LdyKnight

When I got this fresh, I was a bit put off--it smelled exactly how I remembered Skin-So-Soft bath oil. I kept it to see how it aged, and while it has toned down and sweetened a bit, it is still a little SSS. In the bottle it is all lavender, whereas on skin it is a bit sweeter, with a sort of plasticy note. I was hoping aging would strengthen the Snake Oil part of this blend and tone down the overall Skin-So-Softness, but it hasn't changed enough to really work. I may have to finally give up on this and send it to the swaps.

CXII-- In the bottle this is not like Dorian at all--cucumber I think, and something herbal, maybe lemongrass? It's a bit lemony, but not in a citrus way, if that makes sense. On, there is something floral that comes out--I don't really have anything floral to compare it to, and I have no idea what it is. When it's dry it smells sort of cool and clean, with that floral note a bit more subdued but still there. I am getting a bit more Dorian like vanilla sweetness, but not much. I may or may not keep this--floral is not really my thing, though it is not unpleasant here. This could be really nice in the summer.

CXLIX-- In the bottle this is very sharp and herbal--I'm not familiar enough with herbal notes to really take a guess at which ones--there is something that reminds me of lavender, but isn't, if that makes sense. On me, it holds the astringent herbal smell for a few minutes, but softens in the drydown and I can start to really smell the Snake Oil. Half an hour later, the herbs are nearly all gone, and I am left with a straight-up Snake Oil. I may hold on to this for a couple months and see how it ages, but it may not be for me.

This one doesn't quite agree with me--even in the bottle, I can't pick out the notes. Overall it reminds me of some sort of lip balm I had as a kid--some sort of Avon candy flavored one. Sort of waxy and generically sweet. There was a brief moment when it was still wet where I got a strong coconutty marshmallow scent, but now that it's dry, it's waxy lip balm. So sad, I really wanted to like this one.

This one started out as sharp, nasty chemical on my skin--sort of a burning rubber smell. After a couple minutes it turned to bubblegum, then sort of settled into a cross between the two--bubblegum over burning rubber. Not terribly pleasant. About twenty minutes in it has sort of settled to a sort of spicy bubblegum, with the chemical mostly gone. This part isn't bad, but it's certainly not what I expected, and I'm not sure if it's worth the first twenty minutes of nastiness. I had such high hopes for this scent, but I just don't think it's for me.

Sadly, on me this smells like soap. Expensive soap, but still soap. Verbena always goes soapy on me though. I can get a touch of ginger as well, but it doesn't make it any less soapy. *sigh*

This certainly is a shapeshifter--three tests now and none of them smelled the same. Test #1: first out it was a sort of sharp perfumy smell--it reminded me a lot of old Avon perfumes. About five minutes in it started to stink of rubbing alcohol and I couldn't stand it any more so I washed it off. Test #2: I decided to give it another shot a day later, hoping that my chemistry had just been funny the first time. I got the Avon-perfume scent for a couple minutes, but then it turned into the lovely orangy tea that everyone else seems to be getting. Hurrah! Test #3: This third time it started out right away with the lovely warm tea smell, but half an hour in it has developed a sort of sweaty smell, like unwashed gym clothes. I am so very sad. This has so much potential...

I'm going as a 70s punk vampire, and wearing Mum Moon--it just sort of feels vampiric to me. And I don't have any of the specifically blood/vampire scents.

I always go for warm scents when it rains-- Three Witches, Gingerbread Poppet, Chimera.

CCXI--a light, sweet floral with something that smells slightly sugary and maybe some lemongrass? I can't really tell what any of the flowers are, but it smells very clean and sweet. Sadly, it turns to pure soap as soon as it hits my skin.

Snow White. Exactly, exactly the same as Snow White. I compared with one on each of my wrists and yep--it smells exactly the same on me.

This smells exactly like Dorian on me. Apparently, my skin amps white musk to the exclusion of everything else.

yummmm. this really does smell like gingerbread. Fresh baked, sweet, gingery goodness. A loverly warm smell. The doughy smell does fade faster than the spices, and it was completely gone after about 3 hours. Prompted "wow, you smell good!" comments from 2 out of 3 roommates, and I now have a friend who always comes into my room just to smell the air, as I have been keeping this in the oil burner for a couple of days.

I don't think this smells anything like what I was expecting. It is a lovely blend that is very hard to pin down. I think I smell coconut, maybe some vanilla, and a whole bunch of...something. Something in the wet stage of this one makes my nose run, but after it dries I am fine. After reading the reviews talking about lily I think I can smell that a bit. I like it, but I think one bottle will last me for a very long time.