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2017 Beautiful soft white cake and incense, with a little bit of red currant. Stays pretty true the whole wear. Lovely!

First I get pure, true pumpkin and a little bit of spice, and it reminds me of pumpkin muffins I recently made. As it dries I get more creaminess, and the cardamom and ginger stand out though I get touches of allspice. On deeper sniffs and as it lingers I get the tea.

2017 version A lot like Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a blast of frigid air but with greenery. Fades to a chilly, sweet floral.

This mostly fresh orange blossom and vanilla on me, but there is something dark and sultry lurking beneath.

In the imp I get super sweet, dark, sugary rum, but no booze. Like rum syrup. There's a fruitiness as well. Wet: Sugary rum, but boozier. There is something that smells vaguely banana-y underneath. Dry: Rum and bananas.

Fresh, pink rose and I agree with zankoku_zen, very rosewater-y. I get a sprinkling of white sugar over the top, and I think a little vanilla. Completely dry I get a clean freshness that I associate with white musk as well.

Threatened to go screechy on me, but settled down fine! I get the Chanel No.5, lavender, a classic men's cologne in that order and if I really sniff I get the Snake Oil underneath all of that. It's heady, floral, and a little powdery but in an elegant way. It's definitely a big, bold, glamorous scent.

This is just as I hoped! A beautiful dark, juicy pomegranate. Sweet but with bit of tartness, wet it almost reads powdery but dry it comes off as deep and velvety.

Very comforting scent. In the bottle I get cocoa, with coffee, almond, and rum primarily. Wet it's a dry cocoa with coffee, vanilla, and cardamom. It gets sweeter and creamier as it dries down and the notes harder to distinguish. Sweet, creamy chocolate with a bit of coffee is mainly what I get. Absolutely delicious!

Very fluffy vanilla and coconut cream, with just a hint of tiare flower. Very different than CVBT on me, which was tropical and more coconut heavy.

This starts out quite herbal on my skin, and sweetens up as it dries. It's dark, heavy resins but not in a bad way at all. It stays a little green and herbal on me, I want to call it rugged almost.

In the imp: woody and scorched. I think a combo of oud and black pepper. Wet: Getting a some red musk and amber, but it is still very dry and scorched. Dry: absolutely nothing sweet about this blend on me. Arid and stifling. Primarily red musk, oudh, and black pepper.

Maybe layering something pink and sugary over something a little more sinister? The first thing I thought of for her was High-Strung Daisies Ack, I think I had High-Strung Daisies long ago, but swapped it away. Not sure I really have much in the way of sugary scents in general, other than maybe Midnight on the Midway. Hmm maybe something with roses, like Sin layered with rose. Or maybe a tea scent?

Maybe layering something pink and sugary over something a little more sinister? The first thing I thought of for her was High-Strung Daisies

Beautiful creamy pink rose! The orris doesn't overpower and go weird musty sweet like it usually does on me. The coconut is very creamy but the actual coconutiness of it is quite light. Smells like a princess! Good back up for when some of my other creamy pink roses run out.

In the imp: spicy cherry candy Wet: cherry starts going a little cough-syrupy. I think the ultra-sweet cherry I get from DBR is pushing the cherry much too sweet and the clove is quite strong as well. Dry: Much more restrained cherry, I think the myrrh is really holding down the fort, and the spice settled down as well. Surprised about how the DBR is working on my skin

Mmm dark musky tea. I agree with LizzieLuck, this is like a dark Dorian. The little bite from the licorice replaces the lemon in my mind. This one is fairly light, and not too strong on the licorice for me. A very cozy tea scent.

I agree that this is quite light, but not in a bad way at all! Sometimes I find spice to be too heavy, but it's well balanced in this HG and really lets the apple shine. I get apple and a good dose of brown sugar, with light spices, and a little brightness from the lemon and orange. It smells like the perfect cider. Decent throw.

A beautiful musky rose scent. Sweet and heavenly, curling around like a decadent pink cloud. This is for sure a new favorite rose scent!

In the imp: dry and herbal, almost grassy hyssop. Wet: Hyssop and frankincense. Green incense Dry: pretty much the same. Feels like a drying meadow.

In the imp: super sweet pomegranate syrup. Wet: Less sweet pomegranate and a tiny bit of red rose. Dry: The rose and pomegranate combination is gorgeous. I get red rose, but it is softened by the fruity sweetness of the pomegranate. Youthful and playful but not girlish to me.

The essence of honesty, integrity, and veracity: frankincense, white carnation, angelica, chamomile, and heliotrope. Gritty, bright frankincense and a little carnation. I swear I get cedar too. Soft, woodsy-floral powder on me.

Wow this is the first time I've really enjoyed violets on my skin that I can recall. They do not go too sweet or powdery on me. Nice mysterious flowers with a good dose of sweet incense and tonka. A swirling, narcotic blend.

In the imp: syrupy and sweet. Like a buttery toffee drink. Wet: Buttery toffee and hints of tart cherry. Dry: It smells like Christmas. There's a delicious buttery, generalizes "sweets" smell with hints of tart cherry (and maybe pineapple if I search). A delicious foodie scent, and I want to eat something that smells like this!

I LOVE dry cocoa scents. This is a rich dark cocoa and light dusting of sweet cinnamon with bit of a creaminess underneath.