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I like the cocoa, but I'm not into sandalwood at all and myrrh's hit and miss on me. 2.5/5 It's not bad but I'm just not that keen on this.

At first lots of wet fruits like Titania and Thalia. There definitely smells like there's melon in here. But then unfortunately dries to a generic floral. 2.5/5 Wet - great, dry - meh.

A bit amber-y and something funny smelling in there. 2.5/5 I'm not really into amber.

A bit watery and I think I'm not really into muguet. There's something that smells like bananas that aren't quite ripe yet. 2.5/5 It's not bad but I'm putting it in the swap pile.

Floral and quite a lot like Has No Hanna to my nose. 2/5 Not anything very special.

I liked the orange blossom but there's something woody about it that emerges after a few minutes. I know none of the ingredients are wood (it could be the orris root) but that's what I get and although it's quite mild, it's enough to put me off it. 2/5 I just wish it didn't have that funny wood smell in it.

Very strong dark cherry. It reminds me partly of cherry pie but also of cherry cough sweets (e.g. Tunes). There's a hint of anise and the musk gives it a lot of depth. However, although it's quite nice, it's not really my kind of thing. 3.5/5 Like Hollywood Babylon with more cherry.

A very juicy scent. The mandarin really lifts the fig. Similar to Tweedledum but without the patchouli (which I don't think I like). 3.5/5 Nice but I don't think I need a bottle.

I'll second the Victoria recommendation. I've used up my decant and I've just ordered a bottle of it tonight. I'm not really into aquatics either (they always smell like a man's deodorant to me) and Victoria defeinitely doesn't have any aquatics about it. It's a very simple floral scent. To me it's very lily and no rose (which is a good thing as BPAL's rose note almost always goes funky on me). It smells a lot like something you'd find in Crabtree and Evelyn so it's not something I'd recommend to someone who isn't into smelling like a girly girl but I love it and it's, so far, the only floral that I've really liked (Rose Red was OK I suppose).

I do get bird seed at first but then something that smells a little like alcohol. Plus I'm not really into amber or sandalwood, although this is a well blended perfume so I can't pick them out too much. 2.5/5 Just not my type of thing.

Nice floral but it smells a bit shampoo-ey. A nice shampoo, but shampoo nonetheless. 3.5/5 I'd like this as a shampoo, but not as a perfume.

This is quite weird in that it is very sweet but does have that earth note. It's quite a realistic earth note and the blend as a whole is quite intriguing. I do smell like I've just done a few hours' gardening. My only worry is that other people wouldn't like it. 3.5/5 Interesting if not entirely wearable.

Quite nice and rosy and floral but sweet and crisp. However, it's nice but slightly bland and rosy. 3/5 It's good but I've smelt better.

I thought it was OK for about 2 minutes and I got the brightness but then it went so soapy that I had to wash it off. 2/5 Really soapy on me.

This reminds me of Death Cap quite a bit. It's got a similar earth note. But I think Death Cap has the edge. Whilst that smelt like freshly dug earth, Penny Dreadul just smells slightly dirty. The perfume note's quite pleasant but I'm not really sure how wearable this is. 3/5 I'll stick with Death Cap for when I want to smell dirty.

This one's interesting. It's a very deep berry scent. Not bright like Jester really. It's not bad but I find it's a bit lacking in sweetness maybe and it's too deep and dark when really I want light and fluffy. And as it dries it goes a bit funny and plasticy. 2.5/5 OK but not for me.

This was nice for about half a minute with lots of bright strawberry but then it turned on me and smelled like somebody had drunk too many alcopops and thrown up all over my wrist. 1/5 Eww.

Stinky, foody and quite unpleasant. 1.5/5 I had to wash this off and I won't be wearing it again.

Well, Pele to me is all muguet and tropical blooms. I got a lot of muguet from Lady of Shallot (Bold gardenia, crystalline musk, muguet, water blossoms, clear, slightly tart aquatic notes and a crush of white ginger). And there's a similar 'blooms' note in Bayou (Spanish moss, evergreen and cypress with watery blue-green notes and an eddy of hothouse flowers and swamp blooms). So either of those might work, depending on which aspect of Pele it was that you liked.

Have you tried Mouse's Long and Sad Tale (Vanilla, two ambers, sweet pea and white sandalwood)? On me it was totally vanilla and sandalwood. The only problem is I don't like sandalwood.

Not unpleasant but smells a bit like toilet cleaner. 2/5 I don't think I'm into amber.

I get tea rose but it's like a tea rose covered in chemicals and smells a bit like alcohol or something (and not in a good way). Then it fades pretty quickly and is pretty much gone within half an hour. 2/5 Not the rose I was hoping for.

This would probably would be good if you like coconut. I don't, so this isn't really me. It's not bad but I don't think I'll ever wear it again just cause I'm not into coconut but there's nothing else wrong with it. There's a bit rummyness about it but I'm mostly getting coconut, 2/5 I just don't really want to smell like a Bounty bar.

Initially over-the-top floral and then dries down to a very soapy soap smell vaguely reminiscent of that old Imperial Leather soap we used to get when I was young. 2/5 Soap

Smells a bit like some kind of Body Shop berry concoction. A bit soapy and disappears within 30 minutes. 2/5 Oh well, off to swaps.