RedPersimmon

High-end, fancy oudh incense with a hint of cherry and rose. Not indolic at all. Not bad, but not my style.

A little sharp--maybe the musk or the tobacco flower. Soapy and a little heady overall.

Mouthwatering citrus burst in the beginning. Dries to a faint, resinous citrus-benzoin.

Cheery, light. Lemon ginger apple, then champagne gets stronger. Verges on lemon cleaner.

Starts out citrusy and fresh, but ends as dryer sheets.

Red musk softened by amber and orange blossom, with carnation providing a touch of spice.

I've never tried the original, either. On me, this is a foodie vanilla with a big dose of almond.

Pumpkin spiced muffins with a bit of blueberry. The blueberry note was more pronounced when wet. Pretty strong if you spray it on your hair near your face! I could smell it all day and it's still almost overwhelming. Next time, I will make sure to spray it more on the back of my head.

A smooth, kinda sweet, watery fougere. As mentioned before, this is a cousin to Jareth and Dorian. I really like this! Yummy without being foody. A hint of strawberry. I feel like this has tobacco flower in it. I don't get the Lab's usual deep, dark tobacco here. It has that clean and round thing going on and when it's done right, tobacco flower is one of my favorite notes. Probably has white tea in it, too.

I get beautiful, nutty, fresh-from-the-rice-cooker basmati rice when I first apply it, but then the champaca keeps getting stronger and stronger until it just takes over. I think I'd like the basmati rice note paired with something that isn't so strong.

I put a little of this on my collar and I was immediately transported to a glorious strawberry vanilla cream cloud! This is much better when it's not directly on my skin. It's not the artificial strawberry that is so prevalent these days - I think the orange zest helps.

Starts out smelling like chocolate, fried dough, and almond cookies, but ends up as nutty gingerbread on me.

Mmm, tropical fruit! The banana was an interesting addition, too.

Acquired an aged sniffie of this, which smelled lovely in the imp. On skin, it became baby wipes. Not TOO surprised, since Snake Oil doesn't work on me.

Root beer + patchouli. Like Server Gremlins but more opaque, less sheer. I like it best when it's applied lightly. Drydown is a bit smoky and warm. Full. Vanilla without the sweetness. And a touch of something like soft tobacco. Large, warm, cozy, enveloping. Also a bit perfumy--the musk, perhaps? This phase reminds me of Odin. Powdery, deep, masculine but not bitter.