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This smells like a delicious musk incense I used to burn as a teenager, something I can no longer do due to asthma. It must have had a bigger floral component than I was aware of at the time, if the two scents are close. I am jumping up and down inside because I bought a bottle unsniffed from a fellow forumite, and now I know I will love it! Incense is one of my favorite scent components, and I get all excited when one of Beth's incense blends melds with my chemistry. Madame Moriarty is my favorite so far, but can you really have too many incense scents?

I love this - it's warm, nutty, dry, resinous and sweet all at once. I don't detect the pepper, tobacco or ginger overtly but I'm sure they are adding their magic to the blend. What I do detect is the red musk and the cinnamon in a soft and sexy blend. Very long lasting without being overwhelming, and like War, so unique I doubt I will smell it on anyone else.

I love the blend of flowers and spices of this scent, unfortunately one note or combination of notes came up as rotten eggs on me. I wish there was some way to extract it, so I could enjoy the rest of this beautiful scent!

Delicious, creamy decadence, may I even say sinful?

i don't know what magic it is, but my skin takes Marianne and turns it into the most beautiful scent, second only to Gypsy Queen as my favorite. They share some notes in common, too, and have a similar feel. I love the floral-bergamot top notes giving over to smoky patchouli and red musk.

It took me a week to grab a decant of Aeronwen before someone else got to it first. It did raise my expectations. Initially, there was a musty smell in the bottle, which disappeared on my skin. After an quick whiff of something green mixed with apple (probably the fig), this scent became extremely sweet and cloying. I did not experience this with Cupid Complaining to Venus, but I'm not sure which notes were doing this. Too sweet to keep on; it gave me a headache. At least I still have Marianne as my Grindhouse sweetie.

A beautiful soapy lilac that starts off light and ethereal and deepens as tonka bean and the darker notes come out. Exquisite!

Dionysia has some of the same notes as my favorite CD, and like Madame Moriarty, I think she will benefit from some aging to allow the patchouli and fruits to blend smoothly. I look forward to it!

I absolutely love rose, and this is a sweet one blended with other flowers and some plum for depth. Gorgeous! ah - and the honey is coming out now, it's all good!

I get sweet rich guava juice from this one, which I did drink when I lived in Hawaii. A nice memory but I'm not sure I want to smell like it.

This is a beautiful soft tropical floral blend; I love it! Too bad I joined a decant circle at the end of Atomic Luau Lounge's Run, and missed being able to order it. Beth, you have to extend the run if you know it takes a month just to ship! Some of us are slower to make up our minds (especially with a $27+ price tag). The mosquitos like this one, too, as one sacrificed itself to get closer to this sweet blend, so don't wear at dawn or dusk outside. I suppose I'll be able to acquire a bottle in the next year or two somehow. *sigh*

Cute gourmand scent, not really my thing but I absolutely love the artwork for this one!

Love this scent! 51 started off as a green apple-lime-green mango scent on a woodsy/musky base, a few minutes later I could smell some of the guava and salt. The notes really blend well together here, it smells like an expensive scent on me. This is what I wanted Tweedledum to be: tart, sophisticated and not tutti-fruity.

At first dab out of the imp, this scent teased me with a delicious and surprising blend of moss and plum. This fleeting moment is quickly replaced with sweet soap, and then thirty minutes later all traces of any scent are gone. I wish the plum and seaweed notes would dominate on my skin. I guess I'll have to stick to Madame Moriarty for Plum and Caliban for ocean saltiness.

This started out very pleasant, I think I got a bit of wood and soft orris, possibly a hint of coconut. I could be on a ship in a sun-drenched ocean. Then something sweet and overpowering kicked in, and it wouldn't stop. Was it the lilac? I'm not sure, but it spoiled Sailor's Den for me.

Stunning gourmand scent that is rich and smoky. I wish this would become part of the regular catalog, it's amazing!

I was really attracted to the notes in this blend, and the painting. Unfortunately, it started off as strong and medicinal, and quickly became an intense version of men's deodorant soap on me. I usually like what are thought of as traditionally masculine notes, but this one just fought with my chemistry. Adieu, Les Anges!

I love smelling this from the imp - I get flowers and incense and gold. On my skin, it was too sweet to keep wearing. I would love this in a candle to warm up my house on a cold night.

I love this scent - and I'm not sure why. It's not sweet or dark, there's no resins or musk. But on hot days, I find it really refreshing, I enjoy the saltiness and the slight bitterness. I find this easy to wear, and I reach for it often. Glad I got a bottle!

A new year's blessing! Peony, China's national flower, with bamboo for flexibility, plum blossom for perseverance, courage, and hope, tangerine for wealth, orange for happiness, lychee for household peace, pine resin for constancy, golden kumquat, pussy willow, and quince for prosperity, narcissus and King mandarin for good fortune, and peach blossom for longevity, with a splash of blazing red of dragon's blood... to help you scare away the rampaging Nian. A delightful fruity scent, you can really smell the peach and the lychee. Fun to sniff, but I'm going to stick with some of the darker blends.

I eagerly waited to receive this, I enjoy many of the Salon scents. When first applied, I got a warm, nutty essence - sweet and almost edible. Then it became more light and ethereal and golden. After a few hours, it dried down to a sweet floral, but so light it's almost a skin scent. At this stage, I think I can pick out the orchid and sweet pea. Very pleasant, but I like the opening the best. I will try it a few more times before deciding if I want to invest in a bottle.

I received an imp of this in a swap. I couldn't get past the strong urine-like odor coming from this one to try it on my skin. Maybe the jasmine? Or the combination of jasmine and roses? I love the others notes - coffee, mahogany, fig and vanilla, but sadly I cannot give this one a fair trial.

One sniff and I knew Brides was not for me - powder, dark sweet ylang-ylang, and something creamy. It'll be a great scent on someone with the right chemistry for it. I'll take the Count - direct and strong.

To me, this smells sweet & herbal in the bottle. On my skin, it is warm, spicy and just a touch fiery, very seductive. It reminds me a bit of Opium with its lush richness and sweet resins. There is nothing masculine about this scent on me, but I would consider it a winter, seduction or winter seduction scent.

This one didn't work for me. There was a sharp note that kept me from applying, I couldn't get past it. Still, I have high hopes for others in this series after falling in love with Madame Moriarty.