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In the bottle: FRUIT. On me: Very, very sweet fruity candy, with a hint of powdery sweetness underneath. I'd love to eat this if it were a sweet and not a scent, but I'm not enjoying it too much on my skin- it reminds me of things that are too sickly-sugary for me to stand, like Dr. Pepper and baklava. Mellows to something reminiscent of fruit-flavored gum. I can see why people would like this- it's sweet, and very bright- but it's really not me.

On me, this went from a sharp green smell that reminded me of aquarium water to something that was impressively close to an ocean smell to a vague, sweet green. Right now it just smells like this allegedly rain-scented body wash that I used to have. Apparently, aquatics are not for me- even during the oceany part, I wasn't particularly comfortable with the scent, which is strange because I love the smell of the actual (Pacific) ocean.

In the imp: This smelled like an old head shop, or like books that I keep near my incense burner. On me: still that smell that reminds me of incense, but there's a sweetness behind it that tempers the smell. Overall, I'm pretty pleased- when I first put it on, I was afraid I'd smell like unwashed hippie sweater all day, but it's more like a comfy jacket on a cool day. It's been a couple of hours and I'm just starting to smell the cinnamon, but it's not a strong part of the mixture- just a hint of spiciness, which keeps up the warmth. It's fairly strong on me, since I put on the tiniest bit and it hasn't faded in intensity, but the throw/sillage/other-people-smelling-this-ness seems to fade pretty quickly.