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This is a really light scent. I can't smell it very well on my skin at all. I do get a hint of floral honey. Since this doesn't waft too much, I think of this one as a fresh skin scent. Lovely!

On the skin: Sweet! Smells like candy apples to me! It has a slightly sour apple smell with a blast of sugar sweetness that just makes me thing sour apple flavored candies. Not for me, but it is really yummy!!

On the skin: A cool, yet slightly sweet and airy scent. Really, this matches the description perfectly! It's really hard for me to identify single notes in this one. It's not for me, but it is a really lovely blend!

On the skin: Patchouli and tobacco with some orange. This is actually pretty good! The orange is lovely, the patchouli isn't extremely dirty, and the tobacco isn't sickly sweet or dirty. Really, each of these notes is exactly the way I like them and they blend beautifully. I definitely like it better as it dries. The orange becomes a whiff of sweetness over the dark blend of the other notes. I think I'll keep my partial bottle for a bit, but I definitely don't need more of this scent.

On the skin: Wow, this is a bright, almost neon yellow colored oil. On my skin, it is orchid with a hint of aquatic greenness. It is pretty, but I think I am going to stick to the deeper orchid of my beloved Black Orchid v5. This one is a lot brighter still with a hint of sweet orchid. After a bit, I actually can't really smell the aquatic part anymore. It just smells like a lovely, slightly sweet orchid. I definitely prefer v5, so I think this one is going to need to find a new home!

On the skin: Yummy pumpkin with a bit of pine pitch and leather rubbed in. Sadly the pine pitch takes over really quickly... It is a woodsy, sharp pine scent that really doesn't agree with my nose. The pumpkin/leather parts though smell really good together. After a bit the sharp wood scent backs off, but it is still a bit too strong for my taste. Pleasant, but not for me.

On the skin: Spicy! I actually really like the vetiver in this one. Like in Tombeur it adds a bit of depth, but it isn't overwhelmingly dirt. I can mostly smell the black musk (which thankfully isn't turning into powder of doom on me this time), a bit of myrrh, and a bit of the vetiver. Argh! It was so pleasant and spicy before, but now it is starting to turn kind of weird. More of a greenish scent with a hint of dirt. Where did my spiciness go?

On the skin: Orange, jasmine and a hint of vanilla. The orange/jasmine combo is actually really nice. This jasmine isn't overpowering and thankfully it isn't turning weird on me. The orange is actually stronger here than the jasmine. Pleasant, but it isn't really me.

On the skin: Black tea with a slightly licorice feel, some smooth vanilla, and a tiny hint of lemon. I think I definitely prefer the released version better, but this one is interesting. It's not for me at all. I don't really like the licorice note that appears on my skin and won't fade.

On the skin: Spiced pumpkin tea. I am also getting a hint of sweet coconut. If this were in food form (preferably dessert) I would be scarfing it down! The cardamom gets a bit stronger after a bit, but I would still classify this as a spiced pumpkin scent with hints of tea and coconut. This is a great tea scent, but it just isn't for me.

2011 version On the skin: bubblegum plum? Reminds me a bit of Sugar Plum Fairy. This really smells a lot like the fruity flavors of Bubbleyum. Haven't had that in years! The bubblegum sweetness fades after a bit and the plum note has grown up a bit. Still slightly sweet and fruity, but not bubblegum-like anymore. Not really for me, but all you sweet scent lovers out there should grab a bottle of this!

On the skin: Huh, I can barely smell this one. I get a hint of white musk and some lovely vanilla. This is a very pale and ethereal scent. I feel like this is the perfect workplace scent. Pretty, slightly sweet, and no waft whatsoever. I am starting to get a hint of the leather now. This is fantastic! Now all I need is some single note vanilla to layer with this to bring out a bit more of the yummy sweetness!

On the skin: Sharp sap with a feeling of freshly cut oak branches. The sap note dies down a tiny bit and I can definitely smell a lovely oakiness. Smells like a new piece of oak furniture with a hit of acorn nuttiness. It isn't a scent for me. I like it as smells go, but I don't think I would find myself wearing this one. I think it will stick around in my "to test" drawer for a bit to try again later.

On the skin: That is some yummy honey! There is definitely a slight bit of greenness here for the hemlock, but at first all I can smell is the honey. A bit later and the greenness/slight woodiness is blooming quite a bit more. It's taking on a bit of an herbal edge. Smells like some refreshing honey drink now. Not one of my favorites, but it is interesting.

On the skin: Definitely getting some chocolate. And pomegranate? Kind of a weird combination at first. It kinda smells like some savory chocolate entree. Really, if I had something set in front of me that smelled like this, I would definitely eat it. Huh. I don't think this one is for me. It just smells too much like dinner. Mole maybe? Chocolate heavy mole? -ETA- Wow! A bit later the chocolate completely vanishes on my skin! Now all I can smell is some tart pomegranate and rose. Sadly not for me.

#683 Clear oil in the bottle. On the skin: strawberries and vanilla cream? No.... orange and vanilla cream? Actually I think I can smell a bit of both strawberries and orange here, so.... Wow! This is fantastic!

On the skin: Blueberry!! There might be some tiny hints of floral notes hanging around, but for the most part I smell the tart yet slightly sweet blueberries! A perfect scent for summer. This blend never turns sharp or headachy (yay!), but sadly the florals do take over my skin really quickly. I wish the blueberry would have stuck around. Not a scent for me, but it is quite lovely!

On the skin: This smells veeeeery familiar, but I can't think of what it is! Right off the bat, I smell the tobacco and some vanilla. This is a similar tobacco note to A Bachelor's Dog and all other tobacco notes that turn sickly sweet on my skin. What I can smell of the vanilla, though, is very nice. (Oh! I think this reminds me a bit of The Antikythera Mechanism!) After a bit the tobacco does fade a little. Still mostly smelling the tobacco, vanilla, and possibly a bit of the sandalwood... I think I need to test this one again, but I feel like it just isn't for me. Tobacco just never works on my skin.

Neutral (prototype bottle?) On the skin: Musk! Lovely lovely musk! Ever so slightly orange musk? It smells like clean freshly washed skin when you use an orange scented soap! I REALLY like this! It sticks fairly close to my skin and would be the PERFECT scent for work! Something that smells nice, but doesn't have a whole lot of throw. KEEPER!

2011 version: On the skin: Kinda herbal incense? This smells slightly more bitter than I was expecting. The bitter herbal fades after a short while and now it smells like... a slightly earthy incense. That's really it for me. It just doesn't smell amazing on me.

On the skin: Pleasantly fruity! Apricot? Maybe with some peach in there? This is actually a lovely fruit scent, not too in your face with the fruits. It's just pleasantly sweet. After a bit I get a tiny bit of floral. Not really for me, but it is pretty.

On the skin: Carrot and white tea? Really interesting. The patchouli blooms a bit later and it just smells like... a carrot freshly pulled from the garden. Even later, all I can smell is the patchouli and tea. Interesting, but not for me.

On the skin: This is a very close to the skin scent! Soft and golden. In a way, it smells slightly clean, but with a golden, slightly soda feel to it. Slightly powdery as well. I do like the amber feel, but I don't think this one is for me. I have waaay too many ambers that I love in my collection already!

On the skin: Sweettarts? It kinda reminds me of these chewable vitamins I used to take as a kid. I want to say the culprit is partially the pomegranate. After a bit, it doesn't smell quite as chalky. I can definitely smell pomegranate, but there is also a slight floral with some vanilla sweetness. Weird. I don't think I like this one.

On the skin: Resin with a green wood. I'd say this is definitely leaning toward the masculine though. Any man who smells like this... Not for me though, and my SO has plenty in his collection already!