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  1. Oh my. I love this one. It's a gorgeous spiced dark chocolate incense scent. It's not quite foody, but delicious and sexy.

     

    But after wearing it for a while it became a touch heavy. I think this is one of those scents I love to sniff now and then but will rarely wear.


  2. I'm so glad I tried this one! I definitely get the rose petals, which luckily smell more fresh than dried. The rest of the notes just blend so well together it's hard to pick them out. Like a previous reviewer said, there really is a "dusky" feel to this. It's a very nostalgic scent for me and makes me feel slightly wistful.

    I need a bottle to slather myself with since it is a rather close to the skin scent. But I love it nonetheless. :wub2:


  3. In the decant I get an almost salty smelling incense. Something like one of those "ocean" scented incense sticks. I actually kinda like it. Not getting any cake.

     

    On the skin though the incense becomes very light smelling and sweetens quite a bit, though I never would guess cake. It almost has a sweet floral note to it that's rather pretty.

     

    I might have to see if I can swap for a bottle. :)


  4. At first sniff I like this, but as it starts to dry down it becomes too sweet and something about it isn't sitting right. It's probably the pumpkin (curse you arch nemesis!) and whatever gives it the creamy feel. It's making me feel slightly sick. :(

     

    If you like pumpkin and foody scents though give this a shot. You'll probably have better luck than I did.


  5. So sad. :( I was really hoping for all the coconut goodness and not the Snow White similiarity that some people got. So what did I end up with? Snow White. :cry2: It smells terrible and at the same time very generic on me.

    If you tried Snow White and hated it, this probably won't work for you. But if you love SW, this might be a good summer version.


  6. Normally I love many leather scents, but find I have a hard time wearing them. Often they are too masculine for my taste or they give me a headache. But yay! Not this one! At first it's rather...busy smelling. Don't get me wrong, it smells great, I just have a hard time picking out the notes. As it begins to dry though, I can catch the smoky vanilla, red musk, and of course, leather! I also think I'm picking up the honey at the end, but it's more a faint earthy sweetness. And those of you who are floral hates, have no fear, no noticeable flowers here. Mostly though it's leather, vanilla, and red musk with all the other notes mingling in the background. I'm not sure how much it'll change as it settles and ages, but I hope not too much. I really like it the way it is. :) It's quite sexy and powerful smelling. Just what I would expect a VILF to smell like!


  7. Let me preface this by saying I do NOT like pumpkin blends. They make me sick to my stomach. Always.

     

     

    Or at least, until now! Finally, a pumpkin blend I really like! I can actually pick out each of the notes listed, though no single note overwhelms the others. And oddly, this doesn't strike me as a strictly falls scent like I expected.

     

    Out of all the blends, I thought this one would be at the bottom of the list, but I think it's actually one of the few I want a bottle of. :)

     

     


  8. On me this is mostly apricots, sugar, a hint of lemons, and just a bit of vetiver. I didn't get nearly as much vetiver from this as I expected, esp. given the other reviews.

    It's quite unique and much more wearable than I expected. It's also "cleaner" smelling than I would've thought. This would make a great year round scent. :)


  9. Very pretty! It's mostly sweetened pear, tea, and a hint of carnation. It's a very fresh summery scent and just...pretty. :)

    As much as I like it, I don't think it's really "me". But I'm glad I got to try it!


  10. As soon as I sniffed this I thought "Yankee Candle around Halloween!". I had my family sniff it and they said the same thing without me mentioning it.

    It's very pretty and something I would love the house to smell like, just not something I want to wear as a perfume.


  11. When I used to live in this beach resort town I worked at a little eclectic hippie shop that sold books, incense, oils, etc. Panther Moon smells like that shop when we used to burn the heavier smelling incense in the evenings. I loved that smell mingling with the salty breezes. :)

     

    At first this is almost all champaca, labdanum, and myrrh. I'm not crazy about this stage as it's almost too resinous, but as it dries the dark musk and ambergris come out to help soften the resins. I would never have guessed there was anise in this.

    It's still very much an incense/head shop type of blend, but I actually like it more than I expected. I have a feeling this will age beautifully and I could see wearing this alot this fall/winter, or on rainy days like today. :)

     

    Also, it's quite strong at first, so don't slather right away. It does seem to calm down quickly though, but to be on the safe side, take it easy with this one.


  12. WTH? If I hadn't read the notes, I would have no idea there was eucalyptus or lime in this. It smells mostly of soft leather with a hint of soapiness and the mint bringing up the rear.

    I am so heartbroken over this one. :cry2: Luckily, I think dh likes it so it's going in his box. It's a good "work scent" for him, many but fresh and clean smelling.


  13. Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous. It's a lavender mint, but somehow seems so much more than that. It's grounding and invigorating at the same time and just makes me feel pretty. :) I was worried that this might smell medicinal and it does a bit in the bottle but on the skin it blossoms into something just beautiful and very wearable. :wub2:

     

    This easily shot into my top 5 and many bottles will be needed.


  14. I almost didn't try this one since amber rarely works well on me, but after reading all the reviews I decided to give a shot.

     

    It's actually very pretty and the amber doesn't kill it. Lol. There is a slightly powdery note, but it's not altogether a bad thing. The vanilla is a sweeter floral one (which could be the vanilla playing with the tiare) and the sandalwood balances it out nicely. The cardamom is virtually invisible. There's something here that reminds me of a note in Boo, I'm thinking maybe it's the same type of vanilla?

     

    I do like it a lot more than I expected, though I'm not sure if I like it enough for 2 bottles. I'll let them age a bit and see. :)

     

     

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