donkehpoo
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(2007 version.) Wet: Warm, caramelized, candied fruits. A little bit of a boozy smell as well. Dry: Carmelized, RED ,candied fruits. The fruit scent is much stronger upon dry down, and it's almost giving me a red-wine type of scent as well. Red currants and red wine? Something like that. Such an interesting scent, and I swear it smells a little different each time I wear it. It's really, really good.
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(2008 version.) Wet: Cookies, with extra vanilla! A few warm spices in the background, and totally delicious smelling. (It smells more like a snickerdoodle than a sugar cookie, IMO.) Dry: Yep. Snickerdoodle! Borderline raw snickerdoodle cookie dough. I'll usually reach for Butter Rum Cookie over this when I'm wanting a cookie-foodie scent, but this still gets a lot of love from me (especially in Fall/Winter).
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Wet: CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY. SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR. Dry: Okay, so while the wet stage is too sweet even for me(a lover of basically all things candy; scent wise and.. mouth wise), the dry-down is really where the blend shines. This smells like sweet, candied red fruits. I know strawberry is in here, but there's something else too. Red currants, maybe? The throw is pretty good, too! Yum!
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(Resurrected version.) Wet: Oooof, my eyes roll back into my head when I smell this. It's similar to Snake Oil, but maybe a bit sweeter. The musk, amber, spices, and vanilla are all there, but it's the plum that's really making the blend "wow" for me. (The coconut is there too, but I have to really seek it out to find it.) Dry: The coconut is much stronger now, and overall the blend seems a bit.. darker. Less sweeter than the wet stage as well. If I had to put this against Snake Oil, I would choose Snake Oil. That being said, this is different enough to have both in my collection, and I love wearing them both.
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(2007 version.) Wet: Warm spiced apple cider, with some dark wood notes. Really evocative. Dry: This is one of those uncommon blends that smells basically the same wet vs. dry. Not a note combination I'm typically drawn to, but I'm really glad to have this in my collection; this gets a LOT of use in October/November!
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Wet: Carnation and wine! The wine note is fairly heavy, and strong. Dry: Fairly similar to the wet stage, but I think the treacle note is mixing with the wine a bit now. The carnation is still there, but the wine/treacle combo is very strong. Kind of a heavy, deep wine scent with a touch of carnation. I really enjoy this, but this is more of an Autumn/Winter scent IMO.
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Wet: Extra fizzy root beer. I swear I can almost feel the bubbles going up my nose; it's pretty impressive. Dry: Yep, it's root beer! Not as fizzy-smelling as the wet stage, but still unmistakably.. root beer. Like root beer? Want to smell like root beer? Try this! -
Wet: Black tea and wasabi soap? Not sure where the soap is coming from. Dry: Black tea-scented soap, with just a hint of wasabi. Not bad by any means, just nothing amazing on my skin.
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Wet: Carnation and oudh. The oudh is stronger than the carnation, and.. is rather stinky to me. (To be fair - oudh and I typically don't like each other.) Dry: The oudh kicked the carnation to the curb; it's all oudh, all the time. Not my jam.
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Wet: This smells like a "normal" commercial perfume, but I can't really put my finger on which. (... probably since I don't wear them myself, derp.) Maybe just a general "commercial perfume" scent; a little floral, a little sweet, and little baby powder smelling. Wearable, and pretty inoffensive smelling. Dry: Floral baby powder.
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(2010 version.) Wet: Autumn. This is autumn. Apple, some zesty cranberry, and warm spiced cider. I want to live in this bottle. Dry: Still autumn in a bottle. The cider has gotten stronger on my skin, but you can still smell the apple and cranberry.
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Wet: Spiced pumpkin and vanilla! The vanilla scent is really, really rich. Smells kind of like pumpkin pie filling, with a LOT of vanilla added. Also, she has some THROW. Dry: The vanilla has very much relaxed; it was really overpowering the pumpkin earlier, but not so much now. It's a lighter pumpkin and vanilla scent(more vanilla bean than the other types of vanilla in here), and stays fairly close to the skin. Most of the pumpkin spices have left as well. I think I'd classify this as a lightly foodie pumpkin-vanilla blend.
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Wet: Pumpkin pastry with some bourbon vanilla! Dry: Pumpkin pastry, bourbon vanilla, and coffee. Pumpkin 3 from the same collection year gives me the same coffee scent, but it's MUCH stronger in that blend. Here, it's just a whiff of coffee. Love having this in my collection.
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Wet: Upon first sniff, this smells like a potpourri pumpkin scent. After a second though, I can start picking out different things; cranberry, rose, and a little bit of carnation as well. Dry: Mostly pumpkin, and a bit of cranberry. Actually, I would say the cranberry note is stronger than the pumpkin! It's sweet, warm, and amazing to wear when it's a bit cooler outside. The floral notes are so far in the background now, I can't really pick out individual notes to figure out what stuck around vs. what my skin ate. Cranberry is such a rare note I have in my collection, and I'm really glad to have this.
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Wet: YUM. This smells like a rich pumpkin coffee, with a nice dose of cream. (No coffee note listed, but this has consistently had a coffee scent to my nose since I originally bought this upon release!) Dry: A warm, rich, pumpkin coffee scent. I'm always disappointed that the pomegranate never comes out for me, but the scent itself isn't really missing that note. As someone who doesn't drink coffee, or enjoy 95% of coffee scents... this is fantastic. One of my most reached-for scents during fall and winter!
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Wet: White chocolate florals! I honestly can't tell all the floral notes apart, because there's so many in this blend. No strawberries yet, but so far it's a really nice sweet, creamy floral scent. Dry: Strawberry! This smells just like White Chocolate and Strawberry(released in 2009?ish), with the addition of floral notes. As someone who typically doesn't wear a lot of floral scents, this is fantastic. It's just this amazingly creamy, sweet floral blend with a kick of strawberry. This is a floral scent for foodie lovers. So good.
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Wet: Honey and ylang ylang! It feels very "warm" and golden. Maybe a little skin musk, as well? Dry: Honey! My skin tends to amp honey notes, and this is no different. I can't detect any ylang ylang anymore. I can see the comparison to "O", but this has less of a baby powder scent on me than "O" has, which is making is much more pleasant! I still think there may be some type of skin musk in here, as well. I like it! I'm not sure if it's bottle worthy, but I'll hang on to my decant.
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Wet: Not what I expected; a rich, deep, slightly floral aquatic. Musky, a bit salty, and a little bit sweet. Dry: Oh no! Where did the sweet floral note go? I'm left with a dark, musky aquatic scent. The best part; nothing smells soapy! I dig it. If you're looking for a dark, musky, murky aquatic scent, try this out! I'll be hanging on to my decant.
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Wet: This may be shocking to read... but it smells like leather and sandalwood. The sandalwood smells a bit warm and dusty. The leather isn't a strong, knock-you-on-your-ass type; rather than a "new" leather scent, this reminds me more of something that's a bit more worn. Dry: Dang. The leather scent is rather sharp smelling now. The sandalwood is still pretty dusty, and seems to be the dominant scent. Not for me!
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Wet: Apple blossom and carnation! The apple blossom is coming off pretty strong here, which worries me a bit as it has a tendency to turn soapy on my skin. Oddly enough, not smelling any amber here. Dry: By some miracle, the apple blossom didn't go the soapy route! The amber I was missing from earlier has appeared, and is the strongest scent now. It's kind of a warm amber scent with a touch of sweet apple blossom. Far nicer than I anticipated, but not something that fits my personal taste.
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Wet: This has a medicinal, herbal, yet burnt woods smells to it. Something like menthol and burnt cedar.. and sawdust? Dry: Whatever herbal note is in here, my skin is amping up like mad. Kind of an herbal Vick's vapor rub scent, mixed with sawdust.
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I'm sure it's already been mentioned.. but the name totally reminds me of Prince. Wet: STRONG rose, and coconut! A bit of a powdery note as well, that I'm sure is coming from the orris. Dry: Coconut-scented baby powder. With my skin, orris turns to powder most of the time, and rose has about a 50/50 shot of that happening as well. If rose works well on your skin, this would be a lovely coconut-rose scent.
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Wet: Strong on the champagne, with a touch of ambergris. Almost like a watered down champagne scent. Dry: Basically the same as the wet stage. Watered down champagne, through and through. Low throw.
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Wet: OOOOF. This is one of those rare scents that my nose just crinkles up upon sniffing. Kind of smells like sour body odor. Also, (unfortunately), the throw on this is.. pretty impressive, and overwhelming. Dry: Okay, it's not as sour as before, and the throw has calmed down; the scent is a great deal more.. baby powder smelling. I guess I'd call this a soured baby powder scent? This was.. an experience.
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Wet: Oh! I like this! I'm getting mostly sweet fruits here(with lemon being the strongest; I can smell the mango and tangerine as well), with a little bit of white tea as well. Dry: My skin has almost completely eaten this; what remains is a very light, sweet, lemon tea scent. I think I'm going to hold on to my decant and see how this ages; the wet stage was SO GOOD, but I need it to last longer on my skin.