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Myrrh, sage, cedar, and a brush of lavender. This one is a woodsy-sage blend with touches of incense and lavender. Low throw and wear length.

Violets, fruity strawberry and a touch of dirt. It dries down to violets and aldehydes, so its a spooky violet blend. If you wanted a violet blend with staying power, I'd pick this up. Medium throw, good wear length.

Sweet candied plums, a dash of vanilla and apricot. This smells just like the Yuletide perfume.

I get a blast of soft lavender/lemon, and then I get both orange and sweet grass. LOVE IT. I'm so glad I finally took the chance on this.

Cool iris, green tea, a touch of musk and maybe a whiff of anise. It's really mainly a iris/green tea. It's very Shunga-esque to me.

Cacao, red tea and myrrh. This one is a very chocolate/myrrh blend, with other notes to keep it from being straight up foodie. It's soft, wistful and a little depressing.

Lemon, sugar, and apple. There is a very sugared lemony fresh note to this bath oil, which prevent its from being all apple all the time. Sweet, fun, citrusy.

Dark cocoa, plum, and hints of sage. It's very cocoa-plum to me.

What did you do with the doctor? she asked, and laughed. I thought the Doctor came in here ten minutes ago. Im sorry, I said. I was hungry. And we both laughed. Ill go find her for you, she said. I sat in the doctors office, picking my teeth. After a while the assistant came back. Im sorry, she said. The doctor must have stepped out for a while. Can I make an appointment for you for next week? I shook my head. Ill call, I said. But, for the first time that day, I was not telling the truth. An antiseptic white scent, splattered with blood. This isn't as unusual or out there as I was expecting it to be. It smells, for the most part, like yellowed, dry, dusty/powdery flowers. It distinctly smells yellowy to me. Like finding a trunk of old flowers, yellowed lace, and forgotten letters. The blood is like a hint of sour, fruity, red wine. Every once in a while, I think I smell a grungy metallic, like foil wrapping cigarettes. Mostly, though, this is a sweet, powdery, antique floral smell to me. The blood is like a fruity red wine, and there's bit of white florals, touch of lace and metal. It's like a sweet resin/wine. There's a dusty lace bit that comes out later. Medium throw and medium wear length.

I get a ton of cake and frosting from this. Vanilla frosting to be precise. Very foodie, very gourmand. Great throw, good wear length. For all of you lovers of Cake Smash, check this out.

Strawberry shampoo and a whiff of lavender. It's not very candy-like, but its a sweet blend. Medium throw and wear length.

I get mainly a sugared clove, patchouli, and roses. To me, this is Goth Queen's little sister. For all of those that missed out on Goth Queen, check Wednesday's Child. It's got a very similar base, but it's lighter, and slightly more feminine because of the roses and black cherry. Less stompy in your boots, and more deep eyeliner and mysterious smiles. Good throw and wear length. Vaguely considering a bottle of this.

Green grass (is that sunflowers), touch of poppy, bark, and something that smells almost musty-smoky. This is a very green, very outside blend. For those of you that are craving a woodland forest in the summer, I'd give this a whirl. Good throw and wear length.

Sugary pomegranate. I am so the wrong audience on this. Neither sugary nor pomegranate blends are a thing for me. But if either of those things are for you, I'd give this a whirl. Low throw and average wear length.

Rum, caramel, and vanilla ice cream. There's something that makes me think bananas flambe, but I think its the combination of the boozey caramel plus a touch of vanilla. Good throw and wear length.

Cedar wood and bbq sauce. There's just enough bbq sauce for me to think BBQ. And then the cedar and booze come along. So yeah, this smells like bbq sauce. And now I want bbq chicken.

Sweet Dorian, cool grass, and lavender. It reminds me to the Serpentine, with a fresh grass element to it. If you like either lavender or Dorian, you'll like this. Medium to low throw and good wear length.

Tons of brown leather and cinnamon oudh. This one smells like a Ren Faire. Leather, cinnamon, and just oudh. Very masculine. Great throw and wear length.

I got apricot candy and vanilla marshmallows. It's OK on my hair, but definitely residual oil on my skin turned the vanilla into plastic on my hands. Sweet, very sweet.

Sweet juicy red apple and spice cake. This is mainly a red apple blend with the cardamom spice cake in the background. Not quite foodie, but not entirely apple fruity either. Medium throw and wear length.

Fresh squashes, vines, squash blossom, cucumber, and a whiff beery water. It's fresh and green, and overall pleasant, but somehow not entirely to my liking. BOO HISS NOSE. Boo hiss.

Bright fruity apple/apricot with vanilla marshmallow and slight woodiness from the sugar cane. This is a fresh apple, but there's plenty of foodie elements: the fruits, the marshmallow, and the vanilla. Medium throw and wear length.

I mainly get a white floral oudh (hello apple blossom) layered over sandalwood. This one is a perfumey, Shunga-esque type of apple scent. Elegant, but out of the ordinary. Good throw and wear length.

Champagne with apple, and just a hint of ginger. This one is effervescent, delicious, and oh so cool to drink. (Not literally, but metaphorically speaking). Great throw and wear length.

This to me was a soft, honeyed coconut amber blend with tinges of leather and olive blossom. It was soft, cuddly, and yet strong. Medium throw and wear length.