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first impression: Vicks vapor rub- ALMOST (some BPAL nails that note imo) also almost xmas pine but not exactly it really smells like something I would expect in a xmas candle lol only a touch more medicine-y yeah, not a keeper for me.

red musk wrapped in the fougere initially there's a sharp herbal note. that settles pretty quickly to have less sharpness/bite but is still there mandarine comes out a bit more after it's been on for a few minutes and any hints of the fougere dies down a very nice blend..I wish it had a bit less herbs and a bit more lavender

wow! very apple. very crisp sweet apple champaca and tobacco strong, but not as strong as the apple note it's also very "white" and floral - too clean and fresh for me *edit though it didn't work for me, I left it on. After several minutes (less than 30 I think?), the apple dies down, the tobacco and champaca, vanilla, and honey come out more. also starts to cloy, so still not for me.

oudh and the leaves ..and "brown"...almost spice...not really leather *few minutes later* yup - definitely more "foody" than "leathery" no lavender unless it's just a slight tinge to it it's not what I expected, but it's not bad. I don't normally do foodie scents (hoggle being the exception...which shares 2 notes with this)

very soft, but not faint at arms's length this just smells soapy on me (and from past experience that's more a 'my body chemistry' thing than something particular to the blend) - almost a detergent lol but up close, with a long sniff, I can pick out a nice mix of the first four notes it's a nice blend, but no leather but I only got a 1/2 imp because I anticipated it would be more "white" than "leather" like others have said, this is almost a pretty spring scent, but depending on the throw per person it could be a nice snuggly winter scent

sadly this turns soapy with my skin chemistry, but even in the imp it's more aftershave than leather i get some berry, some incense, and some moss

I pretty much try everything BPAL does with leather (unless it has any rose notes in it which are death notes on me, and I *still* can't resist trying some of them lol) I too get a sharp, peppery note, almost citrusy, almost powdery really hugs my skin after 30-40 min even softer. the sharpness is mostly gone, but I also can't pick out any notes in particular, just a vague "incense-y" with a hint of the sharpness no leather

makes me think of The Sea Rat at first ... wood, kinda salty(?)/sharp, herbs but when I try them side by side, this one is obviously sharper, more mediciney, and has black pepper too, maybe a touch of honey

in the imp- cologne. and immediate on my skin. then...Sweet? Herbal? hard to place on top of the cologne and then it turns to soapy musk which is a little sickly

very light and sweet, wood, beeswax, yellow and biting in a soft way

in the imp - sweet tarts lol on skin - sweet tarts and vicks (vapor rub) and cedar yeah...so it's sweet and tangy and kind of mediciney

in short - too perfumy and not enough leather for me to keep. the longer I wear it, the more the leather comes out, always tempered by a sweet grass/cedar note and something that can only be described as "perfumy"

very pepper, warm, thick spice (thickly sticking in the back of my throat), smoky, vetiver laces through, tobacco brightens it a little reminds me of heavily spiced cooking pits let it fully dry down and it's a really nice smoky vetiver with a pepper/cooking spice kick I don't think I need more, but I'm middling on vetiver - not crazy about it / must have, but sometimes it's very nice on me

dry vanilla mint with sage, very clean and plasticy

mainly oranges/mandarin with some peppermint and laurel/juniper/sage there's a sweetness to the oranges that's also almost herbal it's unusual but nice, but you need to like orange/mandarin

strong mint, lavender?, juniper, sage and more corriander is an odd spice, but still works the mix is something that can help relax (even though it may not seem like it on first sniff - and it will open your sinuses), but with how strong it is, I would save it for when you really need it. or get the bath oil and have it diluted with a tub of water for a couple drops lol

definitely red apple! it's really nice - sweet and juicy apple maybe some copal underneath? the apple really dominates

96 - a light colored oil. went soapy on me (a skin chemistry thing), there's maybe some wet/yellow leather underneath, but when things go soapy on me I know I'm not smelling the rest right 97 - a dark colored oil. a musk (red?) and resins. not sure exactly, but I like it (and got complemented on it day 1) 103 - omg yummy brown/dark leather. I need more

wow. very nice better than I expected too it's almost sweet - the red musk - which blends nicely with the apple. hints of clove, tobacco, vanilla, but mainly it's red musk and apple (and it's the second apple scent that I REALLY like, the other being the black apple of saturn, which is a completely different apple lol)

this wears very close to my skin initially it's just cinnamon, then it fades and myrrh comes out and something almost like cola. strange

if you like Laughter of Loki or Bub, try this one. It's not as green spicy and more grassy than Loki and not as sunny as Bub. it does get a slight astringent smell to it a couple hours in, which fades back down again with the musk becoming the strongest note. I prefer both Loki and Bub to Venus Murica, but I will definitely try it again

on me it's earthy (like clay, not dirt) with a lemon bite. It's musty and sharp at the same time. blood comes out a bit later, mingling with the rest, but it's not a typical dragon's blood scent...it's more like the blood from the Ragnarok series. maybe a hint of the wood..or maybe the "wood" is the lemony bite? edit - by day's end it's turned soapy on me, but the rest of it is still there beneath the soap

strongly peru balsam and frankincense, maybe powdery myrrh underneath it's pretty well balanced, no morphing, but it's seems the pb and frank are just not quite right for me

it goes on as biting benzoin and lavender, and quickly turns deeper with fig and incense. then settles within a few minutes to just a very soft mix, all note fading soft and together

on my skin it's a candy-like orange, very sweet citrus isn't really good on me, so I'm not going to leave it on, but it doesn't go instant "cleaner" which is good