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Jailbait: In the bottle: Oh, my god. This smells like BubbleYum. Wet: Now it just smells like Ny-Quill. The cherry kind, the kind I've been drinking every night for the past few nights. Drydown: The Ny-Quill (which I guess is the "cherry lollipops") just gets stronger and more medicine-y. Mleah. EDIT: it made the spot it was on all red, and it itches a bit, even now after I've washed it off. ouchies. Must add this to the list of "what the heck is in this, because I know it's not Lilac!" Conclusion: sell imp

Anne Bonny: In the bottle: Kinda spicy, kinda wood-y... I do believe that's the frankincense and sandalwood, respectively. I'm only getting a hint of the (ICK!) patchouli. Wet: Smells. Like. Sawdust. No, literally. My wrist smells like a construction site! Drydown: Bah. Now it just smells kinda like spicy sawdust, with patchouli that spilled a long time ago and dried and now is very light. Conclusion: sell imp ER... on second thought, the "spicy sawdust" is actually kind of calming. I'll have to try this again, on a slightly larger scale.

Tintagel: In the bottle: OUUU it smells like oranges and cloves and cinnamon; SO much like Christmas! Wet: More like the oranges now, oh so yummy. MULLED WINE. That's the smell! Just like the Illuminations Mulled Wine candle, but in a wearable form! And God knows I LOVE that candle! Drydown: it did the thing some oils did where the patch turned red and started burning a little. That's not lilac, but I don't know what it is. GAH. I think I may need to list the oils that do this to me, then email the lab asking what the common ingredient is, so I know what else I'm allergic to. *sigh* Conclusion: Keep, but don't wear. Put in a candle or oil burner.

Satyr: In the bottle: light, but sandalwood-y Wet: Yes, definitely sandalwood, but lightenend sweetened tempered with something. Drydown: Hm. Light, and very sandalwood-y. Not something I'd be likely to wear, nor something I'd go crazy with my boyfriend wearing it. Conclusion: sell Update: DEFINITELY sell; it started to prickle suspiciously like lilac (which I'm painfully allergic to) just a few minutes after I wrote my conclusion

Lilith: In the bottle: Mmmm, sweet, mellow red wine! Wet: Red Wine and....something sweet but not sugary or honey-sweet. I think it's the layering of the wine and the musk. Maybe the "attar of rose", whatever that is? Drydown: I do like it, a bit, but not that much. And, it's slowly turning to powder. All the nice ones seem to turn to powder on me. Conclusion: sell

Kyoto: In the bottle: The first sound out of my mouth when I smelled this "eaugh!" It's an...interesting blend of the cherry blossom and star anise. Hm. both flavors of licorice at once, huh? Wet: Mleh, the smell of the star anise (black licorice) is WAY too strong for me who doesn't like black licorice. Drydown: The star anise receded a little, but it's still definitely there Conclusion: sell

Kali: In the bottle: Whoo! That's...interesting. I don't know quite what I smell, except for too-sweet honey. Wet: Honey and...I don't know what the other note is. Maybe one of the flowers? Drydown: Hm. I'm not sure what I think about this. It seems really heavy and perfumey. I'll ask my mom what she thinks of it. Hm. She likes it on me. I think I'll try it again heavier when it's colder on me. Conclusion: keep, test when the weather turns colder.

Eris: In the bottle: Fruity and floral in a nicely blended way! Wet: Hm. Still frutyfloral, but with a little more floral than fruit. Drydown: Roses/honesuckle (for some reason I have a hard time telling them apart) with an undercurrent of fruit Conclusion: Yummy! Keep, and test more to see if 5ml is nesessary!

Wicked: In the bottle: The strongest note is the rose, with a hint of the jasmine under it. Wet: That...hm. It's sharp, and I can get just a hint of the rose, but not much else. Drydown: Rose and myrrh. Pretty, but not something I'd ever wear, nor something I'd want as a roomscent. Conclusion: sell imp

Sloth: In the bottle: Smells... woody. If I concentrate, I can just barely get the hint of the vetiver. Wet: Doesn't really smell like anything. Maybe the aftersmell of soap, like right after you walk out of the shower. Drydown: mleh. woody/spicy. Makes my eyes water. Conclusion: Sell imp

Silk Road: In the bottle: Light, oleander-ish. Wet: Yes, that definitely smells like Oleanders Drydown: Dried to a papery floral scent, but not the type of florals I'd wear. Conclusion: Sell imp

Absinthe: In the bottle: Ouuuu, smells kinda like candy. Minty, lemony candy, not sugary candy. Wet: Gyeah, the mint comes right out. Ah, Now I smell the anise, but strangely, it's not in a bad way. Strange, because I don't like black licorice. Drydown: It fades very quickly, and the only lingering bit that's left is the anise. Conclusion: sell imp

Gluttony: In the bottle: Oh. My. God. This smells like the yummiest sugar cookies in the WORLD Wet: I can totally smell the toffee. Hey, do you remember the "sugar cookie" candles at Illumination? That's what this smells like! Drydown: It's calmed down a bit.. can still smell the toffee, and now I can get the hazelnut and vanilla. Sill don't smell the chocolate. This really makes me want sweets, though. Seems like it's a scent for a colder day. UPDATE: It smells like my vanilla caramel black tea... NUMMY. Conclusion: keep imp, test more

Alice: In the bottle: Yknow, I don't think the combination of milk, honey, and carnation really work well.. we'll see... Wet: It smells...really...little-girl-ish Drydown: Er.. I got distracted, so it's been quite a while and I have the smell of garlic in my nose... And with that this smells... nice.. light.. and I don't know if I'll wear it. Conclusion: keep imp, test again

Dragon's Milk: In the bottle: Mm-mm... smells like vanilla and the slightest hint of cherries Wet: first off, omigod it goes on thick! physically, I mean. Okay, now, smellies. The vanilla smells a little..fake. Maybe that's the dragon's blood resin coming out? Drydown: Smells like Ny-Quill. Almost exactly. Darn. Conclusion: sell imp

In the bottle: Ohgod! Clean, and the tiniest hint of lemon verbana and tea! I hope this smells as yummy on me! (Though my finances don't) Wet: YES it still smells like the verbana with the tiniest hint of tea! Drydown: Still on the verbana bandwagon... do be do, Courtney is happy! (except with the fact that it's fading fast) Conclusion: Keep imp