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I love love love this. I never thought I would like apple scents until I discovered bpal's apple. But not all their apples. Certain ones (Ladon, I'm looking at you) end up smelling like apple scented hair shampoo (?). But I fell in love with Snow Glass Apples and I loved Coral Snake. This I might actually like more. (did I say that???) It smells like a true, fresh apple. More of the peel than the fruit, but nice and tart with just the right amount of sweetness. But lurking behind the apple is something dark with an evil bite. I'm so happy this doesn't go funky on my skin. In my locket it is definitely more apple, but the darkness is still there and it's a interesting mix of freshness, playfulness, and sensual evil. I have a feeling all my other bottles will be very lonely for a while. This will certainly be more than a dirty fling.

All I can say is, this is the sexiest smoking room ever. I love it.

I wondered about the myrrh too, because I swear I catch a bit of that in here. At first it's a strange mix of sweetness, woods, and something slightly sharp. As it dries I begin to catch a bit of the patchouli and the spice begins to come out more, along with just enough smokiness. Sadly, I'm not getting much of the apple. It's very nice though, but one bottle should be enough. In my locket it's quite a bit different. It is sweeter and has a strangely aquatic feel to it. Like fall when I used to live near the beach. This was a great scent to try today since it's cool and rainy and I am very much ready for autumn.

I wondered about the myrrh too, because I swear I catch a bit of that in here. At first it's a strange mix of sweetness, woods, and something slightly sharp. As it dries I begin to catch a bit of the patchouli and the spice begins to come out more, along with just enough smokiness. Sadly, I'm not getting much of the apple. It's very nice though, but one bottle should be enough. In my locket it's quite a bit different. It is sweeter and has a strangely aquatic feel to it. Like fall when I used to live near the beach. This was a great scent to try today since it's cool and rainy and I am very much ready for autumn.

I haven't tried it, but supposedly All Night Long is super amped cinnamon.

What about Priala, the Human Phoenix? There is cinnamon in it, but it's not CINNAMON. It's definitely darker and sexier. The myrrhs and smoke keep it from being too spicy or sweet and much richer and darker.

Oh wow, I love this! In the bottle it was a sweet, fruity, almost candy/bubblegum scent. On my skin it blends into this beautiful, lush tropical scent. Finally, a blend where the ylang ylang doesn't take over! It isn't too floral, with just the right about of fruitiness, and as it dries something a bit green keeps this from going to sweet. In my locket it is delicious, but in a completely different way. It is brighter and more fruity and just a bit more bubblegum smelling. I absolutely LOVE it! Now I just need to track down more!

Oh wow, I love this! In the bottle it was a sweet, fruity, almost candy/bubblegum scent. On my skin it blends into this beautiful, lush tropical scent. Finally, a blend where the ylang ylang doesn't take over! It isn't too floral, with just the right about of fruitiness, and as it dries something a bit green keeps this from going to sweet. In my locket it is delicious, but in a completely different way. It is brighter and more fruity and just a bit more bubblegum smelling. I absolutely LOVE it! Now I just need to track down more!

I actually didn't find morocco to be that spicy. More incensy. But that's just me.

I'm not big on foody scents in general either. I've found Plunder is a perfect spicy scent for me. Not foody, just straight up spicy goodness. I love it. The Smiling Spider is also wonderful, but might not be spicy enough for you. PLUNDER: The scent of a pirate's bumboat, overflowing with stolen wares: tea leaf, cassia, cinnamon bark, clove, allspice, sandalwood, tobacco, peppercorn, and nutmeg. I get mostly the spices though with a very slight sweetness (I think from the sandalwood?), but definitely *not* baked goods.

On me, Crawdad was long lasting with wicked throw. I can still smell it a bit even after taking a shower. Unfortunately, so was tweedledee. That did NOT work on me.

hmm. On my skin this goes all green tea and dries to a slightly powdery/vanilla tea with the barest hint of blueberry (so slight that if I didn't know it was in there I probably wouldn't have guessed it). In my locket though it is a very yummy fruity tea with just a hint of ginger. It is very pretty and if I was into tea scents, I think I would love this one. Unfortunately, I'm not, so I think I willprobably pass this on to someone who will love it more. I'm glad I got to try it though! ETA: Wow, this has some staying power and throw!

This exactly. Makes me want to skip school, go cruising by the beach in my friends convertible, and make out in the sand. I'll probably keep the lovely frimp for nostalgia sake, but won't be buying a bottle.

So today I seem to be revisiting bottles (of hubby's ) that haven't been opened in a looong time. I did not have high hopes because I remember this being to masculine, but what the heck, I have to shower anyways. LOL Oh wow, I was wrong. On me this is straight up spicy dark vanilla with a touch of earthiness. It's gorgeous. I am so happy we kept the bottle and I can't wait to see how it is on hubby.

Fiery, primal, and precociously diabolical: red amber, Spanish moss, Indonesian patchouli, ambergris, red pepper, two cloves, and vanilla flower. So today I seem to be revisiting bottles (of hubby's ) that haven't been opened in a looong time. I did not have high hopes because I remember this being to masculine, but what the heck, I have to shower anyways. LOL Oh wow, I was wrong. On me this is straight up spicy dark vanilla with a touch of earthiness. It's gorgeous. I am so happy we kept the bottle and I can't wait to see how it is on hubby.

I had absolutely no intention on trying this today. It's technically hubby's bottle, but he hasn't shown this any love in a loooong time (since we first got it?) and I stumbled across it in my box....sooo.... OMG, why the hell haven't we used this more? It is amazing! Wet, it's a cold, snowy forest. As it dries I catch hints of the berries, sandalwood, and musk. The amber begins to come out more, which as usual turns slightly soapy on me, but I don't care. It still smells wonderful. I bet this would be gorgeous in my locket and I can't wait for hubby to come home so I can slather him w/it and crawl all over him, sniffing and....ahem....sorry. I have a feeling this will get worn a lot this winter. It really is beautiful. Very comforting, yet it makes me want to get outside in the cold and walk around the historic part of town (I live in Williamsburg) and enjoy some cider. Now I can't wait for christmas. Summary:

hmmm....I was really worried about trying this since I seem to amp pepper and pepper makes me *very* sick. This on the other hand....yum! I think I like pink pepper and I'm so happy that this isn't yet another rose blend that doesn't immediently go all powdery or old lady on me. I can definitely pick up the rose and pepper, but I can catch a hint of the orange and geranium and a very very slight hint of berries. This is actually very pretty and it's so nice to know that there is a pepper I can wear. I'm not sure about a bottle yet since I tend to be drawn more to other types (very fruity, coconut, aquatic, or darker scents), but I'm defnitely keeping the imp.

In the imp it smells somewhat unisex so both hubby and I tried it. On us both it briefly starts the same but morphs differently. On hubby it's mostly musk, leather, with a bit of cedar and very lightly herbal? Sage or lavender?? On me it's leather, vanilla, with a bit of musk and the very *barest* hint of lavender (I think). This is a beautiful scent and I love how we can both wear it while still being unique on each of us.

This goes from a licorice to woodsy almond to a soapy incense very quickly on me. It ends up very strange smelling on me. Normally I would try it on a locket, but I don't think I would like it much better Ok, after a few minutes it smells like public bathroom soap mixed with licorice jelly beans. As it dried further down my skin really started amping the star anise and sandalwood. It's still very strange, but I might end up keeping to use in a scrub or oil burner.

When I first put it on it was a rather foody coconut. Uh oh. Then slightly burnt. Crap. Luckily that all happened in the first 60 seconds. Then it became the sexiest suntan oil I've ever smelled. Not foody, not generic, just sexy and flirty and fun. I am definitely getting bottles of this! I've been searching for a scent like this and I'm so happy to have found it.

In the bottle: Super yummy rich mint ice cream. Not so much the green choc. chip kind, but the rich white choc. chip mint flavor. Or like others said, thin mint cookies. Soooo yummy. On my skin: Vanilla, mint, and.....celery? WTH? Luckily that doesn't last too long. Unfortunately, my skin ate the littleamount I put on, so I think I just need to add a bit more next time. Once it dries down it's mostly vanilla with a hint of mint. Very nice. I also tried it in my locket and it just stays a super wonderful minty vanilla. Not too sweet and just foody enough. This would be perfect all year round. I wouldn't mind picking up an extra bottle.

First impression: Yum! Very fruity and tart. I think I am going to love this. First on: "Peppery citrus" is right. hmmm.....this might be bad Dry: PEPPER! Omg, it's sickening pepper. This smells so bad, I can't tell you. It's actually making me ill. I had to go scrub this off. I couldn't even keep this in my locket because I kept catching whiffs of the pepper and it made me sick. I had my daughter take the little piece of cottonball out to the trash OUTSIDE. I had to wipe my locket down & wash it. I kept sniffing coffee hoping to get the lingering smell out of my nose. I can safely say anything with pepper in it is a no-no for me.

Wet.... VETIVER! Holy cow. As it dries the sandalwood and a hint of neroli comes out. It's very pretty and unisex, but I've decided to only keep what I really love, so it's off to swaps.

Tweedledee is definitely fruity, but if you don't like pepper you might want to avoid that one. I learned that the hard way.

I also wanted to mention Manila. It is a beautiful light, tropical scent.