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Oakmoss, patchouli, and a touch of amber. This one is pretty golden amber blend with a touch of herbiness and earthy rootiness. Good throw and wear length.

Sugared rose, greenery, and its very feminine. Soft, feminine roses with a touch of citrus. Medium wear length and throw.

Red musk, ambergris, black musk. Dark, dank, and musky. Medium throw and wear length.

Sugary plum with whiffs of lemon candy. This smells like the Sugar Plum Fairy dropped some acid and sprouted extra chitinous legs. It's not really dark, but rather strange and playful. Medium throw and wear length.

Thyme, juniper, bergamot, and gum mastic with minty overlays. This is a strange odd one. It's cool, refreshing, and kinda oozy tentacley weird. Honestly, this is more like six octopus a-chilling in an aquarium. Being you know, low-key Cthulu guys. Very fresh, aquatic and gender neutral. Medium throw and wear length.

Cinnamon and roses. That said, when it dries down, I get ROSES. Harlot's rose note has pretty much vanquished all of the spices. Despite a spicy beginning, this dries down to a pink rose on me. Odd. Good throw and wear length.

On wet, I get a blueberry note that reminds me to blueberry muffins. However, it dries down to a chypre with a hint of dead leaves. The blueberry is MIA at this point. However, this is one of the longest lasting hair glosses I've ever had on. I fluff my hair and its just like I applied it. It's very gender neutral, and sort of a fall chypre on my hair. Gentlemen, take note.

Bay Leaf SN is legit bay leaf. It's like crumbling a dry bay leaf under your fingers and smelling the residue. It's sort of gender neutral/manly. Low throw and wear length. But yes, epically bay leaf.

Same almond snow note as int Snow White, and a touch of spicy pepper, with a whiff of oudh. But it's essentially Snow White + spicy black pepper on me. Good throw and wear length.

Alright guys, this sucker is at least 13-14 years old, so it's been aged. It's definitely orange, and on wet, its got an orange zest and orange PEZ combo, but less than what you expect. Citrus oils tend not to age well in general, less so by themselves so given how 'orangey' this is despite the age is nothing short of a blasted miracle. Definitely 1 hour after drydown, the orange has developed a slight berry undertone to it. It definitely codes as 'blood orange zest' as opposed to 'regular navel orange'. Low throw, low wear length. The oil itself is a nice golden color. ETA to add wear length and throw.

Tobacco, oudh, and bay rum leather. Do you like cigars? This reminds me to a cigar shop. Good throw and wear length.

Sage, black currant, and brown leather. It's a herby masculine leaning blend. Good throw and wear length. Golden, despite not having an amber like element.

Soft vanilla woods. This is comforting, and woodsy, and a fair bit of vanilla. Medium throw and wear length. Very pleasant and cozy.

Apples and absinthe, with a dollop of sugar. I actually really like this, and mr. zee_zee went out of his way to say that it smelled nice. LOVE IT!

I mainly get magnolia, and a touch of olive blossom. Slightly fruity, but I can't find a discernible blueberry note. If you love and wanted a magnolia-heavy HG, give this a whirl. Good throw and wear length.

Leather, rubber, blood and metal. There's a ton of blood in this folks. It's complex, and creepy, and very disorienting. Not sure I actually like it as as smell. But its very deeply evocative and makes you every so slightly uncomfortable.

Cologney black leather and metal. It reminds me of a more black leather version of Torture Queen. For those of you that love the black leather note, this one is a much much softer counter part. But yes, it is the black leather note from DeSade. Good throw and wear length.

Warm fur, dusty carnation, and a touch of patchouli. Out of all of the Summer dogs, this is the one that smells most like fur and dog. It's warm, cuddly, and smells like the outside and a beloved pet. Good throw and wear length.

Vanilla and juicy petit grain. I don't really get the vetiver. This is mainly a red currant + vanilla laced petit grain. Medium throw and poor wear length.

Rose, rose geranium, and a whiff of pink peppercorns. This is a rosey-geranium blend with just enough spice to keep it from devolving straight into a rose blend. Medium throw and wear length.

Bone, blood, and golden amber with a touch of woods. It's a weird bone + golden amber blend that reminds me to some American Gods. Sophisticated, woodsy blend.

Limey/lemon musk. With a sugary end. Citrusy!

Tobacco, musk, and honey/cream/whiskey. On wet, its almost overwhelmingly red leather. This definitely smells like a masculine sophisticated cologne on me though. Good throw and wear length.

This is like Mme. Moriarty's sibling - I get a ton of smoky opium and black plum, but spiked with grapefruit and amber instead of incense. If you didn't get a shot at the Mme. Moriarty HG, I'd pick this up as a good substitute.

Crisp apple and patchouli on the background giving it an earthy base. I did not really get to test this on my hair as the sample I got pretty much exploded.