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YUM. Gingery, vanilla-y musk. This reminds me a bit of Shub, but I like this better. If it's ever resurrected I'll be all over this one; it smells divine and I get the appeal it has for so many.

This manages to smell like both dry stones and an aquatic on me. Interesting. It's very manly and I don't think I could pull off wearing it, but I like it--most oils like this smell like dryer sheets or soap on me and this doesn't. Not *me*, but not bad.

I passed on this one and now I'm kicking myself. It smells fantastic! Very musky, sweet and fruity from the wine, and just a teeny bit smoky. It's very rich and deep and dark and I want more.

The yuzu in this is almost too sharp when it's wet--very astringent and powerful. The cherry blossom really blooms (haw!) as it dries, though, and this becomes a gorgeous citrusy/floral candylike scent. It's bright and happy with great throw and is getting stronger the longer I wear it! I really like it. Added: the drydown on this, a couple of hours later, is pure Tiki Queen on me. If you're looking for a GC equivalent of Tiki Queen, do try this!

The pepper in this is quite something--spicy and gives the blend a great kick. The amber is deep and sweet. I don't smell the honeysuckle and passion flower specifically; there's just a nice sweetness. This is feminine but with an edge from the pepper. Very bright and perky! I'm still not 100% sure how well pepper likes my skin but I'll be giving this one a second try for sure.

Oh, this is *delicious*. Dry, coconutty musk. It's a bit sweet and faintly incense-y, and very sexy. This is the closest thing to Tiki King in the GC that I've smelled. It's got fantastic throw, too--I've got 5 or 6 scents on at the moment and this is the one I keep getting whiffs of! A winner.

This begins as rum and musk...mmm. I've had problems with bay rum on my skin in the past so I passed over Frederic when it was on sale, but maybe I was too hasty? Hmm. Drying...here comes the salty woods and a LOT of patchouli. Whew! This is pretty manly but not exclusively so. If the currant and rose show up, this might actually be great but I'm not smelling them. It's a very evocative oil though--glad I got to try it!

Oh, sexy. White musk and black coconut! And a hint of lemon...if I were blindfolded I'd guess this was Tiki King, except that it's much earthier thanks to the vetiver. This is gorgeous and mellow.

Fruity bubblegum!! This reminds me a lot of Jailbait. There's a bit of pepper in there that keeps this from going into sweetness overload. It's light, it's fun, it's yummy! Really like this one.

I was expecting an all-out mint assault from Gennivre but instead it's a smooth tea leaf and lemongrass on me, with just a hint of mintiness and a lot of sweetness from the sugar cane and honey. It's quite pleasant and refreshing like mint tea is on a hot day, and not overly...well, not overly *anything*, it's nice and subtle. The longer I wear it the more the lemongrass is making its presence known. This won't be bottle-worthy but it's nice.

The lightest vetiver blend I've ever tried--in color and in scent. This actually smells more like lemony dryer sheets than anything else. A tangy woodiness underneath it all but mostly, fresh clean lemon.

Reminds me a bit of Tiki Queen and Pele--huh? I'm not sure why that's happening. Unfortunately, the sweet pea is turning into soap on me very quickly. I do get a hint of sage from this that's very appealing but otherwise...soap!

I rarely meet a red musk blend that I don't love...this is a good one! The cocoa and tonka are rich and sweet and the musk sexes things up fabulously. More sweetness from the tobacco and a citrusy kick from the mandarin. This actually smelled like some kind of soda on me wet; it's much, much better dried down. Foody and yummy.

Ooh, I like this. Tropical fruits (mmm, reminds me of Manila) and golden amber, with some green notes and flowers...this is just a really nicely blended fruity floral that doesn't go all soapy or overly sweet thanks to that gorgeous amber. Makes me think of the jungle! As it should. Nice!

I'm getting tons of cedar from this too. I guess that's the petitgrain? It's just very, very woody with some patchouli in there too. I'm sad that I can't smell the cassis.

Wet: FIR OVERLOAD OMG. Dry: Oooh, black musk, you sexy beast. The clove and cumin give this a bit of a spice rack quality. That combined with the mint and citrus makes this really...odd...the sexiness of the black musk with all of those foody spices is kind of bizarre. I bet this would smell better on a guy than on me.

Green and orchidy. I'm not getting the currant note--rats! I see why some have compared this to Morgause but I liked Morgause better. This is just kind of eh on me.

Orange rind, plumeria...something bitter about this that I don't like. That smoky quality is making me think of burnt orange peel. Never get involved with an imp whose name you can't spell is my new philosophy.

A nice blend of florals when wet. Dried down into jasmine city on me and reminded me a bit of bug spray. Grrr!

*sniffs arm* *looks at imp label* *looks at color of oil* This...smells almost exactly like aged Snake Oil on me. WTF? It's amazing! The only difference is that it's not quite as sweet. Sort of a man's version of Snake Oil, maybe? Delicious, dark, and gorgeous. Anyone who has trouble wearing fresh Snake Oil and wants to know what it's like aged should give Czernobog a try. I never saw this coming but it's fantastic.

Smoky lavender and sandalwood. This is awfully relaxing, but a little bit on the masculine side.

Sweet, plummy incense. I like it in the imp, but the lab's plum note has a tendency to smell like a plum candle on me. I wish it didn't because I love plums! But no.

Lots of patchouli and cypress with spiced figs. The woodiness is a little too strong for the rest of the notes; I wish I could get more of the rose and tonka! Nice enough; nothing outstanding.

This started out as a surprisingly light musk. Yeah, I was confused too. Dry, it's deep and dark...musky, spicy, a little woody. The patchouli is not jumping out in this blend. Quite sexy, and this has a really lovely color too. I may save this for autumn.

Heavy on the magnolia and I'm not nuts about that smell. It makes me a little queasy. There's a sweetness from the mandarin and some spices and musk but mostly it's magnoliamagnoliamagnolia. I'll stick with the nail polish!