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I knew I was taking a risk with this one. I amp both jasmine and honeysuckle. I like both notes, but they do tend to be overwhelming on me. In the imp, I get greenery, florals, and lemon. Neither the jasmine or honeysuckle are distinguishable at this stage. On my skin, I get both of the florals, still indistinguishable. They are not sweet florals, and the tartness of the lemon keeps them a little sharp. As it dries, the jasmine becomes distinguishable from the honeysuckle, and it's definitely the stronger of the two on my skin. The tartness of the lemon fades, and I get a small hint of "spices." Later, I start to amp the jasmine much more, and this gives the impression of walking through a garden on a very humid night. A garden full of jasmine, some honeysuckle, and maybe some lemon blossom. This is rich, floral, and the tiniest bit spicy. Beautiful on the right person.

If you love florals, this is for you. In the imp, I get the impression of a bouquet of flowers picked on a cold night in very early spring. On my skin, the honeysuckle steals the show. It's the main floral that I get, but I still get hints of the others. The blue musk is absolutely beautiful in this, and there seems to be an almost-watery note in here somewhere (probably the frost). The cool florals with the soft blue musk are stunning. I'm not a big floral person, but this is lovely for those who enjoy them more. 

In the decant/imp, this smelled of ginger, cinnamon, and a buttery baked-good note, essentially a really lovely gingerbread. The fruit and jam weren't strong, but cinnamon is a very strong scent, so that makes sense. On my skin, the cinnamon immediately goes sharp and chemical-y. Awful. Underneath the chemicals was the scent of tart red fruits. Cinnamon often does this chemical smell on me, and sometimes it improves and sometimes it doesn't, so I gave this the benefit of the doubt and didn't wash it off. After a while, the chemical smell calms down quite a bit (though it never quite fades on me), and this turns sweet and spicy. The sweet jam really comes out, and it smells a lot like if you made jam thumbprint cookies out of gingerbread instead of regular cookie dough. Amazing for someone who has a better chemistry for cinnamon. 

This smells so tropical in the imp. I get the mango, the strawberry, and the ginger immediately, and it stays about the same while wet on my skin. As it dries, the fruits soften, and I get a very, very gentle resin note. There's a very light spiciness from the ginger and anise, too. For something that packed such a punch in the imp, this dries down to a very pretty, gentle fruity scent. On my skin, everything blends together so well that, in the dry stage, it's very difficult to pick out individual notes. It's definitely got a familiar feeling... Like a tropical lotion or body wash I've smelled before, but better. This is lovely.

In the imp, this was so fun! Sugary bread, sweet apple, and cinnamon. There was a hint of cream, but no strawberry that I could detect. On my wrist, this was awful. The cinnamon was so strong that it drowned everything but the apple out. With the strength of the cinnamon and the tartness of the apple, this ended up smelling like straight up chemicals on me. Also, the cinnamon left my wrist red and itchy, even after washing it off.

This smells delicious! In the imp, it smells of gingerbread, and buttery pastries, and coffee, but not black coffee. On my skin, it smells of gingerbread and pumpkin spice, with just a hint of coffee. I don't get any chocolate. Honestly, this smells exactly like walking into a cafe in late autumn, right after a fresh batch of spiced waffles have been made. It's too gourmand for me to actually wear, but if you love extremely foodie scents, this is a must.

In the imp, this was largely tart pomegranate, oakmoss, and oudh. On my skin, the oakmoss took off, and the lavender came out, giving me a very masculine-leaning unisex herbal smell that was nice. The oudh started to kick in again, pushing this into a quite masculine, earthy scent with a hint of tart pomegranate in the background. This smells like it would make an amazing candle or room scent, but the oudh is too strong on my skin, unfortunately.

In the imp, this is a very coconut-y shea butter blend. I can definitely smell the cool water. It's reminiscent of suntan lotions my older sister used to use, but without the chemical smell. This smells like summer to me. On my skin, the scent warms quite a bit, but it stays relatively the same as it is in the imp. It's sweet, creamy, and fresh. Medium throw on me, but it doesn't show any signs of fading, so it might last quite a while.

This is a very bright, wispy citrus blend. You get the floral citrus from the orange blossom, the herbal citrus from the verbena, and the straight-up citrus from the king mandarin with a hint of pithy bitterness. It stays very close to the skin, and toward the end I get a faint powdery smell from the orange blossom, but it's still beautiful and uplifting.

I really, REALLY wanted to love this scent 😭😭😭 I specifically saved it for last for testing out of the decants I bought from a seller here on the forum. But, this goes completely chemical-y on my skin. In the decant, this is everything I wanted it to be. It was cinnamon and cream and beautiful tart fruit notes. As soon as it touched my skin, it went sharp and chemical-y. I have no idea what could be doing it, but I smell very strongly of cinnamon and chemicals. I'm so sad that my skin ruined this one for me.

This scent is unexpectedly complex on me. In the decant, I get a bright blueberry and a somewhat cold smattering of flowers. On my skin, I get a flash of the tangerine before it disappears. The blueberry, cold note, and florals all seem to blend together, ebb and flow, and I end up with something reminiscent of a very fancy popsicle. You know, those fancy instagram ones with whole blueberries and flowers inside. It's very pretty and sweet, and I like that all the notes blend together so nicely.

I have to agree with Kytha above me: this is largely honeyed incense, oudh, and an impression of fruit. When I opened the decant, I could smell the pomegranate, and something just this side of... ehem... poopy... I knew that was the oudh, though, so it didn't phase me. I also got a strong impression of honey before I put it on. Wet, I was hit with a wave of something that smelled like pine. Like, very much of pine. Maybe the oudh mixing with the sandalwood? Drying down, I get some of the floral from the carnation, but it was largely woody and incensey. The pomegranate was nowhere to be seen. Fully dry and rested on my wrist for a while, I got faint honey, and the slightest edge of fruit. Overall, this is a very mature, grounded scent. Absolutely beautiful on the right person, but not for me.

This scent evokes exactly what it describes for me. In the decant I get a big whiff of popcorn, some sugar, and vanilla, and on my skin I get more of the same. It smells slightly salty, and very sweet, and it reminds me of walking around a circus or fair holding cotton candy in one hand and popcorn in another. Drying down, the scent is primarily of kettle corn. I don't get much wood from it, but it blends together so much as this point that it could be there and I wouldn't know. I actually watched Coraline recently, and this is honestly perfect. It's not something I'll wear on myself, but I'll probably keep this decant around.

In the imp, this is lovely. Very berry-forward, fruity goodness. When I applied it, the thyme really came out for a few minutes. It added a layer of herbal loveliness that made the berries a tiny bit grounded. The wine came out a bit, too, and the overall impression was of a sweet sangria made with berries and thyme. Unfortunately, the berries start to get a waxy smell, and this devolves into a bubblegum-y, fake berry scent. I wish it had stayed the way it was in the wet stage 😓

In the bottle, this is a beautiful, sweet and tart golden apple. On the skin, the birch comes out a bit, giving a green woodiness that actually smells a bit like acetone at first. Thankfully, that passes quickly, and it starts to dry into a crisp, sweet, bright, slightly-floral apple. The apple and apple blossom weave in and out of each other in the dry stage, and the birch is just hanging out there in the background. It's an absolutely lovely spring-time scent.

In the bottle, this smells like straight up bubblegum. It keeps that bubblegum on the skin, and starts off sour before turning very sweet. The florals amp up throughout the process, and it ends with a very sweet, floral candy scent.

So BUBBLY. In the bottle and on my skin both I get very bubbly, sparkly champagne. There's a whiff of strawberry, but it devolves into a generally fruity, almost skittle-like scent. The bubbles stick around, and I think this would be perfect for New Years or a birthday party.

This is pretty. In the bottle I get a very perfume-y orange. It's not quite a fresh or natural orange, but it's nice. When I put it on my wrists, the orange gets more natural, and I can't make out the fig, but I know it's there, grounding the juicy orange. The overall scent is like a citrus-scented candle. A little fresh, a little earthy.

When I opened the imp, it gave me the impression of chocolates filled with cherries and cherry liqueur. It smelled so good, and I hope that that scent would translate onto my skin, but it was not meant to be. When this hit my skin, the orange blossom began its takeover, and the chocolate turned bitter. While the chocolate eventually softened and sweetened again, the cherry completely disappeared, and I was left with orange blossom with a hint of chocolate. It's pretty, but not what I expected or wanted.

This is such an amazing fruity scent. Banana and coconut are the first things I smell upon opening the imp, followed by a nose-tingling wave of chili pepper. As soon as I put it on, it goes through a phase where it smells like generic tropical hand soap, but then the notes start to separate and blend together in more harmonious ways. The red apple makes a strong appearance, backed by a soft, creamy, sweet coconut. I never do get much pomegranate, but I suspect it's there in the mix somewhere. I end up with a lovely, sweet coconut and pineapple scent with medium throw and good wear length. It's very energetic, and it will make a lovely scent in the summer.

When I opened the imp, I was hit with a wave of clove, oranges, and cinnamon. It gives very holiday-season-incense vibes. When I put it on my skin, it got suuuuuuuper earthy, which would be the spices and the patchouli. Just enough orange remained to remind me of an orange pomander tea I once had.  Drying down, I start to smell like Big Red gum as the orange fades off. It ends with a very heavy, intense, spiced scent that would be lovely in a diffuser around the holidays but, unfortunately, isn't for me.

My first impression of this in the bottle was that it was sharp and spiced? Maybe that was the chrysanthemum. On my skin, it turned floral, but not particularly jasmine-y, and a powdery note crept in. This didn't morph very much on me, and I ended with a sharp, powdery floral musk. This was not at all sweet, and I did not get any sort of berry note from it.

I did not actually expect to like this one. All those flowers had me concerned. I opened the imp and was hit with a wave of pure jasmine. It smelled amazing, like actual jasmine flowers. I love the smell of jasmine in theory (like the real flowers), but in a perfume it has the potential to smell like an expensive hand soap. When I put this on, a tiny bit of fruit came out, though it didn't smell distinctly plum-y,  and the overall image was one of late spring. It ended with a very jasmine-fronted floral that was quite bright and sweet. It's not something I'd wear often, and a little goes a long way, but I'll probably be keeping my imp.

Oh goodness. This one took me on a rollercoaster ride. When I opened the decant, all I could think was, "why does it smell like a pickle???" I was prepared to be disappointed. It smelled sour and herbal, and really off-putting tbh. When I put it on my wrist, it morphed rapidly. At first, it smelled like the taste of a plant I once ate a bit of just to see if the plant in the centerpiece was real or not (I was a grown adult at the time, and I make bad decisions sometimes, but I figured out that the plant was indeed real). It was sour and and distinctly green. Both the plant and this perfume oil. After another few seconds, I was hit with a wave of apricot. Ok, so apricot and something green. It still didn't smell nice. But then the apricot sweetened. The green scent distinguished itself as a green citrus, which would be the bergamot. There's a tiny hint of the floral from the orange blossom, but it's barely there on me. Suddenly, this is very pretty and fresh. It doesn't have great throw on me, but it lasts for forever. 

This scent is simultaneously exactly what I expected and not at all what I expected. In the bottle it smells weirdly like a chocolate orange without the chocolate, plus something floral. As soon as this hits my wrist that vanilla gets SWEET. I can make out a hint of the strawberry, and that and the blood orange peel give it a little bit of tartness. This dries down to an orange-creamsicle-but-better scent. I wasn't expecting the vanilla to amp so much, but I'm not displeased. This is a bright, soft, and happy scent for me.