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    Kumiho

    I love the combination of white tea with the slightest note of ginger. It's such a beautiful scent, so feminine and delicate. At first I do get a bit of lemon, but that fades away and I'm left with quite sweet tea. Very refreshing and perfect for the summer.
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    King Cobra (2006)

    It's nice, but I'm not overly fond of Snake Oil. Thankfully King Cobra doesn't have the same sharp note I get from Snake Oil, but there's nothing really exciting me about this. I do like the mix of spices and incense, but it just doesn't jump out at me.
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    Szepasszony

    Beautiful, white flowers and a clean pure aquatic note. Wet I definitely get some citrus, but that fades pretty quick. I've found that some aquatics work with me and other don't. This one really works!
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    Chaos Theory II : The Butterfly Effect

    I received a generous frimp of CDXLCIII (448) from a very nice lady who helped me figure out (99 percent sure!) that it belonged to II. It smells overly strong of lemon in the vial and wet, just like toilet cleaner. Just when I thought I'd immediately have to give it away a beautiful strong spicy note showed up which I managed to identify as pepper. It transformed the lemon into something quite unique and I'm still enjoying it two hours later. It has mellowed down a bit (the edge of the pepper has worn off), but it's truly an interesting blend.
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    Beth's Experimental Blends

    I got a sniffie with a few drops remaining from the lovely wikkidraven and it's quite a lovely blend. In the vial I get fruity spice, on my skin it turns into cinnamon cake with vanilla. The vanilla stays, but it doesn't get too strong and I definitely get some woodsy notes coming and going. The oil is quite pale, a slight yellow. I really like it, but I'm going to send it on to someone else so they can also experience it
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    Monster Bait: Bloody Mary

    Incredibly sweet in the vial and wet, I definitely get a whole lot of the cream and sugar. There's also some vanilla and the rich cherries hiding underneath it all. A little while later the sweetness tones down and the scent mellows into a fruity slightly less sweet scent. For a while I was worried it was going to change into a fake plasticky note, but that stage disappeared pretty fast and now I'm left with a rather decadent and rich cherry scent. Charming. Happy to have the imp, not sure a bottle will ever be needed though.
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    Miskatonic University

    Strong creamy coffee, almost like caramel with a teeny bit of dust. I don't like coffee scents, so this isn't for me.
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    Snake Oil

    Smells nice, of vanilla and spices. It's quite a dark and mysterious scent which somehow doesn't work for me. It retains a sharp note which I don't like. Still, I'm glad I had a chance to try this out!
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    Aureus

    I definitely get visions of old libraries located inside cathedrals Wet I get damp books, an ancient scent, earthy and dry. Dry it's turning more and more into cedar, but it's going slow and it's still staying very true to my first sniff. Love this.
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    Belladonna

    Eucalyptus. Eucalyptus with flowers on top. The flowers make it sweeter and more agreeable to my nose, but it still smells far too much like herbal medicine. I don't mind it, but it's not for me.
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    Wicked

    I only get the jasmine and myrrh, no roses It's an okay scent, but it's so sharp and heady at the very start. Later on it mellows into a nicer scent, but I just can't help think I already own scents like this one, so there's no sense in me keeping the imp.
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    Urania

    Urania works on me, but it's not really to my taste. This is my first try with an ozone blend and I'm afraid it hasn't been completely positive. I don't mind the scent, but it's too generic for me, very perfumy. I'm kind of sad as I love moonflower, white musk and jasmine, but this doesn't work for me, I almost feel like I'm wearing toilet cleaner. This was really strong on my skin though, good throw.
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    Shango

    ... The Master of Lightning's ofrenda contains red apples, banana, chili pepper, coconut, pineapple, pomegranate and sugar cane. Gorgeous tropical fruits. I can't get any of the red apples, but that's a very good thing for me. This is very well blended I find and has amazing depth. Very rich and slightly spicy.
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    Morocco

    Wet it smelled ghastly, like medical herbs. I didn't have high hopes for this one, but this is actually the first blend to do a complete change on me. After about 10 minutes I was starting to get more musk and dry spices, which chased all the bitter herbs away. It's a light scent, but I find it's utterly lovely, an incredibly sophisticated scent.
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    Hell's Belle

    Amazingly fruity, both in the vial and wet. Dry I can definitely smell the flowers, especially the magnolia (which truly smells good here). Dry it also becomes much heavier (thanks to the musk) and even though I don't get any spice at some stage I do start to get some creamy vanilla. Quite a charming scent, frisky and slightly naughty.
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    Bien Loin D'Ici

    This is very strong and heady, with a good throw. It's too heady for me, it's turning into little old lady and not in a good way either. I get musky incense after a while, but in all this just isn't working for me.
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    Namaste

    Bright citrus when wet which dried down to intense lemongrass with a faint jasmine. After a while it went musty and that while I already felt like I was wearing toilet cleaner. I really do like the scent of lemongrass, I'm just not sure I like it on me. I'm tempted to try this as a room fragrance, but I think I'll be passing it on anyhow.
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    Harlot

    Based on a Romany incense blend reputed to induce sexual dreams: Somalian rose, Moroccan rose and Bulgar rose with a sultry dribble of cinnamon. I tried this thinking I'd get lovely strong roses with just a little bit of cinnamon (love both notes), but instead I get a really faint rose with a stronger cinnamon note draped over it. It's very christmassy and I really like what I can smell, it's just far too light for me. If the roses were stronger then it would be an instant winner, but as it stands now I'm going to have to pass.
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    Lilith

    Hmm, this is definitely not what I had expected. Wet on my skin it reminds me of oranges and chocolate which then quickly turns into red slightly fruity candy. It remains red candy until a few hours later, when a sweet musty icky note takes over. I didn't mind the fact that it smelled like candy, I just wasn't expecting that. Definitely not a sexy scent for me, it seemed better suited for a little girl! I'll definitely be swapping the imp, sadly enough.
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    Les Infortunes de la Vertu

    I'd never thought I'd say this, but this is leather heaven for me. Absolutely stunning, this is such a sexy scent and would work fantastic on a guy. Having said that, I think it smells great on me, too I find it makes me feel quite nostalgic, it smells ancient and dusty. I don't really get any of the flowers except perhaps for a slight underlying note at some point. I did get amber and at the very start it smelled very close to the Olive Branch by Lush. Wow! This goes straight on my 'need big bottle list' for sure. ETA: Reminds me a lot of the old leather jacket my boyfriend used to wear, actually!
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    Obatala

    I got this as a frimp as I generally don't go near coconut - don't know why, I sometimes do have a craving for the scent and love to eat coconut anything, but as a perfume it always puts me off - but this was surprisingly lovely! Milky and creamy, this is a true coconut scent which also reminds me of the Lush coconut soap.
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    Frumious Bandersnatch

    This is gorgeous. I initially passed by this oil because of the plums, but I was persuaded to try it out because of the carnation (I adore carnation) and boy, am I ever so glad that I gave it a second chance. Fruity plum in the vial and wet which dries down to a fruity spicy blend. I also think it smells of a candle shop, an expensive and high quality candle shop. I love this, I really do!
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    London

    This is another easy one for me, I'm afraid. I've noticed that most of the rose blends all work for me and this isn't an exception. Beautiful rose, delicate and sophisticated with a good amount of throw. There's definitely something spicy hiding behind all the rose, but that makes this scent even better.
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    Othello

    Oh well, this is just plain gorgeous. This is so my scent, musk, roses, spices, this is so stunning. Must have more!
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    Magus

    This smelled so strong in the vial and wet on my skin (almost nasty), but I've got to say that the scent quickly morphs into something which I personally find is really lovely. It's warm and woody, with a touch of frankincense once it all dries. I was trying not to like it, but I just can't - I certainly like this.
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