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This smells like a sweet, slightly smoky, spiced tea I've had before, but I can't remember exactly what it was.

 

I'm not sure if it worked for me. I was relaxed as it was, but a bit emotional. I was feeling a bit weepy a little while after I put it on, but that may be unrelated.

herby, almost "green" lavender with a bit of a citrus edge - it didn't really work for me, scent-wise or in terms of its purpose

I will, however, give it another go next time I have a headache. It seems like it could work for that.

Candy-sweet, herbaceous lavender with a hint of mint - fades to a sweet, soft vanilla

 

I was feeling a bit restless, and it didn't put me to sleep (this time at least), but it did calm me and soothe my mind. Very nice.

Wet in imp:
nice, herbal tea-like blend

Wet on skin:
minty chamomile herbiness

Drydown:
chamomile and herb blend - almost lemony

Wearlength:
holds on decently

Final impression:
Predominantly chamomile and lemongrass.

It's interesting, but I'm not sure that it's working. Then again, I'm not sure I'm using it properly.

Cooling, camphorous - a bit like Icy Hot, but without the hot.

 

I can't speak to its effectiveness, though, because I don't think I know quite how it's to be used. I'm not sure whether it's supposed to be used as purely aromatherapy, or if it is to be applied to the sore spots a bit like a muscle rub.

Wet in imp:

spices

 

Wet on skin:

ginger, sandalwood, "cool," minty spices and herbs - almost a cinnamon/mint

 

Drydown:

develops to vanilla/mint/wood

 

Wearlength:

lasts fairly well

 

Final impression:

This one surprised me. It was a frimp from the lovely and wonderful labbies, and I'm so thankful they sent it. I would have never chosen it myself, but I adore it. It's very warm, grounding, and comforting.

Wet in imp:

bright evergreen

 

Wet on skin:

holy crap, I've got a tree on my arm!

 

Drydown:

now a tree covered with boxed hair color?

 

Final impression:

No… just… no. We do not get along like good children. Not one bit.

Wet in imp:

pretty floral

 

Wet on skin:

fresh, citrusy floral

 

Drydown:

Jasmine, rose and… Lemon Pledge! Darn you, lemon!

 

Wearlength:

Holds on pretty well

 

Final impression:

So pretty, except for the whole house-hold cleaner thing. Oh well, citrus and I are just not meant to be, it seems.

Wet in imp:

spicy, fruity wood

 

Wet on skin:

floral wood

 

Drydown:

nice floral (maks me think of a blend of rose, lily and jasmine, but it's most likely the iris, which I'm not as familiar with) with a bit of wood to warm it up

 

Wearlength:

a light scent remains hours later

 

Final impression:

This initially reminds me of an Estee Lauder bath and shower gel I had years ago, then mellows out very nicely.

 

This is a scent I never would have chosen for myself. I tend to be a bit scared of sandalwood. But our wise and all-knowing labbies were sweet enough to send this as a frimp. It's amazing, and I will be getting a bottle of it at some point.

Wet in imp:
herby booze

Wet on skin:
I'm picking up an earthy, smoky herbal scent

Drydown:
goes powdery very quickly

Wearlength:
soft trace still there hours later

Final impression:
Smells like a scented body powder my Grandma used to use on my sister and me when we were kids and would have a bath at her house. Comforting sense memories, but I don't want to smell like my Grandma's powder.

Wet in imp:

light, sweet, pretty, fruity

 

Wet on skin:

herbal… very herbal

 

Drydown:

very green and sweet

 

Wearlength:

fades until it's almost undetectable hours later except for a very faint sweetness

 

Final impression:

It gets sweeter and sweeter as time goes on. A little too sweet on its own, in fact. It could work if I layered it with something heavy and earthy so they could balance each other out.

Wet in imp:

sweet, dark, earthy

 

Wet on skin:

vetiver popping out

 

Drydown:

at first, it makes me feel like I smell like a smoker with a vanilla floral musk perfume on, but it mellows after a while

 

Wearlength:

hangs on well even a full day later

 

Final impression:

The longer I wear it, the more I like it. It's strong, smoky, and sultry, and fades to a sweet, vanilla musk.

This fades completely away within hours on me, but while it's there it smells exactly like Bath & Body Works' White Tea and Ginger.

I get a fresh, clean, watery scent (if that makes sense) with a hint of cucumber. The longer I wear it, the more it seems to smell like a lotion or deodorant. Hmmm... not quite what I'd want in a fragrance.

Wet in imp:

pumpkin/gingerbread Yankee Candle

 

Wet on skin:

Slightly stronger pumpkin, still a bit Yankee Candle-ish, but not as obnoxiously so as others that have been candle-like.

 

Drydown:

A bit like March Hare, only with pumpkin.

 

Wearlength:

Still faintly there as a soft, sweet scent 8 hours later.

 

Final impression:

I wouldn't buy a bottle. If I were in the mood to wear this, I'd be in the mood to wear March Hare. Of the two, I like March Hare better.

Wet in imp:

milk & honey

 

Wet on skin:

honey and powder (applied more and started to detect ginger)

 

Drydown:

faint, clean smell (still powdery)

 

Final impression:

I could barely smell it, but others could smell it strongly from 3 yards away. If I can't smell it, it's not worth it.

Starts out as a sharp floral when wet. As it dries, takes on an earthy floral with a bit of tobacco. I think it may be a bit too sophisticated/mature for my tastes. I alternated between thinking I smelled like a sexy woman about ten to fifteen years older than me to thinking I smelled like one of my grandma's friends.

Starts out as spicy, woody incense and develops into a combo of vanilla, sandalwood and incense. It's beautiful, but a bit too heady and sophisticated for me.

Wet in imp:

sweet, berry gum

 

Wet on skin:

still sweet, berry gum with a touch of marshmallow

 

Drydown:

similar to before, but taking on a bit of an artificial, air-freshener type of smell

 

Wearlength:

fades to soft sweetness

 

Final impression:

the air-freshener smell fades away after a little while, and is a nice, cheerful, sweet scent

 

I like it.

Smells like macaroons in a cigar box... which is nice, but not me.

Wet in imp:

lavender

 

Wet on skin:

lavender with jasmine

 

Drydown:

now the jasmine scent is stronger, a lily-like scent is showing up, and the lavender is just a background player

 

Wearlength:

Hardly noticeable by morning (put it on shortly before bed)

 

Final impression:

Very pretty, very relaxing.

I find that, after an overwhelmingly strong floral stage, Euphrosyne mellows out to an amazing, pure vanilla scent on me.

Beautiful, fresh apple blossom from imp to drydown.

Started out pure jasmine in the imp and while wet on my skin

 

Then I started to amp the myrrh like crazy

 

I like myrrh, but it was a bit much for me...

Wet in imp:

sweet floral

 

Wet on skin:

strong jasmine and a lily of the valley-like scent… and cucumber? (what has my chemistry done with this??)

 

Drydown:

overpowering floral - I suspect the gardenia may be what's too much for me

 

Wearlength:

decent lasting-power

 

Final impression:

After the first few hours of overwhelming floral, it turned to an amazing vanilla.