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Kissed by the Sun is so good. Very summery. This also reminded me that I still hadn't tried my Carta d'Amor sample, so I put it on today. It earned a spot on my wish list. I put in an order and in addition to a couple of things that were getting low in stock and the summer sampler, I went full bottle unsniffed on 3 of the new releases! Enivrant, Chant du Lac, and Toujours Belle. They sounded really good and there were so few of them, I was afraid I'd miss out completely if I waited. Several of the other new releases sounded good, too, but had more in stock so I'll wait until I've had a chance to play around with the samples.

I love this one. Absolutely love it. I'd get back up bottles if they were still available. It smells the same in the bottle as it does on my skin. It's tart and tropical, very juicy and fresh. After a couple of hours another dimension comes in as it develops a creamy, almost vanilla side. That just supplements the notes that are already there as they steadily continue. It's so delicious! The scent lasts a long time and stays strong throughout. I have to be careful not to put too much on because this one doesn't fade at all. Its strength also helps it cover pheros really well. I just cannot say enough good things about this scent. It is one of my favorites.

I wish I got the berries that everyone else is getting. On me, this goes on as milk chocolate. If I get really close I can get a whiff of mulberry, but that's about it. Unfortunately, amber and I are not the greatest of friends and within about 10 minutes it completely takes over. Woe. I love how much lpmp fragrances vary by skin chemistry, but sometimes it turns around and bites me in the butt.

I found this one intriguing and wasn't quite sure what to make of it. While I was wearing it I had to keep sniffing again and again as it kept drawing me in. I can smell the wood, but there's a sweetness there, too. The sweetness keeps it from being too masculine and makes it more unisex. I think the description of this one fits it so perfectly well. It doesn't so much smell like something as somewhere. It's outdoorsy but like you've caught a scent in the breeze of something happening far away. Like you were at the carnival but now you've left, and as you're walking away the roar of the crowd has dulled to a murmur and the breeze is bringing you fresh air, but also lingering traces of kettle corn, arcades, and cotton candy.

Hooray!! You're doing better than me. I only knew from the Wikipedia page. I just happened to have looked at it a month or two ago! I don't even remember how I got there. I didn't notice until she said there were more jokes. Then I saw the "Marie" and went, "Wait a minute!"

It's your name, but French! (At least, I think that's the joke.) Mara->Marie, Fox->Reynard According to wikipedia, the french word for fox, renard, comes from Reynard the Fox, a popular character in medieval fables.

Oh, so many of these look good! I am especially excited for Chant du Lac, L'Ete du Fleurs, and Bonflower. I was only able to type one of those names without copy/pasting, lol. These labels are gorgeous, too. I keep thinking how fantastic they would look as a set of decorative boxes. "Marie Reynard " - I see what you did there.

I like to test pheros like that out shopping. You won't get as many nuances with strangers as with people you know, but it will still give you some general ideas. Do people seem intimidated? Are they extra friendly and chatty? Go out of their way to help and seem eager to please? Avoid you entirely? Stuff like that. It's also a good way to see what self effects there are and how they change your behavior before throwing pheros into the dynamics of an already existing relationship. For example, I've discovered I am far more comfortable in Dominance than Leather, but for some people it's the exact opposite. With stores I go to often, like the grocery store or Target, while the individuals at any given moment are different, I still have a baseline of how trips generally go and what interactions there tend to be like so am able to get some good comparisons.

The chocolate in this is a bitter chocolate, that smells almost dry. Like opening a canister of baking cocoa powder. After about 10 minutes, a deep, dark floral starts to take over. It reminds me of Kizz Me, but less freshly floral. It's like Kizz Me had been left out to bake in the hot sun for several days. I keep getting this visual of dried earth as it becomes parched and cracks. The amber in this eventually gets kind of sharp on me, though. This one lasts a looooong time.

I was somewhat hesitant to try this one as it has several notes (ginger, apricot, and amber) that can turn very unpleasant on me.I thought I would give it a shot, though, since I'm not very familiar with oleander as a note and was curious as to how it would smell. Surprisingly, all the notes behaved this time. I'm never quite sure the reasons why they occasionally work, but I'm glad they did. My main impressions of Oleander the Great were bright, warm, and planty. It was golden in the way hot sunshine is. Ginger always reads as warm to me. I realize how weird this is going to sound, but it reminded me a little of the produce section of the grocery store, if the produce section smelled like a good perfume. I think it must be the combination of apricot, thyme, ginger, and olive. It has a creaminess that is more of a lotion type creaminess than a foody one. There are hints of floral, but for most of its wear they remain unisex. It isn't until the very, very long drydown that the floral starts to turn a little feminine. As others have said this is a clean neutral scent, and would be fantastic for work, which, of course, matches very well with the phero.

Put in an order for virgin Baharat, virgin Subir, Mistress Mine w/ Dom, a back up bottle of Bang before they're all gone, and a couple of samples. I was hoping to get more sampling done before I placed my order in case I want more, but I had to grab those virgin bottles before they were gone!

Oh, that's a good idea! There are several lpmp perfumes that I love, but that my skin does unfortunate things to. I keep meaning to buy a scent locket, too. I just need to find one I like. But I should try putting them in a warmer, too.

The allspice is the most prominent note at first. I can smell a bit of the pumpkin underneath, adding a smooth quality. This feels very holiday-ish. I was expecting this to be much more fruit forward, but it smells like an expensive Christmas candle. I'm not really getting the berries as distinct notes at all, though I guess they are contributing to the sense of sparkle and lightness despite the heavier notes. My skin sometimes hates the milk/butter/cream trio and unfortunately this is one of those times, though it shouldn't be a problem for other people. Other than that small me-specific blip, my overall impression is of a pumpkin pie sitting next to a Christmas candle. Or, in emoji form: 🎃🥧🎄🕯️

This one is wet and airy, but very grass forward. On me, it's not unisex at all, but very masculine. It's really woodsy, which is what I think is giving me that impression. I tend to associate woodsy notes with scents for men. As it dries down, it becomes warmer and more muted. On the long, long dry down it's like I didn't put it on at all, but it transferred onto me from someone else. Or like when you wear a guy's jacket and it smells like his cologne. I like it, but on a man, rather than me.

You know in Star Trek when Kirk shouts, "Khaaaaaaan!"? Picture that, but with me shouting, "Ammberrrr!" It so often takes a perfume that is working wonderfully on me and turns it incredibly sharp an hour or two in. Sadly, such is the case here. This starts out very strong with both pineapple and amber in the lead. It's a fruity, summery scent bright with pineapple, while the orchid gives it a nice, full body. Then the amber decides to take a villainous turn and betray me. Woe. It dies down after a couple of hours, but that unfortunately still leaves a good stretch of time where my perfume has declared war on me. Though I imagine it would work well on anyone whom amber doesn't have a personal vendetta against. I enjoyed our brief shining moment of joy together.

I didn't get samples of all the new releases, but I did get most of them, along with a few pherotine sized pheromones. Also went FB on a virgin Adam's Nectar unsniffed. Tobacco and apple? Sign me up! I was afraid if I waited all the virgin bottles would be gone. I was willing to take the chance. Even if it's not for me on its own, I figure I'll be able to layer it with something.

You know those Biscoff cookies? That is exactly what I smell like when I wear this. It's uncanny. Up close, the spice comes out a little more. They're not dry, more like baking spices. Sometimes the milk/butter/cream combo goes bad on me, but I have no problem with it in this one. They stay in line, contributing to the overall baked goods vibe. It goes quiet pretty quickly, though, and within an hour and a half I have to hold my wrist up to my nose to smell anything. What remains is just a hint of sweet spice.

This is rose mixed with a fresh, woodsy scent. It's rejuvenating and invigorating, a high energy perfume. This is what to wear when you need something to perk you up. It's definitely more for waking up than relaxing. This is great for if you have a busy day and need a boost. It's very crisp. The evergreens are there, but they don't take over. They complement the scent instead of dominating. I often find pine hard to wear. It's usually a bit of a bully, kicking down the door, roughing up the other notes and stealing their lunch money. But not here. Here, it is perfectly balanced with the rose. The rose even manages to hold its own on the long dry down. The rose itself has a rose geranium quality. It's a unique, crisp scent and I like it.

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A quick heads up: on the listing for Scribe, in the description of the virgin bottles, the part with "here, please make your choice with care!" is repeated. Otherwise, so many of these look good, as well. Can't wait to try them out!

My favorite of the vault labels is Papal Purple. I like how she's looking directly at the viewer in a way that seems both calm and immovable. Very regal. I also love the Tropical Musk label. The colors, the shapes, the movement like it's about to burst into life. It captures that almost chaotic release of energy that occurs just as a wave is crashing. I think the somewhat muted colors actually work to enhance the vibrancy, strangely. They're all lovely, though, and I could spend ages staring at them.

Love, love, LOVE the labels. Can't wait for the notes. I'm going to go look up the ones I haven't tried from the vault to prepare. It's like getting a sneak peek. *grabby hands*

Great pic! You make an awesome Wonder Woman. I would suggest Dominance, but that may be too over the top. What about LFM? I find LFM/LFN tends to make people give me that starry eyed/ on a pedestal/ greek goddess / wowed look. If I recall correctly, I don't think LFM has cops. Or Audacious, as oceanjewel suggested, though I think that one does have some cops in it.

You know, when I first tried this I wasn't sure about it. But over the course of the next few days, I COULD NOT stop thinking about it. I was literally lying in bed at night thinking about this perfume. So, of course, I had to go full bottle right away. That was such a good decision. I don't usually post my reviews until long after I've written them, so I'm amused at how my own notes match so many of the other reviews in this thread. I had written how this was a very grown-up, "adult lady" scent. It's very sophisticated. The scent as a whole is so smooth and doesn't really morph much. It stays really consistent. The sandalwood is the most prominent note at first. After a while, the gardenia comes out and blends with the sandalwood, but never overpowers it. It's a gorgeous, subtle scent. It works great on it's own, but is also the kind of scent you can layer under others if they need a grounding depth or to take the bright edge off. It's incredibly versatile, and adds a calming smoothness to other scents. It's just as amazing when it's the star of the show. ETA: I think this is one of those scents that has managed to fly under the radar and is far more underrated than it should be.

Unfortunately, ginger does not mix well with my skin chemistry. Double unfortunately, my skin also amps it. The first seconds of this are rose, and then the ginger takes over. I can't pinpoint the lemon as a distinct note, but it still somehow reminds me of the lemon that comes through the lemon variant of Inna's Gadda Davita. I can't smell the rose much after that first whiff, but when it does poke through, it's a powdery, soapy type of rose. The ginger isn't a foody ginger, it's more of a floral ginger. Somehow, the ginger, amber, and powderiness of the rose are combining to make this almost sandy on me. Overall, it's a very warm scent. I was really looking forward to this one, but sadly it just doesn't work on me.