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In the imp: Ylang ylang with honey and musk. Wet: Sweet honey and ylang ylang with a spicy undertone. Dry: The spicy overtone is stronger now and the honey is on the edge of this scent along with floral notes. Overall: I got this as a frimp and I actually like it a lot. I know I probably wouldn't have chosen this scent because of the honey, but I'm glad I got it.

In the imp: Citrus and jasmine. Wet: Very citrusy. That's really about all I get out of it at this point. Dry: Roses and jasmine with lots of lemon. Soapy. Overall: I got this as a frimp and it isn't really something I would choose for myself because citrus + rose + jasmine didn't sound like it would make a great combination on me and it turns out that it doesn't. Oh well, you can't always win.

In the imp: Peach and amber Wet: Amber, sandalwood and a hint of peach. Dry: The vanilla bean lets its presence be known while the amber, sandalwood and peach are still present and accounted for. Overall: I'm so-so on this one. I like peach a lot and I like amber a lot, but I don't know about the sandalwood so much... I think I'd like this a whole lot more if it weren't for the sandalwood. Darn!

... Dry black teas, Earl Grey, and leather. In the imp: Bergamot and Earl Grey Wet: Bergamot tea with a hint of leather and a touch of lemon. Dry: Tea with leather. Overall: It faded away on me completely within 10 minutes, but while it was there, it was nice.

In the imp: Lemon and sage(?) Wet: Lemon with a hint of rose (a lighter kind like blue) and maybe neroli? I swear either sage or cloves are in this too. Dry: Neroli and lemon. I also get a faint whiff of lavender with sage. Overall: I'm probably completely wrong about the notes, but that's what I smell! It sort of smells like Burt's Bee lemon butter cuticle cream on me.

In the imp: Wine and vetiver. Wet: Cherries, wine and dragon's blood. A touch of honey and vanilla overshadowed by vetiver. Dry: Mostly dries down to vanilla with vetiver, clove, cherries and wine. A little bit of musk. Overall: Sensual and pleasing. It gets better on me the longer it's on, which is nice.

In the bottle: Pumpkin and red musk Wet: Pumpkin with strawberry and frankincense. Dry: Pumpkin with frankincense and a hint of rose. It kind of smells like Red Hots with some pumpkin thrown into the mix. Overall: It's spicier than I thought it'd be, but I like that it smells like pumpkin Red Hots on my skin. That's awesome.

In the bottle: Woodsy, musky and spicy. Wet: At first, there's a little sour note to it like a wet woodsy-type musk, but that goes away almost immediately. It smells a bit like Coyote but without the grassy notes in it and has more of an incense-type note in it instead. Dry: Smoky with a hint of blood resin with musk and woods. Overall: I think this would be a great oil for someone more masculine than me. I think my husband would like it. While I do like how it smells, I don't think I would wear it personally just because it's too woodsy for me.

In the bottle: Honey and faint rose, more like rosewater. Wet: Delicate roses with a touch of honey to round it out. Dry: The rose note gets stronger on me and there's a creaminess to it. Overall: I like this oil a lot. It's very feminine and it makes me feel like a proper lady, haha. This is the type of rose note that I really like and while I usually don't like honey all that much, this does go very well together. It's sweet and powdery (in a good way!).

In the imp: Smells like crushed Jelly Belly buttered popcorn beans with a hint of cherry. Wet: Still like buttered popcorn and a bit of toffee. Dry: The pineapple starts to drown out the popcorn scent and the cherry amps up a bit. Overall: I don't really smell what's in the description, but I do like the buttered popcorn scent. I probably wouldn't wear it much, though, because I used to have a buttered popcorn lip balm and people would always say, "Why's it smell like popcorn in here!?", but it's pleasant.

In the imp: Crisp honeydew and little musk. Wet: Definitely can detect the guava and the honeydew blending with the musks with a light floral background. Dry: Mostly, I still detect the honeydew, but the neroli lets its presence be known. The amber comes into play after it's been on me for awhile. Overall: It's a nice, pleasing combination of scents. It reminds me of fresh laundry drying in a sunny, windy backyard on a spring day.

In the imp: Strawberry rock candy and rum (that's what I get from it anyways!). Wet: Tropical cotton candy, strawberry candy, a hint of candy corn and a wee bit of marshmellow. Dry: There's a dusty smell on top (the lint, I assume), but it still smells like good candy. Overall: It's a fun scent to wear and it makes me crave sweets! I know I wouldn't wear this everyday, though. Also, I like this more than some of the other candy-type scents that I've tried before (like Xanthe).

This is my first experience with Sugar Skull, so this will be a review on the '08 version, of course: In the imp: Brown sugar starting to boil in a pan (caramelizing!). Wet: Brown sugar with cotton candy floss. Dry: Maybe it's just me, but I don't really detect fruit in here that much. Eh, I guess I get a hint of banana, but that's about all. To me, it smells like good cotton candy mixed with brown sugar. Overall: I like it and it lasts a really long time on me. It's cute.

This is my first time with Samhain, so I don't know what it was like before. Anyways: In the imp: Pine and patchouli! Wet: I can definitely smell the nutmeg and the clove and a bit of pumpkin and apple. Pine is still the strongest note I detect, though. Dry: The pine takes a backseat and now it smells like a pumpkin pie spiked with apples. Overall: A very good autumn scent! It smells very complex, yet it's warm and inviting. I wanna bake now!

Definitely smells like dirt! And I like that smell -- not to wear, but just to sniff, haha. I had my mom smell it without telling her what it was and I asked her what she thought it was and she said, "It smells like a grave!" So yes, this is very accurate!