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    Elegba

    Elegba in imp: waxy coconut rum wet: coconut and butterscotch dry: dries a lot less sweet...coconut with a faint whiff of tobacco verdict: nice, but I don't need a bottle...the two imps I have will do
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    Blood Pearl

    Blood Pearl frimp from the Lab in imp: orris wet: orris and musk dry: mainly orris...why no coconut???...very dry scent verdict: not for me, but I may try this on my husband and see how it smells on him...he tends to have better luck with orris
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    The Masque

    The Masque in bottle: rose, carnation, and sandalwood...a lot drier than I expected it would be wet: same, but a little sweeter and warmer...I can start to smell the honey and clove dry: a wonderful blend of honey, carnation, rose, clove, and sandalwood verdict:
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    Hearth

    Hearth 2005 Thoroughly revisited. This year’s Hearth is warmer, sweeter, and more traditionally comforting. This is the scent of candied chestnuts, buttered, covered in brown sugar and honey, alongside the scent of cedar smoke and soft pine. in imp: BUTTER and smoke wet: BUTTER and pine dry: buttery caramel corn verdict: a bit too foody for me...I may swap
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    Red Phoenix

    Red Phoenix in bottle: plum, tonka, and cassia wet: the patchouli begins to take over dry: plum, patchouli, and musk verdict: goes on my favorites list
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    The Bow & Crown of Conquest

    The Bow & Crown of Conquest in imp: vanilla, lavendar, and sage...very aromatherapy-y wet: same, with the vanilla most predominant dry: mainly cedar and vanilla, a surprisingly nice combination verdict: nice, but I don't need a big bottle
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    Thaleia

    Thaleia in imp: sweet honey and orange wet: starting to smell the apricot, gardenia, and tonka...still very sweet dry: pure baby powder verdict: not for me...I will probably swap
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    Dragon's Hide

    Dragon's Hide frimp from the lab in imp: dragon's blood, soap, and a hint of leather wet: strong dragon's blood dry: dragon's blood and leather verdict: a nice blend, but I don't need a bottle
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    Marquise de Merteuil

    Marquise de Merteuil received in a swap in imp: very soapy wet: peach soap dry: peach has disappeared, now all I smell is dusty amber soap verdict: too much soap...will probably swap
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    Sed Non Satiata

    Sed Non Satiata in imp: myrrh and honey wet: nuts, myrrh, honey, and cognac...smells slightly medicinal dry: gone!! well, almost, just a faint whiff of myrrh and honey left verdict: fades too quickly (in less than 2 hours)
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    Love in the Asylum

    Love in the Asylum received in a swap in imp: soapy rose and carnation wet: smells sweeter...vanilla and rose dry: a lovely blend of rose, carnation, and vanilla verdict: this goes on my list of favorites...why, oh why didn't I buy a bottle??
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    Persephone

    Persephone received in a swap in imp: tart, fruity rose wet: mainly rose; the fruitiness is fading dry: a nice rose scent, but I can barely smell the pomegranate verdict: nice, but not a favorite
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    Lurid

    Lurid in imp: medicinal lavender and currant wet: the currant becomes more predominant dry: a nice blend of currant, lavender, and musk verdict: nice, but I don't need a bottle
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    Aglaea

    Aglaea in imp: PEACH wet: peach and a hint of amber dry: powdery peaches verdict: not for me...I will pass this on
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    Harvest Moon 2005

    Harvest Moon 2005 received in a swap in imp: apple-y goodness with a hint of plum wet: sage, verbena, and florals start to take over dry: apples and florals verdict: nice...I'm glad that I tried an imp of this, but not upset that I missed out on a bottle
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    Bloodlust

    Bloodlust in imp: vetiver and cinnamon wet: vetiver, cinnamon, and patchouli...a very dry scent (no dragon's blood) dry: patchouli and vetiver verdict: not for me...I wish that the dragon's blood had shown up to help sweeten the blend; I would have really liked that...will pass on to someone that I think will enjoy it
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    Fenris Wolf

    Fenris Wolf in imp: sandalwood wet: faint sandalwood dry: dusty sandalwood and amber verdict: too dusty for me...I'll give this to my husband to try
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    Vicomte de Valmont

    Vicomte de Valmont received in a swap in imp: mint and jasmine; an interesting combination wet: mint, jasmine, and moss...starting to smell very masculine dry: musk and moss verdict: too masculine for me, but I bet this will smell great on my husband
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    New Orleans

    New Orleans freebie from the lab in imp: predominantly jasmine with hints of lemon and spice wet: honeysuckle begins to overpower dry: jasmine and honeysuckle verdict: not a great combination on me...will probably swap this one
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    Djinn

    Djinn in imp: spicy smoke wet: pine needles dry: spicy smoke and sap verdict: nice, but I don't need a big bottle
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    Neo-Tokyo

    Neo-Tokyo freebie from the lab in imp: ozone, cherry blossom, and citrus (maybe this is the bamboo?) wet: light, airy cherry blossom dry: ozone, bamboo, and a hint of orchid...fades in less than 3 hours verdict: nice, but fades too quickly
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    House of Mirrors

    House of Mirrors (in a Snake Charmer bottle) in bottle: very aquatic wet: aquatic and some unidentifiable floral dry: aquatic with a hint of amber...very perfumy verdict: not for me...will probably swap
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    Kostnice

    Kostnice freebie from the lab in imp: strong lily with a hint of rosewood wet: same dry: mostly lily verdict: nice, but not a favorite
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    Blood Rose

    Blood Rose in imp: dragon's blood and wine wet: rose starts to take over dry: mainly rose, but fades pretty quickly verdict: this is a nice scent, but not a favorite
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    Namaste

    Namaste received in a swap in imp: lemongrass wet: lemongrass and rose dry: rose and sandalwood verdict: a nice scent, but I don't need a big bottle
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