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OMG that is surprising and exciting!

Egyptian musk overwhelms everything else on my skin, no matter how gorgeous the other ingredients.

I was anxious to try Paper Kite, because early reviews kept saying "sweet coconut" or "creamy coconut." But on my skin, the creamy part turns salty (as cream notes tend to do), and the coconutty part was eclipsed by the unpleasantly sharp pepper. So I smelled like salt and pepper. Bummer.

Luna is lovely, a clean green fruity scent that is very dainty and dreamy, sort of a pear-y version of The Unicorn. Unfortunately, it doesn't last very long. I was hoping the carnation would ground it a bit, but I don't get any carnation at all; and the lime, sugar, and pear notes that are most prominent seem to burn away immediately.

Spicebush Swallowtail is part pancakes, part Yankee Candle holiday blend on my skin. It's actually rather nice, but I cannot take it seriously in hot, humid weather.

Of all the recent fluttery things, I was looking forward to Rosy Maple the most. But somehow, this turns into straight-up plumeria on my skin. As in Yankee Candle Plumeria. So sad. eta: Okay, I'm trying again, and this time I'm not getting candle (yay!), but I am getting Bath & Body Works Sweet Pea (boo!). Maybe I should put this away and try it again in a few weeks.

Oh, LOVE! This is quite uncomplicated, as on my skin it smells just like monoi oil. There is a bite of sharp incense/resins when first applied and I was worried about that, since amber and I don't get along, but this settles down into gorgeous tiare. (Truly, I did a side-by-side blind test with Harp and my bottle of Julphia's monoi oil, and they are indistinguishable.) Luckily I ADORE the scent of monoi, so I am one happy camper.

Everyone else seems to be calling this a "creamy floral," and it is definitely a creamy-smooth type of scent; but on me there is also something distinctly spicy about it, similar to the spice of a carnation. I was worried the tuberose would be cloying, but it is quite soft, and seems to be very well-grounded by the other scents. This is a very ethereal, pretty blend, not quite delicate enough to be called "dainty" but definitely not the typical feminine perfume, either. I like it very much.

I need to put this away for a few weeks, because right now, on my skin, all I smell is A-1 Steak Sauce.

A strangely proportioned, opulent, lustrous scent: neroli, Hawaiian ginger, white musk, tarragon, beeswax, heliotrope, yellow rose, oud, coriander, amber, and lime peel. Like Okayaki, this smells like *nothing* on my skin, even upon slathering. The difference is that, to my nose, this is also very, very light in the bottle: I get a hint of ginger, but nothing more.

I can't decide if I need a bottle of this or not. I like it, but there's something dirty about it. Not dirty as in dirt; dirty as in way too much naked flesh to be appropriate for the general public. Heh. It's slightly creamy and slightly floral, but also manages to smell sort of soapy and like the type of skin that is pale and usually covered with clothing. (Someone on another board said it smells like penis; and while I certainly wouldn't go that far, I could see why someone would say that.) Sometimes the lilac becomes a little cloying, which is the make-or-break part for me. I love the creamy vanilla-and-wood base, but that top note floral is strong. eta after a full day's wear: No, I do not like this on my skin. It goes from the notes above to salty boiled peanuts. *gag*

I agree with the comparison to Lush's Bathos, because this is a sugary violet to me. Also similar to Faith, though not that top-note-sweet sugar; this is deeper, and must be the vanilla. It's nice and needs more testing.

Holy Christ this is strong when it's wet! I feel like you should be rubbing your face with this in preparation to moisturize! The black raspberry apparently tends toward blackberry on my skin, going all astringent, and the apricot is cloying. I don't get any white chocolate.

Yep, black licorice; though there is a hint of something pretty and pink underneath. Too bad that the pink is so faint.

Well hel-LO Key lime! Whoa. This is really strong when wet, but it is such a true Key lime scent that I just love it. There's a note of bitter chocolate in the background that blooms as it dries, so it's a super-citrus-y but dark foodie blend that is really yummy. Too bad it's gone after five minutes. Dang.

I don't smell any of the notes that are listed. Gardenia is usually very loud on me, and blackberry very astringent, but I don't get either of those scents. It is quite pretty, but vague; itsmells like an expensive perfumed soap that you'd find in a nice hotel bathroom, but nothing more grand than that. edit: Okay, I've given it a full wear now, and this is actually quite lovely. Gardenia is the most notable note, though the blackberry keeps it sharp most of the time and a little less soapy than other gardenia scents. The throw is good and it is beautifully creamy on the dry-down. I'm SO glad I tried this again, because it has become my favorite Luper.

This is like mildly-scented suntan lotion on me: It's coconut over a generic (but expensive) lotion smell. Nice, but not really noteworthy for me.

This remains a mystery to me because it has NO staying power on my skin. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. It smells intriguing in the imp, like something I should like, sort of soft and beeswax-y, but then I put it on my skin and POOF, gone. It's the damndest thing you ever did see.

By far, this is the winner of the Lupers for me. It is dainty and pretty, but somehow not at all little girl-y. It reminds me of something, but I cannot put my finger on what! I'll report back after thinking on it a while...

I know, I know, amber and musk tend to fare poorly on my skin. But I had such high hopes for all the other notes! Unfortunately I should've stuck with what I know, because all I get from this is that incense-y, drugstore perfume-y-slash-hairspraylike scent I usually get. No sign at all of roses, or lilies, or anything else. Bummer.

Whoa, sweet pea! Wet on my skin and for the first hour, that's all I get, so much so that it's unpleasantly reminiscent of Bath & Body Works' Sweet Pea scent. It is STRONG. But after wearing for a while I can smell the base notes and this starts to become creamier, though it's still quite cloying and perfume-y. Luckily, before giving up on it, I layered it with a little Black Lace, and man, that is HEAVENLY. The sweet pea is tamed and I get the gentle Victorian linen smell with something pink and girly on top. Very nice.

Can't add much to the reviews that are already here: This is Snake Oil plus an O-ish honey. I hope the honey scent stays around as this ages, and I hope it gets better and better like SO does.

I've given this a full wear once, and it smells like hay and dry grasses. Not a fresh scent, either. Not at all what I expected. I'm going to retry in a few weeks, because right now I don't think I like this.

So yes, Vasilissa is as good as everyone says. It starts out as a very pink floral on my skin but as it dries and settles on my skin it turns into a creamy, almost-but-not-quite foody blend. This manages to have a slightly fresh component at the same time that it is sweet and floral, yet grounded in something reminiscent of soft vanilla. It certainly does come together beautifully, and will likely be the first GC bottle I've bought in a very long time.

Damn, Beth is a genius. Wet on my skin, this is all honey and wax. Sort of Burt's Bees-esque. Then, as it dries, it begins to smell exactly like a beeswax candle that's just been blown out: That wisp of smoke that is ever-so-slightly acrid but still manages to smell good, on top of that soft honey waxy smell. Quite lovely, and just as described. Good lasting power, too, and the honey that is left as the last note on my skin is perfect.