evanescence
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This is a must have for no other reason than the name! But as much as I want to love it, it just falls short for me... there is a strange, bitter note that will not fade, and it ruins the warmth of the cream accord. I'm thinking it's the teak... not sure, but while I see the appeal for others, it's not there for me.
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Sagittarius is nice. Just nice. I find it very difficult to review since I can't really pick out one note over another... it's a bit herbally and light. In fact, I seem to slather it and don't get much throw at all. I'm glad to have a bottle but 1 is plenty.
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This is Teenage Cannibal without the orange-y cake note to me. Just beautiful and OMG I can't wait for it to age!!! Throw is decent and it lingers nicely. It's just lovely and a total Tiki WIN!!!
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Marae turns me into a giant Renuzit air freshener. Too much gardenia - it just amps unbelieveably on me - and as much as I want to love it, it doesn't love me back.
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the blue musk and sandlewood are stunning together! I'm not getting fruit from it, but rather a quietly introspective scent that lingers and morphs into a light almost floral. Very calming.
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The lilac wins here for me.... there is a hint of lavender in the background and the cherry blossom is a lovely fruity touch, but the lilac is most prominent. A beautiful spring floral.
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This is lightly lovely! The skin musk is warm, and gently flushed with rose. I get a hint of soap from it, but it's bearable and throw is modest. A good daytime scent for me... and the label is gorgeous too.
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sharp sharp sharp! at first... but then it softens prettily and is more wearable than I thought it might be when sniffing from the bottle. Well worth adding to any lavender collection!
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Another violet win!!! for me - very sweet floral violet, though. Not much of anything but floral violet and so it's sometimes just too much. Still very pretty in stages and a must-try for violet lovers.
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Sweet vanilla floral. So pretty .... and then the drydown goes powdery. But it's so pretty that I can tolerate the powder development. The throw is moderate and I think I really like it the best either at first application or hours later when it's reduced to just the faintest sweet orchid.
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Somnium was all lemon and a little lavender for me - not unpleasant but not very calming either. It was quite sharp initially but drydown was fast and then I got almost a lemonbalm take to it. Pretty but not lavender on me *sobs*
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a very pretty floral and very definitely floral. Throw is heavy and while I like it, an imp is more than plenty.
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not good. It's like cheap packing tape - there's an aroma that wafts from it that is chemical-y. Sometimes ginger does that on my skin, but this is no different in the imp or on skin.
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I love rose, but 2-5-7 just didn't work for me. It turned quickly into vinegar roses with green stems. I love the concept so much that I've tried several times, but it's not happening with my chemistry.
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light and salty. luminescent, actually... very pretty but virtually no throw. But who cares? It's not something I'd wear everyday, but it's worth having in the stash for those days when I want scent but don't want to be "smelled".
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nope. Too strong, and the cherry is just overpowering with the wood. Drydown is really strongly cherry on me and it's goes straight to cough syrup. One of my few MTP misses.
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Oh this is lovely. One of my first big bottles and just so vanilla-y and sweet. The throw is decent and even without reapplying, the scent lingers. Should be a buy for every newbie!
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Drink Me just doesn't work on me. It's sour, almost, and I get no pineapple or toffee - just cherry syrup. It's sweet/sour and goes way plastic on the drydown.
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At first, I didn't like Alice. But now that my imp has aged, it's gone from an almost sour milk note to creamy carnation. The rose is just perfect. Wishing I'd bought a bottle a year ago so I could be enjoying aged Alice now.
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This is a fun blend. It's happy and citrussy... like the end of spring, right before summer vacation starts. I mostly get citrus from it, but here is a lovely light floral background that makes it easy to just dab on all day. Very pretty.
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ozymandias is so dry. It's not something I'd wear but it so nails the poem. It's hot and desolate but there is a hint of something exotic in it - almost like a mirage in the desert.
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ACK!!! Get it off me! This is like the antithesis of a Love Oil on me. Very sharp, astringent almost. Pine Sol?
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Hurricane turned to bug spray with mint or something sharp on me.