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In the imp i smell Dragon's blood resin and something flowery. Drying: Dragon blood resin is backing away and i'm left with a powdery wine rose. It's not something i enjoy, so it's a pass for me.

I get the Martini reference, but the oil has this chemical vibe about; perhaps it's fresh and hadn't settled down. Overall, it's fizzy and bright and i'm trying hard to ignore the funky "nail polish remover" smell.

In the imp i smell strong bay leaf - oh boy, i'm afraid we won't get along. Drying: dry bay leaf, a hint of vetiver + crushed white pepper. A faint sweetness tries to emerge, but the heavy spices just crush it. It's a scent in the vein of Port-au-Prince.

Try Perversion. When i sampled it for the 1st time, i thought it's Hypnotic Poison reincatnated.

Can somebody confirm whether Autumn Fancies smells similar to Titus Andronicus?

got it as a free sample. This atmo spray smells so divine. Banana flambe cake.

Disappointment ! All i get is ivy and bitter leaves. Off to swaps!

This is a dusty woody scent. I get the sweet black musk dustiness, the tobacco sweetness and the mahogany base. To me it reads as a dryer and dustier version of The Black Rider.

A dark, earthy ginger cider. Oh Gosh! Where do i start? Upon application, the visual memory and smell of grapes pomace hits me in the nose along with the fizzy ginger! As the oil slowly evaporates, a vanilla creme custard note develops joining the sparkly ginger, which looses its potency. It's an unexpected combo, but i can't say it's bad. Still unsual, but long-lasting!

LOVE! It's fragrant honey and incense and some spices i can't discern. I never paid much attention to Phoenix Steamworks oils, but this one is just WOW!

Freshly applied, i get the vetiver with hints of orange peeking out aggresively in a swirl of smoke. Fortunately, it dies down slowly and leaves way for the patchouli to shine. It all settles down into powdery mishmash. Pass!

Orchid, white musk, and bergamot wafting over juniper berries, with a gentle touch of soft, earthy patchouli. Clean floral musky scent. Borders on baby-wipes type of smell. I find it unisex, to be honest. Perfect for office wear.

A festive, dazzling blend, layered in mystery and intrigue. Patchouli, ambergris, carnation and orange blossom. A base of dark and charred patchouli with hints of spicy carnation and traces of orange blossom. More of a night scent and better worn in late fall.

Mata Hari blooms into a fragrant rose with jasmine around the edges and a biiiiiiiiiit of spice. One of the few scents where rose behaves on my skin, actually!

I admit that i've never smelled something like this before. Posters above me claim that it smells like wine, but i don't agree with them. When wet it smells like crushed grape that is about to start fermenting with a good dose of incense and balm of Gilead. The end result is strangely hypnotic and has a fruity/ distnat bubblegum note and it reminds me of melted candle wax over pomegranate infused wine.

Testing September Midnight was a journey! Upon application a very familiar smell greeted me, but for the love of GOD, i couldn't remember where i've smelled it before. Turns out it's Omen from GC. Yep, juniper-piney -musky smell and i though Oh, no! I was already at peace with the fact that the oil is a miss for me, but sniffing my wrist half an hour later, i got this fragrantic ozoney fresh tart whiff! It was to die for !!!!! I took a chance and ordered a bottle and it all worked out! Happy as a bee!!!

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Having retested it, i have to say i like it a LOT more aged and it might dethrone Autumn Cider as my top apple scent. The sharpness/ tartness of the cranberry is less noticeable and gives way to crisp juicy apples.

I wonder how the Halloween 2013 labels look like

Fearful Pleasure is sadly a miss for me since the roasted apples accord turns instantly into potpourri / fall spice candle on my skin. Off to swaps!

I've been testing Pumpkin II for the last months and i can assuredly state if the Lab would have released this year Perversion in the Pumpkin Patch, it had smelt like Punpkin II. I get mainly a less boozy Perversion on the drydown and every time i wear it i get confused since the resemblance is uncanny.

After sniffing it on my wrist, i instantly thought it's Dorian without the sugar/ vanilla. Gorgeous!!!

Sparkly apple musk. I had high hopes for this scent. I was expecting sparkly apple musk, but in the end all i got was a sour vegetable smell. Off to swaps !!!

this oil has such a short life span. On my skin i get verbena and white tea, but i disappears in less that 1 hour

I get papyrus and little traces of musk, but in the end i'm left with a sourish papyrus smell. not my cup of tea, sadly.