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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

In bottle: Apple! On skin, wet: A very herby apple. I'm almost tempted to make a pie. On skin, dry: A rich dark amber apple. Conclusion: Necessity, indeed. Rating: 4/5

In bottle: Herby! Very herby On skin, wet: Lemon? Pine cleaner, with a hint of dark herbal ... something. On skin, dry: Piney, resinous .. gum. Mastic gum. It must be the sprucewood. Conclusion: I feel like I've been camping. Which usually means I should wash this off. Rating: 0/5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In bottle: Champagne and something else. On skin, wet: Light florals and musk, that get swirled around tobacco. On skin, dry: A weird alcoholic floral powder. Conclusion: I feel like I've been at the bar hidden in the fairy circle. Eek. Rating: 0/5

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

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

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

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

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.)

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

In bottle: rose and powder. On skin, wet: jasmine and powder On skin, dry: powder. conclusion: powder! rating: 0/5

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

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

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