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Wet: Mmm, that's glorious. In my head, I love patchouli. In reality, lately it turns dry and dusty and sad on my skin in most blends. In this, it is chewy, rich and delicious. I don't know why, but this somehow reminds me of Antikythera? That is by no means bad, but it is perplexing. The similarity is passing as this dries and the rich labdanum (a new love of mine) comes forward. Mmmm. This is gorgeous. I don't know how on earth I am going to narrow down my "need more of" list from this year's Lupers. Dry: This is hard to describe. It's sweet, musky, rich, woody. I can't say exactly which notes come through strongest, they really blend well. I like it a lot, and will be getting more. I bet it ages great too!

Wet: Oooh, man do I love that musk/hay combo! It's warm and comforting, but then the leather sneaks in and makes it just a touch sensual as well. Shit. I was actually hoping I would hate this due to orris....my "need more of" list is getting absurd. Lupers always slay me. Dry: While I still like this, the leather has amped up to totally take over, and it has become something that I wouldn't really wear, sadly. While I appreciate it, and think it's nice, I know from experience I won't reach for something that's this leather heavy. I do like it though! Really glad I got to try it (I heart my decantress even more for sending out free sniffies! I never would have purchased a decant of this one)

Wet: Absolutely gorgeous. I instantly adore this. The labdanum is actually coming through strongest on me, but the tobacco, benzoin and vanilla are all very evident as well. This is amazing. Chewy caramelly cola-vanilla heaven. So far I feel like this will be a new fave for me. Dry: I love this. It's sweet, resinous, rich, but also bright and almost effervescent from the labdanum. The tobacco and labdanum are gorgeous together, and the vanilla and benzoin add rich sweetness. Love it, super glad I blind bottled it. Will need a back-up!

I love the plum and patch combo of Shadow in The Elevator. I also adore tobacco. I like nutmeg. This should be amazing on me, but lately patch (especially fresh patch) has been really iffy on me - quickly turning dry, dusty and not pleasant. Wet: Mmm, this is a rich, chewy patchouli that I really enjoy. I think the tobacco is helping add to the sweet richness of it. And it's stunning with the plum, just like in Shadow. Actually this is kind of similar! The patch is a bit stronger in this, I think. But I will need to do a side by side for sure to satisfy my curiosity. Either way, this is pretty fantastic. Kind of wish I had blind bottled it so it could already be aging, because in a year this is going to be stunning, I think. Currently though - really like it. Dry: This is exactly what I had hoped it would be - a dark, sultry plum scent. Plum and patch is such a killer combo, and the tobacco just makes it richer and sweeter. This is great. If you like scents like Shadow in The Elevator, or Mme. Moriarty, give this a go. I will be picking up a bottle asap.

Wet: Oooh, that's delicious. The musk reminds me of a darker Siberian musk. It's not the typical sort of "lemony" black musk from the Lab. It's sexy, dark, gritty. The coconut is sexy. The musk and coconut combo reminds me of Raptures and Roses, but this is much darker and not floral. Has that vibe though. Or like Tiki King, dark musk and coconut. Add in some incense. and this is hot, steamy, tropical, dark and sexy. I totally love it so far. The Myrrh is creeping in, sweet and rich. This is awesome. Dry: I am going to need to do a death match, because this seriously smells just like Tiki King to me. Granted, I haven't had Tiki King on since summer, so I could be nuts. But I don't think so. It's also slightly reminiscent of So Below. If you like those types of scents, give this a go! It's seriously sexy. Musky coconut magic! I will likely grab a bottle, as I have never managed to snag a back up of Tiki King.

Wet: Sweet, soft florals and musk. Lovely. Super feminine and soft. Elegant. Refined. Love it so far. There is a tiny hint of green somewhere in there that keeps it from being too heady. It hovers on the verge of powdery, but doesn't quite go there. I really like it. It's very light and springy. Dry: Really pretty. Soft, slightly floral, sweet musk. Very spring appropriate. It's not one of those scents that I sniff and think "OMG it's stunning" but it makes me smile and think of sunshine and warm breezes. That's a win for me!

I don't know why I thought I needed a decant of this - these note are not likely to smell like what I am hoping (which is for plum and musk) Wet: Lavender comes through strongest (I should have known it would!) with hints of bright plum and some greenish floral notes. It's actually super pretty. The lavender is calming down and blending in more with each sniff I take, but it's still pretty overpowering. I only wear lavender to bed (because it triggers me to "bedtime mode" and I want to keep it that way) so this is disappointing to me, as I have been wanting a spring plum scent. It's hard for me to find ones I like. Dry: This is really nice when it dries! The plum does come out more, the lavender fades, and this turns into a lovely light, fruity floral. More fruit than floral. The musk is a lovely white musk, to my nose, and is quite noticeable. So I guess I did get my plum and musk scent! It's really light though, so I need to actually wear it for a full day to see if it's strong enough to warrant getting a bottle. I have a feeling it sadly won't be, as it's very light even with my nose pressed right to it.

Wet: I get lots of cotton candy on wet. The rose is the variety that tricks my nose into thinking there is lemon involved. As it dries, the cotton candy fades into more of a powdered sugar type note, and this reminds me somewhat of Hope, only with that lemony thing happening. I don't get any vanilla, and I don't find it similar to Rose Jam - Un was much more similar, to my nose. We shall see how this dries. Dry: This dries to smell very much like Hope on me, with more sugar and less rose, and just a hint of vanilla. It's really great, but I can't see needing it when I already have Hope.

I am expecting this to be like Whip (which I love) with a twist. The leather in Whip is one of the best leather notes, on my iffy skin chem. Fingers crossed it's the same one. Wet: OMG so much almond. And leather. Ooohh, but it's the good leather!! Yay. It actually isn't the same as the leather in Whip, to me. It smells more like a worn, suede type leather. It's fantastic. I love it with all that sweet almond. The rose is like an afterthought so far. Dry: The throw from this is an amazing leather note. The almond is totally gone (almond is super strong on me then disappears). The leather is dominant, but the rose and remaining sweetness, all that's left of the almond, are both very present. It goes through a phase where it is slightly sour, but settles into something pretty amazing. I am trying really hard not to love it, and not succeeding. I will have to death match it against Whip. I can't need both....right?

Lol @bheansidhe Wet: Sweet rose (almost candied). Love it instantly. I used to adore rose, and bought tons of rose perfumes. But then I just wasn't reaching for them. Then I realized I like really sweet rose perfumes. So I have been revamping my "rose collection". This totally fits the bill of a sweet rose scent perfectly. I swear there is a sugar note in here - so much so that I want to lick my arm. I get no butter (luckily) and no actual cookie note, but it's still very gourmand. Like simple syrup with a ton of rose in it. YUM. Dry: I LOVE this. I never do get a cookie note at all, it's just super sugary rose. It's different from Hope, which is powdered sugar and rose. This smells like rose syrup. It's amazing and I want a bottle. I had told myself I would only get one bottle from the Dozen Roses collection - I already want Cing and Un, and haven't even tested any of the Post Roses yet. I am in trouble.

Autumn Coolness shares a couple notes ' "Autumn Coolness - The scent of wisteria, Cymbidium, lotus blossom, and cassia buds drifting on a breeze through gently swaying bamboo reeds" Or maybe Consoling Pussy of Horse Face Mountain - Tuberose incense, blue wisteria, and oakmoss. Or you could just get the atmo and spray it all over your clothes, as many do, thus wearing it as a personal scent.

I tried Un today - it's as close to Rose Jam as any BPAL I have ever smelled.

Ok, so I am fairly sure this is Quatre, though the decant is labelled as Deux. It smells nothing like my decant of actual Deux (which smelled totally like the description) and this smells like chocolate and rose in the vial, so I am going with it! If it turns out I was wrong I will edit my review. Just FYI I got this decant from Ajevie - I have emailed her to sort it out and will update here when I get a response in case it helps others solve their own mystery... Wet: Chocolate, roses, and...feces. WTF, is there oudh in this? Yeah this smells kind of like diapers. Weird. I like the cocoa and rose combo, but there is this weirdness underneath that is...stanky. Dry: It actually takes quite a while for the stank to disappear, and then this is exactly what it says on the tin - chocolate and roses. It's quite nice, but I don't picture myself reaching for it over some of the other rose scents I have.

White rose is my fave rose. And I adore ambergris. But orris ruins basically everything for me, so this is likely not to work. Still! Gotta try it. Wet: Ack it's so pretty! The white rose is gorgeous and the ambergris is musky and wonderful with it. So far, orris is very subdued. Dry: Well, the orris didn't ruin it! It's quite nice. Not stunning on me, sadly, just pleasant. I think I have other rose scents I like more, but still glad I tried this. Just proves nothing is ever truly a death note.

I have heard this compared to Lush's Rose Jam, so I am super excited to try it (though a bit confused, as I get no cherry in Rose Jam...) Wet: Mmm, delicious! I do sort of get a Rose Jam vibe, but with the addition of cherry. It's a pretty amazing combo. I was just getting back into rose after going through a weird skin chem phase when Lupers came out, so I am scared for my wallet. So far this one is pretty tempting for a bottle... Dry: I really am seeing why this was compared to Rose Jam - it's rather jammy! Once the cherry settles, it is no longer distinguishable as such, and mostly smells sweet and sticky. The rose is very candied. All in all, this is fabulous. If you have been looking for a BPAL close to Rose Jam (or just enjoy sweet jammy rose scents) don't pass up trying this! Pretty sure I will be getting a bottle, unless there are several more rose scents this year that are somehow better....

I love the idea of a spicy rose scent! Wet: REALLY exotic spices (much more savoury that gourmand spices) with incense. I don't get any rose at all, initially. It does smell sort of "antique" and is very interesting. Exotic. Dry: I can't really say that I like this - more so that I appreciate the artistry of it, however its just not me. The spices smell sort of...old, like they have lost their potency. The rose is non-existent on me. It's interesting, and pleasant, nonetheless, but I just am not into it, for whatever reason. Glad to have tried it though!

Wet: Hmm. First I think "blarg! WTF is that!" but quickly I can pick out something caramelized (though I wouldn't have known it was sandalwood, this doesn't smell woody) and the sweet Tonka. But there is something else going on here that is slightly odd. I thought cassis liqueur was blackberry? (I Googled - it's Blackcurrant). I am getting nothing fruity here at all. Or boozy. It's actually a touch smoky. Like there is vetiver hiding in it.....hmmm. So far this is not my jam. Dry: Smoky and also sour. It really does end up smelling pretty similar to vetiver, though maybe less strong and astringent. I am not a fan, sadly.

I am so intrigued by these notes! Wet: No clue what I am smelling! Smells sort of "white and creamy and cold" so I think it must be ivory? It's sort of soapy and powdery as well. Not gonna lie - it's pretty weird. I have never smelled anything quite like this, but if I had to pick something it reminded me of, it would be a chalky old fashioned cold cream. Dry: I don't like this, and I'm quite sad about it. It's really hard to describe, but it smells white and both powdery and creamy. Slightly soapy. Just not doing it for me.

Wet: This is gorgeous. Sweet amber, sweet light woods, and something that almost sparkles. It's gorgeous. I already want a bottle. It reminds me a wee bit of Haloes, with the oak and vanilla combo. It's perfumey (in an amazing way) I think from the amber, which also gives it some of that "traditional perfume but WAY better feel" that I also love. Like, a unique but also traditional perfume, if that makes any sense at all. It's so SO pretty. Dry: I really love this - the only thing holding me back from getting a bottle is that the rosewood (which is actually usually terrible on me, but isn't here) wants to go just a touch soapy - not so much nose to skin, but for sure in the waft I get hints of soap. Other than that, it's a gorgeous perfumey amber scent with hints of a clean vanilla and light sweet woods. Beautiful. I so adore amber scents. I will try this one again to see if it just needs more settling to avoid going soapy.

Vetiver and I have not been getting along lately. I used to find my skin swallowed it, now I am having the opposite issue - scents listed as "a drop" or "hint" of vetiver are ending vetiver all day. Wet: OMG. Amber cream (which is an utterly gorgeous note that I need more of in my life) with just a hint of smokiness from the vetiver, which is almost caramelized and not at all horrid in this. This is fairly spectacular. Sweet, creamy, smoky, caramelized. Delicious. Dry: It's interesting, I am testing Woman Dragging Lover Across Bridge on the other arm, and they have a very similar lovely perfumey quality to them. I like this better though, it's deeper, richer, more sophisticated. The vetiver is so very well behaved, it just adds a touch of woody smoke to the blend. This is all about the sweet amber cream, and that faint hint of caramelized resins that is so alluring. Love this. Bottle!

So intrigued by this combo of notes! Wet: It's very faint. Mostly book/parchment, but not that horrid chemical smell that "book" notes sometimes turn to on my skin. It's really nice. I really wish it was stronger! Usually white musk is intense on me, but I can't really smell it. Or the lilac. Or whatever the heck "lampblack" is. I am getting a tiny bit of labdanum, which smells a bit like cola on me. The longer I wear it, the stronger the labdanum gets, and the more I enjoy it. Weird, since it basically smells like books and Coke. Dry: Very faint, books and cola-like labdanum. Really interesting, but not strong enough for me to wear. Too bad, as it's very unique. I am finding all of the Lupers I have tried so far this year really faint....

Wet: Ginger - but a totally different ginger than any of the ginger notes I have smelled from the Lab before. Neat! It's really different. Sweet, spicy, but also green and fresh. This is quite lovely. It reminds me of something. No clue what. So that's super unhelpful... A bit of tea comes through. Can't detect anything of the rice milk, I don't think. Though some of the sweetness maybe stems from it. I can't really pick out the cardamom or oakmoss either, it's mainly this really neat grassy ginger note. Totally digging it. Dry: This is so light and faint. I wish it were stronger, because it's lovely. It's a sweet, fresh, grassy, almost watery sort of ginger. It's really neat. I may try it again another day and see if I get more throw out of it, because it's really unique and I like it a lot, but can't see wearing it if I can hardly smell it.

2018 version. I didn't order this with my initial Luper decant order, which has not arrived yet, but I wished I had. So I snagged it when I saw leftovers from a circle. (I should really learn to just get all the decants I want and once and save on shipping...) Wet: Something very green. I think the fig, it's like unripe, green fruit. Interesting. It reminds me of something, but I couldn't tell you what. This kind of confounds me. I can't pick out any of the listed notes clearly. MAYBE some tart berry? I just keep thinking "green" when I smell it. It's totally pleasant. Just...weird. Dry: Much the same. I wonder if that's maybe the cognac I am smelling? It's almost-but-not-quite effervescent. Still smells green to me. It's interesting, but I have many perfumes I love much more, so I will let this little partial go to a home where it will get more love.

So I ordered a whole whack of decants and some blind bottles. This was not one of them. Ha ha. I convinced myself it wouldn't work, I dislike white tea, have too many orchid scents, blah blah blah. But then I got impatient waiting for my Luper decants to arrive and blind-bottled a partial anyway. LOL. Wet: The white tea is really strong, but not bitter like it usually is. It blends with the orchid and honey to make this perfumey in a really lovely way. This is actually fairly gorgeous. It's super light though, and fading really quickly. There's a faint green quality to it that I am really enjoying. Very pretty! Dry: It didn't fade completely like I worried it would, but it's very light, soft. Slightly clean. Fresh. Overall a very gentle and lovely scent. I can smell all the notes equally and distinctly. Really well blended. Glad I impulse bought it, and I will keep the partial, but I think based on how light it is I won't need more.

[No additional description provided.] Currently obsessed with Pink Peppercorn, so had to give this a go. The perfume version of Dead Leaves and Pink Peppercorn was not good on me. Hoping this is better! Ah...there's cinnamon in the pumpkin pulp. This is mostly sweet cinnamon on me, with a hint of pumpkin and dead leaves. There's maybe a touch of that floral-spicy thing that pink peppercorn does, but barely any. The combo of the pumpkin spice type scent with the dead leaves is pretty special though. Kind of makes it like fall in a bottle. I'm really enjoying it, and will keep my little 5ml and use it.