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Started out with sweet patchouli and champaca, but turned into a powdery orris single note on me. Worth a shot!

Anyone have recommendations for mulled cider scents? I have been loving apple lately!

In the vial: clove Wet: CLOVE-almost eye-watering. Dry: A spiced patchouli and cardamom combo that smells vaguely like cardboard.

In the decant: Herbal musk. A vague baking spice as well. Wet: Herbal muskiness with the addition of a smidge of coconut. Dry: Creamy coconut and lilac a tiny bit of vanilla tea, all under a haze of hyssop and musk. The hyssop is pushing this too herbal for my tastes unfortunately.

In the decant: Sharp cool pine and crystalline snow. Cold, nipping frost. Smells a lot like Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry to me. Wet: a good dose of apple sweetens the snow. Dry: There is a mix of apple, pine, rosewood all softened and subdued by a layer of snow. The snow is softer and sweeter than it had been in the vial. A very lovely blend, considering a bottle.

The rum and buttercream start out quite sweet and strong in this one with only light spices appearing. This scent also has crazy throw. After putting on I walked into the living room my roommate immediately asked "What smells like.. caramel? It smells like dessert in here." As it dries I get a little more coffee and a lot more spice. Cinnamon and clove are super apparent to my nose, but I get little whiffs of others here and there. The spices over sweet cream and coffee is delicious and feels so cozy. This one is getting me hyped for autumn.

I want to drink this out of the bottle. It is absolutely delicious smelling. The is a nice base of sugared cream, thick and rich but not too sweet smelling. There is a nice edge of whiskey and hefty dose of coffee that keeps everything in check. It is absolutely wonderful, with decent but not over-powering throw.

In the bottle: Sweet vanilla mint, and a little marshmallow fluffiness. Wet: Minty vanilla and a streak of red currant. Juicy but not too sweet. The mint is pretty subdued, so while it is similar to the Lick Its it is not nearly as minty (for me at least). Dry: The spun sugar, mallow, rose, and vanilla mint all come swirling together. It's a dreamy, creamy confection wonderland without being foody or extremely sweet. I still get just a touch of red currant and I think I detect a little frankincense underneath.This is an instant favorite for me.

Reminds me a great deal of Die Begierde. I get lots of rose water and a little splash of the greenish cognac. This has the effect of rose spun sugar to me. Very dreamy!

Primarily I get amber and steel. The warmth and sweetness of the amber I think is heightened by the vanilla. There does seem to be the faintest bit of spice as well. The steel for me is bright, and clean, though to emphasize not soapy. Beautiful and fairly subtle but not at all boring I think.

Fizzy and limey. Almost smells like soda. As it dries I get a cold minerally note that cuts through some of the initial sweetness. Definitely chaotic. Very interesting!

In the imp this was so sweet and fruity it made me recoil. As it dries the honey becomes more recognizable. It smells cherry-red to me. Like candy, or if someone turned the dial up on dragon's blood and mixed it with honey.

In the imp: amber and fruity musk, almost like a sheer red musk to me. There is also a wispy breath of clean white musk. Wet: the fruitiness fades back and it is more like black musk and amber. Still getting a clean white musk wafting in and out. Dry: The black musk lightens up a bit and it is balanced with the white musk. I get warm amber but also a cool-toned note in the background. Not metallic but something similar. I have a hard time summarizing this scent but it is gorgeous.

On me this stays pretty much the same the whole way through. Smooth myrrh and a pleasant metal tang, with a hint of sweet tobacco. Very mellow.

This warm and spicy scent is a nice counterpart to Bast. It's softer and fuzzier, but quite similar. It also reminds me a great deal of Aelian's Phoenix without the cocoa. It must be the cedar, which is light and fairly smooth for cedar. I don't know if it is the combination of musk and cedar but I am getting a soft fuzziness I often associate with sandalwood. I wouldn't call it powdery but sweet and fuzzy. I get a similar vibe from the sandalwood in Mouse's Long and Sad Tale.

I love this! Cool, refreshing lightly sweet water and a light mineral aspect. There does seem to be a touch of linen or something. A beautiful gentle aquatic. .

Starts off as a generic soap. As it dries this is mostly a soft patchouli and nag champa scent with a nice light soapyness lingering behind. Interesting but not quite bottle worthy for me.

In the imp: medicinal and sharp Wet: herbal and lemony Dry: Similar but it gets sharp and herbal again. I think the sharpness is coming from cedar. Not for me!

Almond and cinnamon, but not cherryish at all. I kind of like it but it's not really my thing. Will have to try it on around my guy, for science!

One of the nicer strawberries on me! I get some nice grass and sap, with a heavy dose of vanilla sugar. The strawberries sit on the line between tart and fresh and candy-like. So summery!

Ashy cigarettes and sweet incense. More pleasant than it sounds but not my thing.

This is ambergris upfront for me made light and buoyant by sheer vanilla and light florals. I think the flowers give it a cool, clean vibe. But there is also a light skin-warmth from the ambergris and amber. Utterly divine and just what I hoped for!

Beautiful rich myrrh and amber, thick and golden. Sweetened by vanilla and honey, and the cardamom is on the light side and gives an arid/dry aspect to the blend. There seems to be just a breath of cacao giving it a deep and snuggly or comforting feeling. I would put it in the same family as Morocco (dry, spicy, resinous vanilla) but it's quite different. I am in love! It's rich but the the throw is fairly low. Definitely sensual and sly. So perfect!

Okay I do not have much experience with metal notes, which is probably the reason my nose is utterly confused by this scent. At first I get a nice bitter grapefruit that I quite enjoy but there is something else. My nose wants to say it's like cinnamon sugar? It reminds me vaguely of baking. It's not powdery, it's not musky, it's just something dark and weird I can't describe. It doesn't smell like iron or copper, but I suppose it does have that metallic tang but it's very dulled. Overall dry: vague metallic tang and a little bit of bitter grapefruit peel. The grapefruit is wonderful but I'm not sure this dark metal is my thing!

This starts off as a sugared pink rose, slightly fruity and very candy like. Dry it gets a little more sophisticated, the honey really smooths it out and gives it a bit of depth. The rose dry is beautiful but overall it might be a touch too candy-sweet for me.