Coldfire

This was received as a imp in a newbie pack from Mary:

Imp:Pretty. Nothing jumping right out at me

immediately.

Wet on me:Jasmine peeking out first, then the

lovely rosewood, then the sandalwood. Each taking

turns by sniff

Drying Down:More jasmine at first, and then the lily

shows up and gives me a headache. Then the woods take over

Dry:Now powdery woods. This is nice once you

get past the lily.

Overall: Not bad as an imp. Probably won't get a bottle though.

absolutely loving this scent. Imp I got from mary's newbie pack:

Imp: Floral and light. I catch the Neroli most

Wet on me: Neroli/Orange Blossom. Reminds me of

summer nights back in Miami

Drying Down:still neroli but sandalwood is coming

forward now.

Dry:Crisp sandalwood and orango/neroli. This would

smell awesome on a guy.

Throw:Gentle Stay:Wish it was longer.

Total Bottle worthy!

Imp: Astringent Floral

Wet on me: Ginger and White blooms

Drying Down:White ginger floral. Light and not

offensive or cloying

Dry:Beautiful ginger-yfloral. very light. LURVE!

Stay: nice Throw: very light

Totally bottle worthy!

Another of the imps I got from Mary's newbie pack

Imp: Sharp, green melon? herbally

Wet on Me: More Sharp green herbally goodness

Really Fresh smelling

Drying Down:Still fabulous and green and hrebally and

oh so lovely

Dry:luscious green. Still herbal, no melon from

the imp. Still fabulous

Stay/Throw: very delicate and so does not overpower.

Stays pretty nice. Wrist is attached to nose tho.

This is a keeper. Totally Bottle worthy. My Bottle list is growing!

Another imp from Mary's newbie pack I bought.

Imp: Dark, heavy, sweet melon.

Wet on Me: more dark sweet heavy melon.

Sweet from the honey maybe?

Drying down:now the tobacco kicks in.

almost bitter scent from it competing with melon

Dry: Total sweet tobacco. Reminds me of

working in a drug store and stocking the tobacco

aisle

Throw:Minimal Stay: not too long

Overall:It's okay, but I don't looooove it.

Will probably put this in the frimp swap/gift pile

Got this from a Newbie imp pack I got from Mary here.

Imp: heavy dark floral with a sharpness - Astringent?

Wet on Me: White ginger to wet tropical flowers.

a floral swamp.

Drying Down: heavy Floral white ginger/gardenia

type of scent.

Dry: heavy almost but not quite overpowering.

Spicy floral now with a dark lush wet tropical feel.

Good stay. Almost now reminds me of Estee Lauder's

Cinnabar. A winter floral for me. Bottle worthy down

the road

Got this as a frimp in my last order:

Imp: Floral. Lots of mixed floral and sweet but no one single note jumping out at me yet.

Wet on me: Florals and green herbal to me. No defined fruit yet either

Drying down: a big ole bouquet of soft sweet floral. almost victorian in feel

Dry: Sweet & Floral with a hint of green undertones and then I get a good headshop incense.

The non-patchoulie kind.

Throw/Stay: Not bad not bad. Sticks around. This is nice as an imp. Could be bottle worthy.

if I was gifted this I would not trade it.

Got this as a frimp on my last order:

Imp: Powerful strong. Heavy sweet almond/cherry flavor with a

tiny hint of myrrh

Wet on me: Sweet almong and incense.

Drying Down: Myrrh and musk over take the almond

Dry: musk, myrrh and powder...and then a hint of Old Spice?

This morphed into powder very quickly on me. Which I prefer over

the almond. Funny that I smell powder and Old Spice now.

One of my fave goddess' and as a perfume she's not doing anything

for me. Will stay an imp.

Got a frimp of this from my last order:

Imp: Rose but not too heavy on it

Wet on me: Rose goes u nder and lotus blooms

Drydown: lotus now goes sweet

Dry: Sweet floral with hint of rose that went powdery on me

Throw: not so much

Edit: powder has now turned to soap. Soap is okay...

but I'm not wanting to smell like soap. At least not today

Rating: nice for an imp. Probably will not get a bottle....

I'll preface my review with this:

Long ago and far away there was this men's cologne from Aramis called "Devin" It was teh Adore! My bf at the time wore it and I loved how it smelled on me. It was an LDR thing and so I got bottles of Devin to put on my pillow and wear on jeans and t-shirt days.

Fast Forward....on becoming dry....THIS is Devin. OMGSSS!!! This is teh Fabulous!

Review:

In Imp: This smells very much like the pagan store I go to for my Tradition of the Witches Circle classes. Which to me is a warm and bright happy place. This scent is not at all overpowering in the bottle.

Wet on me: Ozone and mettalic. Now changing to a masculine scent. YAY!

Drying down: Spicy a lil bit, but not heavy spices. Light bright airy masculine spices.

Dry: DEVIN! See above. Totally FAB U LOUS! Masculine yet, I feel feminine wearing it. So not girly. My nose is now permanently attached to my wrist. OMGS this is the forever scent.

Throw: Who can tell since my wrist is now melded to my nose! Actually the throw is my personal space so it works.

Ratings: TOTALLY bottle Worthy. I may have to order a bottle with each order I make. All your Bottles are belong to ME!

Coldie I need a swoon emoticon!

Oh this is lovely. I'm so glad I got the back up bottle.

Bottle: Definitely Dragon's Blood to me. But not as harsh like DB can be. Sweeter. I think the Lavender softened it.

Wet on me: No Dragon's Blood at all on me. Now more a floral scent. More of the Lavender but not ALL lavender.

Drying down: Smelling floral on one sniff, woodsy herbal on the next and then back to floral. But not sugar sweet floral. thank ged!

Dry: Teeny hint of mint now and then. much more herbal and woody. a Floral Pencil in some sniffs. just lovely. my wrist is now glued to my nose.

Throw: Personal. I can smell it in my immediate personal space but I'm not hearing coworkers sniff loudly and ask what is that they smell.

Rating: Totally keeping this. Back up Bottle is the precious!

Edit: OMGS I could still smell it on my wrist last night after my shower and this morning too! DANG! Talk about staying power! Dragon Moon 08 for the Win!

Finally testing the first imp I ever ordered from my first virgin BPAL order

Bottle/Imp: Sweet but not that cloying sugar sweet smell.

Wet on me: More floral/heather than berry. So glad I'm not smelling commercial berry over this. Bless you Beth.

Drydown: Clean but still heathery/ It's a delicate floral but not artificial at all

Dry: Huzzah! It did not dry down to powder on me! Has a nice floral sweet scent, but not quite as delicate as say La Belle Au Bois Dormant. And a lil more throw than La Belle as well.

rating: bottle worthy for sure. *notes that on bottles to be ordered list*

Coldie

I got this as a frimp from my first order. I've been sick for the past week and when I tried to sniff this past Monday to do a review my sniffer was all off. Finally I was able to properly sniff and collect my thoughts on this.

Imp: Sweet. Fruit sweet but not sugary sweet thank ged. And it's not cloying either. Tiny hint of sharp underneath it all. Perhaps the pear?

Wet on me: Still the same but now Lilac? Smells like an old lilcal scent my one grandmother had that I remember. This is light and lovely when wet on my wrist.

Drydown: There is a softening of the sharpness and the sweet. Still a gentle and delicate flower scent that reminds me of a summer twilight evening at my other grandmothers and now I'm half expecting to see faeries and fireflies dancing and twinkling about my cube.

Dry: Now it's just a faint teast of a scent. very pretty. Not too much throw on me I wish it were stronger and would stay stronger on me a little longer.

All together it's a lovely lovely scent. Not one I might have highlighted in my new BPAL binder to try but now I'm thinking I might just need to get a bottle of this.

Well done!

Coldie

Oh heavenly bliss!

In the bottle: Sharp tree/pine with a hint and tease of the amber and incense beneath. (I adore pine scents)

Wet on my skin: Still a wee of pine/woods...such as how it smells at night in the woods. But the amber and incense are no longer teasing me but dancing to the front.

Drying down: More incense and less pine. BUt oh so lovely.

Dry: If I don't stop sniffing my wrists soon they will be come attached to my nose. Glorious. Incense now...and a hint of baby powder but nothing over powering. Pine has retreated its dance with my nose to let other goodness come forward to be worshipped er smelled. IF I sniff long and slow I smell past the incense to the amber and the lovely green herbal things.

Got this as a frimp tossed in on a sale:

Bottle: Almost a very sharp cherry scent that I'm also picking out as almond extract. Also sweet like a cake batter.

Wet on skin: Still that sharp Cherry/almond extract scent. Almost overpowering.

Drying: Lighter on the almond extract/cherry thing..still very sweet....hints of it turning to powder?

All the way dry and disappearing. Total baby powder on my. While I love baby powder I wanted to smell mysterious today. it's a very sweet baby powder.

I've had 2 imps turn to powder on me 2 days in a row. Perhaps because it's heading to that time of the month and I should try them after...who knows.

I'm thinking tho that this one will go in the box to be sent along when I start trading to someone who will love it more than I.

Trying my hand once again on a review:

Here goes. Got this as a frimp in my very first order.

Imp: Sharp and overly floral. Very overwhelming. very loud.

On skin wet: Still sharp and floral but morphing ever so slightly for me. Not catching any single note perse, but more like it's cacophony of scent noise. I wish I could single out the gardenia as it is one of my favorite flowers.

Drydown: This reminds me of an old cologne/perfume from long ago...either Chantilly Lace or Shalimar. Totally something that now when I smell it gives me this 50's June Cleaver Mom vibe. Only a wee more hep and jazzish. Dirty Martini's waiting for Ward's return from work and then cocktails with neighbors. I'm picturing nipped in waists and full skirts and hair permed just so. Very sweet and floral.

Couple of hours in......powder. Perfumed powder, heading to baby powder.

It doesn't suck, but it's not for me. I like cleaner, more herbal, woodsy, citrusy, scents. I'm thinking this will go in as a goodie once I start trading. I would rather it go to someone who will LURVE it!

Okay...my fave BBW scent......Cool Citrus Basil. Can anyone recommend a BPAL equiv? one of my fave all time fabulous clean scents and I hate that I can only find some of it once a year.

 

I found Embalming Fluid to be very similar.

Thanks! I'll have to put an imp of that on my next order!

Okay...my fave BBW scent......Cool Citrus Basil. Can anyone recommend a BPAL equiv? one of my fave all time fabulous clean scents and I hate that I can only find some of it once a year.