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I got Chellah v4 as a frottle, too, and this is interestingly weird! Fresh and wet the dirt is dominating scent. It's like a pile of fallen, wet autumn leaves in the ground or swamp or something. I did not dare to try it to myself but my significant otter was more than happy to try it out. He too got a dirt note first. The weird thing is that it's not bad at all. There is something greenish and herbal making it cologne-like blend. He liked it 'cause it made he feel like Iku-Turso ("the eternal Turso", a malevolent sea monster in Finnish mythology ) and I think the perfume really suits him. Very intriguing indeed. Edit: seven hours later Chellah haven't changed remarkably. It smells like vicious, wicked swamp monster that you can't stay away from.

I was hoping my skin would amp the peach as I love peaches. Somehow I ended up ordering whole 5 ml bottle blindfolded even I was very suspicious of pumpkin Not that I wouldn't like pumpkin but I'm unsure if I wanted to smell like one. Wet this is pure mellow pumpkin and nothing more. Very foodie. But when the perfume hits the skin it begins its beautiful metamorphosis - this is kind a morpher on me, in a good way. It's still mostly pumpkin but the peach is growing and I get some spices too, but not sure which one. I usually pick the clove wherever there's a hint, but I don't actually find clove in Jack. It must be the nutmeg then. Drydown is much lighter, not so heavily foodie anymore. Peach is strong and lovely here, pumpkin is noticeable, nutmeg is bringing some warmth. It's been an hour now and it's still going fine, let's see how long it lasts. This is light enough to wear at work/office, but strong enough to make me feel confident and joyful. I really like Jack but there's something making me a little bit unsure. I think I'll let it get some age.

Wet this is pure bitter almond and marzipan. But soon after that the bitter almond starts to behave, vanilla is keeping it calm and there's hint of lovely cinnamon too. Frankincense brings depth to it. Very beautiful scent and nice throw. I don't get any cherry, it's clearly almond. Lasts couple of hours, after ~8 hours there's still slight, sweet aroma left.

I'm wearing Valuable, Powerful, Deserving today and thought maybe I could say something about it. Straight to the point: I love it. And I love the story behind it, it's important. Wet this is all orange blossom with a smallest hint of vanilla somewhere background. But soon after that I can find the amber there too. Orange blossom is dominating scent still when dry, but vanilla oudh and amber is right there, clearly and sophisticated. The perfume is balanced, soft and beautiful. Actually with my skin chemistry VPD is very similar to Vixen, which I adore. Ofc they both share orange blossom and it's the dominating note on both for me. But when VPD is my daytime scent and suitable for office, Vixen is my nighttime scent and would wear it in a dark, intimate wine bar - Vixen is more... well, vixen.