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I've been stalking Othello for ages since I adore every note listed. What I get on my skin is very, very different from what I expected. It's odd, but I get the exact smell of sparkling cider - the kind that has berries or something along with the apple. It's just a sparkling, effervescent, red berry smell. Okaaaaay....not at all what I was going for. I'll probably try this again later but this is super weird on me.

This started out as a very fresh, sweetly floral and invigorating scent. Died down to a light floral with almost a rootbeer? background To the swaps!

I recently got this in a swap and oh man, was this lovely when first applied! Rich, golden waves of amber and vanilla musk. Yessss! Now I'm just crossing my fingers that it stays that way through the drydown...It would be so easy for this to turn to flower bouquet of doom. Crap, it's already changing and becoming a flatter scent that's a bit hairspray-ish. This was poised to be a top ten and is sliding into the swaps pile instead. Too bad

Edit to add scent description

Almost forgot to review this one! I'm a sucker for vanilla amber or the vanilla musk I think is in Illustrated Woman (?) so I had to give this one a try. I remember it was pretty non-descript on me. Sweet, pretty and feminine with peach and gardenia. Not really my cup of tea though. Glad it went to a good home.

Mmm ozone and rain. Goes a bit towards the soapy side of things. Not the greatest aquatic on me lie Szepasszony (sp?) or Calico Jack, but definitley not the worst either! Worth a re-try in my book.

This smells just like Thin Mints or Peppermint patties How fantastic! Not something I'd want to smell like very often, but it's sweet, cool and refreshing. Nice!

Interesting! A slight level of skin musk with a very dry, slightly bitter citrus scent. Glad I was able to try a sniffie, but not something I need to track down.

Quick fade for me too. Cooling blend heavy on cypress and not on what I'd hoped for (soil and patchouli). Some teakwood warmth in the mix and a very plant-based smell. Meh on me.

Mmm musk... I'm a huge fan of musk but they sometimes go a really bad way and I'm still trying to figure out which ones work or have the potential to not work. This one seems to work very well, especially on my husband He smells absolutely great with it on! Very masculine, slightly harsh, but with a sweetness that brings it all together. Keeper!

Holy crap this works on me. I wasn't really expecting it to and I can't really explain what it smels like, but it's a sweet, powerful scent that makes me feel feminine and sexy. Wow. Great throw. Vaguely floral even though I'm not a big floral fan. This is one of those special bpal's that break the rules

I was hoping for a strong dash of orange blossom as in Vixen, but instead I get a sharp white musk tinged with a citrus background. Not really for me, unfortunately.

Surprisingly good! This started out with an overly sweet and strong fruit juice note tempered by a rich incense-y level. Settles down into strong, rich incense with just a dab of sweetening fruit. Very pretty! Confident and strong blend on me.

Ohhh man, this is good stuff! I've come to love the plum note and this was very reminiscent of the scratchy, dusty plum I get from On Darkness, one of my top ten LE's. Similar to Bensiabel, but a little less rugged and more fruity - bursting with non-sweet plum juice. Even as a non-foody bpal'er this was a win. Awesome.

When I first applied I thought: Ivy! A very similar note to Death of Autumn, but fresher and sweeter. Now that it's drying I get a perfect Fall scent of leaves, ivy, and I would have sworn there was a little apple or apple cider in here. Fantastic Fall scent!

I've been hemming and hawing on whether or not to try this one because it seemed like it could go very, very wrong. Wet on skin I got a light rose scent heavy on synthetic wood polish. Now that it's dried though, I get the slightly sour labdanum (yum) and rose with the two woods warming things up. I don't think I'd wear this one often, but I am glad I gave it a try.

What the hell was I thinking? Jasmine... <sigh> When will I learn that it will almost inevitably ruin a blend on my skin... A very rich scent, but utterly wrong on my skin. Not good

This is a very girly blend on me. Lots of honeysuckle and otehr flowers with a fresh breeze of mint flowing through it. Not really my thing, but very pretty on the right person

I agree with Lioness - garden mint, not chewing gum mint (hallelujah!) and some herbs as well. Fresh, green and lively. I'm lucky to have the insanely beautiful Comic-con version of the bottle and the tarot card.

Oh crap. Why didn't I hold onto this, again? A hint of ozone on me with a cologne-y edge and a dusty, harshly sexy leather note. Crap. I need to track it down again - that'll teach me to let something age before I send it to swaps

I could have sworn there was black coconut or coconut husk in this! I get a rich, beautiful musk mixed with a creamy base. Really sexy scent

This is a very light scent on me. I had to test it twice just to get a good handle on it. Powdery amber with a primary note of berry and a bit of incense spice swirling around in it. Nice, but not something I need to hold onto.

Lavendar and lemon verbena for me so far. A bit powdery and low level throw. I'm getting over a head cold though, so I'll have to re-test before deciding this little imp's fate.

I'm getting pver a head cold right now so I'll be re-testing this one once I'm back to full nose strength, but I'm getting a delightful burst of sugared citrus notes. Not exactly the grapefruit note I've come to recognize, more tangerine and a pinch of lime. Not getting much else, but that's just fine with me This may be even better than Croquet to try to enable my mom since she loves citrus scents!

I got a sniffie of this recently from a generous forumite Not somehting I would usually try since I haven't looked into the foodie bpal scents, but this is a pleasant, sugary scent. Decent throw. A bit of vanilla underneath the sugar buzz. Nice!

Hm, I like this much more than I thought I would! My skin is pretty anti-floral, but the mix of vanilla and amber is combining with a surprisingly easygoing jasmine and honeysuckle. I would never need a whole bottle, but I'm so glad I got to try this!