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Dia de los Muertos:

Wet: Very sweet.. almost a musky/fruity smell.

Drydown: Scent fades very, very quickly. What's leftover is a slightly fruity, slightly powdery "perfume" smell.

Long-term wear: This one really surprised me by losing its "oomph!" so quickly. I'll be swapping this.

Hell's Belle:

Whoa. This is so white floral that I couldn't handle it. After about an hour, I had to take it off. Whew! I didn't get anything creamy or sugary about it.. just super-white floral.

Scarecrow:

Wet: Oddly, this is very sweet. It almost smells like freshly baled hay in the summertime.

Drydown: Still maintains the same scent as when wet, but it almost becomes a little bit soapy. I don't get the scorched/burned smell out of this at all. It's just a very light, earthy scent.

Long-term wear: Not for me. After about an hour. Scarecrow morphs into a scent that's vaguely reminiscent of Calvin Klein's Obsession, which has far too many painful memories associated with it.

Thunderbird:

Wet: Ozone and lemons. I have to concur with the masses here.

Drydown: Still very strong ozone with me, with something fruity in the background.. like cantalope or perhaps honeydew.

Long-term wear: Thunderbird has just a bit too much ozone for my senses to appreciate. I'm not really fond of the tang that stays on my skin with it. Off to the swaps pile, sadly.

Cerebus:

Wet: Ooh, this is odd. At first sniff, I get something that reminds me of Robitussin in the bottle. Upon application, it morphs into some sort of chocolate covered fig cookie with walnuts on top.

Drydown: The intensity fades, and I'm still getting a chocolate/walnut/fig waft, with a hint of.. citrus?

Long-term wear: This is a very interesting scent, but I can't see it as a personal scent for me.

Corazon:

Wet: Red musk, hints of amber and.. mango?

Drydown: Still very true to the description. I have to agree with Macha.. this is one of those blends that really surprised me. It's not at all what I was expecting!

Longterm wear: Amazingly, this stayed very mango/amber on me for quite some time, though it ended up being very baby-powderish on me about 4 hours later. I do believe I'll be grabbing a bottle of this before it's discontinued.

Maenad:

Wet: The site description of this could not be more spot-on. Very deranged strawberry, but as SherikingViolet mentioned, it's a very natural strawberry. Hints of poppy peek in, too.

Drydown: Strawberry.. incense? It's slightly smoky yet fruity. Very bizarre.

Longterm wear: This scent is just a little too fruity for me, but it's nice. Sadly, it's not for me.

Old Dublin:

Wet: Green! Very green. Green green green. Like tree leaves.

Drydown: The rose really starts to come through during drydown, and I get hints of evergreen trees in the background.

Long-term wear: Doubtful. (Old) Dublin is a very fresh scent, and it's quite lovely, but I don't believe I'd wear it as a personal scent. This would make a *fabulous* soap, bodywash, or room scent.

I'm going to deviate a bit from my normal review style for this one. I just can't say enough good things about this blend.

Dorian.

Dearest Dorian, I knew I was going to love you the moment I read your description. I wasn't wrong. You have every essence of sweet tea with cream, and envelop me in sheer ecstasy. You're everything I've ever wanted and needed, all in one tiny vial.

Perfection in a bottle. Needless to say, I've already ordered two large bottles of this, and I ponder ordering more just to have it around.

Harvest Moon:

Wet: summer afternoons. harvest time. rolls in the haystack. Candy corn and bonfires..

Drydown: this is a gorgeous, summery scent. It's fading to a soft, spicy floral.

Longterm wear: Hm. I'm not sure on this one. It transforms into something I'm not sure I like. I liked it before it morphed, though, so I'll have to try it again.

Dana O'Shee

Wet: maraschino cherries?!

Drydown: Very almondy, milky with honey. Creamy. Luscious. Once you get past the overwhelming foody smell, Dana O'Shee mellows out to a very wonderful creamy smell.

Longterm wear: Oh yes, we have a winner.

Belle Epoque:

Wet: Very much lily, with hints of vanilla. When I think Belle Epoque, I think of the colors on a cameo, skin and cream.

Drydown: Still very lily. No sandalwood, or vanilla any longer.

Longterm wear: This reminds me of a perfume that my grandmother might wear. Chaste, dignified, but not me.

Pain:

Wet: Whoa! Sharp evergreen? Probably the pennyroyal. Definitely strong lavender, too.

Drydown: *sneeze* *sneeze* sneeze* this scent does not fade at all. There's a light mint in the background.

Longterm wear: Not for me. I just can't. It makes me sneeze too much. The lavender reminds me of an herbal shop, but the pennyroyal just kicks my ass. Off it goes.

Bat's Blood:

Wet: Somewhat similar to Blood. Resiny, less dragon's blood.

Drydown: Mildly herbal, slightly incensy..

Longterm wear: I can't quite place this one. I'm surprised that it comes up more resinous for me than others, but it does. I'm glad I got to try this, but I believe I'll pass it on.

Blood:

Wet: Dragon's Blood? It's sweet..

Drydown: Incensy dragon's blood. The Dragon's blood is fading quickly, though.

Longterm wear: Sadly, Blood turned into pure resin after about an hour. I'm not fond of resin scents, so off to the swaps pile this one goes.

Jailbait:

Wet: Bubblegum! Pink, sugary bubblegum.

Drydown: The pink bubblegum scent is still lingering, but something else is coming through.. cherry, perhaps a light cinnamon?

Longterm wear: Whew. Too sugary for my tastes. To the swaps pile.

Aeval:

Wet: I know this smell from somewhere in my childhood. I *swear* I do. Slightly green and herbal, with.. *something* underneath that I can't quite place.

Drydown: Sage, sweet pea and musk. I'm getting no tonka out of this.

Longterm wear: A bit too herbal for me, sadly.

Swank:

Wet: holy wow, this is bold. Pomegranate martini, indeed!

Drydown: Still bold. Still strong. I'm not sure I'd peg this as a pomegranate martini, but more like pomegranate champagne. I get a very "bubbly" notion from this.

Longterm wear: Whew. I'd love this as a candle. I don't know that I'd wear it as a personal scent, but it's delicious. Perhaps a bath bomb..

Yggdrasil:

Wet: Woody, with hints of evergreen in the background.

Drydown: Light woodsy scent. It's not as overwhelmingly evergreen as I initially expected. Not bad!

Longterm wear: I'm not normally a woodsy kind of girl, but this scent has just about won me over. It's not too earthy, not too green, it's very light and gentle. I doubt I'd wear it often, but I am rather fond of it.

Santa Muerte:

Wet: Vetiver. It was disguising itself as something similar to coffeebean, but it's vetiver.

Drydown: .. vetiver, with hints of florals. The vetiver is really overwhelming to me.. perhaps my skin is amping it up. It's not pleasant.

Longterm wear: Ugh. Pass.

Leanan Sidhe:

Wet: Very herbal and green.

Drydown: Light, herbal, green.. not really changing much.

Longterm wear: It's not really me, so I'll pass.

Prague:

Wet: Hm. Apple? Crisp Granny Smith apples.

Drydown: I smell the lily coming through.. this almost reminds me of Snow White's cousin. It's lovely.

Longterm wear: Oh, definitely. I will be ordering a big bottle of this very, very soon.

Juke Joint:

Preconceived notions: I realize that this is -supposed- to smell like Mint Julep, but all I can think of is KMFDM's Juke Joint Jezebel..

Wet: Hello, mint!

Drydown: Powder. I haven't had a scent do this to me in so long..

Longterm wear: Sadly, no.

Oisin:

Wet: Faint, light florals. It makes me think of sunshine in the springtime.

Drydown: still very light florals, a touch of musk and a touch of herbs.

Longterm wear: I'd better grab a bottle of this before it gets DC'd!

Baobhan Sith:

Wet: sharp citrus, ginger and apple.

Drydown: .. pretty much the same as what I smell wet, but it's lessened a little, and not as strong.

Longterm wear: This scent doesn't really wow me over, so it's off to the swaps pile.