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Hunger Moon starts out very chilly and woodsy, with a hint of citrus behind the pine. But the citrus fairly quickly comes to the forefront and melds with the pine. Then the pine seems to disappear all together, leaving a rather nice citrusy/herby scent. It's clean and cold, with a fairly light throw. I like it well enough, but I'm not sure whether I like it enough to keep it or not.

At first Lycaon is very like Wolf Moon with the scent of evergreen trees. But the evergreen quickly faded out, leaving a somewhat sweet, warm, almost furry scent that makes me feel like I've been wrapped up in a warm blanket on a cold winter night and I'm sitting in front of the fire. It's not too strong, but it's a very comforting scent. I love it.

The first thing I smell with Wolf Moon is the pine and cedar. They're strong, but not overpowering. It's just like stepping outside on a cold, snowy morning in the middle of a forest. It's absolutely lovely, and I'm very glad I got a bottle.

This was a frimp from the lab, and I'm so glad they included it since I doubt I would have picked it on my own. It's just so yummy. Lots of sweet, fruity berries. I'll definitely have to wear this one in moderation so that the berries aren't overwhelming, but it'll be perfect for summer.

Oh, wow, was this scent accurately named. It's exactly what I had hoped for: sweet chocolate brownies and hot chocolate. It makes me want to gnaw my wrist off, and now I have to go hunt up some edible chocolate. Yum.

Oh, wow. I am in love with teh Smut. It's sweet, smoky musk that is absolutely delicious, and my skin loves it. It lasts, it has a very nice throw, and I will definitely be getting at least one bottle of the new one.

Strawberry Moon is a blending of strawberries and cream with light, dry lotus and soft ylang ylang and a touch of green tea and sage to bring it closer to Earth. Ah, lovely lovely strawberries. After it dries there's the barest hint of something slightly artificial, rather akin to a Strawberry Shortcake doll, but overall it's just nice, juicy strawberries. Oh, how I wish I had a bottle.

As several others have said: Orange Spice Tea. The orange manages to be obvious without being overpowering, which is nice and not what I've come to expect from anything even remotely related to citrus. However, it's still not really the type of scent that smells good on me, so off to the swaps it goes.

The first sniff: Oh, no. The dreaded stompy citrus is out in full force. On me: Yep, there it is. I smell like furniture polish. It's not quite Lemon Pledge, but it's definitely in the same family. I think there may be some sort of floral way off in the background, but it's faint and the citrus is stomping all over it with it's stompy boots of citrusy death. Off to the swaps.

Tombstone starts off with a very strong mix of woody scents and something else that I can't quite identify. That something else quickly morphs into root beer, but not just any old root beer. No, it morphs into a root beer sucker, and then promptly takes over and stomps everything else into the ground. And while I do love root beer suckers, I don't really want to smell like one.

Ooh, lovely, lovely cupcakes. It starts off smelling almost just like yellow cake batter, and then a hint of buttercream pops up, and it's just yummy. I want to eat my wrist. I am so, so glad that I managed to get two imps of this at a very reasonable price.

Creepy is absolutely delicious. I'm not getting any apple from it, but the caramel and butterscotch are so wonderful that I don't care. Creepy is a wonderful fall scent, and I am so happy that I got a bottle.

Carfax is green herbs, something slightly mossy, and lots of cedar trees. Overall it's quite a nice scent, and I'm sure that it would be wonderful on someone else, but it's a bit too masculine smelling on me. Off to the swaps.

Apparently I have some odd skin chemistry as Zombi smells like nothing more than cleaning fluid on me. It's not a really sharp cleaning fluid, but then I don't want to smell like cleaning fluid at all, no matter how sharp it is. And I really wanted to like this one, too. Off to the swaps, and someone with more normal skin chemistry.

Thalia is very nice in the imp and wet. It's a sweet, light floral that I rather enjoy. However, after about fifteen minutes it vanishes completely. No more scent at all. Nothing. Off to the swaps.

In the bottle: cherry and almond booze On me: really, really strong cherry and almond booze I wanted to like this one, but the scent it entirely too overpowering and gives me a headache, plus the boozy element has a tendency to make me slightly nauseous. Definitely off to the swaps pile.

The scent of Irish coffee, dusty tomes and polished oakwood halls. *sniffs wrist, and then attempts to type with said wrist attached to my nose* Misk U. is coffee and hazelnut and something else that I can't quite identify but smells absolutely heavenly. It's absolutely delicious, and I'm very hard pressed not to lick my wrist. A bottle of this is definitely in my future. In conclusion, Misk U. is absolute coffee-flavored love.

Unlike lots of other people, I'm not getting any lemon or baby powder from this at all. On me, it's warm and slightly sweet and spicy and incensey and makes me feel like I smell damn good. Follow Me Boy loves me, and the feeling is mutual. I will be getting a bottle of this in the future.

Two, Five & Seven was terribly disappointing. I was expecting all sorts of nice rose scents, and all I got was some sort of lemony cleaning fluid. And I do not like smelling like lemony cleaning fluid, or any sort of cleaning fluid, really. Off to the swaps pile.

I had high hopes for Lick It Again, and unfortunately they were all dashed. In the bottle it's all extremely stong peppermint, and on me it turns into pepperminty menthol. Since I have no desire to go around smelling like Vicks, this goes to the swap pile.

In the imp Desdemona smells nice enough, but on me Dad and I both agree that it turns into nothing more than Lemon Pledge with a bare hint of floral. I feel rather akin to a freshly-dusted table. Off to the swap pile.