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Creature from the Black Lagoon vibes. This scent is wonderfully androgynous. Just gonna sink into the inky sweet depths of the sticky gummy oily opoponax and black musk. A bit sweet, with twirly bits of smokey opium poppy swirling about. The khus smells of the dark vegetation at the bottom of the lagoon where the creature rests. Just a creature floating in my lagoon enjoying the day carefree. I enjoy this even more than Event Horizon.

I've worn this twice and feel like I could possibly give a review now. This scent is a bit of a journey and has taken some time to really settle. The first time I wore it, it was very faint (shipping shock). And it has gotten stronger as it has rested *YAY* The white sandalwood starts out giving it the sharpness, and dryness that I often get from white sandalwood. The brittleness of a bone white sky. The smell of sea but without the aquatic. A wash of green from the vetiver root? But this quickly fades into this gorgeous soft ambergris/orris that is like a fluffy cloud. And the cardamom/pepper/sliiiight hint of cedar flits into the clouds like the flock of crows. When it dries down I am left with a cardamom cloud. I am surprised how long the cardamom is lasting with this and quite happy. The light and the dark intertwined.

I recently tried Like a Girl and it's a very pretty skin musk! I smelled it on my sweatshirt sleeve yesterday and was like "omg I smell so gooooood" and then I remembered the last time I wore that I used Like a Girl on that arm lol. It has sandalwood but it's Mysore sandalwood which works better for me than a lot of other sandalwood notes. It's creamier? I also have Woman Putting on her Stocking which has a skin musk note but I haven't tried it yet...will let you know. Neutral is just skin musk. And then also I think Glowing Vulva has a skin musk thing going on but it's not a listed note, but the vibe of that perfume is *skin musk*. As always YMMV.

This. This still makes me so sad. I don't usually enjoy coconut but that single imp...why? did. it. have. to. be. so. good. I may try Snakes in the Coconut Cake at some point, but I often don't like SO variants. I'm weird. I LOVE Snake oil but as soon as it's combined with something it's too sweet or too much. What was in that imp that we can't just have it in full size?!? I will continue to be devastated that I can't get a bottle of that coconut. With that lavender. GAWD. It was SO GOOD.

Can anyone tell me if the coconut in the free Black Friday imp last year Lavender Coconut Cream Pie is the same as Cat Sleeping on an Armchair? I know this is silly, but the free imp had a different coconut than the bottle and I REALLY NEED that coconut smell. Please. Thank you.

Melon Cream Cake....veeeery nice cake note. The Pink Moon 2024 is so pretty, but it's a Nesquik strawberry scent which you might not like. It's super sweet and maybe a tad artificial strawberry candy smell but I like it. The Sugar Crystals and Mandarin is a simple citrus. I like it a lot but it's not complex at all.

This smells like honeyed Heartshow. Whoa. A blast of cherried red musk. The goat's milk and honey give it a creamy funk. Mmmmmmm. This is stronk.

Oh sweet mallow woods. Beautiful. This scent is soft and smooth. The coffee isn't overwhelming. It's like eating S'mores while someone drinks a coffee nearby. There is fresh firewood nearby. A comforting scent. It smells like it might have a bite, but like the gentle Atlas moth it's mostly an illusion. A warm ruddy brown scent.

This smells of walking through mud and tall reed grasses. The grasses are fragrant almost with a hint of lemongrass. The myrhh starts to take over and it's like sinking into the mud. I like this part. Just sink into the mud for a bit.

This smells like pee. I *think* it's the narcissus. It smells like a dark dank dirty bathroom. Not for meeeeeeee.

I kept thinking that Pink Moon 2024 reminds me of Pretty in Pink when I smelled it. Then I smelled this and it reminded me of The Heathers. No candy strawberry here, just dirty STRONKberry. I do think there could a be a little Miss Dior Cherie moment if you layered this with that sugared mandarin. I find that a tiny bit of this lasts forever.

Strawberry with a hint of tartness...a tiny hint of cherry jolly-rancher. I don't get much creaminess from this but it's more there on the dry down. I get a lot of compliments on this one. It's pretty and pink and quite likable.

If you were worried about any rind bitterness, you won't find it here! This is wonderful sweet mandarin, like sugar sprinkled orange slices. Perfect for layering. Lovely. Uncomplicated. Summer.

Calm for a weary mind. A relaxing scent for slumber. The hops give a herbal feeling to the scent. And the lavender reminds me of To A Wreath of Snow...it's like a wreath without the snow. I enjoy the way this way floats out around me because it's perfect for sleep.

The tea party in the garden took a wild turn. And here they are naked and smelling like sweet honey musk on a sunny afternoon. I do think the ambrette seed goes a bit powdery but it just adds to the softness of this scent. It is a very comforting golden afternoon scent.