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Originally Posted by Lalage What's the deal with Tonka Bean? I don't know what it is or what it smells like but I've noticed this ingredient in some fragrances that I can't wear (e.g Samsara) even though they seem to smell lovely on others. Tonka bean smells vanillic. It's used to scent pipe tobacco, so it smells like that, too.

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lol, taolady! ee cummings i'm not, but i did grow up with instant/text messaging, in which CAPS simply waste time. hopefully it's still legible?

so carnation is spicy/peppery/clovey. if it's dusty/powdery too that's the problem. i did try poivre the other day and it was nice. i wonder what is the difference between ACTUAL clove and carnation clove. i will investigate.

interesting that so many people have issues with sandalwood. aldehydes too - are they artificial?

so what's the deal with oakmoss? i may have related this story before, but there is a potted plant at work that has some green, mossy stuff at the base of the plant. one day i stuck my nose in the green, mossy stuff, expecting to smell dirt, and what i smelled was fragrant, almost cinnamony. i thought, "if this stuff was a perfume...." so was that oakmoss?

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This is the first time I have heard someone else who can't stand carnation. I love the fresh flower itself, but when it's put in perfumes it truly makes me sick. It smells too minty to me. The others I really can't stand are cinnamon, anything sour, leather, tobacco, smoke, florals. Big time UPCHUCK! However, I do love to smell florals on others for florals can have a beautiful smell. They just don't work for me.

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I totally agree about tonka bean....Can't wear Samsara and can't wear Addict either.Both of them unfortunately made me feel a bit nautious I suspect it's the tonka bean!

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i agreee cannot get Angel- I do not like it and simply cannot understand why so many women do-
carnation oil has no smell from what i have heard but i think the flower smells clean and fresh.

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If you haven't already, you might want to chek out Chandler Burr on the subject:/showthread.php?t=193356
Ah! Text messaging is what is killing punctuation!! Not terrible - but must be horrific for our German friends!!