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@Eastwood22 Cherry tobacco pipe scent is one I used to adore. I think I’m at the point now that I’d love it again. My grandad used to smoke a pipe, and I loved him so much! But then, as an adult, back when I still lived in the city, there was this majorly creepy guy in my building who had a thing for me, and he would stand just outside of the building entrance on the parking lot side, smoking cherry tobacco in his pipe. He was clearly hanging around waiting for me to come home. He’d be in the building in a flash upon my arrival, timing it so we could have the lovely opportunity to ride up in the elevator together. God it was so awful. I was on the fence about this one, as far as getting a fb (I’m going to) due to the maple. This note is still a little bit more prominent than I’d prefer, but I get the feeling that the longer it ages, the more the tobacco is going to come forward. I plan to keep that fb for quite a while before breaking the seal….

I want to get a FB of this. Now that it’s had a chance to settle it’s becoming more complex. At first all I really smelled was maple. And I was relieved the maple was playing nice with my skin. Today the tobacco and musk are showing up, and it went from a “nice autumn scent” to a “wear it anytime” fragrance.

This one even surpasses my love of Wild Cherry, something I didn’t think possible. I’m so glad Mara still has ingredients leftover from the first brew.

Mara said she was brewing more

@androstenol it is a sex bomb, isn’t it? I originally planned to have Mara boost one with BI, but my order got complicated, and ultimately I didn’t. This would really be good with any of 5he heavier hitting phero blends. Sexpionage, BI, even Cuddle Bunny or Bang Bang. I did get one boosted with cops though.

I’ve had my nose under the neck of the top I’m wearing off and on all day. The fragrance arising from my cleavage is Just So GOOD! (wearing Beewitched). Sooner or later I’m going to get caught in the act by someone, and you know what? I don’t care.

Fragrances that have maple can be a problem for me. I love tobacco scents, and vanilla and musk are sure bet friends of mine 🙂. So far (I’ve only tested it once) the maple stayed true to a nice maple scent. Maybe because there are no accompanying gourmand spices is why this maple works for me. Or maybe it’s the lack of patchouli. Whatever the reason, this is a maple I can wear. I’d happily wear this especially in autumn. It is a cozy delectable scent. I’d be equally happy to smell it on a guy. Oftentimes unisex scents still play out as “somewhat masculine but not too much so”. Not this one. This is an anybody fragrance.

My initial impression was distinct chrysanthemum when I first applied it. I didn’t smell any carnation really, and I love the scent of fresh carnations. I’m going to give it a little while later to rest, and try it again. I like the smokiness, it is very much like an autumn flower bouquet. I get that impression of having raked a pile of dry rustling leaves. This is very fall like, and a departure from gourmand spices we associate with autumn. It’s not a “me” type scent, but I don’t dislike it, I was hoping for more carnation though. I’ll revisit it later on. Adding that the oak made an appearance after a while, it gives it a more complex quality, and I liked it better after I had it on for a while. I meant to state this in my review above.

One surprise for me is I may actually like Infusion. I had it on last night in the crooks of both elbows. I need to retest when I’m sure there is no other lingering scent left behind from a previously applied perfume. Berry type scents tend to be too sweet or sharp on me. This one is neither of those. It’s really nice.

Awww that’s cute. But I was never a little Debbie’s oatmeal cake fan. (Ex husband is lol). I like this. To me it is a seasonal type scent. And right now is the season 🎃. Last night I layered it with some OCCO Mocha, and I truly did smell delicious. The spices the cinnamon become more prominent after it was on for a while, and eventually overwhelmed the coffee note from the OCCO Mocha, but that may have been because of the ratio I used for them. I didn’t notice an actual cake/cookie type accord though, which is probably best with my unpredictable skin chemistry.

I like this one too. (And it’s my favorite label). I enjoy woodsy scents, but don’t usually wear them often. Is is unisex, would love smelling on a guy, whether or not I’d use up a full bottle for myself, probably not, but that is only personal preference. It’s everything androstenal and oceanjewel said.

I think I figured out what this reminds me of. It seems a lot like Noco Brown Sugar. It’s been a few years since I wore that, but yeah, I think it wears similarly on me. The pumpkin isn’t showing up as much as the spices we associate with pumpkin edibles (and drinkables).

So, on its own Lirial didn’t quite work, but it was close. One day on a whim I layered it with Potion Bastet, and just like that (snaps fingers with a flourish) it turned into a smutty totally different scent that DID work for me. The combination is in the same vein as Lilu. It doesn’t smell like Lilu, but it lends the same impression without having the heavy hitting phero Sexpionage. When I saw that Mara added Potion Bastet to this year’s sale, I almost grabbed another bottle as backup.

I finally managed to drag myself away from Beewitched. I’m currently in Lantern. I really like this one too, but I need to give it until tomorrow morning to see how the spices react with my skin chemistry over time. It is definitely gourmand, but not overly sugary on me so far. It is similar to something I’ve worn in the past, and enjoyed, but I cannot place… It’s yummy, and smells like autumn in a bottle to me. I bake a lot, especially in fall and winter. And early in to wearing it, it smells more like how the combined spices smell in the batter (or pie filling) while still in the bowl before baking.

Well, this absolutely does smell like roses, but I would not call it a typical floral perfume. SLF? yes. I commented in the new releases thread that when first applied there seems to be a civet note, but that is fleeting. Mara said it was the type of honey she used. It wears pretty close to the skin, even when first applied, but it has staying power. Depending on where it is applied seems to affect the scent hours later. In warmer areas such as the cleavage, it retained more of the roses scent, wrists ended up mainly a honeyed musk. But this was my first wearing, and it still theoretically can change after it settles from travel. What a gift it is to me, a long time rose grower, who has never found a rose perfume to love. This one I do!

@Potion Master you’re a genius. And Beewitched is so special. The longer it’s on my skin the better it gets. Thanks for explaining about the perceived civit (my autocorrect always switches to “civet”) honey can have so many different scents!

What Luna said! Wet when first applied I’d swear there was civet in it, but that impression did not last more than a minute or two. Those of you who are not fans of civet needn’t worry. I could not wait to open my sampler once it arrived. (It was almost mis-delivered too, but I intercepted the mail person). I know I should wait until it’s had a chance to settle after its journey all the way to the east coast, but I was too impatient. There are so MANY beautiful scents! Wow!!! I love Lantern too. Those are both full bottles for me, and multiple ones at that. Cassia is another I like. I need to make sure the maple in it doesn’t amp (I think maple is listed as a note?). I like that it’s not too sweet. I agree it’s cinnamon toast, not a cinnamon roll. Nose going from wrists (Beewitched) then huffing cleavage (Lantern). I’m a happy girl right now. The unisex ones, even though listed as new releases in the men’s section are not too masculine. I might get a full bottle of Mourning Glory. The coffee note comes out on top, and I enjoy that. I’m so distracted right now, I have go read all the notes again, now that I have them here to sniff 😀

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Some scents turn piercingly sweet on me, so good to know this isn’t too much so for you. Keeping my finger crossed for my package arrival. 😐

@luna65 thanks for giving first impressions. This sounds like there will be lots for me to love. I’m so glad I got the sampler this time around.

@Kayla I’m so envious that you got your autumn/winter order already! I ordered before 5am our time zone on Monday, and it was misrouted I guess. It’s up near you somewhere🙁 I guess it’ll be after the weekend now. ☹️ Watching for your reviews. Especially of Lantern.

Yes please @luna65 a moment after I originally posted it, I thought it should go somewhere else. This is something I wonder about from time to time, but not in reference to a perfume I currently own.

Just bumping this up. I maybe should have posted in a different forum.

@dolphindolls2 I’ll be sure to post!

I’m just translating for others to answer. I think it starts out that he has a question about leather jacket and coat and how to handle pheromones getting on them if he uses a spray. How long will the pheromones linger, in case he wants to wear a different pheromone the next time. ANd how to clean off leather… which ones don’t have to be cleaned off. (My German which was always pretty bad, is rusty at this point.)

I’m happy to hear Lantern is a gourmand pumpkin. I hoped it was! My sampler is on its way. I’m really looking forward to this collection 😊