Carmencita

in the vial: Trident bubblegum and orange slices

later: bubblegum and cinnamon

much later: only a cinnamon sweetness. Cinnamon always takes over on me. Almost always.

I let this age a couple of months before testing. I wanted to let it age much longer, but didn't have the patience. I was desperate to TRY it.

in the vial: honeyed vanilla poison

on me: Bailey's Irish creme, amaretto, and fruit

OMG, this is this dulce de leche Spanish ice cream dessert I had on the Balcon de Europa a few years ago. With a side of fruit.

I was testing a lot of oils today so the only free spot I put this on was on my knee. My boyflame kept looking at me funny because I kept lifting my knee to my face.

Instant BOTTLE.

in the vial: I don't what this is but it's lovely... sharp flower, spicy fruit?

on me: fruit, herbs, cinnamon

later: mmm, peppery sweetness

Also reminds me of my mom cooking in the kitchen for some reason.

in the vial: penny candy, stick candy, tutti fruitti candy

on me: reminds me of something... a candle? A bath product? Mmm almond.

later: I just figured out that this is reminiscent of Sweet Melissa's "snow"

much later: vanilla yogurt and flowers

in the vial: cold milk

on me: pepper, someting sweet like sweat but not gross. Kind of like sex and maple syrup

later: brown sugar rice pudding, oatmeal, cinnamon, and syrup

Interesting.

in the vial: minty flowers

on me: weird, ketchup...

later: sterile blood, tomato, flowers

much later: sun-dried laundry

This is soooo weird.

in the vial: figs, clay, and flowers. I'm getting that Burt's Bees baby lotion vibe as well, the one someone mentioned above

on me: not a stand out scent, the fig is quiet and a vague breath of evergreen

later: becomes a little more rich, but still figgy clay

in the vial: eucalyptus and cedar

on me: cedar chips, menthol

consideration: great for sinus/head trouble not as a perfume

Useful rather than smell-worthy, I may keep it as part of my aromatherapy arsenal.

in the vial: kiwi and apple

on me: a little like Hesperides with a green apple

later: green apple basic. Imp worthy, bottle consideration. Rounded sweet apple. The rounding scents are not identifiable to me, just seem to be part of that green apple.

in the vial: clean aquatic, linen-esque scent

on me: flowery perfume, but cool and gentle, with gentle rain in the background

later: like nature's baby oil, very lovely and pleasant although not my personal style.

in the vial: palelemon and high-in-the-sky sunshine

on me: most realistic lemon scent ever

later: essence of bright sunshine, sharp, not sweet really, but rather pure

in the vial: peach, apricot delight

on me: gentle fruit, spring breeze peach

So I don't get the cranberry. It's a ripe round water-filled fruit with sunny air flowing around it. Hmm.

in the vial: nuts and various fruits on a bed of faint flowers

on me: nuts and blood....

later: itchy flowers and all of the above

in the vial: cinnamon and hot flowers

on me later: cinnamon and booze

Does not inspire me.

in the vial: Heno de Pravia colonia (which is a lemony, sea-breeze Spanish scent line)

on me: flowery (buds not blooms) and the previously mentioned Heno de Pravia

later: honeysuckle, lavender. Absolutely lovely for someone appreciative of florals. I am not that someone.

In the Bottle: aloe, green tea, and lemon

On me: lemon and lime iced tea

Later: becomes oceany and masculine

Verdict: It's okay, but it reminds me too much of a lotion I used to have and didn't like.

In the vial: mint, herbs, shrubs, forest loam

wet: pale mint, moss, tree bark, dew

drydown: powdery itchy mint and vague clay-like herbs

verdict: I originally LOVED this scent. Enough to get a bottle which is big for me considering how small my bottle collection is. But for some reason, the more I try it, the less I like it. It might make a nice room scent, but I don't like it on me any more.

It is pretty earthy, but also a little nose-itchy.

In the vial: A concentrated sharp and visceral liquer of grasses, reeds, and white yellow musk

on me: Gah, cloying man perfume

Verdict: Killer cologne, too strong and too much like something I would not want to smell on either man or woman

I am astounded I have not reviewed this as it is one of my all time favorite scents. I even checked back through the pages, completely unbelieving that I had not reviewed this.

In the vial: sharp fizzy bold red fruits

On me: Bursting with pomegranate and cranberry, spiked with electricity and tartness

Verdict: Simply divine. A clean scent to me because of all its energy and sparkle, though there is nothing soaplike about it. Bursting fruit. Bathing in the guts of red fruit. Drinking red fruit smoothies with a sharp jolt of something. Sophisticated and yet fun.

In the vial: Creme de Menthe Torani syrup

On my skin: Heady, too heady. The booze note is super sweet and sickening.

Verdict: The booze aspect is overwhelming and makes me feel light-headed and the mint is too sweet sweet sweet.

In all its stages on me it's musty perfume mixed with plastic strawberries.

In the vial: a soft summer floral

On me: nightblooming jasmine, mint. Mmm, smells like the Med sea. The ocean. And like a natural version of my favorite beauty product. Sea Plasma by Focus 21.

Wet: Sparkly citrus candy

On me: Mm, orange. A juicy orange. An organic orange perfectly ripe, perfectly cultivated, eaten on a hot sticky summer day.

A very natural, succulent orange. I don't get the other notes, but I don't need to. I love this.

In the vial: Lime popsicle

Wet: Sugared limes on ice with a twist of coconut meat.

Dry: Undercurrent of my Spanish grandmother... weird.

Lime yogurt. This is swiftly going claylike on me.

Everything turns to clay! What is up with my skin?

In the vial: This is weird. I get the smell of rice. Like a just-opened package of jasmine or basmati rice from the farmer's market. Also something herby, with unsweet spices.

On me: Warm tile, clean but well-worn handmade furniture. Sundried sheets that were NOT washed in detergent. Still with the rice. Hot, warm rice, with some bland herbs rolled into it.

Later: Flat, brass, unsweet spices, rice pudding. Clean, earthy, herby scent. Saffron coming through I think.

I actually really like this.