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This is a soft dusty rose, with the light warm wood smell of sandalwood. The patchouli never really takes off, much to my pleasure here.

It's a very gentle scent, and I wasn't expecting to enjoy it nearly so much as I am.

Edited to add:

It's twelve hours later, and I still have a trace of rose and sandalwood on my wrist. This doesn't have the strongest throw, but it's the longest a rose blend has lasted on me and still had a rose note discernable. I'm loving this blend a lot now.

On wet: I agree with reviewers who say this is very wet and juicy. There's definitely a strong berry-fruit tang to this, with the very rich and wet rose scent secondary.

Initial drydown: Both scents calm down, and the rose becomes more prominent. When my wrists are away from me, there's almost a vanilla undertone.

Later: As with most rose scents, it fades down fast, leaving mostly the pomegranate scent in its wake. Need to try this in my scent locket, or on my friend that loves rose scents.

I got this as a frimp, and from the note description, thought it was going to be far too dark and heavy for my tastes. Still, it didn't have jasmine in it, so it was at least worth a try.

In the imp: surprisingly sweet. There's a slight smoky incense, and a bit of leather, but mostly what I was getting was a sweet edge. Not foodie-sweet, but sweet nonetheless.

On me: Whatever that sweet note is, it's the strongest player here for me. Maybe the musk? Black Temple Burlesque troop was also sweeter than the notes would indicate on me.

It's a soft-edged incense on me. I'll have to give some thought as to whether I'd use it enough to keep it, or just send it on into my swaps box.

On wet: fresh, lemon sweetness. Not sugary sweet, but there's definitely a hint of something sweet beneath the lemon. I was worried about the tea, because tea notes and I don't get along, but I'm not getting the sharp soapy scent I get with most tea notes.

Initial drydown: lemonade. Good lemonade, tangy and sweet at the same time.

This is very much a summer scent, simple, lightweight, and breezy.

I'm not sure what would give you the avocado note, but you might try Halfling, in the RPG section. Most reviews of that have it smelling like oatmeal or oatmeal cookies, which sounds like it would be right up your alley.

Oh, this is lovely.

In the imp, there's honey, with a sharpness that I think is the chamomile.

On me, the honey is dominant, with just a hint of herbal undertones. It's lighter and more innocent than O, good for summer days. A very soft and golden scent.

For vanilla/mint with a slight green tea scent, I'm surprised no one has suggested Green Tree Viper, from the Carnival Diabolique section, yet. Snake oil with green tea and four mints, and it smells like a light vanilla/mint blend on me, since tea notes never survive contact with my skin.

in the imp, and on wet: This is a green scent, with a bit of sweetness wending its way through.

Initial drydown: There's a bit of lily of the valley in here, but it's coming across more as a lily of the valley soap, rather than the straight flower. Especially when I have the flowers sitting right next to me for comparison. I'm also getting the apple blossom as an undertone, which might be helping the scent turn to floral soap.

Later drydown: within about 15 minutes, the soapiness clears away. Unfortunately, so does the lily of the valley. The strongest note coming off of my skin is an apple blossom. Don't get me wrong, it's lovely, and I'll probably keep and wear this imp a lot in the spring/summer. I was just really hoping for a lily of the valley scent that would actually show up on my skin. This doesn't do that.

Wet: The sandalwood is coming out strongest, with a hint of something floral, possibly the heliotrope.

Initial drydown: sandalwood and amber, the florals are disappearing. I can already tell that this is going to be a skin scent, one I have to be up close to to really smell well.

Drydown: As it drys it sweetens. The florals never really come out, but they, plus the vanilla and honey, are adding a soft creamy tone to the sandalwood and amber combination. This is a warm, golden scent, good for combating a cold and rainy day like today.

Keeper, but I don't think I'll need more than my imp.

For coffee scents, my go-to is Miskatonic University, in the Picnic in Arkham category. It's scent description is old wood halls, irish coffee, and dusty books, and on me it turns into an almost hazelnut coffee scent. No tobacco, but you could layer something like Antykytheria Mechanism, which has tobacco smoke as a major note, over it to get a combination.

If you look in the swaps section, you might also be able to find Arabian Dance, from this past Yuletide. It's notes are listed as: Leather, coffee, hazelnut, tobacco, and Middle Eastern spices.. It has the coffee and tobacco scents you're looking for, though briefly glancing at the reviews, it seems like you'd also be getting a hefty dosage of leather as well.

In the imp: sweetly floral, an undertone that might be the tonka.

On wet: The sweet pea is coming out strongest, along with a hint of the sage's herbal sharpness. This stays very close to the skin.

Drydown: there may be an edge of warmth coming out from the tonka and musk, but mostly this is a very soft sweet pea floral, with the sage playing a bit underneath. It's a good spring/summer light scent, I think.

In the imp: Woody, with benzoin and tonka blending to give it a bit of a sweet vanillaish edge.

On wet: I'm really getting a sweet woods and benzoin scent here.

Initial drydown: something sweeter and lighter is popping up now, something that lends an almost candied sweetness to the woods and the benzoin.

Final drydown: It's official, lilac musk is Sir-Not-Appearing in this perfume. What I get instead is a light but caramelly sweetness over some background woods, like a lighter Agrat-Bat-Mahlat. Not one I'll pull out often, but nice to have around.

In the imp: lovely lily and ginger.

On wet: This smells like a high quality floral bar soap, or generic floral perfume. Something sharp and a bit sneeze-worthy. The lily seems to be pulling the same kind of trick that tea notes tend to play on me, and going sharp and soapy.

Drydown: After a while it loses the worst of the sharpness, and the ginger comes out, but this is never going to be a favorite of mine.

Swaps box.

On wet: Lime! Very much lime, with a bit of sweetness that has me thinking of lime jello, sadly.

Drydown: After a bit, the lime dies back to where it's still present, but not overpowering. I'm not picking up any lilac, sadly, as that's one of my favorite florals, but on the other hand, the tea note isn't going to total soap on me either, which tea notes tend to do. Instead, there's the soft white musk and a light citrus note. It's pleasant, but I already have perfumes that have similar notes, ones that I prefer over Whitechapel's lime. I think I'll end up tossing this one into the swaps box.

I received this as a frimp in my latest lab purchase.

In the imp: sharp, greenish. Between the imp scent, and the lab description including patchouli and vetiver, I wasn't expecting much from this, but I thought I should try it out anyway, as you can never tell from the imp how it will play out on the skin.

On wet: There's a sharp, clean scent that lasts for a few minutes, probably the lime and yuzu citrus notes playing out. They die out fast, though.

Drydown: This ends up reminding me of both Dee and Old Scratch, especially Old Scratch, probably because of the wood and lavender notes. As I love both of those scents, I think this is going to be a definite keeper.

In general, I consider this a soft, gender-neutral scent. It smells great on me, but I think it would be fantastic on a guy.

I just got this imp thanks to the generosity of my SW, MotherKat.

Wet and on, it blooms very heavily sweet for a few minutes, really amping a lovely sweetened cream scent.

Initial drydown: That first intense bloom dies off a bit, and I'm left with a sweet cream on top of a linen note similar to that of Antique Lace, without the vanilla. I can see where people are getting marshmallow out of this scent.

I was given a bottle of Phantom Cow, and on me it smelled like herb butter/milk. Nice, but not me. I've been meaning to toss it back up on Pay it Forward, so it won't be completely impossible to find.

Since you mentioned goat's milk in particular, have you tried to find one of last year's Yules? Mother Shub's Spiced Lait de Chevre? That was a goat's milk eggnog, and it might still be relatively findable.

I'm a natural redhead, and there are several resinous/spicy scents I love, like Chimera, Velvet, or The Lion. But I also like sweet/soft florals and vanillas, especially things like Mouse's Sad and Long Tale, Lyonnesse, and TKO.

Of course, I don't really fit the firey/sultry redhead stereotype, as I'm normally pigeonholed as the sweet peacemaker instead. My older sister is far more the firey redhead, and she loves resins and spices.

On wet: This is sweet and musky, I think the strongest notes coming out so far are the honey/caramel and red musk. The red musk is the one musk that doesn't tend to play well on me, and I think this is pulling the same thing. There's something about this scent that's making me feel like I should be sneezing.

Drydown: much the same. It's sweet, but overly musky for me. I think this is swaps-bound.

This starts off almost pure creamy honey/caramel on me, like a lighter O.

After a few minutes, I get a bit of the sharp apple scent under the honey and caramel, like someone cut a caramel apple up into slices for you to eat.

And the drydown remains the caramel/apple scent. It's nice, but not spectacular.

frimp from a fellow forumite

On wet, this is like a slightly lighter form of Gluttony. It's minus the chocolate, and is somewhat less overpoweringly sweet. Might be the oak, tempering the molasses notes a bit.

Drydown: Yes, the wood note is calming this down a tad. I can very rarely wear gluttony, as it's just too overpoweringly rich and sweet, but this is more my speed.

I'll have to see how it wears throughout the day, but this one might be a keeper. And if Kill-Devil stays Gluttony but more wearable, my imp of Gluttony might make a trip to the swaps box.

Umm.

I got a sample of this as a freebie imp from girasol, and I'm so glad I did.

This is one of the superbly blended scents, where I often find it hard to pick out individual notes. I'm getting the amber and vanilla predominantly, which make for a creamy golden scent, with just enough marigold to make this have a hint of spice to it.

It's a skin scent, and stays right on my wrists and neck without wafting, but it's absolutely lovely there. Good doubles for Harp include Lyonnesse (though it's a bit more grey in tone) and Posset's Madame X.

I'm having a hard time breaking this down into component parts, but this just smells utterly warm, spicy, and definitely male.

Actually, it smells like it should be worn by Lydias, from the book Stealing Fire, since I happen to be looking at that book right now. Picture here.

This smells fantastic, but I might have to try it out on my brother, because it should work better on him. I wouldn't wear this enough on my own, as I tend to like scents that are a little more feminine.

Tested from a decant of indeterminate age, gifted by a very generous fellow forumite.

In the imp: mint and vanilla in about equal proportions.

On wet: Mint takes the lead, but it's a soft mint. Those who have compared it to the little after-dinner mints are right, because this is the slightly softened and sweetened mint from those, not the blast of straight peppermint extract that you get in altoids, or the artificial smell of chewing gum.

Initial drydown: it's a bit sharp, possibly from the green tea. Unfortunately for me, the bergamot/earl grey doesn't come out at all. I love to drink teas, but their scents don't tend to work on me at all. Fortunately, the green tea fades away fast.

Final drydown: The vanilla comes out to play, and this becomes sweet minty-vanilla goodness with just a hint of spice. Like Boomslang, the only other snakepit blend I've tried, this seems to instantly skip over the problems I have with fresh SO in favor of the wonderfully aged smell.

I'm not sure if this is a bottle-worthy purchase yet, but I'll love my little half-decant.

In the imp and on wet: a sweetly spiced incense. People have mentioned nag champa in regards to this, and I can believe it. It's like standing in front of the incense table at someplace like Nirvana.

Initial drydown: I think the red musk is starting to come out, but the majority of this is still the scent of several incenses lying together on a table and mingling.

After a few more minutes, it developed a funky smell and I had to scrub it off. Not for me.