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The Living Flame: Wet: Comes on with a slightly floral, slightly foody tone. Drydown: All floral.. mostly lilies and white florals, I'd guess. Slightly musky, too. I get no vanilla out of this, like others have. Long-term wear: The Living Flame ends up being a bit too floral for my tastes. Sad, I really had hopes for this one.

Queen of Diamonds: Wet: .. very soft floral. Drydown: still, very soft, super-soft floral. Where is this scent hiding? This must be a very timid queen. Long-term wear: I only have an imp of this, and I doubt I'd wear it often for as soft of a scent as it is on my skin.

Dia de los Muertos: Wet: Very sweet.. almost a musky/fruity smell. Drydown: Scent fades very, very quickly. What's leftover is a slightly fruity, slightly powdery "perfume" smell. Long-term wear: This one really surprised me by losing its "oomph!" so quickly. I'll be swapping this.

Hell's Belle: Whoa. This is so white floral that I couldn't handle it. After about an hour, I had to take it off. Whew! I didn't get anything creamy or sugary about it.. just super-white floral.

Scarecrow: Wet: Oddly, this is very sweet. It almost smells like freshly baled hay in the summertime. Drydown: Still maintains the same scent as when wet, but it almost becomes a little bit soapy. I don't get the scorched/burned smell out of this at all. It's just a very light, earthy scent. Long-term wear: Not for me. After about an hour. Scarecrow morphs into a scent that's vaguely reminiscent of Calvin Klein's Obsession, which has far too many painful memories associated with it.

Thunderbird: Wet: Ozone and lemons. I have to concur with the masses here. Drydown: Still very strong ozone with me, with something fruity in the background.. like cantalope or perhaps honeydew. Long-term wear: Thunderbird has just a bit too much ozone for my senses to appreciate. I'm not really fond of the tang that stays on my skin with it. Off to the swaps pile, sadly.

Cerebus: Wet: Ooh, this is odd. At first sniff, I get something that reminds me of Robitussin in the bottle. Upon application, it morphs into some sort of chocolate covered fig cookie with walnuts on top. Drydown: The intensity fades, and I'm still getting a chocolate/walnut/fig waft, with a hint of.. citrus? Long-term wear: This is a very interesting scent, but I can't see it as a personal scent for me.

Corazon: Wet: Red musk, hints of amber and.. mango? Drydown: Still very true to the description. I have to agree with Macha.. this is one of those blends that really surprised me. It's not at all what I was expecting! Longterm wear: Amazingly, this stayed very mango/amber on me for quite some time, though it ended up being very baby-powderish on me about 4 hours later. I do believe I'll be grabbing a bottle of this before it's discontinued.

Maenad: Wet: The site description of this could not be more spot-on. Very deranged strawberry, but as SherikingViolet mentioned, it's a very natural strawberry. Hints of poppy peek in, too. Drydown: Strawberry.. incense? It's slightly smoky yet fruity. Very bizarre. Longterm wear: This scent is just a little too fruity for me, but it's nice. Sadly, it's not for me.

Old Dublin: Wet: Green! Very green. Green green green. Like tree leaves. Drydown: The rose really starts to come through during drydown, and I get hints of evergreen trees in the background. Long-term wear: Doubtful. (Old) Dublin is a very fresh scent, and it's quite lovely, but I don't believe I'd wear it as a personal scent. This would make a *fabulous* soap, bodywash, or room scent.

I'm going to deviate a bit from my normal review style for this one. I just can't say enough good things about this blend. Dorian. Dearest Dorian, I knew I was going to love you the moment I read your description. I wasn't wrong. You have every essence of sweet tea with cream, and envelop me in sheer ecstasy. You're everything I've ever wanted and needed, all in one tiny vial. Perfection in a bottle. Needless to say, I've already ordered two large bottles of this, and I ponder ordering more just to have it around.

Harvest Moon: Wet: summer afternoons. harvest time. rolls in the haystack. Candy corn and bonfires.. Drydown: this is a gorgeous, summery scent. It's fading to a soft, spicy floral. Longterm wear: Hm. I'm not sure on this one. It transforms into something I'm not sure I like. I liked it before it morphed, though, so I'll have to try it again.

Dana O'Shee Wet: maraschino cherries?! Drydown: Very almondy, milky with honey. Creamy. Luscious. Once you get past the overwhelming foody smell, Dana O'Shee mellows out to a very wonderful creamy smell. Longterm wear: Oh yes, we have a winner.

Belle Epoque: Wet: Very much lily, with hints of vanilla. When I think Belle Epoque, I think of the colors on a cameo, skin and cream. Drydown: Still very lily. No sandalwood, or vanilla any longer. Longterm wear: This reminds me of a perfume that my grandmother might wear. Chaste, dignified, but not me.

Pain: Wet: Whoa! Sharp evergreen? Probably the pennyroyal. Definitely strong lavender, too. Drydown: *sneeze* *sneeze* sneeze* this scent does not fade at all. There's a light mint in the background. Longterm wear: Not for me. I just can't. It makes me sneeze too much. The lavender reminds me of an herbal shop, but the pennyroyal just kicks my ass. Off it goes.

Bat's Blood: Wet: Somewhat similar to Blood. Resiny, less dragon's blood. Drydown: Mildly herbal, slightly incensy.. Longterm wear: I can't quite place this one. I'm surprised that it comes up more resinous for me than others, but it does. I'm glad I got to try this, but I believe I'll pass it on.

Blood: Wet: Dragon's Blood? It's sweet.. Drydown: Incensy dragon's blood. The Dragon's blood is fading quickly, though. Longterm wear: Sadly, Blood turned into pure resin after about an hour. I'm not fond of resin scents, so off to the swaps pile this one goes.

Jailbait: Wet: Bubblegum! Pink, sugary bubblegum. Drydown: The pink bubblegum scent is still lingering, but something else is coming through.. cherry, perhaps a light cinnamon? Longterm wear: Whew. Too sugary for my tastes. To the swaps pile.

Aeval: Wet: I know this smell from somewhere in my childhood. I *swear* I do. Slightly green and herbal, with.. *something* underneath that I can't quite place. Drydown: Sage, sweet pea and musk. I'm getting no tonka out of this. Longterm wear: A bit too herbal for me, sadly.

Swank: Wet: holy wow, this is bold. Pomegranate martini, indeed! Drydown: Still bold. Still strong. I'm not sure I'd peg this as a pomegranate martini, but more like pomegranate champagne. I get a very "bubbly" notion from this. Longterm wear: Whew. I'd love this as a candle. I don't know that I'd wear it as a personal scent, but it's delicious. Perhaps a bath bomb..

Yggdrasil: Wet: Woody, with hints of evergreen in the background. Drydown: Light woodsy scent. It's not as overwhelmingly evergreen as I initially expected. Not bad! Longterm wear: I'm not normally a woodsy kind of girl, but this scent has just about won me over. It's not too earthy, not too green, it's very light and gentle. I doubt I'd wear it often, but I am rather fond of it.

Santa Muerte: Wet: Vetiver. It was disguising itself as something similar to coffeebean, but it's vetiver. Drydown: .. vetiver, with hints of florals. The vetiver is really overwhelming to me.. perhaps my skin is amping it up. It's not pleasant. Longterm wear: Ugh. Pass.

Leanan Sidhe: Wet: Very herbal and green. Drydown: Light, herbal, green.. not really changing much. Longterm wear: It's not really me, so I'll pass.

Prague: Wet: Hm. Apple? Crisp Granny Smith apples. Drydown: I smell the lily coming through.. this almost reminds me of Snow White's cousin. It's lovely. Longterm wear: Oh, definitely. I will be ordering a big bottle of this very, very soon.

Juke Joint: Preconceived notions: I realize that this is -supposed- to smell like Mint Julep, but all I can think of is KMFDM's Juke Joint Jezebel.. Wet: Hello, mint! Drydown: Powder. I haven't had a scent do this to me in so long.. Longterm wear: Sadly, no.