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India Ink:

 

Smells like resinous paper on me. Sadly, I don't know if this is a scent I would wear.

Capela Dos Ossos v5:

 

Straight up baby powder. I can't stand the smell of baby powder. I'm going to let my bottle age & hopefully it morphs into something lovely that I can wear otherwise, off to swaps.

Annurca Apple Blossom:

 

This reminded me of the Strawberry Shortcake doll Apple Dumpling that my younger sister loved so much in the 80's. Very pretty & long lasting power on my skin. I love single notes.

The Black Temple Burlesque Troupe:

 

I knew this wouldn't work on me but thought I'd give it a try. Turned straight to baby powder on me. Yick!

 

Swap/Sales pile for sure.

Uncle Travelling Matt:

 

I bought this one right away since I'm a sucker for dark chocolate & fig scents. I didn't smell fig but the dark chocolate was a stand out in the bottle and something melon-like.

 

Rut ro, kinda went rancid melon or sour melon once I dabbed it on my wrist. But after about ten min. or so, it morphed back into chocolately goodness.

 

I like it and I think it will age nicely.

Hoggle:

 

Sniffing the bottle, it smelled like syrup. I asked my husband to confirm, yep, syrup. After applying it to my wrists,

It's straight up coffee. No delicious pumpkin, nothing, coffee. I'm going to let this age before I try this again.

Candles Moon 2010:

 

It's very perfumery floral holding my wrist down at my side but if I actually sniff my wrist I get a slight sour milk. No thanks!

Senelion:

 

I need to let this age. The red musks are beautiful but the amber is powdery on me. Maybe combined with the chamomile. So it's a bit too much for me right now. Not a fan of powder at all.

 

I'll try it again in six months.

Blood & Champagne:

 

 

It's carbonated soap on me. Yuck yuck yuck!

Countess Willie:

 

 

OMG! This is Yum!! I definitely get the chocolate right away. The musk comes out a bit, thought for a second it would ruin it for me but it all mellowed out. Sadly, I did not detect plum. Will let this age and try again. Love it though!

The Zieba Tree:

 

Ick ick ick!

 

Lemon & orange blossom do not work on me ever. It smelled like cloying baby powder like woah. Yuck.

Le Revenant:

 

What the Hell? Where is the gardenia? I like gardenia. The only reason I bought a bottle was because of all the gardenia-love reviews. I think whatever note that ruined this one for me killed gardenia. It was rotting decay on me?? To the point where I had to wash it off. My husband smelled my wrist last night and said it didn't smell like decay to him, that it smelled really nice.

 

I thought I had washed it all off last night but this morning, I did finally detect a faded gardenia.

French Love: What dragon's blood, others have claimed??? This is straight up flowery powder. Boo!

Green Party : Is definitely a green scent. On me, it smells like flower stems. Not really me as I would never wear it but interesting nonetheless.

Karmê (Κάρμη): This took me forever to find for a review. I didn't realize it was a WC food drive imp.

 

Not liking this one. It's a flowery vegetable garden but in a cheap generic way. ick!

Pumpkin Hard Candy: Dear Pumpkin, why do you hate me so? When I love your scent so much I am obsessed. I can't even detect pumpkin one little bit in this one. Not a trace. I definitely got the hard candy part right away but then it faded to fruit tarts.

Figgy Puddin': Oh yes! I love me some figgy puddin'. It actually smells like sweet bread to me. Zero booze in this one. It's funny how different the cognac is acting in this one. Yum!

Plum Puddin': Oh man! Something ruins this scent for me. For one second I actually thought I smelled the red currents/raisins but then it turned. It may be the sherry & cognac trying to take over. I do smell a slight sweetness but something is off on me. Darn it!

Black Cherry Amaretto Christmas Puddin':

*coughs* Eek!

I put my nose right up to where I applied this and got a nose full of cherry cough syrup. I detect a trace amount of amaretto but the black cherry is very overwhelming.

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookie: Wish I got cookies out of this one. Doesn't smell like raspberry either. Something fruity but generic.

Snowy Rum Ball: Not sure what I'm getting from this one. Something definitely boozy but that's about it. Don't really like it.

Honey Gingerbread: OMG! Yum!! This is what I hoped Maison en Pain d'Epices would smell like. The honey is more dominant on me than the gingerbread but that's okay. I can definitely smell the gingerbread and I love it!

Red Velvet Truffle: This one is so odd on me. I actually got chocolate right away and now I can't smell anything. I'm trying so hard to sniff my wrist where I applied it and I get a slight plasticy smell. Bummer man!

Amaretto Macaroon: Oh yum! I actually thought I was going to hate this one but it's really nice. A slight booziness going on with a caramel and slight coconut thrown in.

Blueberry Peppermint: I smell no blueberry! This makes me sad. And I get more of a spearmint than a peppermint. I tend to avoid "mint" scents since I amp it like woah. It's a bit overwhelming on my wrist. ick.