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Ohhhh, do I love this oil. But I hate it! But I love it! *Most* of the time, Lucifer on me is an incredibly sexy, warm glow of fig and sandalwood. It's so sexy, in fact, that it got my neck molested quite nicely. There's a "but", though! If I exert myself or get overheated, the patchouli body-slams everything else into oblivion and turns into overwhelming ***PATCHOULI LIKE WHOA***. I had several people comment to me on how unusual it was for me to wear such a "hippie" patchouli scent the first time that happened! I'll definitely be saving Lucifer for cold days and times when I know I won't be dodging bullets or wrestling alligators. It's so gorgeous when it plays nicely that it's worth the risk of death by patchouli!

Mmm, yummy... for a brief while! Wet, this was almost overpoweringly "New Age shop" on me, but as it dries down I'm getting what seems like some warm amber in there rounding out and mellowing the scent. I'm smelling predominantly incense and the amber-y note; I definitely don't get any patchouli at all and also not nearly as much of the musk as some people are reporting. Just as I'm starting to really like this one, it seems to be fading out! Now I've just got slightly soapy warmth and not much else. ETA: Myrrh! A couple of hours later, the "soapy warmth" is definitively myrrh. Pleasant, but not thrilling.

In the bottle, this smelled strongly of jasmine with an edge of something sharp and astringent. Wet, the jasmine was a little more cloying but still spiked by some sort of herbal sharpness -- I don't think it was the lavender, unless Beth's lavender note is *very* different from what I'm used to. There was no musk and no spice at all as far as I could tell. I didn't like that stage at all and was waiting to see what the scent would turn into after drydown, but never got a chance as it vanished completely after less than 20 minutes! No staying power whatsoever on me... which might be just as well, I guess. Not the scent for me, alas!

On me, Bluebeard is almost entirely white musk and violet; on drydown I get the faintest hint of lavender, but not much. Shame, too -- I actually like lavender and would be glad to get the strong lavender results others are posting! It's fading very quickly, leaving just a shadow of powdery musk behind. I'm not sure why, but for some reason this scent reminds me very strongly of Ombre Rose, which I wore in high school. Weird...