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In the imp this smells like tears, salty and aquatic (but a soft one). As it dries the florals become easier to pick out. Cool-toned, reserved, and lovely. A little salty and sad.

Patchouli has been going a little flat and wonky on me lately, but I love orchid and this scent in the imp was so beautiful! Very fresh and floaty. On my skin I get a clean white musk, made soft and natural with the bergamot and orchid. As it dries it gets a touch softer and earthier but just as lovely.

Fresh floral honey and fluffy slightly chilly snow. Delightful!

In the imp: dark woods and lavender. Almost smoky. Wet: Similar to in the imp, maybe with some tinge of heady floral? Also licorice? Dry: Looking at the notes I understand this scent better. Boozy muddled florals, with a woody base. I get a tiny bit of absinthe dry. A little too much going on for me here!

The lightness of the rose water makes me think of floaty chiffon dresses. The cognac is fresh and green and the bergamot adds more brightness and keeps the cognac from pushing sharp on me. Very romantic and wistful.

Mmmm deep and velvety. This fills the whole of The Obsidian Widow that opened when the patchouli started to go off on me. The wine is smoother and more subdued in this. The plum and wine sort of meld and are made incensy by the oudh. This is mysterious and sensual, and like lady_pandora I am also reminded of the dark elegance of Crimson Peak!

This one is largely bright crisp apple and geranium on me. Very fresh and springlike. After it wears awhile it gets a little deeper with some polished woods.

Mmm! The fluffy sweet snow note makes Bliss even more creamy and decadent, with a slight chill.

Much lighter than I expected! The ambergris is prominent on my skin as usual, and its warmth plays well with the warmth of the sage. Patch has been iffy on my skin as of late so I am not too sad that it is barely there on me, and the leather is very soft as well. I got just a hint of black currant wet, adding a nice sweetness. Dry its a cuddly herbal skin scent.

A bright white resin blend. Clean, soft, and burning bright. Comforting but not cuddly to me. It's mysterious. Mostly getting sandalwood, cotton, dried flowers, and resins. Smells a bit like salty air, but not aquatic.

Absolutely gorgeous, one of my favorites so far! The memory of cologne is warm, almost skin musky. The rose is thin and incredibly well blended. A warm, soft aquatic. It's ethereal and melancholic. Bottle worthy!

Started as a soft floral apple scent, but the lily went sharp and high pitched on my skin. After awhile the honey and other blossoms smooth the scent out a bit, and there's a nice green and pollen-y quality that makes me yearn for spring.

I get cool, juicy cucumber and a light edge of mint. Thin and chilly, like wintergreen I think. Very refreshing!

Starts of as sweet earth, gets smokier and gnarlier as it dries.

Mmmm gooey black currant jam that is just a bit tart. I get more of the doughnut than I did with the raspberry version, which just makes this yummier. Lovely, but trying to gauge how much I will actually wear it!

The snow is sweet but not full-on Snow White snow to me. There is a chilly aspect that I don't get from SW, that I think must be a musk that pronounces the fougere aspect of Dorian and pushes it a tad bit more cologne-y to me. However dry it is a nice balance musky fougere and chilly sweet snow, with some vanilla tea underneath.

A beautiful, wistful fragrance. Starts out very wood prominent, polished and slightly bitter. I think the tea adds some warmth to this base. The dried rose adds to this old perfume vibe (not in bad way at all), and the lilac brings some sweetness and freshness.

I agree, very strong peppermint at first, but fades to a softer vanilla peppermint. Pretty subtle but it lingers well.

In the imp: Woody and sweet. Cinnamon (the sweet kind) is discernible. As with the Mad Tea Party scents in general there is something silly about it (in a fun way of course!) Wet: red musk and a juicy mango Woodiness lingers underneath. Dry: Sweet, juicy, fruity, wood. The barest hint of cassia shows up again. Very funky.

In the imp: My nose finds the opposition of some of the elements confusing. The warmth of caramel and sage and the cooling edge of mint sort of clash for me. Wet: Warmer notes and the musks merge and it becomes very skin like and comforting, but overall of it is a chilly sweet mint. Dry: Caramel and black musk form the main body of scent for me as it dries, though I do continue to detect some sage. The mint is still very present though, coming in at the end of each sniff with a distinct chill. It is pleasant, but my nose is still confused by it. I may keep the imp just because it is so intriguing.

Of those on that list that I have tried I think Morana and Dee are not what you are looking for (Dee is very dry and woody but maybe could be paired with something else to get the desired effect?). Belle Vinu from what I remember is very fruity and I do not remember the rosewood distinctly. Also I don't know if you have already tried it but Old Scratch might be what you are looking for "a lavender fougere with tonka, amber, rosewood and a whiff of diabolical patchouli." Also be on the look out for bois de rose as well, while I have seen some maintain that they reference two different trees I have mostly seen the term interchangeably. Some scents listing bois de rose that might be good are Endymion and Spirit Board

Wet I get mostly red musk, honey, and vanilla. Sweet but rich and a little dark. As it dries the tobacco and leather come in more, making it smokier and more sultry. Though despite the heaviness of some of these notes I still get delicate vanilla cream underneath them. This is exactly the red musk scent I have been craving lately. The throw is incredible as well and lingers forever on me.

I cannot tell you what it is exactly, but I can tell you none of my scents with it smell fruity in the least! To my nose it is more a fresh and water-y scent, and it is also in some of my brisker snow scents. I tried doing some research to find specific components or sources but couldn't find anything. I would email the lab to be sure, especially if it is an allergy thing.

If you love vanilla and tea (and don't amp woods too much) I would recommend jumping in a decant circle and getting A Hailstorm of Knitting-Needles if you haven't already done so. If you can do sweet jasmine I would suggest Allegory of Chastity, another fluffy pink floral unicorn. For light ethereal florals I would recommend Moon Rose, but it is hard to get a hold of.

In the imp and wet this is super sweet and fruity and reminds me of watermelon bubblegum, and I have a hard time shaking that association as it dries down. But eventually it dries to (very sweet) but more sophisticated fruity floral. I get primarily pear and sweet pea, and I agree the sum of the notes is somewhat melon-y. This is a bright and bubbly blend (but not at all citric), that I think would be most at home in the late spring and summer.