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I love the way this smells in the bottle. It was the first bottle I tested from my order. A beautiful light floral with something extra. This smelled awesome and then it completey left my skin, after about four hours. I do like the fact that it is a softer floral. Its not loud and in your face, but I did wish it would have lingered a little more.

*jumping on the bandwagon* When this got discontinued I wasnt sad because I didnt know what I was missing. I wasnt really interested in it...I didnt want to smell like fading perfume. So when it resurfaced, I thought let me get a bottle and see what all the fuss and crazy ebay auctions were all about. It was the first thing I opened when my last order arrived. The others still lie in there bubble wrap. I love this. It is my new fave. I love the vanilla and muskiness of it. Its perfectly sweet to me but not in a foody way. I will be ordering another bottle of this just in case it goes awol. I have a feeling this will get better with age.

This one reminded me of Chimera. It has cinnamon and my skin just amped it right up. I might keep it a bit longer to see if with age it might mellow down. I could sense the boozy notes but it was quickly over taken my Mr. Cinnamon.

I dont get the pine like the others. I smelled something fruity but masculine. It really turned funky on my skin. I have been sniffing all day trying to like it somehow. At first I thought it would be okay but it turned a little sour on me. Off to the swaps.

I finally broke out my bottle that has been sitting for awhile. This one was very sweet, but I rather enjoyed it. I kept sniffing myself all day trying to detect the notes. So all in all, sugar with a boozy edge to it, like homemade fruit wine your grandmother would make and share during the holidays.

I really liked this one. It reminded me of Al-Azif but with out the maple syrup note. Definitely a keeper. I love my incensy scesnt. Too bad I cant remember what my catholic church smelled like as a kid. Its been a long time since I visited such a place.

I have been staying far away from rose blends because it turns to nail polish remover on my skin. But I wanted to try this one. The rose stayed true. I was quite shocked. I like it however, I dont know if it is me or not since I havent been able to wear rose. I do smell something in addition to the rose, but I cant place it. After about 7 hours I finally get the incense. I am going to try it one more time before I decide if this is a keeper.

This one is sharp and tangy. I wished I could smell more of the mango and white musk. Bitter orange jumps out at first. It reminds me of a pomade my mom used to put in my hair when I was a little girl. Amazing how I can remember scents that far back.

Well...I have had this bottle for at least three months and hadnt tried it...but today I wanted to smell whorish so I reached for it. I never even tested it...I just went straight for the pulse points. A rare occurence for me. At first I didnt know what to think. It was strong. I smelled something spicy. Not sure if it was carnation or cinnamon. I usually hate cinnamon, but I have been opening my horizons. It is sweet, floral and spicy all at once. I can smell gardenia way in the background. I wish I knew what was in this. First impression was that I should have tested it first. But too late. By hour three, I was really diggin it. I kept saying...I can really like this. I will have to wear it a couple of more times. I think it will be one of those that will grow with me because I am not ready to give up the bottle yet.

Wow...this smells like wet dirt after a rain storm in the middle of a hot florida summer.

This is absolutely gorgeous. I think this might be one of my favorite lunacies. I can smell the spice, the apples and the light florals. Great autumn scent, even though in Florida there is not such thing. I hope I can find another bottle one of these days.

I tried Snake Oil on Friday night for the first time, and really enjoyed it...as well as DH. Well I got my bottle of Snake Charmer and these two are very related. SC is like SO nicer younger sister. I love it. Vanilly goodness. I wish I did smell more coconut. But that is okay. I should be placing an order for another bottle. Maybe.

I almost dissmed this one as too floral. But as I continue to take deep breaths, this is very beautiful indeed. I had to buy this one because I love incense. I almost didnt because of the rose. But I am glad to say that this rose is different than others. It didnt turn to nail polish remover on me. I dont think I need another bottle of this one. But I will cherish this one as long as I can.

So I got all my CN goodies yesterday. And I am rushing to try them all to see if I need to place an order for more. Well I love this one. I might just have to get another bottle. At first reminds me of my Strawberry shortcake dolls I used to have. But as I inhale deeply since I only put just a smidget on, I get something very familiar to Samhain on me. It must be the fruit. I am really like this one. Who would have thought all those notes work so well together.

Well I have finally gotten around to trying snake oil. I have had an imp forever but didnt try it. I acquired a bottle in a swap and still didnt try it. But tonight I felt like I should finally take the plunge. I knew I would like it, but I was just waiting for the right time. Took a nice shower this evening with Lush's Honey I washed the Kids soap. So maybe that is what moved me to Snake Oil's direction. This oil is so thick and sticky. As I dabbed I smelled a bit of patchouli, which I adore. But after a while that was gone. I smell vanilla and amber now with spices. I love the way this is blended. As soon as I walked in the room, my husband says, damn you smell good. Usually I have to wait about five or ten minutes or longer before he notices how good I usually smell. But this was an immediate reaction. He then proceeds to tell me that he should wear that to work to see if his sales increase. I was like...you wanna wear BPAL. So this is definitely a keeper. Probably a 10 ml purchase if my hubby gets his hands on this. Good thing Snake Charmer is on the way, could it possibly be better than this?

This is very pretty and light. I love the cleanliness of it. It does smell kind of like a commercial perfume, but I am okay with that. I might try this on my hubby and see what he thinks. I really like this. I may get a bottle of it at the next lunacy update. I imagine myself wearing a sundress in the middle of summer twirling in a field of wildflowers.

So opposite of what I thought this would be. Very nice white floral. Very delicate i might add. I really like it, but I dont know if it is big bottle worthy in my book. Very glad to have tried it.

A tragic heroine from German lore. In despair over a faithless lover, she threw herself into the Rhine. In death, she has become a siren that haunts that river to this day, luring sailors to their doom. Neroli, sandalwood, ylang ylang. This is very lovely. I love all the notes in this blend. In the bottle all I could really smell was a soft floral. On my skin all I can smell is the ylang ylang. I wish the sandalwood would have played its part. I may put this up for swap since it is so girly and frilly.

Several weeks ago I tried an imp of this and loved it immediately. I acutally placed an order of it at the next lunacy which was several days away. I couldnt wait and saw someone selling a bottle of it (thanks andromedii). I snagged it. I finally received it and this morning I slathered. WOW!! is all I can say. It is even better than I remembered in the imp. This is so well blended. I love the incense quality it has. I almost gave up on florals...but this has given me hope not to be prejudice against them. I am glad to see that I am not the only one who sees an Angel by Theirry Mugler association. (see reina's post) But for me this smells exactly...and I mean exactly how Angel Innocent smelled on me. I am glad I found a BPAL replacement to my signature scent. I am going to have to let my mom try this one. She loves alot of my bpal, and i am looking for something for her. She may love this one too since regular Angel is her signature scent. I think I am going to have to start hoarding this. What if it were discontinued? I think I would cry. So this has to go on my 10ml list pronto. And lastly...I wish the description had more clues to what is in it. Which jungle blooms is in this. Boy do I love the tropics.

I love incense scents so I had to try this. At first I got this sharp scent, but as it mellowed, I could tell it was the smell of different woods. I thought for an instance this had rose in it, but maybe it has rosewood instead. I didnt like this much during wet and initial drydown. It did become pleasant about an hour later. I almost got a bigger bottle of this but I am glad I decided to get an imp first to try it out. I am going to try this as a room scent to see if I like it more.

Chaos Theory II CCLIV (254): This was a hard one at first. In the bottle I almost couldnt smell anything. It was so light. But after a second or so, I smelled something fruity, like Mi-Go. Finally then I realized what I smelled, PINEAPPLE. I love tropical fruits so I was getting very hopeful. Wet...I could still smell the pineapple, but there was something underneath that I couldnt quite place. I couldnt tell if it was floral or musk. Whatever. After about 10 minutes all I could really determine that this was a fruity, creamy, musky scent. I could also smell a hint of coconut in there, almost like an expensive suntan lotion. Still there is this underlying scent that I could not place. I might have to figure how to decant and send it to an expert. Drydown...still very lovely. I am really diggin this. At this point this smells like Chaste Moon and Milk Moon (without the mint). The creaminess comes thru but without the lunar oils. Yum. 6th hour and on...My arm smells just like it does when I have had Hexxennacht on since morning. Musky and yummy. This one morphs alot. I really like it. I really felt that maybe Beth did make this one for me. It has a lot of components that I love all in one bottle. I still may pimp an imp to share the love.

This is quite yummy. I am not into foody scents too much, but I can definitely see me wearing this one. I smell like caramel, cotton candy and powdered sugar all at once. And not in that dirty,sticky toddler way. There is something underlying it all that i cant quite put my finger on. But that is okay. I am glad I got my hands on this bottle. Gives me more time to ponder the thought of getting another one. ETA...So I put on alot more today and I get a different angle. This smells alot like Snow White to me...with a caramel and a sprinkle of sugar.

I cant believe I really love this perfume. I bought an imp from someone on a whim and didnt even look at the notes. So I open the imp and I smell this wonderfullness. I reminded me of Hexennacht which absolutely adore. Now after reading the description, now I know the smell that jumped out at me...it was the apple. Wow. On my skin it smells of a spicey mixture laden with patchouli. It gest warmer as time goes on. I really love this. I really shy away from mixes that have nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, allspice, etc. Now I might have to start giving them a chance after this.

This one was way too strong for me. I only put on a smidget. It has alot of throw. I was trying to wait and see if the incense notes kicked in but I couldnt take how strong the florals were. I had to wash it off. Even now after applying soap...it still there going strong. I suspect rose in this blend, which is not my friend. Imp is off to a new home.

In the bottle this smells just like Flan. I can smell the mint, and believe it or not I am not running to the bathroom to wipe it off. I am hoping it fades. This also reminds me of that Bath and Body lotion my mother in law wears. The name escapes me but this is very strong of vanilla to me. I may hold on to this bottle depending if the mint goes away soon. I can see where there might be a confusion with coconut...it does smell like a alcholic drink that has a splash of coconut rum.