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Without looking at the notes, I smell bpal's pumpkin note. It becomes buttery, sweet brown sugar and cream on me. A little too sweetly foody for me. I was hoping for something more boozy and earthy. It's very strong though. Hubby doesn't usually notice my scents and he thought it smelled like cinnamon.

Not knowing the notes, this smelled like a pleasant, quality commercial perfume. Looking at the notes, I can sense the warmth of the metals with a bit of incense, but no sign of anise (thank goodness). I like it and will wear it again, but won't bother with a bottle.

Without knowing the notes I smelled baked apple, thick and sweet and a little spiced. This is yummy! Doesn't last long though.

I really love this. Really really. It's lime and green and sweet, with a hint of cream musk. There's a touch of something that bites, and I'm guessing that's the tea. I'm so in love with this... but why oh why does it have to be so close to the skin??? I have to bury myself in my wrist to even detect it. I may try a bottle so I can slather, or mix with my body oil to layer. This scent is so me.

I got this on a whim because it might possibly interest a friend of mine. However, I tried it on my skin and immediately became glued to my wrist. My friends thought I was insane. This glorious scent I can only describe as sweet cream poured in the cleanest ocean wafted into my nostrils as I sniffed ever so gently. And it only blossomed from there into something musky, maybe a bit woodsy, sweet, creamy and a little salty. I tested it on my husband's finicky and insensitive nose and he actually loved it. As it develops over the hours, it becomes almost exactly late-Queen Mab on me, only not so in-your-face I AM A SEX GODDESS. I NEVER expected this smell from the description, or even from the other reviews... In to my top ten it goes!

I'm really surprised no one mentioned this before. Mama-ji. To me it's exactly Antique Lace but... um... without the vanilla. I know that sounds strange, but it was exactly the same nose-tickling spices and feel. Maybe try layering it?

I'm surprised... I don't think I saw anyone recommend Morocco. It was my first thought... cinnamon bun and musk!

I've been really digging the long-lasting spice of Bezoar lately. It's so smooth, woody, spicey, sexy.

Without looking at the components, I wore this all day and each time I sniffed it I thought "It's a divine combination between The Shivering Boy and Hymn to Proserpine". I detect grapes (wine grapes or concord even), amber, pine and golden musk, a touch of honey and then some smoky vanilla. Now that I read what's in it... isn't that funny? No grapes at all, and that's what I totally smell. I really love this and it goes through a million different stages. Sometimes it's all sweetened musk. Other times it's grapes and pine. And then it's all fruited amber. My least favourite stage is when it's entirely smoky vanilla, but only because it's so plain in comparison to the other stages. I really love this. I even got a nice comment this morning from my boss. Hubby says "it's alright", but he doesn't really like musky scents. Oh well.

I thought this would be hokey on me. But seriously, I'm digging it! The butter CO2 is a brilliant bit o business adding to the crrrrreeeeeaminess of this. The vanilla is not of the cloying, my throat's coated in ice-cream ilk. It's more like a sweetener, a stickines on your lips and swishing in your mouth. Of course there's the rootbeer, which is just fun and not tacky or ridiculous. It makes me feel a bit giddy. And if I remember that it's similar to wintergreen, I whiff that and get a little confused why wintergreen is buddied up with vanilla and butter... so then I just stop whiffing. A little bit later, I notice a heavenly, bubbly, creamy scent wafting off my skin and remember it's "rootbeer" again. I wonder if I detect the oak... I can almost picture it being a part of the scent in a way... standing there looking menacingly at the others like "Don't you go all WEIRD on her now, you hear?". What the heck is onycha? Hmmm, a part of a snail shell. Well that explains it. This is probably the silliest review ever. I have been Stimulatingly Sassafras STRENGTHENED!!!

I'm so sad about Nostrum Remedium!!! I had really high expectations of a honey sweetened black tea swirled with nose tickling tingle. What I've got on my arm right now is black licorice. When I do catch a whiff of the tea, it's a raw, un-aged, un-fermented kind of tea leaves, not steeped or rounded out in any way. The honey was there at first, trying to maintain order but I think it gave in to the licorice. Well I'm sad.

It's probably the red musk you're reacting to. I was excited about Scherezade until I discovered red musk is an enemy of mine. I echo all recommendations and would also like to suggest Morocco (if you like sweet things), Shub-Niggurath (like evil gingersnaps), and Baron Samedi (really great clove in there), the Lion (warm, spiced amber). I haven't tried it and I don't know why, but there's also March Hare which is apricot and clove. Plunder is probably the driest and most spicy, and Bengal smells more of chai (but it doesn't last long on me). Oh I just noticed about the florals! Harlot is cinnamon and rose, although it was much more cinnamon than rose on me. Mama-ji is a great recommendation for spice and light floral.

I got no strawberries out of Bon Vivant. It was this strange, high-pitched floral on me. I was tremendously disappointed in this as I've been looking for something exactly like that. I'll agree that Maenad has some really juicy strawberries in there, as long as you don't mind incense. The orange blossom almost ruins it for me, but doesn't last long for a change.

Also Regan, which is sweet vanilla orchid. Agreeing with the Hope and Faith recs.

My first thought was "Titania"! And now I can't think of anything else because it's so perfect.