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The honeysuckle SN on me, wet is very sweet. It's honeysuckle + sugar amped up. As it dries, it becomes less sweet and prettier, and more delicate. Very floral, feminine. Unfortunately for me, there's a "fake" overlay to it that makes me think of Barbie dolls.

For me, blends with gardenia tend to smell like wet wool. Hence, my assumption that gardenia will smell like wet wool. And it does, and then it becomes a bitter pungent floral. On further drydown, it is almost peppery. I never get the coconut, the creamy tropical, soft or anything like that sort. On me, it's harsh, bitter and with HUGE throw. At least, it is nice to confirm that me and gardenia will NOT get along.

Strawberry frosted donuts. Actually, it smells more like those vanilla cookies that have the strawberry frosting in the middle. Sugary, strawberry and baked goods. Very sweet on me. Potentially a good choice for a young girl.

2010 version Roses, hint of lily and gardenia and at the very background a touch of incense. Unfortunately, this is the BPAL rose note that I amp up to high heaven. Pass.

Smoke, olive blossom and beeswax. It's an amazing beeswax scent. On the drydown, I get more of the chamomile peeking out and it's the kind that you find in Sachs, and it turns the beeswax into something slightly herbal.

Definitely sand, (reminds me to Sunbird and Capella de Ossos), cumin, patchouli, woods and musk. It's a very very dry, spicy, resinous blend. Makes me think of Tomb Raider, except perhaps less sexually overt and more in the kickass, I tramp through sand dunes and excavate forgotten treasures sort of way.

Juicy, jammy strawberry. It is the same lush strawberry note as in White Chocolate, Strawberry and White Pepper. There's some musk and/or amber. Out of all the strawberry blends this is the one that smells the least like a Strawberry Shortcake doll. That being said, it still sort of does.

I find both the proto and released version to be vastly different. The released version is heavy in the spices, and there is a very 'berry' smell that I get esp. on wet. It's more of a pumpkin spice candle/pie. As opposed to the prototype, which really had more of a 'citrus' and 'candy' overlay to it. The released version is stronger and richer. More vibrant on the drydown than the released. I think it's the spices that hold better on my skin. Still not my cup of tea.

Almond and cake. Unfortunately the vanilla in the cake is not one that plays well with my skin.

Definitely has red wine. I think it has pomegranate and possibly cherry. This sorta smells like sangria - but way fruitier and sweeter. There is something acrid in it, and I think I agree with edenssixthday - it is probably whiskey.

Sweet, sunwarmed woods. Wood, leaves, hint of tobacco. On the right guy, this would be the sex. This is warm, masculine and inviting. I am going to go try this on mr. zee_zee... STAT!

Smoky rum. It actually kinda reminds me to Hellhound. Rum, smoke and a hint of bay. Warm, masculine, dark.

Given the age of this blend, don't really get the menthol in this. It has an herbal note, which I think is sage, and definitely pepper in it. I think there is either spruce or fir, and a hint of cedar, as it dries, to a warm slightly woody spicy blend. There is something slightly golden about this blend.

This reminds me slightly to Snake Charmer. It's got honey and red musk, and in some ways its if you took Snake Oil and amped up the red musk, and instead of vanilla you had honey. I can't pull off SC/SO type blends, so if you can... give this a whirl.

Spicy. You can definitely smell the jalapeños on wet. It's got a hint of cocoa, spice, copal. It's a slight sweet, spicy incensy blend.

This one reminded me alot to the Wolfsbane. It is a green herbal scent with an overlay of menthol, esp. on wet. As it dries, it gets a white floral that is slightly soapy and vaguely familiar. I know I've smelled this before. It's a very interesting 'green', mildly herbal blend.

Green grassy, cherry blossom or peony, some sort of golden musk underneath. Slightly fruity overtone. Pretty, feminine, green.

Dark liqour, a blast of oak and hint of earth. It's very masculine. Hint of green on drydown - smells dark, mysterious, potent.

Definitely smell the lime and the verbena, and then I get the pomegranate and powdery white musk. It's a fresh, sweet fruity clean scent. Definitely FRUITY. It's very candylike to me. I can see this appealing to small girls.

Leather, stone and a drop of blood. Leather unfortunately smells chemically and the beeswax sweetens it up. Creepy.

This is the strongest white tea note scent I've found in BPAL. It's white tea - slightly floral, slightly citrusy. I personally find this delicious - but I'm drawn to clean, fresh scents alot of times.

Dark smoky wine, with damp earth. This is what vampire blood would be like if it were a wine. Dark, potent, earthy. Slightly masculine, slightly sexual.

Big hit of lime on wet, unfortunately it dries to a lime tinged powder. The white musk on me is slightly floral and powdery. Boo.

Dude... is this Venom? Because both the feel and smell is very similar. I get a very whiff of jasmine, and then it burns down to a dark resinous blend - still with the jasmine overlay. It's smokier than Venom, and it has a dark green herbal overtone as opposed to the berries in Venom. It has more of a 'gunpowder' kick a la Gun Moll. I can see this appealing to those that like Voodoo Queen, Gun Moll and Venom. Dark, sinuous, lethal.

Lemongrass, whiff of coconut, gardenia, lotus and yuzu. It's vaguely tropical, very creamy and a fruity floral. Lotus lends its typical sweetness, coconut accounts for the creaminess. Lemongrass and yuzu both add a freshness to the scent. Very Atomic Luau/Tiki in feeling.