angelicruin

I agree with Midnight Aeval's review above.

Sniffing the bottle it is really juicy smelling, but once applied to my skin, I get more of a green herbalish scent with wafts of strawberry. There is a floral edge to it, but nothing I can specifically identify.

As it dries, I get less green and more of a soft strawberry and skin musk.

This is probably my favorite of the Courtesan series.

A soft, creamy vanilla with delicate floral notes and, as Heavenlyrabbit said above, fresh strawberry.

I can certainly see why the initial reviews from the Will Calls described this as cotton candy. It definitely has that spun sugar vibe to it. A light, very sugary vanilla musk with just a hint of underlying floral note underneath.

This goes on me as spicy bittersweet cocoa. I think I can pick out a bit of the black pepper note, but I'm not getting any of the caraway, mustard, or paprika notes.

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.

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!

This is sharp on my skin. Smoke, leather, & wood on me.

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.