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Thalia is definitely a "good cheer" type of scent. Delicate and sparkling with the pear and champagne, and the plumeria gives a bit of a floral that matches the airiness. Sweet, almost syrupy, but the sparkle of the champagne saves it from cloyingly sweet. Thalia's delicately lovely, and serves as a beautiful counterpoint to Aglaea.

Aglaea started out very peachy on me, another lovely luscious juicy peach, but settled down to the ambers and musk with a touch of peach. The amber gives it a lovely warmth, and the peach wine gives a nice bit of sweetness to go with the ambers' warmth. This is definitely not a scent for those sensitive to fruit, but it's a nice combination for those who like amber and peach.

Amazingly floral and lovely, with just a touch of the non-floral notes. Starts off VERY rose, but the carnation, jasmine, and lily of the valley soon appear on drydown and as time passes, the musk and amber appears. This is an absolutely gorgeous bouquet.

Mmmm. Peach. Lush is an excellent word for this one. Lots of peach, a juicy peach, but not an overly sweet one. A bit of vanilla, and the loveliness of amber. Small touches of heliotrope and sandalwood. Feels rather summery - a small bit of floral, and a large ripe peach. (How many more times can I say peach?) Gorgeous!

Eeep! A jasmine scent that doesn't go pure jasmine on me. Yaaaaaay! It starts off a bit weird with the skin chemistry (possibly due to the vanilla/ginger combination), but ends up a mostly ginger and apricot scent on drydown. Very very pretty - rather unusual as well.

Red roses. And they are very very red. The scent of a fresh, perfect deep red rose, with a very subtle touch of leather. I adore this scent, and am quite thankful that this was in the lagniappe (or should I say Labniappe?) of the last order. Thank you, Lab!

Oh Jezebel, I wanted to love you. So much. Unfortunately, all the lovely honey, roses and orange blossom were blown away by the sandalwood when I put it on. Darn you, sandalwood!

This one was like Bastet-lite with a touch of O on me. Eh. It was warm and almondy and slightly spicy, but I'd rather Bastet if I'm going to wear something warm and almondy and spicy. Probably not a bad trial for someone who's a bit wary of the warm/almond/spice, since it didn't have the throw or the intensity that Bastet does. I'd have loved a bit more honey in it. Lovely, but not me.

Oh yum. That was the first thought. The narcissus was the predominant note on me, with a hint of orange, and a bit more vanilla. As time passed, they seemed to switch, with the narcissus fading and the orange/vanilla strengthening. Somewhere in the mix, a bit of amber appeared and it was another bit of yumminess. Lovely scent!

This was a highly unusual choice for me, since I tend to avoid clovey scents. But it was simply awesome. Started off very cinnamony. Moved on to clove, and ended up as black pepper with touches and cinnamon, clove, and a tiny bit of cherry from the Dragon's Blood. Not something I'd wear regularly, and it's since been rehomed to enable someone else, but I enjoyed Wrath. Very good for those who love spicey scents - I felt somewhat like a walking spice cabinet, but I'm a vanilla/floral/girly-girl. -Jen

Dorian. My first unsniffed bottle purchase, and it's been an excellent choice. At first, it just seemed like sweet vanilla tea, and there's nothing at all wrong with that - other than it makes me want to nibble on my wrists, but as I've gotten more used to it, I can pick up the musks. They're lovely and light and work just gorgeously with the vanilla tea scent. It doesn't hurt that it's also named after Dorian Grey and the lit geek in me revels in it. And many thanks to the reviewer who posted the description about tea with a proper Victorian gentleman who takes advantage of the situation when the serving maid leaves the room. I too give this one a definite must own. -Jen

This smells absolutely divine in the vial, floral with a wee touch of sandalwood/mandarin spice. And much to my joy, it translated almost directly to my skin. I didn't get much of the mandarin, but the opium, vanilla and lily of the valley are gorgeous together, and the sandalwood (ordinarily a no-no) joins the party to make a sweet-with-an-edge blend. Belle Epoque is a definite larger bottle. -Jen

... Her scent is striking and bold with a delicate yet dark undertone: five roses with soft jasmine, warmed by vanilla, fig, tonka bean and mahogany, spiced with a drop of coffee bean. I so love this one in the imp. All the florals and then the vanilla, fig, coffee bean and mahogany. Then it hits my skin. And becomes the spawn of Jasmine and Rose. It starts out very rose and dries down to very jasmine. Lovely florals, but I wanted some of the other scents to appear in a stronger form. Sigh. Mata Hari, I wanted to love you wholeheartedly, but you and my skin chemistry just don't seem compatible unless one's only seeking the rose and jasmine. You're worth keeping the imp. I do like the florals. -Jen

In the imp, I get the almond scent that most people seem to get from it, while on it explodes into this warm soft creamy honey grain - essentially a nice hot bowl of oatmeal with a bit of brown sugar and honey, and a wee tiny touch of almond. It's such a soothing soft feminine scent. Very good for cold days, not feeling well days, or just those that one needs a bit of comfort smell, but it can also be sexy as hell. Love.

Alice was the winner of the sweeps yesterday. Now to wait to see if the possibility that was suggested yesterday materializes. I think it will. -Jen, *bounce bounce perk!*

Embalming Fluid smells like a lemon drop on me, and Zephyr ends up rather similar. Waiting on Dorian to arrive, so Alice was my choice, since I have some vague obsession with it, and really enjoyed it as a light floraly scent. <giggle> I wasn't going to wear Belle Epoque on the chance that the opium scentie would raise some eyebrows. Oh yeah, and the interview went well. Squee. Appreciate the suggestions, ma'am! I'm REALLY wanting Dorian to get here, since I picked up a 5 ml unsniffed. -Jen, rather bouncyhappy today hoping that she gets not-quite-the-job-she-interviewed-for,-but-one-that-won't-have-an-issue-if-she-gets-an-offer-in-desired-relocation-site. (Yes, hyphenated!)

Eeep. I have an interview tomorrow and since I'm one of those who can't stand to go without a perfume, I'm in need of some advice. My tastes run towards the O, Bastet, Belle Epoque, and Moscow end of the spectrum, but I've got many to choose from. The position I'm interviewing for is a paraplanner position, where essentially I'd be keeping a financial planner organized, and have the licensing so that I can take care of minor sales chores and customer questions. Yes, I know that a lot of people recommend not wearing perfume to interviews, and I also tend to just wear a touch, so that one has to be REALLY close to me to be able to smell it. Any suggestions? -Jen