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Cali

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  1. Cali

    Hallow-e’en, 1914

    Strong and dark in the bottle. Almost too daunting (reminds me a lil of vetiver) to put on, but morphs on the skin a bit to mostly reveal gravedirt, some dead leaves (but not overpoweringly so), and I am pretty much getting a nice mix of the rest of the notes of ivy, maple, fig and cypress, that somehow blend to a sweet pulp. I like it but I unfortunately think it's giving me a headache even though it's not that strong. I'm just a weak baby though, don't let it scare you off, pun intended.
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    Victorian Rose Milk v1

    Interesting! Beautiful in the bottle, and exactly what it says on the tin (and on the skin) - and goes into milky rose tea-territory later.
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    Goblin Market

    Surprisingly more delightful then what I was expecting from a 'goblin market'. I mostly get spices, vague fruit and.. honey? There's something aquatic far in the background, but unfortunately my skin pretty much ate this.
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    Gingerbread Satyr

    Sexy gingerbread. 'Do you know the muffin man'? Sure do now, ya snack. ??
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    Beautiful and Adored

    Your-skin-but-better for me. Getting a bit of rose (thank GOD my skin tends to amp that), honey and pear mostly. Slightly commercial, but deep/interesting enough to be sniffing my arm a good amount of times. Very beautiful indeed.
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    Staged Moon Landing

    Fun!! So fun. Though it's barely detectable in the bottle. For a second was genuinely considering before I checked the note that the 'hoax'-part was kind of a metaphor here, and that we're supposed to sniff, and smell something- sniff again, and it's gone! Was it really there all along? I'll go grab my tin-foil hat and T-shirt that simply states 'I'm THE dumbass' now, but it's genuinely barely there for me. 'dusty soap' is kind of it in the bottle. On my skin this morphs to the dusty vanilla with something I can only describe as 'silvery' (guessing it's the orris) grounding that a bit. Still barely there though. A shame, cause this is really nice.
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    Imp

    Sweet, juicy. Hadn't read the notes beforehand and the peach is making a lot of sense now. That's what my skin really does with it, it's got some depth but my skin doesn't amp anything, and I'm mostly left with peach. Lovely scent though.
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    Scrappy Damsel

    I feel like i'm not all there for saying this, but this weirdly reminds me of Funnel of love, but a very soft, more sweet version of this. (VERY soft, considering my Funnel of love is so strong I need to turn my head away before I sniff when I open my bottle). But for some reason I'm getting something leathery, and something slightly green. Not sure what note's doing that for me here. Definately orange too. On my skin it goes even softer, I can barely smell it. It's very pleasant though, orangy sweets and then those notes that I just mentioned. Too bad my skin just makes this ...dissapear.
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    Leave Her, Jonny

    GASP this. Is. BEAUTIFUL. I was afraid the coconut was not gonna work for me, as I'm generally just not a fan of that, but this is indeed a very sexy, sexy pirate scent. I think this works that way for both sexes, though yes somewhat masculine. Juicy, sweet, fresh, slightly spicy, and a strong "woody" base. This is a repeat arm sniffer (even though the throw is good enough that I smell it throughout the day). If I can manage to get a second bottle in the future I will.
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    Pirates!

    Okay so first off big ups to Puddin' (?). But this is So Nice. Kind of a brawly, more masculine pirate scent. Even slighty rough 'n dirty, dare i say. In the bottle it's a little more harsh than on my skin, where it goes to something that's slightly stronger on the rum and spices, with the rougher notes (gunpowder, salt/leather, amber) definately still there, but kind of, giving the others their time to shine. An i-have-to-be-in-the-mood-for-it but howdee is it something I'm so happy to add to my collection!
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    A Little More Tea

    Another one I never figured that'd work on me, or that I would like to begin with. Maybe because I think I had Alice in mind, for as far as I remember this one was... not good with my chemistry. However, this is DELICIOUS, and makes me feel like a sweet, happy, precious, little (vanilla blueberry?) muffin. Always wanted to know what it feels like being a precious little muffin. Not dissapointed.
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    Water Snake

    Very aquatic, green. Something floral in there, white - but a hint of some more colours in the background. It's not the salty, or overkill-green kind of aquatic. Kind of a mix between a damp greenhouse and ...well I'm imagining standing in some kind of beautiful, calmly rippling stream in the middle of the woods somewhere not many people have gone before, somewhere in the medditerranean lush wilderness. Well, Weirdly specific, but it brings me back to some beautiful place i've had the pleasure of being, once. I'll admit, it's got something very mainstream-perfume to it on drydown on me, but it's somehow slightly more "luxurious". Very, very beautiful.
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    Pink Pumpkin Floss

    In the bottle it smells greatly like a few other pumpkin-heavy blends that I have, or have smelled in the past, but slightly soapy? But on my skin... MAN. This is SO beautiful. It kind of morphs into this pink ghost. A pink ghost with a blend of warm spices in the background. I don't know how else to describe it but man am I happy this kinda fell into my lap. Not a very strong throw, but I will just have to slather. *shrugs*
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    Very Pink Surprise Cake

    Oooh. This is indeed a lovely, nostalgia-and-full-of-frosting-type pink cake. The batter smells very real, There's that buttery, sugery thick frosting I used to make as a kid - and the pink is kiiiind of artificial. BUT! The best king of artificial, edible, bright pink out there, not a gross one or neccesarily bubblegum-y one, there's something strawberry ish about this pink. Wasn't expecting to like this as much as I do, but boy do i!! So very fun.
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    Pumpkin Spice Rum Hair Gloss

    Delicious!! A spicy latte - LOTS of pumpkin spice, very little rum, JUST enough to notice. Also reminds me a liiittle bit of ginger cookies. goodness this is AMAZING!!!
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    Pomegranate I

    Once again, I amp the jasmine, I only just put this on and it's already overpowering the rest of the notes; warm red pomegranate and strong benzoin. This is giving me a headache! :'D
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    Flor De Muerto

    Golden florals. I can't really add anything new, just agree with what's been said before. Flowers basking in warm beams of sunlight. Very light throw on me.
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    The Harlot's House

    Lovely. I understand where people are getting a rose note from this - I was fooled as well. It's got that same warmth and sweetness. It's floral, it's a little green due to the moss. I'm thinking a field of flowers in a forest, on a summer's day. Dry, on me, it gets a little whiter, not colder, as I'm guessing the "tea" in there keeps this a lil brewy.
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    Whip

    Faint rose indeed! But it IS that lovely, sweet thick red rose BPAL does sooo well. The leather is minimal, but keeps this a little "cold".
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    Penitence

    It's the same insence as in hymn on me! Actually, it's that, without the strong white rose and something a little more dusty...maybe spicy? I should give this another try very soon, I've actually been quite stuffy for a few weeks, but I'm really intrigued. It's got something 1001 nights about it.
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    Black Lily

    Hmm, lovely. Soft, sweet and dark. It's just sultry enough, but still classy.
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    Winter Landscape

    Honestly, this smells like winter in woods right on application, goes into a little more talvikuu-territory a few seconds in, and goes into something similar to in winter in my room (must be the tonka) a little later. It's... strangely a good mix of all three on me. Really doesn't work on me, as much as I like the idea. Can pick out the notes easily as it's drying, and I can get behind the "chalky" here as well.
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    Monster Bait: Bloody Mary

    Ahh, right from the get-go cherry candies. Actually, I can smell all the notes right off the bat and it works really well! Usually cherry is one of my no-no-notes, but I can live with it here. It's a lot though. It's quite zingy/sharp. Cherry is definately the dominating note.
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    Lavender Pumpkin Floss

    Oooh so this is orangy-purple. It's weird - sugary, with the warmth of pumpkin and the cold of the mint. Like a warm ice slushie. Makes no sense but the idea is nice. Very interesting. Wanna eat this!
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    Haute Macabre

    A SUPER herbal on me, sticky and green wet - however that vanilla comes out real soon on application, and there's something almond-y, but not too bad that it causes a death-note reaction in me, it's quite delicious, actually!
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