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in the vial i smell a sweet rose and pink pepper. on my skin it's kind of like a candied rose, but something else in it adds a touch of sourness-probably the jasmine, as it is a very hit-or-miss note on my skin. i kind of like this faintly on my wrist, but i think if i wore it full on my neck and wrists that it would be far too cloying. unfortunate, because it sounds like such a beautiful scent. if only skin chemistry would cooperate for this one! though i'll probably try it once more in hopes that it'll work better...

Shorten those tedious nights with a surge of body heat: vanilla-infused red musk, champaca, petitgrain, ylang ylang, patchouli, nutmeg, honey, galbanum, and traces of caramel. i was hoping i'd amp the vanilla-infused red musk and champaca, but i am getting more of a caramel with a weird sourish scent i've gotten before...reminds me of a "white paper" note in a scent i tried previously. my skin chemistry just doesn't do this justice. in the vial it smells much nicer, even if it's a bit too much nutmeg and caramel for my tastes. i should know to steer clear of caramel, as it tends to dominate blends with my skin chemistry.

this smells SO PRETTY in the vial-like cold sugary rose. unfortunately, on my skin, the vanilla turns plasticky. i love rose and i love vanilla and had high hopes for this scent-if it didn't turn plasticky, i'd probably snatch up at least 2 bottles of this. however, my skin chemistry is not liking this vanilla enough

this scent smells very white and dry on my skin. i think my skin tends to amp poppy, and it is no different here. there is something almost powdery about this-no doubt the combination of poppy and lily. i was hoping for an amping of moss and gardenia, but unfortunately, i can't really smell them at all, except in the vial. however, after settling this scent is kind of nice-it's just too poppy-heavy at first. i may have to re-try this.

i got this as a frimp from the lab. this is a salty aquatic with hyacinth on my skin. i think the star jasmine softens it a bit, and i do not sense any fir. for a salty aquatic, this isn't bad! my skin chemistry and aquatics do not mix. neither do many white florals, which i think hyacinth might fall under. this isn't really my type of scent, but i'm happy to say it didn't get overly strong or sour like many aquatics do

thanks to a lovely switch witch, i have a bottle of this now this is a soft, beautiful scent- i don't get much carnation or lavender at all. it's like a creamy, sweet slightly candy-like baby powder scent on my skin, but not baby powder in a bad way, like i've had happen with other scents. very light and sweet.

i bought a bottle of this, because this definitely sounded like a me-scent. however, now that i'm testing it, i am on the fence about it. it's like a soft vanilla, with florals i can't quite make out mixed with smoke. the smoke comes out very strong on my skin, and slightly too strong at first. however, after it fades a bit and balances with the vanilla-floral, it's quite nice. i think i'll have to re-try it again before i decide to keep it for sure.

aw, i was 95% sure i would really love this one, but it doesn't really work on me, sadly. i think maybe the "moonlit" part is something ozoney-aquatic, because that's what this is like on me-resiny and smoky, with black musk and ozone. i don't get any vanilla or nutmeg that i can pick out. the ozone turns kind of weird one me...i think i'll have to swap this one 2012 version: haha, had i realized this was a previous incarnation, i wouldn't have tried this, but i guess it slipped my mind. i like this scent, and at first, t's a bit too ozoney for my tastes. though to be honest, it's not all THAT ozoney, i just tend to steer clear of those scents. again there is no vanilla coming out, but this time i think i am liking this scent more . it's kind of sexy in a dark way. not sure if me or my skin chemistry has changed, but i am liking this!!

got a sniffie of this. foody scents tend to hate me, for the most part, but anyway: creamy, sugary white...pretty much how you'd imagine. this goes a bit plasticky, as many foody scents do on me (especially bpal's), but since it's subtler and less cakey, it kind of smells good. there is something slightly perfumey in the background (white cotton?) that kind of reminds me of skin musk, which really helps the plasticky scent. later on, after the cream/sugar fades, this is a soft, pretty, perfumey scent. kind of nice!

Orange blossom, blackberry, amber mint, and red sandalwood. hm, this is a strange scent on me. in the vial i smell the blackberry and and sandalwood i think. on my skin i get mostly blackberry (which turns a bit plasticky, unfortunately), a hint of orange blossom, and the other notes blended together in the background. there is a slight freshness here, but i can't smell the mint as an obvious note at all. it's interesting, just not sure i would wear it. i am really confused by this scent

i was surprised by the lemons in this! i suppose i thought it'd be a almondy-milky-dana o'shee type scent from the name, but it's not. it smells like honey and lemons, i think? soft but uplifting. something turns slightly wonky in here on my skin, but luckily it's pretty subtle. the lemons are pretty strong on my skin and turn a bit astringent. the honey is just a background note. can't wait to see how this works! eta: later on it turns to baby powder and lemons. not so great, but i'm willing to try it out anyway.

got this as a frimp. this is very vick's vapo rub in the imp! strong and eucalyptus-y with herbs...a sharp green herbal scent. on my skin it softens up quite a bit...something in this is reminding me of tarot: death, but not sure what it is. i think perhaps it's sandalwood in here mixed with herbs? it turns kind of spicy on my skin, which i think sandalwood can do. it's a very odd, interesting scent. it kind of reminds me of a lot of lush scents. it's kind of masculine, not one i would wear much, but i like it in this strange way!

received this as a frimp. on my skin it's clean, clear and pale aquatics and florals-very fresh and springlike, and just wet smelling. i think i smell the ivy and maybe the lily? it just smells so watery to me, but i'm not sure which note that would be! it's a pretty, light scent, and not really somber at all, but it's not really my style.

in the vial i smell red musk and not much else-maybe a tinge of the orchid. on my skin, it starts out all red musk, but once it dries and settles the clove comes forward, and all the other notes sit in the background. they're very blended-i can't seem to pick out vanilla or patchouli, though i think i get hints of the tonka and peru balsam perhaps. all the other vampire scents i tried were pale and white and ethereal, this is the first one i've tried that's fiery and warm. it's nice and i like it a lot, it's just that i think i have a lot of very similar scents, so i'm not sure i need a bottle. i'll keep my decant though because i do like this a lot!

oh my god i LOVE this! buying a bottle promptly! this is BEAUTIFUL...and reminiscent of some scent i've tried somewhere, but even better. it's what i always hoped snow white would be on me. it's like a creamy white scent-the pale musk is gorgeous! it's really difficult to pick out notes-it's more like they blend together seamlessly to make a stunningly beautiful combination! this is wintry to me, but not with any aquatic or pine notes.

crap, the chesnuts are more prominent than i was hoping for. when i first put this on there's that strong foody note, but then it calms down a bit and gives way to the other notes, once it dries. however, now i've had it on for a half an hour+ and it is overwhelmingly chestnut. it doesn't smell bad or anything, i am just not a foody scent lover for the most part. i think i might love this if the chestnut was more subtle.

this is baby powderish...plus white florals. wasn't sure what heliotrope smells like, but i guess this is it. it's a white, powdery floral scent. i am not getting any blood or dirt at all. this is a very odd scent...not sure i'd ever wear it though!

hm, the notes in this one are hard to place. it's kind of like a floral-ozone/aquatic, but for some reason, i kind of LIKE it...and ozones and i usually don't get along. i can't tell what sort of floral this is, but i like it. it's not a white nor tropical floral...but seems to be in the orchid/lily category. maybe lily, as it's too subtle to be orchid. i think i get the musky/incense note far in the background as a lovely supporting note. it definitely smells funereal, that's for sure! i like this, though it's not what i was expecting at all. not sure about getting a whole bottle, but i think i'll keep my decant.

this is a soft powdery pale rose with maybe a hint of grey amber (?) it really amps on me, as compared to in the imp. it's kind of like a cold, sophisticated rose scent, which certainly supports the description. i don't get much skin musk, but it definitely seems musky and ambery, but in a very soft pale way. i will have to try this again...i like it, but don't love or hate it.

hm, i don't really get much rose (if any?) from this at all. mostly lilies and something grassy...yew branches? this smells kind of earthy and tree like...definitely, but i am having trouble picking out notes. and not one note seems to stand out more than the others. i dont get the blood at all. also, this totally reminds me of another bpal scent, but i can't place it. i wish i could be more clear on my review but i'm just not sure what i'm smelling here! it's kind of like...musty lilies(?)

i'd never willingly try this, but i got it as a sniffie in a swap. it's not my kind of scent at all, but it's not so bad on my skin even. it's a sweet milky strawberry scent...i really don't get the grass much at all, mostly just milk, vanilla and strawberry. it's interesting to try so "un-me" scents once in awhile. usually BPAL's milk note turns sour on me, but in this it didn't!

what an odd scent with my skin chemistry. my skin almost eats it right up, but i can smell a sort of cedary-coconut scent. like, a really subtle coconut. an this is mixed with a sort of warm-metallic scent (amber and citrus?) ah very difficult to describe. my skin eats it so much too, i can hardly smell it. i don't think it smells all that great on me either.

OMG i love this! it's really interesting-i am getting mostly musk, tobacco, amber and i think a combination of mandarin and plum (luckily the plum is subtle, as it can turn plasticky on me.) it's sultry and mysterious and sexy...mmm! i giallo movies, especially argento, so i was really hoping this would work on me. goin' on my big bottle wishlist!

this is a sweet lemon-coconut with maybe some white floral added? almost reminds me of the floral in pele...a white floral + ginger maybe. it's kind of tropical to me but also slightly smells like lemon frosting. it reminds me of a sweeter version of murder of crows (if i am remembering correctly), which was also a soft lemony scent, but less sweet.

this smells sweet and light in the imp with a touch of musk and lemon blossom. on my skin, it's mostly cool ozoney-musks, which is so not my type of scent. i was hoping the musks would be warmer, or like white musk. that combined with a VERY subtle peach nd all the other notes could've been perfect on my skin, but all i seem to get is a slightly masculine cool musk.