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In Bottle: sweeeet, cream cheesy buttery cake. The scent of a childs dream of a birthday party. Wet on Skin: More complexity shows up, with the spices from SO coming through. Makes me wonder how well this will age...mmm. Drydown: Good throw! It wafts in warm clouds of fresh baked, mildly spiced, homemade velvet cake with decadent frosting, with tea in beautiful Victorian cups and saucers. It has very good staying power. I slept with it on and I can still smell it! (10 hours) Edit to add: this scent always makes me think of little Lilith with her cake, surrounded on her birthday by people who love her -Beth (represented by the S.Oil), her "Dorian Grey" Ted, the "Doc" Brian Constantine.

In Imp: expensive cacao. Wet on Skin: Dark chocolate truffles dusted with cacao. Drydown: Oh wow. VERY realistic milk chocolate. Not much throw but delicious!

The Fruit of Paradise, the Nectar of Death: bittersweet pomegranate. FoP '07 In Bottle: YUM. Tart, bittersweet, delicious blood red pomegranate seeds and dripping crushed juices. No wonder Persephone couldn’t resist. Wet on Skin: More depth, even better. A hint of spice and a touch of the dangerous black fumes of the underworld. Dark, almost murky but still amazingly yummy and sexy without being overly foody or simple. Drydown: only minimal morphing, pretty true pomegranate throughout with that hint of underworldly darkness. Throw- not enough! Slatherable. Lasting power is pretty decent. FoP '09 In Bottle: Slighter more fresher and crisper fruit. Bright ruby pomegranate. Wet on Skin: Yup, the spice/smoke is still there. Almost no variation from the '07, YAY! Drydown: This is probably my favourite fruity scent ever. Now the big question- do I need ANOTHER backup bottle of this before the Yules go down?? ...Most likely.

^ this! I definitely agree with the almond+orange rind= somehow, rose. A very sweet, caramelized rose. and cherries... Bottle: Caramel almond fudge and marachino cherries, oh dear- too sweet. Wet on skin: Ok, slightly more sugary-pastry. That same "powdered sugar" note is coming out a bit along with the caramel. Drydown: dead-on description on my skin. Like Argentwolf says, something in the croquembouche and the almonds play together to make a scent almost like powdery, spicy, sugary rose (if you're looking for a juicy sugared rose scent, I would go to Hope instead though). Does croquembouche have orange rinds and cloves in it? Bite Me reminds me a bit of these as well:

In the Imp: pretty heady iris, slightly sweetened. Wet on skin: oh. oh wow. classy, a bit understated but definitely sexy. The iris really blossoms on my skin. The hazelnut is pretty faint, and the coconut's definitely held back by the musk. Thank god, not a foody scent! (I have too many of those already). Also not really aquatic yay. Reminds me a bit of a refreshing floral water toner though. Dry on skin: the coconut steps up a little- or maybe the iris backs down a bit, so they're almost on par. The hazelnut also contributes a bit more of a sweet nutty-ness to this at this stage. The white musk loves me and I love it It really blends itself with the coconut, making this nothing like pina coladas or suntan lotion. It's a fluid, relaxing, yet high-class scent. I'm lounging around, doing homework in sweats and I don't feel worthy of Black Pearl at the moment It's warm, inviting but proper. I'd wear this drinking champagne in a cozy cashmere wrap with nice gold jewellery, hosting a small Christmas party. Definitely going to get a bottle of this sometime.

2006 version. (quite aged now) In Bottle: Whoa. Butterscotch rum (more sugar than alcohol) and caramel. A slight tartness that's the apple, but it's really smothered in sweetness at this point. A faint touch of spice- probably cinnamon. Wet on Skin: a tad more apple if you sniff really close and hard. Definitely a Sweet, capital S scent. Maybe my skin's eating all the fruit...the foodiness is definitely making my mouth water, but I'm not sure I want to smell like this. I'd definitely use this for scenting candles if I knew it was 100% safe. Dry on Skin: a bit more rummy, but otherwise pretty consistent. Sadly... no coconut in any stage for me. Little morphing, quite a bit of throw. Lasting power, I'd say average~low- which is a good thing if you don't want olfactory cavities

Bottle: concentrated honey and spice beeswax candle. Wet on skin: a fancy, sugary, olive-oily donut in a fancy cafe with honey&spice beezwax candles and exotic tea. Dry on skin: amber, honey and olive oil. Still lots of spice. I'm not sure if it's really for me and I have a whole bottle.... swap, anyone?

Bottle: SWEET. Artificial pink buttercream. Wet on skin: vanilla cupcake and pink buttercream. Drydown: smooth vanilla cupcake, strawberry pink buttercream, a hint of caramel. Yummy! A keeper! Something to dab on when you're on a diet but need some sugar, it'll take care of the craving for you :3

Bottle: hmm. sour pineapples and yogurt. Wet on skin: a bit.....astringent? mouth-wateringly sweet and yet.... almost stale or off. Strange. I only tested very lightly from the cap, yet it's got almost too much throw and making me nauseous. Drydown: A bit creamier, a bit more candied pineapple and figs, but I think it's the type of honey. It's too strong and tickles the back of my nose in a bad way. Not for me

a bit OT: bonny, remember to stalk ebay as well, I just today won a '07 Milk Moon, full to shoulder, for $15.50! (but my max bid was $35 lol) I second Obatala. Drink me maybe?

thanks! Definitely adding The Great Sword of War.... the 5 conflicting herbs in its description scared me off initially, but I'll try it! Thanks<3

I have an almost-empty bottle of Haloes.... loved it. *writes notes and scours reviews* I'm not too picky, tonka+anything... other than pine/mint/overly ozone/aquatickly I'm fine with violet, I heart Hope&Faith. I'll definitely try Sybaris, Against Idleness and Mischief, and Ashlultum! I hope I can find Mircalla.... Ugh these sound delightful. Any others?

Bottle: concentrated rosewater loaded with sugar. Wet: Wow, a scent that doesn't really morph on my skin! It turns slightly creamier, and mouthwatering. This is what I imagine the sugared red roses in Willy Wonka's courtyard garden to smell like... Dry: Stays quite close to your skin. I swear my skin just absorbs this (I am dry-skinned and it's winter)...it disappears fast. It's also quite sexy, I'm not getting any girliness, and I certainly wouldn't want my future daughter(s) to wear this until they're past middle school. Definitely evokes images of making love- it's not a scent that screams SEX, but... making love in a bathtub surrounded by red rose petals.

Bottle: It's like sitting in a grand, echoing church with newly polished oak pews, getting a whiff of cloying vanilla, golden amber and powdered white ginger that floats like tendrils of incense smoke that slightly burns the back of my nose. Wet: Musky vanilla, and complex ginger- maybe a touch of another spice, clove or... nutmeg? Quite sharp. The floral doesn't seem fresh, rather like dryflowers for incense. Blends very well with the amber... Dry: the sweetness of the tonka and warmth of the vanilla come out- to me it definitely evokes an image of a white ginger/vanilla-scented candle, its flame gently warming your hands. Above Average throw, any movement sends another feather of scent into your senses (I'm wearing it on the crook of my arm). The longer it stays on, the more the dried apricot comes out, along with the vanilla/tonka. Definitely grounded by sandalwood/oak, its scent seems more GRAND than a straight-up foodie perfume. Definitely an ethereal golden scent grounded in rich, dark brown wood and framed with columns of white marble, dreaming about an afterlife... [edit]: Only for special, intimate occasions!