jade_starlight
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Hmm, I haven't quite decided if I like this one or not. It starts out as a mix of a light, non-foody chocolate and what I think must be the wine and maybe the musk. The chocolate fades out on me very quickly, leaving something that's vaguely red and fruity and sort of musky. It's nice enough, but I don't know that it's something I would wear.
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The orange is light and soft, which is a surprise given my chemistry. I can smell the fig underneath the orange, and they blend together really well. I don't know that I'd wear this, but it is really nice and fruity without being foody.
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All Souls 07 is really very nice. It's all warm, soft incense on top of something slightly sweet and cakey. Very, very nice.
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Hmm, DdlM 07 is sweet and incensey overlaying a somewhat too sharp floral perfumey background. Somehow, I don't think this one is going to work on me.
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Dark amber, dead leaves, khus, saffron, bitter clove, chrysanthemum, camellia, galangal, and a drop of oud. Right out of the bottle all I'm getting is smoky vetiver. It smooths out a bit as it dries, but the vetiver seems to have worn its stompy boots and is making use of them on all the other scents. Sadly, this one simply won't work on me.
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I got a decant of this one on a whim, and it was one of the best decisions I've made. It's a lovely, sweet, juicy pear with a hint of vanilla to give it a bit of depth. It's absolutely delicious, and I want to eat my arm so badly right now it's not even funny. It is absolutely perfect, and I must have more.
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Sadly, I'm not really getting any book-smell from this one, which is very disappointing. It is a nice, warm and smoky incense scent, but no old books.
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The very first thing I smell with this is the spices, mostly the clove and nutmeg. There's a hint of fir in the background, like drinking a hot mug of spiced tea while taking a stroll in the forest. As it dries I get a hint of spiced apple cider, but so far not even a hint of pumpkin. I definitely like it, though.
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This one is dark and woody and almost overwhelmed by what I think is the vetiver. It's definitely reminiscent of wandering through a chilly forest at night in the fall, looking over your shoulder to check for ghosts, but it just won't work as a scent on me. Pity.
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I was really hopeful about this one, but alas all I get from it is sharp cleaning fluid. Lots and lots of sharp, perfumey cleaning fluid.
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Oh, this is nice. Hunter Moon is a warm, sweet, smoky musk on me, without even a hint of wine (which is probably a good thing.) I think there's a hint of fur somewhere off in the background, which makes Hunter Moon perfect for a passionate encounter with your favorite lycanthrope.
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Hmm, as much as I want to love this one, I'm just not sure. It starts off nice and warm and red, but then the lemon rind starts trying to take over (as anything even remotely related to citrus has a tendency to do on me) though everything else seems to be doing fairly well at holding it at bay. Sadly, I don't think this one is going to work on me, either.
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Alas, Aziraphale has broken my heart. I can't smell the dusty books that I was so looking forward to at all. Instead, all I get is a sort of generic perfume smell, at least on me. I am so very, very sad.
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Yep, this is definitely War. It's red and sharp and very peppery, with just a hint of sweetness underneath. The pepper fades a bit as it dries, which is a good thing since too much pepper makes me sneeze. I'm not sure that this one is for me, but it is nice.
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Wow. Agnes is definitely not the kind of scent that one can ignore. It's incredibly strong right out of the bottle, and smells almost exactly like the smoke from a wood fire. It doesn't really have that edge that I rather like that gunpowder has, at least not on me, which is a shame. As it is, I smell like I've been rubbing wood ashes on my arm (either that, or standing downwind while burning leaves for a couple of hours.) Agnes is definitely not for me.
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Huh. This is nothing like what I expected at all. Wet, it's mostly caramel and tobacco on me, sweet and slightly smoky. As it dries the caramel fades out, leaving something that's warm and smoky and masculine without being overly manly. Sadly, the more it dries the less it works on me.
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I had high hopes for this one, but sadly my wonky chemistry has dashed them. It's almost completely floral, with what smells like a hint of citrus just waiting to jump out of a dark alley and mug me. Plus, it makes my nose itch.
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At first sniff the wood comes barreling out with its boots on, running roughshod over absolutely everything. After stomping around for a few minutes it calms down a bit and goes smoother, though still predominantly woody. Eventually, something slightly herbal peeks its head out and it and the woods sit down and have a friendly drink in the parlor.
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Graceful vanilla musk, tea rose, and stargazer lily. Roses, roses and more roses, with a hint of lily hanging around the back door but afraid to come any further in because the roses would stomp all over it with their big, stompy boots. Nope, this one definitely won't work on me.
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Oh, now this one is really nice. It's a light, sweet floral with a hint of something green and slightly grassy in the background to round the scent out. Plus, it's light enough that even as floral-shy as I am, this really seems to work on me...and doesn't try to murder my nose. *bg*
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Hmm, it's clean and cool, with a sharp bite when first applied. The strength fades fairly quickly, though it somehow never seems to quite lose its bite even as the strength fades. Sadly, it doesn't seem to like me that much.
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This one is mostly woodsy, though I don't smell the cedar anywhere. And I think I can smell caramel lurking somewhere in the background. This is very nice and slightly sweet and understated; something I can wear around my scent-sensitive sister with no problems.
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Singing Moon is very sharp and herbal, almost too sharp. It does even out a bit as it dries, but sadly this is not a scent that works for me.
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It starts off as mostly amber, but it quickly morphs into something almost sickly sweet. Sadly, this one doesn't work on me, either.
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All I can smell is a hint of amber. Otherwise, it's generically warm but very faint, at least on me.