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In the bottle: Coconut. Sweet, meaty, delicious coconut. A combo between a pina coloada, fresh coconut and a slight hint of suntan lotion. All of these things I loooooove. It also has a warmth to it. Wet: Coconut has died down a little, and I'm getting a bit of hazelnut with a flowery backdrop. Dry: Soft coconut, soft hazelnut, and the floral has taken over the show. Along with something salty. Verdict: Normally, I am not too big a fan of flower scents, because I'm allergic to most of them (DARN YOU ALLERGIES, DARN YOU!!!) but this is not really upsetting my allergies! Hallelujah! This is a warm, hazelnut, coconut and floral scent. It is FABULOUS. I should be on a beach somewhere, relaxing with a nice drink in my hand, soaking up the sun with this scent on.

In the bottle: Really, really bright sweet tarts! With mint! Wet: Champagne! Sweet citrus! Mint! And something...sour? Dry: Champagne, mint, and sourness. The citrus seems to have disappeared. Verdict: Man, I think my skin amplifies alcohol scents and does funny things to them. I had this same problem with Bon Vivant. Smelled fabulous in the bottle, but turned sour on me. Darnit! I really wanted to wear this! Oh well.

In the bottle: Lemon lime! V. V. strong. Wet: This scent is strooong! It is very sharp, and very, very clean. Tangy! Doesn't smell like a storm or rain to me--maybe midwestern storms smell different? Either way, not bad. Dry: This, weirdly, has not morphed or changed or anything. What is in the bottle is what it smells like on my wrist. Verdict: Not bad, very very clean, but too strong for me.

In the bottle: There is so much going on! First sniff is very sweet, like a bunch of sun-ripened berries and citrus fruits on a market table somewhere, second sniff suddenly transports me way up high, with a high pitched scent that is forest-y, or at least evergreen plant like. Third sniff is a mixture, sweet and sour and almost salty? Wet: I have no idea where to begin! Sweet, sweet citrus (lemon, orange? IDK, fabulous either way!) is the base, lush green plants are next, with a mixture of wet greenery and evergreens, and something spicy in the background that is elusive and oh god. Just. Yes. Dry: Oh god, this scent just keeps getting better and better. The greenery has died down, but it is still there, adding a little push. Now, it is mostly sweet fruits and that spicy scent is middling out now, becoming more stable. Verdict: Sweet sweet sweet! Oh god, I don't think I can articulate how much I love this scent. Citrus! Fruits! Greenery! Sweetness! This is so going in my keep pile, and I am so getting a bigger bottle of this! God yes!

In the bottle: Lemon verbana with a touch of honeysuckle. No green tea. Wet: Lemon! Honeysuckle! Honeysuckle is coming on stronger now. Dry: Oh god, I'm going to start sneezing now. Strong! And still no green tea. Verdict: Man, I wanted to love this one so much, but it is just not working out. I do love the scent--it is very clean and sharp, and I love both lemon verbana and honeysuckle, but it just too strong for me. I might try this scent again when it is not such a bad allergy day for me.

In the bottle: O my good God, Pine! It is basically like someone stuck an entire forest into a tiny imp--it is exactly like being in a forest. And since the scent is very cold, it matches the description so well! Wow. That is so awesome. Wet: Pine! And, something almost sour? V. strong. Dry: This goes soft on me. And sweeter. And, almost, spicy? Verdict: I was a little afraid of this one at first, because I have bad allergies and I was afraid this would set it off--flower scents and outdoorsy scents tend to do so, but this actually doesn't seem to be setting them off so bad, so far. I actually kind of like the end product, now that it has turned softer and sweeter. This is def. a scent for when I'm feeling masculine, though. It has a certain power to it. I think I'll keep it.

In the bottle: ALCOHOL ALCOHOL ALCOHOL w/ a small hint of mint. IDK, I'm a little scared of this one. Wet: MINT MINT MINT w/ various degrees of alcohol, and something...incense-y? Almost maybe patchouli. Dry: This goes so very, very powdery on me. It now basically smells like a sharp deodorant. Verdict: SWAAAAAAAP