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Cali

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  1. Cali

    Tupapau

    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.
  2. 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!
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    The Witch's Garden

    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...
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    The Zieba Tree

    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.
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    The Vampire Bride

    (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!
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    The Rose

    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.
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    Neutral

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

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

    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!
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    Bruised Violet Compound

    Got an imp from the lab. Mmm, lovely. Sweet and earthy with a definate floral (violets) on top. Doesn't morph much on my skin. Very pretty.
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    Pumpkin Lager

    Ok let's get this out of the way, I'm the latter. Nutty, buttery, yeast. Nopenopenope.
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    Omen

    Nice! Dark, broody with a strange sweet element to it, which might be the myrrh? Not a fan of the oakmoss in there but this really tells a story. Even if that story is a mysterious one.
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    Thorns

    Ah, the salt of tears is the first thing that I'm getting. And there's the definate red tones (is that dragon's blood?) and something woody. I'm not a fan of vetiver (and most of the notes in there) at all though so to me this is as miserable as the inspiration. Bleh.
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    Black Forest

    I must've sniffed too much and broke my senses, this is almost too subtle for me to smell anything remotely smelly. There's pine, yeah, and some of the dark notes but they're very quiet, off somewhere in the background. It's nice and soft though, nothing too sharp. But nothing special to me.
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    Les Fleurs du Mal

    I'm not crazy about this. It's not very intricate to me, just lots and lots of undefiable flowers (or does that actually make it intricate? A flower for your thoughts?) It's got a dark twist I'm not a fan of and I can't put my finger on what it is. It's kinda old lady perfume but almost like an evil grandma. I tried this several times though because man do I want to love this, but my skin turns it into a sour mix with the heavy flowers and that dark note. I don't hate it though.
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    Midwinter's Eve

    2007 v. from etsy as well! Mmmm berries... Lovely purple, a cold but comforting snowy night. Honestly I'm not getting the hard candies at all. On the skin it goes powdery and after a while there's a certain smoke-note to it. Other then that, it doesn't morph much from what it is in the bottle. Lovely berries and plum... I just wanna ingest this even though I know I shouldn't.
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    Dead Leaves, Bourbon Vanilla, and Myrrh

    An autumn day on which the sun is hiding behind the clouds, leaving the sky bright and a bit yellow, while you're crushing up leaves under your swampers. ...I'd say the colours are gold, brown and light blue. In the bottle it's warm and sweet with realistic dead leaves. On my skin, it holds on to the sweetness but amps up the leaves like crazy, giving it a big sharp and cold throw. Not for everyone, but man this is just what I was hoping for!
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    Braving the Ice

    I was lucky to purchase this of a lovely forum member. I need veeeeery little for it to work on my skin, as it's kind of slap-ya-in-the-face with chocolate cookies! hyperly sweet. I LOVE the mint in there.
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    The Snow at Midnight

    Yep, this one's definately soapy. But, not in a bad way. However if I use my imagination beyond the whole soapy thing, I can just close my eyes and be transported to a night looking out of the window with flurries of snow falling from the sky. Dark purple. On my skin however the soapiness kinda buggers off after a while and amps up the myrrh and frankincense. Great longevity, lesser throw. I love it!
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    Frost at Midnight

    Ahh... gorgeous and complex. If I would've hid my eyes from the notes I wouldn't have guessed there was tobacco in there, as it gives the blend a very earthy, pleasantly dark (night time-y) swing to it. Usually I'm not a fan of pine but it's very subtle and soft in there. There's ofcourse the sweet herbal notes which, to me, makes it alltogether quite nostalgic. A little while ago I had it on my skin and it reminded me of crimson peak... Which has completely different notes (and in the bottle they're quite different) but on my skin they do seem to agree to morph to something alike. Crimson peak being the "colder" scent, frost at midnight, while also having the "cold" edge, a little more cozy. I suppose it's the tobacco. Absolutely love this.
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    The Red Queen

    I must be crazy, before I read the notes I thought there was coconut in there. But, revisiting, that must be the smart blend of the cherry and something sharp... Maybe cedar? I swear there's gotta be almond in there *shudders*... Which amps up on my skin. Clever blend, but this is not for me.
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    In Brightness and In Joy

    Divine mercy: sweet winter berry, orange blossom, frankincense, golden sandalwood, angel’s trumpet, and red rose. This sorta reminds me of in winter in my room; very red, with some pink and orange speckles. That lovely sweet winter berry is the first thing that hits me straight from the bottle. The frankinsence gives it a lovely almost smoky undertone. Great blend, a foody floral. Unfortunately my skin completely eats it after smelling of the red berries for fifteen minutes... too bad, this one's beautiful.
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    Temple of Dreams

    Not what I was expecting - a bitter in-your-face lavender. Goes herbal when wet. The drydown is mostly a bit soapy, not bad though.
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    Hecate

    Big nope for me, I can't stand almond. A very sweet, semi-dark concoction with sO MUCH ALMOND.
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    Cleric

    Isn't there leather in this? Not even a touch? It reminds me a bit of neutral. Dry, bittersweet and a strong incense. Kinda dies on my skin, shame.
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