Northernminx

Muuiuullleeeed ciiiiiideeeeeerrrrrr!

 

SQUEE!

 

Fresh fall apples mellows into spiced warm cider with a touch of pumpkin underneath. Foody, autumnal, fresh, gorgeous. It's all the things I love about fall scents in a bottle and a DEFINITE keeper for me. Gorgeous!

Sweet soft flowers that soften and bloom into jasmine with a touch of incense. This was lighter than I anticipated, while still being floral. Traditionally feminine but still complex, this wasn't cloying even with the jasmine. Lovely to try!

Cocoa and leather are the strongest in this, a sort of soft, warm masculine smell that wears well on a woman as well. This was gorgeous and soft and absolutely scrumptious. It's cocoa but not so chocaltey as bliss and a bit more vanilla than sweet. yummy!

Tobacco, a touch of coconut, and a layer of rum, this is masculine, sweet, and rich. It reminds me very much of Hearth's sweet, warm tobacco, but it's definitly a bit boozier, a bit more subtle. Gorgeous and complex and utterly male though I can see women wearing it as well, this really made me want to go bury my nose in my boyfriend's neck for a few hours and inhale deeply.

 

Yummy stuff.

Heavily floral, a touch of golden musk, but mostly jasmine and a soft subtle dry down of rose. This was pretty but too formal for me and not quite lush enough for me to adore it as I do with some of the other heavy florals. Very pretty, very feminine, and very refined.

Faintly coconuty or vanilla I think I was surprised at the lightness of this. Soft, sweet, and a touch tropical. This was pretty but didn’t work as well on me as black pearl or some of the other soft scents. Nice but not nice enough to horde with my skin since the amber and musk just sort of drift away.

This was much sweeter and fresher than I anticipated. A touch of tea, light sweet and green, I really found this very refreshing. The mosses come out after a bit along with the herbs and while this isn'tme this was a lot more pleasant than I anticipated. Gorgeous

Soft, sweet herbal lavender. This smelled very similar to Somnus on me, but less intense, more of a calming affect rather than a soporific one. I'll be keepng this in my travel kit for certain.

Violet, a touch of chamomile, and a little bit of lilly are the predominant notes in this for me. A soft, classic floral that's light enough not to be overpowering, it's still traditionally floral and feminine. I was hoping for a little more of the autumn leaves in this but alas none such appears. Beautiful but nothing that's making me leap around to buy a big bottle with my chemistry

Sweeter than I thought, spiced honey is an excellant way of putting this. Clove and cinnamon are definitly present but the spiceness is balanced by a soft, golden sweetness that make this incredibly warm and exotic. It's a great cold weather scent but I can also see this as a great summer scent, exotic and sexy and sweltering. Definite YUM

Sandalwood and it's nasty habit of going powdery on me strikes again. The undercurrent in this is soft, powdered floral with bergamot and a touch of musk. it's strong and floral, but also more sticky and cloying than I would like with my chemistry so I'll pass on this one. It's a little too stiff a scent for me.

Fruit, more fruit, so much fruit it's like being buried in a bowl of fruit salad amounts of fruit.
Citrus and grapefruit, then peach and apricot that fade into papaya and guava and melon, touches of apple and currant as this dries down. Incredibly long lasting, lucious, juicy, and amazingly complex. Absolutely stunningly gorgeous for those who like fruity scents.

The ozone tang in the bottle goes powdery on my skin, combined with a whiff of florals my chemistry makes this a very chemical, soapy scent, reminiscent of commercial perfume and something that sets off my allergies a bit too much. Sad on this one as I was really looking foreward to it but the gorgeous crystal flowery smell in the bottle just dissapears on my skin. Ah well

Holy sinus clearing batman! Juniper and eucalyptus are the strongest notes in this and it's a very green, refreshing, sharp scent. The juniper starts off strongest but the eucalyptus really kicks in, like a tang of fresh air in green forests. Lovely, not me for everyday but I may keep the imp for when my heads feeling foggy.

Deep dark pine and a touch of musk. This is dark, earthen pine woods on a cool night, refreshing and clean and soothingly cool. Definitly not something that's very me but great fun to try just for the sheer depth of the pine.

Dry dry dry...patchouli, a touch of myrrh and lots of musk. Dark, deep, but dry earth and a touch of patchouli's distinctive smell. This was startlingly heavy on me despite the dryness and didn't much suit my tastes but was still lovely to try.

Warm spicey cinnamon fades into a soft, sweet earthiness that's a bit herbal and a touch nutty. It's almost too sweet at this point, a little rancid, but the rest of the dry down is soft and smokey. This is sexy but a little too "present" for me to consider using...uh... practically. It would make a great, slinky, mysterious room scent though.

Apricot and a shot of alchol, this was boozy, punchy, jubilant and sweet. This is the sort of scent that packs a punch and forces you to be happy because how could anything so fruity and alcohol laden be _bad_? A perfect antidote to a bad mood too!

Dark, smokey, earthy and rich with a scent of deep rotting pine trees and a touch of patchouli. This was way too dark for my regular tastes but would be great for someone who likes earthy, smokey, evergreen scents.

Lots of carnation in this, a warm red, spicey floral with a touch of rose at the end. This was almost overwhelmingly floral for me, no tonka or any of the other notes and the carnation really dominated. As much as I love carnation, my chemistry just didn't jive with this so off it goes.

Softly floral, warm and red with a touch of coconut. This was a little more floral than I anticipated but still yummy and very warm and tropical. It was surprisingly sophisticated, more complex and formal than black pearl with was.

2005 version:
Carnation and heliotrope this started as a very soft, spicey floral but slowly turns darker. Musk comes out as this dries down and while the amber smooths everything, there’s a definite darkness to this. The berry only makes subtle appearances for me so this is mostly dark amber and musk and a touch of carnation

A light green, fresh floral, like chilled flower petals. This was gorgeous and refreshing a very gentle and light scent, very spring like. It sadly doesn't last all that long on me so off to swaps but it is lovely and ethereal.

This is why I try not to have preconceived notions about Beth's blends.

 

Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous

 

This wears very close to my skin, a soft light, shining golden glow of musk that's more morning's first sun than midday heat. A soft touch of grass and warm air - and yes the warm air is definitly in there though i'm not sure how she did it. Just gorgeous. Light and clean and fresh, this was soothing and invigorating all at once and not at all earthy and animalistic. It wears very close to my skin which I love. Definite keeper.

Agh! Florals Allooooo? Floooorals where are you?

 

Nothing. Dark, resiny, thick and something in this reacts poorly with my chemistry and I get that stale, decaying smell I get from vetiver usually. Very apropos for Hades. Very not for me.