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I have a decant I purchased from an awesome fellow forumite. Woah, spices! I thought it was cinnamon at first, but it's obviously the clove getting hot and steamy with the amber and saffron. I totally pick up on how others get Dr. Pepper. Sandalwood is usually a turn-off for me, and I do wish it was less prominent here. Not perfect for me, but it's very interesting and I'm glad I gave it a try!

I have a decant and I LOVE it! It's the Nightmare Before Christmas - part weenie; part winter holidays. Wet on my skin I immediately get the gingerbread, but the spices aren't overpowering due to a slight earthiness that I'm guessing is the bread meeting the herbiness of the rosemary. The apple pulp gives me the perfect amount of sweetness to maybe make a cookie out of it, and the citrus is only slightly there, enough to lift it a bit. It's great. It dries nicely, letting the bread and pulp take over mostly. I'd not say no to a bottle, just sayin'.

I've got a frimp that I received from a fellow bpaler. I don't love it, but I don't hate it? Wet on my skin, I get a sort of incense with like, lemons and candy grape candy. As it dries down, I'm getting some roses and the slightest bit of powder. It's sweet! It's not overpowering, but it's memorable. It's just a bit too floral/soapy for me, I think. I can see why people would like this!

Fresh out of the imp (lab fresh) I get green, fresh, a bit of floral but soapy soapy soapy. As it dries down the soapiness disappears. It's replaced by a woody leatheriness. There are many notes here that I'm a fan of, but the addition of some others turns me away unfortunately. It just did not work on my skin. This might be my first experience with olive blossom, and I already know that sandalwood is usually a no-go. Champaca flower is also an unknown. Oh well, off to someone else!

Wow, this is so much more complex than I imagined! I have a bottle purchased from a fellow phoenix forumite. In the bottle, I get a fresh and clean herby mintiness. By oh how things change! Wet on my skin the scents jump alive as if they are flavors. I get non-nauseating leather (not listed) and a bit of smoky vanilla, all kept together by some sharp herby poultice interwoven with dusty patchouli candle wax. It takes me back to middle school, staying up late reading Amelia Atwater-Rhodes novels from the library. I purchased this for someone who fits the title; a fighter for land conservation and native species restoration. I hope she enjoys this as much as I do!

Fresh bottle from the lab; waited about a week for it to settle (I dunno if that's actually a thing). Wet on my skin, it's a lot of jasmine. There is definitely wood there in the background keeping if from being a basic floral. It's warm and golden. Time has passed and I think I'm getting some honey? More time is passing and not much is changing... I wish the woodiness would amp up a bit. Like, this is nice, but I was hoping for something a bit more complex given the listed notes. Maybe I need to hold on to it for awhile and let it ~age~. If I'm still not sold, I have a friend in mind to give it to who loves jasmine.

Sweet almond dominates while wet, almost cherry-like. The myrrh softens if up as it dries down. There's some musk in the background throughout. Interesting and lovely, though almost simple. It does seem to fade rather quickly. I don't think I need to keep this brand new lab frimp for myself.

I do not get much blood from this at all. It's just salty soap, really. I love the actual smell of the ocean, fish decay and all, so this was a little disappointing. I'll be passing this brand new lab frimp forward.

I. Am. Yummy. From the bottle sniff, I get shisha overridden by baking spices. But we need to talk about this tobacco. I usually am pretty meh about tobacco. I associate it with leather, a scent that I loathe. This tobacco, however, has a sweetness and richness that will not make you think of any old cigarette. Wet on my skin, the coffee and cardamom pop up. But we need to talk about this coffee. I do not often drink coffee. It, like some other acidic foods, do not make me feel well. So while some people loooove the smell of freshly roasted drippy coffee or whatever it is, I'm pretty ambivalent. So I am quite glad that the coffee is not overpowering everything else going on here. Rather, it has joined hands and they're all standing in a circle singing girl scout songs. In Arabic. Drying down, I can pick out the cinnamon and sweet shisha. There is a woodiness about this as well. It is a well-worn cafe whose chairs, tables, and walls have absorbed smoke, caffeine, and little spiced desserts over the years. I'm a fan! Lovely scent for the winter season ahead of us.

This is my fourth BPAL nail polish; second from the Crimson Peak line. Here is one coat: Here is two coats: Very smooth application, and forgiving. Takes a good while to dry. I think 2 coats is good enough for me (with a top coat of course) but I can see why some would prefer 3.

A sniff from the bottle: Bitter! What!? Wet: Sharp green, little hint of floral, honey smearing through. Drying down: There's a slight spice, as the bitter greenness calms the eff down, and the honey gets a little creamy and less sharp as well. I can see where some people may get amber or coconut. There's that slight warm nuttiness. I'm giving this to a friend for her birthday, and I hope she likes it!

YES! This is one for red musk fans. I absolutely adored my decant of Pumpkin Pie Musk, and had the super sads when I lost it. When I read the notes for Pumpkinville, it reminded me of it and knew it had to be the one Halloweenie I would get, if any. I'm glad I took the plunge! From the bottle I got a very sweet and buttery funnel cakey scent, which spiked fear in me. Thankfully that recedes quite a bit on the skin, as the spices and musk take over. It's actually quite complex. The search is over; I've found a musky pumpkin spice scent. ❤️

From the imp of unknown age and forgotten origin, I just get leather and steel. Leather makes me nauseous. No exception here. I will not be testing this imp unfortunately.

LIP SMACKERS! I've tried this twice now and everytime I am taken back to shoplifting those lip balms at Kohl's as a kid. Sweet, fruity, plasticky. I'll pass this on to someone else, but I got a good laugh!

Not what I was expecting! Wet from the imp (of unknown age) I get a fresh, green, sweet orange with copal. As it dries down, there are some floral notes in there, and the orange turns into some sort of creamy incense. Very interesting! There's something wet and jungle-like about this for sure. I think this would be great in the summertime, because of those tropical vibes. It's not quite my cup of tea, despite the creamy sweet orange, but I'm going to hold on to it and try it out in warmer weather.

This is a nice blend of "violet" and musk. There is just the slightest hint of smoky coconut as well. The orris, being an iris root, isn't a floral, but gives it those violet vibes. No powderiness here, just a tiny bit of soap. I'm going to guess that the musk is red. Fun stuff, I can see why some people would like it. I don't love it however.

Oooo noooo this is not for me. The leather is making me nauseous, as it often does. It's the leather shoe section of a department store. It's a pompous wealthy man who overstyles his hair. PASS.

Sniff from the imp of unknown age: CITRUS. Wet on my skin: LEMON DROP. Phobos does not whisper. That overwhelming grapefruit and lemon scent quickly dries into a more complex, yet still fresh and sharp, white musk. It reminds me of a shop downtown called the Souq. I love lemon verbena as a summer scent, so I'll be saving this imp for next year.

Green and floral, sweet fresh forest and violet-forward. I do pick up that slight grape scent every now and then. It's "nice" in that clean bathroom way but it is not what I'm looking for in a perfume oil. I'm actually a little embarrassed to be wearing it out in public, lol. My imp is of unknown age and I will be passing it on to someone who will hopefully enjoy it more.

Wow, I actually like this a great deal. I could have sworn vanilla would be one of the notes. I'm guessing the hint of spice from the bay rum mixed with the sweetness of the honey and the creaminess of the white musk is what's giving me those vanilla vibes. This would be a great summer scent for me, I think. I'm going to save my imp of unknown age for that purpose!

In the imp: This smells FANCY! Wet on my skin: This smells FANCY! Drying down, okay now. Floral but not powdery. I'm not familiar with "aquatic" scents. I'm definitely picking up the lilac. This is quite feminine, but I think I'm a fan! Lilacs are my favorite. I'd love to see how this layers with something with a bit of spice or sweetness.

The first thing I notice is the rhubarb. It's bitter and ever so slightly sweet. Next, the chamomile. I really don't like chamomile, as it reminds me of stale dusty flower petals with a side of moth balls. The oak and fig leaf gives an earthiness to this scent, a foundation for the bittersweet and stale floral. This just isn't for me! (My imp is of unknown age.)

Here's a wintery scent! The plum and cassis are immediately evident. I'm getting something else, like apricot or something. I typically like fruity things, but there's the slightest chemical aspect here that reminds me of walking around the mall. Like a scented candle, as someone else put it. I'm not picking up the ginger so much. As it dries down, the jammy fruit calms down a bit and the spiced rum smoothly slinks in. I would love it if my apartment smelled like this. I'm going to keep this imp of unknown age but I'm not sure if I like it as a perfume quite yet. I'll try again when the cold settles in.

Ooo, this is nice! I can pick up the cinnamon/cassia, but it's not too overwhelming. The clove is not, as well. The tea leaf, peppercorn, allspice, nutmeg are all there... I'm genuinely impressed at how this all blends together so well, since there are a lot of power players in here. It's all tied together with a slight woodiness, which may just be the earthiness of these spices before they are ground and made into foody goodness. I don't think I need a big bottle, but I definitely enjoy it. I had to look up what a bumboat is. ☺️ (My imp is of unknown age.)

Due to others' comparisons of fresh imps vs. aged imps with White Rabbit, I believe I have an aged imp. Wet on my skin, the crisp linen and pepper are noticeable amidst some sweeter, creamy components. Black tea is a difficult scent to bring forward, I think. I would have liked a stronger scent, but this is very soft. As it dries, the milk note comes out more and it does give a bit of a milk tea vibe, like in a Taiwanese boba shop. Interesting, and I'll be keeping this imp for myself rather than passing it along, thank you!