notes i like:
oakmoss, violet, tea, tonka, leather, skin musk, red musk, black musk, neroli, amber, tobacco, carnation, orange blossom/neroli, orchid, incense, smoke, clove, benzoin, opoponax, green tea, lime, stephanotis, chrysanthemum, saffron, iris/orris root, tuberose, honey, ylang ylang, heliotrope, iris, myrrh, vanilla, rose, lily, almond, jasmine, lilac, wisteria, daffodil/jonquil/narcissus, ambergris

notes that sometimes work:
wine, cherry, coconut, berries, sage, patchouli, sandalwood, bergamot, lotus, orange, lemon, cinnamon, lavender, vetiver, honey/beeswax, woods, champaca, ginger, nectarine, fig, pine (not very often),  mint, sugar, grapefruit, white musk, honeysuckle, teak, coffee, caramel, oudh: bpal's black oudh doesn't seem to like me but the white and red varieties do; dirt, moss, chocolate, anise, marshmallow, poppy/opium, cocoa, vetiver

notes i dislike:
cedar, frankincense (bpal's turns to pencil shavings on me, same for cedar, unless very subtle), peach, strawberry, plum, cake, milk, cassia, apple, rum, ozones/aquatics, dragon's blood, currant, eucalyptus, banana, blue musk, pomegranate, peony, sweet pea, pear, pumpkin