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Blueberry-filled sufganiyot, blooping blue with jelly. GUYS. Guys. Not to sound (too) dramatic, but I've been DYING for a blueberry sufganiyot scent. I am beyond excited to get my hands on this and try it out. Wet: Very rich blueberries! Like a rich blueberry jelly or jam. There's a slight hint of a pastry note, but the blueberry jelly is pretty strong. Dry: I'm trying to think of a word that's better than "delicious" but I'm coming up short. This is an incredible, rich, blueberry jelly donut scent. While the blueberry jelly scent is still stronger than the pastry note, it's much more prevalent when the scent dries down. I had stupidly high expectations for this scent, and I'm not disappointed at all. I may need a backup bottle, which is rare for me. I've just been JAMMED. (... at Jamm Orthodontics.)

Violets, violets, and more violets. ... And baby powder. So, powdery violets. Not my thing.

Wet: Coconut and vanilla. Very, VERY creamy. Dry: The sweetness amped up on the dry-down! Still a very rich, creamy, coconut-vanilla scent. Coconut is not something I typically like, but I think I'll hold on to my decant. If you're a coconut lover, I think you'd really enjoy this!

Wet: Pumpkin, booze, and leather. A little on the foodie side. Dry: Incense, leather, and vanilla. No longer foodie at all, but I do think I like this stage better than the wet; this stage is a little bit "cozier". It's not bad, by any means, but it's nothing that knocks my socks off either.

Wet: Ginger, tea leaf, and mandarin. It smells like a bright citrus tea with ginger. Dry: The same notes I noticed in the wet stage are present, but the bourbon has showed up now as well. Everything blends together so well! It's a very interesting and refreshing tea scent, with a slight kick from the bourbon. I almost passed on grabbing a decant of this, and I'm so happy I didn't. This might be upgraded to a big bottle!

2018! Wet: Sugary sweet black cherry brandy. Yum. Dry: Most of the sweetness has faded, and the black cherry is incredibly light now. The brandy scent itself has taken over, and it's just... not my thing. Wet stage was a winner, dry-down not so much.

Ooooo. Blackberries! There's definitely a candy-like quality to this. I'm not getting much fig, I'm mainly getting blackberries + sugar. Win for me!

This sounded like my perfect foodie pumpkin blend.. but unfortunately I was a bit disappointed. The maple is stronger than the pumpkin IMO, and the pumpkin is more of a freshly picked pumpkin, rather than pumpkin pie.. pumpkin. Not reading as "donut" to me at all. Bummer.

Wet: Blackberry cream and gingerbread. I wasn't too sure about how I'd like the combination of blackberries plus gingerbread, but it's quite nice! The gingerbread is only slightly pumpkin-y. Dry: It's a hit! The blackberry cream isn't really reading as "frosting" to me, but there's definitely a sweetness from it. The pumpkin gingerbread is lovely, and everything combined is foodie and fabulous. If I had to choose, I'd say the blackberry cream is stronger than the gingerbread. I'll be upgrading my decant to a bottle!

2018 version! Wet: Sugary incense, and soapy florals. Rose, I think? Dry: Not for me; whatever floral note is hiding out, has totally taken over and put the blend in my "soapy floral" category. Too bad.

Wet: Dead leaves and incense. A little bit sweet, but not necessarily reading as "vanilla incense". Dry: Now THAT is vanilla incense! Vanilla incense, with a touch of dead leaves in the background. I like it! I don't really "crave" dead leaves scents too often so I won't need a bottle, but I think this is my favorite DL scent I've tried.

Wet: Blackberries and black musk, along with some funky sour note. Dry: The black musk took over the entire blend; there's still some blackberry lingering, as well as that weird sour note I'm not fond of, but it's not really doing it for me.

Wet: Honey hard candy musk (seriously, the only way I can describe it) with a touch of pumpkin. Definitely on the sweeter side. Dry: Much more musky than the wet stage, and less sweet. Still a pumpkin-honey-musk tango.

Wet: My nose might be playing tricks on me; this smells like citrus? Citrus and incense. I'm actually quite liking it. Dry: A little less citrus now, but still some type of citrus and incense combo. I.. have no idea where my nose is pulling this citrus note from, but I'm okay with it. Confused, but okay.

This should be called "Dead Leaves and Grapefruit". Basically, this is just dead leaves with a citrus note to me. (More DL than grapefruit.) It's not bad, but I don't like it enough to upgrade to a full size.