Northernminx

Absolutely gorgeous. Subtle and feminine and soft, and so lovely even my perfume-hating father loved this one. The honeysuckle and rose are the strongest in the bottle and in the first hour, but this is never ever cloying or strong and wears very close to the skin. A touch of jasmine comes in as this dries down with vanilla rising p in beautiful creamy goodness at the end.

I completely and utterly adore this.

In the bottle: Almost citrusy, ozone and sharp. Hrm. An aquatic ::eyes the bottle specutively::

On me, this is...well aquatic. More cool dark water than metal on my skin, I get a bit of eucalyptus, a touch of metal, and thankfully this never goes that soft powdery sneezy sort of aquatic on me. It does soften as it goes but I never managed to get any wood scent out of this which was a little sad.

Later drydown: There's an old nail on my wrist. ...

wha? The metallic bits do come out in the end for a while, with just a touch of wood, but sadly it hops from that right into powdery. With the right chemistry it seems that this could be spectacularly intriguining but it never quite worked out for me.

Well I've been carefully avoiding this one as patchouli and I? Not so much.

But I swiped this last night and I am fairly happy to say that it wasn't as patchouli as I thought it would be. This was a dark, strong herbal and earthy scent but there was a touch of rich fruitiness under that with my chemistry. Strong and lasting, and a little bit too earthy for me, it was still fun to try.

Soft dusty and warm, this isn't really feminine or masculine on me, it's just gorgeous. Sweet dry grasses and warm golden musk and a touch of herbal something over a bit of dry earth. This was far more comforting than I anticipated but true to name sake it's a tricky little blend, constantly switching top notes on me. Great fun, not quite me, but I know a certain old coyote I need to send this too.

Mmm I love apricot and this has tons of it with a touch of clove spice. Gorgeous and juicy and summery, the dry down on this was warm and a little vanilla. Sooooo good and definitly one I think I'll be adding to my big bottle list.

Soft and woodsy and incensey with a touch of sweetness. This was gorgeous, dry and herbal and calming but not overly incensey which I really loved. This reminded me of a room full of well loved, old warm furniture or the scent of unfinished wood.

Nummy.

Strong, musky amd dark, this is a slinking, dark masculine scent. Mostly I get musk from this with a touch of earthy spice and thankfully none of the stale smell I usually get from vetiver. Fun to try, but definitly too masculine and dark for me, this was something that makes most men's perfumes look bright and fluffy.

Soft warm cocoa, this is substantially more chocolatey in the bottle than it is on me, thankfully and it's gorgeous and warm and very redolant of O with a touch of honey. A touch of wine and rum make this a little sour underneath the honey but it's not clashing so much as making this very intriguing. Fun to try, not quite a keeper.

Soft and feminine, I was surprised that this was as light as it turned out to be. Jasmine and light musk were the predominant notes in this, not really spicey though there is an underlay of spice if you sniff real close. Overall this stayed very soft and close to my skin. Pretty but not really catching my attention too much.

Sweet and melony in the bottle I was surprised that the fruitiness died off on this and left a soft mellow amber and a touch of tea. Gorgeous and light, this becomes a touch floral with some Gardenia in it as it dries and while I like this, I think my mother will like it more so this may be one I pick up for her.

Citrusy on me but I seem to be the one not getting lemons. Coming from "My secret power is I turn lemon into an overpowering monster" girl... that's impressive. Grapefruit for me, sharp and sweet and tangy citrus notes but predominiantly grapefruit and a touch of sweetness as this dries.

Amazingly clarifying and clearing and soothing. I love this one and it works wonderfully to give your brain and spirits a zap back toward positive.

Soft dry roses, tons of them but wierdly no frankincense for me. This was a gorgeous rose scent, very gentle and feminine and light, but it never really did anything different with my chemistry so I'll swap it off to those who may have a better response.

Oooo yummy. This was not as sweet as I anticipated which is wonderful. It's still sweet, but the strawberries are layered with a creaminess that softens the entire scent and a touch of sage that makes this just earthy enough. it's still a sweet scent but it's completely light and summery and avoids being cloying in favor of being complex and gorgeous. Rich, juicy, and warm. Love it!

Dark, deep, earthy and warm, like a cooling forest floor at night. Patchouli and cedarwood were the predominant notes of this though I also get a touch of vetiver (although it never goes rancid in this blend like vetiver tends to do on me.) This is very grounded, very dark, and very rich. Not quite me but fun to try

This was much greener than I anticipated at first sniff, a ton of thyme underneath the sweetness of rich honey. The thyme stays throughout the whole blend making this sweet, but not too sweet. There’s a hint o of spice and ginger at points, but it’s also an under scent beneath the honey. Gorgeous and rather like sipping mead at the fair, love love love it.

Initially a lot of narcissus and soft white florals this quickly fades into a faintly powdery, smokey scent. Mysterious, relaxing and with a touch of spice as the opium rises to the top. Smooth and definitly soporific this is calming in a deadened-senses sort of way. complex but not quite me.

Masculine with a lot of dry grasses and frankinsence, this was strong, decisive and clean. I would have adored this save that I'm apparantly highly allergic to something in it so I can't give a much more detailed review beyond that save that my throat got all burny on this. Eh, next time.

This is Villain's somewhat more sophisticated cousin and quite a good friend of Mr. Dorian. Between the three of them a woman would never make it out of the house.

While initially "department store cologne" this is far more complex than any department store cologne could hope to be. Lavender layers over a spice of jasmine and carmation but these aren't feminine florals. White musk makes this sophisticated and a touch of mint, rosemary, and the faintest hint of sandalwood both soften this and make it masculine.

He may not be Dorian, but he's probably the man that introduced you to him.

The sandalwood in this made this very strangely sharp on first application but thankfully the white musk starts to soften it a bit. I was pleased that I was able to pick out the white musk in this which was soft under a great deal of mango and mandarin orange for most of the wear-life on this one. Fruity, but I found this less sunny and more serious. I'm not quite sure if I get zombies but it's lovely none the less.

Cherry sweet and bright in the imp, I was surprised that the cherry note totally dissapeared when I put it on. This is surprisingly upright and womanly and assertive, a strong white floral with a touch of lily but mostly that other flower whose name I will not attempt to butcher for you here. It's strong, a little too strong if you over apply as I did on first swipe, but mellows into a classically dignified floral. Pretty but nothing in it is screaming loud enough for me to get a bottle.

I would love to say this worked for me as it's gorgeous in the imp that Chopchica graciously swapped with me. However, whatever floral is in this does not like me much and went powdery and sickly sweet on my skin. Unfortunate, as even when I use thse oils in meditation or ritual, I tend to use them _on_ me. What was rich, ambery sweet, with a touch of floral spice in the imp just sort of wanders off into cloying powdery smells on me and the effect this might have in granting any sort of empowerment gets a bit muddled in my subsequent sneezing fit.

I think I'll send this into swap. Much with the sadness.

Oakmoss and Juniper berry are the notes that come out strongest in this, a somewhat sweet woodsy scent with a touch of dark mystery. I actually really like this more than I anticipated I would though I can't see wearing it often. There's a certain reassurance in the richness of it, as well as a certain something unplacable.

Minty, but more of a pennyroyal mint rather than mint itself. This has that distinct burnt herbal undertone that pennyroyal has a habit of taking on my skin. Thankfully that fades offa bit.

There is a little fruitiness to this as it dries down but I can't say it's really fruity and I get ocasional whiffs of Anise as well. Intriguing, complex, and everchanging I would really love this but the pennyroyal burnt thing is kinda driving me nuts in the first stages. Stupid chemistry

Fruity, but not so sweet on me. The neroli in this really adds a greenish sharp tinge (at least I imagine it's the neroli) This starts as a green encased blood orange, very sharp and citrusy. The raspberry creeps in but it reminds me of unripened raspberries rather than sweet ones. Odd, a bit unsettling, this was still fun to try even if it's not quite me.

I was very much looking foreward to this one but was a little leery of the sandalwood, which tends to be a dominating note on me. Sadly the spice in this just dissapears into that sort of powdery dry flowery smell that sandalwood tends to turn into and I never got a chance to preview the other notes. Damned chemistry. This DID smell wonderful in the bottle, a touch spicey and very exotic.