HennaFairy
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Muse
in Ars Amatoria
bottle:
jasmine and bit of citrus/lime
wet:
almost all jasmine
dry:
pretty strong floral - the lime is nice, but it's still too heady of a floral for me
overall:
nice but too floral for me
rating: 5/10
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bottle:
light spicy floral
wet:
slightly musky, slightly citrus, light florals
dry:
a little too musky for me. It also may be going powdery… Yup somewhat soapy/powdery
overall:
too musky for me
rating: 3/10
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bottle:
green herbal/woodsy
wet:
cedar - woody and herbs/incense
dry:
really nice! Actually a little like doc buzzard, just not quite as dark. A really great incense scent!!
overall:
really nice!
rating: 8/10
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(scylla is SOOOO amazing for sending half an imp of this to me! thank you!!!)
bottle:
lemon and herbal
wet:
woody (a little birch) and spicy
dry:
yum. Woodsy, incensey. Really like this scent, too bad it's impossible to get!
overall:
I'll treausre my little bit!
rating: 8/10
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bottle:
dark floral/herbal - may bother my throat
wet:
very dark herbal… piney and herbs
dry:
pretty much the same - not bad, doesn't seem to bother my throat like I thought. Herbal with a bit of a sinister/dark side.
overall:
another that gets better as it dries.
rating: 7/10
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bottle:
mint, and ugh violet
wet:
mint, hint of violet, some sandalwood/palmerosa
dry:
not nearly as bad as I expected based on my first violet experiences with bpal (ultraviolet, saturnalia). It's not bad, in fact, without the violet it would probably rock.
overall:
gets better and better with time… still a borderline scent
rating: 6/10
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bottle:
sweet floral
wet:
same- heavy jasmine/honeysuckle
dry:
same - very heavy floral! Nice, but not my style.
overall:
Nice but heavier floral than I like!
rating: 5/10
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bottle:
vetiver, and maybe some violet….
overall:
I got it on my fingers and all I can smell is vetiver, and I can't stand it! Didn't try it on. (it may be the violets too as i'm not having good experiences with them either...)
rating: 2/10
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bottle:
dragons blood and cinnamon. Spicy!
wet:
very true to the description - really spicy but nice!
dry:
it mellows out upon drying, and is a really nice spice blend. Cloves and cinnamon are most noticable, with dragons blood rounding it out.
overall:
I like it!
rating: 8/10
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bottle:
this will sound weird but - it smells like paper. Wet paper? Musty
wet:
smells like cleaning the basement out after it flooded. Really. Guess it's just wood, but strange memory associations.
dry:
wood. Wet wood I guess. Not sandalwood (boohoo), not anything else….
overall:
dare I say… boring? On me at least it's nothing like others have described. Not meant for me then!
rating: 5/10
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bottle:
citrus (lime) and musk
wet:
lime/citrus, hint of floral
dry:
same - really nice! Not too musky or floral
overall:
nice!
rating: 7/10
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bottle:
musky/patchouli
wet:
very incensey, patchouli and vetiver
dry:
very strong, now I know better what vetiver is. I don't dislike it, but I don't think it's me, at least not for perfume
overall:
a little too much incense and vetiver for me
rating: 5/10
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bottle:
fruity and musky
wet:
pear and rose
dry:
mostly rose. Not bad, but not my thing.
overall:
really nice for someone else!
rating: 5/10
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wet:
powdery (good intentional powder, not oh shit this turned to powder) floral, very light and feminine
dry:
same, mild spice/musk - but a very comforting scent!
overall:
nice!!
rating: 8/10
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wet:
orange!
dry:
orange cinnamon spice… this is seraglio with 1/10 of the spice factor!! Love it
overall:
really nice, very uplifting
rating: 9/10
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spicy floral - harvesty without being too autumn. really nice! (I had sampled this at a M&S and it didn't seem nearly so spicy, but the reviews seem to confirm that i'm not imagining things!)
rates higher than it would be on scent alone because i'm pagan and it will be special to use on the day it's named after!
rating: 9/10
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slightlly fruity floral, very "sunny" feeling! really nice
rates higher than based on scent alone because i'm pagan and it will be special to use on the day it's named after!
rating: 9/10
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bottle:
sweet, berry - hint of musk
wet:
very sweet and berry! Nice but could get nauseating if it stayed like this for hours
dry:
the berry mellows out into almost a cinnamon feel - a little spicy, not very sweet at all now - really nice! May tickle my throat…
overall:
nice, but almost too sweet/berry and may tickle my throat, try another time to be sure
rating: 7/10
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bottle:
light, tea scent
wet:
tea and herbs, a very light and fresh scent
dry:
oh yum. Tea and herbs, hint of dark fruit/fig, slightly warm from the ginger….
overall:
another favorite!
rating: 9/10
Venice
in Wanderlust
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bottle:
floral, jasmine, hint of lemon
wet:
jasmine and lemon
dry:
just a light jasmine now
overall:
not bad but I have floral scents I like better
rating: 6/10