Andalei

In the bottle:A sort of coke/cherry/cinnamon scent. Wet: Very cinnamon with a slightly dirty background. Dry: Cherry cough syrup mixed with potting soil. Sometimes I'd catch a whiff of a nice cinnamon/cherry incense kind of scent but other times it was just too overpowering. I washed it off after about an hour. Not sure if I'll be keeping this one.

In the bottle this smells exactly like Love's Philosophy to me - a sweet, generic vanilla. But as soon as it hits my skin it brightens up and turns into this beautiful, delicate vanilla scent. My nose isn't educated enough to pick out any notes, but this is gorgeous and I'm glad I bought a bottle unsniffed! Unfortunately it doesn't seem to last as long as I would like it to. Edit 02/08: I wore this again all day and it definitely lasted today! Hours after applying I can smell a sweet, slightly perfumey, slightly powdery vanilla scent. At one point this afternoon the beeswax came out and made me wish I had a candle in this scent. I might need a second bottle of this.

I've had an imp of this forever and never tried it because it smells awful in the vial. However, I read a comment about it being a "warm, spicy vanilla" so I decided to give it a try. In the vial: Cinnamon mixed with dirt and a bit of flowers. Wet: I get a warm, spicy scent with a floral note that reminds me of La Petit Mort. I'm terrible at picking up notes, but maybe this is the jasmine others have mentioned? I'm not a fan of florals, but this is sexy! Dry: This dries down to an amazing spicy cinnamon vanilla on me that lasts forever. I smell a hint of something like patchouli that gives the scent a bit of depth and darkness. This is incredible. I've almost used up my imp in the week since I discovered how amazing this smells on my skin and I can't wait for the bottle I ordered to arrive!

In the imp: Delicious, rich cherry-almond scent that almost reminds me of Serge Lutens Rahat Loukoum. Wet: Same cherry-almond smell with cinnamon. Dry: Almost instantly this turns into Christmas potpourri on my skin. Smells just like the giftshops around here once they get all of their candles and decorations in for the holidays. I love this smell in a store, but not so much on my skin.