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I get mostly gauzy, fluffy, ephemeral vanilla musk with just a tinge of sweet, creamy tuberose.

I goth this for my guy but I'm loving it on myself too! Mostly I get sweet fir, sappy and cool smelling (without being minty). There is a little herbal cypress peaking out and I distinctly get some cedar grounding it. A beautiful forest scent without the snow notes that often accompany them. My head feels cleared, like breathing fresh mountain air.

Despite the heady white florals and the regal, queenly vibe a good word for this blend is sheer. It has substance without being heavy or intense. The florals are everything you want from these tropical blooms: sweet, creamy, waxy. They are balanced by the skin warmth of ambergris, and the vanilla and musk. Gorgeous, romantic blend.

This started out as a syrupy cherry-almond, and I was very sad. But luckily the almond softened and all the cherry tones disappeared very quickly. This ended up being something similar to what I hoped OLLA Eve would be (I didn't get any rose). I get prominently a dark, velvety rose with a bit of fruitiness that I think is the fig since I do not get that note distinctly. The cardamom is light and adds a mysterious spice and melds well with the warmth of the almond. The whole blend is darkened and deepened by the oudh, which adds a nice woody-incense without being heavy. Edit: as this has settled the rose has strengthened a little and so has the fig. Bold juicy fig that blends perfectly with the rose, the throw is quite gorgeous.

This is a very rich, deep scent on me. The musk starts out sparkling and silvery reminding me of classic, sophisticated perfumes. However as it wears it becomes more about the vanilla and benzoin and becomes thick, resinous, and golden. Something about the warmth and depth reminds me of ambergris. It's soft and cozy and to me this is the BPAL equivalent of cashmere.

Never tried the original but always wanted to! Hoping for a nice gently warm sweet pea scent, a softer less sweet counterpart to Mouse's Long Sad Tale. In the bottle I get light, clean sweet pea. Almost soapy. Wet I get very light, natural smelling sweet pea and what smells to me like skin musk. Warm, but clean. Also getting the nutty, vanillic scent of tonka grounding the scent. Dry it stays relatively the same but with warm sage mingling. The sweet pea is fainter at this stage as well. Overall very soft and close to the skin, a very your-skin-but-better scent. Would be great for an office with a no-scent policy.

In the imp: Dry, spicy cardamom. Makes me think of a desert market scent. Wet: This reminds me of Dr. Pepper. The honey milk gives the spice just the right kind of toothsome sweetness, and there is something buoyant, not fizzy but bubbly enough about the blend to remind me of soda. I mean this in the best way possible of course. Dry: Still that rich spicy sweetness, but creamier and more subdued. Getting that distinctly airy floral-spice of carnation. Lovely.

In the imp: dark jasmine and thin smoky clove, like someone has a clove cigarette somewhere nearby. Wet: The jasmine sweetens, the clove get fresher, and more sharply spicy. Warm, sandy cardamom comes in. Dry: This smells dark and cool despite the spice, which just now mingles at the back like streaks of dawn coming over the horizon. I was worried I would never get the moonflower or orchid but they are there now, white and a bit waxy. The jasmine is soft and vaporous.

In the imp: violet-strawberry candy. Very sweet. Wet: Like I dropped the candy in the dirt. Something sharp and medical. Dry: Mostly violet with a little candy strawberry again.

Initially the lavender and white musk combination with a bit of sharpness from herbal notes brought my mind to Waiting, but this is much different once settled. The jasmine comes out and the vanilla warms the blend a little. Quite vaporous and light.

Very smoky leather, but no chemical sharpness. Some coal, that almost-but-not-quite pushes into bbq territory. Overall quite intriguing!

Something about the combination of pine, cedar, and bay rum came off as the green, grassy type of vetiver. Starts off to me as very much a forest scent, but the lemongrass, pepper, and cardamom add a delcious warmth to this.

Before reading the notes I got a bit of spicy carnation but mostly a nectar-sweet and somewhat velvety scent that I would have guessed was apricot or peach, or perhaps peach blossom. I think this is a combination of the patch, ambrette and musk. As it lingers the peony really comes out over the top.

Got this decant for my guy but I had to try it too. On me it is very woody, with lots of smoky vetiver. As it fades I get a bit of lemon to brighten and freshen the blend. On my guy its a base of leather and woods, soft and warm. The hay is prominent making it soft and dusty (in a good way) with a good dose of bright lemon.

In the imp: Ultra-sweet blueberry, smells like bubblegum. Wet: Blueberry, and something overwhelming. Sharp and sweet, I think it might be a combination of the tangerine (smells a bit like the sharpness of orange rind?) mixed with the citrus/pine snow note. But not a lot of it, might be the frozen aspect. Dry: A softer, more natural blueberry, with a distinctly juicier tangerine surrounding it. I get some vague white flowers, and underneath everything just a tinge of pine snow that grounds the sweetness of the other notes.

In the imp: a thin-smokiness cut by a syrupy sweet medicinal scent. Wet: The thin sweetness of the poppy blooms and takes over. Dry: Juicy blackcurrant with green herbal edges.

In the imp this was a rich, sweet patchouli the kind I love but unfortunately generally doesn't work on my skin anymore. With the sandalwood this definitely went to the drier, more woody side of patchouli when wet. Eventually the frankincense takes over a bit, making it a bright, gritty scent. It retains the earthy woodiness from the patch and sandalwood making it almost rugged on me. It glows in a grounded, earthy way. The word sun-baked comes to mind.

I was worried the kelp, seaweed, and salt would push this way too sharp and salty. I love aquatics, but on the sweeter, softer side. The blue musk is very fresh and a little sweet, but the other notes give it a depth and saltiness that firmly makes it an oceanic scent, but not a harsh one.

Rich chewy patchouli stands out here, and it doesn't go flat on me! Something about this reminds me of black leather scents, but without the chemical sharpness they tend to have on me. It might be partly due to the tobacco which smells like the drier, woodier kind to me. If I really search I get some warm traces of cacao that soften the edges a bit.

In the bottle: Whiskey and butter. Very buttery, it kind of put me off of trying it! Wet: Still lots of butter, reminding me of microwave popcorn. But there is a little spice coming through and warm whiskey though I don't know if that is helping or hurting at this point. Dry: The sweet, spicy cardamom backed by the deep sugary/woody warmth of whiskey. Getting no more butter or fig.

In the bottle: crisp, clean white musk. A little sharpness. Wet: Lots of soft pale flowers, sweet and heady. The white musk is still clean and sharp. Smells like a nice soap. Dry: Very faded, and powdery. Reminds me of a deodorant scent that would be called "Freshly Showered" or something

Airy, sweet, and just a touch spicy just like the perfume oil. I think I get more sugar with this and the carnations start very strong on my skin and then fall back to let the daisy shine. I also see the bubblegum associations, only because it is a very pink and sugary scent though. As it wears the sugar lightens up and more of the spice from the carnation and pepper comes through.

In the bottle I get the effervescent note I find it champagne scents like Bon Vivant, which I hadn't expected. Underneath I get a deep sweet fruitiness from the wine and currant, but not distinctly. On my skin this floats off. It becomes an intoxicating sweet berry wine, not cloying but just sweet enough to round the edges of the booziness and keep me coming back to sniff more. I don't have much experience with dandelion scents but I get just a hint of breezy grassiness that I think must be it. This stays strong but not overpowering, and the throw isn't very large either. Very lovely and now I want the perfume as well!

In the imp: light tea roses paired with airy orchid. Wet: Pink floral hay, very soft. Dry: I distinctly get some soft sandalwood. The tea roses and orchid are light and breezy, barely there for me. Unfortunately the hay went off, occasionally coming in like flat, wet hay.

This is a creamy rice scent with a bit of a toasted quality. Reminds me of Haus of Gloi's Mango Sticky Rice without the mango. Absolutely do not mind the missing cherry!