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My mind is telling me to hate the moss/iris notes but... I'd never! It's a dark blue, green and cold scent, to make it more confusing, it's got something innocent and something very dark. ...What? I'm not getting any lavender. but besides that everything's there. I like to dab this on before I go to bed, it's relaxing.

This one's odd, but bear with me. In the bottle, it's got this medicinal thing going on. However on my skin this buggers off directly and amps up those lovely spices and musk. There's definately a dark, pulsating side to this and it's pretty strong with a good throw. I'm not getting that sherezade feel from it at all, but to me that's a good thing. Really curious as to how this'll age.

Easily one of my favourites. I find it quite hard to describe, what I'm really mostly getting is "greens, greens, nothing but greens!" It's sweet (fig, possibly) and even a little... earthy? Ugh I just want to eat this it's so good.

A tranquil, deep blend. Heavy on the frankincense. It amps up on my skin (mostly the florals and frankincense) with a big throw for a good couple of hours. Really makes me feel like I should be creeping around in some sort of ancient church.

This was a surprise! It's a very well-done leather, like a well-worn old jacket. The green notes give it an extra kick and make it something very special. On my skin, it gets so much better, leaving me with that strong, leather jacket scent. Masculine/unisex. Green and black and really quite in your face. The longetivity of this seems to be forever, perfect! If I want to feel like a badass this is the one I'll be pick for the day.

Oh my... I never want to stop sniffing my arms.. Everything just works perfectly. Boozy but not too bitter, and the lovely fruits in the background. Once applied my skin just amps up everything and stays for a long long time. Nice throw. I'll be using this like crazy in the summer. Deliciousss!

A lovely warm floral scent. I can imagine walking on hawaii near a beach passing walls of tropical flowers. On the skin it gets a little more floral. Not as in-your-face as I hoped but I still love this.

Ooh!! I was always a weird kid and loved the smell of gasoline at the gasstations and while this is not the same as that, it certainly has something alike in the oil/matellic elements. It's just the right amount of sweet and spicy and doesn't morph much on my skin thankfully! One of my many faves!

Straight from the imp it's almost like a rainy forest... accompanied with a faint, sweeter note. Interesting! On my skin it quickly goes overwhelmingly floral, and it's just a mess of greenery and it's kinda giving me a headache. It's not bad at all, but not for me...

Fruity, soapy, kinda like an expensive soap from the imp (it's a good thing). On my skin, the soapiness goes away as it dries down, and goes a bit more musky. Dark green, floral bushes. Quite lovely even if it kinda reminds me of clean laundry as much as greenery.

(No idea what version, was generously frimped by a lovely forum member). Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Light, icy, lots of white tea with the red musk being quite apparent. Powdery once applied to skin - less icy, a very comfortable, calming scent. Though it's not as cold, there's definately a chill, something unsettling... What a perfect blend. EDIT: Five months later I have swapped for a bottle out of curiosity what it'd do on my skin these days; I swapped away my imp. After testing Crimson a couple of times it genuinely made me feel sick and I had to get it off my skin then and there. Was afraid it was either the red musk or saffron that made me feel that way. Alas, I still had hope (with this being considerably less red), but whatever note it is, it's struck again. As much as I love this scent, I can't do it. My body just reacts to it horribly. Too bad... off to the swap pile it goes!

A lovely, realistic rose indeed. It goes very sharp and green (stem?) on my skin, kinda saddens me cause I love this in the imp.

Nice and clean. Wet. Goes a little musky/smoky on my skin and goes away after about 15 minutes.

A beautifully light and sweet perfume ylang ylang being the most prominent. Yellow/orange tones. Very appropriate for summer!

A musk, soapy aquatic. It reminds me of some sort of candy. Maybe because something smells fruity to me. Quite mysterious, can't really put my finger on some of these notes. Not for me, but this is certainly interesting!

Got an imp from the lab. Mmm, lovely. Sweet and earthy with a definate floral (violets) on top. Doesn't morph much on my skin. Very pretty.

Ok let's get this out of the way, I'm the latter. Nutty, buttery, yeast. Nopenopenope.

Nice! Dark, broody with a strange sweet element to it, which might be the myrrh? Not a fan of the oakmoss in there but this really tells a story. Even if that story is a mysterious one.

Ah, the salt of tears is the first thing that I'm getting. And there's the definate red tones (is that dragon's blood?) and something woody. I'm not a fan of vetiver (and most of the notes in there) at all though so to me this is as miserable as the inspiration. Bleh.

I must've sniffed too much and broke my senses, this is almost too subtle for me to smell anything remotely smelly. There's pine, yeah, and some of the dark notes but they're very quiet, off somewhere in the background. It's nice and soft though, nothing too sharp. But nothing special to me.

I'm not crazy about this. It's not very intricate to me, just lots and lots of undefiable flowers (or does that actually make it intricate? A flower for your thoughts?) It's got a dark twist I'm not a fan of and I can't put my finger on what it is. It's kinda old lady perfume but almost like an evil grandma. I tried this several times though because man do I want to love this, but my skin turns it into a sour mix with the heavy flowers and that dark note. I don't hate it though.

2007 v. from etsy as well! Mmmm berries... Lovely purple, a cold but comforting snowy night. Honestly I'm not getting the hard candies at all. On the skin it goes powdery and after a while there's a certain smoke-note to it. Other then that, it doesn't morph much from what it is in the bottle. Lovely berries and plum... I just wanna ingest this even though I know I shouldn't.

An autumn day on which the sun is hiding behind the clouds, leaving the sky bright and a bit yellow, while you're crushing up leaves under your swampers. ...I'd say the colours are gold, brown and light blue. In the bottle it's warm and sweet with realistic dead leaves. On my skin, it holds on to the sweetness but amps up the leaves like crazy, giving it a big sharp and cold throw. Not for everyone, but man this is just what I was hoping for!

I was lucky to purchase this of a lovely forum member. I need veeeeery little for it to work on my skin, as it's kind of slap-ya-in-the-face with chocolate cookies! hyperly sweet. I LOVE the mint in there.

Yep, this one's definately soapy. But, not in a bad way. However if I use my imagination beyond the whole soapy thing, I can just close my eyes and be transported to a night looking out of the window with flurries of snow falling from the sky. Dark purple. On my skin however the soapiness kinda buggers off after a while and amps up the myrrh and frankincense. Great longevity, lesser throw. I love it!