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Phantasmagoria

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    Nocturne

    In the imp: Very strong flowery scent. Makes my stomach turn. Wet: Same... very strong, flowery, almost nauseating. Dry: A little better, it doesn't make me feel queasy when it's dry. Still strong, but also fresh. It has good staying power, I smelled it on my sheets the next morning. I give it 2/5
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    Vinland

    Vinland is very lovely. Makes me think of walking through a forest where it has just rained. It's flowery, but not too much so, and there's a background of green. Too bad it doesn't have any throw, and it doesn't last on me
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    Nefertiti

    Nefertiti is nicely balanced. I immediately notice the iris, and later pick up on something else (sandalwood?). If one could look into the past, they'd be caressed by this scent. Love it, but not in love with it.
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    Dorian

    Dorian makes #3 so far on my list of favorites, after Wanda and Snake Oil. He's a nice milky vanilla, and faintly tainted. Very much like Snake Oil, only no herb-y aroma. I would like Dorian better than Snake Oil if only he was more potent, had more throw, and if he would just stick around longer
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    Wanda

    My favorite so far! Wanda reminds me of Plum wine (and I LURVE Plum wine!). I do smell the leather, faintly. But I don't pick up anything else. 5ml on the way!
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    Absinthe

    Absinthe definitely smells alcoholic! but also like some kind of candy I tried ages ago when I was a kid... That's after the mint calms down, anyway. I'd give it 2.5 out of 5.
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    Blood Lotus

    Lush, velvet-red blooms born from the blood shed in the eternal battle between Set and Horus the Avenger. Inspired by Tammy Roth. Blood Lotus: One of the few scents I can really get a feel for, can really identify where they're going. Too bad I'm not crazy about it. It's one of those take-it-or-leave-it (more likely leave it). It's definitely morbid. I can pick up the flowery aspect, but just cannot get over the bloody haze. It really is reminiscent of blood , minus iron.
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    Phantasm

    Phantasm is more lemon-y than anything to me. But it isn't sour, maybe that's the green tea softening it. Like it, but not enough to buy a 5ml.
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    Grog

    When I opened my imp of Grog and smelled it, I almost recoiled. It isn't a bad smell, it's just VERY rich, buttery, creamy, STRONG. A little of this one goes a long way. It calms down when I put it on. I really like this one, it reminds me of Snickerdoodle coffee. And yes, butterscotch, as others have said.
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    Brisingamen

    Nice and flowery, like it but don't love it. Although I'll try and be crafty and make a bath bomb or something comparable, and I think that'll be divine!
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    Nosferatu

    Nosferatu, in the imp, is actually very BLUE to me. Others have said it's a deep red to them, but my immediate impression without having read other reviews was blue, and I could see an ocean in my mind's eye. It's a lot like Zest soap to me, in the imp. On: I'm still getting blue. It's not at all like decay, it's very fresh. I think it'll be GREAT in my locket!
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    New Orleans

    Whoa, spicy-jasmine! That's mostly what it is for me. I do pick up on the honeysuckle, but it's just choked by the spices. This one is very bold, very sharp. That's not to say that sharp is bad, it can be good. But this cuts like a wicked sharp knife. Definitely not for me.
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    Whip

    Yesterday, I took one whiff of this imp and put it away from me. Smelled like.... vomit. BUT, I understand from many here that a scent can be completely different on the skin versus in the imp. So today I put it on after washing off the powdery remains of Fallen. Definitely not vomit-y on my skin. Velvet, roses! And fine leather. But it isn't that sickly rose scent I get when I spray rose water in my hair. If I close my eyes I feel as if there is a huge, gorgeous red rose in front of me. I just may order a 5 ml. So lovely
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    Fallen

    This one is somewhat strong to me. Definitely THERE, if you follow. It doesn't change too much on me from wet to dry, it only gets a tad softer. I'm sitting here trying to decipher the different components with absolutely no luck. But the overall effect is pleasant. Makes me think of flowers. Perhaps that's the violet coming through. It's a keeper, I must try it in my locket (finally got it today!). EDIT: Alas! It hasn't been an hour, and it's gone powdery on me! Boo. Definitely gotta put it in my locket.
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    Depraved

    This one reminds me of potpourri and forests. Forests, especially, after a rain. Must be the black patchouli. It's quite strong when wet, a little weaker when dry. I think it'll probably last a while on me. Mmmmm, it's quite nice after it's been allowed to sit.
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    Pele

    I don't know how to pick out certain notes yet, but I like this one. Too bad it fades fast. At first it smells kind of.... incense-y, to me. After drying, it gets very mellow. It would probably be lurvely in a scent locket (I'm still waiting for mine!).
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    Dana O'Shee

    Dana O'Shee... mmm.... In the imp, it has a very alluring scent. When first put on, still very alluring. Sweet and somewhat fruity. But as it dries, it produces a smell reminiscent of baby powder. Not complaining, I like the smell of baby powder. I'd just like it to stay the way it is in the imp. It lasted for a good couple of hours. I like it, but more than likely won't purchase a 5 ml.
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