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BrightRedScream

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  1. BrightRedScream

    Lust

    *sighs* I had such high hopes for this one... I smelled it in the imp and the blend was intoxicating and very lustful... But once I got it on my skin - all I got was ylang ylang...and me and ylang ylang are not friendly - it's an instant migraine enducer for me I even tried this twice to see if I could get different results - but nope.. Bad headache, bad barfy feeling in the stomach followed pretty much as soon as I got it on... Oh Lust - why did you have to not work?
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    Swadhisthana

    Warm, creamy, golden florals that entwine and wrap around you... This is so so beautiful, and my nose isn't trained well enough yet to tell what is exactly in it.. Jasmine? Vanilla? Cream? Ylang ylang? Musk? It's just divine, and it makes me feel...amazing when I wear it. I would love this in a larger bottle!
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    Monster Bait: Closet

    In the vial: Woah..hello Bourbon! It smells SO good! There's a hint of that tart but sweet blackberry there as well...and I'm liking it! Wet on the skin: Mmmmm cake...sweet buttercream...bourbon. These are all blending together SO well! Dry down: It's weird - this doesn't smell like blackberry to me - more like blueberries. I sitll love it though..it smells like one great party, and it's not TOO sweet. The bourbon is delicious and I really cannot wait to get my full sized bottle of this!
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    The Lion

    In the vial: I don't smell much? It's very light. Hello? Smell? Where are you? Wet on the skin: Mmmm this is so warm, and light and...just beautiful! Dry down: The spice comes out more, and wow...this is a very beautiful scent..It's grassy in a way, but creamy and intoxicating and delicious.. I don't get the foody vibe that some people describe here at all though. I want this in a 5ml.
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    Magdalene

    In the vial: Very, very floral...I get tons of rose. This may not go well...I am not a rose scent person *sighs* Wet on skin: Now as I don't know what orchids or labdanum smells like - I will just say that this is a very strong rose smell, with something kind of herbal underneath...not STRONG herbal, just a smidge herbal. Dry down: The rose dies down a little, but this is still FAR too floral for me, and it's starting to get a bit of a soapy edge to it. So not for me.
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    Fortunato

    In the vial: Orange peel and that deep patchouli smell.... This is such a conflicted smell in the vial...happy but not quite happy..the patchouli is trying to smother it. Wet on the skin: Berries and oranges....it's sweet. It's not too bad! Dry down: Woah. The patchouli came out and hit me like a ton of bricks. It's making the orange peel and berry smell turn into this muddy grossness that I really do not like it. Oh well.
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    Morella

    In the vial it's floral, but has a slight spice...also a bit of a woodsy/musky tone to it. Wet on my skin - I get an herbal/green/floral type of smell but as it dries down..something else comes out, and I'm not sure what I think of it. It's creamy almost...soft..very soft. It's powdery, light and clean.... After dry down on me though, it's soapy and I really don't like it Oh well - to the swap/sell pile. You'll make someone very happy little imp I'm sure of that!
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    Jabberwocky

    In the vial: Woah...all I get is a very menthol type smell..probably the eucalyptus and pine. It made my eyes sting a little Wet on my skin: *DYING* It's a giant pine tree. I do not like this so far....please change..right now I feel like it's clearing my sinuses. Yikes! Dry down: The orange is TRYING to peek out, but the pine and eucalyptus have blended together to create some kind of bizarre cough candy type smell...not something I would want to wear. This is a very fresh smell, and I can understand the appeal of it for some people. It has tons of throw, and is very unique. It kind of reminds me of Belladonna - which I also disliked. This was a hard one to scrub off though..so be warned to those who are trying it, but are unsure of it like I was.
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    Fruit Moon

    This was a scent that I was SO unsure of in the bottle... It reminded me of a sangria or fruit punch mix... Wet on my skin I get... Wow, so many smells! Melon, peach...lemons, limes, oranges... It's all there, and it's all combining beautifully! It's sour, but sweet... It's intense, but soft.. As it dries some of the softer smells like pear, plum, strawberry and raspberry become a little more prominant, but there is still a citrus zing to it. My DOG even likes this smell, and kept trying to lick it off of me... I NEED this in a large bottle.
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    Zorya

    I have no idea what jasmine, or any of the florals listed here smell like - so my review for this may not be all that great... In the imp, I smell a bit of musk, some spice and a very....dark floral scent, that has kind of a sweetness to it. I'm intrigued by this, and normally I don't really like florals. On my skin wet - PURE florals... I was almost ready to run and wash this off...ALMOST...but it didn't disgust me as much as florals usually do...odd. As it dried the musk and spice started to tone down that floral smell a bit more...making it more tolerable, and I actually started to like it... It's so different, and complex... After it settled on my skin though - it started to smell like Dove soap. Crap. Bye bye Zorya, time to swap you.
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    Jester

    In the vial I got strawberry Bubbalicious gum... I think someone else had mentioned this in their review - and let me tell you - I totally agree. I REALLY like it in the vial, so on the skin, I'm hoping for good things... Wet, wow, really pretty... It's tart, but sweet...it smells like a candy - a sweet tart almost... Mmmm berries, but citrus... This is so fantastic and I love how everytime I sniff it - I get something else! As it dries, it's a little more citrus than it is berry, and I still adore it.. I want it in a 10ml.
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    Vice

    In the imp, I got chocolate orange... It was very very sweet, and I found myself wondering if I was going to like this or not! On the skin, woah...hello chocolate! There's a LITTLE bit of orange under this, and a LITTLE bit of cherry as well.. But I smell mostly the chocolate...it's strong, but I like it. As it dried, the oranges and the cherry came out a lot more, kind of stomping out the chocolate...which made me sad...the chocolate was still THERE, but not as prominant. I still like it though, and I think that I should have this in a 5ml. Throw: 4/5 Lasting power: 2/5 Overall: 3/5
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    Ligeia

    In the imp: Jasmine, with a very dark scent...juniper berry? Floral just comes ROLLING out of this one though! Wet on the skin: Woah, that juniper berry is intense! I can smell the gardenia a little more now too...the jasmine kind of lingers. Dry down: Jasmine has taken over again, with the juniper berry showing up every now and then to remind me it's there...the gardenia is pretty much gone.. It's odd. I didn't think I'd like this - but if it stays like this I will enjoy using this imp and will be on a search for a full size bottle. Dry down after 15 minutes: Ew. This has started to smell like Buckley's Cough Syrup/Glue on me...I can't describe it..It's horrible
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    Pumpkin Patch II (2005, 2006)

    I think I may be one of the few people who does not like this combo. I found it to be overpowering, and a little too sweet for my tastes. The cocoa and pumpkin combo...I just didn't like it, and on my skin I thought that it smelled very synthetic and reminded me of a smell I had on my hands once after I had handled a candle that was meant to be pumpkin cookies. Oh well! Can't win them all.
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    Kuang Shi

    Bust out the dzang dzi! This scent honors the zombies of Chinese lore. Mandarin orange, white musk, mango, and white sandalwood. When I first smelled the imp I got white musk and mango - that's it. Very light and pretty though! On my skin, the sandalwood came out REALLY strong while wet, and I was beginning to think that this one wasn't going to work for me..but as it dried down the sandalwood took a backseat to the mandarin. I love how all of these blend together to create a very pretty harmony of smells... I want this in a 5ml
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    Harvest Moon 2005

    Spice and floral and fruits... Wow, this scent is something that you have to inhale, and think long and hard, and eventually you get what this is combo of. It smells a bit like mulled apple cider, but it also smells like the flowers that fill the air during fall.. This is very pretty, but I don't think I would want it in a large bottle. It has next to nothing in the way of throw or staying power on my skin...and I don't LOVE it. 3/5
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    Pumpkin Patch III (2005, 2006)

    Pumpkin and pomegranate. In the vial all I get is a sweet, butter pumpkin scent... No pomegranate at all. On my skin though, the tart pomegranate came out and really blended with the pumpkin...and honestly, it made me feel a little sick. I cannot wear this I don't like the tartness or the blend of these two together at all.
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    Strawberry Moon 2005

    I got this as a decant - and I must say that I NEED this in a big bottle. Not want - NEED. I am in LOVE with this scent! In the vial it smells just like fresh strawberries...a little bit of milky cream at the base, and I can detect the ylang ylang as well. On my skin the green tea and sage come out just a LITTLE - but the strawberry is still there, and still smells fabulous... On my skin, this lasted for a VERY long time and had fabulous throw... I must find someone willing to sell a bottle!
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    Dragon's Hide

    This just isn't for me - I don't like the smell of leather, and that's all I get out of this. It actually makes me feel sick
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    Chimera

    In the imp I smell: honey....and...well...that's it? On my skin that cinnamon smell comes out more, but oh, it's not cinnamon like candy type - this blended with the honey is DIVINE!!! It smells like some kind of pastery or dessert without it being foody... As someone else already said - this is Dana O'Shee, with some attitude I LOVE this and I want it in a 10ml. WOO HOO!
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    Rage

    In the vial I get lots and lots of geraniums and black currents..with a tiny bit of dragon's blood. On my skin it turned into this smokey, heated blend, but not heated enough to be called Rage I think. As it dried - it just turned soapy. Blah to that. Swap pile!
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    Dragon's Milk

    Mmmm I LOOOOOVE this! Warm vanilla, with a hint of cherry... Almonds, smoke....YUM! Although after dry down it reminds me of a stronger version of Antique Lace? I would like this in a 5 ml - but it's not a must have for me.
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    Cairo

    When I smell this I get: - honey - lemon - something sweet underneath - maybe lotus? - a SMIDGE of cocoa On my skin though, all I get is lemons? I'll keep the imp and use it up..but I don't think I'll be wanting this in a bottle.. On me I don't get any of those lovely scents that people are talking about
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    Jack

    In the vial I was kind of taken aback by how strong this one smells... Spices, with a hint of pumpkin pie goodness.. When I put this on my skin, it smelled like butter...buttered pumpkin bread. It also tingled a little - probably from the cinnamon. I wanted to like this one so much, but as it dried down - it started to smell like...carmel corn almost on me, and I just couldn't deal with wearing it. *sighs* Bye bye Jack.
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    Bewitched

    This fragrence made me sad.. I had really wanted it - but once I got it on me, it brought back memories of a flouride that I used to get at the dentist when I was a kid... I had to scrub it off. I wanted to like it so so bad
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