Coldfire

Another decant from Shackjj

Imp: Green! Green with leather threatening

to pop out!

Wet On Me: Green leather. I can't stop sniffing on this!

Drying Down: This scent reminds me of my local Renn

Faire. All that green...all those men in leather!

Dry: FAB. U. LOUS! This would be amazing on guys too!

This is green leather love for me.

Throw/Stay: Throw is good but stay is better.

This is what I imagine my lair to smell like...now must buy and hoard many bottles

Got this from a decant circle from Shackjj

Imp: Wax and leather, and with a 2nd sniff the

salt peter comes in. (being a witch I recognize that SP scenting.)

Wet On Me: Leather first, then the wax and then the

salt peter and then the barest hint of nutmeg.

Drying Down: Sweetness over leather and salt peter

already nose wants to attach to wrist

Dry: This is warmth, this is something that makes me

want to just snuggle into this. The sandalwood is finally coming to

play, but I'm not detecting any black pepper in this. This is sweet

and old and woody and leathery and lovely. This is your grandfather's

favorite old sweater you swipe and wrap around you on a rainy day.

Throw/Stay: Throw is personal but the stay is forever!

I'll need a bottle of this before it goes away.

Not sure HOW I could top Shackjj's review. FTW!

This was a from her decant circle:

Imp:Pine and.....something I can't quite

put my nose on.

Wet on Me: Sweet Pine. I can smell more of the

Vanilla and patchouli

Drying Down: Fabulous deep richness with a touch

of sweetness. It's everything.

Dry: I can smell everything but as rotating scent

glances. This is rich, complex and deep but not overpowering

The throw is perfect and the stay beyond my wildest dreams!

This is so good my wrist is glued to my nose! Well done!

Bottle: Benzoin first, then the hint of frankincense.

Wet On Me: I smell WOOD! and the Sweetness of the

plum and fruits.

Drying Down:This is rich loveliness. I smell the

patchouli and the frankincense and lovely fruity sweetness.

Dry: Lush and sweet and incensy. Spring time in the head shop.

Very nice and well done. Totally a keeper. Might have to order my own bottle.

This was a frimp from a deal I did with LunaSea:

Imp: Rosewood! I love the rosewood. Barest hint of

the other softwoods and some tonka. Am not catching the leather.

Wet On Me: Masculine but I love it! Like an old cedar chest

you found in your grandparents attic. I detect a slight tang...tonka?

Drying Down:more woody goodness. now reminds me

of my late daddy's old wood workshop. Smells ancient and mysterious.

Dry: Total love and bliss. I want to slather it on me and

my fiance. Woody goodness with a hint of incense to cut it. To me this

is nirvana!

MUST. BUY. BOTTLE! That is all.

Bought this off LunaSea. THANKS!

Bottle: Pillsubury Cinnamon Buns.

Wet on Me:Cake batter and cinnamon buns.

Drying Down: Cardamom now and a woody scent

but the cinnamon bun has disappeared.

Dry: MUSK! a very musky kinda musty musk.

And the scent of nut shells. Don't ask me where that came from.

This is veddy veddy interesting. The label is adorable!

This is a partial bottle I got from a newbie pack I ordered

Bottle: Chocolate first, with all the other notes all

pushing to be out and smelled.

Wet on Me: Starting to smell like chocolate powder

with fruity undertones

Drying Down: it smells muskier now to me. Fig &

powder then faint lemon and bergamot

Dry:Powder now with a dark & musky scent to it. I

smell the fig and tonka.

Throw/Stay: slight throw and decent stay to it.

Glad I was able to try this scent. Not sure if I'll move heaven and

earth to grab all I can of it.

Frimp from my last order:

Imp: Very very thick and sweet smelling. Smells

ancient. Like I found a treasure

Wet on Me: I thought I caught an almond-y whiff

but still very sweet in a non-sugary way.

Drying Down: Still more of that old ancient

heavy sweetness

Dry: Thick lush and ancient on me. Still sweet but not

cloying. I feel very 'mysterious woman' when I wear this.

Frimps Rock!

A frimp from my last order.

Imp: Definitely aquatic notes. bare hints of florals

Wet on Me:beachy, salty sea spray, total aquatic with

barest hint of floral

Drying Down: lovely aquatic with stronger florals that I

want to swim in.

Dry: This is summer at the beach. Crisp, clean, aquatic,

and sweetfloral without being overly sweet. I can get raft and float in

this?

Throw/Stay: Freakin awesome. I would catch vapor trails of

scent as I moved my hands here at my desk and my nose would hungrily

sniff after them for more. Lasting quite the long time too.

Totally on the bottle list!

Got this in an imp pack from my last order:

Imp: Sweet and Grapefruity citrus! Yum!

Wet on me: defined plum & grapefruit. each sniff I

take is different on me as to what note takes the lead.

Drying Down: Now more plum and amber and the

grapefruit seems to be going away

Dry: All amber and plum now and no grapefruit

Throw/Stay: Throw is minimal and stay is okay when you

get close to your wrist.

Pleasant scent. Wish there was more grapefruit when dry. I would not

say not to a bottle, but not high on the bottle acquisition list.

From an imp pack from my last order:

Imp: First I smell the Jasmine and then the

Lavender.

Wet On me: Now I smell both the jasmine and

the lavender, equally on me

Drying Down: Reminds me of summer jasmine

nights w/ hints of Lavender in the darkness and honeysuckle

peeping from around a corner.

Dry: Honeysuckle gets over its shynes and comes

out to join hands with jasmine and lavender and play ring

around the posey!

Throw/Stay: Nice. not to strong or too weak.

Just right.

This is definitely an old fashioned scent. Very nice. not sure bottle worthy

Got this in an imp pack from my last order:

Imp: Sweet clean flowers and summer rain

Wet on me: More rain & Flowers. Daffodils?

Right now my nose has embedded itself into my wrist in happiness

Drying Down:More aquatic/rain than flowers but that

is okay with me. This is the LURVE!

Dry:Okay now I want to wear this in every rainstorm

I get to be in. This is deeeevine

Throw & Stay: FABULOUS!

I can has full bottle now? Must put on full bottle acquisition list!

Got this from Carmentcita this past weekend at the Faerie Fest when we had an informal M-n-S.

Imp: Fresh. I can semll Cedar but it's not overpowering.

Wet On Me: Lilly, cedar, and a hint of the white geranium

Drying Down: A flowery cedar. Very nice, light

Dry: More Cedar now....and some Orchid coming thru.

It's nice, not unpleasant but Not something I'm going to go hunt down I think.

Very glad I got a bottle of this.

Bottle:Flower-y. I can smell hints of the

lily and wisteria

Wet on Me:Well blended and soft flowers.

Touches of light musk here and there

Drying Down:Still a very lovely and light

floral. Of all the flowers tho, the lily is strongest.

Dry:Soft powdery Floral. Very sweet and nice

and lovely.

This is a lovely lil summer evening flort of a scent.

Imp from my latest order:

Imp: Sage & Musk and hint of berry

Wet on Me: Berries come out to play! Then the

sage comes out with the musk

Drying Down: Green. Green tea and sage. The

musk heads out of town. and Berries again!

Dry: BERRIES! Lovely lovely berries! I smell like

summer berries!

Throw: Good. wish it was stronger

Stay: Good but also wish this was longer

I like this. Probably bottle worthy down the line.

Freebie imp from the lab on my last order:

Imp: Sharp Astringent Green. Almost bitter

Wet on Me: More Bitter greens almost catching

a whiff of the sandalwood.

Drying down: Still sharp greens, somewhat watery

Dry: Greens and smells like an herbal limeade. And

then about half hour after...sandalwood and greens and limeade.

It's interesting going on.....nicer after it drys. Not sure about bottle. Maybe I'll put this in the outbound collection

From an imp pack on a recent order:

Imp:Heavy cherry almonf with a whiff of lemon

Wet on me:More lemony now but still has that

almond cherry in it.

Drying Down: Powder ?

Dry: No lemon, no almond,

just powder. I like powder but was hoping for something more

Throw:Barely any on me. Stay: Not long either

This imp might make a good home for someone else or on a swap list.

This was frimped on my last order:

Imp:very heavy. heavy cherry and musty and palest hint of vanilla

Wet On Me: ugh. Turned to musty attic with clove

Drying Down:the musty is leaving and vanilla is showing up now.

Dry: Vanilla & musk now. Then it turned to powder on me.

The beginning does not set well with me, but the end is somewhat pretty. I don't think this is a scent for me.

Another winner. This was from an imp pack that arrived last week.

Imp:Green and grapefruitness

Wet on Me:Grapefruit on a tree in the orchard.

Barest whisper of tea and ginger

Drying Down:Sharp but pretty. Then a wee bit of

bitterness as if you had eaten the pithy part.

Dry: A citrus orchard. Faint traces of tea and ginger

but for the most part reminds of the citrus fields back home.

Completely Bottle Worthy and could be hoard worthy too!

Oh the rapture that is Embalming Fluid. I may have just found the one I need to hoard forEVAH!

In the bottle this is all lovely green and citrus. but not a clearly defined citrus...

just lovely citrus. And wet on me it gets more green and citrus intense. And this

stays very green and citrus as it dries down on me. It does not stay as long as I

want so I may need to bathe in it, but the throw is awesome while it lasts

This is beyond bottle love, THIS IS FOR THE HOARD!

Another Imp from Tartchef from her newbie pack!

Imp: Dark, heavy with slight "tang."

Wet on me: Violet & musk and floral. It is the

dark and teh sexay!

Drying Down: mmmmm Amber and violets and

hark! some Sandalwood!

Dry: A Florist's headshop of love! The Sandalwaood

has come out to play! This is amazing!

Throw: Awesome! Stay: fantastic

I had just started testing this at work when a co-worker came in to check out the bead samples I brought for some commissioned pieces. Everytime I moved my arm Fallen would waft everywhere and I just wanted to sit and swoon and inhale it's yummy goodness!

FTW! Gotta Get a bottle!

Another imp from my newbie pack from Tartchef

Imp:kind of astringenty but sweet. Love

smelling the pale musk peeking out.

Wet on me: light musk & Sweet pea. Lovely

and fresh

Drying Down: a light floral-y musky sweet pea.

Dry:Light floral loveliness I feel very feminine

and girlie wearing this.

Throw & Stay:Too short for me. Wish it lasted

a little bit longer

This is something that goes on the bottle list.

I love Tartchef. This is an imp from a newbie pack I got from her. The lady doth ruleth muchly!

Imp: Crisp & Clean with touches of light, airy

green peaking out.

Wet on Me:more crisp light airy green now. Like

laundry on the line on a spring day.

Drying Down:Lovely. Light and still faint

airy green.

Dry:Crisp Linen sunshine on my wrist.

Throw:Very good Stay: Also very nice

This is a love it and bottle worthy. My bottle list is getting longer and longer and I don't yet have the funds to acquire it all!

Got this as a gift in a Snack Craving pacakge from Strangemodegirl! I lurves her for this! It was on my wish list and I'm so glad I tried it!

Imp: Patchouli happiness

Wet on Me: Wood & Patchouli

Drying Down:the oak moss is coming

thru with touches of the juniper berry

then the myrrh

Dry:Fabulous Sunny Headshop! A

glorious woodsy patchouli with tiny hints of myrrh

Throw: good Stay:awesome

I lurve this. Totally bottle worthy!

This is a partial imp from my newbie pack from Mary.

Imp:Floral. The lilac and White Musk blend well

Wet on Me:Still lilac-y floral with a hint of the

tobacco leaf peeking thru.

Drying Down:Weirdness. Something unsweet and

sour trying to take over the floral

Dry: Sour. There are flowers trying to cover

the sour. like Spoiled food, but then the lilac over

takes it.

Overall:I'm glad I got to test it, but not at all

one of my favorites.