Ina Garten Davita

First Impression: Bathroom cleaner or air freshener. Second Impression: I can smell the ozone underneath the cleaner smell. If not for that cleaning fluid smell, it would smell just like a violent thunder and lightening storm. Final Analysis: Not good for my skin. Too cold. The air freshener quality never died as much as I would have liked.

First Impression: Green. Ripe green. Second Impression: This is a nice scent, like dew covered grasses. The sun is starting dry the dew and a warm breeze is blowing. There is a faint sweetness in the background. Green scents tend to be sharp to my nose, but this is soft and round. Final Analysis: Lovely and soft, zero staying power.

First Impression: Wow this is curious. I have to take a moment to figure this out. At first whiff, I don't get any of the listed notes. Second Impression: Whole cloves steeping in milk on an old fashioned stove. Not much honey here, it's as if the honey pot was waved over the pan hoping some sweetness would get in. Final Analysis: I don't know whether I love it or hate, I just know I can't stop sniffing it. I'm keeping it just because it's so unusual. I'd like to wear it for a full day to see what happens.

First Impression: Fruity, reminds me of Kitsune-Tsuki. Second Impression: This definitely has an effervescent quality to it. It's not unpleasant, but my skin and fruity scents just don't get on well together. The pomegranate is overpowering any of the other scents. Final Analysis: The dry down is pretty, it gets a bit less fruity as it wears. It's not something I'd wear. I'll pass this on to someone who will love and appreciate.

First Impression: Joy of joys! Another fresh golden honey sweet floral. Second Impression: I'm in love. It's warm and sweet and fresh at the same time. Think Tiger Lily and Pele. I actually think I like this better than Tiger Lily. How a scent can be bold and delicate at the same time, I don't know. But this is. It has fantastic staying power in my hair. I applied nearly 8 hours ago and it still wafting around my head like a sweet floral halo. Final Analysis: Another exquisite scent from our Lab Goddess. It's sweet, playful, girlie and just a touch sexy.

On my imp it's spelled "Cabaret". I found it anyway and thanks for all the help.

Thanks, Clover...how odd.

First Impression: I didn't think I'd like this one and I was spot on. Second Impression: Fruity+my skin= It's not a sweet fruity or floral fruity (like Edymion, Delirium and Desire ) to my nose or on my skin. It's actually quite soapy. Final Analysis: I thought the dry down of the florals might work out in the end as I do quite like snapdragon and sweet pea but the grape and the peach soap smell is all I'm getting. Off to swap with you.

HELP! Where is Cabaret? I got an imp in a swap ages ago and didn't care for it and swapped it away. But I got another imp of Cabaret as a freebie from the lab and it's just lovely this time round. I can't find it on the search engine for the main Lab site or the search engine here or in the reviews. I thought I reviewed it the first time or am I losing it?

You might want to try Bliss or Gluttony with Jezebel.

The essence of ambition, covetousness and manipulation: sweet Bordeaux wine, blood red currant, thyme and wild berries. First Impression: Ooooh, it's smells like the Sangria the girls and I were sipping in the pool yesterday. Second Impression: Juicy berries, sweet and ripe crushed into a bowl of a light red wine. This wine isn't shiraz or cabernet. Lighter, like a white merlot or juicy pinot noir. Final Analysis: Fruity scents don't thrill when on my skin. This one is nice enough to use up the imp, but not enough to inspire an additional purchase.

I had a dream about the custom scent process last night. I actually flew out to the lab to have a face to face interview with Beth in order for her to really get an accurate picture of me for this custom scent. She was smelling my arm to see what my natural skin scent was and afterward I pulled out a roll on full of Zephyr and starting rubbing it on my arm.

I haven't had the sensitive skin issues, but I have the issue of the scents fading from my skin more quickly than I'd like. I remedy this by wearing a scent locket and applying the oils to my hair. You could implement this for your sensitive skin and still enjoy all the hot cinnamonny BPAL goodness.

First Impression: Ripe, juicy apples hanging heavy on the tree. Second Impression: Oh this is such an evocative scent. This brings me back to all those times every autumn going apple picking at Honey-Pot Hill with Nerissa and her family, my sister and my mommy. And my mother would always "take home" a few extra apples in her big, giant hand bag. This is the smell of the orchard full of fruit-heavy trees, overripe apples on the ground, the cider and the donuts. It's very, very special. Final Analysis: It's not something I'd wear as perfume, but I *must* have it around to smell especially now that I live in Atlanta. As much as I love it here, the autumn time just isn't the same as in New England. I have another imp coming in a pending order. I'll save one for sniffing, the other will go into the oil burner in the fall.

First Impression: Heat, it smells like heat. Second Impression: On the skin this is warm, peppery and very earthy/musky. I didn't like it on my skin, though it doesn't smell like civet, per se it gives that same feeling. Final Analysis: My friend who is always trying to rouse her man is going to get this and hopefully love it.

There are no stupid questions...only stupid people I had a similar concern, I hate that almond extract smell and I'm not overly keen on the taste (though I really like almonds). But Beth's almond notes have captured my heart. I have tried and like or really these almond scents... Queen of Sheba Hellcat Eclipse Voodoo Seraglio Inferno Old Port Au Prince And I have Hecate on order. Yes, give them a try...you can always swap or sell them.

Those seem like such basic questions at first glance, but then when you start thinking of them and the why's they're actually very challenging and even a bit intimidating. How could I even begin to describe my own skin smell. My sister always says "you smell like girlie" (our pet name for each other) but how does that translate onto the page. I'm quite interested in doing a custom scent. I've gotten to the point where with my next order, I will have tried everything that has been on my long running wishlist, with the exception of yet-to-be-released scents. When Rob asks what I want for Christmas/Anniversary I know what I'm going to say!

Zephyr comes to mind. It has a fresh feel rather than warm, spicy or foody. It's very sexy.

Delirium and Desire are similar. Desire is a sweeter version though.

I think a group hug is a fantastic idea. I'm a little scared of the tone this board has been taking lately. This forum is what I measure all others by. Please don't let me be disillusioned. Please.

I :D Dragon's Heart. I slathered it on yesterday and it was heaven. Dragon's Milk and Snake Oil are fantastic vanilla scents.

Oh, how rude of me. Welcome to the Madness. It's a wonderful forum here. Enjoy your stay!

I think that any of the Funereal Oils will impart this sort of feeling. They are truly sorrowful and lovely.

First Impression: Received in a swap. Hmmm, I can barely detect any scent at all in the bottle, at point blank range. Second Impression: For some reason this scent is very faint, barely there. It's wonderful, but I wish it were stronger. The amber is slightly sweet and wonderful. The cinnamon adds a warm sensuality rather than hot spice. I don't get much patchouli, but on the long drydown the sandalwood starts to show. Final Analysis: I slathered my left arm with Sin and put a tiny dab of Scherezade on my right wrist. All I can smell is the Scherezade. I don't know if it's my skin or if it's the oil, but I'll have to slather on half the bottle of Sin to get any effect from this one.

First Impression: How sad. This is such the smell of a church during a funeral of someone who was full of life and much loved. Second Impression: This is a beautiful and most evocative blend. The rose geranium is sharp at first but mellows on the skin. The flowers and the resin are mournful. Final Analysis: Personal scent, maybe not. But this will really work well in the burner.