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First impression is a lemon drop that went slightly bad. I think the off-scent is the absinthe, which is not a good note on me. As the scent dries, I’m getting the mint and white chocolate and the absinthe seems to have gone away. It goes to pure candy on my skin, which won’t work for me at all.

The minute I opened the bottle to sniff, I thought "Peony Moon!" And it looks like there are some notes in common. (Peony Moon is one of my favorites). This scent is a bit more complex (more floral, I think) something of which keeps trying to go to soap on my skin. On the drydown--yeah, I'm getting soap. Something in it doesn't like my skin. In the bottle, it smells exquisite, though.

Starts off very much blueberry and lemon meringue (interesting combination—you wouldn’t think it would work, but it totally does). There is a touch of something off (hemlock) but it doesn’t ruin the scent. On drydown, I’m getting the pie crust, but just a little. On the whole, it’s nice and I think foodies will really love it. Lemon goes weird on my skin, so I’ll pass for getting a bottle, but will keep the decant. I think this’ll smell nice in the summertime.

Got a bottle of this in a swap. Fruity, fizzy and fun. And yeah, kinda weird. In a fun way.

The notes were pretty much win for me, but the grain went weird on my skin. Off to swaps.

Coconut, white amber, hazelnut, and anise. Very pleasant coconut and hazelnut. Didn't get anise at all. It's a keeper.

While it had a friendly, almost foody smell in the bottle, it was fail on my skin. I think it's the ginger--evidently, I can't carry off that note. Off to swaps.

Wet, this smelled so much like Tokyo Stomp that I felt it would be worth getting a bottle since I already had the other. Then the lime came into play and it just didn't work. I ran into the same problem last year with the Dark Chocolate and Key Lime. Looks like lime may be a death note for me. Also, I really like mint, so was kind of hoping that part would be stronger.

In the decant, this was a beautiful scent. And I used to do quite well with rose, especially white rose scents. Not Anymore. Didn't get the coconut or lavender at all. The white rose amped like whoa until it was almost a single note. Stupid skin chemistry! But in the decant? Gorgeous.

It smelled okay in the decant, mango with a touch of chocolate, but on my skin, this went horribly, horribly rancid. Had to wash it off.

A lovely, light peach, but not foody. And I don't know why, but for some reason, this scent reminds me of Halloween: New Orleans? I didn't think they had any notes in common. Nice scent for spring, very clean.

Biwa started out a lot like Thoos (probably due to the tangerine and white musk). Then the tagetes amped on me like whoa, which isn't one of my favorite scents. Within 30 minutes, this had gone to baby powder. Have to pass on this one.

Oooh, mango and tomato with a touch of red musk. Musk is touch and go with me, but this one seems to be working beautifully. I am so buying a bottle of this!

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Someone was sweet enough to frimp me a decant of this. I like fruit scents and really wanted to try it. Fruit Moon does not disappoint—it is ripe and juicy and gorgeous. Fruit scents don’t age as well as say, spicy, incense or musk blends, but with Fruit Moon smelling so nicely after 5 years, I can only imagine how wonderful it was when first introduced. I hope we get another Fruit Moon someday!

I wanted to try this one as tea scents are usually great on me and fruit usually does well. The only notes I was worried about were the violet (sometimes goes off, although is usually too light to matter) and the wormwood (absinthe), with which I have little experience. Getting mainly tea from this one, with a touch of fruit. It’s very pretty, light and probably more suited towards summer. Love it, but I already have a number of tea scents, so I’ll just make do with my decant.

I keep thinking that patchouli will work on me (my mom is fond of it and I don’t mind it), but for some reason, it goes odd on my skin. But that’s not what ruins Russian Dance for me. It’s the labdanum. That flat, almost metallic smell just turns my stomach. In the future, I need to avoid that note.

This was a gamble. There were several win notes in this for me and I was willing to risk a decant to try it. At first, there is a touch of sage (meh), then the vanilla and currant come out (pretty). The fruits then have their turn (nice) and finally the evil cedar has to ruin it all. Cedar makes my eyes water. But if you don’t have a problem with that note, this one might be worth a try.

Sweet brandy, dark rum, heavy cream, sugar, and a dash of nutmeg. I was a bit concerned about this one, as my skin amps booze like whoa, but for some reason, it faded within five minutes. Before that, I could get the rum, cream and sugar and per usual, the rum overwhelmed everything else. Although that is probably the skin chemistry acting out. Anyway, it didn’t work on me at all.

Oh, this is very, very pretty. My skin eats honey, but the mint and apple blossom are exquisite. But after a short while, I start to get powder. Woe. I really liked this one, too. ;_;

Pure candy. Getting sours, gumdrops and rock candy. I don’t like candy scents that much, so pass on this one.

Was really getting the dry leaves as I put this on, and then another note came out (the currant? Dunno what that smells like?) Whatever. It sweetens the dryness of the leaves. One does get a sense of that time of year after the leaves have fallen, but before the snow starts. That is what this smells like. I kinda like it, but probably won’t go for a bottle. Will keep the decant around to use in late October of next year!

Started off with chestnuts and orange, then the pine came in. It didn’t quite overpower the others, but actually blended quite well. Not picking up the other notes. I can see this being a holiday scent, and it is pleasant, but not quite me.

No idea what notes are supposed to be in this, as it turned to soap the minute it hit my skin.

Since there was no description, I tried to work out notes from the name. This is a very candy scent, although I’m also getting strong berries. There is a touch of sourness that reminds me of ale, just a bit. Mainly, though, it is berry candy. The BPTP scents for this Yule only came out in imp-size, but this seemed enough.