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On me this could almost be a Dragons Blood single note. To be fair, my imp is fairly aged, and viscous so it could be that the time has diminished the other notes into quiet whispers of their past selves. Lovely, but not spectacular.

Musk and Dragon's Blood has a tendency to go powdery on me. Its almost as if my nemesis myrrh is in this blend its so baby powdery. Im starting to suspect that Dragons Blood has the same effect on me a soft, powdery dry down that blurs the edges of all the other notes and drowns them in the quiet, irrepressible blizzard. Other than the excessive powder I can make out a nice dark musk - like a shadowy figure. Ah well, thats okay, not everything can be winners.

Black leather accord, Australian sandalwood, ambrette seed, incense ash, and tobacco absolute. This is very masculine. It started out very sandalwood heavy but then mellowed out with more of the tobacco absolute. On me this ends up smelling like a cleaner, more well to do Iago, with none of his dirty tricks. Everything blends together very seamlessly and it's hard to pick out one note from the extremely attractive scent wafting from my wrist. I cant wait to smell it on my partner, and this will work wonderfully on the days I need a little confidence booster! My only sadness is that I have to shove my face into my wrist to really smell it. I am hoping the throw will improve with age, as will the wear length.

My first and only impression is that I must have the Husband wear this. On date night.

This is sweet grape soda on me instantly. Where are all of the other notes? Hell, where is the wine? No wine has ever smelled like this, unless it came in a juice pouch and also gave you a raging headache. Actually no, I take that back, there was a restaurant in Rome I vaguely remember where the owner gave our table "sexy wine" which was sparkling and bright pink. This smells like my hungover felt the next day. Probably not a scent I will return to. Ever again.

The dragons blood and vetiver are an interesting mix on my skin; I get very little patchouli which saddens my patch-lovin-heart. A slight drop of cinnamon makes this a very dry spicy blend, like dried blood, but not the gushing stuff itself.

As a vertiver fan I am rather surprised I havent tried this before now. This was frimp from the Lab in my most recent order and after blithely applying to my skin I see why I havent tried it before. The myrrh. It takes over everything. It is really hard to overpower vetiver but this powdery devil still does and softensall the sharp edges I like about vetiver. That being said this is dark and smoky and lovely for certain moods or events. Just not a bottle scent for me.

This smells almost exactly like an ancient Horned God altar oil my old pagan shop had in the back for the covens sabbats. As I never wore that on my skin, the similarity starts to fade as the oil warms. This is much sweeter and warmer, less smokey and dark. I love the animalistic musk note, and I love civet and I wish this blend was heavier with that note on my skin. I will say that this has good throw, I can smell it as I type, and It is very comforting.

Wet on the skin this smells exactly like my summers at camp in the NC mountains. Ceder-y, Pine-y and with a hint of preteen girl perfume. As it warms, the light and airy vanilla strengthens and almost overwhelms the blend. Where is the patch or tobacco? I could really use some deeper base notes here, so it doesnt just put me back in middle school, sweating around a campfire. There it is. More patch, but the lightest, softest patch I have ever smelled. This is very feminine on me, and lighter than my usual choices.

The first thing I notice is a smack of cherry. Like cherry soda, almost, with a hint of sweetness. Luckily this stage is over very quickly and the tobacco and leather come out. I really love it, its very evocative, and as many other reviewers have noticed, perfect for creating or re-creating a scene. At the moment, the 77 degrees we have here in Philly with bright blue skies is a dichotomy to the snowy winter's eve coming from my wrist. Utterly beautiful.

Very rose prominent, with a slight edge of darkness. its very soft and gentle and close to the skin. I imagine a woman with many secrets to wear this. Lovely, but for special occasions

The pomegranate at the beginning overpowers almost everything else, ad for a moment I thought it had rose in it somewhere. But then the patch and vetiver come out to play, which are two of my favorite notes in bpal scents. They are met with the tonka and it sweetens it, along with the honey. I very much love this, it is similar to Mme Moriarty but different enough to earn its place on my shelves.

Well, I am in love. It is the same leather that I get from Iago, which delights me. Its like wearing my worn leather jacket and snake oil at the same time..with not much else. The fiance approves. I am so happy that I ordered this and that it came back

I can't wait to get my bottle of this!! It is so good. It smells like commingled incense smoke and tobacco on my skin. I couldnt stop huffing my wrist- which concerned my fiance until I shoved it under his nose as well. Tobacco lovers will adore this

I also get a lot of plum in here, and something aboutbit reminds me of Lucille Sharpe. The purple note of the plum perhaps? Or maybe how much it smells like a femme fatale in a film noir? The kind that kicks ass and takes names, not so much the honeypot variant. I like it, but I suspect this will be a special occasion perfume, something to wear when the time is right.

I bought this for my fiance and a little bit for me because I love blackcurrant and patchouli together. Surprisingly this is lighter than I expected, an older brother of Lyonesse almost, with that sweetness shining through. On him, its sweet leather and pulpy red fruit. On me it is mostly patch with a slight leather hint. Lovely, but not expected.

Just popping in here to gush about how amazing 'Snaky-Hair’d Moirai Many-Form’d' is. Its slightly sweet chewy tobacco smoke with long staying power.

I adore this. Adore. It feels like the same incense/tobacco note in St Clare, one that has a depth and warmth to it. Almost feels round, if that makes sense. The vanilla sweetens the scent ever so slightly, but this very much tobacco dominated, which delights me to no end. Picture a sunbeam illuminating a smokey, hazy room and youve got it. I may need another bottle.

Warm brown fur, cardamom-infused bourbon vanilla, and a touch of cedarwood. The vanilla in this is very reminiscent of Lyonesse, the spice note reminds me of Dee. Its like a child of the two,and evokes a soft warm feeling of curling under the blankets.

This was a frimp from a Post purchase. And man am I happy they sent it. Its dairly masculine on me, and the vetiver sings on my skin. I love love vetiver and it usually does nice things for me, and this is no different than usual. The tangerine, which was a worrisome factor, is completely quiet and soft. Well blended and yummy, I love it. GC scents for the win.

I love this. Lavender is a feel good scent to me, and one I add to nearly everything relating to bedtime. The first time I used this in a bath was after an extremely difficult and disappointing day. The strong herbal lavender helped relax and unknot my muscles as much as the hot water did. Oudh is one of those scents that I dont know what it smells like alone, but it helps amplify and echo the scent its paired with, sometimes softening the hard edges. The two combined makes this oil incredibly precious, and I may need to buy a backup.

I have to agree with the above review. I anticipated a much stronger leather and vetiver lead scent. This however focuses more on the lavender and myrrh which has a softer sweeter vibe to it. I miss the leather and vetiver edge because I love those notes a little too much, but this is very pretty, like a feminine Iago, or Black Rider. A couple hours after application and I can huff my hair to get this complex blend of leather, lavender, and myrrh with just the faintest touch of vetiver grit. I love it completely, even if it was different than originally anticipated.

This is a lavender heavy scent to me. As I love lavender, I'm totally alright with that. After a while I can pick out cloves and tonka from underneath the lavender. At first there's also this really heavy baby powder that I am not a huge fan of, but that dies down to a soft, warm lavender with a hint of spice. Its amazing and I love it.

This was a complete blind bottle, but one I had been curious about for sometime. My first impression was that is was like nothing I had ever smelled before. My second was that it was like Oblivion's red sibling. One me, the saffron demands the most attention and the musk and clove are merely the back up dancers to its diva status. As I love Oblivion, I am quite thrilled by this development. This is lovely and warm and deeply comforting to me during a time when I need the comfort most.

I got this in my last order. I had been putting it off because I knew that it would probably be an instant love, as I have never found a fragrance with teakwood I didnt like. I was right. This is amazing. The vanilla and tobacco play a perfect back up to the warm fullness of the teakwood. Its one of those fragrances that I want to wear and also my make my partner wear at the same time. Looks like a big bottle purchase is in my future. I will say that this is in the vein of The Black Rider, and The Two Old Men for others looking for similar scents.