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Oakmoss, magnolia, whiff of tobacco and champaca. This is waxy white flowers with some aquatic tobacco. It's clean, woodsy floral. Good throw and wear length.

Black leather, khus, and amber. This one is a husky smooth black leather. It's less in your face than alot of black leathers. Much more wearable. Medium throw and wear length.

Brown sugar, brioche, sugary almond glaze. This is foodie/gourmand to the max. I have a buttery brioche base with a ton of sugar, and a ton of almond glaze. UNF. I sort of want a baked goods now. Big throw and wear length. Unfortunately for me, I can't love this because I'd just go around eating donuts all day long. Mmmmm.

Earth Dog smells very differently from the previous lunar incarnations. I definitely got lychee, peach blossom, mandarin, and bamboo on wet. There was something almost bitter citrus zesty about this on wet. As it dries, I got more of the sandalwood, peony, and blue lotus. The drydown is much warmer (because of the sandalwood) and warm florals than fruits. Overall, I enjoy this much more and I have to say may be one of my favorite Lunar Year blends, behind Fire Pig (which I adore for utterly sentimental reasons as it is the birth year for both my father and husband). Medium throw and wear length.

Frosted apples, spices, and just a touch of gingerbread. It's not really gingerbready - its more like a warm apple pie spice with sugary frosting, and the gingerbread comes through as the base. Warm, cozy, and it makes the room smell like you've been baking. Meaning, if you're having people over, and don't want to bake, just spritz this around. People will think you have been baking. You better have some baked goods around to feed the hungry masses though!

Sweet cranberry jelly. This smells like cooked cranberries. It's fruity and sugary, with a touch of orange. It's very bright and cheery. Perfect for those of you that like fruity blends, but want something warm and cozy for the holidays.

Sugary sweet pea. This one is sugary, intensely sweet pea floral, and yeah, very pink. Girly to the max. Good throw and wear length.

Dead Leaves, Cinnamon and a touch of pumpkin. It was mainly a dead leaves, cinnamon and pumpkin blend. Very autumnesque. Good throw and wear length.

Blueberry bubblegum with vanilla. On wet, it's mainly blueberry bubblegum. As it dries down, you get more of the vanilla coming through and the bubblegum note starts to recede. It's still a sugary, bubblegum blend. Softer than I expected because of the vanilla, which gives it a cloudy/fluffy feel to the sugar. It actually reminds me more to cotton candy at this point. Blueberry bubblegum that turns into blueberry cotton candy fluff. Medium throw and wear length. Too sugary for me, but those into sweet sugary blends should try and get their hands on some of this.

Plum, jasmine, and smoky patchouli. This one is sort of reminiscent to Blood Countess, but this one is more delicate and Asian. There's a cool plum blossom vibe. Medium throw and wear length. On the other hand, if you were wondering about Blood Countess, this sort of gives you a similar impression. It's not a 1-1 dupe, but it's in that family.

Soft floral vanilla orchid with a touch of white tea. It's very springy, but the drydown softens it up quite a bit. It's much cleaner than I anticipated. Medium throw and wear length.

Almond musk with a tinge of sweet peaches. This one is a sweet almond-peach musk. Very delicate and soft. Medium throw and wear length.

Lily, orchid, and dragon's resin and a whiff of honey. I mainly get lilies and orchids, and they are lush and vibrant. It's a very tropical sort of floral blend. Good throw and wear length.

Cedar, sage, and sugary resins. This one is a warm cedary blend with sage and sugar. It's slightly masculine woods on me. Medium throw and wear length.

Musk, clove, honey patchouli and cashmere. This smells rich and opulent, warm and sophisticated. This smells like a traditionally musky perfume. Very elegant. Medium throw and wear length.

White pearly cream, woodsy background. This smells both perfumey and expensive, and yet very subtle and grounded. This one is a sophisticated blend that defies your expectations. Medium throw and wear length.

Rice milk, myrrh, and vetiver. This is a warm, smoky resinous milky blend on me. Very Asian again. Medium throw and average wear length.

Cherry blossoms, piney snow, and a whiff of wisteria. This is a delicate snowy cherry blossom on my skin. Low throw, medium wear length. Very Asian cherry blossom.

Green tea, wisteria and a touch of clove. I'm surprised at how green tea this blend is. It's very fresh green floral. If you've ever had high quality green tea that has a touch of floral to it, this is how it smells. Fresh, green, crisp. Good throw and wear length.

Coconut, almond, and amber. This is a sweet amaretto and coconut amber-based blend. Good throw and wear length.

Pine, with a touch of Christmas resins. But I mainly get PINE PINE PINE.

Grey amber with a touch of patchouli and nuts. It's a mainly cool amber blend with enough warmness from both the patchouli and the nuts to keep it from being all amber all the time. Medium throw and wear length.

Black tea, and powdery musk. This does remind me to Raven Black. It's a nice dry Fall-like HG. Good throw and wear length.

Apple blossoms with an edge of sweet mango. I mainly get the fruity apple scent on my hair. It's very light and refreshing. I don't think either note really held up in my hair after blow-drying or maybe I need more for it to stick around.

I get mainly a resinous amber with a touch of ginger. But this one you can definitely smell both the resin and amber first. Medium throw and good wear length.