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donkehpoo

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  1. Wet: Lavender(on the herbal side), with sandalwood and rosewater. 

     

    Dry: Everything smelled very "individual" on the wet stage, but when everything dries, everything blends together and it smells SO much better. Lavender, lemon peel, sandalwood, and rosewater - still no cognac. It's a sweet, somehow soothing, and also a very dry scent.

     

    It's fascinating, and I like it much more than anticipated!


  2. Wet: Sugary raspberry jam! The cherry is hiding.

     

    Dry: Still sugary raspberry jam, but with an added plastic scent. (Not uncommon for my skin to turn raspberries into plastic, so YMMV.) The cherry is still hiding. 😐

     

     

     

     


  3. Side note: I've had skin sensitivity with cinnamon, and had no issues testing this.

     

    Wet: ALMOND. Strong, sweet almond. So strong that I can't in fact smell any other note!

     

    Dry: Fig cream! Honey! Finally getting some notes other than almond. The fig cream is surprisingly strong, being backed by honey and sweet almond. Reminds me of some kind of pastry filling! Not getting any cinnamon, or myrrh. 


  4. Wet: Chocolate chip cookies, and a little bit of grease.

     

    Dry: Such an interesting scent. I'm still getting chocolate chip cookies, but they're being grounded by the grease; they're not too sweet, kind of like a mild chocolate chip cookie.. if that makes sense.

     

    If you're looking for a cookie scent that isn't too sweet, give this a try. It's surprisingly nice!


  5. Wet: Warm, heady ylang ylang, with spicy carnation. 

     

    Dry: Remains true to the wet stage, but with a bit of a powdery note (not surprising - florals can go soapy and/or powdery on my skin fairly often). The red benzoin never made a noticeable appearance.

     

    Overall this is a warm, heady floral blend. Not overpowering, or headache inducing. If you enjoy these notes and they work well on you, I don't think you'll be disappointed.


  6. Wet: Right off the bat is cake batter ice cream! Shortly after, I get a whiff of strawberry - agreeing with @artisjok, more like strawberry syrup instead of fresh strawberries. Not getting any of the fog machine juice. 

     

    Dry: The strawberry syrup has come out on top! This is like strawberry syrup on top of vanilla ice cream. Still no fog machine juice, sadly.


  7. Wet: Whoa, this is beautiful. Warm honey dust, and a touch of lavender. The "puppy paws" note smells a lot like skin musk to me.

     

    Dry: Close to the wet stage, but the lavender is harder to find now. Still, an incredibly warm, comforting scent. This is one I could see myself wearing to bed!


  8. Wet: You come out with a guava scent, I need to smell it! Sweetened guava, and strawberry milk. Kind of marshmallow-like. You know those BIG strawberry flavored marshmallows? Like that, plus the sugary guava.

     

    Dry: This stayed incredibly close to the wet stage - however, the guava has died down a little, which is disappointing. Mostly strawberry milk(/marshmallows), with a hint of guava.

     

    Not bottle worthy for me, unfortunately, but I'll be hanging on to my decant with hopes that the guava will come out more!


  9. Wet: Sugary rose and white musk! Absolutely sparkling PINK.

     

    Dry: As with most rose blends, this has gone a little soapy on me. That being said, it's still sugary rose, and has an ethereal touch to it. I'm not getting much lavender at all.

     

    If rose blends work well on you, this is beautiful and worth trying out. Even though this ended up being a little soapy on me (ty skin chemistry), I'll be happily keeping my decant around.


  10. Wet: Sugary blueberries, with white tea and a hint of lemon. The lemon is VERY tangy!

     

    Dry: The blueberry scent is a little weaker (boooo), but the white tea and lemon are about the same. I LOVE catching whiff of the lemon - it kind of creeps up on you. 

     

    Sort of an elegant blueberry tea scent. Curious to see if the blueberry comes out more with a little aging.


  11. Wet: Apples, tiare, and musk. This smells like a fancy apple perfume. A distinct "crystalline" quality to it.

     

    Dry: Slightly sweet, musky, crystalline apples. Very faint, but it's incredibly lovely when you catch a whiff of it.

     

    Most apple scents tend to take the potpourri route on my skin, but not this one! :D 


  12. Wet: Smokey vanilla caramel! The chili is here, but it's not overpowering the blend like I thought it would - it's more just adding a depth and overall warmth to the blend. It's much nicer than I originally thought it would be.

     

    Dry: This stays pretty true to the wet stage - if anything, the chili may be slightly stronger. The caramel and vanilla are both present without being sweet and cloying; they're there, but they're not being obnoxious. 

     

    If you're looking for a foodie scent that doesn't involve anything super sweet, this might be a good one to try! 


  13. Cherry liquor, right off the bat! There's something very fizzy-like here, reminiscent of a champagne type of scent(just minus the champagne scent itself; only the fizzy bubbles here). 

     

    When it dries, I can finally smell the amber, but the cherry liquor disappeared? It smells like fizzy amber now. 

     

    Wet stage no amber, dry stage no cherry. Well then. 😐 


  14. Wet: Blueberries. Ohhhh baby. Creamy, sweet, delicious blueberries. Almost like a cream cheese with blueberries scent. The cardamom is there, but it's pretty light; the blueberries are, by far, the strongest scent. 

     

    Dry: So good. The cardamom is coming out a lot more, and it's basically hugging the other notes and bringing everything together. A little less sweet than the wet stage. Definitely foodie. 

     

    This is different than some of my other favorite blueberry scents(Blueberry Sufganiyot, Blue Phoenix V.2, Blueberry Cream Pie, and Bones Trombone) - the lack of pastry note here and the addition of cardamom makes this one special.

     

    Blueberries.. I love you. 


  15. Wet: My immediate thought is Angels on Bare Skin by Lush.. but with more salt. As soon as I thought that, I KNEW I had the same thought about another perfume, but couldn't remember which. I ended up digging through my past reviews, and it ended up being Old Scratch and Baku. Maybe the same lavender is being used? Shrug.

     

    Dry: This is SO. MUCH. BETTER. when it dries. It's beautiful. This smells like standing near the ocean on a rainy day, with some fresh lavender nearby. I can smell the lavender, sea salt, and rain.  (A little bit sweet, as well.) I was worried it would go the dryer sheet or detergent route, but it didn't. This is beautiful.


  16. First spirtz, maraschino cherry buttercream smells like.. well... maraschino cherry buttercream. A slight hint of almonds as well. The cherries are more on the artificial smelling side; like sniffing them straight from a jar where they're suspended in syrup.

     

    It goes a bit plastic-y in my hair as it dries, which unfortunately doesn't make this a winner for me.


  17. Wet: Immediately after applying - blackberry juice! Strongest note, by far. After a minute, I'm getting more of a blackberry tea kind of scent, with some rice milk, and a hit of bergamot. 

     

    Dry: This one doesn't morph much when it dries; I would still describe this is a blackberry tea with some rice milk.. just minus the bergamot. 

     

    I'm loving how strong the blackberry note is, and it's totally bottle worthy. So good.


  18. Ohhh, this is pretty! A warm, sweet, creamy, strawberry chypre scent. (When I say "sweet" it's more a general sweetness, not anything candy-like.)

     

    I agree with previous reviews - this is a very "pink" scent, and will probably appeal to a lot of people. It's easy to wear, and I could see this pairing with a LOT of different perfumes.

     

    The only downfall is it doesn't last too long in the hair. I'd say it's gone after about 3-4 hours.


  19. Wet: Yep. Lavender and still-fizzy coke. 

     

    Dry: I would say more labdanum (aka fizzy coke) now than lavender, but they're still both present.

     

    This is... such an odd scent. A strange combination, but it works for me. I'm considering a bottle, but I know I'll be at least keeping my decant.

     

    I think everyone needs to try this!


  20. Wet: Spring in a freaking bottle (okay, decant) right here. Apple wine and flowers. Soft, juicy, floral, sweet. Very pretty. 

     

    Dry: Sadly, most of the apple wine has faded off. I'm left with some type of .. white floral note, maybe? and skin musk. 

     

    The apple wine was the star of the show for me, so not bottle worthy, sadly.


  21. Good lord.

     

    First spray... fudge. Rich, sweet, sticky, fresh, decadent chocolate fudge. My head is in a strongly scented cloud of fudge. It's awesome.

     

    The butterscotch doesn't show up for me until after it dries in my hair, then it's like a fudgey-butterscotch tango. The throw isn't as strong as it was earlier, but I can definitely smell it when I move my hair around. 

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