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I love bourbon and apples, so I knew I would have to try this. It doesn't seem to last very long on me, though. My scalp must suck it up, I couldn't smell anything after an hour. It's not nearly as sweet as I was expecting, nor as appley. However, I did grab another bottle, it's a must-have for apple lovers. I feel like it's got more of a dry bourbon-soaked wood note, so, like oak mixed up with some apple bread or oatmeal. I'll have to keep working on the description for this. It's awesome, but hard to describe. ETA: Trying this again, I figured out that it reminds me of generic autumn/apple candle smell. It's something I would expect to smell walking into Hallmark in October or November. Not to say it's bad, but it smells more generic than boozy to me.

I was expecting more of gingerbread, but the above poster is right. It's closer to ginger beer with a hint of cardamom, but no fizzy or fermented notes. It's nice in it's simplicity, but doesn't seem to stick around for very long. I can see this being worn year round.

Mrs. Z_Z provides insight I'm sometimes need. I'm so glad I read her review before swapping this off. It deserves a proper review. I WISH it was strawberry and tobacco, I feel like that blend would be amazing! I couldn't remember the notes when I first received this in the mail, so my husband tried it, and it smelled horribly feminine on him. Now I know why. Trying it on myself, there is a greenish note that I can't pin down. It could be coming from the steel or blood snow note. Like, kinda acrid and resiny. I would guess there could be a hint of Dragon's Blood, or maybe it's a really different note that I'm unfamiliar with would be red tobacco. To me, this is overly sweet, like super artificial candy with a plastic background and red musk. I really wanted to like this, but it's not working on me.

I've been sitting on my 2015 bottle for a while, hoping that it would age into something I could enjoy. Trying it last night, it was surprisingly mild-smelling on my skin. There was a note that ended up smelling like sweet spit on me. If I had to guess, I'd say it was the heliotrope. There's not enough of the other scents to overpower it. It ends up being a light, smoky lemon spit flavor on it. I'm sure someone else will enjoy this with different chemistry.

This smells amazing, unfortunately, for some weird reason, I morph the all the gingerbreads into incense. This smells like the perfect blend of Snake Oil and gingerbread, very alluring. After 20 minutes, I turn this into sweet, spicy incense with the faintest hint of Snake Oil. Hopefully this will work for someone else.

This smells amazing on my husband. I would have guessed that the sandalwood he would have amped, but instead the tobacco wins out. It's such a comforting, manly smell that doesn't stray into nasty cologne or woodsy notes. Yay!

By coincidence, I tried another blood musk after just having tried one I liked. In the bottle, I smell something that makes me think of wine. On the skin, I can smell the patchouli and the musk. It's sweet and kinda incensey. Shortly afterward, something with a medicinal edge shows up, and ruins the whole thing for me. I guess I really don't enjoy benzoin. It ends up reminding me a lot of a Citronella candle.

I haven't smelled the original Sanguinem Menstruum, so I didn't know what to expect. I managed to snag TTP's leftover decant. It's nice. It's a sweet musk. I don't know that I would describe it as pumpkin spice, though. I'm really enjoying it, though. The honey isn't overpowering, nor is the floral. I truly amp mostly the musk.

Winward Passage, Denna, The Storm, Sea of Glass, La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente, Kumari Kandam, The Zieba Tree, The Haunted Beach.

If you like curry, I'd totally recommend The Jeweled Spider. It's amazing. I know curried goat is the last note in the listing, but with the cigarillo smoke, it floats to the top for me. There's also an earlier Pumpkin that smells a bit like curry, but you'll have to read through the Pumpkin Patch reviews to find it. I can't remember the number.

Everyone's review of butterscotch and dirt that is well-balanced pretty well sums this up. "Dirt" being patchouli mixed with anise. Kinda along the same lines as Fortuna Annonaria. I was lucky enough to get a hair gloss that a lovely forumite created using a bottle of this. Highly recommend!

Kinda like an appley, autumn fall scent you'd expect to smell in a Hallmark store. Somewhat generic and not intrusive. It's really pretty, and I love it!

Awesome, milky chai. The throw is pretty low, though. Sweet, vanilla goodness on the skin. This actually reminds me of Harigata II a lot, just less coconut.

Creamy, sweet sandalwood. Cinnamon is really hard to pick out, and the amber isn't taking over. The patchouli is just light enough that it's enhancing the sandalwood, instead of overpowering it. In the end, I think the amber ends up killing it for me. It goes sickly sweet, and it's not enjoyable.

Pumpkin eggy goodness. I'd almost say pumpkin french toast. There is a good amount of nutmeg. I'd say this is heavier on spice than on pumpkin.

I've got bottle #22. It's very bright fruit at the beginning. I heard a few people say they smelled apples, another saying they smelled a typical asian fruit like durian or passionfruit. I think I agree with the latter. The tangy fruit starts to pull lightly floral, maybe honeysuckle? Maybe sunflowers or marigolds? It's a yellow floral. And honey. This is not working for me, either.

I got bottle #15. I tried this on the other day, and was having a hard time identifying notes. I'll give it another shot. In the bottle: Rose? Rose oude? Is Rose oude even a thing? There's something from the garden in here. I tend to stay away from the garden/rooty/weedy kinda smells, so I can't pinpoint what GC smell might be in here. Drydown: It does sweeten up quite quickly, but there's still that stinky oude hanging around. The rose calms down. It begins to take on something minty or eucalyptus-like. Samhain is struggling in the back to get out. Maybe there's some rosewood? Dry: The rose is angling towards more of a sweet, powdery floral. Eventually the Samhain is there, but it's still under a layer of powdery rose. It's pretty, but it's not for me.

Fruity snake oil. The pomegranate isn't as loud as I expected, nor is the snake oil. Sometimes fresh snake oil can smell a bit heady and overwhelming, but not here. It feels really wearable, although the pomegranate warms up to candy-ish levels. Not necessarily a bad thing, depends on how you like your snake oil. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys dark red fruits. ETA: overall, this is light, and didn't stick around very long on my skin. Maybe just a few hours.

Do you have a type of scent that every time you smell it, your eyes roll back in your head? This is one of those for me. I love the Trading Post's atmo spray of this last year so much that I bought multiple bottles. I was really happy to see it released in a perfume version this year. My initial thought is it's a bit sweeter than the spray. The pumpkin is more apparent. It smells more foodie than tobacco. During drydown, it starts to morph, and the tobacco makes itself known. I feel like this is a sweeter tobacco than the spray. Dry, this is very similar to the spray. Spicy, earthy, kinda chewy tobacco. Somehow oddly comforting.

Everyday should be Blueberry Pumpkin Muffin day! Blueberries are intense, and definitely the dried kind you find in store-bought items. It's got the cakeyness with only a hint of pumpkin. So good!

I don't know that I would compare this to Strawberry Moon. The strawberry in this feels more candy-like, definitely louder, really fruit-forward. Strawberry Moon always feels like a laid-back strawberry that is a bit more fresh. And the pepper is a nice balance with spicy/sweet, much like the Luper Box o Chocolate: White Chocolate, Strawberry, and White Pepper Truffle. If you're a fan of that, this is a more simple version of that for your hair.

I'm so happy I picked up a bottle from Etsy. This is such a happy autumn scent. I never knew I needed this in my life. Peach marshmallows is accurate; makes me think of the warm, squishy peaches inside my grandma's peach cobbler. And it's like someone smashed a bit of their pumpkin pie into my cobbler. If you are a fan of peaches and pumpkin, don't miss this!

Wet: this is straight up Irish Cream. Sweet and slightly boozy. Drydown: The coffee comes out a bit, but it doesn't smack you in the face. It smells more like a nice, creamy coffee candle. I feel the the sweetness and boozyness from the Irish Cream slowly leaves, leaving behind a lovely smelling cup of coffee.

This is interesting. Totally not evocative of roller rinks for me since mine smelled like sweat, soda, and popcorn. I do, however; get a cleanish skin, not quite musk, yet oddly, fruity sweet. It does remind me of the fall, being indoors at work. Like, it’s inoffensive enough, nobody would notice it on you. But just sweet enough to have you smelling nice all day. I think fig just doesn’t smell like much to me.

A marked improvement over last year’s zipline. This is swarthy, and encapsulates the picture pretty well. A little smoky, a little dusty, a little boozy, a little sweet foodie. Something nutty, but hard to define. Reminds me of a warm day at the Faire.