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Cali

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  1. Cali

    Meskhenet, the Vulture Maiden

    In the imp it's a dusty stuffy warm scent. Insence-y and floral. Got something really fancy going on. Like an I'm-off-to-the-opera-charles type fancy. Lovely hybiscus. Unfortunately on my skin it turns into more of a cleanser of some sorts, still, with some of the nice notes in there, but it morphed into it's wetter, dishwasher sister.
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    Undertow

    Upon a second sniff, I suddenly know what it reminds me of; (/a specific/) clean hotel. As in, the hallways and foyer and whatnot. Weird, I know, but it's absolutely not a bad thing. Not sure what the notes are supposed to smell like, but it's a minty, slightly sweet and juicy but dusty type clean. Really quite lovely!
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    Embalming Fluid

    Fresh. The green tea and lemon being the most obvious to me in there. It's actually quite sweet for the slightly grim name it bears... Goes all lemon on my skin. Nice, but not for me.
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    Xiuhtecuhtli

    Hmm. Lovely! From it imp, it's like toilet cleaner to me, but if you sniff the same thing, don't let it fool you. On my skin, it morphs to a warm, slightly spicy and creamy floral. It's very sweet and I'm only getting a touch of insence. Fantastically blended as everything just balances out so well!! It reminds me of something from my childhood, but I really can't put my finger on it what that thing would be...
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    Jennie Rogers

    Soft, sweet, but with a dark edge to it. It's not similar to, but has the same sort of vibe to it as the vampire bride. Bright, feminine. Gah! As soon as I put this on my skin all the notes dissapear but the tobacco and peach! It's nice and sweet, but way too subtle for me. Aw. :c
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    Kate Fulton

    A bitter floral. It's not something I've smelled before. On my skin, the gardenia really amps, and the rest sorta stays in the background. Gardenia's are unfortunately not for me but I really don't find this unpleasant!
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    Smokestack

    Bleh. Not for me. That aside, this is kinda like a cabin-in-the-woods-in-winter type scent to me. Or maybe that wood/burn smell if you walk into a hardware store (where they happen to be cutting wood). On drydown, it goes a bit more 'stone' on me if that makes any sense. Kind of the stone note in dwarf. Still smell the burnt wood, but also stone and warm water.
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    The Candy Butcher 2006

    I got a sniffie in a swap a while ago and accidentally mixed up this one with the old one, oops. There is quite a difference, but both are lovely. Gotta be honest I just had a sniff of drink me and it reminds me a little of this. However while that's more in the tarty-sweet area, this is definately more chocolate-y sweet. It's delicious. I'm afraid it goes a little plastic on me but I might get a bottle later on anyway, deliciousss....
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    Troll

    Phew! What a stinky creature of the night! I find all the notes pretty easily distinguishable, vetiver here ruining it for me again. Bah. Doesn't morph too much aside from the fact that it's more earthy in the imp and more smoky on drydown. Interesting and certainly tells a story, but, not for me. :')
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    Sonnet D'Automne

    Hmm, it's so sweet it's almost like there's honey in here. A soft, swift vanilla, the white notes turn this into something really cold. And there's that lovely bpal dead leaves note. Enlightening but dark! EDIT: Ew, this goes all kinds of nasty on me when it's completely dry... too bad.
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    Cairo

    Oh, I didn't expect the citrus/lime notes in there at all, but it's quite nice. Not too sharp. A bit smoky as well, and some spices in the background on my skin. image-evocative, very interesting!
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    Berry Moon 2009

    In the bottle I get a lot of fig and warm, sharp berries. On my skin it turns to lovely, natural squishy blueberries, and the raspberries that sets a firm, but soft background. It's all gold-and pinkish on me. So good, so soft. slightly powdery. Just enough musk to give it that imaginary glow. Yum! Wish this was stronger on me.
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    The Night-Raven

    Hmmm. Wet, this is almost velvety. Smooth and a bit ...zesty? I think it might be the combination of the jasmine and benzoin in there. On my skin, there's almost something foody about it, but it's also like walking into a forest full of bushes of fresh berries n' whatnot. I have to get used to it, but it's very, very interesting. Cold, dark, and gender-neutral/feminine-leaning. It reminds me a bit of the forest reverie when it's been on my skin for a while; minty, dark and green but still with something that keeps it from going too boring and gives it a little twist. The forest reverie is the sweet, summery sister of this, while this stays on it's dark, misty path.
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    Phantom

    I'm getting toilet cleaner from the imp. Applied directly to my skin a more fruity/floral note comes out directly. Quite a lovely red rose, with a very strong myhrr and that muskyness very in your face. The ylang ylang is almost sugery. Odd combination, goes a bit plasticy after a little while. Not bad, but not for me. Oh well...
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    Mme. Moriarty, Misfortune Teller (2015)

    Very similar to the first version, while that one was a bit thicker, sharper and spicier. This one is a bit more smooth and soft but that's exactly how I like it. To be fair, when this bottle came in yesterday I barely smelt it but appearantly it had to settle and it's obviously moriarty now. I hope that it ages to where it gets just a little more of that punch that the first version had, otherwise it's basically the same thing. Lovely! <3
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    'Tis The Voice Of The Lobster

    Definately getting a big whiff of watermelon in there but there's something clashing in it for me. Probably the mandarin/strawberry combination, and on my skin it goes a bit plasticy or just artificial hard fruit candy... However, looking at this from an unbiased perspective, it's definately a bit woody and musky alongside a plethora of juicy fruits!
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    Oberon

    Oooh! A very masculine, warm, floral and musky. Green. Honestly I'm getting imagery in my head of a handsome man lying on a bed of flowers, berrybushes growing a few metres away. Very sexy. A bit citrusy, and cologney but not too much and it doesn't drown the rest of the notes. Pretty!!
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    Juke Joint

    Got a sniffie in an awesome swap! To me, this is pretty odd. I don't think I've ever smelled anything like this before. A sweet mint (not a cold, breathmint kinda mint), a bit smoky and goes very subtle and powdery on my skin. Maybe it's because I don't have that much to test with, but it's certainly interesting (and sugary)!
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    The Soldier

    Mmm lovely, sweet pie and red musk on the frontline, as the more spicy notes compliment it greatly. On my skin it morphs to a very sugary mint/liquorice candy cane with a lot of red musk. A great holiday scent! A bit too liquorice-y for me personally, but otherwise an absolute pleasure to sniff!
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    The Manuscript

    Definately as the description says. A story with a ghost in it. It's really like the dusty, antique smell of walking through an old manor/castle. Thick but smooth leather, inks and sturdy paper. Unfortunately my skin turns this into stale cake, but it's awesomely spooky!!!
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    Eden

    Holy strong almond and coconut batman! A 'lil reluctant to put this on my skin, but seeing how there is a lovely fig-note in there I'm giving it a try... Actually, it goes a bit milky on me- that, and the almond and coconut turn into something woodsy. Green, sweet, exotic with a soft sandalwood complimenting it. Very different from in the imp which is great. It's a little too soft for me though, and I don't think this'll live on for long on me. Very interesting!
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    Glasgow

    Yasss, berries! Lovely, squishy berries! Not sure what heather's supposed to smell like but ...it's my favourite plant so hey. It's alltogether quite purply, a tad earthy and very sweet. Would love a bottle of this in the future!
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    Deep in Earth

    This is what I was hoping to find in burial! I'm not sure what the geranium is supposed to smell like but I'm guessing it's providing this blend with a thick sweet undertone. Not sure either with Irish yew. However the spanish moss is quite easy to pick apart from this and it's really heavy and cream-y. Not too much dirt, but it's there. It's almost like a rainy day in a greenhouse type thing. This layers really well with London. Awesome!
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    Pontarlier

    Interesting! Very green indeed, with the absinthe and fern on the foreground, but also getting big whafts of the lilac and lavender. Clean, fresh with a bit of garden dirt. Bit of a weird sweet note in there when it's dry; no idea where to place that. It's nice, but not for me.
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    London

    It's like a calm, rainy day in London city. Very imagery evocative! Lovely and mature. Won't need a bottle as I've already found my perfect rose-scent (if you like the rose in this you might like the peacock queen!), but it's a pleasure to sniff!
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