Sawasdee
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Brief chocolate smell mingled with sandalwood and myrrh which creates a slight smokiness. Did not smell any vanilla. Then the sandalwood really took over heavily, and mixed with the chocolate, just smelled dirty to me. Pass.
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This is a lovely crisp clean white floral. I really don't smell any herbs or greenery. I believe this is the first white floral that has not turned soapy on me, yay, so bonus points for that. At the end of a long day, if I apply this, it's a real pick-me-up. My favorite stage is after a few hours, when it really softens to a sweeter floral. I'll use up this frimp, but I'm not that big into clean scents, so will not be purchasing a bottle.
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I knew I was going to like Fae, it's a lovely summer juicy peach, balanced out by lovely musk some slight florals, but the moss keeps it nicely grounded. It is a bit odd upon application, as I definitely smell black licorice, but it fades in a minute. Kind of reminiscent of Katharina to me which is one my favorites, but not as strong, sexy or warm. The wear time is only a few hours, and it stays close to the skin. Will slather the imp. Possible bottle purchase in future.
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I can't believe I didn't try out Dorian sooner, and boy was I missing out. There is the initial lemony muskiness, but once on, the sugary vanilla add a milk tea quality, which is divine with the musk, and just amps the sexiness of this. I just want to bathe in this, I can't get enough. I'm going to have to never be without a bottle. Ever. I've already gotten several compliments on it.
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A couple of strong florals, one of them being gardenia, as it turns a distinctive soapy on me. Not for me.
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Very floral, smells just like lilacs, and very soapy. A slight tinge of smokiness underneath, but nothing like what I imagined it would smell. Where is the dark leather? Not for me.
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Definitely orange is the standout here, I'm guessing the resiny smell is the copal. Then it's whoa floral, but with a dirty underlying of smoke. Hmm, the mixture of these contrasting smells is not working, it's a very unique scent, but too much for me.
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I don't smell violet in this at all, from wet to dry. Just a smoky, dirt and fungus smell, which I actually kind of like. I'm also smelling leather, don't know where that's coming from, but I think I'll keep this imp. Not a big bottle purchase, but interesting...
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Herby citrusy, uplifting, with the lemongrass and bergamot standing out. I did not get a whiff of any orange. Then this gets very soapy and stays that way. Not a fan of this wet or dry.
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This is all around sexy, sticky, and gorgeous. Initially on it is hello caramel, which takes on a burnt quality, very foody. Then I get a short whiff of floral, which I'm guessing to be the ylang ylang. After about 20 minutes the vanilla, musk and patchoulli come out to play along with the caramel. Love this, so glad I got to try it.
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With so many notes, I was expecting a complex compilation, and was hoping for the pomegranate and almond to stick out. However, in the vial and on wet, it is overwhelmingly all lemon verbena, with a warm base, ick. Upon drydown still lemon, with a touch of spiciness and frankincense. Not for me.
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This means war. A scent tight with delirious adrenaline. Muddy dirt and frost-covered moss from the trenches rubbed into winter clothes and snow impact overspray. This scent hits like the sting from those dang icy hard snowballs... the ones that have been packed too hard by someone who is not playing nice... nailing you right in the face. The more snow scents I try, the more I'm coming to the realization that it is not for me, as it tends to cause me a headache. Minty ozone/aquatic feel when on wet, but the dirt never showed up. Just snow. Then once dry, it starts to become sweeter snow and I can make out some of the moss, with the mint making an exit, which is nicer. Perfumey clean scent that would be good for scenting bedsheets.
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Bright citrus with bright golden metal. In a few minutes it dries down a little, which does give a slight dusty feel, but not something I would enjoy wearing, as it reminds me of furniture polish.
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This is like standing on the outskirts of a snow covered forest. Not a coniferous forest, but a nice woodsy smell with this bright iciness to it, and then when the musk comes out to warm things up, this gets even more wonderful. Think this would smell great on a guy too, definitely perfect for cold days.
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In the bottle- spiced tangerine, very citrusy and warm On wet: Blood orange and tangerine mostly, with an astringent clear note, saffron?, making this quite sharp 10 minutes in: This goes incredibly soapy on me, not digging the orange soap Drydown: Very powdery, and warm I'm not big into citrus scents to begin with, and that fact that this has both a soapy and a powdery stage on me, makes this a no-no.
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I love Snow-Flakes! Upon reading the description, I had low expectations as I am not typically a fan of mint scents. On wet and the first 15 minutes it is cool mint with some white florals and a bit of the snow/ozone in the back, which is alright. But the part that I really enjoy is when dry, it morphs into a beautiful aquatic, with hints of cucumber, and the florals come out more. Light crystalline green and slightly perfumey. Definitely bottle worthy. Edited to add: So, the next couple of times I wore this, I ended up with migraines. Damn. Such a great scent too.
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O how I anticipated this one. And in thvial and on wet, it is sexy gorgeousness with the tobacco and musk coming through strong, with the cacao in the back. However, in a few minutes, just like Snake Oil turned on me, I get mega baby powder. I asked my hubby how he liked this one, and he said "It smells like something you would put on a baby". Not the reaction I was hoping for. Pass.
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It smells nutty and sweet. I'm picking up a lot of ginger as well. Yummy gingery light crispy cookies. On the far dry down the nutty note went away and there was just a soft sugary cookie smell, this is my favorite stage. This is nice, not bottle nice, but I'll use up the rest of the imp.
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'09 version Snowy ozone pine coldness, mixed with bright florals. No hint of berries, darn it. This is a very clean smell, reminiscent of fabric softener dryer sheets. Very strong throw. The florals verge on being headache inducing.
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Cold, cold forever more. A winter storm roaring through empty stone halls, bearing echoes of despair, desolation, and death on its winds. The scent of frozen, dormant vineyards, bitter sleet, and piercing ozone, hurled through labdanum, benzoin, and olibanum. In vial and on wet: pine trees and sharp ozone, stingingly cold, and a tang that is making my nose wrinkle up Dry: some warmth starts to peek through from the resins and slight sweetness from the benzoin I was really looking forward to trying this as I love grape scents, but sadly the grape never appeared on me. This was more of a cold woodsy scent, that is great for winter. It's just not for me.
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'09 version Oh, my god, this is delicious! In vial: cocoa with a slight coffee ground background. On wet: The coffee dissappeared when I put this on my wrists. All that's left is powdery cocoa, with some cinnamon, even better. The chocolate in here is not too sweet, and I'm not getting any scent of the brown sugar. Dry: All powdered cocoa What a comforting scent, I want to gnaw at my wrists, nom nom nom.
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Received this as a frimp. On wet: This is very well blended, as it's difficult to make out any of the single notes. Initially, I'm getting a clean, herbal floral. The yuzu, lime, and lavender are creating a light green scent, with the mint in the background giving this a bit of a chill. Drydown: this becomes a little more of a powdery soft floral and grounded nicely by a little sandalwood. Thankfully, the patchoulli and and vetiver never made an appearance. I'm glad I got try out this blend, but it's not for me, as I'm not usually into citrus/herbal scents. I see this as being too soft of a scent for the hubby either. Also, this stayed very close to the skin and disappears completely after a couple of hours.
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On initial application, this frimp has a very crisp astringent herbal with rosewood. Getting lots of chamomile and bergamot, for a an uplift. After a few minutes, I'm amping the primrose, so now it's an herbal floral mix which is getting softer by the minute. The dry down gets powdery(from the sandalwood?) and floral, and some of the violet is peeking through to turn it somewhat soapy smelling as well. Not usually into herbal scents, and was hoping for more rosewood and musk, and while the dry down is a nice soft scent, it's a bit too generic rose soap for me.
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This did not work for me at all. I get a sharp metallic iron-like smell mixed with rotting roses. Very strong and cloying. Good thing this was a free bottle. I swapped it away to a happy home.
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I like this heady fresh red rose. Lots of throw and lasting power, I have to be careful to not over apply this one or else it can be too much. The leather in this is hard for me to make out, it's very much in the background just giving this a bit of a darker, smooth feel to it. Rose definitely amps on me, and it's not easy for me to find a rose I like, but this one is nice.