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i think i'm getting incense and the vanilla-infused mahogany at first. it warms up even more and gets a somewhat caramelly thing going on, not sure what from. maybe tonka + rum? the rosewood seems to get stronger over time. it's mainly sweet vanilla/tonka/rum/rosewood. a little too sweet for my tastes, it borders on foodie.

first off, i smell a soft, wispy dewy rose with gossamer greenery all around. soon after i get the slightly bitter sweetness of pear, white incense, and just a hint of white sandalwood. it really reminds me of a japanese incense. the vanilla remains subtle and nearly elusive. this scent is quite soft overall-the incense is gorgeous, but the pear is too sweet for my tastes.

i received this as a frimp. i love rose and musk but am iffy on the other notes tbh. it starts with pear and lily of the valley and a hint of rose. it's a bit sour and strong. it stays sour, i think it's from the rose actually. the pear dissipates and i get a sour rose-white musk. i do love rose but sometimes it goes all wrong on me, like in this scent.

this is very soft. i think i get mostly honey and some hints of vanilla and magnolia at first. then the magnolia blooms more, along with the vanilla. i like this but i think i'm amping the magnolia a bit. it gets pretty strong and gives me a slight headache, even though i like the scent itself. thankfully, more vanilla takes over and the magnolia calms down a bit. it turns to a beautiful vanilla with magnolia on the drydown. a very pretty spring scent.

i wanted to try this because of the osmanthus! i am still looking for osmanthus blends that smell amazing on me. we shall see. at first i get tea then some white sandalwood. i think the pink pepper and vanilla comes next. a hint of osmanthus comes through and the pink pepper gets stronger too. it ends up primarily a pink pepper vanilla-tea scent on me. very light and pretty and great for spring.

this is a fruity honey. smells closest to peach but not exactly, but the only thing it could be is fig i guess? this is sweet, like fruity syrupy sweet. not really what i was expecting at all, and i don't think i even get any honeysuckle, it doesn't seem floral to me. it's much too fruity for me.

starts off with lavender and a hint of wood...also, aren't agarwood and oudh the same thing? anyway, i think i get a bit of the wildflowers too but the strongest note is definitely lavender. after about 5 minutes on the skin, i think i'm getting mostly the lavender, oudh and saffron. a nice woody lavender. this is a really relaxing scent and leans a bit unisex/traditionally masculine, i'd say.

this starts off with a dry incense mixed with some pepper, honey and labdanum. later on i get hints of plum but it's not super fruity. i don't seem to get any vetiver here, or it's just extremely subtle. i like this but there is something in this that's a bit too animalic on me, other than that it has nice elements, and i do like some animalic notes but whatever is giving that impression here is just a little too funky for me.

this starts off with a musky weirdness. something smells a little bit too animalic, but i'm trying to wait through it. thankfully it's gone in 5 minutes or less! after that i get a beautiful dark red rose, musk and opponax. this is like a musky red rose, one of my favorite types of scents! eventually i get more tobacco, which adds even more depth and beauty to the scent. ahhh i really love this and might need a bottle...it has a similar feeling to gypsy queen but it's less spicy there's no candle wax (if i am remembering correctly.)

right off i smell a hay-like honey, kind of like the honey in O which didn't work for me, but thankfully that hay thing fades and some lilac comes in but it's not a super strong lilac, it's perfectly balanced with the honey and it's divine. i would love this in a shampoo or shower gel too. i do get a slight brightness in the background which must be the drop of lime? but it doesn't smell overly citrussy at all, it's truly just a hint that i probably wouldn't have detected if i hadn't known. i really like this one a lot and am happy to add it to the small collection of lilac scents that i can wear. beautiful and springy....i may need a bottle of this.

this starts off all rose, much more than a thin whiff! it's bright, blooming pink roses. a couple minutes later the other notes come alive, but rose is by far the strongest note. the brown leather and tonka get stronger, balancing out the rose. i kind of like this one, but i seem to really be amping the rose and it's too sharp.

this is definitely gleaming, and i get a bit of pencil shavings like i usually do from bpal's frankincense note, but it's a bit softer this time. i see the similarity with hope and fear set free but this is a bit subtler, i think, and the vanilla is less pronounced in this.

i get vetiver and vanilla at the outset. this is a strong, smoky vetiver. something smells almost nutty, but i think it's just the vetiver. i get hints of the sandalwood a couple minutes later. the vanilla gets stronger and warms this up nicely. this is reminding me strongly of another BPAL but i can't place it right now. it seems to be mostly vanilla and vetiver with a hint of sandalwood. nice, but not amazing on me.

whoa, at the beginning i get a strong and stinky watery scent here. probably oudh and patchouli. i am really not sure what's going on here, but this smells like a cheap bathroom freshener on me, wtf skin chemistry! unfortunately, this is a scrubber for me, which is sad because i love most of the notes and often like patchouli. oh well.

first off, i get white chocolate and something nose-tickly and clean, which i think is the vegetal musk. it definitely smells like spring, fresh and rooty. i think some iris comes out later and maybe some amber. once the amber, ambrette and rice powder comes through, this gets much more wearable for me. it's very clean and white smelling, very springlike. it kind of reminds me of a fancy floral dryer sheet. at this point the chocolate is non-existent. the more the amber blooms, the more i am liking this. it warms it up and adds depth.

when first applied it's all iris, orris and pear with the vanilla backing it up. a hint of coconut comes through and i think i'm getting more coconut and pear after about half an hour. it's a lovely light spring scent, really liking this! i think it ends up orris, vanilla and pear in the end. a very white, shining scent. so pretty, i may need a bottle.

starts off with black tea and ambrette seed, i think. it's a little fizzy and effervescent too. this black tea has that slight anise scent to it but it's not overpowering. i get the champa and black truffle in the background, not much leather is noticeable though. i am liking this one more than i thought i would.

this is very pretty! a vanilla and cream scent with a touch of lotus root, then the sandalwood becomes more prominent, but it's mostly vanilla cream on me. i do get something ever so slightly plasticky but it's not too bad. i need to try this again to be sure about it, but overall i feel that this is a nice light spring scent.

i had worries about this one, but rose and wine scents always call to me no matter what! when first applied i get a sour wine scent and something really odd, maybe it's the poppy, which can sometimes go awry with my skin chemistry. it's hard to describe but it kind of has a...rotting sort of thing going on. right after that i get some soapy rose-myrrh. oh my skin is just not loving this one so far, but i have high hopes anyhow. after about 20 minutes, it does improve but still isn't working as well as other wine scents have for me.i t's mostly rose, myrrh and wine, thankfully, i think the poppy burned off. however this rose is just a bit sharp for me.

at first it's a burning carmelized patchouli. this patchouli is one of those very earthy ones and my skin seems to be amping it a bit much. i get a hint of the fig which adds some sweetness. this is doing the leadlike thing on my skin that happens with some of bpal's notes. i am pretty sure it's the patchouli. this patchouli smells kind of nutty now and it is a bit overpowering in this scent.

this starts off with a sweet red musk type of scent but i don't think it's just red musk, which quickly changes to red leather and honey. this actually does make me think of red leather or pvc. there is a sheen to this leather, making it seem more like patent leather than regular leather. it's verrrrry sexy.

this starts off pretty smoky and i get some earthiness from the patchouli. the benzoin seems a bit more apparent than the vanilla silk to me, and for the most part this is a smoky patchouli-honey. others mentioned shalimar, and this reminds me of it too. i like this but i am undecided, it might be a bit too smoky for me.

this is a very pretty and romantic scent. i get mostly violet, amber and coconut which adds a bit of sweetness. the leather and angelica are subtle, in fact i wish i got more leather in this! but i really do like this. after being on my skin about 20 minutes its primarily violet, amber and coconut i think. it seems like a perfect spring scent.

received as a frimp. it starts off with a burst of fruity dragon's blood, quickly followed by the brittle, earthy scent of vetiver. it definitely gets a burning sort of feel with the patchouli, red musk and hint of cinnamon. this is very earthy, and not really my thing but am glad i got to try!

this starts off with something that smells like red musk and cherryish almond, so like marzipan, sweet! the almond doesn't seem to last too long though and next i get leather, patchouli and amber, and the patchouli (thankfully) fades off some. this is pretty sexy. i think of it as unisex-masculine, but i like leather/oudh scents. the amber in this is quite beautiful...i think i may need a bottle of this for when i want to reach for a leather scent.