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I wasn't too sure where to post about this one, there's already another thread for it but I did order it after the release of the rest of the layerables with its beautiful new label. Sugared Amber is exactly the sweet, rich amber I always wished other amber scents would be. Once I sprayed a tester of a commercial amber-based perfume on my wrist in the store and after a while walking around, I got a teasing hint of something like Sugared Amber- that rich, syrupy sweetness that almost smells spicy. I loved that hint so much I ended up buying the bottle, only to never have it happen again I was never sure if some other scent had mixed with it on my wrist producing the illusion, if it was a fluke with my body chemistry on that day or if the bottle I bought had been reformulated since the tester. Who knows? But this is exactly what I had been hoping for. I wish I could go back in time to warn myself to save my money for the good stuff, now that I know what that is!

Does anybody know if I ordered this boosted with Perfect Match, would it cover it completely? ETA I went ahead and emailed about this one, not sure anyone here will see it before I order...or that anybody has tried this combo. I'll report back with the answer though in case someone else is interested to know ETA2: It's a yes!

Oh my goodness, my uterus totally panged at Sugared Marshmallow. WHAT A SWEET BABY, just look at that gummy bear grin!!!

I tried this in the oil form from the ladies' sampler. The scent is as advertised, an absolutely delicious, caramelly musk. I was a bit concerned that since this one is tagged as unisex, the musk in it might read too masculine on me, but the concern was completely unfounded. Even after I'd been wearing it for a few hours, the musk stayed calm and cuddly soft. This is really warm and lovely, a close-to-the-skin scent. Now, the phero part, I was really intimidated by. I'm the kind of person who can't make eye contact with anyone in a public place without ending up hearing a stranger's life story (and don't get me started on what happens to me in line at places like Walmart ). My fear was that TMI might eliminate even the need for eye contact So I applied sparingly. Thankfully I was not mobbed by people needing an impromptu therapy session as I feared would happen (haha). Since people normally chat me up and tell me things I don't want to know for no apparent reason, I can't say whether the pheros had any effect in that area, but I did notice self effects, in that I felt more relaxed and inclined to chat in return than I normally do. All in all, I think TMI has steered me in the right direction as far as possible social pheros go. For positive self effects and feeling more social (a big deal for me, I'm pretty much a hermit left to my own devices) alpha-androstenol is a winner for me for sure, as I've seen before with LAM and now my experience with TMI confirms it. I still have reservations about the beta one in there. Life really sucks hard for most people and most people don't seem to have someone who will just listen to them. (Mind you, "most people" is defined as "most people I have come across," not trying to deal in absolutes here, this is all relative to my own experience). I'd feel awful if someone shared something overly personal with me because I actively encouraged them and then they regretted telling me, ya know? I know pheros can't "make" someone do something, but some people are just so damn lonely that I can see how a little "push" could end up in big regrets for them. So I don't think I'd personally ever be comfortable with this for what I guess you could call "casual use," but in very particular situations, one on one with a good friend or partner or maybe in a small group setting of intimate friends to encourage bonding, I can see where it could be a positive thing, like putting on the right music and breaking out the cocktails. Just not sure this one is a good fit for ME though, so the quest continues!

I'm so sorry, Rose. It grinds my gears that it is even necessary for you to have to call this guy up and ask to have other things ruled out...for pity's sake, it's his job, it is what he is getting paid for, and no patient should be put in the position of having to ask a doctor to get off his ass and do his job. You told him you were concerned and he should have respected that from the start. Unfortunately this kind of crap happens all too often. If I had an hour I'd tell you all about my saga getting my migraines diagnosed...one of my first "diagnoses" before I was referred to a neurologist was from my PCP, who in response to my description of what turned out to be migraine auras, told me "some girls just get the vapors." Yup. I was initially diagnosed with the vapors, due to the compelling medical evidence of being a young female. I know there are many competent medical practitioners out there, unfortunately finding the right one when you need them is an exercise in crazy making. I'll be keeping you in my prayers, please don't give up because of this yahoo.

That is exactly the word I was trying to find and couldn't think of, Dolly...decadent. That is Black in a nutshell! I keep coming back to this one, a FB is going to be in my next order for sure. Now I just get to wring my hands over whether I want it in oil, spray or both...I really love sprays but I can imagine myself overdoing it with this one and knocking out the neighbors...If some is good, more must be better, right??

That is a great idea about making it into a spray! I only have a trial vial to work with, but I think when I've mustered my courage I will try to apply it to the ends of my hair next time so I can see what it's like without my skin doing whatever crazy thing it is doing to it (I have long hair so I'll still be able to huff it to my heart's content, haha!) And it's funny you mention compliments, my honey is the only one who got to smell it on me before I washed it off and he said he likes it! I straight up asked him, but don't you think I smell like Big Red?? And he's like "well yeah sort of..." Okaaaay! I have to wonder how much was the scent being freshly applied and how much was the audience (a manicurist in a nail salon...I can tell you that I certainly smell things differently after even half an hour in one of those places!) I will definitely try again later, you've given me hope!

Worried about you, hope everything went well and you are just de-stressing off line

LP Red was supposed to be my scent for today, but I couldn't handle it long enough to give it a full day's test drive I feel terrible saying it, but my skin amped the cinnamon straight to hell and back. I smelled like a walking stick of Big Red (that's a cinnamon chewing gum if some of y'all don't have it in your neck of the woods). I didn't apply much, only a small dab to my outer arms (I was afraid to slather due to the sensitivity warning) but it was sooooo strongly cinnamon on me that I started to get nauseous and had to scrub it off after about an hour and a half of hoping it would calm down. If I try it again, I'd go for applying a little to the backs of my knees and see if it changes much with a longer wear time. I may also try layering it with something else to see if it cuts the cinnamon a little.

My third stop on my tour of the permanent LPs in the women's sampler was LP Black. This is another one which, like Pink, I would not have chosen on my own, so you can imagine my astonishment when I absolutely fell in love with it!! I am a big fan of Sugared Honeycomb and I could clearly detect the honeycomb in this, especially when wet. After it's had some time to dry down, the honeycomb blends in a lot more and stands out a lot less, and the overall effect is freaking amazing. Rich, creamy, and sweet, but not candied. Sort of gourmand, but not "I just slathered myself in a cupcake." Black doesn't change as much or as often on me as LP Original does, but it does evolve to some extent as it is worn. I got a lot more patch in the beginning, a lot more vanilla at the end. At no point did I remind anyone of a hippie, not that there's anything wrong with hippies but I know patchouli gets a bad rep I also got a lot of positive reactions from others when wearing this one out, I would have called them hits if I had been wearing any pheros (I wasn't). My man also enjoyed this one on me, he claims he likes it equally to Original but Original didn't get me any action and Black did so....hmmm on that one

I got the women's sampler, it's the very last one on the sampler page (http://www.lovepotionperfume.com/articles/Sets ). It has trial vials of all the permanent LPs (as far as I know anyway): original, pink, black and red. I'd recommend it to anybody, I've been trying a scent a day and loving it

That was an amazing review LoveStruck! By complete coincidence this is the scent I chose to try today from the sampler I ordered, and when I came on here and saw your review I was nodding and smiling away! It is absolutely gorgeous. You do not sound like a nutjob. You do sound smitten, but it's completely justified This one has been changing on me a lot through the day, so it's hard to even write a review based on the notes...one hour changes subtly to the next, then from air conditioned house out in the 90 degree heat and back in again, it changes not-so-subtly...so I think an overall general impression does the most justice to it! This is really a must-try. Anyone scared off by the mention of "that one note I don't like" is not really understanding the charms of LP Original. It surpasses the sum of its parts.

It's funny you mention Marsha Mellow, Blackcat (I've never smelled it, but I'm assuming there's marshmallow ) I completely get marshmallow from this, I know it's not in the description anywhere but it evokes a freshly opened bag of marshmallows to me (probably a combination of fluffy softness + sweet + white forming that association?) Anyway this is a really beautiful, comforting scent. It's sweet without being screechy, powdery without being straight up baby powder. If I had to use one scent to illustrate an adjective for someone who couldn't understand words, I'd pick Spider Silk for "soft" and there'd be no trouble understanding the concept. That being said, many times "soft" scents tend to also be very light or weak (or maybe soft is just one of those words we diplomatically use to describe weak, light scents that we otherwise enjoy). But that's not the case here. I applied to skin only and it was wafting around me from 7 am until I washed it off after dinner. It stayed close to the skin but it definitely stuck around. If someone had told me before I found LPMP that an oil based perfume could last that long on skin- regardless of what scent it was- I would have laughed! Last thing I wanted to mention, though I mention it last because I have no idea if this is just me, but something about Spider Silk calms me right the hell down. I did not have any pheros added to it and wore it by itself, but it worked better for me than Balm Bomb has so far (though I am still trying to find my sweet spot with that one, so that could change!) This one is definitely going in my "stressful days" rotation.

You are so right about that! I didn't get the sampler til my second order and this is so far the first and only scent not to work for me. My problem with LPMP is not that I can't find things to love but that I am finding too much to love

I received a trial vial of this in the women's sampler. It's not one I ever would have ordered on my own: for some reason, anything with cotton candy or candyfloss notes either 1) is a nearly instant migraine trigger (Aquolina Pink Sugar has been 100% reliable for this IME) or 2) smells burnt on me. In either case, it is definitely my brain and/or skin chemistry screwing things up, not the scents themselves. Thankfully, LP Pink did not fall on the instant migraine side of the spectrum, but it does do the burnt thing on me. My daughter was a good sport and tried some on for me, and on her it smells delectable, fluffy pink cotton candy and juicy berries with just a hint of patch when it dries down. She loved it and kept the vial, so it still found a good home!

I don't have any ideas on the phero angle but I'm praying for you too I'm so sorry you are having to go through all of this just for decent care.

Another amazing order came to my door today! Everything is just perfect and I am in bliss. I'm walking around in a cloud of Sugared Vanilla Bean with a dumb goofy grin on my face Thank you so much, Mara (and team!)

I got my order this morning and this was the first thing I ripped into! I slathered it on my wrists and proceeded directly to vanilla huffin' heaven, swooning with barely coherent thoughts of OMGGOOOOOOD while angels sang and sunbeams miraculously illuminated the windowless room. It was beautiful, you should have been there. So what does it smell like? My nose says "lightly sweetened pure vanilla extract." It's not cloying, or sweet like cake frosting, it's the perfect balance of sweetness and a good rich boozy vanilla. The booziness is pronounced on initial application but quickly calms down. It is indeed just a "tinge" on drydown, nobody's going to get a whiff of you and think you've been knocking back a few, I promise. Dried down it reminds me of a true French vanilla, with that soft almost powdery aspect (not like the ice cream!) It would indeed be perfect for layering with, but why anyone would commit such sacrilege, I can't imagine. It is just heavenly all by itself.

Welcome to the forum! I hope you will post some reviews of your favorites!

Wow, I might need this. I know what you mean about food smells. If I chop an onion I feel like my hands stink for days, no matter how many times I wash them. It bugs me big time. Have you tried any of the other soaps, Rose? I'm curious about those too and don't see a specific thread for them (which doesn't mean there isn't one, just that I'm a bit dim!) I'm mainly wondering about how good the lather is and whether they are drying at all.

This is similar to the thought that has helped me not to buy up every Sugared in sight. I see the Sugareds as being like a palette of beautiful new paints. No doubt those with the talent can use it to produce masterpieces, and given the mastery that has already gone into making the paints, it is no doubt far simpler to get good results than going at it alone from scratch, but just the same, I know my own limitations. Stick people I'm really excited to read about everyone's creations though, I'm amazed at all the creativity with PEs so I know there are going to be some awesome ones!

Thank you!!! Me and the search system here are frenemies, every little bit helps!

Ok, finally tried Compromising Positions. Good lord, talking about trying to light a match with a freakin' flame thrower Seriously, if I worked at a mortuary, I still wouldn't wear this to work, because I don't think an actual pulse is even required to get a response from CP.* That is some potent stuff! So for my purposes, I think LAM and BBM are the big winners for I guess what I should call "ordinary use." They do the trick without wearing us both out And of course they smell fantastic!! I'll have to order more CP when I run out of the trial vial for "special occasion use" because it was really fun but way too intense when we both have to get up early the next morning. Oops! *Please do not interpret this as meaning I'd EVER suggest wearing CP out of the house for any reason. I've only worn it once and at home, but having done so, I would absolutely never ever suggest wearing it outside of the house. Or even inside the house if you have kids but don't have a good lock on the bedroom door. Not even kidding.

Oh I have bunches of notes all over my desktop, given some of the scent and phero names, it would look like I'm into some pretty kinky stuff if a third party happened onto it. I'm just waiting for my husband to demand to know who Amber is and why I want to bang her covered with sugar.