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This starts off with rum at the forefront for me, but it is not too boozy. As it dries it is a sweet vanillic-tobacco backed by rum. I can't pick out the mahogany or sandalwood in particular but I do get a sense of warm woodiness and texture in the scent. Overall it's very well blended, a great warm scent that feels perfect for the holidays and cool weather ahead.

In the bottle and wet I get a touch of dry lavender, and in the wet stage I get sweet apricot. Surrounding is a very sweet peony with a touch of fluffy mallow. As it dries I'm enveloped in a pink fluffy marshmallow cloud. It's heavenly! Not too sweet, and has great throw. Much better than Stekk has on me.

A beautiful, sweet, vanilla-rose. The pink rose/rosehips is a nice combination because the rosehips add a bit of a dry/dusty feel to make it more interesting. It was very sweet at the beginning but it tones down a little and the rose becomes fresher in the dry down. I feel like I get a little boost of the headiness of jasmine without ever actually smelling it. Unless you really amp jasmine, I think this is a safe blend for people who just don't care for it. Overall it's a bright, innocent rose scent.

This is more on the unisex side but Palmyra (Golden amber and galbanum with frankincense, myrrh, Balm of Gilead, vanilla-infused sandalwood, sand-smoothed leather, and Ceylon cinnamon) is in the same family as Bastet to me. Though definitely less sweet, it has the nice resin and spice thing going on, with some sweetness from the sandalwood.

In the bottle: Mostly leather, maybe getting some copal, too. The leather is definitely light and 'gleaming'. There is a little smokiness. On wet: Similar to in the bottle only stronger. The leather definitely smells fresh, but not in a chemical sort of way. Just like new, fresh leather. There is also a distinct sweetness from the resin in this stage. The scent gets a little smokier as it dries. Dry: The leather and copal fade back. The tobacco comes out, it's quite light and very dry to me. The smoked vanilla sweetens the blend beautifully. This stage is beautiful, though it is much lighter than I had expected but it does linger persistently. Really happy I have a bottle! (A million thanks to my fairy for getting this to me!)

I get a deep red musk in the imp/wet. As it dries down it calms down and the rosewood and sandalwood come out. But it's not dry or woody, but warm and soft.

Starts off sweet and smoky and then goes straight lemon drop candy. Bizarre!

This starts off as a beautiful jasmine, and gets a little kick of ginger and lemon. This might be a bottle!

Starts off as sharp soap on me, then finishes as soft slightly green soap. I thought this was going to be SO pretty!

In the imp: tart and herbal. Getting mostly lemongrass and frankincense Wet: Frankincense often smells sharp and almost citrus-like at first and that's the case here. It's very tart. Dry: The frankincense warms up and is sweet and smoky. Teak is a very 'slick' smelling wood to me, and I am getting faint hints of plum and lemongrass with a stronger tone of honeysuckle over it. Overall: a very fresh incense-y spring scent but not particularly me!

While on the quest of the rose of my life I have eyed Zombi warily. Dirt never sounded that appealing as scent to me (even though I love the earthiness of scents like dead leaves and patchouli). But I have been frimped this so I gave it a go! In the imp: moss and earth. Damp, green, and dirty. Wet: Still damp and earthy, but with a soft english rose in the background. Dry: A distinctly dry rose scent up front. Soft and not sweet, as others have stated. There is something green too but not as damp as before, I'm thinking the rose leaf and moss combo. I can also faintly get the dirt underneath but it's actually very pleasant. Overall: This is something I'd see myself wearing in the fall, but I do very much like this scent. I am unsure if I need a bottle as of yet, but I'm very much leaning towards it! This has renewed my fervent quest for roses.

Citrus-y candy. Both sweet and sour and positively shimmering. Underneath the citrus I would swear I get a little whiff of something green, but not lime.

The frankincense starts of really sharp for me. The wet stage is very herbal and sharp. Dry the gardenia takes center stage, a very creamy floral scent. The other notes are so well blended that I have a hard time picking them out but they really compliment the gardenia.

In the imp and wet this is very boozy, but that aspect softens dry. This is just a nice warm apricot brandy on me.

I remember back in 2009 (with a very immature nose mind you) I sniffed this and all I could think was "Cobwebs." I didn't really like most resins like frankincense at the time, they smelled musty and sweet in an off way to me. However, I now love this scent. It's soft, warm, and spicy and I have grown to love resins. The cedar is not as pronounced in this to me as it seems to for others. I get a lot of citric-leaning frankincense and cedar in the background.

Used as a moisturizer as well. A dry vanilla cream scent. It starts off rather woody, but then the vanilla becomes more prominent. I get just a hint of tea rose. This is a soft but persistent scent, very lovely.

I'd like to report a very.. enthusiastic response from the guy towards Grooming Scene in a Brothel. He's not one to say much about a scent I'm wearing but let's just say I got a very positive reaction to this one.

Cool white florals with a little dusty aspect from the sandalwood and orris root. A little sweet, a little green. This is a nice spring scent, and stays close to my skin.

Mint and dry lavender up front, and gets some crispness from the lime. On me this is very soft and herbal but isn't quite up my alley.

A beautiful lily scent, definitely more assertive than Black Lily. I agree I get a little whiff of orange but the peel rather than the whole fruit, there isn't a juicy aspect. To me this is more of a summer lily where Black Lily is a spring lily.

A spicy floral with a deep warmth from the patchouli and ambergris. It's definitely rich and mysterious, but not particularly dazzling on me.

Smelling it in the bottle I was worried it might be too sweet but it is perfect! Sweet red musk at center stage, and the honey and cardamom add a nice body to the scent. A sexy, warm fragrance but also light enough for summer wear for me.

Very earthy and flithy (in the best way) patchouli. Next I get a lightly sweet tobacco and a whiff of vanilla, with just a tiny tiny tiny bit of cocoa. I love this, especially for days when Ask the Nearest Hippie isn't quite dirty enough!

This is really weird on me. Fruity and woody. Kind of filthy. I have no idea what the notes are except maybe apricot?

Started off a little too salty, but dry is beautiful. I get some resin-y sweetness at the heart with salty ocean air over the top. I also smell the jasmine, which really rounds out this scent, making it a sort of sexy mermaid. Aquatics are normally too cold for me, but this is sort of warm in a way!