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Ooo! They're beautiful! Many thanks to you, Venneh and Midnight Aeval.

 

...I'm particularly liking the Rosy Maple label.

In the bottle, it smells like sugar-coated lemongrass. A second, deeper sniff reveals a sharp, herby undernote, which is vaguely reminiscent of chemicals. **pleasepleasepleeeease don't let the chemical notes amp**

Immediately upon application, the lemongrass becomes stronger, more sour, and the teensiest bit bitter. The sugar is still easily detectable. In fact, if I don’t sniff my skin up close, it smells exactly like lemon candies. Yummy! The closer I get, the more sharp herbiness I can smell.

As the minutes tick by, the lemon takes a backseat and the sugar becomes more and more prominent. I’m reminded of the Lemonheads candies that loose their sour coating as you suck them and start to taste mostly of sugar with a hint of lemon. At this point, I can’t catch much of the “chemical undernote” unless I press my nose against my wrist and really snuffle around (thank goodness!).

This has a fair amount of throw and lasts a good while. It’s fresh, sweet, and beautiful - an excellent hot-weather scent. I’m so glad I sprung for a bottle unsniffed!

My absolute favourite fruity floral is Blood Countess from the Diabolos line (Corrupted black plum, smoky opium and crumbling dead roses covered by a deceptive veil of Hungarian lilac, white gardenia and wild berry). It's a very lush, dark feminine floral heightened by a beautiful plum/berry note.

I looooove Blood Countess! And this is coming from someone who never thought she could wear floral scents (especially those with rose notes).

My favorites are:

 

Perversion - Smoky rum and black tobacco with a whisper of steamy leather with a splash of crystalline chardonnay, layered over a sensual, sweet, and deceptively magnetic base of tonka.

 

The Robotic Scarab - Polished metallic notes, glossy leather, frankincense, star anise, and thin lubricating oils.

 

The Bow & Crown of Conquest - Sage, carnation and cedar with lavender, vanilla, white musk and leather.

 

*swoons*

(Oops! Nevermind. Found my answer. )