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Speed reviews! These are pretty short, so I'm not sure what use they are to anyone, but hey.
Antique Lace
Sweetness and pale florals, very very nice. But there's something sour underneath it, I'm guessing the linen, which keeps it from being quite perfect. I'll give this one more shot, but if this doesn't change, I'll have to swap it.
Bordello
SCORE! I've heard so many horror stories about grape nerds, and I could smell that in the imp, but when I put it on it becomes beautiful, mature purple fruits and maybe a hint of wine. And no amaretto, which to my mind is a good thing. This is a new favorite.
Dee
Oh, darn. Parchment, incense, vague underlying musky unpleasantness. The only think I even slightly like is the incense, which you can get in a lot of other things, and it's very very faint anyway. This just isn't going to work.
Frumious Bandersnatch
This is pretty nice. Out of the imp it's pure bright plum, but once I put it on the carnation takes charge and turns into... mulling spices? What? That's nuts, but I like it anyway. It's almost the spiced plum to Jack's spiced peach.
Hellcat
Honey mead and buttercream are pretty much all I get, which YUM. I love foody scents, and this is an almost absolutely perfect desserty blend. Almost. But it just skirts the line of 'too sweet', so I rate it 'great' instead of 'awesome'. I'll still wear it all the freaking time, though.
Languor
I'm ok with florals, but they usually have to be combined with something else to ground them. Languor is pure floral, but, surprise, I love it anyway. It's because something in the quality of the flowers is so solid that it's almost... foody. Like a fruit with none of the tartness. I'm going to have to hunt down blends with every floral that's in this one, to see what's so nice!
Midway
Dear god, this is my all-time favorite EVER, and I need a bottle! (Does anyone know what that would cost me, btw?) It smells just like what it says- funnel cake, candy apples, and sugar sugar sugar. And like I said, I love foody. This is so intense that I think I'll only wear it to parties and so on, but it's pure perfection. I had to stop myself from tasting it.
Swank
I think my mom called it when she said 'truck stop air freshener'. It's not even really that unpleasant, just very artificial-smelling. And soapy. I'll give the pomegranate note another try, but this one just isn't going to work out.
Undertow
This is very interesting. I was avoiding things with mint in them, but here it kind of combines with the juniper and provides a really unusual contrast to the sweet lotus. It's not complex at all, but the notes interact in a very cool way. I might not wear this much- maybe when it's really hot out- but I'll keep it around for sure.
Antique Lace
Sweetness and pale florals, very very nice. But there's something sour underneath it, I'm guessing the linen, which keeps it from being quite perfect. I'll give this one more shot, but if this doesn't change, I'll have to swap it.
Bordello
SCORE! I've heard so many horror stories about grape nerds, and I could smell that in the imp, but when I put it on it becomes beautiful, mature purple fruits and maybe a hint of wine. And no amaretto, which to my mind is a good thing. This is a new favorite.
Dee
Oh, darn. Parchment, incense, vague underlying musky unpleasantness. The only think I even slightly like is the incense, which you can get in a lot of other things, and it's very very faint anyway. This just isn't going to work.
Frumious Bandersnatch
This is pretty nice. Out of the imp it's pure bright plum, but once I put it on the carnation takes charge and turns into... mulling spices? What? That's nuts, but I like it anyway. It's almost the spiced plum to Jack's spiced peach.
Hellcat
Honey mead and buttercream are pretty much all I get, which YUM. I love foody scents, and this is an almost absolutely perfect desserty blend. Almost. But it just skirts the line of 'too sweet', so I rate it 'great' instead of 'awesome'. I'll still wear it all the freaking time, though.
Languor
I'm ok with florals, but they usually have to be combined with something else to ground them. Languor is pure floral, but, surprise, I love it anyway. It's because something in the quality of the flowers is so solid that it's almost... foody. Like a fruit with none of the tartness. I'm going to have to hunt down blends with every floral that's in this one, to see what's so nice!
Midway
Dear god, this is my all-time favorite EVER, and I need a bottle! (Does anyone know what that would cost me, btw?) It smells just like what it says- funnel cake, candy apples, and sugar sugar sugar. And like I said, I love foody. This is so intense that I think I'll only wear it to parties and so on, but it's pure perfection. I had to stop myself from tasting it.
Swank
I think my mom called it when she said 'truck stop air freshener'. It's not even really that unpleasant, just very artificial-smelling. And soapy. I'll give the pomegranate note another try, but this one just isn't going to work out.
Undertow
This is very interesting. I was avoiding things with mint in them, but here it kind of combines with the juniper and provides a really unusual contrast to the sweet lotus. It's not complex at all, but the notes interact in a very cool way. I might not wear this much- maybe when it's really hot out- but I'll keep it around for sure.