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Oh Inez. You must be Spanish, cuz you smell very much like Morocco to me, and Morocco is but a hop and a skip away from Spain. The amber is sweet, very much like Jacob's Ladder. And I do get a bit of the nuttiness from Wezwanie/Hold, and a Haloes reference is also popping into my head. In any case, the carnation works and isn't too sharp (like in Hod). You're like Morocco, but sexier. Mmmm. Tasty.

On wet, I got a big splash of juicy tropical lush flowers - kind of like the bouquet of smells I get from Fire Pig - minus the sharp ginger. This morphs into a rose bouquet as it dries. I really liked this on wet. I'm not thrilled about the rose stomping all over the other flowers.

So I get the pomegranate on wet, but as it dries, more of the florals come out - I get this light iris smell but it isn't precisely iris. It's a green iris floral, if that makes sense. Interesting.

At the beginning, this is like green hay. It's got that green plant smell and it's definitely hay. Makes me think of my in-laws barns and fields. And it dries to this floral like amber. White floral to be precise. Interesting, but not for me.

This is a very earthy fig. It's a fruity schmoopy mess of fig and dates. Very Middle Eastern. You can almost take a bite out of this.

This is definitely raw leather on me. Sleek. Warm. It's very masculine on me. I don't think this is the kind of scent my hubby likes. On the right kind of guy though, it's probably toe-curling. Mmmm....

Hmm, I have to say I did get the herbally menthol smell from this. It doesn't smell like perfume - it smells like it cures things. On my skin, I do get a bit of the peppery blend. I can't say I like the scent, but I think it would be very effective at massaging sore muscles. I think the massage oil is probably fabulous!

In the vial, Eisheth smells like a lemon candy cough drop. On wet, the most dominant note was definitely the peach, with honeyed florals in the background. As it dried, the peach was less dominant and I can smell some of the cocoa powder. It's pretty, but for me the ultimate peach scent is Ebisu. I'm glad that the honey isn't more aggressive.

Oh boy. I am not a foodie lover either, but this one is pretty darn amazing. It starts out as sugary goodness (makes me think of a sweeter salt water taffy), but on wet, the vanilla had a weird plastic tinge (which I get from certain vanillas). After an hour however, it's delicate cotton candy and funnel cake. It actually makes me hungry. This is a very dangerous scent for me. *Off in search of baked goods*

Oh man, this didn't work on either me or the hubby. In fact, the hubby said "Wow, this makes me think of a urinal cake". Whatever description I might have had at that point, was lost, because that's ALL I could think about. On me however, it was more floral and slightly muskier. On him, it was definitely fumey like flowers.

I have to say, this does kind of remind me to Parthenope (or Parthenope reminds me to Bayou). I get that blue-green vibe off of it - it's hot, and sultry. Aquatic hothouse flowers, and one of them must be jasmine. It's less aggressive than in Parthenope though. But really, I think Bayou might be the GC equivalent of Parthenope.

So I get a mild tea with metallic overtones on wet. It has a bit of a bright citrus burst when first applied. As it dries... OMG. This is the BPAL version of CK One. I used to own CK One way back in the day. What I loved was the masculine/feminine juxtaposition. And you totally get it here. It's got a floral base but hidden underneath is that metallic sheen to the scent. Love it.

Oh man... Honeysuckle and Jasmine duel it out - it's like a slightly aquatic hothouse floral death match. Jasmine wins. I throw my tickets. I was betting on Honeysuckle. Jasmine beams. I scowl.

In the imp, this really made me think of the pith of the grapefruit. It was a strong citrus smell, and it did well with the ozone. I loved it on wet, but as it dried, it kind of became a lemon pledge cleaner. SAAAD.

On me, I get this resinous peppery orange smell. The amber turns just a hint of powder as it dries, the orange fades a bit, but in general it is a spicy resinous scent. Not my kind of thing, but it's really gorgeous.

You know, I didn't think I'd like this one. But I do. The patchouli is like Lush's Blue Skies, but it's a little more citrus. I was surprised that the most noticeable note on my actual skin was the citrus. It was patchouli/citrus love. I really liked it. In fact, I liked it more than Castitas. I wouldn't call it in your face sexy, but a very sensual coy kind of sexy. Oh yes.

Oh man, I get a really strong melon note from the beginning. It's a melony kind of violet, wispy and cool. On the drydown, there is a bit of an Irish Spring, but it bounces back to the melony violet mist. Lovely.

This one starts as a snowy, chilly pine. And dries, to an almost warm resin. This is what digging a grave in winter must be. It's cold outside, but once you get to digging, you're sweating under the exertion. But outside, it's still cold. Keep digging.

This one is hot leather (like temperature wise, it puts me in mind of the heat that comes off in waves off the asphalt) and metallic ozone. This one is a very masculine scent to me - commanding and 'don't mess with me'. It's a bit imperious. After a while, there is a slight spicyness to it, and the hotness of the leather cools a bit. This is very unusual in my mind. And on the right man, you just have to bow to him. Bow. Now.

This one is definitely smoky, cinnamon peppery blend. It does put me in mind of scorched earth. I find it a very bitter scent, in that sense.

This is like a rosy honey cake. At the beginning, I got more of the almond note, and it was like a Middle Eastern almond honey cookie. The almond sort of went into the back and then the rose came out to the front. As it dries, I get a slightly more resiny/musky base to it. But yeah, rosy honey cake.

This is a very boozy plum. The most predominant note is the plum - boozy and sweet. Very rich. I'm not sure I'm all that fond of plum...

This one is an odd one for me - I wasn't originally interested in it. At the beginning, it's a very fumy pastry cake, sweet honey, cakey and doughy. It kind of makes me think of Cockaigne. That burns off mostly and I get a very orchid-like scent, bolstered a little by a 'snowy' feel with the occasional 'pastry' scent. I am very on the fence on this - on whether I even like it. I don't enjoy the heavy cake I get, but the orchid/snowy/piney drydown is very beautiful. Definitely a morpher for me!

I was frimped very generously with a sniffie. Thanks! This is one of the moons that is much beloved but I had the sinking suspicion this wouldn't work out well. On wet, it's almost like MM2007 - coconutty, milky, but with a faint plastic tinge to it. It dries down to a creamy coconut/pina colada kind of scent on me. Sweet, milky, slightly fruity. Yup, no baby. No chasteness. Just beach fun.

If the scent was a morpher, the atmosphere spray is not. I get chilly pines and slight florals. More importantly, it kind of makes me think Ice Queen if it were a room scent. Not exactly the same, but close enough. Mmm. Loving it. Most intrigued now to try the bath oil. :D Oh, and the fact that my bedroom smells so good with just a lil bit of room spray is AWESOME. I love BPTP atmospheric sprays for their throw.