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Mmm. There's something strangely sexy about this. It's like being in some sort of damp underground passage with the roots of whatever is above your head, sticking out. I don't know if I'd need a full bottle (who knows, maybe in the future) but this is surely beautiful.

2013 version. This brings me back to a ghost tour through the forest on a halloween night I did as a kid. Walking around with some candy in my pockets, people dressed in mediocre costumes yelling from the darkness... Saw some of the most beautiful displays of nature under the full moon that night, getting lost with the group we were with... good times. Anyway, the apple is a bit loud but the pumpkin evens it out. the fir and pachouli give it that cold, outside-y feel. I find the pachouli very gentle in this, alltogether it's almost creamy. This is beautiful, glad I got my hands on a bottle. ^^ EDIT: This doesn't dissapear on my skin. Really. I dabbed a good amount on yesterdaymorning, now at 16:00 the next day, still here, still a decent throw. Um, wow.

Swapped an imp from a lovely forum member. Wow, spicy and fruity! Very bright and sweet, a tropical cocktail! That pineapple and golden rum in this are the stand-outs and I'm definately getting the bite of that pink grapefruit and lime in there. This is beautiful. My skin ruins this by making it sickeningly sweet and artificial. Whyyyy. :c

I really love this in the imp, but it basically dissapears on my skin leaving only the smallest trace of rose and maybe some jasmine. Smells clean! In the imp, it's got a lovely bitter, dark side with the jasmine and myrrh acting as a cloak for the rose. Pretty!

Yep, I see how this is a bestseller. I ordered this, and a week later I went to see Cirque du soleil's Amaluna, and if you step into a Cirque big top you're met with this loud but lovely popcorn scent. So then and there I was hoping that mouse circus would smell like that - and it's very close to the same. The cotton candy's a nice background note. I've been compulsively slathering this on because I want to imagine myself back there again, heh. Unfortunately it only stays on my skin for about half an hour and then the popcorn is gone. I was also really anticipating this because, well, it is a bestseller after all, plus I absolutely adore the movie (Coraline ofcourse) so yes, very very good. Such a happy smell.

All of the crimson peak ones are top-notch! This one is no exception. A fizzy, warm floral. Lots of golden champagne fizz. Everytime I turn around with this on I get a whiff of a different note (/or a couple of/) yet distinctively "the waltz". Classy deliciousness!

Waiter, bring me another! This really feels like I'm standing on the mines outside of the Sharpe manor in the cold. It's got something sweet in there, but JUST enough really and I'm really digging that clay. Sniffing this gives me a chill down my spine every time because of the cold it emanates. Which is perfect. I feel like I should hate it because it does have something moldy and old but man does it work in here. And it's not nasty at all. My skin amps up that clay and coldness and I really can't get over this.

for Lucille, I was expecting something more agressive and brutal/bare... However this is way more fitting then I could've imagined. It's intricate and cold with lovely plum and those pretty flowers... And it certainly has something brooding in there. I kind of need a backup bottle. Gorgeous.

Not getting the white petals but it's a lovely soapy scent with something else (likely the ambergris it's just that I don't know what that's supposed to smell like) with a lot of frankinsence. The colour's a clouded light purple, and really has a spectral cold edge to it. Preeeettyyyy!

I'm raving about this just as much as the next person, this is SO GOOD!!! A soft, red, intriguing scent that describes his character perfectly and has the longest staying power than any other perfume I've ever tried. I'm in love with this.

My mind is telling me to hate the moss/iris notes but... I'd never! It's a dark blue, green and cold scent, to make it more confusing, it's got something innocent and something very dark. ...What? I'm not getting any lavender. but besides that everything's there. I like to dab this on before I go to bed, it's relaxing.

This one's odd, but bear with me. In the bottle, it's got this medicinal thing going on. However on my skin this buggers off directly and amps up those lovely spices and musk. There's definately a dark, pulsating side to this and it's pretty strong with a good throw. I'm not getting that sherezade feel from it at all, but to me that's a good thing. Really curious as to how this'll age. [WAY OVERDUE edit] I don't know why i never edited the same day I tested this: I vehemently remember getting an aggressive headache and feeling real wobbly when this sat on my skin for a little while and had to scrub it off. Don't be too alarmed; I may just be (or, I very likely am) allergic to this - pretty sure it must have been the saffron, which is a note i have been avoiding ever since I tried this, as it was such an unpleasant experience it's really kept me on my toes. The scent is gorgeous, but maybe handy to keep in mind if you either know you are or think you may be allergic to saffron!

Easily one of my favourites. I find it quite hard to describe, what I'm really mostly getting is "greens, greens, nothing but greens!" It's sweet (fig, possibly) and even a little... earthy? Ugh I just want to eat this it's so good.

A tranquil, deep blend. Heavy on the frankincense. It amps up on my skin (mostly the florals and frankincense) with a big throw for a good couple of hours. Really makes me feel like I should be creeping around in some sort of ancient church.

This was a surprise! It's a very well-done leather, like a well-worn old jacket. The green notes give it an extra kick and make it something very special. On my skin, it gets so much better, leaving me with that strong, leather jacket scent. Masculine/unisex. Green and black and really quite in your face. The longetivity of this seems to be forever, perfect! If I want to feel like a badass this is the one I'll be pick for the day.

Oh my... I never want to stop sniffing my arms.. Everything just works perfectly. Boozy but not too bitter, and the lovely fruits in the background. Once applied my skin just amps up everything and stays for a long long time. Nice throw. I'll be using this like crazy in the summer. Deliciousss!

A lovely warm floral scent. I can imagine walking on hawaii near a beach passing walls of tropical flowers. On the skin it gets a little more floral. Not as in-your-face as I hoped but I still love this.

Ooh!! I was always a weird kid and loved the smell of gasoline at the gasstations and while this is not the same as that, it certainly has something alike in the oil/matellic elements. It's just the right amount of sweet and spicy and doesn't morph much on my skin thankfully! One of my many faves!

Straight from the imp it's almost like a rainy forest... accompanied with a faint, sweeter note. Interesting! On my skin it quickly goes overwhelmingly floral, and it's just a mess of greenery and it's kinda giving me a headache. It's not bad at all, but not for me...

Fruity, soapy, kinda like an expensive soap from the imp (it's a good thing). On my skin, the soapiness goes away as it dries down, and goes a bit more musky. Dark green, floral bushes. Quite lovely even if it kinda reminds me of clean laundry as much as greenery.

(No idea what version, was generously frimped by a lovely forum member). Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Light, icy, lots of white tea with the red musk being quite apparent. Powdery once applied to skin - less icy, a very comfortable, calming scent. Though it's not as cold, there's definately a chill, something unsettling... What a perfect blend. EDIT: Five months later I have swapped for a bottle out of curiosity what it'd do on my skin these days; I swapped away my imp. After testing Crimson a couple of times it genuinely made me feel sick and I had to get it off my skin then and there. Was afraid it was either the red musk or saffron that made me feel that way. Alas, I still had hope (with this being considerably less red), but whatever note it is, it's struck again. As much as I love this scent, I can't do it. My body just reacts to it horribly. Too bad... off to the swap pile it goes!

A lovely, realistic rose indeed. It goes very sharp and green (stem?) on my skin, kinda saddens me cause I love this in the imp.

Nice and clean. Wet. Goes a little musky/smoky on my skin and goes away after about 15 minutes.

A beautifully light and sweet perfume ylang ylang being the most prominent. Yellow/orange tones. Very appropriate for summer!

A musk, soapy aquatic. It reminds me of some sort of candy. Maybe because something smells fruity to me. Quite mysterious, can't really put my finger on some of these notes. Not for me, but this is certainly interesting!