th year. A sepulchre of frankincense and caramelized myrrh. This is pretty much as advertised - Frankincense and Myrrh overlaid with a caramelized sweetness. The sweetness keeps the resins from going into church territory and keeps them from being overpowering. I like this scent but I don't know if I would ever reach for it. All the notes are on the same level, if that makes sense, and that makes this scent a bit bland. I feel that something, one of the notes, has to stand out more than the others to make this special. Haven't given up hope though. I believe it will age well so I'll tuck it away for testing at a later date.

This is mostly tooth-achingly sweet patchouli on me. That intense kind of sweetness does not pair well with Patch. I was feeling nauseated from the smell and had to scrub it off.

I was hoping for more ambergris. I'm not sure I smell any. What I do get is a generic cologne scent that annoys my nose. I am sad.

A dark, snugly musk sweetened by cocoa. Wafts of coffee scent give this some coffee house ambiance without smelling outright like a coffee house. I'm not detecting any Patchouli but there is an Oudh-ish haze in the background buoying this scent. I am happy that I took a chance on this one.

Champagne is the strongest note in this blend. It dries down to vanilla champagne with hints of ambergris and grittiness in the background. There's no rose or leather to speak of. I'm on the fence. I like it but I wish the leather had come out. I will probably retest before I decide whether to swap or keep.

Kvothe smells so weird. Not a good weird either. I get ginger bread and, not joking here, Sriracha. So bad I had to go scrub it off.

sweet musk and candied fruit. It's okay but not something I would ever reach for. Also, it fades to nothing in about 15 minutes.

Clean Laundry. That is all.

Okay, I know there is no booze note in this but I smell Spiced Rum and Patchouli. Not what I was expecting but I like it.