dreadeddragon
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In the bottle: Reminds me of LUSH's Karma fragrance (I work there, so I sniff it all day long) only better. (I don't like Karma)
First on: I usually hate orange and don't like patchouli when it's heavy, but it's not doing too badly on me right now. Is there musk in this? I get a light musky tone to it as well.
Drydown: Holy musk batman! This is on one arm, Imp is on the other, and they smell way too similar on me, the only difference being peach vs orange blossom. It's a floral patchouli, and not too heavy still, but just a little too strong on it for me.
Overall: This is a nice light patchouli orange scent - it's not too heavy or "dirty hippy" smelling like patchouli gets on me now, but it's still not for me.
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In the bottle: A green, woodsy dust
First on: The dusty scent has gone and I'm left with light green woods. It's very fresh and light, and not too soapy or floral as most green scents get on me. I really like it so far.
Drydown: Soap. Damn. A light woodsy soap, but soap none the less.
Overall: If the soapy factor hadn't appeared this would be a great springtime oil to wear. Unfortunately now it's off to swaps.
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In the bottle: Mostly peach and patchouli, which I'm not too sure I like.
First on: This makes me think of sweating in a peach orchard. Haha. I can really smell the peaches and the patchouli makes it earthy, while the musk makes me think of sweat in this one. Not sure why, maybe it makes the patchouli a little more dirty if that makes sense.
Drydown: Now it's more of a musky dirt with a hint of sweet peach. The patchouli has become the main note.
Overall: Definitely not for me.
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In the bottle: A very light, clean scent
First on: I can smell the tulips, and that clean laundry scent as well. Not at all what I was expecting for Amsterdam, though I guess it does make me think of Holland in general.
Drydown: Hasn't changed at all, still tulips and clean laundry. It's a nice spring scent.
Overall: I'm not really swayed either way on this one. I'll probably keep the imp unless someone asks me to trade for it.
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This will be a scent description only, as I haven't worn it out yet.
In the bottle: Almonds. Lots of almonds.
First on: No almonds? Very green scent, with a very cologne-y scent to it, I think that's what I though was almonds in the bottle (they smell like liquor to me sometimes). I can't detect any particular notes.
Drydown: This has faded to a nice green rose scent on me. Most roses go all cloying and sour on me, but I really like this one.
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In the bottle: Cardamom & saffron are the first notes I detect, though the blend altogether smells like an eastern incense market (or what I imagine one would smell like anyway)
First on: Am I wearing oil? Maybe my sniffer is broken from sniffing too many scents (and I don't have any coffee here to sniff) but I can barely smell this. I wore it to bed a few nights ago and seem to remember it lasting longer than 5 minutes. It's a vague resinous spicy cologne-y scent, from what I can detect.
Drydown: I can see where it is on my arm, but I smell nothing. If I remember from the last time I put it on, it faded nicely into a powdery incense scent with a slight spice.
Overall: I like it, and will probably keep it, but I wouldn't buy it again.
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In the bottle: Dragon's blood, that acrid steel tang, and some pepper
First on: This is definitely a bloody sword. Haha. The steely note has come to the front for me and the dragon's blood, pepper and leather just sit on it in the background. While I love it, I don't think it's good on me so far, and it might go a bit soapy.
Drydown: Wow, it steered away from soapy and went to dirty rusty metal and leather. I'm definitely intrigued by it even tough I don't like the scent on me.
Overall: I might give it to the boy if he wants it, or use it as a room scent. I really like it, though I can't stand it on me personally. Odd.
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In the bottle: Floral, bubblegum resin. Almost reminds me of Lady Macbeth but sweeter.
First on: It definitely reminds me of Lady M, but with a resinous tone instead of the wine. The floral berry scent is very similar though. It's very heady and seductive. This is definitely the oil of a seductive villainess.
Drydown: The resinous tone has calmed down and it's a more balanced sweet floral with a bit of dust. Very sophisticated and still seductive.
Overall: Anyone want to sell me a bottle?
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In the bottle: Black pepper and ginger stand out the most, a tiny hint of sweetness in the back which is the dragon's blood.
First on: Very floral all of a sudden. Dragon's blood is still sweet and slightly resinous, the pepper is still there & spicy, but there's that honeysuckle that is coming to the forefront.
Drydown: The honeysuckle is now no longer floral but has gone sweet with the dragon's blood. The spicy is now more faded and rests in the back. It's become a slightly spicy floral.
Overall: Not what I was expecting, but very fitting for Aries. In my experience (most of my close friends are Aries) they're very kind & sweet, and tolerant of a lot of things, but if you push the little red button all hell breaks loose. That spicy int he back hints at that little red button. Very fitting.
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In the bottle: Clove, ginger, smoke, leather & cinnamon. I am in heaven.
First on: No! It's going all sour on me, as happens with leather and tobacco. Hopefully the sour phase will pass and that heady swoony scent will come back.
Hours later: It faded to a nice light smoky scent with a hint of spice. It's very faint, and I couldn't tell if it was still doing the sour thing or not, so I asked the boy and he said it wasnt and he loved it.
Overall: Damnit, I now need a bottle.
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In the bottle: Minty and herby.
First on: Minty soap is what it;s gone to on me. I think it's menthol, as my sinuses are clearing and tingling after sniffing it, it reminds me of vicks (the effect, not the scent)
Drydown: Pure soap. Like Irish Spring.
Overall/effects: I haven't tried this one magically yet, just did the review because I received it long ago and had it sitting among my imps to review.
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In the bottle: Earthy spice
First on: Sort of a spicy incense, lots of cinnamon!
Drydown: This reminds me of Volcano Foot Mask by Lush. It's cinnamon-y and slightly earthy.
Overall/effects: I wore this for a series of job interviews that I didn't get, and I was beginning to get very frustrated until I got a call back from a place I applied at months beforehand and got a job within a week or so!
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In the bottle: Earthy, spicy, and seductive
First on: I smell like a spicy trading bazaar. I can't pinpoint any of the notes individually, but if it stays like this at all I'm going to love it.
Drydown: It's faded so much! The spicy has faded into an earthy incense I can barely distinguish.
Overall: I think the boy might like this one, he's been wanting a nice earthy scent. If not, I'll keep the imp but I'm so sad it changed on me.
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In the bottle: Sugar and butter
First on: A little spicier now, it reminds me of cinnamon sugar buttered toast. I generally hate foody scents on me, but this one actually seems to be working.
Drydown: Damn, the cinnamon has faded and the butter is once again the dominant scent. Other than that, it's still sugary with a hint of hazelnut.
Overall: I think this is the first foody imp I'll be keeping. I don't see a bottle in my future, and I predict this imp will last me forever, but I'll use it.
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In the bottle: Sickly sweet old flowers
First on: That resinous oil is making it really sickly sweet, I can barely smell anything else. It's a sweet earthy scent with a hint of floral behind it.
Drydown: The floral has come out more but it's still really sweet & earthy as well
Overall: Not for me. It doesn't make me sick, but I wouldn't want to wear it all day either.
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In the bottle: A very green floral. I can't distinguish anything in particular
First on: Definite rose and it smells like a hint of fresh lemon rind as well. I can smell what people have said is the soapy scent too.
Drydown: It's definitely still rose & lemony, but it's slightly soapy on top.
Overall: I'll keep the imp, but definitely won't need a bottle. Too bad, it started out so nicely.
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In the bottle: Cedar and vetivert
First on: Lots of cedar! I love cedar but I'm not so sure I want to smell like it. I feel like a forest. It's very grounding.
Drydown: Hasn't changed
Overall: It's very earthy and grounding, but for some reason I think of more dirt and mountains for capricorn than cedar forests.
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In the bottle: incense, a bit of perfumey alcohol, and the smell of how blood tastes, that coppery stuff, not the sweet scent in BPAL's Blood
First on: this is why it took so long to find a bottle on ebay, it's gorgeous! Very incensey with a distinct metal and then that blood scent behind it
Drydown: I get that floral incense someone was mentioning. It's almost soapy, so I'm thinking maybe jasmine? The metallic is definitely still there, but that blood scent is gone. I feel like I'm wearing a dirty piece of metal.
Overall: I like it before drydown better, but I do like the overall effect as well. I'm definitely keeping this bottle.
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In the bottle: Irish car bomb! With some cedar in it.
First on: It's got that same sugar scent from Sugar Skull in it, which turns it into a popcorn bucket with a coffee sitting nearby when combined with the dusty scent.
Drydown: This hasn't changed at all, but I'm thinking now besides the coffeecorn, it might also smell like a burnt caramel latte.
Overall: I am so not a foodie, this is not for me, but I'm really glad I got to try it because the description was intriguing.
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In the bottle: Citrus & pine
First on: Ok, I htink the citrus I was smelling is most likely a combination of earth, moss, and trees. It's enough of a blend to keep from going xmas tree or dirt.
Drydown: It's pretty much the same & hasn't changed, except it did develop a bit of a soapy scent.
Overall: Nice, but not for me.
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In the bottle: Jasmine, bamboo, tea. There is no dragon's blood, and it doesn't smell at all like the bottle I sniffed at C12.
First on: Pretty much the same, with a soapy scent added in there. Damn you jasmine!
Drydown: Still no dragon's blood. The jasmine has calmed down though and it no longer smells like soap. It's a very nice light summer blend that has just enough floral but also not too cloying or heavy. The tea and bamboo help round that out.
Overall: It's not my favorite, but I'll definitely use my bottle.
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In the bottle: Goddamn why do I only have one bottle of this? This smells almost exactly like the oil I made at the aphrodesiac class, but with the lunar oils. Cinnamon, red musk, red sandalwood, I love it! I want to just keep sniffing it.
First on: *drool* The cinnamon isn't as prominant as it is in the bottle, and the musk & sandalwood come out more. There's a sweetness to it as if (appropriately) an imp of Blood was poured into the mix.
Drydown: Must. Have. Another. Bottle. The cinnamon is a bit dulled, the musk and sweetness are playing with the lunar oils to create a perfect blend.
Overall: Love love love!
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In the bottle: almond & anise!
First on: This smell reminds me of a certain guy because it smells just like something when we hung out one night. Very anise with a bit of woodsy to it
Drydown: Hasn't changed a bit
Overall: While I would honestly gag if someone were to wear this around me, it does bring back good memories of one of my best friends.
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In the bottle: A slightly spicy & smokey aquatic.
First on: It's still aquatic, but it's a warm sultry one, still spicy & smokey but maybe with a bit of vanilla or amber in it as well.
Drydown: It's still smokey, now some musk is noticeable, and the aquatic scent is gone. The amber is slightly spiced, I can't tell if I like it.
Overall: Very scorpio like. Mysterious, sexual, and watery in a fire type style.
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In the bottle: Floral with a bit of currant and some myrrh.
First on: The currant is slightly stronger than the floral blend, and unlike others, the sandalwood and myrrh are really noticeable. It's fairly strong on me and I can't stop sniffing it.
Drydown: This is similar to Brides of Dracula, only more sad and listless than seductive. The scent really hasn't changed much, and it's still pretty strong.
Overall: I swapped for this unsniffed based on the reviews. For now, I'll keep it, though it won't be one of my regular scents.