provocateur
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In bottle: Sandalwood!
On skin, wet: Sandalwood. It seems to be just the same one for now.
On skin, dry: A very soft and luscious sandalwood, with the slightest touch of resin.
Conclusion: Oh, so pretty
Rating: 4/5
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In bottle: Very smoky and slight hinting of dragon's blood?
On skin, wet: Cedar? There's definitely a woody note in here. Very smoky.
On skin, dry: A very rich and warm smoky wood. I'd like to guess sandalwood.
Conclusion: It would figure, given the meaning, that I would be so enamored
with this.
Rating: 4/5
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In bottle: Lotus.
On skin, wet: Fresh, sweet opium and lotus.
On skin, dry: Pine opium lotus ... powder.
Conclusion: Damn you rose otto! I was loving this until you came along and made powder out of the whole thing!
Rating: 2/5
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In bottle: A very light, vibrant fruit
On skin, wet: Bubblegum and fruit
On skin, dry: A very light fruity amber.
Conclusion: Yarg.
Rating: 0/5
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In bottle: A very light amber
On skin, wet: Beautiful amber and musk, which then morphs into a musky rose.
On skin, dry: The dreaded rose powder, with amber.
Conclusion: This would be so amazing without the rose.
Rating: 2/5
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In bottle: Sharp and cleansery.
On skin, wet: Bourbon, which eventually turns into a minty cleaner.
On skin, dry: Soft, sugary mint.
Rating: 0/5
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In bottle: Cedar
On skin, wet: Cedar!
On skin, dry: A very rich and warm golden.. cedar.
Conclusion: Cedar! I like cedar, primarily as furniture, however, I didn't mind too much smelling like that. I was hoping for more of the morph that other people seemed to have gotten.
Rating: 3/5
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In bottle: Swarthy and musky.
On skin, wet: The musk stays sweet as the honey gets amped up with the cognac, but primarily remains honey.
On skin, dry: The most lascivious patchouli myrrh musk you find.
Conclusion: So very, very hot.
Rating: 5/5
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In bottle: Woah, herby. Very herby
On skin, wet: Very vague and indistinct. I had a hard time picking any notes out outside of "green" or "wet".
On skin, dry: A very sharp herbal blend.
Conclusion: Wow did this hurt my sinuses after a while.
Rating: 0/5
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Muse
in Ars Amatoria
A light, invigorating floral and citrus blend. Tuberose, lotus and jasmine with a hint of lime.
In bottle: Berry soap.
On skin, wet: A floral berry powder. What is making with the berries?
On skin, dry: Lime! Very bright and vibrant, and thank you jasmine for the powder.
Conclusion: I have no idea what caused them, or where they came from, but I'm not down with berry powder.
Rating: 1/5
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In bottle: Lemon Zest. It's the very sweet side of sandalwood.
On skin, wet: Lemon pledge. Very cleansery.
On skin, dry: Very wood, as if the sandalwood decided to change it's mind and become not as light, unless that's what the patchouli is doing to it.
Conclusion: Interesting. The shapeshifting part is definitely seen here.
Rating: 2/5
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In bottle: Very medicinal.
On skin, wet: Woodsy and resin. Which usually means myrrh and / or sandalwood (for me).
On skin, dry: Well hello florals! I can definitely pick out some lily and perhaps some jasmine.
Conclusion: Thanks for the wild ride but I don't know if I'll get in line again.
Rating: 1/5
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In bottle: Fiery! Very warm, more than likely the labdanum, perhaps the ambergis.
On skin, wet: Ambergis. Very ambergis.
On skin, dry: Very faint, somewhat medicinal smelling. I'd assume the narcissus.
Conclusion: Very interesting to say the least. I'm not sure how the medicinal/astringent smell came around, but it could be a variety of things
Rating: 2/5
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In bottle: Cleanser-y
On skin, wet: Industrial cleanser, plus lavender.
On skin, dry: Lavender powder.
Conclusion: Ugh. Where did this come from and keep it away from me from now on.
Efficacy: 0 (There was no aided interpretation of dreams of psychic boost in sleep session)
Rating: 0/5
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In bottle: Sandalwood and light musk.
On skin, wet: Sandalwood.
On skin, dry: A soft musky sandalwood.
Conclusion: Well, there was supposed to be other notes in there, but I reckon that's where the "soft" part on the dry down comes in. I'm glad I wasn't attacked by jasmine, but disappointed I didn't get any of the orchid.
Rating: 2/5
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In bottle: Lavender and violet
On skin, wet: Gardenia, lavender and violet
On skin, dry: Violet and powder
Conclusion: Violet.
Rating: 0/5 (I don't like violet.)
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In bottle: A very soft scent, with a faint floral sweetness
On skin, wet: Green. Very green. Very plant laden.
On skin, dry: There's a really sharp floral that comes out in the dry down.
Conclusion: This is a very vague and indiscriminate blend that I'm not a great fan of.
Rating: 1/5
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In bottle: rose and powder.
On skin, wet: jasmine and powder
On skin, dry: powder.
conclusion: powder!
rating: 0/5
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Venus
in Celestials
In bottle: Rose soap. I'm a little fearful.
On skin, wet: Rose. Pure Rose. So this is what rose smells like as bpal! (normally I get powder or soapy configurations of rose when it hits my skin).
On skin, dry: A very green hint in the background of the rose.
Conclusion: A very fitting, feminine blend for the Goddess of Love and Attraction. However, I have now learned that I am not a big fan of rose.
Rating: 2/5
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In bottle: Fresh linen sheets and a light musk.
On skin, wet: Snuggle fabric softener.
On skin, dry: ? My skin seems to have eaten it.
Conclusion: I really don't like smelling like laundry :/
Rating: 0/5
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In bottle: Woody! Mostly sandalwood, some incense/resinous hints
On skin, wet: Mm. White sage! Which then morphs into labdanum and frankincense.
On skin, dry: Vetiver and sage.
Conclusion: Absolutely fabulous. I can die now. I've found a non-patchouli, non-cinnamon, non-dragon's blood blend I absolutely adore.
Rating: 5/5
Polyhymnia
in Discontinued Scents
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In bottle: Sage, with a small hint of orris
On skin, wet: Lemon balm!
On skin, dry: Sage lemon balm!
Conclusion: Ick.
Rating: 0/5