shelldoo

eclipse is my second favorite and imho is very similar to my nuber one favorite tintagel.

hmmmm

 

in the vila: ginger aneseptic.

 

wet: ginger...

 

dry: becomes somewhat creamier, it is a very light clean smell, a clean warm after noon breeze. not exactly what I usually wear but not bad.

This smells lie a field of lillies, one a warm summer aftrenoon. I do not pick up the honey at all just lillies and it stays just the same in the bottle, wet, and dry. If you like lillies you will love this one.

In the bottle: floral, roses, I thought violets too

 

wet: hmmm very strong floral don't think I am gonna like this.

 

 

dry: Beth never ceases to astound me w/ her rose blends I end up loving them. This settles down into a very nice mature yet not old lady like rose, I think it is the amber...gorgeous blend.

In the bottle: Nothing. hmmm (snow white did this too)

 

wet: hmmm nice clean scent

 

dry: OOOOOHHHHH Love it I am wearing it and G is alseep on the couch....gonna sneak over and drop some on him so I can "snuggle" him big bottle for sure!

In the bottle: mildew???? Ummm hoping it changes when it meets my skin.

 

 

wet: shew, no mildew, how odd. It is a flower garden on a summer night. High humidity, heat, and flowers.

 

dry: stays pretty true to the wet smell.

 

I am not really a summer flowers girl, gonna be swapping this one even tho it is a beautiful scent it just wouldn't be worn if I kept it.

In the bottle all I get is almonds.

 

wet: almonds

 

dry: surprise, the almonds move to the background, the heiltrope is the top note for me, w/ vanilla and a touch of cinnamon almond, w/ the frankinsence just peeking in to say hi, in the background. after dry down the almond was kind of hard to pick out*shrugs* which is funny since it is all I smelled for the first 15 min. I love this one *contemplates bigger bottle*

 

eta I have super sensitive skin (hives virtually all the time and welt easy) and this one did not bother my skin at all

In the vial, i get bubble gum...hubba bubba from the early 80's.

 

wet: what are the notes supposed to be? I am smelling gum. No spices grape bubble gum? but w/ an astringent bite. odd

 

dry: more astringent but has a definite bubble gum undertone. gonna let my dd try this one.

In the vial: Pure almonds...very very strong almonds.

 

wet: still almonds, there were other notes mentioned right?

 

dry down: mellows and myrrh peaks ut to say hi. I do not get the smokey smell which is a shame as I love the smokey smells, but this is still beautiful, I will definitely use up the imp.

I wasx very afraid this would be "aquatic". It smells like a fresh clean carribean beach, not the ones around here it is slightly salty but the beachy sunny smell balances that out. This scent is not one I personally would wear but I am definitely gonna douse the dh w/ it

In the bottle: greenery- actually winter greenery. I do not get anything else. Just greens.

 

wet: hmmm Greenery- ever green is still the most prominent but I can smell a sweeter maybe berry undertone.

 

dry: the evergreen is a sharp, clean note I am really liking. The berry scent keeps it from being too sharp, there is a bit of spice in the background. I really like this scent.

I will preface this as saying before I met Beth's glorious concoctions I never liked any rose scent. They smelled well I dunno but definitely not me But this is my THIRD yes third rose scent of Beth's that I adore.

 

In the bottle: Just as others have described it smells just like the inside of a florist's fridge, there is a fresh fresh rose smell, but also I smell fern or something. just gorgeous!

 

Wet: very true to the smell in the bottle

 

Dry...this one juststayedthe exact same on as in the bottle! Thank goodness for ebay I never would ahve gotten this incredible fragrance w/o it.

In the bottle...fruity w/ something kind of "sour" in the back ground.

 

wet: fruity floral

 

dry: mostly dragon's blood w/ some spice. Very very red. Gorgeous there is a slight slight floral hint in the background and no sour smell at all. Adore this one!

This is one I have been longing to try.

 

In the bottle: CEDAR all the way.

 

wet: cedar w/ something I can not place lurking in the shadows.

 

dry: the raspberry leaf is there adding just a touch of sweetness, the cedar has toned down quite a bit and teh olive leaf adds just a touch of something taht seems to smooth the raspberry and cedar together seamlessly.

 

I definitly will be using up the imp this smells like a spring scent to me.

Today is the day that I tried scents that smelled completely like I didn't expect them too

 

In the bottle very very floral

 

wet: violets

 

drydown: violets and more violets w/ some iris in the background. I am still waiting for other notes to show.

 

Final thoughts: If it stays this floral I will probably trade it. I think it is a gorgeous scent I just prefer more of a resiny, incense, heavy, dark smell

 

ADDED Feb. 21

 

ok, big deep breath

 

i have had almost every violet smell go very bad perm solution on me...so i have been avoiding violet notes, then i found my love sybaris....well now i try the raven.... it is kinda like sybaris but a bit edgier....there is a darkness that is polar opposite of the lightness of sybaris yet the similiarity is strong, i may use this when i am feeling darker but i definitely will use it

Hmmmm, gathering my thought for this is tough. My 11 y/o has been bugging me to get her some so when a surprise imp of it came today she went all wooky. So as I have a rule that I must try it first we are now both wearing it.

In the bottle:

cherry bubblegum? thinking ok she can have it

 

wet:

on me: I don't really smell a berry scent, I was scared the musk would be amplified as it usually is not one of my favorite notes. but I do not detect the musk at all shew.

 

on mel: all strawberry and vanilla

 

drydown:

 

on me: I am going to be trying this one again it is not at all what I expected. I barely get any strawberry, no musk, but I smell a boozy scent? How is that? *scratches head*

 

on mel: strawberries, vanilla, and honey, like a totally different scent...these oils amaze me when they do that.

 

final thoughts: well if I end up not liking it so much I know someone who is dying for it

Just got this today from an ebay auction. I was so excited ot get it on.

 

In the bottle: Evergreen of some sort. I love the piney scents so I became even more excited

 

wet: Still some sort of evergreen but something sweet lurking in the background.

 

drydown: Beautiful. The pine scent mellows and lets some of the sweet berries creep in. There is definitely a mulled spices smell too but very very faint. A gorgeous gorgeous winter scent. It is my favorite of all the yule le's (which says alot because I adore gingerbread poppet.)

Wow, this is very resiny. I get a strong cedar smell, but not just cedar there is something else to it. It in a way reminds me of intrigue but heavier on the resin smells. I want my dh to try this one on.

I do not get any of teh ylang ylang, just a very very dry powdery rose. Not to wild about this one.

 

eta i have grown to love this one, it is a soft soft sweet rose, that is very gentle and almost morthering.

This is a very beautiful blend. It does smell strongly of somekind of fruity blend, i do not think just pineapple tho. And frankincense is really coming out. What a gorgeous bland is about all I can think. it also has quite a throw. I am enjoying this one it is a keeper.

Hmmmm the first notes taht hit me are some kind of spice, reminds me a bit of spanish rice. but as it dried it went very very heavy florals possibly strong orchid? or something similar. It has a definite aquatic undertone and that is a lethal combo w/ my skin- florals & aquatics sso do not wotk on me. *sigh* off to swaps

Definitely a fruity floral on me, but it is very strong not light and wispy as I expected. there is something there w/ a sharp edge I am not sure what it is maybe the jasmine but that doesn't make sense to me. At first I didn't care much for this but it is growing on me I will try it again possibly use up the imp.

I too, have a dislike of spiders but the description intigued me. And I am glad I tried this I really like it. Will definitely finish the imp and possibly buy a 5ml for summer.

 

On me it is not too floral and definitely not aquatic (aquatics generally go wonky on me) but instead it is a very soft clean herbal I definitely think of a summer breeze in my herb garden.

I will start by saying I am wearing this on one wrist and f54 on the other. the f54 is really over powering my olfactory senses so I will probably have to update this review tomorrow. This is not nearly as sweet as I expected. I smell something faintly reminescent of fried rice? The real fried rice a friend of mine used to make, not the instant kind. It also has a light floral scent. I am not sure what the cactus blooms would smell like but this floral is lovely. Simmering in the back ground is something faintly creamy. I do not get any chocolate notes. This is a very beautiful scent.

wow I knew from the description I would love this scent I love the smokey boozy type it is simply gorgeous. the notes are very well blended. Difficult to seperate them. i can smell the fruity sweetness first I do not know that I would say cherry though. then faintly i smell a smoky boozy type scent. although not like a night club more like an intimate party. on me this is pretty strong and has quite a throw. Wonder how long the scent will last? I wish it were still available as all I have is a wee imp