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Oh, Poe, you are not for me. I get some really bad leather from you, and yes, its the same sort of bad leather from Sacrifice. Synthetic and uberstrong. I get a hint of bergamot, gin and dirty patchouli over some plasticky leather. For which I am thankful. As you are a rare being. Too rare for the likes of me.

Ah Trevor. You are manly cologne and sweet clove, bundled together. There is a hint of rum around the edges, and the cologne has green musk, as it shares certain similar qualities to Pollution... but I get a lot of sweet clove out of the incense. Not to my taste and mr. zee_zee is not fond of cloves...

This turns to dryer sheets on me (which I think the released version of EM did as well...) So um... I think there's some grapefruit in this, def. a white floral, a touch of gardenia and something else. But overall, the impression is of nice, fresh, clean... dryer sheets.

This starts with a giant burst of lemon (hello!) and then I get lilac. The lilac is soft and pretty... but dries to soap on me. Lilac soap. There you have it. ETA: From a super aged bottle - on wet its definitely lemonish, which makes me suspect lemon balm as opposed to lemon itself. There's a whiff of lilacs, and it dries down to a soft, very cuddly scent.

Agreed with the herbal cologne assessment, mixed with leather and yes, blood and that trace of cumin that gives it an almost peppery edge. I might give this a whirl on mr. zee_zee, as it is strangely compelling...

Okay, so this is a white perfumey floral. On me, it's like a battle of gardenias and lilies, and the gardenia goes evil --- with a hint of wet wool and the overall impression is yes, hairspray. Pass.

This one def. has rose. It's a soft musky/amber blend with rose throughout. The rose is kinda sharp and cologney on me and makes me think yellow rose, as opposed to the fullbodied red rose variety. There's almost something 'jealous' about this blend. In fact, its the kind of blend a woman who has been scorned and is now going about her revenge plans would wear. That's my impression. I amp up rose notes, so others may get a different vibe/feel from this. So yes, good throw and longevity.

Okay, so on wet, I got a slap of lemongrass, and part of this kinda reminds me to the Ifrit/Sekhmet, and the other sandy/Egyptian based blends. It's got musk, (possibly green, as it got the manly cologne vibe to it), lemongrass/lemon, maybe white musk, and something else that makes it dark/sandy/gritty. I agree that its a 'darker' blend - despite the almost aquatic overtone it has. I am definitely amping up the musk in this one. Very manly.

Okay, both the orange blossom and coconut come out for a giant tackle hug at the beginning, which is a bit overwhelming. The scent, on wet, is very all over the place, floral with coconut and with a hint of incense. It bounces from place to place... like a hyperactive toddler. It dries down to a pretty orange blossom/coconut blend. Of course, I am not a fan of coconut, but hey! Even I think it's pretty.

So it starts off as a black cherry brandy, but the cherry goes overly sweet and cough syrupy. And then my skin eats it in like thirty minutes. Meh.

So there is a bit of lime on this wet, and then its a pretty manly aquatic. Both me and kid zz tried this on ---- a little too manly on me, and he thought it was a pretty nice smell. Pretty strong throw and wear length.

Okay, so this was mainly aftershave (me and kid zz both!). On me, I could smell some of the brimstone (barest hint of smoky bacon) and on kid zz he def. got more cat from it. Interesting, but def. a manly scent. While kid zz was both amused and excited about the concept of a Hellboy perfume, and testing it out, but I don't think it was the scent for him. His skin eats up scents, so he was surprised at both the staying power and throw on him, (regular throw and staying power).

On me, the leather dominates and I get this huge leather cloud, and its the same leather like note as in de Sade (hence, black leather) with the tiniest hint of vanilla floating about. Pass.

This is for the 2009 version.. Apple and caramel ---- unfortunately the caramel goes to 'burnt plastic' on me, but I also get whiffs of brown sugar with this one. I got way more coconut from the original version.

Oh Pomona. You are more of an apple cider, than say Lamb's Wool, but you have that nuttiness that comes out. I was hoping for something darker, spicier and more berries, but on me you are this lovely roasted apple and nuts blend. Lovely, but not what I was looking for.

Guh... this smells like a white floral soap. Pass.

This one is a odd one --- it's a very 'warm' floral. And 'warm' in the sense that blood is warm. I get dirt, and a hint of a 'warm' white floral with an edge of sweetness, and for me that's def. the heliotrope playing into it. Odd.

This one is got one HUGE throw of lilies. The ginger adds a bit of sharpness and prevents the lilies from being too sweet or cloying. But yes, one swab and I have a huge huge cloud of lilies on my arm.

Oh Sarah, you do smell like cold marble and undead flesh! It's a slight clean sort of floral with a core that doesn't smell clean, if that makes sense. I get soft, almost floral, aquatic around something a little more earthy that does make me think of rot and dirt.

Okay... so I really didn't get that bright eucalyptus note.... maybe it's just me. In my mind this was a bit green-yellow floral. There's a suggestion of oakmoss, and perhaps heliotrope to it, a little amber warmth, but in general its a very green, yellow floral thing going on. Kinda sharp sometimes.

This one is a bright, cheery white floral. I do believe it has either pansy or petunia in it, and it kinda smells like Nivea Cream to me, so some kind of orchid? Its purple, creamy and feminine without being soft or cloying. Very pretty.

I definitely get lotus and some berries on top of woods and something else. The berries/fruit note does occasionally veer into peach territory, esp. after three hours. I can smell cedar in this as well. Odd.

Agreed. Geburah is like De Sade's slightly more angelic brother. I mean slightly more because of the frankincense that you can smell after like three hours. But mostly, it smells just like De Sade. Too much leather for this girl.

I got this little cotton swab sniffie --- it smells like hazelnut, vanilla and a touch of florals. The sniffie wasn't wet enough to test on skin, but I definitely got the vanilla with a whiff of florals and the hazelnut was pretty strong. Very pretty. I def. wish I had gotten to skin test it! Hazelnut tends to be a pretty strong component on me, but I'm intrigued enough that I would have chanced it! ETA: now that I have a testable sniffie. WOW. Yes to the hazelnut, vanilla and musk. This is foodie without being too foodie, very cozy and perfect for cold weather. Delicious.

So on me, the rose and orris are very predominant on wet - and the orris turns the rose very sharp and sour. As it dries, it becomes more of a rose/patchouli blend, and then completely dries down to a rose/sandalwood blend. Overall, not a fan.