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2010 version

 

bottle: delicate orange cake.

 

wet: delicious orange custard and cake with glaze. this smells a bit richer than the 2008 version.

 

dry: once dry, this smells identical to the 2007 version on my skin. still one of my favorite foody scents ever.

bottle: sugary peach candy.

 

wet: very bright peach and strawberry. i get nothing like cheesecake, just syrupy fruit.

 

dry: as this dries, it has a faintly creamy scent, but not like cheesecake, more like whipping cream. the peach and strawberry fade after about 2 hours to a simple, fruity sweetness.

(given out at the november 2010 will call canned food drive)

imp: sweet, spicy, creamy citrus.

wet: this reminds me of the citrus tea cake i bake during the holidays. it's slightly spicy, richly creamy with the brightness of citrus like a halo.

dry: this doesn't change at all from wet to dry. it's a beautiful scent, very festive, light & cheerful.

bottle: sweet, musky leather. rawr!

 

wet: a deep rich, musky leather scent with a nice hint of spice. kinda reminds me of i married a vampire from planet x with some leather added.

 

dry: this is mostly musk on me as it dries. but that's fine. i bought this bottle for my husband who has skin that does amazing things to leather scents.

imp: citrus tea cookies!

 

wet: this smells exactly like the orange tea cookies i make. delicious!

 

dry: orange tea cookies, spiced with nutmeg and dusted with vanilla sugar.

imp: a warm, golden soapy scent. really, the scent of laundry drying in morning sunshine.

 

wet: there is a smooth, light sweetness here. warm quince or...? something golden and rich. still that beautiful "clean" smell.

 

dry: there this is a sweet (yet not overly so) golden fruit scent once dry. it still smells clean but not like soap. prettier than i was expecting.

bottle: cakey pasty. reminds me of a lighter version of cockaigne.

 

wet: yep. subtract the slight booziness of cockaigne and you've got golletes. delicious, sweet golden cake.

 

dry: this fades just a tuoch as it dries but it's yummy for a good long while. might have to get another bottle.

bottle: wow! i smell pumpkin and quince, tea, spice... oranges... it's very jumbled but in the best way possible. like a giant party with lots of interesting guests.

 

wet: red currant takes the lead right out of the gate but i can smell so many other scents...quince, pumpkin, mandarin, tea, tonka... it's a delightful explosion of scents.

 

dry: incredibly beautiful, i can smell the frankincense and vanilla more as this dries down but non of the other notes are fading. this is such a fun scent, i can see myself wearing it to parties this season! (oh, and even though i adore vetiver, i did not get even a hint of it in this blend!)

bottle: this is strong cacao with a touch of anise on first sniff. very, very strong cocoa.

 

wet: the anise amps way up once applied, this is somewhat similar to kabuki on my skin, but more cocoa-y.

 

dry: as this dries, the anise becomes more crisp and fresh-smelling. this is probably going to become one of my favorite anise scents.

bottle: spicy sweetness. smells like cinnamon and nutmeg with something creamy and sweet.

 

wet: creamy, sweet cinnamon. this isn't buttery pumpkin, it's very understated. also, i am very sensitive to cinnamon and this does not burn my skin at all.

 

dry: i wish there was more pumpkin and/or marshmallow. i get neither. what i do get is a nice creamy spice scent that will be wonderful for layering.

bottle: delicious crisp apples, dripping in gooey sugar and caramel. this is like the next step up for sugar-slathered candied apple.

 

wet: this is like the perfect marriage of creepy and sugar-slathered candied apple. it is sweet apple perfection. i will be buying more bottles of this!

 

dry: this dries to a nice waft of apple with a nice scattering of sugar and caramel. i love, love, love this scent!

bottle: reminds me of sugar skull. very sweet, lightly flowery but with a zing of spice.

wet: once applied i can really smell the quince! this is really lovely! soft and fruity, a bit sugary and just the right amount of spice.

dry: as this dries, it gets a bit less sugary yet a bit more spicy. it's a nice quince and sweet ginger scent on my skin.

bottle: soft, spicy cocoa. a more dusty, dry chocolate scent than usual.

 

wet: this is lovely! very little coco or chocolate. instead this is a sweet, spicy blend of pepper, honey & tobacco. beautiful.

 

dry: a bit more cocoa comes out as this dries, a nice undertone to the honeyed spices.

imp: pungent herbs over amber.

 

wet: this is very strong wood. not old, soft woods, very strong green wood with an astonishing throw. i can barely smell the amber and sandalwood

 

dry: still very strong, long after it has dried. i'm not terribly fond of this scent on my skin as strong as it is but i could see using it as a room scent.

imp: light, clean, sweet, fresh. very softly floral (the kind of floral i like) and crisp.

wet: this is just what my laundry smells like fresh off the line. that sort of sun-sweet clean scent. hard to describe but there it is.

dry: as this dries it smells more like the sweet, watery grass/aquatic scent of sturgeon moon. i think a bottle may be in order.

brom bones & the traveller are the leatheriest leathers i know of.

imp: a sweet, fizzy citrus scent. smells yummy!

 

wet: this is glorious fizzy gin with a twist.

 

dry: this is more straight-up gin as it dries. very juniper-y.

imp: sweet red musk.

 

wet: sweet, fruity musk and amber. this reminds me of a cross between kabuki and aunt caroline's joy mojo.

 

dry: as this dries the musk strengthens and improves, it's sweet but not overpowering. bottle-worthy.

imp: sweet, citrus-y, spicy musk.

 

wet: this is a gorgeous musk scent, all creamy orange and piquant spices. i think i see a bottle in my future!

 

dry: sweet, spicy musk. just the same as it was when wet, perhaps a little stronger. definite bottle purchase.

imp: strong ylang ylang. urg.

 

wet: ylang ylang and nothing else. i was hoping for at least some patchouli.

 

dry: this is much nicer once dry, the ylang ylang is very tame though i'm still not getting any patchouli.

imp: sweet, flowery peach.

 

wet: darn, there must be rose in this. for a moment this is a blissful peach flower and then it turns sharply soapy.

 

dry: no vetiver, no amber, no peach... just soapy florals.

imp: very rich copal.

 

wet: very, thick, warm copal. this could be a copal sn on my skin.

 

dry: this is incredible. it's exactly like when i burn copal resin on charcoal discs. might be needing a bottle of this.

imp: golden petals, wet greenery and soft, warm spice.

 

wet: this is a rich spicy golden scent with a nice greenery scent but there's also an unusual backnote... sort of a dusty scents... interesting.

 

dry: this is best when dry. sweet golden flowers, greenery swaying in the breeze, late afternoon sun warming everything perfectly.

(this is my review of the gc version of this scent, my original review is here.)

 

imp: ginger-apricot rum.

 

wet: this is a gorgeous ginger-apricot-grapefruit scent. this reminds me of alice's evidence.

 

dry: yup, on the drydown this reminds me more and more of alice's evidence. i think i've fallen in love with one of my favorite scents all over again!

(this is my review of the gc version of this scent, my original review is here.)

 

imp: scary chemical pineapple.

 

wet: sweet fresh pineapple and rum! this smells almost like a pina colada except for the lack of coconut.

 

dry: the pineapple fades to a soft, sweet "fruit" scent above a light rum scent. much more subdued than the le version.