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Wet, this is slightly smokey, sweet and woody. Once dry, however, the vanilla comes forward and once dry Tombstone is almost pure vanilla on me. The cedar gives the scent a warm, dry base, but it's barely detectable. It's a very nice vanilla, maybe my favorite BPAL vanilla so far. And I loves me some vanilla, so this is a winner.

I love the smell of chai tea and was hoping this would come close. I am not disappointed; this is the scent of spicy chai tea on me. Now, I love Bengal, it's cinnamon tea with honey on me. However, I tend to amp the honey in Bengal which sometimes makes it too sweet and cloying. The Lion is only cinnamon, dry, hot cinnamon on me. This, however is perfect. A well blended mix of exotic spices, just as I had hoped for. It's sweeter than I expected and the cinnamon behaves very nicely towards the other spices. Once fully dry, there's a lovely warm, smooth glow to this scent. Medium throw and staying power. Spice heaven. A new favorite.

Wet, this reminds me a lot of White Rabbit - milk and clean cotton sheets. It sweetens as it dries, however, as the honey steps forward. At one stage it reminden me of a lighter, cleaner, more innocent version of O mixed with a dollop of cream. It dries down to a clean, "natural" skin scent. Creamy, sweet in a non-cloying way with a hint of powder to make i even smoother and softer. Lovely.

Milk is one of my favorite notes, so obviously I had to try Nonae Caprotina. I love Milk Moon 2007 and I hoped that this would be similar, only without the tangy grape note that MM07 has. I am not disappointed. It's sweet, almost sugary, creamy milk with the myrrh to give it a bit of depth and smoothness. Depending on my varying skin chemistry this almost gets a little too sweet and sugary at times, but most of the time it's just right. Beautiful and just what I hoped for. I'm glad I have two bottles of it.

Ooops! The e-mail from the lab was in my junk mail folder! I feel so stupid. It turned out that there was a problem with my order (no shipping address) and the lab did e-mail me about it. I can't wait to get my order.

I made an order (european order) for two bottles of Nonae Caprotina on June 30. I havent got any CnS and international orders that was made after June 30 has been shipped. I e-mailed the lab last week to inquire about my order but I haven't had any answer from them. Should I e-mail the lab again? How long does it usually take for them to answer e-mails? Is Nonae Caprotina backordered?

At first this is sweet, slightly plasticky vanilla on me. I have never smelled root beer, so I wouldn't know if this smells anything like that. It dries down to a warm and slightly spicy, almost woodsy vanilla. Nice.

I thought it was just me having weird skin chemistry - Squirting Cucumber smelled exactly like lily of the valley on me too when I tried it.

Croquet starts out juicy, sparkly and fruity. As it dries down it gets a little rounder and deeper as the musk and patchouli comes forward. It settles in to a fruity-green musk. Summery and bright without being too sweet or too citrussy-tangy.

Actually I was thinking rose, too. One scent that smells indian to me is the scent of rosewater. The rosewater I sometimes use smells like incensy rose. Scherezade smelled like rose incense to me when I tried it, but maybe that's just my nose being weird. Just a note on neem - neem oil smells vile, like burned garlic. I assume the fresh or dried plant smells better? I've never heard of it being used in incense though.

None of the other Ars Draconis scents I've tried has worked out for me, but this one kind of does. I guess I'm not a big fan of Dragon's Blood. This is deep musk combined with the resiny sweetness of Dragons Blood - sexy and a little dark. After a while it gets lighter and even sweeter and almost floral, but with a warm, musky undertone. I'm not in love with it, but I'm pleasantly surprised.

Yep, there's the furry coyote basking in the sun on the dry, grassy plains. Oh, and look, it has cubs! Sweeter, softer, not quite as musky as their parent and very cuddly. Dry, sweet grass, dirt and musk. After some time the amber comes forward and makes the scent smoother, sweeter and almost a little creamy. It's a wonderful, comforting scent in all it's stages and my favorite bpal-musk so far. I can't categorize this as feminine or masculine; I love this on me and I think this would totally work on a man as well.

Samhain 2007 on me is: eating spicy apple-pie outside on a crisp autumn day. It's all apples and spices: foody and slightly sweet, and the apples gives this scent a fresh, crisp quality. After a couple of hours it becomes creamier and sweeter and almost vanilla-y. Good staying power, not too much throw. Very nice.

Oh, this is gorgeous! Once dry Antique Lace is almost entirely vanilla on me, but it's a dry, soft vanilla with a hint of something that could be white musk in the background. As for the flowers – I'm not even sure I can smell them at all, they are very, very faint. Lovely.

On me, Casanova is men's cologne. A little generic, but nice. Masculine, yet quite elegant; fresh, herbal and a little leather-y. I wouldn't mind smelling this on a man at all.