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Wet: The familiar lemony-tea-sugar of Dorian, with something tempering it slightly.

Drydown: Sweet, creamy, and citrussy, like a very sophisticated lemon meringue pie. Bergamot, vanilla, and Dorian share the spotlight evenly, with lavender and oakmoss granting just enough of a nod to gentlemanly cologne to dial down the foodie factor and amp up the sexiness.

Dry: It's basically Dorian reformulated to work on my skin the way it works on most everybody else. Soooo sexy and delicious. It's gorgeous!

9 out of 10 bones

Wet: Cocoa...a wet and creamy cocoa, like melted chocolate ice cream or unfinished hot chocolate that has gone cold. There's a hint of something else in there too.

Drydown: Aha! It's amber I think, or whatever's in Snake Oil that smells amberish. There's defnitely some shifting going on, as the notes battle it out for dominance. I'm mostly getting sweet cream (the rice milk and vanilla), a rotation of snake oil's secrets (amber one moment, spices the next, incense the next, ??musk after that??), and the original cocoa note, which has been fading its way out of the mix.

Dry: The cocoa has become dry and regained some of its strength. Teakwood has saddled up next to it, lending an earthy, at-times-almost-coniferous, comforting woodiness to the blend. The snake oil has settled down into a musky support note. The most prominent note might actually be the rice milk, but it has such a gentle nature that it's not really obvious. The overall impression is dusty, resinous, soft, and milky.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Dry patchouli, almost leathery. A soft red musk is present too.

Drydown: Red, earthy, dry, and soft. It has a yearning, lusty feeling indeed. There's a little bit of sweetness to it that must be coming from the cinnamon, though I'm not really picking up on it directly. A touch of the floral aspect of dragon's blood is coming through too.

Dry: Gah, I really like this, but it also really reminds me of my ex, who wore Dragon's Hide a lot. It's softer and prettier than Dragon's Hide (and quite sexy), but I can't get over the scent memory issue. A little too reminiscent, but an absolutely beautiful scent.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Oh. My. God. This is pure actual brownie batter. How the heck did they fit that into this little tiny imp!!???

Drydown/Dry: It doesn't really morph, it just sort of settles into my skin to become a delicious brownie batter musk that brings out the fruitiness of my own natural skin chemistry. It's very wearable for a foodie scent. Oh-so-indulgent, without being in your face about it. (okay, maybe a little in your face, but you can get away with it! lol)

7.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: Sweet, golden, and gleaming, a tad herbal and a tad metallic—a warm, non-sharp metallic specifically.

Drydown/Dry: Honey-sweet and yummy with hints of metal and wood and something rosin-like mixed in. It's an interesting combination of delicious and ruggedly tactile. This would be great layered with one of the Steamworks blends.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Alluring. A bit of spicy creaminess paired with dark aquatic notes.

Drydown: Deep, dark waters sexed up with resins and spice. A melange of greens and browns. It's gender neutral and a tad Christmas-y.

Dry: Even more Christmas-y as it dries, thanks to a menthol-type note has become prominent. It's refreshing and quite different from where it began. Cool, ozone-y greens grounded by sweet resins. Atmospheric.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Plummy and soft. There's an earthiness balancing out the fruitiness.

Drydown: Sweet spices, creamy musk, a hint of resins, and a fleshy drop of plum. The notes kind of tumble around each other as it dries. Sometimes the plum sings, other times dark musk has a moment, and sometimes sugared earth takes the stage. They all play very well with each other. Candied, yet soft and musky. Dark, yet happy.

Dry: Something skews...off once dry. Like a mustiness sort of. After that, the blend flattens out, leaving a plummy, spicy, dusty musk that reads like a shadow of its former self.

7 out of 10 bones

Wet: Dark, sticky black cherry and woody spices. A hint of a deep golden gleam as well.

Drydown/Dry: Dark, like a deep, slightly burnt brown sugar caramel. Woody and sort of buttery. The initial blast of cherry burns off, it's just kind of vibing in the background now. Aged oak and yummy spices and yeah, buttery, smokey, darkly sweet bourbon goodness. It smells decadent and ...experienced? Like this bourbon's seen some shit. This bourbon knows what it's doing and ain't gonna waste its time with no fads (even if it totally does have a soft spot for cherry). This is some good shit.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: A botanical explosion! Flowers, greenery, and a spritzing of citrus. Clean and bright, and not remotely shy. 

Drydown: The botanical garden train continues, with some fresh herbs joining in. Lemony bright, but soft and sort of fuzzy (hello sage!).

Dry: The clean headiness of jasmine settles in at the core of this blend, flanked by lemon and sage, and lifted by lily. Complex but serene.

8.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: Clean and cool. A fresh, blue-green sort of scent.

Drydown/Dry: A cool, semi-sweet aquatic. I get a touch of minerals/metallics mixed in too. Ozoney, yet grounded, yet glossy. It reminds me of liquid soap, both in scent and in the texture it evokes.

8.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: A soft brightness. Tart and delicate, a little musky, a little sweet, not quite floral but somehow leaning in that direction.

Drydown: The juicy tang of bergamot partnered by dark, dusky myrrh. It grows bolder and more masculine as it dries.

Dry: Woodsy, cool fir and sour myrrh swirled up in a storm of resins. Woodsy, sexy, dirty, and clean. I would love to snuggle up to the person that wears this 😍

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Fresh and lush. Pretty, but not overly feminine.

Drydown: Complex greenery, slightly sweet, slightly earthy. I can pick up the honey note in the throw more-so than at the skin. It's sexy without being sexual, if that makes sense.

Dry: Soft gardenia sits at the core of the scent, keeping it feeling clean and lush. A soft, warm, fresh, complex sort of scent. Very well-blended.

7.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: Clean and charming. Kind of sweet.

Drydown: Suds and some sort of delicious goodness. I'm not really getting AMBER. It's more like ...amber? ...plus floral? ...plus cream? All I can say for sure is that it's beautiful. Milky and warm and clean and foggy for sure. Like a warm fog. Baby's breath even.

Dry: The aquatic notes amp up, bringing a sweet, cooling blue-green hue to the blend. It still has that warm, foggy, slightly creamy quality too. Refreshing in the gentlest way.

8.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: It smells like the all of the fillings of a large box of chocolates, combined. So much so that it seems like I can actually smell the chocolate too.

Drydown: Sweet, fluffy nougat (think Three Musketeers) with an intriguing green spice. Sweet, soft, and warm, with a bit of a tingle to it. As it dries the mintiness becomes more apparent, pushing out the warmth with its chill. Instead of nougat I'm now getting cinnamon ice cream, whipped cream, and old fashioned candies.

Dry: Sugar, spice, and everything nice! This definitely captures the nostalgia of Christmas and childhood; like the game Candyland somehow captured in a fragrance. Sweet, soft, cool AND warm, a touch herbal, and full of whimsy.

8 out of 10 bones

I could DEFINITELY use a spring cleaning swap! 

Wet: Shadows on shadows on shadows!

Drydown: Dark, deep, smokey, almost-woody, just a hint of golden sweetness, and sort of hazy. There's an earthy murkiness to it that grows as it dries. Something about it smells unnatural. Tar-like even.

Dry: Sweeter, though still dark and definitely spooky. It's like a charming shadow-and-soot monster.

7.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: Ooh, this is fancy and sort of sexy, yet understated. Whispers of incense and dust and musk.

Drydown: A gently warm, rich, powdery, musky sandalwood. So calming and grounding. There's a bit of sweetness and woody tang to it, but it's also earthy and smokey and it all balances out to a perfectly smooth finish. Some spiciness, but it's quiet. Grey yes, but there's also a soft, golden-amber glow. Sophisticated but approachable.

Dry: It stays true. Sniffing it I'm picturing hugging a particular type of person. Steady, reliable, well-read, experienced, considerate, spiritual, wise, a smart dresser. This is the person everyone needs when they're going through it. They'll help you with your paperwork, make you some soup, give you a few perfectly-stated words of advice that you'll mull over and appreciate more and more later. This is that one really good friend/mentor/older cousin that you don't see often, but cherish every time you do. They probably own a bookshop. They definitely drink tea.

8.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: Deep, dark, sticky Luxardo cherries. These are the extra fancy kind, ya'll. It's tempered some by the accompanying notes, though none are standing out individually just yet.

Drydown into Dry: Deep, beautiful red. The sweetness of the cherry is there, but it's dry somehow. The carnation's work I imagine. This blend conjures the luscious and erotic romance of a deep red rose, without actually being rosey at all, which I appreciate. As it dries the carnation steps to the forefront, and the cherry settles back, with just a kiss of honey holding it into place so it doesn't disappear completely. There's a hint of spice, but not much. It's like the perfect Old Fashioned, minus the booze. Decadent, sensual, and confident af.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Soft, dark vanilla. A quiet vanilla.

Drydown: A cloudy, pillowy, whisper-light vanilla over a deeper, slightly-spicy, woodier note. Not at all foodie, it's more of an atmospheric scent. ...I know I just said it's not foodie, but as it dries and deepens, it actually reminds me a lot of circus peanuts.

Dry: What I'm affectionately dubbing "circus peanut musk" over planks of vanilla-stained balsam. Dry, sweet, creamy, airy, woody. Deliriously cozy, like getting lost in a cuddle.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Sweet, shimmery, and greenish-gold.

Drydown: A deep, spicy green blend of cypress, balsam, and bay sits in the middle, surrounded by splendid rays of light. Sweet, musky, resinous, and fresh. The overall impression is almost foresty (but not quite), almost cologney (but not quite), and almost perfumey (but not quite). It shimmers but doesn't gleam.

Dry: It smells like breathing in magical forest air during golden hour, with a hunky centaur at your side. It's faery sex. Masculine-leaning faery sex.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Fluffy, buttery, creamy... butter fluff?

Drydown: Butteriness verging on nuttiness, grounded by a smooth wood note. There's an unexpected depth and darkness to this otherwise fluffy blend, that at first I think might be the chai spices, but after reviewing the note list, I'm thinking it's gotta be the scorched aspect of the marshmallow. Yeah - it's definitely got more of smokey smouldering quality that I wouldn't expect from chai spices. This is more of an atmostpheric and tactile scent than I was expecting (I was braced for a sweeter affair). The only really foodie vibe I'm getting is from the buttercream, with the emphasis on the butter part. The marshmallow is there as more of a fluffy feeling than as a sugary scent, and I'm hardly able to find the honey. This is in some ways more than what I was expecting (smokey! evocative! wearable!) , and in other ways less (where's the chai? and honey?).

Dry: This is all stick and smokey, charred af marshmallow, and I'm loving it!

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Soap and wood and something sort of pungent.

Drydown: Old-fashioned amber-hued soap, wood, and a touch of smoke and spice. There's something familiar and comforting about this blend, though there's something sort of off about it too. It reminds me of several places I've been all mixed together. This is a time traveling scent.

Dry: A crumbly, dry, leafy, woody, herbal sort of flurry of dusty bits held together by balsam and a whisper of tonka. It smells haunted by the past. Sad almost. It's beautiful in a gentle, aching sort of way. Wistful. That's the word. It reminds me of the Tavern of Hell both in scent and in the imagery it evokes (like its somber, cleans-up-after-the-party cousin). It's truly an experience. Not at all what I was expecting.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: The briney bite of ambergris over a flurry of softer, sweeter notes.

Drydown: An almost metallic, yet soft and smooth ambergris, kissed by cocoa, peach fuzz, and a melange of tropical notes. It's sort of shimmery and unlike anything I've ever smelled before. The tropical vibe gains strength as it continues to dry. There's something incredibly sultry about this one.

Dry: The notes have all blurred together, creating this sensual, dark tropical cologne that is absolutely stunning. It smells like firelight on the beach and lusty thoughts.

8 out of 10 bones

Wet: Plummy, chocolatey, powdery, and supple. It reminds me of chocolate covered raisins and Ovaltine.

Drydown: Jasmine comes out as soon as it touches the skin, but it doesn't take over. Powdery chocolate seems to be the top note initially, but there's a lot of complexity and morphing here. The plum shows two sides at once - matched with the jasmine and lavender it creates a distinctly purple floriental vibe, but at the same time it also partners with the cocoa and sugar, bringing out its jammier aspects. By the end of the drydown the foodie notes fade out and the jasmine and lavender come to the forefront, creating a lush, heady-yet-herbal perfume that's spiked by tart plum.

Dry: A plummy, jasmine-forward floriental. Seductive and flirty.

7.5 out of 10 bones

Wet: Very red. I smell strawberry starbursts and a splash of wine.

Drydown: Sweet, fruity, and musky. Strawberry is at the forefront, but it's adultified by a red musk that's been softened by the surrounding fruit. Just a touch tropical, but not overly so. It's fresh, sweet, and optimistic.

Dry: Strawberry musk. Soft, pulpy, and playfully sexy.

7.5 out of 10 bones