SophieCedar

Wet: the cherry and orange blossom obscured the chocolate. I can't smell chocolate at all! Drydown: this is nice. exactly as described. strong dark chocolate with cherry center and orange blossom essence. Even smells somewhat musky giving it a sex appeal. This needs to exist in food form... for when I'm PMSing. It would totally calm me down.

Pure internal harmony and spiritual bliss: the perfected meditation blend. Completely baffled but I think I smell aloe sandalwood and vanilla. Very floaty and soothing! Slight baby powder smell up close but not bad at all. More sweet and sandalwood than anything.

Coffee jitters produced an imp accident with this one. Now my livingroom smells strongly of cinnamon and bitter almond and I'm left with a quarter of an imp . Smells nice but I'm not digging the cinnamon in this one. A bit too red and bitter. I'd rather stick with Chimera but I'll keep this one around...

I've tested many of these since the LE honey and Rappaccini's Apiary were introduced.. this is one of my favorites. Mental picture: Smells like a malevolent evil child dressed in a tea party dress and pinafore quietly playing in a witch's garden. Instinct tells you to turn around and walk away... the sweetest most innocent honey out of the bunch with a dark dark core.

I've smelled many versions of dragons blood over the years. Some are too musky, some are actually gritty to the touch, some are burnt to a crisp having used old dried out elements... not this one! This is dragon's blood from the prime of it's youth. Sweet, heady, dreamy, superbly fresh, and silky. Definite cherry note mixed with poppy fresh florals like orchid or plumeria or sweet pea and dragons blood resin. Lovely.

Wet: wrist away from nose, I smell dragon's blood. Upclose, salty aquatic tinged with lilac and dragon's blood. Drydown: smells mostly of salty lilac on me! Not that it's a bad thing..just that the aquatic note distorted the dragon's blood so it smells more lilac-y.

Wet: earthy pumpkin with fuzzy tomato and fir Dry: the pumpkin wears off a bit and tomato becomes stronger. I can smell a touch of rosemary too. Think this was giving the fuzzy vine tomato feeling when wet.

Perfect! This is amplified dark musky pumpkin with a ton of depth. The pumpkin is hugely sweet and dark wet. This is exactly what I wanted a pumpkin scent to smell like, but couldn't figure out what notes. Drydown is eye-rolling-back-in-head lovely. The clove comes out more but doesn't turn plasticky like some other combos. The myrrh tobacco and black musk are sweet and swirling. This is the perfect marriage. Looking for a bottle.

Wet: wet sweet pumpkin with a touch of benzoin and vanilla. there's a ghost of red ginger too! Drydown:more ginger and lemon peel comes out here. I can smell a bit of blood orange but since this is aged 2 years, the citruses may have decreased in potency... the pumpkin and vanilla/benzoin is still dominant. This is very very autumn-y. Delicious and comforting with a slight uplifting element from the citrus and ginger.

Whoooeeww. Glad this worked out in the end. Bought a bottle without testing a decant first... Wet: strong strong smoky black pine pitch and tobacco.. where's the vanilla? There's a touch of skin musk and mushy patchouli. I tried this last night and this morning to make sure I perceived it the same way both times. Yup. The wet phase is truly bizarre. Drydown: Everything sorts itself out here. Just needs time. The pine mellows and the patchouli brightens in the background. The skin musk becomes glowingly warm and the smoky vanilla develops a ton, too. I believe the smoke, added to the vanilla, the resins and the pine/patchouli just combat each other when wet. I can smell the golden honey too! The dominant notes in the dry phase are, in order: smoky vanilla, tobacco, golden honey, touch of resins, skin musk. The pine is so muted here that I can barely smell it. A bonus is that this has a lot of throw still, but in an order I love.

Wow. This is strong and very yummy. Wet: pumpkin and strong black coffee with a few spices. Vanilla and hazelnut are strong here too. It's like I'm swimming in a pumpkin espresso drink with tons of extra flavor shots. Totally woke me up! Drydown: pumpkin and heavy spiciness. which is strange because there aren't any dry spices in this. I think the coffee note is souring the chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut. Still, very relaxing. Reminds me of a caffeinated Gluttony.

Ok.. this is the PERFECT violet for me. I love ylang ylang. I love hyssop. I love grave loam. Frankincense and I are good long-time friends. Sweet. hypnotic. violet. Like trance inducing violet. I'm a confirmed violet loather and this has completely changed my mind about this stinky grief-ridden plant. It stays true from wet to drydown and the throw is long and strong.

white + black musk & sage hit me first, when applied... nose away from wrist. Further into wet, there's definite strong caramel, sweet buttery and dark. Drydown: the caramel has burned off a little and nicotiana has come out. Smells more manly as the drydown furthers. Morphs hugely! Now it's mint, nicotiana, a touch of gray musk (yes I guess that's what you get when the black and white musks are mixed) and lingering caramel. Starts out sweet & inviting.. ends musky and doleful. Bizarre but fun!

I normally hate aquatics but this is WONDERFUL. Wet: sarsaparilla, rum, and aged patchouli with a touch of ocean mist hits me first. This is a very sweet aquatic with a light floral note similar to penny dreadful.. you can smell something sweet floral-y, but you can't put your finger on what it is. Drydown: the aquatic notes come out a bit more and the rum/sarsaparilla are smoother. The patchouli does a great job grounding the whole mix. LOVELY.

135: Received a frimp from azurephoenix, decanted from her bottle! (btw.. she has the awesomest labels!!) Vanilla and sweetpea with maybe a touch of cotton candy amping it. STRONG with tons of throw! Lasts pretty much all day!

Weow! Much more impressed by this than I thought I would be.. I was getting lost in sweet scents and got this to reel myself in. Smoky, earthy, with a soft red clay color perception. Beautiful grounded patchouli and sandalwood with great throw, not overpowering at all. The frankincense adds to the depth and smooths the edges of this otherwise potentially pungent combo. Wonderful. Debating a bottle.

Upon application, I smell something similar to a desert oils set origins put out years ago. I bought it convinced I would eventually like it, but didn't...too strong. It has that same carpet cleaner pouf that origins uses as a base for a lot of stuff. I think it's tuberose and vetivert. Wet: the carpet cleaner dies a bit and gives way to strong primrose, cereus and jasmine, with something similar to tuberose and aloe. Drydown: ouf. going to wash it off. not the way I want to start my birthday morning. ETA: 1/1/2013... apparently my chemistry has changed drastically. This smells amazing on me now! Sweet oriental spices and light musk with a touch of jasmine and nightblooming flowers.

Warm nutty honey. The chestnut is strong! It smells similar to hazelnut and really amps the honey, preventing it from getting all powdery on my skin. Nice! I like this one just as much as Yellow Jessamine Honey.

Wet: strong myrrh, frankincense and then a touch of purple fruit. I don't get any lilac at first. Drydown: the resins have burned off a bit. I can smell dusty lilac and plum now. The rose is obscured by the frankincense still. Much better and complex.

First thing that hits me is jasmine and honey. I can't really tell what else is in here..maybe vanilla like others have suggested, but that's not really prominent to me. Very soft sweet jasmine. A great soothing sexy blend!

I didn't like this when I first tested.. probably because my snooter was blown out from too many different scents. Glad I waited. This reminds me of Ruben's painting of Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria. Gorgeous benzoin and rose otto with a smell of rosewood hit me first. The patchouli isn't strong but definitely lends a spiciness to it. The petitgrain definitely rounds this out with a woody green orange throw. Gorgeous and unique. Need a bottle, please!

First, I was surprised to see the color of the oil is totally transparent without tint. It smells like hot cocoa to me, not a milk chocolate bar. Nice, but unexpected. This will be great for layering!

Wow. This is great! The vetivert and tangerine leap out at me as soon as applied. The saffron is actually notable as well. Drydown: cedar and black amber are more prominent, and the 3 other notes recline. Much more well balanced and seductive than I thought it would be!

Wet purple florals and herbs, aquatic notes, and juniper. Honestly to me, this smells very much like b&bw's Juniper Breeze. That's not a bad thing. It used to be one of my favorite scents when I was younger. Hanging on to this one.. very fresh,clean, herbal with color impression of aquatic blues and teals with a veil of lavender purple.

This is tasty. Smells a bit like a candle shop in the fall or a country store. I get the sassafras and clove strongest, followed by wild plum. The brown sugar is making the whole thing bloom.