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This is truly a perfume built to help people feel cool and fresh throughout the winter/early spring season (especially if you're like me and live in a city where every public building cranks their thermostat up to 11 and makes everything feel like a hot, prickly vibe). Copulating Couple is a very light perfume that starts off with a 'cool water' musk that turns mildly sweet (likely from the mint), before turning crisp and lichen-esque. There's also something at the end that smells spicy (probably the patchouli?) that for some reason, keeps making me think of wasabi. My nose is probably broken, but even my SO agrees that it reminds him of horseradish. Sadly, the green tea note is barely there for me--it's a note that I'd absolutely have to root around for when inhaling the scent. It's there, but it's a microscopic note among the other parts of the fragrance. I really do like the mint and lichen in this, so I'll let it age and hope the green tea pops out more.

This was such a hit for me! The oakmoss smells so dewy and fresh, pairing real well with the candied cranberry that seems to sit in the 'centre' of the perfume. I only get the wool note after wearing this for 10 minutes and it genuinely smells like sticking your face in a pile of roving? I have no idea how, but I spin yarn as a hobby so I have bags of various roving, and the wool note smells a LOT like trapped air and crinkly little fibres that have been left on oakmoss for a while. It doesn't smell sheepy or like lanolin by any means, it just smells like scoured and hand-picked roving that's a little raspy but still comforting. This is definitely a perfume that would please the wiccan/strega crowd (the only issue is that occasionally, my kin chemistry can cause the wool note to smell a little like hairpsray. The oakmoss and cranberry brandy still smell great, but the wool note can be a little temperamental when you get close to shark week).

This is SUCH a beauty! I know it's strange to wear something that has butter as a note, but the cream and frankincense really pull it from being a niche-gourmand into a smoother, more sophisticated scent. On opening this, it starts off smelling like golden butter, smooth cream, and a very light touch of frankincense. As it develops on my skin though, it then winds up smelling like smelling a tub of Cornish cream at a church. Absolutely comforting, light, and great for first-timers who have been used to mainstream perfumes. I say that this is great for people who like mainstream stuff, because my very discerning sister and mom have taken a huge shine onto this perfume. As soon as I opened it, they instantly crowded in with 'ooh's and asked to try it (it's also gotten a good reaction from my cat! I try to only apply on perfume outside of the house since my cat has FIV and I worry about her breathing in essential oils--but when I came back home after wearing it all day, she absolutely perked up and wanted to smell my neck). I'm so taken in by this perfume (and the funny medieval art that inspired this!), I'll absolutely buy a backup! It's such a shame that this can't be part of the general collection!

Oh, WOW this is SCHWEET! This is so sugary that it'll make you suck your teeth in at first sniff, but I can't help but really appreciate the crystallised brown sugar and cinnamon (and the ultra-realistic dough smell) as I wear this. I can't detect any weed smell yet, but I can definitely confirm that I don't get any acrid or smokey undertone at all. This is perfect for cinnamon and foody lovers!

So, this scent is clearly an 'either you love it or hate it' scent. I was nervous about trying this scent and only bought a half-bottle from Ajevie's leftover collection, but when it arrived...I was surprised by how much it smells like Reese's Puffs?! Like I was ready to face the dreaded cumin smell. But when I opened the bottle and put it on, all I can smell during the first hour of wear-time is this delicious wave of chocolatey-and-peanut butter corn puffs. The maize aspect is very present and not at all plasticky, and I can only detect the spices by hour 2 of wearing it (and the spice notes smell very woody and earthy. Like a mix of sandalwood and kitchen spices which reminds me of the spices and amyris used in Zoologist's Chipmunk). I...I really like this scent. I sadly don't get any cream cheese or crust, but as a huge fan of Zoologist Chipmunk (for real, I bought a 2ml decant and completely drained it in 3 weeks), I'm really glad that I've purchased it (and now I'm sad, because all I have is 2.5ml of this version of Beaver Moon). Honestly, I think I can't smell any cumin because it's a note that usually plays nice on my skin (plus, my nose is probably incapable of smelling any funky cumin if it's present. I grew up in Spanish kitchens that always smelled like a fog of cumin and lentils, and eating cumin-heavy foods has probably altered my sense of smell). I'm gonna test this out on my family and will report back if they think it's got the funky BO-like cumin note. EDIT: Okay, so it's been 4 hours (and I've been chopping onions and garlic while sweating over the stove): The spices, chocolate, and corn notes have vanished--and I finally get the cheesecake notes (which reminds me a lot of the smell of marshmallow fluff). My husband couldn't smell any funky cumin BO on me, and my kid sister tells me that I smell like cookies (my mom though, is NOT a fan. Claims that I smell 'too sweet' to her). I'll definitely need to try this with a different group of people.