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This is really beautifully. Softly smoky carnation over soft hay. Unfortunately it fades within minutes on me.

Wow the honeycrisp apple is so accurate and specific. Crisp and a smidge tart, almost floral fruitiness. Beautifully sugared with some creaminess from the milk.

I like layering it with ethereal vanillas like Zorya P. and Ava. Also delicate florals like Aeval (Ressurected). I haven't tried but I could also see pairing it with ambergris forward scents like Diamond Star

For me this is a rose and wine incense, I don't get any pear or much clove after it dries. In the family of Obsidian Widow but more incensy and without the patch.

In the imp this reminded me a great deal of Kumiho. On the skin is becomes bit less zingy, the green tea a bit warmer and the ginger a bit lighter. The bourbon and incense are hard to pick out specifically but make a very sleek and polished base. This makes me think of a Jo Malone fragrance

This is very patch forward for me, a very rough one. Right after that is the smoked pumpkin and amber. Overall very earthy. A great non foodie pumpkin.

Oh man this made my eyes roll back into my head. Beautiful sugary guava really rich in the sweetness with the nectar with a beautiful floral element. Smells like vacation. Will pair beautifully with Drag on a Slime!

At first this is all caramel and clove on me, making me think of my mother's molasses cookies (which have a good dose of clove). As it wears I get a bit of saffron and smoke and the blend lightens up on it's heavy sweetness but I can't pick out the peppers specifically.

This is stunning. Started off more atmospheric, dry grasses and hay with what smelled to me like chamomile and a touch of honey. I think that warm sweet honey scent was the amber which got stronger as it dried. It goes more floral as well and the grasses become a soft rustling. Very evocative of early autumn.

Starts of inky and syrupy on me, then goes quite sour and musky. A miss for my chemistry.

This smells just like pumpkin pie filling to me. Buttery, creamy, and softly spicy pumpkin with a hint of caramel.

For me the apple disappears quickly after application. On me this is about the woods and grapevine. The beeswax and benzoin smooth the woods and launch it into very perfumey territory. It's a very green and woody sophisticated scent, a soft cologne.

Golden warmth. The olive oil is soft and buttery as opposed to sharp and green and blends with the soft honey sweetness of the creamy beeswax. Has just a touch of that delicate candle smoke.

Gingerbread, soft and warm and cookie-like but not overly gourmand. Like dried ginger vs more juicy fresh ginger. The coffee bean seems to be just adding warmth and depth and blends very well with the smoky vanilla. A cozy fireside scent.

Was worried about the vetiver but I don't really detect it. This is all about the dark velvet rose on my skin. There is a dark smoky incense underneath bit of spice but it is all very subdued.

This is a very relaxing scent. Smells a bit like a natural spa or a bit like a Lush product initially. I have a hard time pulling the notes out, at first I got a distinctly bright and gritty frankincense and thin wax but that soon melds with the rest. Its bright and floral and creamy and waxy and herbal and salty all at once. But it doesn't feel jumbled, it feels as a unison.

The front of the scent is a deep, rich very true plum with floral element. It's hard to pick out notes besides the plum. I don't get an intense indolic oudh or identifiable patch, just a dark rich depth beneath the plum. When first applied I get something vaguely gourmand, like warm pastry, underneath everything which threw me off. But that seems to fade very quickly. Reminds me of a moodier Mme. Moriarty

Oh my this is just gorgeous. When first applied I can't help to imagine bubbles, not in a fizzy champagne note way, but something about the breezy buoyancy of the scent. I don't have much experience with dandelion sap but it must be with sweet, milky, vegetal scent that is the heart of this blend on me. The white musk is light, clean and breezy and melds with the sap really well. It smells like fresh spring air. The blackcurrant bud is just as gorgeous as soft white flower with just a touch of the scent of the fruit.

The initial sniff for me is snaps of citrus and ozone, similar to lightning. Quickly the blackberry comes in and takes over for a moment, juicy with a bit salty singing ozone. Soon it evens out a bit, the ozone melding with the blackberry and distorting it into something not quite recognizable, sweet electric purple. I never can pull out the violet which is just as well on my skin. Very fun blend!

Updating since I don't wear several of these much anymore. Lately I've noticed that Snow White and Morocco have a pretty huge amount of throw on me. When I was on an apple kick recently and thought my nose had gotten too used to the scent to really pick up on it Pure Applesauce and Morana both had very noticeable throw.

I know the collection has been taken down, but my guy loves pine/forest scents and this one might be worth keeping an eye open for: The Forest of the Empress. To me it is just a touch sweet like the vanilla/amber of Golden Priapus but much more foresty. Entirely foresty. Rogue and Sherlock Holmes both have that pine-y rosin going for them. Rogue has some nice smooth leather, and Sherlock has that sweet tobacco.

El Segundo Blue might be good!

In the imp I get light, smoky citrus with something green and vegetal on the edges. Sort of thin and fresh. On my skin this warms up and gets thicker, more golden. The pale citrus is still the heart but I get florals mingling with soft sweet smoke. It gets headier and bit incensy. Dry: It gets more golden, and narcotic. I can't pick out notes too well at this stage but it is sweet, and smoky. Not woodsmoke but a light, sweet smoke. Looking at the notes it must be opium and tobacco. The citrus is also a bit distinguishable (also why have I been avoiding mandarin? this smells amazing) and I wonder if the ginger has been just blending seemlessly with it for a bit of zing. Now I think I can pick out the leather. But everything blends beautifully. Rich, warm, decadent. Fantastic scent.

This is amazing. Much softer and lighter than I had imagined, but in a good way. The red musk is thin and fruity here, melding with the plum and incense to make a mysterious wall of magical incense. The florals (I can particularly pick out tuberose) and beeswax make it very ethereal. Definitely purple-toned. As it dries the beeswax, incense, and musk come out more and the florals fade a bit. This is in incense I feel could be office appropriate in a relaxed setting as the flowers and beeswax keep it from being too heavy and intense.

Sweet, syrupy floral straight on. I got plumeria but none is listed in the notes and I wonder if it is just the combination of florals. As it dries it is easier the distinguish them, the humid orchid stands out the most on me, with a little heady jasmine and sweet daffodil underneath. The plum is quite faint on me, just adding a sweet juiciness. The white musk is light and clean, giving a breezy vibe to the whole thing.