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On me this is deep red apple, with a bit of a sensual quality that I attribute to the patchouli.  The patchouli isn't strong but I can find it if I sniff up close.  Then there's something a little "sparkly" about it that I think is coming from the apple blossom.  So it's deep red apple with a little sparkle.  

Usually when I see apple (scent-wise) I don't really care to try it one way or the other, but I had the opportunity to try this out and it's actually really nice.  : )

Swarmageddon is very much like rolling around on the forest floor in my opinion - not sure if that's exactly what you're looking for but it's worth mentioning!

The Lab has a particular kind of rose note that turns sour on me, and it's in this scent.  (Sorry I can't remember where else I have smelled it).  

This is kind of soapy, almost a grassy rose scent, possibly white rose?  But it's a rose that doesn't work for me.  : (  I can't make out what else is in this because on my skin the sour rose stomps all over anything else that might be here.

I really wanted to love this, I love The Dark Crystal so much. 

Edit: I tried this again tonight, and it's much nicer.  I also smell more than just rose.  I smell sunny white rose and resins, possibly frankincense and myrrh.  Kind of makes me think of Aureus and Midnight Mass.  And the rose isn't really sour on me this time, although it's still a little on the soapy side.  I guess some aging has done wonders for this scent. 

For me this is a fuzzy purple blackberry scent with myrrh in the background.  Myrrh sometimes amps on my skin but it's pretty well behaved here.  There's a suggestion of chypre but it's mostly like a blackberry incense scent (I'd love to smell the purple chypre accord on its own).  My only complaint, I'm trying to think of a word, it's a little murky maybe or just everything blended together in a way that doesn't do much on my skin.  

This is absolutely a lovely scent but somehow it just doesn't grab me like Blackberry Moon, which I have 2 bottles of.  I'll enjoy the rest of my decant of this for sure.  It might be better on my skin when fall comes around and the weather cools off.

When I wear this I think of Kingsport, an incandescent misty feeling, even though this isn't an aquatic scent.  Maybe Kingsport had some cypress or it's something about the tonka fougere, I am not sure.  

None of the notes really stand out strongly to me, but I can pick out the rose petals if I try.  I think it's mostly about the cypress and tonka fougere.  It's unusual that the sandalwood doesn't stand out at all on me because I tend to amp that note.  Also tobacco can sometimes misbehave on me, which is why I tried a decant first, but this is lovely and I ended up with a bottle. 

It smells clean and misty, but again, not aquatic.  Reminds me of an early foggy morning.

My bottle is very new, I just got it last week, but I will report my initial feelings about it.  : ) 

To me this smells like the cut stem roses of Rose Red, but maybe not purely rose?  I don't know floral scents very well but I feel like there's a hint of something else, like lily of the valley, or baby's breath or something?  Is it lilac I'm smelling?  I'm just not sure.  To me this is like a floral illusion, like Beth took non-floral notes and made an otherworldly floral scent out of them.  "Shimmering" comes to mind too.

The "green" part is not strong, but it's there if you go looking for it.  It's a very smooth green.  I don't really smell anything berry-like at all.  It's definitely a lighter scent on me and it's mostly gone after a couple hours, except for a skin scent that is so faint it's hard to even describe.  It could be the "bloodied flytrap fangs" I'm smelling at this point because I thought to myself "dragon's blood?  Is that you?".  But it's hard to say.  I am happy to reapply, I really like this scent.  

Edit:

I forgot to mention my bottle has a thin dark layer that separates at the bottom, so I turn it upside down and back a few times to mix the layers.  (I always do this anyway but this one requires a few more times to mix the layers).

My skin takes this particular sandalwood note and amps it like crazy, I've noticed it in a couple of other scents too.  I had to put this decant away for a few months because it was like sandalwood foghorn when I first tried it.  

It's better now but when I wear this, I need to be in the mood to smell like sandalwood aaalllllllll day long.  It's not a bad thing, I do like sandalwood.  It's just one of those things that - after a while it could get kind of monotonous. 

I can pick out a little frankincense and maybe some moss but it's mostly sandalwood on me.

I smell the dusty wood for sure.  It's a little dusty, but I'm also getting wisps of oil paint in there.  Something about this reminds me of some kind of bitter grains, almost a rye or caraway note but not quite.  I think for me the amber kind of softens the whole thing and smooths out any rough edges.  Pipe smoke?  I get a little of that too, if I sniff up close.

I am very faintly reminded of Globe, a Luper scent from a while back, but overall I agree this is really different from anything else I've tried.  

I always wanted a perfume that smelled like this old duplex house I lived in when I was little.  I was friends with the kid downstairs.  The house had a smell like - wood, floor polish, books, kind of an old museum smell?  But clean.  This isn't quite it but it might be the closest thing I ever find.

When I first got this, for a while, it was about 80% lilac with a subtle smoke/incense background and I was happy with that.  I put it on today and it's more like a tobacco + sugar cologne situation with a little bit of the other notes present.  The lilac has taken a back seat to the tobacco, at least it has today, on my skin.  I'm still loving it, but I have to say it's almost like a different scent now.  I wonder how it will behave for others.  I will enjoy wearing this, It's pretty light for me.

On me, I'd describe this as dark, incense + vanilla, and when I sniff up close there is something deep and a little earthy.  It's almost like the scent has an up-close layer and an outer layer.  I can't really say what silken musk smells like but I would guess it's in the family of black musk based on what I'm smelling here.  

I'm not picking out much in the way of individual notes.  It's incensey amber/musk/vanilla, not like Snake Oil, but if anything closer to King Cobra.  But it doesn't really have the Snake Pit family resemblance in my opinion (if anyone was wondering).  I think this is something special that non-foody vanilla fans are going to love.  Oh and like the person stated above, my oil in the bottle is slightly cloudy.  

Edit: tried this again today, ahh - THERE'S the patchouli!  For some reason it's showing up in full force now.  Not sure how I didn't notice it as much before, but maybe the scent is still getting over some travel shock or something.

I don't remember buying this and I think it might have been a frottle from the lab.  

I mostly smell the lab's champaca note, and a pillowy backdrop of vanilla and amber.  Black nutmeg is a note I might have avoided based on past experiences, but I can't smell it here.  

This smells great, but I already have a few other champaca scents that I probably would pick before this.  I'm grateful I got to try this.  

I haven't tried either of those scents the previous reviewer mentioned but I have to say, I agree with the general sentiment of the review.. 

Black musk can threaten to go into aftershave territory on me.  It is mostly well-behaved here but I have to go easy on application or I'm headed back to the 70's or 80's.... something that might be a plus, for some. 

It's a strong black musk on me with an industrial or chemical aspect, almost like a hint of motor oil or burnt tires.  That might not sound so great but it's not a bad thing and in the right mood or setting could be just the thing needed..

Also I'll add, later in the drying stages, I'm getting a little tiny bit of dry spice, not quite cinnamon but something, hard to pin down.  

On me the orange blossom is the strongest note followed by the white chocolate, with the suggestion of champagne and sweetness in the background.  It's kind of sweet and sour.  I really like this even though it's not what I expected, it manages to fall into the comfy and cozy category for me.  The champagne note is not at all like it is in the 2 Sufficient Champagne scents I have (Snake Oil, and Blood), where the champagne stands out above all else. 

The orange blossom reminds me a lot of Vixen and if you love that scent I would recommend trying this.

Strong and sharp on me - I like these notes but it would have to be about half this intensity for me to enjoy it.  I'm mostly getting a citrus + champagne scent with some floral accents but not strong rose - I think the violet sugar note is actually coming out stronger than the rose.  I like how it smells, maybe I can handle like teeny tiny dots of it on my skin.  I will try that.

This was an unfortunate fail on me, I wanted something kind of bright and zingy, frosty and refreshing.  On my skin, I can tell there is snow and something gin-like, but there is something musky about it too.  Whatever the muskiness is makes this into kind of a muddled mess on my skin.  It's just not appealing on me.  : ( 

I'm blaming my skin chemistry because I'm not getting as much gin or juniper as the other reviewers talked about.  It's more like musky snow on me.

Just applied: vanillic and lightly floral, the mallow is coming through but it's more floral and less lavender than I expected.  Actually if I didn't know there was lavender I'm not sure I would notice it.  This reminds me of Witch-Birds except this doesn't have whatever the "corrupted" and weird note was that disagreed with me in that scent.  I could imagine wearing this in early spring.  

It didn't change much for me over time, I layered a little Row of Trees with it, and they compliment each other well.

This starts off kind of an herbal incense lavender on me, it's hard to describe.  After a while it's more like a medicinal resin.  I think the lavender mostly faded at this point.  

It's kind of interesting but also borderline too medicinal.  I don't know - it's just not grabbing me for some reason, although it should be.  I'll let it age a while and try again at some point, just not quite willing to give up on it yet.

The rose is amping too much on me and it's what I think of as "sour" rose.  I smell just hints of the other notes.  Overall it's too sharp and a little soapy, a little like a sour rose incense.  Was worth a try! 

I love this too, my decant had to rest for a while, when I first tried it it was too strong, the patchouli was a little sour, and it just wasn't working well on my skin.  After a couple months this has settled down a lot and it's a lot more agreeable on me.  

The patchouli is still strong but I do feel the notes are well balanced, even though the patchouli stands out, I can smell the leaves and prune doing their thing in the background.  I think patchouli is the star, on my skin anyway.  Dang it!  I had marked myself safe but now I may need more of this.  

On me this is a light but lively candy + amber scent, just a little plasticky in the beginning, but as it dries the plastic fades, a little something milky comes in, it just gets nicer and nicer.  It's fun!  I always liked Trick Or Treat but it was just so light it kind of disappeared on me, this is light also but it has loads of staying power.  Hours later it is a skin scent but still here, and it has this amazing "bronzed" quality in this stage that I am loving, like a sweet golden amber.

I think I'll get a full bottle, because this decant isn't going to last long the way I've been wearing it!

I wasn't expecting this to smell like Djinn but that's exactly what it made me think of!  (But I could be the only one).  Maybe that's the nutmeg, because later the amber comes out stronger mixed with a dark powdery aspect from the rose I am guessing.  But I agree the rose stays mostly well hidden in this scent. 

Something about this reminds me of the cheesy horror movie Burnt Offerings, with the scary lady hidden away in the bedroom upstairs.  It's moody and atmospheric!

I am not sure how to describe what I'm smelling (and full disclosure, I don't know galbanum or balsam very well).  On me it's kind of springy and plant-like, and for the first 20-30 minutes I swear there's a phantom floral note just peeking around the edges, but I can't really say which flower exactly?  Something white.  Also I felt this is what I wanted the Petrichor trio to smell like, but that one is heavier on me like big drops of rain.  This seems more delicate. 

But later the phantom flower disappears and it's more like a fresh green mountain breeze kind of scent.  It's still light and almost makes me think of a green tea perfume.  I do recognize the ti leaf from Ti Leaf & Champaca Petals but this smells softer and less perfumey to me.  This smells "matte" to me if that makes sense to anyone, lol. 

I am not sure if I can pick out the balsam, it's not really standing out to me here.  Maybe a little woodsy tang in the later stages..but it would be like a blonde wood sap kind of note. 

I'm seriously considering a full bottle of this because it would be a great unusual scent for spring.  I haven't quite figured out if I love it or if it's just more of a weird fascination thing. 

Clean men's cologne.  I got a decant because the notes reminded me of Hessian of the Hollow, I always loved that and regretted not getting a full bottle.  This is totally nice and smells like a traditional men's cologne, almost like Hugo from Hugo Boss maybe?  Which does have moss and sandalwood in the base notes.. Or Eternity, something like that from the 90's.  

It does bring to mind Hessian of the Hollow, somewhat, but this seems cleaner and less spooky.  It also reminds me of something else recent, one of the painting scents, but I can't remember which one... I'll edit if I remember it.  

I do enjoy this, I just don't know if I really should get a full bottle or not.  I'm having to narrow down my Halloween choices here and I'm kind of torn on this one. 

I will say this - I was a little worried about the moss note going "aftershave" or just amping on me but it's totally well-behaved, not sharp or obnoxious at all (I have had issues in the past with moss).

Oh.  Oh, my.  This decant was added last minute, on a whim.  I have a few other gingerbread scents and just wanted to try this for fun.  Well, this is really really nice!  It's the familiar spicy toasty gingerbread note, just a little scorched, but I can smell the custardy creme brulee (especially if I sniff up close), just peeking out a little.  I didn't expect to be considering a 5ml bottle but here I am doing just that.  Yummmmmm.

Starts out bright lemon peel, blending seamlessly with the resins.  I think the frankincense is very smooth and the mastic - I think - smells almost creamy to me.  The lemon peel fades a lot, pretty quickly, but the overall lemony feeling lasts. 

This reminds me somewhat of the lab's "gold" scents, and also the "sun" scents that I've tried, a little bit.  Also I think this might be the same frankincense in this year's Midnight Mass. 

So. Smooth lemony resins, kind of glowing, bright, but also soft and mellow.  Overall low sillage on me and it fades to a close skin scent after a little while.  I will keep reapplying for that striking lemon peel opening.