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In the bottle: musky amber orange. Wet: pretty much same as in the bottle. Dry: still that deep musky amber at the center of everything. The orange blossom, saffron, and orange/bergamot are all made very blurry by it. I can identify the orange but it's not bright or juicy. It's all warm and hazy. It makes me think of a red sky sunset.

In the bottle: creamy coconut, a thick haze of florals, and some light juicy green notes. Wet: the coconut is softer, the florals a bit headier and I get a tiny bit of aquatic freshness and lime. Dry: definitely get that white amber base, sweet and warm, helping meld all the notes. I can't pick out the coconut very well anymore, it sort of wafts in and out. The florals are hard to pick apart, they're soft and humid, very light headiness wafting around. I can pick out the lemongrass and lime brightening the scent. It's gorgeous, a bubbly yet sophisticated tropical beach scent.

In the bottle I get a very salty orange blossom. Deep aquatic salty. On my skin it is a beautiful salty ocean breeze scent with the orange blossom beautiful intertwined. It's headiness makes it humid and tropical without the typical sweetness/fruitiness of tropical scents. As it sits I get more and more orange blossom. It just screams beach on me and I love it. I agree that it's very sexy. It has a sort of wild, carefree thing going on. Very strong throw on me.

Bright, cool water. On me it is a soft watery juniper and pine scent. Very gentle and lightly sweet, with a bit of bergamot. It stays very soft on me.. On my husband it is stronger and more bracing, sort of peppery. I think it will be shared between us and I think both outcomes are quite good though very different.

Sniffing in the imp blind I get a much less smoky scent than I had anticipated based on the name. It's smooth and warm, pretty sure I get some tobacco and maybe amber. Kind of swirly. On wet it's similar but muskier. Looking at the notes it clicks that I'm getting ambergris, it has that lighter more skin musk-like quality. As it dries I get more of the dark musk and incense. Never get leather specifically but if it's here it's a very soft leather. Everything melds very well. To me it's in the family of Hag Grey. Warm, musky, lightly sweet.

In the imp and on wet I get a swirly, fruity incense. It continues to get fruitier bc DBR just tends to do that on me. Sort of a deep red chewy fruit situation with the incense less apparent as it settles. It's not shouty, it's a nice smooth fruit but I'm missing the incense.

Sniffing this in the imp blind I am shocked looking at the notes. Deep and whispy are perfect words for this. It is dark but not heavy, smoky, or any of the other things I usually associate with vetiver or things described as burnt. It is very smooth dark wood with a lightness that I can't place. On wet it gets a fresh almost grassy quality. Crisp, almost minty. This is the most pleasant experience I've had with vetiver on my skin. It's swirling and the woods come in and smooth it out some more. Dry: this reminds me of something but I can't place it. I'm so happy I got this frimped because I would never have tried it on my own. It is gorgeous, dark and smooth but not heavy. When I sniff deeply I get a touch of pleasant (not sharp or bbq-y) smoke that adds depth. I'm really loving the fresh green quality. It is so hard to describe but if I had to assign a colour it would be a very deep teal. Might need to pick up a bottle!

In the imp: crisp lemon and sandalwood. Very light and airy. Wet: okay that is lemongrass. Much greener but still lemony. I'm getting sandalwood and some heavier notes, it's getting woodier and earthier. Dry: okay I definitely get the cedar and patchouli in the base, it's earthy but it stays overall very light. The lemongrass really lifts the whole scent. I think I get some of the indolic headiness from the jasmine but can't pick out the rose. A very bright incense, with a very raw/natural quality to it.

I'm definitely seeing the comparisons to Hag Grey, Zorya P, and Pediophobia. But if I had to pick one I'd say it is most like Hag Grey, but it definitely has some differences. There's that warmish ambergris with tobacco flower instead of white tobacco, but it has a similar effect. The lavender is present but so well melded with the other notes. I can't pick out the white oud but I'm sure it's contributing to the depth. It's a rich, yet floaty scent. Almost vanillic. Great throw.

In the bottle and fresh-on I get a fruity-creamy pina colada type scent. Pretty sure I get both coconut and pineapple. On my skin it gets a bit darker and more syrupy, and I definitely get a slightly boozy wine note. It's not a dark scent, just more red fruit notes now. Maybe a touch of rum? Absolutely delicious.

Delicate is a perfect word for this. In the bottle I get lots of creamy rice milk, lightly sweet, with just a hint of mango. On wet the mango gets very juicy and overtakes the rice milk for a moment. Dry it is more in balance. The rice milk is less creamy, more starchy (I mean this in the best way, it is something special about rice notes that I love). It reminds me a lot of The Moon Reflected in Every Rice Paddy, very floaty and ethereal. The mango melds into it and is transformed. If you're looking for a super drippy mango nectar scent this isn't it, but it is absolutely gorgeous and so complex. Medium throw on me.

In the imp: deep cocoa and red wine. Luxurious. Wet: still deep cocoa and red wine, but there's more sweetness and a bit of incense is coming through. I fear the blood might be DBR (maybe the rum?) Dry: Gets less sweet again, and if the blood is DBR is doesn't get sharp-fruity-shouty like it tends to on me. I'd say at this stage it's mostly about the wine and incense, mellow red fruit and smoke with a bit of that bitterish cocoa underneath. I think some of the mellow sweetness is the rum. The scent is really smooth and luxurious. I could definitely see myself wearing this in the winter

Really sexy syrupy scent. Not overly sweet but has a deep, viscous sweetness. The red musk has a fruity sort of quality. A warm, musky scent with a touch of smoke. The opium is very interesting and makes the scent quite alluring.

In the imp: sharp smoke. Very intense vetiver situation. Sharp grassy smoke. Wet: still super intense vetiver-smoke but now I get a bit of incense at the heart which softens the scent just a Tiny bit and gives an itty bitty bit of sweetness. I think it might be myrrh but it is buried beneath sharp smoke. Dry: the incense cannot be detected any longer specifically, but the sharpness has overall decreased. Still a dark, sooty vetiver smoke scent. I get a sort of evergreen camphor edge now.

In the bottle this is just lovely. I'd put in the same family as Ode on Melancholy. Musky, soft florals. A bit sweet, very ethereal. But on my skin the orris turns it very dusty. The rose and ambrette save it for a bit but ultimately this doesn't work on me. Worth a shot!

Such a wonderful fresh scent. I love it in hot weather, but use it sometimes in winter too! A chilly citrusy snow, and I'm pretty sure I get a bit of evergreen (I think pine). Really freshens things up, clean in a not soapy way.

I've been lurking here a bit but haven't had a real solid exercise habit over the winter - when it's cold I just want to curl into a ball and not move. But now that it has been warming up the husband and I are attempting to get into the habit of running again, and so I'm using scent as fun motivating part of the ritual (hoping I won't start associating certain ones with running and dread them!) Today I put on Psionicist and found it nice and bracing, just the pick me up I needed.

The Illustrated Woman from CD might work: Skin musk, smoky vanilla, pine pitch, patchouli, Indian resins, golden honey, and tobacco

In the imp I get mostly popcorn, just a bit buttery with a little cranberry tang at the edges. Fresh on it is pretty much the same, with the cranberry slowly advancing. The notes blend together quite a bit by the end and it is really interesting. The cranberries become less identifiably fruity and more just bright and tart. The butteriness fades a bit. It reads very festive but in a atypical way. Really loving this.

In the imp: red musk, amber, and whiskey. Billowy, warm, and just a tiny bit fruity. On my skin everything melds together more, though I get a tiny bit of hearthsmoke and maybe the tiniest hint of pine. It's a cozy, comforting scent. @groovyrooby mentioned it smells festive and I totally agree, though I can't really say why? It smells like being in a cozy holiday party (one with people you actually like) but I can't pin it to any of the notes. It smells like golden memories, and makes me really nostalgic for gatherings.

In the imp this is super moist (buttery? Idk how to describe but like a super fresh gingerbread cookie straight outta the oven). There's a bit of hazelnut behind it. On mu skin the gingerbread fades way way and this is a powdered sugar and nuts scent. Very warm and gourmand. Eventually they balance out a bit. Sweet in that rich, warm, brown way of holiday baking.

In the imp I get a warm, fuzzy brown musk with a chilly note surrounding it. If I sniff deeply I get a bit of that rose sap from Rose Red. I already see why it has gotten so much love. I get more of that chilly snow on my skin (Not minty, but not the pine-y snow either. Just cold. How does Beth do it?) It's sort of fluffy and the fuzziness of the musk amplifies it. It's a strange scent experience both cold and warm. I do just get a bit of rose hanging about, can't quite pin the type but I want to say red.

In the imp the first thing I get is sweet, breezy linden blossom. I get just a tiny bit of soil underneath that. There's a chill around the whole thing. On my skin it's similar but rounded out more with amber and musk. It's a bit sweeter, and has a soft musky resinous base to it now. I get a bit of iris, and luckily it's not going musty on me this time. The soil is barely there for me (which is fine, not a preferred note for me). It's cozy in a grey, rainy day sort of way. It smells like a sweater (but not like the sweater note from some recents BPALs if that makes sense). It's in the same family as Sapphics to me. It's very elegant. I really love this, and it will def get upgraded.

Okay I'm having a bit of a different experience. In the imp I'm smelling sticky weed and sweet whiskey (I want to say bourbon) and something that smells adjacent to banana taffy. On my skin the banana thing goes away and the weed gets a bit spicier. It reminds me of a fancy cannabis candle I sniffed one time. I rather like this, but don't know how often I'd wear it.

In the imp this is the spirit of holiday baking: sweet, rich, and spiced. On my skin the date, fig, and rum are most prominent initially with almond following closely. Luckily it stays more nutty and not cherryish. It's rich and chewy and just about the coziest thing I've ever sniffed. As it sits I get more orange and lemon brightening things up. This is a bottle and I'm definitely making Cucidati next year