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jmchau

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  1. jmchau

    Brimstone

    This one goes in the OH H*LL NO group. In the bottle: the scent reminds me of taking my trash out to the dumpster. But I know how these change on the skin, so I give it a try. One small swipe of the wand later: still putrid. Applied at 2pm. Dry: after an hour I get a spicy resinous smell, but the putrid edge is still there. After 2 hours the putrid is gone, and but it's a heavy scent. Very incensy. I don't care for most incense, so this is not a Good Thing. It's a very aggressive scent. It's now 9:00am the next morning and I can still get a faint whiff on my wrists. It's actually quite pleasant now that it's toned way down, but I'm not going to put up with all the intervening hours to get to this point. So it's NO. Just ... no.
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    Somnus

    I like this, not as a night scent but as a day scent. Going on I did smell the lavendar but after that it was bright and clear floral. To me it smelled more like gardenia than the jasmine that others have talked of. Especially since there is a jasmine vine in full bloom right outside the window so I smell that whenever the breeze blows in. Either way, I like it.
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    Baku

    I smelled menthol when wet, but it had an odd aftersmell that resolved when dry to swimming pool. After the menthol faded all I was left with was the chlorine smell of an indoor pool. blech.
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    Temple of Dreams

    Lavendar, clove, resiny thing. not unpleasant, but didn't do anything for me sleepwise
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    Seraglio

    When I first put this on I was pleased with the scent. Then the rose started to manifest. Boy did the rose manifest. It was just this side of wash-it-off-now, but I was hoping the other scents would show up. Once the rose dissipated the spicy scents came out, particularly the sandlewood and the clove. It's a more incense-y scent that I would normally wear, but it was nice. I doubt I'll try it again because of the overwhelming rose, but I might.
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    Oneiroi

    At first it was all about the lavendar, followed by bergamot and a hit of sandlewood. I haven't a clue what mugwort smells like, and I didn't smell the jasmine though I wish I had as it's a favorite. Very nice, but I don't think it did a lot for my sleep.
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    Nanshe

    Lemon and ... pepper. I really don't get the lavendar, and the peppery scent is a surprise. Overall impression is peppery lemondrops. Nice.
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    Laudanum

    I honestly did not think I would like this, I didn't care for it in the vial. but once I got it on the Myrrh & Sassafrass came through, with Nutmeg undertones. The longer it's on, the more I smell the Myrrh, which is a Good Thing. I wouldn't wear it often, but I do like it and can see wearing it for an evening out.
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    Nyx

    In the imp I smell mostly myrrh, but going on ALL I smell is rose. overwhelming rose. After about an hour I smell the jasmine and it changes into something I can wear, but getting there? I am skirting the edge of a headache. I do like it once the rose has calmed down and started to disappear. I think I'll give this one away, getting to the wearable stage is not worth the possibility of a headache. ADDED: I reapplied in the afternoon and it became a definite NO! Go AWAY! Not my cuppa at all.
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    The Dormouse

    I love this scent. I can actually smell the tea, and the sweet floral isn't overpowering the green herbaly scent. This will go on my 'to buy' list
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    Oof

    I really like this. The mint/menthol is great and really opens the head. I can't say it made the pain go away, but it did lessen it.
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    Safari

    very lavender, but not sweet. Not for every day, but I like it well enough
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    Grr

    Mint is my favorite scent right now. I have mint products from Origins, Bath & Body Works, Avalon Organics and something else...This is the best.
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    Quietude

    I quite enjoyed this scent and refreshed it several times over the course of the day. fresh without being too sweet.
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    Lustration

    I like this scent. I refreshed a few times during the day. The lemon is lemony with just a hint of sweet, so rather like not-so-sweet lemonade.
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    TKO

    I like it. Like most I get a vanilla sugar scent, but it's a burnt (not black, but like burnt sugar syrup) vanilla sugar scent. The lavendar that most mention I don't really smell, but I do get an astringent herbally smell at first. Nice, but very sweet. I have been really tired so I tried this the past two night. seems to work well.
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    Moxie

    This scent, to me, smells of a chinese soap I buy on occasion. It's not a bad scent, just not exciting, or energizing.
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    Succor

    I get the resiny scent, but after about 10 minutes it reminds me of a chinese herbalist shop. Just too much and not relaxing. A bit later I get the incense type scent, but as I don't care for most incense that doesn't do it for me. Not horrible, but not great for me.
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    Detox

    Lemon drops. Maybe a small bit of lime candy. Definitely candy.
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    Seduction

    I do not enjoy this one at all. It is not seduction to me, all I get is an overall liniment-type impression. Maybe thats the Ylang Ylang. I'm not familiar with that, but I'm not getting any of the other scents that have been mentioned. This one goes into the 'give to dau-in-law' group.
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    Ugh

    I liked this. After about 10 minutes the main thought I had was Lemon Verbena.
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