blktauna

All's I get is sugary melon... and maybe a bit of lychee.

It's so sugary melon I was checking to see if my fingers were sticky. As it dries, there's an odd undercurrent of something I'm not sure I like, but then the melon will pop back up.

Not exactly what I expected and I'm still not sure if I like it or not.

Mmm frimp and I'd wanted to try it!

in imp - woof Yuzu!

wet - More YUZU

drydown - the limeyness softens a bit and something maybe a little juniper berry pops in.

Not much throw but it hangs on a bit. Light scent but is very clear on my skin. When a scent does that I know its a keeper.

Delicious! Bottle coming in the queue.

I really like this scent. It reminds me of something I had many years ago but no longer remember the name of.

It actually smells very aquatic to me. I get a bit of the apple and some grape but no rose or lemon, sadly.

Actually Lady Macbeth was very fruit punch sugary bubblegum ish on me. Very red and juicy.

I don't see many mentions of Whip here, so I figured I'd add it.

 

Whip is, I believe "black leather and damp red rose."

 

It smells like the perfectly polite but secretly naughty boy who arrives for your first date holding a rose bouquet and wearing the new bomber jacket he got just to impress you.

Sadly whip smelled like old athletic tape on me. No rose at all.

Versailles is rather nice. It has a very sophisticated feel with the combination of citrus, rose, amber & jasmine. After testing it, I immediately thought my mother might like it, which is a first (she likes Lancome's Magie Noir & not much else).

I have to say I disliked Versailles and I still have my bottle of Magie Noir vintage 1983 or something. I have to say it's stayed true as well.

Do people mean 'powder' when they say old lady or what? And what age old lady My grandma would be near 100 now and I think some of the grandmas here may actually be my age... *cough* There's a big difference between Shalimar / Emeraude / Charlie / Magie Noir / Farenheit / CK2

All of which will be old lady at some point.

I got this as a frimp and I'm an avid rose fan, so I looked forward to it.

Sadly, all I got was the weak scent of wet earth. No rose at all.

In imp: piney and cedary. only a faint whiff of coolness.

Wet: woody cedar, with a bit of pine.

Dry: mmmm wood and cedar and pine.

I was hoping for something head clearing but instead I smell like Christmas. Its lovely and I'm glad I got a bottle. The resin and wood is quite warm and after the initial flush of cool on application, this warms up really nicely. I taste pine fleetingly as I wear it, then a bit of wood, then more pine. It lingers nice and subtly.

Really excellent.

This is an odd one for me. I got it as a frimp in a trade.

in the imp - resiny with an undercurrent of cat urine.

I decided to be brave and try some.

wet: resiny with something like chocolate underneath to take away the sharpness.

early dry: less resiny and something creamy popping up. icky cream.

middle dry: ick baby powder.

trailing off: rubber and baby powder.

extremely nasty.

Strangely enough when I cracked this imp open... I smelled nothing at all.

Not a whiff.

That was the weirdest experience I've had opening up a perfume.

I passed it on.

I'm wearing maiden now and it is only the slightest bit mellower and rounder than my SN carnation.

I love it lots.

I like Caterpiller as well but the carnation is more subtle and the spices play a larger role. Maiden is WHOA CARNATION on me.

I was hopeful but no.

All I got when opening the imp was CAKE. Wet, somewhat boozy, pound cake. So much so I could still taste it an hour later and could not get the smell/taste out of my head until I huffed some straight eucalyptus.

I had no desire to try it on.

Initial sniff from bottle - woof! Fresh Cut Peppery Carnation!

Wet on skin - carnations with a softening undertone, it must be the tea.

Dry on skin - a lovely mellow carnation, much like the single note carnation oil I adore, but not as cloying.

Staying Power & Throw - medium throw, should hang on for a bit, carnation always does with me.

Overall Opinion - love it even though I smell not a single bit of rose. None. But boy does it have some fine carnation. It's very fresh and not overly pungent. I ordered a bottle immediately.

The funny thing is I got an imp of Fruminous Bandersnatch and smelled absolutely nothing at all. No carnation, nothing. This one though. Whoa carnation.

in bottle: light citrus scent. Really light, like someone's cutting lemons or limes two rooms away.

wet on skin: Still very very light. A bit of floral is showing up underneath the citrus. They work well together.

dry: Practically gone in 20 minutes. I have to snort my wrist to get the faintest wiff of candy lemon fading to an indistinct floral.

Its a lovely light scent but it's too fleeting. I'll enjoy it in the summer I think. I like Phantasm better though.

Initial sniff from bottle: Real fresh pineapple or star fruit but no acid hit. I taste something woody/pulpy. No pomegranate though.

Wet on skin: Grilled pineapple and brown sugar. Not over sweet, just enough to keep the fruit mellow.

Dry on skin: The same only almost vanished

Staying Power & Throw: No throw and no staying power. Gone in only a few minutes.

Overall Opinion: Sadly I was hoping for Indian restaurant pomegranate juice smell and this isn't it.

In the bottle: Just like a bouquet of roses fresh from the florist.

Wet: exactly the same.

Dry: exactly the same. This started out quite loud, then as it dried, calmed down a lot.

Summary: Strong initial throw then down to a perfect just there enough level. Fair amount of lasting power but I used barely a swipe because I couldn't wait.

This is so a multiple big bottle purchase for me, This is exactly the type of Rose I love and I need tons because I will wear tons. And Unlike the Jo Malone single note, I am not sneezing, just repeatedly sniffing my wrist and drooling...

(LOL I have 4 bottles of this now! w00t!)

Lancôme Effacils and alcohol wipe.

And I'd rather cut my arm off than smell like a baby wipe