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bottle: a sweet, bubbly scent like that of old time soda pop. wet: the sweetness fades while a dark spiciness emerges. this smells very dark and mysterious on me. dry: this dries to a deep, dark floral with a heavy undercurrent of spice. this does not stay light on me at all. i this scent. (edited for spelling idiocy)

Winter aconite, balsam fir, cedar leaf, and white mint. bottle: a sweet, light, minty pine. this is wonderfully beautiful. wet: this is a bit more piney once applied but there is also a more green sort of feel. this is an icy-cold scent on me and truly puts me in mind of snow falling on pines. dry: a nice, tangy pine scent that really isn't too resiny, the mint really elevates this to a light scent on me. (edited for spelling idiocy)

(this is a review for the resurrected version) bottle: lots of sweetness, there's a sort of coconutty scent here. wet: like i am surrounded by vendors frying up all sorts of sugary, fattening fair food without that nasty greasy smell in the air. this is all the best parts of midway fare. dry: a sweet, sugary, deep-fried, coconut-dusted, caramel-coated bite of heaven. glad i bought two bottles right away.

bottle: grapes and almond with the spiciness of carnations. quite heady. wet: strong grapes and a touch of almond. there is a very faint spiciness in the background but it no longer smells solely of carnations. dry: the grapes fade a bit but they are still the most prominent scent. the neroil is quite apparent as well, giving it that "bite". i can still catch hints of carnation and almond as well. this is a definite keeper.

bottle: um, this is so light i don't know what to make of it. it certainly does not smell like a hot machine. wet: this is sort of a... well... it reminds me of a soft ozone scent or maybe a very light aquatic. it is like a soft men's cologne. dry: if this is to be any sort of mechanical, it smells more like new technology right out of the box. really, this dries to an understated metallic sort of scent. quite nice.

bottle: cucumber with mint and tea and grass... this is a very wonderful green scent. wet: cucumber tea. there is also that wonderful sharp green scent that i got in garden path with chickens which is probably the grass. dry: beautiful. cucumber with soft, sweet grass. this is going to be my spring scent, so i'll need to order up a few more bottles.

bottle: light sweet musk, sandalwood and that same cottony scent that was in black lace. wet: the frangipani and sandalwood warm up instatly and give this a rich, yet soft feel to the florals. dry: this has dried to sandalwood and cotton with a bare hint of musk. this is quite a relief since i usually amp musk, it's nice to have a softer musk scent once in a while.

imp: i think i can pick out almost every note listed but i think the most prominent note is ginger. wet: vetiver makes an appearance right away but as soon as it does the ginger is warms up right next to it giving it a nice lemony-sweet smoky scent. this is by far the lovliest vetiver scent i have tried. there is a nice hint of musk that warms up as well. another complex and beautiful salon blend. dry: wow, gingery leather musk. no vetiver left at all. another scent i may have to beg my husband to try.

imp: strong musk and patchouli. wet: wow, deep clove with rich musk and the darkest patchouli possible. the musk is not sharp, it is deep and subtle. i must get my husband to try this scent. dry: the clove is what carries this blend to the end, dark and spicy.

imp: cypress with some sandalwood and lilac. wet: oh man, i feel like i just buried my face in a boquet of lilacs. this smells like the real thing, so if you really want to smell like lilacs in late spring then this is the scent to do it. incredible. dry: the lilac has tamed a bit but that's still almost the only thing i can smell. this is just like sniffing springtime.

imp: very sweet florals, i think it's the gardenia i smell most. wet: that is some sweet gardenia! almost painfully sweet. dry: still all gardenia on me, this is terribly strong and way too sweet for my tastes.

Grey amber, carnation, lemon balm, hydrangea, Chinese peony, white sandalwood, cypress, juniper, cedar, hibiscus, and African daisy. imp: carnations and lots of woods, this is lovely! wet: the woods are incredible in this blend, smelling very like sweetened, myrrh resin while the amber and florals are giving this a nice sweet creaminess. this is a very beautiful scent. dry: this dries to a soft amber with hints of woods and florals. very soft and pretty.

imp: this is all ozone to me, but then, almost all blends with ozone in them smell like ozone single notes. wet: ozone and... leather? what an unusual combination. still, it's mostly all ozone. dry: much better once dry. still quite ozoney, but the leather scent is present as well. this would be far better on a man i think.

Khus, blonde tobacco, life everlasting, orris root, black currant, cabreuva, Spanish moss, leather, and ambrette. imp: soft tobacco and leather. wet: the tobacco is the most prominent note here, thought this really smells like some generic men's cologne on me. there's something acrid here as well that does not suit me at all. dry: this goes kinda sweet and florally on me, not men's cologne at all once dry. interesting but not really for me.

Indonesian black patchouli, petitgrain, brandewijn, incense, saffron, lemon peel, myrrh, skin musk, bourbon geranium, and tangerine. imp: myrrh and tangerine and patchouli and... other notes i can't quite pin down. wet: very lemony as soon as it's applied but it softens almost instantly. the patchouli is absent too, i'm getting a sweet myrrh incense feel. dry: the myrrh has faded and there is a sharp citrus incensy scent that lingers. just a little too sharp for my tastes though.

Fire-scorched earth, black mandarin, cinnamon bark, bitter almond, sage, vetiver, and balsam of peru. imp: vetiver and sweet, spicy woods. wet: the vetiver is sweeter than usual on me, this is a smoky, earthy, woody sort of blend. dry: this has an almost coconutty scent to it. so a sweet vetiver with coconut scent. this is another scent that reminds me of childhood halloweens, this is the exact scent i think of when i think of those times in my life.

imp: sugar, honey, wine, fruit... this is intoxicating just sniffing it! wet: mmm... grapey! honey-covered, sugar-dusted, ripe-to-bursting grapes. i think there's also some honeyed, sugary plums here as well, but this is mostly just grapes on me. dry: after a bit this turns to syrupy, fruit booze. still very nice but the fruit scents are less distinct.

imp:ylang-ylang. i'm not a fan of ylang-ylang but we'll see how this one is on my skin. wet: ylang-ylang and neroli. this smells just awful on me. i think 'disaster' might be the right word. dry: thankfully, the ylang-ylang fades a bit and the neroli takes center stage but i don't think i could ever wear this scent again.

imp: frankincense and sandalwood. no sign of vetiver at all, usually i can smell that note right off. wet: frankincense, sweet and strong. i think i might be catching the barest hint of lemon but that's it. dry: this dries to a sweeter frankincense than i'm used to, there's just a hint of citrus. this is truly sublime.

bottle: this was all sweet, creamy, honeyed fruit. it actually smells much better than i was expecting. wet: sweet, sweet fig. dates & grapes. pomegranates. god, i am in fruit heaven here. this smells so much better on me than i was expecting... i'm swooning from the sweet yumminess of this oil! dry: this is still just like a big bowl of fresh, chopped fruit. the creaminess has faded but the honeyed sweetness still lingers. i need a few more bottles of this!

Egyptian amber, mandarin, tangerine, black pepper, tobacco, and vetiver. imp: pepper mixed with amber and orange. wet: tangy peppery orange, the amber warms up beautifully... i'm adding two bottles of this to my next order with the lab. dry: a sweet, lightly peppered orange with a bare hint of amber. i never even got a hint of the vetiver or tobacco (whew!).

Peach blossom and peach tree leaf, Mysore sandalwood, French lavender, bois du rose, myrtle, and blue yarrow. imp: rich peach swirled with myrtle. wet: the myrtle is much stronger, mixing well with peach and sandalwood. this is a very rich, very creamy scent. dry: this has a green scent with the myrtle, a sort of peach-pit scent for the peach. this is a fabulous blend: heady, sweet, rich, complex. edti: okay, almost two hours later and this has dried into the creamiest, richest, peachiest peach i have ever smelled. even more so than aglaea which i thought was the ultimate peach experience on me. i will never be able to wear this scent around my husband but i would advise all the peach-lovers out there to give this a try.

imp: pomegranate with something soft and florally in the background. wet: odd. i can still smell the pomegranate but the other notes makes this smell odd. it's like smelling pomegranate granola with way too much sugar poured over it. dry: this turns to almost a sour pomegranate on me. it's pretty rare that a pomegranate scent doesn't work out on me.

imp: gingery, peppery florals. quite peppery, which i love. wet: sweet ginger with a nice peppery bite. dry: it's too bad the pepper vanishes so quickly on me. i'm left with gingery florals which, while nice, is not quite as nice when it's got the pepper over the top. i was that close to ordering a couple of bottles.

imp: a rich, warm amber. wet: the amber gets warmer and there is a deep, sweet floral along with it. dry: softer amber. this is actually very pretty, i'll wear it when i want a very rich amber scent.