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Wet: Very fruity. Almost medicinal.

First on: Musk and copal are the predominant notes. Fruit blossoms in the background.

Dry: Cherry blossom, copal, and musk. Smells a bit "grandma-y."

Wet: Bright pink rose in full bloom.

First on: Still quite rosy, tempered with a touch of honey. Just a little soapy, which doesn’t bode well.

Dry: As expected, it went full-on soapy. Think that’s the lilies. Still quite rosy, but the honey is gone.

Wet: A really clean scent. Mainly sandalwood with the faintest hint of champagne.

First on: Not quite soap; more like being freshly showered. Crisp and lightly musky.

Dry: Sharper and muskier. Rich florals. Don’t like it dry as much as I did when it was first on.

Wet: Pure Dorian. No hint of the pumpkin.

First on: A bit musky; a hot cup of pumpkin tea.

Dry: Settled into the traditional Dorian with just a hint of pumpkin. It’s a beautiful scent.

Wet: A thick, rich honey.

First on: Maple, mead, and pumpkin come out, playing in the honey.

Dry: Warm & delicious. Drinkable. At this point, the blend comes together and aside from honey it’s hard to pick any particular note.

Wet: Crisp green tea; minty and clean.

First on: Still minty. Less tea at this point. It’s a bit sharp.

Dry: Sharp mint green tea. It’s a nice scent, but I don’t think it’s really me.

Wet: Spicy, vanilla, and something green in the background.

First on: Very spicy and a little musky. Vanilla moves to the background and blows out all the greenness.

Dry: In the bottle, I wasn’t sure I’d like this since it was so green; dry on my skin, it’s warm, spicy, and woodsy. Great scent.

Wet: Sharp & astringent–lots of sandalwood.

First on: Still pretty sharp. Soapy. A little chilly.

Dry: Too much white amber, sandalwood. Too sharp and soapy on my skin.

Wet: There’s definitely something spicy in this, but the scent is very much of fresh, creamy pumpkin more than it’s about spices.

First on: Warm, creamy. Like a delicious-smelling pumpkin-scented candle.

Dry: It’s not really a foodie scent, even though it’s obviously a scent about food. What I mean is that it’s not really a dessert scent. It’s more like a warm jack o’lantern with a hint of spice lingering.

Wet: Gingery. Sugar. Slight hint of mint and chocolate.

First on: Spicy sugar cookies, light and not over-sweet. A background of minty chocolate. Not especially gingery at this point.

Dry: The memory of iced gingersnaps.

Wet: Resinous; frankincense definitely, but others too. Slight hint of dragon’s blood.

First on: Dragon’s blood, frankincense. Burning incense at an occult shop.

Dry: Light and foresty incense. The dragon’s blood is gone.

Wet: WOW, cherry cough syrup.

First on: Really nice cherry cough syrup, and sweet as all hell. Liqueur.

Dry: Definitely black cherry with vanilla. Quite a bit lighter on my skin. It fades into a spicy plastic scent.

Wet: Sage, floral…a hint of sweetness. Tea is in there. The scent is very soft.

First on: Immediately muted on my skin, but still soft and tealike. Dreamy and quiet.

Dry: No throw at all; it’s very subtle. No moss, sage has relaxed, so it’s just sweetly floral, but not overwhelming at all.

2011 version:

Wet: Myrrh, patchouli, and a strong amber. Sweet.

First on: Once on my skin, the patchouli is much stronger. A little overwhelming.

Dry: As it’s dried, it’s mellowed out. Still gently sweet. Mostly myrrh and patchouli, but smells a bit like a headshop.

Wet: ACK. Afraid to even try it on. What IS that? It’s definitely astringent, but there’s also something else putting me off…

First on: Eucalyptus? Whatever it is, it smells weird on my skin.

Dry: Just…I don’t even know how to describe it. It’s weird and unsettling.

Wet: Grassy. A little sour.

First on: No sweetness, no ginger. Not freshly-mown lawn, just a bit grassy.

Dry: Unchanged. An interesting scent, but not a perfume I want to wear.

Wet: Almost purely cedar.

First on: Vetiver and amber laid over a cedar base.

Dry: Unchanged. Not a big fan, since cedar inevitably reminds me of hamster bedding.

Wet: Apple with some depth to it.

First on: Very herby apples, with just a little sweetness to them.

Dry: The herbs have relaxed into the background, and the amber has come out. It’s like apple amber.

2011 version:

Wet: A nice, light egg nog scent. Not especially rich.

First on: Once it's on me, it's pretty muted. Hard to get a good whiff of it.

Dry: Mostly just sugar and cream now–hardly there at all.

Wet: Pretty much amazing in the bottle. It’s as if warm gingerbread was drizzled in honey.

First on: Still spicy and powerful, but less sweet than in the bottle.

Dry: Same. Retains its throw and power. I want to lick myself.

Wet: Aquatic and airy.

First on: It’s the smell after a storm.

Dry: Fresh & clean. Unisex. Expected it to be astringent from the notes, but it’s not at all. It’s instead beautiful and calm.

Wet: Very, very musky jasmine.

First on: Still pretty musky, but the floral and fruit scents are popping through together.

Dry: Just a little hint of apricot, but mostly the smell is just skin musk on me now.

Wet: Bright roses that are obviously pink.

First on: Honey layer over the pretty pink rose scent.

Dry: The florals blend a bit more on drydown and the honey mellows out. It’s very pretty.

Wet: Peppermint, with a little fruit in there but I can’t specifically tell it’s blueberry.

First on: Unchanged.

Dry: Unchanged. I like peppermint well enough, but I need more from a perfume.

Wet: Plum musk, with a slight hint of flowers.

First on: Orchid and jasmine amping. Still a bit musky.

Dry: Not bad exactly, but a little old lady-ish.