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In the imp: An ambery, warm floral with a hint of sweetness to it. On my skin: This starts out very nicely, if a bit faint, before turning into baby powder on me.

In the imp: Very faint slightly floral/spicy smell. Can't pick out any notes in this one. On my skin: This is still very faint on me, but I think the rose is starting to bloom a bit. A bit later: The rose is definately going soapy on me. :/

In the imp: A juicy ruby red grapefruit. On my skin: The smell of grapefruit being immediately sucked up by my skin which is a shame because I love grapefruit. :/

In the imp: Cool florals with a bit of sharpness. On my skin: Cool sharpness now. D: This is reminding me of some sort of cleaning product I can't quite put my finger on now. It's a bit lemony. Later on: Whatever was causing the sharpness has backed off a bit. This isn't agreeing with me at all.

In the imp: Super sweet mint. On my skin: Still supersweet mint with the addition of a faint hint of juniper. This is a very crisp and refreshing scent; however, I think it's a bit too much fo me.

In the imp: Sharp and green. On my skin: Superpine and nothing else. Later on: Still piney.

In the imp: Spicy musk. Roses usually go to soap on me, so it'll be interesting to see what these two roses do. On my skin: This one morphed quite a bit after application, but it eventually and predictably turned into soap in the end. :/

In the imp: Musky, a bit sweet, certainly all up in my face. On my skin: The black currant comes through in this mostly with just a hint of lavender lurking in the shadows. Later on: More lavender now than currant. It's pleasant but not really for me.

In the imp: A wild party of florals and all sorts of stuff. I can't pick out any single note in this. On my skin: Fruit that gradually fades to nothing as my skin sucks it in. Not even the honey has made an appearance. :/

In the imp: Like a root was snapped open and stuffed into the vial. The oil itself is unexpectedly thick, just like sap. On my skin: It becomes a bit less rooty and a bit more earthy. It's also rather faint which is odd because there's a gurgly puddle of the stuff on my arm. This one really isn't doing anything for me.

In the imp: Delicious greens and sweetness. It's as though someone is holding a ripe fig and assorted greenery under my nose. On my skin: Did I say delicious? I meant OMG. Strangler Fig has become this delicious golden honeyed fig on me with just a bit of green floating around to give it some bite. Why wait for the drydown when I can order a 10ml right now?

In the imp: Liquid soap. Huh? Where's all that opiatic goodness? :| On my skin: On application, this turns into a real fierce floral. It's sweet and sassy and slapping my tender olfactory nerves around. Nothing dreamy and hazy about this one. It eventually starts turning into liquid soap on me. Naughty chemistry! Later on: Spicy floral soap.

In the imp: Very interesting. This certainly smells like a guy scent, but more in control of itself. This is cool, calm, and collected. On my skin: Oh my goodness. This is schweet! It's green and a bit aquatic without making me think of Marshall's antiperspirant, spicy without making me feel like I shoved a lit stick of incense up my nose, and sweet without being bothersome. It's warm, inviting, and strong; I love it! This is a definate bottle purchase.

While it smelled rather interesting in the imp, on me it turns into a strange, spicy unplesantness. It smells like a mushroom spritzed with some sort of perfume.

In the imp: Dry, grey, mushroomy dirt. I've been hearing wonderful things about this, though, so I wanted to try it anyway despite De=dirt not really being a note I like. On my skin: I would become an earthworm and eat dirt if it smelled this delicious. Bottle, definately.

In the imp: Fruity vodka. The apple and lime are most prominent. Slight hint of mint in the back. On my skin: Mintmintmint. Not smelling anything else except the mint. Later on: Mint toothpaste. Alright. :/

In the imp: Sweet plum rounded out by the chrysanthemum and edged with carnation. This smells like so much fun! On my skin: The carnation really heats up once on. As it gets spicier, it starts to remind me of potpourri. Not really digging this one as spicy isn't really my thing.

I've been wanting to try this one for awhile because I'm friends with civet, and the civet with florals just sounded interesting. In the imp: I can see where the plastic/band-aid comparisons come from, but giving it a deeper sniff, that's definately narcissus. Oddly, I don't really smell the civet in this at all. Usually that's the first note I pick up in a civet-containing oil. On the skin: Still smelling the narcissus. My skin usually amps civet a bit, but it's not doing it with this one. Later on: The civet has gradually skulked its way out of the shadows to make an appearance. It's not very strong, but it does give the narcissus a little oomph. I kinda like this one even if it is a bit soft for my tastes. It seems to take its sweet time coming around, like a lady playing hard-to-get.

In the imp: Sweet florals gently weighted down. This scent smells a little sad to me. On the skin: A certain spiciness springs to life on application, but overall, Sheol is just kinda "blah" on me. It's not weakly slinking off, and yet it feels like it wants to do so much more on my skin.

It smelled perfumey in the imp, a bit dry and sweet, but I figured I'd give it a shot anyway. Ozy instantly went from 0 to swap pile in 2 seconds, although my skin's reaction to it wasn't as bad as Hamadryad and The Coiled Serpent.

In the imp: Hard to describe. A little spicy, a little sweet, a little woody with just a hint of plum. On my skin: I can't pick out any notes, but the smell reminds me of how a nursery smells. It eventually starts to mellow out into spicy fruit. Later on: Mostly spicy now with a slight tinge of fruity sweetness.

In the imp: Smooth, buttery woods and herbs. Oooooo. On my skin: This sweetens and greens up on application some, but it still remains quite smooth. I'm not much of a "green" oil wearer, but I can definately see myself wearing this. It's quite clean and refreshing, good for spring and summer. Later on: Not so sweet anymore, although it still smells soft and green to me. This one definately is going on the future bottle purchase list!

In the imp: Musky herbs. On my skin: On application, it starts to sweeten, rounding out the musk and herbs. It's starting to remind me of incense almost. Later on: This turned to powder it seems. :/

In the imp: Super sweet banana with a juicy edge to it. On my skin: The apple roars to the front and is eventually joined by the chili pepper. Eventually, the coconut starts to round out the sweet and spicy. This is really quite delicious. Some of the other fruit-containing oils I've tried seemed a little too sweet to me, but this is well-rounded.

In the imp: Sweet honey, fresh wildflowers like those I buy at the farmers market. A very clean and cool scent despite the sweetness. On my skin: Starts out with the delicious honey, then fades away to powder. Later on: Still powder.