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imp: warm, golden lemony amber.

 

wet: the citrus is pretty strong while this is wet, it doesn't both me at all but it is quite a strong lemon scent.

 

dry: i get a lot more verbena dn lemon once this dries, the amber is in the background. this conjures up a mental image of when i was freshly bathed as a child and wearing something perfectly clean and crisp. this scent is wonderfully clean and innocent and warm.

this does really smell very similar to tko. perhaps a bit more flowery but not by much. the lavender is the most dominant and i feel it's blended perfectly to spray on sheets before climbing into bed (which is what i'll be doing tonight). very impressed with this scent.

a spicy incense scent at first. mellows out a bit to a little sweeter spice scent with the daemondrops in the background. this might be the first scent i order in a full-size bottle.

bottle: vanilla tobacco.

 

wet: almost a hint of rosewood under a very sweet swirl of tobacco smoke. this smells lighter and more feminine than i would have expected.

 

dry: this has turned to a honeyed vanilla tobacco scent. no cherry to speak of, just sweet tobacco. lovely.

my husband's current selection of 11 scents are thus (in order of preference):

 

satyr

zombi

umbra

himerus (he admits he only wears this as often as he does because i love it on him)

banana peel in a graveyard

depraved

crowley

de sade

port royal

al-shairan

nephilim

 

the only one here that we both wear is depraved, though we each have our own bottles.

 

imp: pungent rosemary.

 

wet: i don't get any rosemary, orange blossom or rose here. this smells like eucalyptus! and it is incredibly strong.

 

dry: the curse of the soapy rose has settled. all i smell is sharp, soapy rose.

imp: this is a lighter and fainter version of numb to my nose. where numb was sharp, almost soapish, violet/lily, this is hazy and soft.

 

wet: yep, this smells just like numb on my skin. just softer. very faint lily, perhaps a touch of rose since it has a soapiness to it.

 

dry: once dry, this is incredibly pretty. the soapiness has vanished, the florals are soft and translucent. this scent sticks close to the skin and has a very intimate feel. i may have to test it again to decide if i need a bottle. regardless, it's lovely.

imp: honeysuckle and jasmine. ironically, this is exactly how i would envision an old new orleans brothel to smell.

 

wet: insane jasmine.

 

dry: the jasmine has thankfully faded, this is much more a honeysuckle blend, which suits me well. i can't pick out either lemon or spice but there is something bright and clean in the background. nicer than i would have expected.

imp: i mostly smell cedar but there is a touch of sage.

 

wet: this is very fresh cedar once applied, almost like freshly split wood with a dribble of sap. no sage or bay to speak of.

 

dry: this is still freshly cut wood, but the sap is not quite as gooey, it's more soft. no sage and a backnote like dried bay leaves. very subtle once dry.

imp: the sage just jumps out at me! there is sweet vegetable leafiness and blooms but the sage is amazing. just like fresh sage when you bruise the leaves.

 

wet: sage over overgrown vegetable greenery and antique blooms. this scent is just on the edge of being too floral for me, it's the sage that keeps it in check.

 

dry: this dries more floral that i was expecting, it must be the morning glory. my beloved sage has vanished. still, this is a nice scent.

(DLXXII - 572 - received a decant from my switch witch)

 

imp: very light, slightly sweet honey ozone.

 

wet: the ozone is really trying to go all soapy on me but the honey is overpowering it. the honey scent is nicely sweet, like a light floral honey, the ozone provides a nice contrast.

 

dry: this is that scent when you're walking through a fields of dried grasses and wildflowers. where there are just a few flowers still in bloom here and there, swaying in the warm end-of-summer breeze. this is both sweet and sharp, honey over ozone, but neither is overpowering the other. beautiful.

imp: a sharp, earthy, musk scent. almost bitter.

 

wet: intense musk and petitgrain. very strong considering the tiny drop i put on my wrist.

 

dry: this dries to a very deep green scent, probably mostly moss. it's smoother once dry but not really a good scent for me. i may have to try to get my husband to test it.

imp: wow! sweet pine and spices. this is much nicer than i was expecting!

wet: the cinnamon is pretty pungent, the only part that's burning is my nose where i pressed up against my wrist to huff this scent. the sweet vanilla pine is definitely in the background, but this is a very pretty blend.

dry: the cinnamon fades after a while (thankfully) and this is back to how it smelled in the imp: sweet, creamy pine with a hint of spice. bottle-worthy.

imp: ginger, orange and pumpkin over amber. i'm already in love.

 

wet: this is sweet, warm pumpkin and sharp, spicy ginger backed with orange (which smells tangy enough to be closer to oragne zest) while the amber ties it all together. i now understand why everybody loves this scent.

 

dry: this gets warmer and warmer, making it the epitome of a warm, spiced autumn drink. it's almost like fearful pleasure with pumpkin instead of apple. now i need to hunt down a bottle...

bottle: tangerine and pear with a dribble of cream behind. this smells yummy.

 

wet: tangerine-y with something like a bubblegum sweetness behind. this is my favorite of the birthday scents.

 

dry: this dries to the most delicious orange fizzy aquatic scent. i will be needing another bottle.

bottle: snake oil and cakey sweetness.

 

wet: this is all cupcakes once applied. the cream cheese note is so realistic i'm shocked. cupcakes with cream cheese icing, spot on.

 

dry: as this dries, you can start to pick out the snake oil, the dorian and a whiff of doc constantine. it's still mostly cupcakes though.

bottle: incense and musk mostly. this really is mme. moriarty lite.

 

wet: coconut and cypress with musk and a teensy swirl of sweet incense. this doesn't have the same nite that mme. moriarty has, this is sweet smiles and soft, rosy cheeks.

 

dry: this dries to a sweet musk and incense scent. very similar to mme. moriarty, the concept is translated well in this perfume. i think this scent will age wonderfully.

bottle: all cherries. like a freshly opened jar of black cherries with some booze in the syrup.

 

wet: cherry and licorice. this is very similar to kabuki, just minus the red musk. very tangy cherry with a licorice waft at eh end. the cinnamon is not burning my skin (i feared it would) and the whole thing smells very much like a spiced cherry dessert.

 

dry: the cherry has vanished! this is all licorice and cinnamon. there is a sweetness that i would likely attribute to the cherry but the cherry-ness is completely absent. interesting, i like it very much.

bottle: vanilla and... something. it's creamy but not ice cream creamy. though it's been so long since i had ice cream perhaps that is what it smells like...

 

wet: vanilla and an almost coconut scnet int he backdrop. there is a faint bit of plactic tot eh vanilaa/sugar part but it's only if i press my nose up against my wrist to huff it.

 

dry: the plastic scent has remained unfortunately. so it's vanilaa and coconut at a distance, but plastic when sniffed up close. darn.

Also, remember that some words are anglicized differently, but are pronounced the same.

ex: Aizen-Myoo could be "Aizen-Myu" -> AH, ZAY,N-MY-U (OO)"

 

it would be closer to "eye-zehn".

 

the vowel sound for e is closer to "eh" than the a in "date". many, many people mispronounce the "e" sound and say things like sah-KAY (for sake) when it is more properly pronounced sah-keh. the long a sound is a common mutation (even among some japanese) but it is far more pronounced in people learning the language.

 

so i pronounce it ki-tsu-neh.

 

other than this very minor difference, i concur with your guide.

i just uploaded a photo of the pumpkin patch. just in case anyone was curious.

bottle: as imagined, this smells exactly like a pumpkin spice latte.

 

wet: this smells just like burying your nose in a bag full of spiced pumpkin pie coffee beans. and i do mean exactly.

 

dry: as this dries, it smells less like coffee beans and more like an empty latte cup that held a superbly spiced latte with vanilla syrup. the pumpkin scent is not quite as prominent anymore. incredibly realistic.

bottle: pumpkin and tobacco and musk. this almost reminds me of a pumpkin spice version of red lantern.

 

wet: this is a very spicy pumpkin, it doesn't exactly smell like clove, more the feel of clove with heavy pumpkin and smooth tobacco.

 

dry: as this dries, the myrrh slowly warms. this is a very rich pumpkin scent with heavy, dark spice and a smooth musky tobacco feel underneath it all. my favorite of the whole patch.

bottle: pine and tomato leaf with a backdrop of pumpkin sweetness.

 

wet: very strong pine pitch and tomato leaf! there is pumpkin way in the background but whoa! this one is strong!

 

dry: the pine and tomato tame a bit once dry but are still quite prominent. the pumpkin has warmed and balances the sharpness of this scent quite well. very unusual but nice.

bottle: i mostly smell the rosewood. there are other scent in there but i can't quite grab them.

 

wet: there's pumpkin and a nice dash of rosewood and here comes the rose to ruin my party. no... it's staying in check. a rose scent i can actually wear? pumpkin is my magic scent! i knew it!

 

dry: the rose smells pretty spot on mixed with the rosewood and pumpkin. i'm going to let this one age a bit to see if the rosewood deepens.