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This reminds me of an ozone type of Vanilla Blackberry from Lavanila. It's not a sweet blackberry, but it's got the tart tang from the fruit. I think the violet is in the background, making it feel a little green. It's clean and fruity without overwhelming sweetness. It stays close to the skin, and I don't seem to be amping the sea spray. It's kinda unisex, I feel. It smelled clean and fresh on my husband, but he wasn't convinced he could pull it off. It's really nice.

Lavender and coconut. I'd say they are really evenly balanced. And if there's jasmine in there, it's so subtle, it doesn't take over. It smells like fresh out of the shower to me. It's not too fruity, nor too herbal. So, I think that someone who is looking for a slightly sweet, clean laundry smell will enjoy this.

I can see Golden Delicious apples, but I'm not getting honey. This ends being sweeter on me than I expected. I kinda feel similarly to the previous poster. I don't know about oily or stale, but I feel like it does the same thing The Hesperides does on me.

Bubblegum is overwhelming at first, but the Snake Oil comes out more as it dries. I wouldn't expect for these 2 to work together, but they are great!

I feel incredibly lucky to have received this from a recent Etsy lab/post order! It's pretty rough when it goes on wet. The cedar and the heliotrope are battling it out, and end up smelling tangy. It calms down, and the honey laurel saddles up to the cedar, and the amber lays down on top of it to round it out, and femme it up. Still manages to stay on the unisex side to me, though.

This is an interesting one. In the bottle, it's sweet and foodie. Once I put it on, it was "WAP! Here's some evergreen and mint for your face!" It ended up smelling fairly medicinal. Kinda like chewing mint gum while you have some Vick's Vaporub on your chest. For the next 10 minutes, those 2 battle it out. What I can smell wafting up to my nose is a nice, foodie, Christmas candle. It's great, very holiday themed. When I actually bring my wrist up to my nose, the pine is the first thing I smell. And it smells kinda like artificial pine, too, but I don't have a lot of experience to say that definitely. After 20 minutes, it smells much more like a sweet, homey, comforting smell you'd expect in someone's house. I can see this making an amazing atmo. I might decide to wear this during the winter. ETA: This does make an awesome atmo! I've doused my entire house in it!

Surprisingly, the bergamot and pine needle end up taking over. Wet, it's definitely tobacco, but drydown let's those other notes come out. It's more masculine in my opinion.

Sweet tobacco, you're my only friend. This is smoking a pipe with sweet tobacco in the middle of the woods. I love that the woodsy part isn't overpowering, and really let's the tobacco shine through. It's fairly simple, and I would almost caution people who don't enjoy smoke away from it. BUT, I'd say it's worth trying first!

I'm bad at identifying this particular notes. I can get the bergamot and a hint of saffron. I think the oude and amber end up with a smoky leather quality while it's still wet. Herbs, smoky musk, and leather. Like a hot dude in a leather jacket, sipping on some herbal tea during a cold, damp evening in the backyard with some chimeneas going in the background a few houses away. I really like the way this smells, just not on me. Trying it on the husband.

I think jasmine/hibiscus white floral is a good description. It goes on light and powdery, but my chemistry really brings out the floral notes, and makes it not enjoyable for me. This is a bit of a beachy vibe, I can see this smelling amazing on the right person.

I'm doing a decant circle once I have time to get the post up!

It smells great while it's wet, but there's a tinge of something that doesn't work for me when it's dry. It could be the orris butter, or carnation, or pimento. I wanted to like this, but I have enough chocolates that I thoroughly enjoy.

I think the rose and the chamomile go heady and floral on me, and drown out everything else.

This is not Wisteria-forward on me. I'd say it starts out creamy tuberose. This screams Spring. The wisteria slowly creeps out, but it's definitely there, mounting to a heady floral. It's not making me nauseous, but I wouldn't want to smell this all day. I can see how it would smell excellent on the right person.

Bitter and woodsy, with a hint of beeswax. It feels similar to Imaginary Authors Slow Explosions, except instead of cedar, there's another wood poking through. I'd like to say this is unisex, but my husband amped the beeswax. I still think some guys could make this work. It reminds me of being in a warm, mostly-wood bookstore in the middle of winter in Colorado. There's the hint of wood, the ever-so-slightly sweet smell of paper, with warm tea sweetened with honey.

A legendary Assyrian queen, often identified with Sammu-Ramat, the wife of Shamshi-Adad V, she was believed to be the daughter of the goddess Atargatis. Her youth was filled with mythic adventure, and her otherworldly beauty and voluptuous sexuality ensured her two advantageous marriages. When she took the reins of power of Empress of Assyria, she expanded her kingdom by conquering much of Mesopotamia and Asia. She beautified and revitalized Babylon, and implemented improvements in Nineveh that helped to moderate the flow of the Tigris. She was renowned for her military and political prowess, as well as her ferocious and merciless sexual appetite. Red musk, pomegranate, orange blossom, and melon. Much like the HG, this reminds me of wine. I think sangria is an apt description. I don't feel like the red musk is overwhelming, and the melon quietly hangs out in the back. This really carries, too. I sprayed it a few rooms away, and I can smell it slowly waft in.

Amber, fig, vanilla flower, oak, patchouli, vetiver, dragon’s blood resin, leather, and neroli. Unfortunately, I don't like any one of these notes enough to enjoy this, nor can I pinpoint them well enough to say which stands out. This ends up smelling like generic old-lady perfume. This kinda reminds me of my grandmother. Maybe Chantilly Lace? Looking at the notes for it, they share some similarities. It's sweet and nice, kinda powdery. Nothing too heady or overpowering.

I'm beginning to think I don't know what resins smell like. This smelled much better in the imp than on me. Lightly sweet, slightly herby, with a hint of white floral. I don't know if it's the myrrh or the herbs that end going floral on me. It ends up smelling like generic, store-brand, old lady perfume.

This is amazing! I love the way it smells in the bottle. It smells so cakey and lovely on when it's wet, and the beginning of drydown. After an hour, it calms down a bit, but still smells amazing. I wish I had some king cake right now! 2 hours in, the cakeyness fades, and that artificial vanilla that doesn't work with some skin types creeps in. It's not overwhelming, but the plasticy smells is in the background. I rather let someone else enjoy this.

It starts out minty, and smells kinda single note. After drying down, I didn't really know what to expect with the hops flower. But it ends smelling like a sweet powder on me. With the mint calming down, and lavender making it smell clean, it's like this sweet body powder my grandma used to have in her bathroom. I pretty much associate this with sweet, clean grandma. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I can see this being a really good atmo for bedtime. Or, a clean summery scent for someone who doesn't amp the hops.

I wish I liked this, especially with such positive reviews. It ends up smelling masculine/sweet on me. I guess these particular woods don't really work on me.

My experience with this is so different. Probably because I don't have a lot of experience with all the different incarnations of Dragon's Blood. I do have a few imps of milk, eyes, etc. But I've never really considering what it is that I like about it. This was sweeter and spicier than I was expecting. Like spice overload at the beginning, and I hate that I can't pinpoint which ones. I would guess clove, honey, maybe some ginger. I think flame-kissed is a really good description for this. It makes me think of being outside, in the sun, on a hot summer day. The smell of tropical sunscreen getting burned off by the sun.

I wouldn't have picked this out for myself, but wow! someone frimped me an older decant. Fruity and floral is pretty apt. I smell light purple. I wish I had of snagged a bottle of this. This is the perfect flirty spring scent.

Well, dang! Foody, appley, bready, and bit yankee candley. This is autumn in a bottle. And definitely different from Nibble, Nibble, Gnaw perfume, which has more of a chocolate, boozy quality to it. I would highly recommend it to someone who likes super sweet foody smells, and isn't bothered by artificial apple candle smells.

This is interesting. It smelled mossy and masculine in the imp, which is why I gave it to my husband. He turned it into the general scent that L'Occitane has, whereas I amped the tea and herbs. I guess Earl Grey tea is a good comparison for me.