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Was lucky enough to score some of this on ebay...

 

That said, WOW!!! I think it's may favorite of all the halloween scents!!! Creamy Vanilla Pumpkin but not too much of any one scent a little creamy yummy spice but not overwhelming cinnamon. It's hot out here today and this scent works well in the heat (Not just for fall)

 

I'd get several bottles if it came out in a perfume oil.

 

I hope the powers that be consider putting it on the menu....

I really like it!!! It's definately white chocolate not milk or dark chocolate.

 

Wet: I got the chocolate and coconut

 

Dry: I'm getting the white chocolate and toasted marshamallow (a little of that burnt or carmalized sugar smell)

 

Not perfumey at all. Sure to be a big hit with the foodies (like myself )

I tried this without looking at the notes - I had an idea of the notes in all the pumpkins and when I first smelled this wet I thought, "this smells like a sweet buttery pumpkin, it must be the one with the honey and vanilla in it..." Wrong!!! Now looking at the notes and after the oil has dried a bit, I get a bit of the musk and tonka and I really have to work to smell the leather and the rest blend into oblivion, but it still feels very much like a gourmand bakery scent to me and is definately one of my favorites of the pumpkins since I tend toward foody scents anyway

I tried 3 different imps of this each one went startingly to HAIRSPRAY on me (the old aqua-net hairspray not the new nice-smelling ones). Given the notes - I should love this, but my chemistry does not agree with something in the blend (I must figure it out so I know not to get mixed up with it again) - very sad that this blend and I don't mix well...

Wow - that is some tar lookin' oil!!! It stained my skin...

 

Oooo, that smells good -

 

Wet - Cocoa Absolute

 

On drydown - the cocoa really fades to the background and the lavender and sage take front stage -

 

2 hrs later - the scent has really faded, I really have to push my nose into my skin to get the notes and they are all a nice green herbal with the slightest touch of cocoa

 

Might put it on my wl, but not sinking any $$ into a bottle this round

I think the comparison to Razzles is dead on and I'm getting a 5ml bottle for the kid in me...

This is very nice...

 

It starts off sweet and then goes mildly spicy (I'd swear that there was carnation in this but I don't see it in the notes)

 

I wish I got more of the notes like the safforn, lemon balm and frankincense but an hour in I'm still only getting spicy carnation (weird..)

Nice Twist on Root Beer Barrel Candy -

On Drydown it almost smells like THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM - It has that creamy tobacco feel - long stay and nice throw

Creamy delicious vanilla tobacco. Intense scent and good throw, it's a little masculine for me, but would be delicious on hubby....

This is all jasmine on me and we don't go well together (I was worried about that but the other notes intrugued me) yup all I'm getting is the two notes I don't care for - the rose and the jasmine... Nice intensity though and nice throw...

Lovely!!!! Tea - painfully gentle florals (I'm not a fan of overpowering florals, this is just right) a slight hint of mint. My only complaint is that the scent is very faint.... I LOVE It so I really hope the intensity improves with age - I'm catching it in wafts but when I sniff my wrist now that the oil is dry I get nothing...

This is a nice men's cologne with a sweetish edge. It'll be nice for hubby in the fall. I'll add a bottle to my wl...

 

eta: It has incredible wear and doesn't wash off...

 

Very light on the booze (yaayy) apricot, pineapple, graperfuit punch - I want to take a big gulp.

 

Need to track down a bottle

The cocoa is so bitter it's almost not recognizable (but not unpleasant - just not sweet chocolate). The pumpkin is mild and way in the background and I get lots of almost smoked nutty goodness.

Where white label was much more chocolate and tea, ORANGE label is much more FLORAL - I get NO chocolate or vanilla, Little fruit, More of the Spicey (maybe lavender) and Floral (maybe thgeranium). I'm wearing white and orange and I think the white feels more grounded (might be the tea), BUT if you like florals - ORANGE LABEL 13 IS FOR YOU!!!

I read plastic and feared the worst - When I see it, I usually get it. I did here too, but that phase literally only lasted 3 minutes while it was wet (yaayyy!)

 

after 10 min it smells like a delicious bakery - I love Bloomslang and now this and will be needing backup bottles of both!!!

Pastry Crust?

 

Bottle: Cherry Vanilla Icecream - Yummmmm

 

Wet: Pastry Crust and maybe some very faint cherry in the background - I hope it morphs and some more of the Cherry and Vanilla come out...

 

Dry: I don't know if this faded quickly on me or I just over smelled my wrist and now my nose doesn't work

 

I'll have to go 5 minutes without smelling it...

 

I cant stop trying to sniff my arm -

 

10 minutes I have to sniff real hard to smell it, does this fade that quickly?

 

What I can smell is sweet fruit lovely. Maybe I'll have to slather more next time.

This goes all Sweet Cinnamon Dragons Blood on me - I amp cinnamon and try to stay away from it - and even though this is a nice twist on cinnamon, I don't think it's for me though I do love the sweetness of this scent!!!

Wet - Lime Sugar Tobacco Cookie

 

Dry - Not getting any rum (which is fine with me) the Lime Sugar Cookie is fading to the background and I'm getting mostly the tobacco and even that is faint.

 

Verdict - If this stayed all lime sugar cookie, I'd have to get a vat. I used to work in a cigar shop and while I like the smell of the humidor, I really don't get wanting to smell like one. Not buying a bottle of this.

This is how I feel that Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Vanille Abricot should smell.

 

This is a lovely creamy subtle peach.

 

I wish I didn't over-do peach in the 90's (both in scent and color) because I really like this. I usually can't stand the smell of peach because of my over indulgence, but, I'm keeping the imp and I'm going to force myself to wear it this summer, it's just that nice!!!

Wow, this is a hitter and a little goes a long way - I was hoping more for the chocolate and am getting much burnt carmel almost a boozy note, like a boozy hazelnut fudge. Too sharp for me.

 

It does smell much like Cockaigne to me, a good way to get that fix if you are a fan.

 

eta: I've had this on for 6 hours and it is all I can smell, the scent hasn't morphed at all and the stay and throw is exceptional. It's a shame that I still don't like it...

This goes all smoky incense on me - it's a creamy vanilla smoky incense, but I'm really incensed out - maybe better in some of the snake pit blends...

Snake Charmer is

 

It stays fresh and sweet and light! VS. Snake oil which goes smoky incense on me.

 

Me Want more Snake Charmer (which is exactly what I was afraid of )

Wowzers!!!

 

In the bottle: Pumpkin and Vanilla (that is so unexpected)

 

Wet on skin: Pumpkin, Ivy and general Wood

 

Drydown: The pumpkin and Ivy fade away and I'm left with the Loveliest, Gentlest Cedar I've ever encountered - I really didn't expect to like it, because I'm so wooded out, but...

Cockaigne VERY SIMILAR to Spring Training 2008.

 

If you liked Cockaigne - you need to snag a bottle of the Trading Post's ST 2008 - It's not as intense (it doesn't have that sharp boozy scent) but it is very close!!!