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At first, there’s a blast of juicy blood orange and black cherry. The fruits are balanced with dark, spicy florals - jasmine and tuberose. It’s energizing and sexy - something to wear to go out dancing. I love how well the fruits blend with the flowers, just lovely overall effect.
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For being fifteen years old, this decant still retains a good deal of scent. This is a sweet, girly floral perfume, like from a department store. I think it’s mostly white musk, vanilla, and as for the floral notes, orris and honeysuckle. I’m not really getting any rose, and I don’t know what ambrette, frangipani and angelica smell like specifically. But I’m sure they’re there – this doesn’t smell like any one flower in particular but a varied bouquet. Very nice!
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Vetiver is the star here. Smoky and peppery. The spicy sweet clove is also noticeable, and the nutmeg. I like it. I like the smokiness and spices, how they blend with the vetiver. The peppery note fades after time. Soft woods and amber come forth. If it had a tad more throw, I’d get a bottle.
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I’ve never smelled real datura blossom, but to me, this is a cross between rose and orchid, with a syrupy sweetness like cough syrup. Lush and seductive.
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Girly sweet strawberry punches me in the face straight off! After a couple minutes, I also get the cherry blossom. No marshmallow or amber to be found. Fun, happy, cheerful. Nice but don’t need a whole bottle.
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I like the tropical fruits in this update – the akebia and guava in Festival Acrobatics, and the dragonfruit here. Dragonfruit has a light, pleasant, sweet scent, so it pairs well with white tea, which is also light and pleasant. The honey and orchid play in the background (no hibiscus for me, though.) The orchid at times almost overpowers the dragonfruit, then fades back. I’m not a fan of when that happens, will probably swap.
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Akebia, the main ingredient, is defined as “chocolate vine.” It appears to have violet fruit pods with edible white pulp. It smells banana-ish. Then there’s the guava - tart and juicy. I’m not picking up any melon or iris. This is pure tropical fruit, with a hard candy vibe (as Meerkat said). Very sweet, strong fruit essence. Nice but don’t need a whole bottle.
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It seems I can’t have enough rice scents! Here, the toasted rice is perfectly complemented by the roasted coconut. Together, they shine. I can also pick out a tiny bit of fig and almond. No champaca. It’s really all about the rice and coconut. Of all the Lupers, this is the one I most need a bottle of!
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A cool floral blend. Spicy jasmine is the first note I can pick out. I need to try a single note blue musk because I really don’t know it. This feels like drinking an ice cold glass of jasmine tea relaxing by the pool with flowers all around.
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This is a fully “head shop” dragon’s blood incense note, mixed with the somnolence of lavender and sharpness of fir. Since I love dragon’s blood (and pretty much all incense blends), this was a must for me. I’ll wear it to bed or when I need to chill out at work.
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This is so creamy, sweet and rich! I’m really picking up the ube ice cream and evaporated milk. I recently had some ube French toast with condensed milk, so this reminds me of it – buttery, decadent and sweet without being cloying. I’m not really getting any mango, coconut, or pumpkin spice to be honest. But that’s fine – this is just a heavenly blend that foodies will adore.
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A gentle currant cake blend. Lightly fruit, sweet, honeyed currant cake. Simple and lovely.
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I’ve tried several of these serpent/snake blends now, and they always make me seek out more! Here we have the syrupy vanilla spike of Snake Oil with soft rose. The snake is strong on me, the rose is not super present. It’s there, but very subtle. Can’t go wrong with these blends, but I don’t think I need a full bottle.
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Nice almond milk tea with rose petals. It’s light, not crazy-sweet – definitely more almond milk than condensed milk. No tapioca that I can tell. Overall this is a pretty, calm, all-purpose wearable creamy rose blend.
