angelicruin

Oh my goodness. This is as wonderful as I thought it would be. When I first apply it, it kind of smells like Coca-Cola on my skin. Weird, huh? But then, very shortly thereafter, I get the cardamom (cinnamon-like) note with bourbon. As it dries further, the leather note emerges as the cardamom fades a bit and I am left with a soft boozy leather scent. The patchouli is very smooth and almost unnoticeable in this blend. I bought 3 bottles blindly in anticipation and I am actually thinking of buying more because I never want to run out this scent ever again.

Straight up sugary lemon. I think of old-fashioned lemonade and lemon pie as I sniff it on my arm. I love it! Makes me think of warmer days ahead.

The floral notes in this one have gone horribly wrong on my skin. It's not even all that sugary on me. Just floral, floral, and more floral. Sadly, no strawberry or plum on me.

Indian sandalwood and cedar, and the dry incense smoke of olibanum, gum mastic, patchouli and myrrh. Very smoky patchouli on my skin. Definitely not working for me.

On my skin, I get orange and citrus notes with mint. Very herbal on me.

Soft green floral while wet. As it dries, it seems to sweeten on my skin. It dries down to a soap-like scent.

Lots of lavender in this one. It definitely has that cologne-like quality that I associate with men's scents.

This is a spicy wood scent on me. Nice, but nothing I'd wear on a regular basis. Love the name though!

I think I forgot that I had tested the 2010 blend last year with not so great results. The 2011 version, unfortunately, is much the same on me. Too "dry" of a scent for my tastes.

Mostly rice wine, white musk, and sandalwood for me. Sadly, no vanilla bean on my skin.

Lots of coconut to start. The anise emerges for me on the dry down. This one actually smells a lot like Paduan Killer Swarm on me.

It is what is says. Chocolate, lime, and mint.

I'm getting mostly lemon tea from this. Very lovely scent for lemon lovers.

I'm not sure what's happening on my skin, but this is definitely not behaving well. It's gone very sour and actually is beginning to smell like jasmine notes do on my skin. This is one for the swap/sale pile.

Orris and coconut mostly on me. Fades on my skin REALLY fast.

This one is too fiery for my tastes. It smells like burnt skin on me. Definitely not a keeper for me.

I get a lot of gin and a champagne-like note on me. Not really getting any chocolate out of this one...well, maybe just faintly.

This is a creamy mango on my skin. Very pleasant to sniff.

I'm getting peach, gardenia, and rose notes the strongest on my skin. Nice, but nothing I'd reach for very often. A little too much floral on my skin for my preference.

This is mostly amber, rose, and orange. Stays fairly true from wet to dry. It's a lovely, seductive scent on my skin, though I believe just a decant will suffice.

I get lots of honey, pomegranate, and apple on my skin. Such a lovely yummy red scent for me.

Wow, this is just an amazing blend of musks, vanilla, and cocoa on my skin. Patchouli note gives it just a hint of smoke on me. Very nice.

Spice cake on my skin. Love it!

The champagne note is stronger than the absinthe note on my skin, still I do detect the hint of anise lurking behind all that fizzy bubbly. Very grateful to have had a WCWC angel pick this up for me.

This is spot-on sparkling apple cider on me. Very fizzy and very apple-y.