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Honeyed oudh. I am not the client for this combination. NOPE. Not as horrific as say Split Urban Tract Suburban Home.

Honeyed lilies and a whiff of gardenia. But yes, white florals. Great throw and wear length.

Honeyed fig. Sweet honeyed fig. Good throw and wear length.

Pine, green tea, and a whiff of leather and musk. This one is a green musky blend with enough sweetness and leather to keep it interesting. Medium throw and wear length.

Honey, roses and red wine. Good throw and wearlength.

Vanilla, lotus, and a whiff of aquatics. Medium throw and wear length.

Baked cream almond bread. This smells milky, yeasty, and almondy. Great throw and wear length.

Hot chocolate powder. Very foodie. Yup, dry hot cocoa powder. Medium throw and wear length.

Sweet sugary pink roses, and a whiff of cocoa powder. If you love sugary roses, give this a whirl.

Palo Santo, Copal, and a whiff of cocoa. This is mainly palo santo + copal on my skin. Good throw and wear length.

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Rich, dark smoky cocoa smoke. This one is basically a drier cacao and smoky vetiver. Good throw and wear length.

Feral, shaggy musk, cypress-wet, gnashing with agarwood, black pine needles, and balsam.

Black cherry blood globs over a thick crust of patchouli.

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Rich cacao, woods, and dark fruits. The oudh here just adds to the dark fruits, and is not very oudh-like. In fact, can forget there's oudh in this blend. Medium throw and wear length.

Pine, wood, honeyed beeswax, and a whiff of juniper. This seems to be teetering between piney woods, and this caramel honey. Warm, sticky, golden. Good throw and wear length.

Fresh-cut grass and chalky drywall with the indole tang of something clammy underneath.

This is just as horrible as all the other reviews have made it sound. Truly, crappy diaper, pukey baby powder. No grass, only oudh. This is what horror and despair smell like. It's like Vampire Lace grew up, bought a house, and then DIED INGLORIOUSLY. Great throw and wear length. Imma go wash this off.

Tomato leaf, mahogany, benzoin, and a whiff of cardamom. This is a masculine "green" blend. I get a very prominent tomato leaf note, and its fresh, but very bitter in this blend and I think its a by product of the mahogany wood and patchouli. There's some resinous benzoin that is spiced with cardamom. Its cozy, green, and masculine tomato leaf. Good throw and wear length.

Jasmine, orchid, green tea. Actually, it sort of reminds me to a butterfly bush. This is a spring-like florals, lightness, and cuddly blend. Great throw and wear length.

Dusty cardamom, honey, vanilla, and tobacco. Actually, this smells like it should be at home in the Wild West, and not the Shungas. Or maybe its a Japanese interpretation of a Annie Oakley or Calamity Jane? It's got that sort of rough and tumble overlay. Great throw and wear length.

Pink grapefruit, sugared yuzu, and sunshine. It doesn't have great wear length, but IDGAF. When its there, its happy and glorious and what I need these days. Delicious.

Almond, bourbon cream, smoky hay. This has a burnt sugar edge to it which is delightful and unexpected. Oddly hovering toward the gourmand edge. Medium throw and wear length. So far, this may be my favorite 2021 Luper.

Juicy lychee and peonies. Very strong on the lychee/peony. It's sugary, floral, and fruity. Medium throw and wear length.