Sistinas

a review of Dunwich

 

Vial ~ grassy, mossy, llke being in a forest meadow, I believe there are

some florals in there but atm, I am not able to pick out which ones

Wet ~

 

Drying ~ my this is morphing on my quickly, it is turning very floral

 

Dry ~ after 15 mins this scent has dried on my skin and I wish I could pick

out the the florals in this, it does smell beautiful and yet it is not too

sweet, well at least not to me. Ah I read a review, the floral I am smelling

is lillies, I am curious to see how well this will last on me.

 

Fade ~ Half an hour later it is fading fast, very hard to detect that strong

beautiful floral that I picked up earlier.

 

Final thoughts ~ I really loved the scent and it ability to morph, unfortunately

it has not lasted as long as I would like, but I will still keep my bottle.

 

on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being highest) I give it a 4

a review of Kingsport

 

Vial ~salty, very remniscent of tears, but there is this underlying tone of

sweetness

 

Wet ~ the scent does not change much, it is clean and salty scent, also

very ozoney.The lab description is spot on. I close my eyes and inhale salty

breezes as if I was right at the coast. So far I am in love with this scent.

 

 

Drying ~ still the wonderful salt breezes, so very refreshing

 

Dry ~ I think it is safe to say that after 30 mins it has finally dried

and while the breeze is not as strong, it is still there, whiffs of fresh

ocean air.

 

Fade ~ after an hour, it is faintly hanging in there.

 

Final thoughts ~ A wonderful scent, hopefully I will be able to find a replacement

for this once I finish my bottle

i got my swapped imp of Midway today. Okay, I am not a big fan overly sweet items, but for some reason I do like gluttony. Now as for Midway, here is a very quick off the cuff review,

 

first thought buttery pastry goodness

 

on wrist still buttery, but has gotten a bit sweeter and wafts of vanilla are coming through

 

drydown okay, until this point, I didn't get the it smells foody, but in the same sense it doesn't. It definitely has morphed more into a fragrance that does remind me of funnel cakes, powdered sugar, etc, but I don't feel like I smell like someone who works at the fair making these all day. it is not overwhelming, it is sitting there nicely.

 

 

Yeah, I think I am going to be needing some more of this, but i think this is a scent I will not need to slather. Seems the little bit I applied to my wrist is lasting pretty long. this is always a sign of a good fragrance for me.

a review of The Hesperides

 

Vial ~ Wow apples!!! All I did was uncap the vial and scent of apples

wafted to my nose, strong and hard. Are there other notes in this scent?

Ah, after I bring the vial to my nose I pick up the oak and something else,

that I am not sure of.

 

Wet ~ Hmm, where did that apple scent go? I think I can pick it up, and

what I am reminded of is fresh apple cider.

 

Drying ~ Smelling the scent on my wrist gives me the same impression that

I had when it was wet. An oak barrel with fresh cold apple cider with no

spice to it whatsoever. While I am not a fan of Eve, kind of thought it was

just so so, I am still a bit reserved on this one. I don't see me falling

in love with it.

 

Dry ~ Yes, this one is on the lower end of the spectrum for me. It has

dried and practically has no scent on my skin. While I don't mind slathering

especially since I have to do it with alot scents that I do like. I just

don't have the love for this one. I find it odd that the apple scent that

had wafted so strongly from the vial earlier has disappeared.

 

Fade ~ An hour after application, I have a very light scent of the oak,

no apple that I can smell.

 

Final thoughts ~ I know I was dissing this scent earlier, but maybe I was

being too haste. I am not sure if I would buy a 5 ml of this, but I think I

will give it another try with a huge slathering of it and see how I

feel about it then. At the moment, I would give it a 2 out of 5.

a review of Storm

 

Vial ~ salty and very watery smelling. You can smell the wetness in the

air and wonder when the storm is about to approach. Living in the desert

I truly miss the salt air

 

Wet ~ On my wrists it has not change much, but I believe I am detecting

grapefruit. There is definitely a tart citrus scent

 

Drying ~ As it is drying, the saltiness lingers but softens and the citrus

takes over.

 

Dry ~ For me, this is a wonderful balanced blend of tart citrus and salt.

There is still that aquatic scent, but it is not the prominent scent. What

a shame that Beth discontinued this scent, I think it makes a great

summertime scent and I think it would be rather refreshing to wear on a

hot day.

 

Fade ~ After an hour the scent has faded, but I can still smell it's

prescence on my wrists.

 

Final thoughts ~ A very likeable scent. But at least for me, it will need

some reapplication during the day. I love the way certain scents bring back

memories and/or just lift my spirits. this is one of those scents. Due

to it's lack of staying power I would have to give it a 3.

a review of Fiery Command

 

Vial ~ Sweet with florals, but not cloying, wish I could note the exact

florals, but I am not able to do so.

 

Wet ~ On my wrists the scent has not changed too much. I think one of the

notes is Dragon's Blood, in fact I am pretty sure. This is definitely a

grounding scent and it is somewhat remniscent of Tushnamatay. I was told

that this oil was for use to stregthen spells. I bought it in conjunction

with Water of Notre Dame, thinking that if I wore these two together it

might help with things that are going on with me personally.

 

Drying ~ The Dragon's blood is still there, but there is still another

componenet I am unable to detect, it gives it a bit of spiciness also kind

of like Old Morocco. It also seems to have true staying power that Old

MOrocco does not have. I am truly enjoying this scent.

 

Dry ~ Spiciness, but not overdone. Still holding onto my skin strong but

for me not too much unlike what some of the other reviewers have mentioned

 

Fade ~ It takes quite awhile for Fiery command to fade, which is a major

plus in my book. It was a truly enjoyable scent and it did go well with

Water of Notre Dame.

 

Final thoughts ~ I would give this one a 5 out of 5. For me this one is a

true blue winner. It lasts and for me it is a very grounding scent. I have

worn this scent three times already.

a review of the Lady of Shallot

 

Vial ~ tart citrus and ginger scents scream from the vial

 

Wet ~ more aquatic smelling, but after awhile the ginger comes back out along

with the water blossums.

 

Drying ~ the ginger hides in the background and the water blossums are

still in the foreground, but they are fading.

 

Dry ~ Woah, Ginger!!! No I am not referring to our Gin. Whatever happened

to the florals and the tart citrus? Everything except the ginger has

disappeared. I at least have to say that this smells better than the

Lush Ginger range. *Ducks from throwing tomatoes* This is the scent that I

expected Gingerman soap to smell like. Spicy, yet so alluring and yummy.

 

Fade ~ Ginger has gone away and faint floral.

 

Final thoughts ~ This is a really nice scent. Not sure if I would pick it

as my one of my top ten. It faded, but not as quickly as some other scents

have. I did wonder why it was considered a fresh ozone scent, but the fade

finally gave that away. I would give it a 4 out of 5.

a review of Kathmandu

 

Vial ~ light incense of saffron and sandalwood, very light and not

overpowering at all.

 

Wet ~ It is pretty much the same, except that I am picking up the slight

scent of liquorice. Maybe that is just from the combination of the

ingredients, I am not really picking up cedar at all.

 

Drying ~ As it drys I am picking up the cedar, someone mentioned on the lush

board the term "pencil shavings" and that seems to be an accurate description

of what I am smelling now. Generally I have always been able to detect lotus,

as a bubblegummy type scent

 

Dry ~ It is more spicy, but still woody. It is an okay scent, not doing

anything to wow me. While I was hoping it would be more spicier than it is

and have less of a wood smell.

 

Fade ~ Figures, a scent that I don't care for that much, would have a

better lasting power.

 

Final thoughts ~ This is just meh on me. I would have to give it a 2. This

could be used in a oil burner and for meditation, maybe being more likely

be more enjoyable, but I prefer Tushnamatay more as scent to burn for

meditating.

a review of Tears

 

Vial ~ salty, somewhat reminds of what humid air smells like, and since

I live in the desert, this is not something I get to smell that often

 

Wet ~ Still more of the same, wet air, I can't decide if it reminds me

or just humid air or the smell of the air on the coast. It is a very

clean scent, with just a touch of salt in it.

 

Drying ~ As it is drying on my wrist it brings out an urge to want lick

my skin as if I have been swimming in the ocean. To me this is the epitome

of this scent family represents.

 

Drydown ~ I keep smelling my wrist, wanting so much to move back to

California and live near the ocean again. Although this is cleaner and

doesn't have the scent of fish to intrude upon it.

 

Dry ~ Oh this is Ozone to the hilt, not much morphing with this scent, it

pretty much stays true the vial scent, except it seems to have lost it's

salty smell.

 

Fade ~ This one faded goodbye within an hour, barely detectable

 

Final thoughts ~ A nice enough scent, very true to it's scent family

but on a scale of 1 to 5, I give it a 3. I have hope that there will

be a scent not too far from this that will have more staying power.

From the vial, my first thought is grassy, like smelling a fresh cut grass field

 

After it dried on my wrist I was able to detect lavender and could not help but thinking

how similiar to veil it was. But now it has morphed and it is spicy now. Maybe there was

that scent earlier and I had not detected it, but now it is blatantly there now and there

is remnant of the lavendar. I was given Ra and Ahathoor as extras and I think my next order will include all full stations of the sun.

From the vial, there is the pungent, yet dry and slightly spicy scent.

As it dries on my wrist more, i can detect amber, very mild and mellow, mmmm. To me the Amber is sweet, mildly spicy yet light. You have to hunt for the scent, but you are rewarded with it's wonderful scent.
It took me a while to figure out what the spicy scent was and it finally hit me. Carnation!!I kept thinking I knew there was something familiar about it and it was driving me crazy. I find this blend to be wonderful scent to wear with Lush's Potion Lotion. This fragrance is light but seems to have a nice staying power, I have had it on for over a few hours and it has lasted nicely.

From the bottle- Sweet, first thing that comes to mind is fruity bubble gum, but not as

overpowering as jailbait.

 

On me it is sweet, but I have detected some spiciness,not sure what it is, but I do know

that it is not cinnamon or clove. After awhile I am finally able to pick out the pineapple

the Rheliwen had mentioned in a post of hers. For me i have to really inhale the scent to

be able to dectect it singuarly. Very sweet and fruity.

 

In regards to the staying power, Baba Yaga lasted a few hours before it disappeared. I am

still up in the air if I will keep this one. It was very nice, but I was not Wowed with

it.

In the bottle: Whoa, definitely green, limes come to my mind, even tho there are

none listed. I am willing to bet it is the mosses and the lavendar.

 

Smelling Saint-Germain reminds me of my younger years when I loved to wear men's

cologne. While I am still a fan of of the Lab's more masculine scents (Typhon most

prominently), I have moved on to a few more girlier scents. When I read Belladonnastrap's

review I have to agree, this scent does make me think of a the same type of a guy. Hmmm, if

my on again/off again shows up next month I will definitely have to test it on him.

However, I will keep what I have of it, cos I am finding that as I wear Saint-Germain,

I feel comforted and in a rather good mood.

In the bottle- WOW- it came across so strong and so sweet that I had to pull the vial away from me.

 

On me, Grog is sweet, buttery, boozy and a bit tropical. It is not so overpowering on me as it was when I first tried it from the vial. If not for the buttery scent I am picking up I would think I was smelling a Pina Colada. It is very nice, but a bit too sweet for me.

Initially, warm and dark with a hint of sweetness from the dragon's blood.

On my skin, I can smell the Black amber meld with the dragon's blood and as it drys
the melati (jasmine) peaks out but does not take over. I think Beth has created a blend
that is well balanced, the black amber keeps the dragon's blood and the florals
from taking over and vice versa.

After an hour the scent faded a bit, but is still detectable.
Overall I find the scent very sexy, glad I bought a 5ml of this.

sudha segara:

in the bottle, it is soo light I can barely detect

 

anything. But then ginger makes it's entrance and it is light and soft. To me, much softer than it is in Kumiho. When I initially put some of this one, the fragrance didn't change much on me and I wondered where the milk and honey was. Honey on me is

generally strong and does not go away. But as it is drying I am picking up more of a creamy sweet scent, that is blending well with the ginger. I think I was

hoping for a strong scent since there is honey in it, but that is not so. It is very soft sweet scent, thankfully not a bitingly sweet scent or I would have

to give up the 5ml bottle I just got along with my Harvest moon order. Hmm, now there might be an interesting layering to try later.

I bought 5 ml of this scent based soley on description and personal use. In the bottle it is very very soft and sweet, almost unnoticeable. On me it does not change much, but it does waft from my hand, it does indeed invoke a sense of peace. The sweetness I am guessing is a soft floral, possibly rose. I wish I was better at detecting seperate notes. In contrast to Tushnamatay, another favorite of mine and suggested meditation oil, Goona Goona has none of Tush's spicy characteristics. I generally use Tushnamatay in my oil burner, but I can see myself using Goona Goona on me while I try to meditate.

I got my two bottles Chaos Theory XXV and L yesterday. I had some friends over to drink some margarita's and while partaking of drinks we played guess the elements.

 

Chaos XXV is truly awesome and I adore it. At first I was guessing that maybe it had vanilla and musk in it, which musk it is, I have no idea. My friends agree with the musk and now that I have had more time to inhale it, I don't detect vanilla. The musk is warm and delicious and I believe there is some sandalwood in it also.

I cannot quite smelling myself, it is truly fabulous.

A male friend who was with us last night really liked it and commented on how this scent did it for him,* mental note to self: NEVER wear this around him, since I don't want his attention.

 

 

Chaos L is like on the other end of the spectrum for me. In the bottle it is tropical. Coconut comes out, but there is a juicy fruity scent that underlies. I am guessing guava or passionfruit, I wish I could be sure. On the drydown the coconut is still there and the fruit is not so strong, but there is also a buttery smell too. It is making me hungry. It is nice, but I am not into tropical scents for myself. I might try using it in the oil burner, if not it will go up for swap.

Intial thoughts: A dark spicy version of juicyfruit gum.

 

After putting it on my wrist I can relate to the idea that it smells like rootbeer, I was smelling that too. Eventually this tamed down and mophed into a honey scent. Kind of like a more mellow version of O. I need to find a man to see what it would smell like on him. At the moment I am having delusions of honey poured over a man and me licking it off of him. Rahr!!!

Anne Bonny has two of my favorite scents in it patchouli and sandalwood. Frankincense I am not so sure about (note to self to order it as single note). I

really enjoy the warmth of the scent and it lasted for quite some time on me. Very nice indeed, for me it is warm, comforting and relaxing.

I exposed a co worker to BPAL the other day. Actually I was wearing Black Widow and she commented on how much she liked it, so I whipped out my 5 ml bottle and let her try it. Of course the next day I brought in some of my other vials and will be ordering a few items for today with my Red Moon. To the point now, she asked me about Egyptian Musk and didn't see any in the single notes, but I am so glad I came across this thread, now I can order some for her too.

Upon first sniff of this fragrance, images of cold glass come to mind. Something that can be broken easily, and it definitely invokes it's namesake. Initially I am not able to pick out much as the individual scents have blended very well together. After smelling it for awhile, the only scent I am able to pick out on my own is the mint. I think I caught some of the grapefruit scent, but it was not was not what

I was expecting There was no sense of tartness that I would normally associate with grapefruit. After applying it to my wrists, the scent quickly disappeared, which is just my lousy luck, but I was able to catch a few whiffs of it for awhile, as I was getting ready for work.

 

Shattered is definitelya summer scent, but it is not your typical refreshing scent. I find it cool and chilling instead and I can see myself wanting to use it year around as I prefer colder weather and images. While it did not last long on my body as a perfume, I am defintitely going to get a larger bottle to use in the bath and maybe even as a linen spray. I enjoyed the scent very much, wish it would have lasted longer on me. It is definitely worth trying out.

This is an excellent description for this fragrance. It is light but yet strong at the same time. From the vial it it is floral, but I am not really good at discerning the different components. As I wore it at work I was pleasantly surprised to detect it wafting from me. This rarely happens to me, in fact it never happens with what I consider light floral fragrances. I was a bit nervous that maybe I had put too much on and my coworkers were being polite about it, that I asked a few friends if the scent was attacking them. Needless to say I had nothing to worry about. Szepasszony packs a nice punch, but not overpowering. I have to second JJ_J's comments that it is utterly wonderful. Thank you for the sample Beth, I definitley want to get more of this one soon..

Thank you for the replies. Belladonastrap said it well, You all Rock, this is a great board to be a part of.

I made myself a simple spreadsheet using open-office but I would really like one with the descriptions et al. I am not too savy with databases and spreadsheets and tried to import the csv to open office but had no success. If anyone would be willing to give me help with using quantum spice's csv, I would appreciate it.