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This totally reminds me the holidays. I feel like hazelnut cocoa immediately, maybe sprinkled with a hint of cinnamon. Such a homey, comforting scent.

I get hardly anything from this. I can’t tell if my nose doesn’t pick up these smells or I’m in smell-overload. The only thing I reliably get is the champagne note. Will try this again later.

Candy! Sweet, kiddy bubblegum. Maybe some sweet kid soap. This reminds me a bit of one the sweet/floral soap scents from last year. I think it was 10-9-8, etc., but with sugar plums instead of wisteria. It’s bright and happy. Makes you want to live life to the fullest.

I’m pretty sure when I smelled this straight from the bottle, I audibly said “yuck!” It smelled like pretzel and the mall food court. After trying it on... MARZIPAN! Delicious, sweet, almond goodness! With the hint of some coffee in the background. This is a morpher.

Husband describes this as pepper and musk. It doesn’t smell like his Tombstone, except for the pencil shavings. I get pencil shavings and candy. This seems like it’s got excellent aging potential.

I don't pick up almond and patchouli as much as everyone else. The leather immediately jumps out at me, with a sweet dirt/earth note. It's kinda like if you had an old leather jacket, and decided to jump into a pile of leaves and then make dirt angels. It's sweet-ish, but I can see a guy pulling this off. I'm guessing that's the oak. It's really pretty. It's a must-have for leather lovers; however, I can get my leather needs from Perversion and other leather blends I have. I would think that earthy lovers and patch lovers who don't have a leather blend can enjoy this.

This is interesting! I was hesitant because I usually amp honey. Wafting, Im reminded of a super sweet version of Goat milk, oatmeal, and honey. But then, babies were mentioned above, and now thats in my brain. Getting in closer, it smells more magical. Its definitely going sweeter, like applesauce. The salty biscuit is balancing the honey really well, and doesnt do the weird, gross spit smell it normally does on me. I can see this being too sweet for most people, but theres a beauty in the simplicity and balance.

Wet: this is herbal and tangy. It feels like orange medicine. I would not assume this smell would come from those notes. Dry: the Amber comes out more. The tang recedes to the back. I dont feel like the musks are immediately apparent. Wafting up from my arm, I get warm orange juice. A direct sniff smells much different.

I guess I wasn't expecting the oak and bourbon to sweeten this up as much as it does. And I would definitely lean more towards feminine than masculine, but I could see it being unisex with the right person. I really wanted to like this, but it doesn't work for me.

This reminds me of an ozone type of Vanilla Blackberry from Lavanila. It's not a sweet blackberry, but it's got the tart tang from the fruit. I think the violet is in the background, making it feel a little green. It's clean and fruity without overwhelming sweetness. It stays close to the skin, and I don't seem to be amping the sea spray. It's kinda unisex, I feel. It smelled clean and fresh on my husband, but he wasn't convinced he could pull it off. It's really nice.

Lavender and coconut. I'd say they are really evenly balanced. And if there's jasmine in there, it's so subtle, it doesn't take over. It smells like fresh out of the shower to me. It's not too fruity, nor too herbal. So, I think that someone who is looking for a slightly sweet, clean laundry smell will enjoy this.

I can see Golden Delicious apples, but I'm not getting honey. This ends being sweeter on me than I expected. I kinda feel similarly to the previous poster. I don't know about oily or stale, but I feel like it does the same thing The Hesperides does on me.

Bubblegum is overwhelming at first, but the Snake Oil comes out more as it dries. I wouldn't expect for these 2 to work together, but they are great!

I feel incredibly lucky to have received this from a recent Etsy lab/post order! It's pretty rough when it goes on wet. The cedar and the heliotrope are battling it out, and end up smelling tangy. It calms down, and the honey laurel saddles up to the cedar, and the amber lays down on top of it to round it out, and femme it up. Still manages to stay on the unisex side to me, though.

This is an interesting one. In the bottle, it's sweet and foodie. Once I put it on, it was "WAP! Here's some evergreen and mint for your face!" It ended up smelling fairly medicinal. Kinda like chewing mint gum while you have some Vick's Vaporub on your chest. For the next 10 minutes, those 2 battle it out. What I can smell wafting up to my nose is a nice, foodie, Christmas candle. It's great, very holiday themed. When I actually bring my wrist up to my nose, the pine is the first thing I smell. And it smells kinda like artificial pine, too, but I don't have a lot of experience to say that definitely. After 20 minutes, it smells much more like a sweet, homey, comforting smell you'd expect in someone's house. I can see this making an amazing atmo. I might decide to wear this during the winter. ETA: This does make an awesome atmo! I've doused my entire house in it!

Surprisingly, the bergamot and pine needle end up taking over. Wet, it's definitely tobacco, but drydown let's those other notes come out. It's more masculine in my opinion.

Sweet tobacco, you're my only friend. This is smoking a pipe with sweet tobacco in the middle of the woods. I love that the woodsy part isn't overpowering, and really let's the tobacco shine through. It's fairly simple, and I would almost caution people who don't enjoy smoke away from it. BUT, I'd say it's worth trying first!

I'm bad at identifying this particular notes. I can get the bergamot and a hint of saffron. I think the oude and amber end up with a smoky leather quality while it's still wet. Herbs, smoky musk, and leather. Like a hot dude in a leather jacket, sipping on some herbal tea during a cold, damp evening in the backyard with some chimeneas going in the background a few houses away. I really like the way this smells, just not on me. Trying it on the husband.

I think jasmine/hibiscus white floral is a good description. It goes on light and powdery, but my chemistry really brings out the floral notes, and makes it not enjoyable for me. This is a bit of a beachy vibe, I can see this smelling amazing on the right person.

I'm doing a decant circle once I have time to get the post up!

It smells great while it's wet, but there's a tinge of something that doesn't work for me when it's dry. It could be the orris butter, or carnation, or pimento. I wanted to like this, but I have enough chocolates that I thoroughly enjoy.

I think the rose and the chamomile go heady and floral on me, and drown out everything else.

This is not Wisteria-forward on me. I'd say it starts out creamy tuberose. This screams Spring. The wisteria slowly creeps out, but it's definitely there, mounting to a heady floral. It's not making me nauseous, but I wouldn't want to smell this all day. I can see how it would smell excellent on the right person.

Bitter and woodsy, with a hint of beeswax. It feels similar to Imaginary Authors Slow Explosions, except instead of cedar, there's another wood poking through. I'd like to say this is unisex, but my husband amped the beeswax. I still think some guys could make this work. It reminds me of being in a warm, mostly-wood bookstore in the middle of winter in Colorado. There's the hint of wood, the ever-so-slightly sweet smell of paper, with warm tea sweetened with honey.

A legendary Assyrian queen, often identified with Sammu-Ramat, the wife of Shamshi-Adad V, she was believed to be the daughter of the goddess Atargatis. Her youth was filled with mythic adventure, and her otherworldly beauty and voluptuous sexuality ensured her two advantageous marriages. When she took the reins of power of Empress of Assyria, she expanded her kingdom by conquering much of Mesopotamia and Asia. She beautified and revitalized Babylon, and implemented improvements in Nineveh that helped to moderate the flow of the Tigris. She was renowned for her military and political prowess, as well as her ferocious and merciless sexual appetite. Red musk, pomegranate, orange blossom, and melon. Much like the HG, this reminds me of wine. I think sangria is an apt description. I don't feel like the red musk is overwhelming, and the melon quietly hangs out in the back. This really carries, too. I sprayed it a few rooms away, and I can smell it slowly waft in.