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Wet: Dark and earthy. First on: Mossy cedar wood. Dry: Bleeh. I was hoping for a stronger opoponax; all I get here is cedar spiciness and a big, dark, heavy moss. Not a fan.

Wet: Pixy stix. First on: ...Kool-aid. Wish I was making this up, folks. Red Kool-aid. Dry: It mellows a little and you can smell the lilies and violet, but mostly it's "candy charcoal" and "holiday sweets", which in my case is apparently flavored sugar powder!

Wet: Rich cocoa. First on: Staying strong with cocoa, maybe a hint of sugar. It's a milky cocoa. Dry: The coffee and cinnamon come out a little, but this is mostly a spicy, sugary holiday Bliss. I love it.

Wet: Orchid, patchouli, something fairly sweet. First on: Creamy, sweet orchid and patchouli+resin. Maybe a hint of tonka. Pretty amazing. Dry: The orchid is more predominant as it dries down, but it's mostly the same. Sweet with some depth, and creamy.

Wet: Musk and patchouli. First on: Snake Oil. So much so that I'm confused that it isn't, in fact, Snake Oil. Dry: Snake Oil baby powder. So totally disappointed.

Wet: Mmmm gardenia, rose? and musk! First on: This is gorgeous and I love it already. Sob. Dry: OMG. It's just so gorgeous, I can't get over it. Musky, lush, juicy. Warm and spicy and floral. The gardenia here is amazing. Plus, this is a scent to make a rose lover out of a rose hater! If I could ever get more of this without selling half my limbs, I'd jump at the chance. ADDED 2/21/09: Wet: Floral and musk. First on: Dragon's blood? Creamy, floral, fruity. Dry: Dries down to the same. It's beautiful.

Wet: Spicy musk and citrus. A little cologne-like. First on: Frankincense and sandalwood are coming out to play with the spicy musk. The neroli and bergamot are a bit drowned out. Dry: It's citrus baby powder. What happened? I want the first on stage back...

To the best of my knowledge, my decant came from a bottle that was sold without the critter. Wet: Vanilla cake! First on: Vanilla cake, gardenia, a bit citrusy. Very froofy and pretty. Dry: The vanillas have a strangely buttery lean, and the citrus is both grapefruit and lemon. The gardenia is barely hanging on; I kind of wish it were more prominent, but alas, it isn't.

Wet: Wet, fresh, cucumber and aloe. First on: Slightly woody, but mostly aquatic and watery. Lots of aloe, or at least my skin amps it. A tiny floral hint. This is pretty well-blended, I can't pick out many of the individual notes. Dry: I have never tried the original Blue Moon so I had no expectations on this one. I have to say it's a gorgeous aquatic scent, and that's saying quite a bit as I normally don't care much for aquatics. It's anchored down by some beautiful, ethereal woods. It's a bit herbal, cold, dreamy.

Wet: Interesting! Sweet lavender (is that the benzoin's doing?) and lush orchid, a bit resiny. First on: This is a beautiful, strange blend. Lavender usually evokes "medicine" in my brain, not that it's bad, but not terribly perfume-like either. The orchid and resins are really doing a number on this blend. Sweet -- not sugary -- and exotic. Dry: Dry, this is, excuse my language, fucking gorgeous. I've never met a prettier lavender blend in all my life, and I'm not one to avoid lavender anyway. It's a bit stronger on drydown, but it's pretty much the same scent as first on.

Wet: Caramel, vetiver, pepper, moss, a bit smoky. First on: Surprisingly foody, but it's like someone took a lump of caramel and rolled it around in mossy dirt. Strange. A bit discordant. Dry: I dunno, I just can't really get into this. It smells like dirty candy. Meh. Foody + earthy = not playing happily.

Wet: Woods, apricot, nutty butterscotch. First on: Woods amp up, with a subtle sweetness in the background. Apricot is all but gone. Dry: Polished wood. Evocative, but I don't want to smell like it.

Wet: Mint, apple blossom, daisies. Unexpectedly herbal. First on: This is just so pretty, and not as floral as I was expecting. The herbal notes really bring it down to earth, and I'm getting a nice light rose, a big daisy, and plenty of apple blossom. Dry: Pretty and subtle, like flowers on a misty spring day. I really like this scent, it's making me smile.

Wet: Real pine and evergreen. Like being in the great outdoors. A little smoke, and a little cedar. First on: Earthy, dirty trees. In the best way possible. Dry: Dark green. Windy, smoky camping in Oregon. Beautiful; not something I would wear everyday, but I like it very much.

Wet: Very sharp iris. *gulp* First on: Soapy rose, soapy iris, something a little sweet. Dry: Soapy rose, iris, tonka. I was hoping for more vanilla, benzoin, and plum. This ain't for me.

Wet: Flowery, sweet, a bit overwhelming. Mostly picking up iris and daffodil, I think. First on: Intensely sweet flowers. It's hard for me to pick anything out. I'm still getting a lot of iris, maybe some tulips and rose. Dry: Rose and iris soap. Much more mellow than before, but it went powdery in the process. Eh.

Wet: Citrus and ... pine? First on: The pine is really grapefruit or similar, I think, but it does give the vibe of pine. Weird. It's bright, bittersweet, and juicy. Dry: It's throwing pine, or something strange and woody, but I get in close and it's all pretty citrus. Karl commented on it too; he doesn't like it from a distance, but he likes the citrus if he can smell it up close.

Wet: Whoa, that is some awesomely dark musk-n-myrrh. First on: Deep, dark musk and myrrh, with a bit of benzoin. Not picking up anything else (though I can't say I know for sure what tsori smells like). Dry: Sweet, smoky complex resins. It gets spicy as it dries, but also seems to lose its throw. But, this is gorgeous. A runner up to my favored Priala and Schwarzer Mond.

Wet: Milk! The milk in Milk Moon '07 actually. A vague hint of coconut, but fresh like the actual food, not suntan oil. First on: Same, but with a stronger sense of coconut meat. Overall a bit watery (which makes sense obviously). Dry: Creamy coconut lotion. The particular scent of the milk that I recognize from Milk Moon '07 kind of fades out a bit.

Wet: Clove, red musk. Incensey. First on: Ambergris and amber are both coming out. Very red, musky and a bit smoky. Dry: It gets much sweeter on the dry-down. The musk mellows, and it's just a lovely sweet and spicy scent now. Very pretty!

Wet: Cocoa, catnip and chamomile. Incidentally, my oil is also a pale yellow/clear color. First on: Strangely, not as foody as I was expecting. More like...herbal tea with a hint of creamy chocolate nearby. There is a gentle fruity bloom to it as well. Dry: Clove comes out more, but it's still very much a beautiful herbal tea with a side hint of fruit and chocolate. Not at all what I expected, only the vaguest relation to the original 13 (my first BPAL scent!), but totally gorgeous.

Wet: Vanilla, amber, and a woody background. First on: Juniper and amber amp up, and vanilla takes the backseat. The woods are coming out as well. Dry: I wanted to give this a try, but I have to agree with the description. It is a manly blend, and it's just not really very me. A nice guy blend, though.

Wet: Juicy peach and patchouli. First on: Same as the bottle, except some spicy carnation comes out. Dry: This is really light on me. Fruity incense.

Wet: Orange and cloves. First on: Strong, medicinal orange. =\ Dry: Blech, this is just strong orange medicine and chapstick!

Wet: It smells exactly like Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies, which is both divine and giving me the biggest cookie craving ever. First on: Sweet, smooth mint. I want to say peppermint, but not like candycanes. Perfect vanilla. Dry: Creamy Girl Scout Thin Mints or mint chocolate chip ice cream without any chocolate scent. Or those little butter mints. I'm having the biggest candy craving right now. I love this.