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It never ceases to amaze me reading reviews how the same oil can be so different on/to so many people!

This was almost all cinnamon to me (which I love). Within a few minutes of putting it on, my skin started to burn where it was applied. However, I was patient and and the heat and the redness went away after probably ten minutes.

I'm glad I stuck it out! This oil has some definite staying power. It dried down enough that I could finally smell the rose. This is a delicious scent! I'm glad I was able to buy a 5ml from someone off the LHC boards.

This scent is very incensy and reminded me very much of the Catholic masses of my childhood when the priest would break out the incense. It's got a lot of staying power (which I love).

A keeper!

This is a beautiful scent! Pure, dewey tulips. That was the drydown for me anyway. When I initially put it on, I could also smell the grass. And although it wasn't mentioned in the description, when it was wet I could swear I smelled Lily of the Valley. Weird.

Boy, I'm definitely not getting rose of any sort off of this. I agree with hypothermya that Burial definitely has a bitter smell to it in the bottle. Once I got it on and it dried down, however, it smelled a lot like Aveda's Curessence conditioner on me (which I absolutely love!). Bath and Body Works also has a similar-smelling conditioner but I'm at work so don't have the name readily on hand and I can't find it on their website.

This was a good trade for me!

I love the scent on this (I don't mind wearing masculine scents). It's very piney and I deliberately chose it to wear because I'd CO washed my hair with some leftover Suave garland conditioner left over from last Christmas.

Alas, it immediately disappeared on me ! BPAL scents usually go strong on me for well over eight if not ten hours but this was gone while I was on my way in to work.

I may wind up turning this over to my husband or else use it to freshen up a car freshener.

Going on, I got an overwhelming scent of the musk (of which I'm not a fan) but it dried down nicely to the sandalwood scent.

This definitely is a mysterious scent and I still haven't made up my mind about it.

This started out quite strong on me. Everyone will think I'm a freak but I swear that I could smell underlying chocolate (on myself at least). I guess in a way I was expecting the pomegranate to come across on me more like Swank did. Alas, it was the rose that eventually won out on me.

Overall, a very delicious scent that I really enjoy!

This was milk and sugar on me (the rose and carnation never came through) and dried to a baby powder scent on me. It also faded quite quickly. I liked Alice but will probalby wind up trading it.

Today is the second time I've worn my Snake Oil. It's wonderful. For the review, basically go to my review of O. For some reason they both smell exactly the same on me (which is a good thing). From what other posters are saying about the oil marks, I don't have the marks but this is definitely a "thick" oil. There's no other way I can describe it.

A definite keeper.

I received this with my latest Imp's Ear order and am still trying to put my finger on it. It's definitely "green" as stated by other reviewers.

Even with wear, this isn't a soft scent. It's never overpowering or icky, mind you, it's just that this isn't a scent to wear if you worry about what other people feel or think. When they get close enough to you to smell this, they'll get a feeling of distance and a wall between the two of you. Regal, aloof, and full of disdain. - jj_j

You hit it on the head with this! Actually, your review is why I ordered this particular Imp. I'm not "regal" by any stretch of the imagination but I like to keep a definite wall up and I have a certain "attitude" that many would probably take as distain meeting me for the first time.

I still want to wear it a few more times but I'm sure it'll be a keeper.

First of all let me say that my second order of Imp's Ears finally arrived today and this was one that I ordered--woo hoo!

This will definitely be a 5ml order down the road. Wet, it reminded me of the scent of schoolmate's kitchen when I was growing up. Her mom baked sheetcakes for a living and this is what Dana O'Shee smells like to me--just like the white sheetcakes my friend's mom used to bake topped with wonderful "lard" frosting (God, I love lard frosting!) Now that it's dried, the honey scent is coming out more on me. It reminds me a tiny bit of O (but less naughty).

I love D O'S!

This is the last oil I get to review until I receive my new set of Imp's Ears .

Maiden wasn't one that I ordered; it was an extra generously sent by Beth. It's wonderful! Although it's not listed, when I initially put it on, I definitely got a heavy whiff of clove. It dried down on me to the white tea (which was great). I just wish that it lasted a bit longer is all. I'll admit that I was afraid to try it thinking that it would be "elderly" smelling but it's wonderful!

This one is a bit like Jolly Roger. I have a good trifecta going with Jolly Roger, Lightning, and Tempest--and I would rank them in that order, too.

The only word to describe Tempest is "crisp". I haven't seen it posted upthread but I almost thought I had a tiny whiff of lilac out of the bottle (which is a good thing since I love lilac). Hmmm. I only wish Tempest had the staying power on me like Lightning. Ah, well. It's a keeper nonetheless.

I can basically reiterate everything Pookymum said in her post. This was an extra for me with my Imp's Ears order and definitely nothing I would've ordered myself since I'm not a fan of musk. That said, I dd like it although it is nothing that I would wear a lot. I didn't dislike it, though. I may trade this. I'll have to see.

It's a toss-up between liking this better or Lightning. Jolly Roger is definitely a masculine scent but I absolutely adore it! Like most of the other posters, I'm saying, "Is this what Bay Rum is supposed to smell like?" Yum! I also get the underlying leather on drydown and an overall ocean-like scent.

I am going to quote a passage from the book Gone With the Wind to sum this up. It's when Scarlett has gone to Atlanta with Baby Wade and is somewhat dissatisfied at Aunt Pitty's house. She sums it up this way:

It was such a quite, old-fashioned, gentle home compared with Tara. To Scarlett, this house cried out for the masculine smells of brandy, tobacco and Macassar oil, for hoarse voices and occasional curses, for guns, for whiskers, for saddles and bridles and for hounds underfoot.

I think a nice dose of Jolly Roger would've put Scarlett back in the proper frame of mind. There's another passage in the book, its whereabouts escaping me for the time being, that refers to Rhett and how the scent of him appeals to Scarlett because it embodies all of the most wonderful things wrapped up in her childhood--again, Jolly Roger.

JazzieCazzie wrote:

At first, I kept getting this evocative and pleasant sensory memory of something I couldn't quite place from childhood ... though since I grew up in a city, it certainly wouldn't be that of fields of heather ... maybe a child's cologne or one of those Liddle Kiddle dolls that came in its own bottle of perfume???

I think what you were smelling was the scent of Mr. Bubble (if you ever bathed with that as a child). When I initially put this on, that was the overwhelming scent (to both me and my husband). On dry down, however, it thankfully mellowed into a cloverish-blackberry smell that was sensational! This was worth the 5ml purchase.

This came as an "extra" Imp's Ear thrown in by Beth. I think the other posters have pretty much hit on it. At first I thought it'd be too "floral" but it dried down to a nice warm sun-drenched summer-type scent. Another keeper!

Welcome, Michelle! Any help you can give Elizabeth (and by extension those of us on the boards) is appreciated.

What's your favorite scent?

I ordered this as part of my Imp's Ear set thinking it would be a bit like Lightning. Boy, was I wrong!

When I initially put it on, I got the citrus scent--that was wonderful. Howevever, it dried on me and now all I seem to be able to smell is what every single men's fragrance counter I've ever walked by smells like . I'm going to see how it smells on my husband. If I strike out there, I'll definitely be trading this one after maybe giving it one more chance. It seems from what I've read in various reviews is that even if you don't like a particular scent, that you should at least try it again.

I still lurves me BPAL, though!

ETA: I had my husband try this over the weekend and it smelled much better on him than on me. It's definitely more of a masculine scent, IMO. I will try it again on me, though, just to be sure.

This is a wonderfully crisp scent. We had our first day over 90 degrees here in Minnesota and it really hit the spot simply for being refreshing. Untill now I guess I never really knew what a pomegranate smelled like; but if this is it, I'm in!

A keeper!

lorajc, since it appears that you've tried both, what do you think between Hellcat and Old Port-Au-Prince? I haven't had the pleasure of trying either but am debating between the two. The descriptions sound vaguely similar to me. The only difference I can tell in the Reviews thread is that Port-Au-Prince gets more of a masculine nod.

Could you please elaborate? Thanks!

I received this as an "extra" with my imp's ears. I'm really glad that Beth sent it since it was honestly something that I never would've ordered on my own. It's quite delicious! I've had it on now for about six hours and it's dried to a mellow vanilla on me with a bit of a musk-like overtone. The honey is in the background. It is definitely a stronger scent than I'm used to but it's wonderful!

ETA: I wore this again over the weekend. When I initially put it on and my husband nuzzled my neck, he said, "Mmmm. Baby powder." When it, again, dried to a more vanilla on me, he really liked that one! This is one I'd definitely consider getting in a 5ml bottle.

Welcome!

It's too bad that B&BW stopped making Fresh Citrus & Basil--that was a good one. I snapped up a trial size for a buck at an outlet store.

I'm a newbie here and so can't tell you what smells like that but out of the few scents I have tried, I would have to say that Lightning is probably the freshest followed closely by Queen of Hearts.

This scent probably more than any other in my imp's ears set intrigued me when I ordered it because lily of the valley is one of my favorite scents (second only to lilacs) as well as stephanotis because both were in my late mother's wedding bouquet.

This is definitely a very sunny scent. I've had it on now for just over 12 hours and it's only lingering a tiny bit in my clothing (I wish it had a tad better staying power). The initial scent was lily but on me it's dried to cherry (my favorite fruit).

I very much like this and would definitely consider getting it in a 5ml bottle.