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amanderinorange

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  1. amanderinorange

    Swank

    This I actually got for my sister, but tried a bit out to see if would be something that I would like. In the imp: pomegranate. On me: turned into a sort of air freshener smell. Maybe it was the booze. Who knows. Overall: Not for me, but glad that I was able to try it.
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    Black Forest

    In the imp: definitely pine, but not as strong or as sharp as some of the others that I have smelled. Much nicer, I think. On me: too much pine, but pine isn't normally my kind of scent. Overall: Fortunately the hubby likes this one (a surprise as he doesn't like pine scents) so I will have to see how it smells on him.
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    Black Lily

    In the imp: lily, but not as light as I am use to smelling it. On me: Yup, this is definitely a darker, heavier lily. Normally lily turns to baby powder on me, but this stays a true lily, which is a beautiful scent. Overall: I would get a bottle of this, but it's not at the top of my list.
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    The Rose

    Got this as a frimp. In the imp: lovely rose with just a hint of green sap. On me: lovely, fresh rose. After about ten- twenty minutes it starts fading and all that's left is the green stem. Overall: I'm sad that the scent doesn't last long, but it might stay longer in a scent locket. If it does, then I will definitely be getting a bottle of this.
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    Victoria

    I was excited to try this as I have heard good things about all the Stardust blends and I LOVE Fairy Market. Plus I like vanilla, tea roses and stargazer lilies are my favorite. In the bottle: lovely, light tea rose with a hint of the stargazer lily. No vanilla, but that's alright. On me: right away, baby powder. OH NOES! I was trying to recover this as I was headed to the dentist and didn't want them being like, "who's wearing the baby powder and why so much?" because really, it was a heavy baby powder scent. Luckily, I received a frimp of Black Lily and decided to put it on as well. It actually saved it a bit. Still baby powder, but with a heavier lily to ground it. Overall: I'm super-dissapointed that this didn't work on me, but I still love it in the bottle. Maybe it would be good to scent other things with?
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    Giant Vulva

    In the bottle: Musky, but a light musk which I find pleasant as musks normally turn my stomach/ give me headaches. On my hubby: Nice and still musky. After a few minutes, it goes slightly lemon sugar cookie on him, but that only lasts for a little while. Then it goes back to a nice musk. Overall: I really like this on him. Didn't try it on myself though. He ended up liking my reaction to it and ordered himself another bottle.
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    Voyeurs Among the Cherry Blossoms

    I love love LOVE cherry blossom and was very excited for this scent to arrive. In the bottle: a light scent, but as other reviewers have said, also masculine. My hubby said that it smelt like really good cologne. I can just detect the cherry blossoms, but they are nice. On me: cherry blossoms with a hint of something else. Not the vanilla, maybe the oakmoss? Anyway, it's a nice scent. Overall: I like this one, but I don't know how often I would wear it. I'm thinking that it would be good as a lotion scent.
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    Lovers in a Ricefield

    In the bottle: Very sweet rice and a little fruit smell. On me: VERY sweet and creamy rice and no fruit. This reminded me of the rice candy that you can get from grocery stores in the little green and red boxes with the edible rice paper around it. Unfortunately, I got sick off of those once and every time someone mentions the candy or has it around me, I get an "ugh" feeling in my stomach. Overall: I really wanted to like this one, but the association just ruined it for me. I'll have to pass on keeping the bottle. Might see if my sister wants it.
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    Pothôn Mêtêr

    I was really excited to get this one as I love roses and berries. In the bottle: Mmmmm, spicy roses. On me: Yum, still spicy and rosy and now with a bit of berry! After a minute or two my skin started getting irritated from the pepper and so I put some lotion on. While that took care of the burning, it started making it smell a bit like a candle. Overall: I really hope that I can figure out how to avoid the burn as this is a wonderful scent that I hope to wear often.
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    Milk Chocolate Buttercream

    Like I mentioned in my other reviews for the box of chocolate scents, I am a little weary of the chocolate scents as they seem to go all wrong on me. In the bottle: delicious! Smells like rich chocolate frosting. On me: alright, this isn't so bad. However, just as the other arm with the White chocolate strawberry was starting to get really good, this one was turning really bad. It ended up smelling like chocolate scented plastic. Overall: I'm not going to give up on it. I'll try it another time and if it still turns horrible, I'll put it in a locket.
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    Dark Chocolate and Pepper-Smoked Caramel

    Due to my (unfortunate) experiences with the rest of the box of chocolates that I ordered (save for the white choc strawberry) I didn't actually try this one on. Instead I used my guinea pig, er, husband to try it out. In the bottle: very dark and slightly sweet smoke. Strange. On him: Much like Misk U, which on him turned awful. Not a good start, but after a minute or two it turns into a slightly sandalwood(or cedar)-burnt caramel smell. Very nice! Overall: I really like this on him! I think I will end up keeping it to slather on him. I actually got some on me by accident when I linked my arm with his. Surprisingly it smells lovely when layered with The Rose (which is what I had on). I might have to start layering it.
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    White Chocolate and Strawberry

    I just got this! I was a little worried at first because the other chocolates that I ordered did NOT go on very well. In the bottle: OH dear. It smells very similar to the others and there is no hint of strawberry. On me: the strawberry begins to come out and the chocolate goes from a milk choc smell to more of a creamy white chocolate. After about five minutes or so it becomes a wonderful strawberry cream, like strawberry pocky almost. I can definitely live with that. Overall: If all the white chocolates turn out like that, I wish I had ordered more than just this one. It's a lovely creamy scent that I will be happy to wear.
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    Cathode

    I received this one as a frimp and was pleasantly surprised by it. In the imp: smells like something familiar but I can't quite tell what yet. A clean scent though, not too minty. On me: um no. A little too masculine for me. I ended up trying this on my husband and loved it on him. I finally figured out that it reminds me a bit of Yankee's Midsummer Night candle scent, which I love! He ended up liking it as much as I did and ordered a bottle. Yay!
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    Jack

    In the imp: spices and lots of them On me: this smells like really good pumpkin bread and lasts for a long time. Unfortunately, around the three hour mark I start getting a headache. Overall: I really like this scent, however I think it might be better as a room fragrance. Also, I might just wait to use it again closer to Halloween. I wonder how well it will age?
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    Prunella

    In the imp: no plum at all. Slightly sharp florals with green. On me: quite a difference. The plum really comes out pushing the floral to the back. A little bit later the cream starts to show and blends nicely with the now juicy plum. Overall: I really like this scent and hope to get a bottle of it soon.
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    Pontia

    I have to agree with what the other reviewers have said, this is LAVENDER! In the bottle: LAVENDER with a hint of bergamot. On me: LAVENDER with a hint of bergamot. Yep, that's pretty much it. Luckily, I really like lavender. Also this scent really clears my sinuses. ETA: I used this in my oil burner and had a really strange reaction to it where I actually felt cold. I chalked it up to weirdness and tried it again just to be sure. Sure enough after about ten minutes, I felt cold. Odd.
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    Snow White

    I ordered a bottle of this because of all the good reviews that I read. In the bottle: not really sure what it smells like. It's fresh, clean, with a bit of a green bite but there is something else that I can't quite put my finger on. On me: there is a warmer scent coming through, a tad foody, but still green. After about ten minutes it turns to lemon sugar cookies. Not what I was expecting, but a nice scent. Overall: Glad that I got a bottle, even though it wasn't what I was expecting.
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    Candy Phoenix

    I managed to snag a bottle of this just before it was taken down from the site and I am glad that I did. In the bottle: very sweet and slightly boozy. I feel like I've put my nose in a bag of fruity hard candy with the liquid centers. On me: it goes from the scent in the bottle to a strange sort of sweet scent in just a matter of minutes. Fortunately it doesn't last too long and turns into what smells like LUSH's Candy Fluff only without the powder. Overall: I love it! I only got it a few days ago, but have been using it constantly. It makes me feel happy and reminds me a bit of summer. My one regret is that I only ordered one bottle.
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    Velvet

    I was excited to receive this as a frimp as I love sandalwood and cocoa vanilla. In the imp: Yum! Definitely cocoa, but with a woodsy smell that mellows it out. On me: at first, it was really good. Smelled exactly like in the imp. However, after only twenty minutes or so my skin started amping the sandalwood to headache inducing levels. I had to wash it off it was so bad. Overall: it's a great scent, I just wish my skin hadn't amped the sandalwood like that. I hope my sister has better luck with it.
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    Bordello

    Oh Bordello! I love your name and your scent! In the imp: candied fruits and a hint of wine. I love sweet scents and this is fantastic. On me: the candy smell lingers while the fruit fades away a bit. The wine starts to come out more, so that's good. This lasts for a few hours before having to reapply, which is better than some other scents I've tried that my skin seems to absorb. Overall: A very lovely fruity wine. I wish I could find a wine that tastes as fruity as this smells, but so far no luck. I ended up ordering a bottle of this and can't wait until it gets here!
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    Poisoned Apple

    In the imp: a juicy red apple, with a hint of green lurking beneath. The smell reminds me of the apple orchards we go to in the fall. On me: still apple, but the hemlock is definitely coming through making it a slightly cool scent. After about an hour, it's all green on me. That's okay though, because I just put some more on and we are back to smelling apples. Overall: This is actually one of my favorite scents even though the apple fades so quickly. It's beautiful while it lasts and the hemlock and oleander are nice as well. I would definitely like a bottle of this, especially with summer coming up, as I feel it would be lovely to wear to beat the heat.
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    Snow, Glass, Apples

    I managed to get a bottle of this from the CBDLF website along with the signed booklet. I love apple scents and really wanted to try this one out. In the bottle: very cold, tart, green apples. On me: still very cold, tart, green apples. It's very lovely and has a decent throw. This is one scent that I can wear all day, go to bed, wake up and it's still there. Very long lasting, in other words. Overall: I'm really glad that I managed to get a bottle of this. It's a lovely scent.
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    Miskatonic University

    I received this one as a frimp and had no idea what to expect. In the imp: Maple bars? I realized that it must be the Irish cream after I looked it up, but it made me want baked goods. On me: still very much Irish cream, but after ten minutes or so I could start smelling the wood. After about half an hour it was a very dusty smell with only a hint of sweetness. I also tried this on my husband and it ended up smelling fake, like an air freshener. Poo for him. Overall: it's a good smell, but I don't think it's one that I would wear often. I'll keep the imp, but no bottle for me.
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    Ouija

    This scent was very odd to me and I had to sniff it a few times. In the imp: very minty. Like all mint. I had to go back to the description to see what it was supposed to be. I figured that it could be one of those scents where I had to put it on to smell the rose or anything else really. On me: still mint. What happened to the tea rose or white rose? I kept it on for about half an hour to see if it would morph or something, but it remained mint. Amped up mint, which gave me a headache and then had to wash it off. Overall: sad that I couldn't smell the roses at all as that is one of the scents I love. I ended up giving my sister this imp. I hope she has better luck with it than I did.
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    Fairy Market

    This is my favorite scent ever I think. In the bottle: When I first opened it up and took a whiff I fell in love. It has such a light incense smell that mingles nicely with the florals and candy. I think I actually just stood there smelling it for a few minutes. On me: still smells lovely (phew) and the floral scent has actually faded a bit. Also the incense has been amped a bit to make it a bit of a warmer smell, if that makes any sense. Unfortuately, this only lasts on my skin for about two hours, then I have to reapply. However, it makes me happy to smell it, so I will gladly spend the money buying more bottles if I have to. ETA: Yup. This has done it. My go to scent and I'm glad that I found it. This is the one scent that I have tried that actually settles my stomach when I smell it and is helping me out so much right now. I'm already 1/4 of the way through it, so I need to get another bottle fast.
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