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This one is all musk on me, which makes it go soapy. It smells a bit like the perfume my mum wears. I don't really like it as a smell, and yet I do kind of like it, maybe because of the scent memory. What is in this - civet? I honestly got a bit of a tingle smelling this as well. I thought maybe it was an arousal tingle from the musk.

This is so funny! I smelled this one "blind", as I always do, not letting myself see the label first so I can gauge my first impression unbiased. My thoughts were.... deep, rich, like chocolate, but sweet, delicious... it just tickles my nose in a nice way! Then I looked at the bottle in my hand - Tickled Pink!! Perfect name! What a lovely, deep, soulful pink this is. It is sweet but not overbearing, delicious but not sickly, rich but gentle. I wish I had more than a sniffee of this! I will need to keep an eye out for it on the trade thread I think ETA: Just reading back on the other posts on this thread, and seems TP is basically LP Pink but with cardamom added?? That's really interesting, because something about LP Pink on its own doesn't agree with me. It just goes like bubblegum, too sweet in a not-nice, fake way. But somehow the cardamom in this cancels that out, and replaces it with a deep richness, while keeping in all the good notes.

This one smells really similar to a lot of other fragrances on me. It starts out green - too green, like fresh cut stems - then as it dries it goes to a soft floral and green scent. On full drydown it's fresh and subtle. I get the gardenia, but I'm really not getting the sugar, musk, or peppermint at all. I don't think I'll be ordering a bottle anytime soon, but it's not bad.

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Posted a short story about my night wearing this in my PT journal, but I think it belongs here as well. This stuff is crazy! Synergist's Adventures in Hicksville Today's Episode: Dancing Queen In the week I have been in this new town, the thing I have missed the most, after my friends and workmates, is my dancing. Back on the Coast I was a superkeen dancer, going to two to three lessons a week plus dance parties most weekends - it was a huge part of my life. Cut off from this, I began to feel I would go crazy if I couldn't dance. Dr Google told me the local RSL holds "social dancing" on Sundays and Tuesdays at 6PM. What does that mean exactly? Well, I had no idea really. The only dancing I have ever done is modern jive, which is not at all the traditional style - a lot of freeform, very loose and easy footwork, very much something you put your own personality into. Sexy, modern, stylish. Full of dips, leans, crouches, spins, and sometimes a hell of a workout. That is my idea of "social dancing". But what is social dancing like in Hicksville? Being a single female in a new town, I didn't want to wear anything that might get me into trouble, so I played it safe with two sprays of Popularity Potion into my hair and a few swipes of Darling Catalina (which also contains Popularity Potion) to my wrist and neck. I hadn't had a shower in three days, and I had been working in the field in the freezing cold, lugging around heavy branches and sawing up logs. I smoothed down my hair as best as I could, hoped no one would notice the windburn/frostburn all over my face, tried to cover up my chapped lips with some moisturiser. I turned up just before 6PM and found the auditorium. Hmmm.... no one there yet. I check with the receptionist again - yep, definitely got the right place. The sight of the dance floor is actually exciting to me. I don't care what I do on it, as long as I get to dance on it! I amuse myself with a few spins and twirls. Time drags on. At 7PM, I am getting really bored. A man probably 20 years my senior, bald and overweight, arrives and we strike up conversation as we wait. It is his first night at the dance class as well, though he's a local. Within about two minutes of talking, he asks me outright, "Are you single?". I take him to mean it in a dancing context and reply that I am - as in, I didn't bring a partner. I say I hope that's ok - thinking, I'm not sure if this is a couples-only dance, will it matter that I didn't bring a guy with me? But his response - "Oh, that's great! Me too!" - has me mentally cursing myself. Oh, he DID mean it that way. *facepalm* The man, let's call him Len, takes me out to the bar and buys me a drink. We wander over to the pokies and I sit down at one that I feel is lucky. A few spins later and he is by my side, panicked. "Where did you go?? I turned around for a second and you were gone! I put $10 in a machine and you weren't even there! I had to get the money back out and come and find you!" LOL, clingy much? I laugh at him and he puts the money in my machine. We chat and take turns spinning. Within five minutes of meeting me he is telling me all about his 15 year relationship that just ended, and how ready he is - really really ready, hint hint - to be in another relationship again. I try to drop hints of my own - I'm not ready to be in a relationship just yet, I move around a lot, I've just got here and I'm trying to sort out my life - but he has a counterpoint to each of them. Oh, the best thing you can do is get back on the horse love. I'm not tied down anywhere, I'll move to wherever the lady wants me to go. You need to just get in there and give somebody a go. Now, this all sounds very sweet, but remember this man is old enough to be my dad, and not to be unkind but he was also grossly overweight, bald, nearly a foot shorter than me, burped loudly and constantly, and would NOT stop talking about himself - or his ex wife. Not to mention my seedy-ometer was in overdrive. Len tried a few times that night to get me drunk, constantly tried to put drinks into my hand or told me to drink the one I had quicker, or even told me outright that I should get drunk tonight. I had one drink only, and flatly refused the rest. More on how that went later... So, eventually the dance class starts, a full two hours later than it was supposed to. I couldn't be more relieved to see other people there. What a sweet group they were. They went out of their way to make me feel welcome, all the men wanted to dance with me, half the ladies did too (I danced the male part), I had someone sitting beside me wanting to chat to me all night, and I felt like the belle of the ball. They were also all over 50, and at least a few of them were in their seventies or eighties. So what is dancing like in Hicksville? Well, suffice to say, one guy suggested I should try line dancing next, as he thought I might find it more interesting and upbeat and more "to my style". Yeah..... There was one particularly sweet old lady, who I think must literally be the nicest woman in the world. I'll call her Hannah. I told her all about how I was new in town and still finding my feet and she wrote down the names and details of some activities and groups she knew of that she thought I might enjoy. She gave me her number and said anytime I felt lonely to give her a call and go have a cup of coffee with her - she said she is a full-time carer to her ill mother so was often at home with not much to do anyway. I danced half a dozen songs with her and showed her my modern style, and she picked it up really well. The old men were so funny and flirty. One of them asked me to dance with the words, "I'd love nothing more than to have a dance with a beautiful young lady like yourself". Where is chivalry in young men these days anyway?? I think I need to date one of these old chaps next! Len disappeared for most of the class and reappeared towards the end of the night, completely smashed and with another truckie friend of his who I will call Toothless, since he was missing most of his teeth. Toothless congratulated Len on "getting her!" when he was introduced to me(!). I was like... what? Apparently the pair of them had quite a story-telling session while they were downing the drinks! Len had a few drunken dances with me, where I basically held him up and tried to get my toes out of the way. When I sat down the two of them sat either side of me, practically squishing me in with their closeness. Toothless even commented, "We're not really giving you enough space there!", to which Len replied "No such thing! The closer the better!" and proceeded to scooch in even closer. They watched my every move and shamelessly vied with each other to hold my attention in conversation, cutting each other off and trying to outdo the other in a way that was extremely comical. Eventually the dancing finished and there was talk of going for drinks. I said I should head off, and Toothless and Len immediately volunteered to walk me to my car. I was 99% sure they were harmless, but I was a lone female with two strange guys and wasn't too sure how wise it was to enter the dark parking lot with them in tow. So I said instead that maybe I would stay for a drink, but nothing alcoholic. Toothless raced off to get me a "squash". Turns out it had Bundy in it as well... whoops, how on earth did that happen? I abandoned my "non-alcoholic" drink when Toothless ran off again for some other reason, and discreetly asked Hannah to escort me to my car. Len began to follow us, but seemed to lose interest when he saw Hannah was with me too, which actually made me a little nervous - what had he been planning? Outside Hannah said some more kind words to me, gave me a hug and told me to call her anytime, and I ran to my car in the pelting rain. Welcome to Hicksville...

As far as "green" scents go, I don't mind this one. At first I thought it would be too green since I don't like smelling like freshly cut grass, but it is just sweet enough that I think I can get away with it, and goes sweeter and quite floral on drydown, which is really nice. The sugar and vanilla add a lovely dimension. I will definitely keep this and wear it on a day when I need to feel bright and cheery!

I smelled this one and thought "wow... it's foody, but it's so RICH!" I don't know how else to describe this. It is delicious, but almost over-the-top delicious. I think how I feel about this scent will be directly proportional to how hungry I am at the time! Does this have almond in it? I can't find the page on it and I will need to know to go careful with this one if it contains nuts.

How can it be no one else has reviewed this?? I can't even find it on the LP page so I don't know what the notes are supposed to be. I have a sniffee of it and I get strong chocolate and something kind of like coffee. Neither of these are my notes so this one isn't for me I'm afraid.

Eeek! On first application something about this goes horrible on my skin. Smells like cheap toilet cleaner. As it dries down it becomes more bearable, and I get a whiff of something more foody - I guess it is the curry, but to me it smells a bit like vanilla somehow. When I sniff for it I can get a hint of coconut as well. It becomes quite interesting at this stage, but not something I would want to wear as a perfume.

You can't be serious?? We didn't even get a chance!

Oh LadyV I'm so jealous - I want a man like that! Can I borrow him?

Really? Gotta narrow down that F*ck Buddy list Eggers!!

Mr Mxyzptlk now... and a picture to match!

Ooooh... well I am grateful I have my sampler on the way, but I fear it's not enough - I also want all the musks plus Tyvey's Mango Cherry Pepper and Lady V's Cherry Rose (love cherry!!). Must get them too!!

Ok - August new release time! Let's start the stalk!

That's me on Passion & Envy

They is up! They is up! *happy dance*

Heh, that's SNeaky Clean!! Sneaky all right...

OMG how did you know I was planning on pairing a scent with B2 or TeddyBB!! I want something I can spray on my pillow before I go to sleep, as B2 has been helping me enormously with sleeping problems lately. This is perfect!! I'm so excited! *jumps up and down*

SQUEEALL!! That's adorable!

This blend sounds like it could be disastrous used in the wrong circumstances! I would be VERY cautious wearing this one, hehe

No, just a sample with my monthly sampler. I've put it up for trade.

LOL at Rosy cheeks!!

Mmm, this is not a me scent. Smoke, incense, patchouli, amber - they all jump out at me, and none of them are my friends. Might pass this one along.

Oh dear, I spilt most of my sample of this on my bed when I went to smell it! *facepalm* I have been so clumsy lately - first Bridezilla in the car, then Happy Ending throughout my bag, now this! Fortunately it does smell pretty good on my bed It is quite fresh but foody, surprisingly fruity. Ricotta is such an interesting smell, what a great idea to use it as a fragrance note!