donkehpoo
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Wet: Coconut and vanilla. Very, VERY creamy. Dry: The sweetness amped up on the dry-down! Still a very rich, creamy, coconut-vanilla scent. Coconut is not something I typically like, but I think I'll hold on to my decant. If you're a coconut lover, I think you'd really enjoy this!
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Wet: Pumpkin, booze, and leather. A little on the foodie side. Dry: Incense, leather, and vanilla. No longer foodie at all, but I do think I like this stage better than the wet; this stage is a little bit "cozier". It's not bad, by any means, but it's nothing that knocks my socks off either.
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Wet: Ginger, tea leaf, and mandarin. It smells like a bright citrus tea with ginger. Dry: The same notes I noticed in the wet stage are present, but the bourbon has showed up now as well. Everything blends together so well! It's a very interesting and refreshing tea scent, with a slight kick from the bourbon. I almost passed on grabbing a decant of this, and I'm so happy I didn't. This might be upgraded to a big bottle!
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2018! Wet: Sugary sweet black cherry brandy. Yum. Dry: Most of the sweetness has faded, and the black cherry is incredibly light now. The brandy scent itself has taken over, and it's just... not my thing. Wet stage was a winner, dry-down not so much.
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Ooooo. Blackberries! There's definitely a candy-like quality to this. I'm not getting much fig, I'm mainly getting blackberries + sugar. Win for me!
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This sounded like my perfect foodie pumpkin blend.. but unfortunately I was a bit disappointed. The maple is stronger than the pumpkin IMO, and the pumpkin is more of a freshly picked pumpkin, rather than pumpkin pie.. pumpkin. Not reading as "donut" to me at all. Bummer.
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Wet: Blackberry cream and gingerbread. I wasn't too sure about how I'd like the combination of blackberries plus gingerbread, but it's quite nice! The gingerbread is only slightly pumpkin-y. Dry: It's a hit! The blackberry cream isn't really reading as "frosting" to me, but there's definitely a sweetness from it. The pumpkin gingerbread is lovely, and everything combined is foodie and fabulous. If I had to choose, I'd say the blackberry cream is stronger than the gingerbread. I'll be upgrading my decant to a bottle!
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2018 version! Wet: Sugary incense, and soapy florals. Rose, I think? Dry: Not for me; whatever floral note is hiding out, has totally taken over and put the blend in my "soapy floral" category. Too bad.
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Wet: Dead leaves and incense. A little bit sweet, but not necessarily reading as "vanilla incense". Dry: Now THAT is vanilla incense! Vanilla incense, with a touch of dead leaves in the background. I like it! I don't really "crave" dead leaves scents too often so I won't need a bottle, but I think this is my favorite DL scent I've tried.
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Wet: Blackberries and black musk, along with some funky sour note. Dry: The black musk took over the entire blend; there's still some blackberry lingering, as well as that weird sour note I'm not fond of, but it's not really doing it for me.
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Wet: Honey hard candy musk (seriously, the only way I can describe it) with a touch of pumpkin. Definitely on the sweeter side. Dry: Much more musky than the wet stage, and less sweet. Still a pumpkin-honey-musk tango.
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Wet: My nose might be playing tricks on me; this smells like citrus? Citrus and incense. I'm actually quite liking it. Dry: A little less citrus now, but still some type of citrus and incense combo. I.. have no idea where my nose is pulling this citrus note from, but I'm okay with it. Confused, but okay.
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Tea leaf, matcha, sheer juniper, and lime rind. The lime comes out strong, followed by the tea leaf and matcha. When it actually dries in the hair, it's much more of a matcha tea kind of scent. Not getting much of the juniper, which I don't mind, BUT I wish the lime would stick around in the hair a bit longer.
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This should be called "Dead Leaves and Grapefruit". Basically, this is just dead leaves with a citrus note to me. (More DL than grapefruit.) It's not bad, but I don't like it enough to upgrade to a full size.
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Ooohhh yes, I knew I'd like this one! As soon as I sprayed this, it was POW orange zest. Very fresh, orange, and borderline-orange cleaner scented. The cleaner scent quickly dissipates, and it really does smell like fresh orange zest, with maybe a touch of honey. This will be PERFECT for summer. If you enjoy citrus scents, grab this!
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Wet: Milky gingerbread with a touch of fruit? A little bit of butter as well. There's surprisingly a lot going on here. Dry: Still pretty mish-mashed to my nose. The gingerbread-esque scent from earlier is gone. It's more of a milky-buttery-kinda-fruity scent now? It's just... not working on me.
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Wet: Creamy pumpkin, with ALL the spices. Dry: Not reading as "creme brulee" to me; it's just pumpkin with a lot of spices now. (More spices than pumpkin.) I like it, but I was hoping for more vanilla.
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Wet: All patchouli, all the time. Dry: Sweet patchouli. Hmmm. I like patchouli, but I feel like the scent is too simple? Not really for me.
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Wet: Raspberry and a little milk! Milk and cream notes can go a bit plastic on me, so this has the chance to smell terrific or one of those 90's plastic dolls with fake fruit scents. Fingers crossed! Dry: I may or may not have jinxed myself... but plastic 90's doll with fake fruit scent. BAH.
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Wet: Oh man, I am not digging this; dead leaves and rotten sugar cookies? Something is not working. Dry: MUCH better than the wet stage. Dead leaves, sweetened by sugar cookies. It's more of just an overall "sweet" scent rather than actually smelling sugar cookies, IMO. I like it, but will be okay with just a decant.
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Wet: Pomegranates and Dorian. The pomegranate is strong, but the lavender from Dorian is pretty strong as well. Dry: Pomegranate + Dorian. The strong lavender from the wet stage faded, and this is pretty evenly split with the pom and Dorian now. Out of all the Pomegranate Grove scents, this is the only one I'm considering a full size of. Winner!
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Wet: Primarily Morocco, with just a hint of pomegranate in the background. Dry: Super faint on my skin now. (To be fair, my skin tends to eat normal Morocco, so I'm not totally surprised.) Much like the Snake Oil version, this one hasn't changed much on my skin. I actually prefer this over normal Morocco, but.. it's still not bottle-worthy for me. (However, if you DO enjoy normal Morocco, I highly recommend trying this out!)
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Wet: Pomegranate and Snake Oil. Super straight forward, and they're pretty 50/50 as far a stars of the show. While I think the pom is on the sweeter side, I wouldn't say it's candy-like. Dry: Yep, pomegranate Snake Oil. This isn't much a morpher on my skin, but the S.O. does seem to be stronger than the pomegranate now. While I enjoy it and will definitely use up my decant, I'm not sure if this is bottle-worthy. I think with aging this will smell even better, though!
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2018! Wet: An oddly rich apple scent. Definitely baked apples with ginger, clove, and a little sugar. I can't stop huffing my arm. Dry: Apple-scented potpourri. NOOOOOO. 😭
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Wet: Green musk, lime, and slight-floral baby powder. (Not getting anything reading as "rose" to me!) Dry: I'm left with a hint of lime, green musk, and a touch of that floral baby powder scent. It's not bad, but I'll be okay with just a decant.
