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Well, I guess I'd better post a review as well. I'm so glad you liked it, roesmoker. It didn't work out all that well on me and I don't need a whole bottle for TAL purposes. Anyway... I got a herb scent from it at first. It starts out kind of sharp and then fades a bit. It goes a bit powdery once it fades. I think I got some lavender from it and the powder may have been from the white musk, but I never had any hint of violet or neroli like the original chypre has listed as notes. Though I'm not entirely sure that these are the same oil or have the same notes. I haven't had a chance to try it for gambling, so I can't say if it worked for me in that area. I'd love to sneak some on my grandma before she hits the casino. It's one of her favorite pastimes. I'm not sure how she's react if I told her to use some for good luck. Perhaps she'd go for it. I'll update my review if I get the chance and my grandma wins big.

Hmmm I'm thinking mantle of venus and three witches as far as cloves, but there's no cherry in there. Try blood and blood kiss.

Hmm. This starts out very chocolatey. Then later the musk and a little bit of the tobacco come out. The cocoa fades a lot once it's dry. I miss the chocolate, but overall I still like it. This would probably also be good on a guy.

An attendant of the Goddess Venus. She presides over nocturnal pleasure, nighttime festivities, and all the joy and delight that can be found in the darkness. In later ages, it became the name of the all-night festival that closed the Eleusinian Mysteries. Night-blooming jasmine, moonflower, cardamom, sandalwood, black currant, ylang ylang, frankincense and lily. The jasmine kind of took over. yup. Before that it was a light, white floral. Too much jasmine now. oh well

Orange! and orange blossom. Then it fades. It isn't bad, but there are other orangey scents that I prefer.

This one comes out heavy on the wood. I think I'm mostly getting cedar. It's deep and dark. Then the patchouli comes in later. hmm not really my style.

Yup, I get jasmine tea with a bit of the lemon verbena. Hmmm I like it, but I don't think it will get a lot of use from me.

Strange, I expected this to be very dark, but it's actually quite light and airy. I keep getting a note of pepper in this. It's clean and slightly soapy.

On me this one is a very light, feminine floral. The other notes don't really stand out. I think they just keep the floral notes from floating away. It is very soft and pretty. I keep getting some kind of lilly sweet note in with the iris.

As good as I expected it to be. I got to sniff this at a meet up a while ago. It is foody spices with a little sweetness and incensey smoke. mmmmmm

I haven't tried it, but I think fruit moon has melon notes in it.

mmmmmm I love the smell of cloves and I love the smell of this. It is straight up clove. It doesn't irritate my skin or change on my skin. This will be layered with just about everything until it runs out.

I like vanilla scents. I like them a lot. They just don't usually like me. I had a theory that it was the vanilla in the blends that was going weird on my skin. Now I can prove it. There is a hint of vanilla in with the play-doh, melted plastic overall tone of this. In the vial it is delicious pure vanilla. It reminds me of the mexican vanilla I use for cooking. It just doesn't work with my skin.

At first this one was a little harsh and astringent. Then it mellowed out. A lot of people mentioned pine and pine sol, but I got a different kind of evergreen note. It seemed to me more like the trees along the drive up to northern california on the 1 on a clear, sunny day with the windows rolled down. There is a little ocean air mixed in with the evergreen trees. I like the way it smelled, but I don't know if it will get a lot of use from me and might end up in a swap.

This starts out very herbal smelling. Then has a floral wave, then goes green. I never got any berries once it was on my skin. It is a little sharp to me.

The rosewood hits pretty hard. There is also a bit of the frakincense in there. As it dries it is hard rosewood with a little floral. In the end it's mostly rose and rosewood. Not sure how I feel about it. ETA: now it's soap

wow. This one is a very interesting blend. None of the notes really stands out to me more than the others. It doesn't remind me of any of the other bpal oils I've tried. It's a little sweet, a little spicy, a little woody, a little earthy, and a little floral. It's good.

mmm A sweet, springy, pale, fruity floral. Very very light. It is pretty and girly.

I love all the lime in the beginning of this one. I just wish it didn't fade away. I'm left with a sweet floral. It seems like a white and green floral. I think it might be a bit too flowery for my taste right now.

This one starts out very light and fresh and well, breezy. But then the murk takes over. It feels too stuffy and humid now. oh well

This is one of those that when I open the bottle I audibly make nummy noises and swoon a little bit. It starts out with the caramel and smoky opium. Then it got peppery. Something like pink pepper. As it dried there was a wave of burning smoke. Then it all just kind of mellowed together. Very nice.

Juicy it is! It is swank with some fresh rose dipped in it. I like it a lot. Anyone who likes rose scents, swank, or fresh, juicy notes will probably like this one a lot. I will however, probably put this up to swaps as I already own a bottle of swank and don't have the space for similar imps. I'm trying to pare down the imp collection.

This one is summer fruit candy. yep. There is a slight undertone of something darker, a little smoky. hmmmm

Starts out all orange blossom. Then it fades and blends a bit. Then the leather came out. It just isn't doing anything for me. It is kind of boring on my skin. Going to the swaps.

This one starts out smelling fruuuuuuuuity. Tropical fruits. Then it goes to juicy florals. Then it goes away. In twenty minutes there is nothing left. oh well