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    Another winner for me :D I'm thrilled that I've found a nice GC scent for when Pumpkin #3 runs out.

     

    in the bottle: Holy pumpkin pie, Batman! Smells delicious and my desk area smells pumpkiny for hours after sniffing!

    wet: really strong pumpkin and spices, smells amazing, but I may have put too much on for this scent

    drydown: the strength mellows out and the spices come through nicely

     

    This one is still strong 5 hours later and decent throw. My bf gives it thumbs up too, which is rare since he doesn't like much in the way of perfume.

     

    I may end up buying a big bottle of this one. Foodie smells seem custom tailored to my body chemistry, much to my pleasure :P.

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    This is a keeper for sure. I tried it on a fairly cold day with a touch of wind and it suited my mood nicely.

     

    in the bottle: sharp, very masculine, I was fairly skeptical at first

    wet: still sharp, but more soft than before, crisp and smoky

    drydown: the sharpness faded and left a woodsmoke and musk scent behind, reminded me of a wood stove and leaves. Lovely.

     

    It was strong for about 4 hours and 5 hours later I can still smell woodsmoke on my wrist.

     

    I love this, and wish I had a larger bottle. A big bottle of this might go on my wishlist unless I can find something similar in the GC...

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    A paradoxical scent experiment! - tangerine, sugared lime, pink grapefruit, oakmoss, lavender, zdravetz, and chocolate peppermint.


    I'm hoping that this one gets better with time. I was really excited about it and I'm hoping it's my body chemistry today or something.

    in the bottle: sweet, sour, citrusy, nothing like anything else I've smelled before
    wet: still sweet, a little citrusy, but kind of soapy.
    drydown: uh-oh, really soapy and still sweet but almost sickeningly so

    the scent is still going strong 5 hours later and all I can smell is soap. :P I'm going to give this another shot in a couple days and try it in my oil burner to see if it works there. I love fruity and sweet scents, so hopefully this one works out when I'm less hormone-y.

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    Got this one in a swap, and I have to say, it might be a new favorite, but it needs another test.

     

    in the bottle: smells delicious! Creamy vanilla and sweet pear :P.

    wet: Yummy! Sweet, vanilla-y and delicious.

    drydown: Still sweet, but the pear fades away a little. The vanilla stays strong and lasts for about 6 hours. The vanilla turns a little fake smelling around hour 5 though.

     

    Will test again in a few days and see how the scent holds up then.

  5. Posted · Edited by steelgossamer · Report reply

    Got this in a swap as a frimp and I LOVE it! :P

     

    wet: smells like hot cocoa and cinnamon, yummy

    drydown: still hot cocoa, but I can smell the coffee coming through now too. It's been about 5 hours and it's still going strong.

     

    I'll be sad to see this run out, hopefully I can find a replacement from the GC!

     

    EDITED TO ADD:

     

    After much testing of chocolate scents, this is the only one that has ever worked for me. I ended up getting a couple of imps in a 5ml when it was rereleased in 2009. I love it to pieces and it lasts all day. OMNOMNOM.

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    I was very disappointed in this one. I love love love cherry and I was very excited about Red Queen when I opened the imp. Within seconds of applying all I got was woods. Not rich woodsy woods, sawdusty woods. :P

     

    I may try it again when I'm not sick to see if that helps, or mix it with something to take the edge off. But very sad about the cherry.

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    I was really disappointed when I wore this one. Wet it smelled very strongly of apricots and was very juicy. About ten minutes later I smelled like potpourri. I smelled like potpourri for a long time. :P Excellent wear-time on this, but I kept hoping it would go away.

     

    After about 5 hours it got softer and less old-lady, but not soft enough for me.

     

    I love apricots and cloves, but this is going on the swap pile. I was very exited about it too. :D

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