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Odd. I get no carrots, but I definitely get clary sage and lavender. Again, this blend would fit right in with the Somnium line.

Definitely grape candy. This smells on my skin just like a Jolly Rancher grape candy. It's syrupy, sweet, and that fake grape scent that doesn't smell anything like real grapes, but when you smell/taste it you think... GRAPE. After a while, it turns a little plasticky on me.

This one has a touch of lime at the beginning, and ends up smelling like Ivory soap, with a touch of violets. But yes, soapy, breezy and it really does smell like Ivory soap!

This one is a sharp, herbal lavender. Def. in the somnium blend type, but with a hint of dirt mixed in. I actually think it's got some coriander in it. Fades fast, but it has a pretty big throw while I can still smell it.

This one is more like a spiced wine. Definitely boozy grape and berry jelly. There's something darker in it... perhaps patchouli?

Incense and sweet orange. The sweet orange note comes out on the drydown, giving it a slightly aquatic vibe. Perhaps there's a touch of spice in it as well.

Violets, soft and powdery. I think there's vanilla musk, perhaps a touch of sandalwood. and maybe a touch of amber which adds to the sweetness and powderiness.

This is very much like Host of Air/Garden Path of Chickens - very green and breezy. In fact, so breezy in fact it smells like laundry detergent.

Coffee (expresso type), roast meat and a hint of chocolate. Odd. Odd. Odd.

This one is a black cherry fruity blend. I agree that this has cinnamon in it, but on me the black cherry has just about exploded. It's like Suck It without the booziness. Perhaps a tad too sweet for me...

Dear god. This is pancakes, butter and.... bananas? I think really the best way to describe this banana pancakes with a healthy dollop of syrup and butter. It's too sweet for me. But enticingly realistic. I'm hungry now.

Woo. Hello WISTERIA. I also swear there's a hint of honeysuckle in this. And maybe a touch of orris/jasmine, a sharp high pitched floral. Woof. So not me.

Def. red musk, a hint of lily and a hint of ginger. As it dries, I get a more of the leather. So ends up red musk + a soft leather.

A variation on NVP2, but with coriander. Wood, coriander and maybe a touch of clove? In any case, still spicy woods. Perhaps this was a type of Pais de la Canela deal...

Agreed. Cedar, black pepper and maybe ginger. Definitely a peppery wood.

This one kinda smells like Nivea cream to me. Slight wetness, cool green florals. I'd say there's either a touch of iris, maybe moonflower to it. Something light and floral, and green. It's not aquatic per se, but the feeling of coolness is refreshing.

Dragon's blood, dirt and something else. DB ends up like a spicy, sweet floral. This one is a touch powdery. It might even have a bit of sandalwood to it.

This one is definitely a greener, lighter blend that the released version from what I can remember. There's a tiny hint of berry to it as well. This turns a little soapy on me, and I do have a bit of a weakness for green blends, but I have plenty of those...

Again, heady florals, dirt, moss and perhaps a hint of rum. The florals I want to say rose, since I get a rose tinge to it, but it could also be rose geranium. Very much like Jazz Funeral.

Again, strong white florals. Definitely gardenia in this. I think there might be iris in this, but gardenia is always such a dominant and hateful note on my skin. If large white florals, and you love gardenia, is your thing, give this a whirl. Often, I am finding the AF series to be a mutation of each other.

I get more violet than jasmine in this one, oddly. It's a lovely violet - purple, slightly sweet and powdery. There is a tinge of jasmine in it, but I get more VIOLET out of this one, esp. on the drydown. I think violet lovers should test this one out. I find most violet blends aren't too violet. I found Faith to be too sugary for me to wear, but this one is more of a floral violet.

Gah. Okay.... I think this may have some orchid/moonflower (some sort of delicate floral), something aquatic, and GARDENIA. And yes, gardenia totally dominates this blend again. And yes, similarities with Eternal and Lady of Shallot. If you like either, you'd probably like this.

Gah. I think this might have wisteria (one of my nemesis florals), gardenia (hello, evil one!) and def. ylang ylang (which given the other two notes, I thought was jasmine). Again, heady bright floral. If you can wear any of the components above, I would not be afraid. Unfortunately of the four florals I thought were involved, all four of them are doom-tastic on me.

Personally, I think this may have some narcissus, berry and definitely some clove like carnation. In some ways, this reminds me to Red Rose minus the rose part. It's a little sharper and more floral, but the base is the same.

Holy crap. I get the boozy gin (hello juniper, is that you), and then as it dries a base of subtle sweetness comes through - perhaps tonka/benzoin? It's definitely a more woodsy/solid sort of sweetness. This is like a well mixed cocktail. Slightly manly because of the gin, but the tonka/benzoin brings out some of the sweetness.