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Wet, I briefly get a glorious black cherry. The same one in gothabilly I think. Doesn't take more than a few seconds, and its all about the rose. Then, its a foody rose. Weird, but it is, its got a touchbof crumble, cookie crust. This reminds me of knave of hearts. I do get the cherry waaay in the background, but its more about the sweet rose with cookie. I love the cherry note, but its just not present enough on me.

Leather, cologne and musk. Kind of citrusy, very nice masculine blend. This is a clean hot guy dressed to the nines for a night on the town. There is no doubt in my mind, single or attached, he's gonna get lucky tonight;)

I'm mostly getting rose here, with a touch of geranium. The combination works, and the rose is sweet. After a bit, less rose, and more geranium. I like this, but not enough to upgrade.

Red apple indeed! And now I want one, but a good one, like this one smells like. I get smoke in the background. Kind of like you're in an ape orchard in the fall with a bonfire going on. This is nice, but I'm not big on apple blends. They remind me of hair products. Evocative though!

Black musk and pine. The pine is kind of medicinal, but that effect fades quickly. This turns into a lovely black musk/pine blend, quite a bit like Haunted, only wit a touch of pine. Nice, but its too masculine for me to wear. Id like to smell it on a guy....

Chypre and cedar on me. Its not as harsh and cologney as other chypre blends. Theres a definite pencil shaving thing happening as well. Not for me.

Clean floral. This is quintesential bpal. If I smelled this on someone out in public, I'd think "that person is wearing bpal". :-) A kind of sourish floral, rose I think and a bright linen. This isn't a scent that appeals to me. Fans of rose may like this...

Something like jasmine at first. Quickly fades to cassia and well, cinnamon. Spice dominates for me. This pretty much smells like you spilled a jar of cinnamon, with the far off smell of flowers in the distance. Not for me.

All vetiver at first. Surprisingly it takes a back seat after a short while and fresh fig dominates. I like fig, but paired up with something darker. For a change, I wish the vetiver was a bit more present here. Sweet and juicy. I like this, but not enough to upgrade.

Sandalwood heavy on me. Dry, slightly woody, and cologney. If the vanilla comes out, this may be pretty.

I find some woods kind of green and fresh smelling. Usually oak, so im wondering if this is the laquered wood. This is green and woodsy, dries to fresh tea. Fades fast. Reminds me of The Twisted Oak Tree only that one is better.

Sharp, herbal and resinous at first. Dries quickly to a strong soap scent. This is probably the soapiest bpal I've ever smelled. A definite 'no'.

Sparkling effervescent apple at first. This smells li ke it would be a great drink! I'm getting thirsty... Dry a sweeter apple, kind of nice, not shampoo at all, which I automatically assume apple scents to turn. The lab has yet to win me over with an apple blend though. The closest was one of the apple hair glosses. Apple and oppopanax I believe. This was fun to try though!

White roses, a bit of frank, so this is a resiny rose, my favourite kind. This is a fast fade on me though, but is quite nice while it lasted. A sweet, white rose, not sour at all.

Fresh tea and sage at first. Dries to be more sage than tea, and kind of more like dried sage. Nice, and quite realistic. More so than sn sage to me.

Warm, heady and SWEET! Ambrosial indeed. This would be something (if it were in a flower), that hummingbirds and bees would love. It would be the ultimate flower for honey production as well. It is however, much too sweet and heady for me to wear on a regular basis. This is just fine for a test run, but no more.

Plum, musk and spice. The plum (and pretty much everything else), is STRONG. This reminds me of a stronger Dionysia, and The Witch Queen, neither blend which really called out to me. I'm hoping its a fast fade, as it is just not sitting well with me. Alas, I doubt it...

Tobacco, vetiver, something musky and a touch of fruit. This blend is uber masculine and like the description, pretty damn sinister. A handsome, evil man would wear this, kind of slimy and takes advantage of anyone who would let him. Evocative, but not for me. I wouldn't even like my guy to wear this.

Bright, cheery, fruity, and spicy. I'm getting a bit of bright citrus and amber at first, followed by red fruits, then spice. Not sure why, as there is no fruits or citrus in the description. There's something in here that smells like the spice from Hellion, so it reminds me a bit of it. This review is all over the place, I don't know if I like it or not. It smells like something I'd like to drink on a hot day, you know when you're really thirsty and gulp a delicious drink down. It also reminds me of the scent that a Booster Juice juice may make.

Fresh tea, and something akin to citrus. Gradually turns to a more tea/chypre with a touch of grapefruit. This is a fast fade and not worthy of an upgrade.

Lotus, lotus, lotus. Need I say more? Pretty much lotus SN, almost identical to the lab's eight petalled lotus. Pretty, but I don't need any more.

This is all chocolate at first, dark chocolate. After a bit, it is a lovely, slightly berry and floral blend with a touch of chocolate. This tester is pretty scant, I wish there were a bit more oil, just a touch on the wand and not enough for me to judge for this slatherer. It is quite nice, and I may consider more of this one.

I love these fresh tea blends, but have a few favorites so I don't feel the need for more. At first, this is fresh, green tea with a touch of honey. After a bit, it switches, more honey and less tea. This is very much like Gennivre from the CD, though this is stronger and better in my opinion. Delicate and feminine. This is quite lovely...I may just get a decant or two.

eta: This is a pretty fast fade, it just went poof, all of a sudden after about an hour. Boo. No upgrade necessary now.

I recognize the dandelion note from the SN's awhile back, which I really like. It disappears almost immediately on my skin, and the wildflowers replace with vengeance along with the honey. This is quite nice, I love me some honey. I like it, but I don't think that it's enough to upgrade. I will certainly enjoy it for a few hours and take it from there, but I doubt it.

Not a skin musk fan, so I didn't think this was going to work on me, and it's not. Musk, cologne, a bit of a slight citrus vibe is making my skin smell like someone who's tried on all the cheap perfume in the drug store. Not for me.