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I'm reeeeally disappointed. The Jabberwocky is one of my favorite poems to recite, so I really wanted to love this. When I first put it on, all I could smell was Vapo-Rub, which was kind of okay, because I have a cold (A-HA! Maybe I'll try again when I'm feeling better). When the eucalyptus died down, it smelled like a sweet-pine, which I didn't find revolting, but I don't usually want to smell so pine-y. Oddly enough, it lasted pretty long on my skin (weird because it seems like it vanishes on most people). I'll try it again when this cold is over. Maybe my chemistry is off, too.

Oh man, first review. I really wanted to love this scent because I'm doing my thesis on unreliable narration in Edgar Allan Poe's short stories ("The Black Cat", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and of course, "Cask of Amontillado"), I figured giving this a whiff would inspire me. As everyone else said, it smells like wine in the bottle. Wet on my wrist, it smells like wine and fruit. And then... when it's drying, it turns into chocolate + fruit. I hate chocolate + fruit mixed together. At this stage, I was sorely disappointed, especially because that scent combination with my skin makes it go sort of sour. However, after it fully dried and was barely noticeable, it smells like a sweet wood. I guess I just have to wait it out the next time I wear this. I do have to say that when it gets to the dry stage, it's a rather calming scent for me, so maybe it WILL get me relaxed about my thesis, afterall.