mymymai

ITB: Lemongrass, fig, old patchouli...it's an odd combination to my nose for some reason. Wet: The lemongrass is a bit soapy on my skin and the fig when combined with the earthy patchouli reminds me of the Garden of Death. The leather starts to come out as it dries, but I'm still leery of this scent. Dry: Now it smells like soapy lemongrass, sandalwood, and worn leather shoes with a touch of fig. I like the leather here, but that's about it.

ITB: It's sweetly dark and complex, but not threateningly so - coconut, vanilla amber, champaca, and a touch of vetiver. Wet: It's sweet, resinous (slightly), and a bit floral. I'm getting coconut, champaca, orchid, vetiver, a dash of peach, some currant, and something else that is a little green. Dry: It's more floral once dried from the orchid, but it's tempered by the champaca,coconut, peach, and now oude. Very nice!

ITB: Oh, it's herby, acrid, and bitter. I wasn't expecting it to be quite so...pungent. Wet: Wasabi, balsam, bitter betel nut, spices that remind me of nutmeg and turmeric, and a bit of citrus rind and petitgrain. It's interesting and a bit more agreeable on my skin. Dry: It's very similar, but I can now smell the java-like wattleseed and coconut (although faint). I'm still up in the air with this one.

ITB: I get lily and a light musk here. Wet: Very strong lily, diaphanous musk, and faint hints of osmanthus. I'd like to smell frankincense at this stage, but I'm just not getting yet. Dry: Well, the lily certainly steals the show here, although the frankincense and osmanthus are present, they are mere wall-flowers to the lily's show.

ITB: It smells like damp cobblestones and a dark and dangerous men's cologne. Wet: It smells almost like a fougere with a touch of anise and something floral. However, it's dark and musky, fitting of stone and darkness. Dry: It really does seem like there in anise in here as whatever it is is stronger on my skin along with the dark musk. It's an intriguing scent.

ITB: It's very floral in the bottle - lilac and dianthus with a touch of cedar. Wet: It's a bit more green on my skin and reminds me in some way of Mandrake Charm a little bit, but as it dries, the blue musk and neroli make the scent much more enticing. Dry: It dries to a lilac powder with a touch of musk, light herbs, and ozone. It reminds me of sweet whispering around twilight.

ITB: It's effervescent, just like the champagnes, but with more lemon-lime. Wet: It's very much the same on my skin, although as it settles, the sugar kicks in. It reminds me of Mountain Dew (what I remember of it, anyway). Dry: It's an effervescent lemon-lime with something warm like caramelized sugar.

ITB: I would have expected the aquatic notes to dominant, but it's the chocolate - warm, milk chocolate. There is a little sea salt underneath, but it isn't a bad combination. Wet: Warm chocolate, sea salt, and perfume-y sea plants (really more of a floral on my skin) underneath. Usually, aquatics turn wretched on even the faintest application, but this is really nice so far. Dry: Fresh sea water spray, chocolate, wafting incense - oh Cthulhu, you dashing knave!

ITB: IT's pale pink roses, a little green, and vanilla that adds an interesting creaminess to this scent. Wet: It's very similar to what it smells like in the bottle, although the creaminess/vanilla is stronger on my skin. Dry: Ah, the rose comes back out. It reminds me of a younger version of Rose Red with it's vanilla note and the impression of pink rather than red roses.

ITB: It reminds me of blueberry snow cones. Yum! Wet: Slushy blueberries with a hint of blackberry jam. Gosh, this is heavenly. Dry: The blackberry is a bit more distinct here, although the blueberry is still sweet. I'm also getting a lime and the snow note. It's a really delicious and fun scent.

ITB: It's much more plum-centric than I had anticipated. There is a touch of vanilla sandalwood, but I can't discern the other notes. It's fruity, flowery, and feminine. Wet: There is really almost nothing, but what fraction of a drop I managed to eek out of the bottle smelled exactly the same on my skin, thank goodness. I'd love a little more of this. Dry: It's perfume-y plum blossom and a touch of sandalwood, but it is faint since I was able to get out so little in the first place.

ITB: I get fizzy champagne, red wine that has started to turn (a little vinegar), fruit, and something that reads as soft and cloying, like vanilla. Wet: Whew, that cloying note isn't present on my skin. Now, it is aged wine, champagne, muddled orange soaked in the aged wine, cola, and one or two other fruits I can't place. This is sangria to a "T". Dry: It's interesting in this state because it becomes softly fruity and resinous with faint effervescence. I like this one so much more once dried.

In the Imp (ITI): The effervescence of the champagne is immediately detectable on the first sniff. The lychee beautifully sweetens the champagne while the mango provides from roundness under the two notes. Wet: The mango is a bit more heady here and the champagne is a bit strong on my skin initially. The lychee is there, but it is rather light. The scent, however, is sweet, feminine, and ever so slightly tropical. Dry: Still very effervescent and just a tad sweet from the lychee and mango. After 11 hours, the scent was still detectable, although it was faint.

ITB: I can certainly smell a few varieties of mint. One is pure and green like mint liquor, while the second I detect is a duskier mint, like those in natural cough drops. The Indonesian oil and vanilla rise up to meet the mint the longer I sniff. Wet: Indonesian oil, vanilla, tea, dusty mint, and bergamot with a hint of green tea. It's an intriguing scent. Dry: It's warm, slightly resinous, and minty now from the vanilla, bergamot, mint, and oils. There is a light foody quality to this, but the addition of the mint makes it very palatable and interesting.

ITB: It's green, but not astringent, followed by the floral aspect of sweet pea...and there is also something pleasantly aquatic about it as well. Wet: It's more floral on my skin, then green, although the aquatic undertone is interesting and adds some depth to this single note. Dry: It reminds me of bath soap for some reason - I think it's because it's fresh, clean, and floral.

ITB: It's absinthe, but much softer from the lace and the tobacco smoke. Wet: The scent is almost fruity when I apply it to my skin. I think this is from the green cognac, which is followed by the absinthe and then the tobacco smoke. I don't get the same softness from the lace as I did in the bottle. Dry: The tobacco now emerges as the primary note, which melds beautifully with the green cognac, light absinthe, and sugared lace.

ITB: It's rather spicy, actually. It smells almost like sweet cinnamon, but I know it's clove mixed with cognac, vanilla blossom, and myrrh. Wet: Dusty clove is still the top note, followed by frankincense. I really can't smell much else right now. Dry: It's beautifully and sweetly resinous once dried - myrrh and frankincense followed by oak and vanilla blossom...and faint clove.

ITB: It's cognac, opium, and frankincense fresh from the bottle. Wet: That's lovely. Bourbon vanilla, opium, cognac, tea, frankincense, and something that does remind me of silk. Dry: It's warm (bourbon vanilla), feminine (silk and coconut bark), and deliciously resinous from the frankincense and opium.

ITB: I had to put this off for a few days while I waited for my cold to dissipate as this is not the strongest scent. It's leaves, linen, cognac, tobacco, and sugared lace in the bottle. Wet: The cognac is much stronger on my skin and the laudanum is now present. I get a little black tea with the linen, sugar spun lace, and thick tobacco. Dry: It is certainly party of the lace family. The linen and tobacco reign supreme, but are followed closely by the sugar spun lace and Indian musk. It's a lovely scent.

ITB: It's light, buoyant, and fruity - guava, cherry blossoms, and lemon balm. Wet: Yum. Lemon balm, lemongrass, guava, hibiscus, and grapefruit. I love how tropical this smells. Dry: Once dry, it's somewhat faint. The scent is primarily lemon balm, lemongrass, and pink grapefruit. I really enjoy the fruitiness of this one.

ITB: Yum. Resin and lychee. Of course, lychee is my favorite note in the world, so this is made of win so far. Wet: Lychee is still strongest, witch which I'm absolutely fine, then followed by starfruit, snow, and some carrot seed. Dry: It's gorgeous, simply gorgeous. This will be my lychee-lavender-snow go-to from now on. It's fruity and cool.

ITB: It's a bit hard to smell, but I can pick up the copaifera and a little lavender, but it is super faint in the bottle. Wet: Gosh, it is still hardly detectable even on my skin. I have to concentrate, but when I do, it's all lavender. I think my cold or whatever it is is catching up with my nose. Dry: Ok, now I'm getting something gloriously sweet, like warm honey mixed with amber and vanilla, plus the edition of lavender. It's sweetly soothing.

ITB: It's resinous but also green for the valerian root, styrax, and the galbanum. Wet: It's very similar to its composition in the bottle, although there is a little more muskiness. Dry: The scent stays very close to the skin. I get galbanum, sandalwood, musk, and dammar. It's nice, but I wish it were stronger.

ITB: Whoo! That's very green. It's like freshly cut grass and the bitter scent of broken poppy stems. Wet: It's really bitter in its greenness. I can discern the parsley, acanthus, belladonna, spicy chrysanthemum and the sweetly floral iris. The jury is still out on this one. Dry: It's a bit more floral from the iris and mellow from the manioc, although the belladonna and acanthus are still just as present. There is a little loam tone to this, but not much. This is much prettier once dried, although if you love really green scents, give this a try.

ITB: This is green and pleasantly earthy from the mandrake and basil linalool. There is also a disquieting floral after the initial scent that is discernible, which must be the hyssop. Wet: Earthy and spicy in it's herbiness. The scent seems to amp the mandrake the most on my skin. Other notes are harder to pick out, but I think I get a little basil linalool, lemongrass, and a faint impression of olibanum, but it's mostly a mandrake show. Dry: The mandrake is still dominant, but it settles down some with olibanum and a little lemongrass. I wish the myrrh was more prominent, as it would add a wonderfully resinous tone to this green and eathy scent.