mymymai

ITI: Powdery orris root with jasmine sambac are the most dominant notes in the imp. It's a bit perfumey here, but that may change on application.

Wet: It's similar to the ITI impression, but there is a little roundness now, I think from the amber.

Dry: This really doesn't change much on me. It's still orris root and jasmine sambac with a hint of amber.

ITI: Slightly fruity and sugary tobacco. It's much sweeter than I had anticipated.

Wet: There's a bit more caramel to the tobacco, but the earthiness of thickness of smoking tobacco is very much center stage on my skin.

Dry: Earthy, vanilla-infused caramel-y, thick, and heady. It's a wonderful tobacco scent and I wish I would have picked up a bottle of it before it went dark.

ITI: It's soft while being slightly naughty from the honeysuckle French vanilla, patchouli, and sarsaparilla.

Wet: It has this interesting green and papery smell to it, but the French vanilla, patchouli, honeysuckle and sarsaparilla are still very similar to the imp.

Dry: As it dries, the leather begins to peak out of the papery and slightly green foreground. It is a soft, supple leather and intertwines beautifully with the patchouli. It gets sweeter and more patchouli-centric after a few hours. There is an impression of leather, but not much else.

ITI: It's sweet and floral, like a Sunday mimosa sitting on the garden veranda.

Wet: It's light, innocent, and airy. The peach is certainly ripe, and it's framed beautifully by the peony and the carnation. The freesia sits behind the other notes adding a little soapiness, but mostly tamed by the amber.

Dry: I'm surprised that such a light scent would still be detectable after 12 hours, but I can still make out the peach and the peony.

ITI: The orris root is clearly the top note in the imp, but I get something that reminds me of crushed ant smell, which might be the muguet since I'm familiar with the other notes.

Wet: Yeah, it still smells like orris root, musk, and crushed ant. Not a fan.

Dry: After it dries, the ant smell is lest pronounced, but it's still overtly perfumey and does not please my nose.

ITI: Faint tea rose and white sandalwood. It's actually very proper.

Wet: Pink tea roses that smell freshly bloomed followed by warm sandalwood.

Dry: After a while, all I get is tea rose. It is pleasant, but not complex.

ITI: Oh, that's fizzy and sweet, like ice wine infused with fresh ginger and eucalyptus This might get a little soapy as I get that impression from the notes, but I really hope not.

Wet: It's still sweetly icy with spicy ginger and eucalyptus It's fizzy and exuberant.

Dry: It does get just a touch soapy, but honestly, the combination of ice, ginger, and eucalyptus and now hints of tea are just a wonderful combination. I'm sad that I didn't pick up a bottle of this.

ITI: It's aquatic, but I'm not repulsed by it. The sea spray and leather are well balanced, and the bay rum brings a much-needed sweetness to the scent.

Wet: Salty wood, rum, and well-worn leather. It's not bad, but I don't think I'd reach for this that often.

Dry: The sweetness of the bay rum soothes over the salty aquatic qualities and balances everything out into an attractive unisex scent.

ITI: The scents are pretty true to the list. The sandalwood is soft and golden, the rose is faint in the background, and the amber sweetens and mellows everything out.

Wet: More sandalwood, a little green for some reasons, and sweeter roses emerge once the scent is applied to my skin.

Dry: The sandalwood warms up to a golden quality once dried while the rose fades into the middle ground to let the sultry amber shine. It's lovely in its simplicity.

ITI: Since this one doesn't have any notes listed, I will try to tease out what I can. Well, it certainly is musky, like blue musk, but part of it is a little off-putting as the scent reminds me a little of acetone. There is also a fake cherry note somewhere in there.

Wet: I get strong musk, resin, artificial cherry, and coconut air freshener.

Dry: As it dries, I start picking up an almond note and a vanilla note. However, the scent is really sweet, to the extent that it gives me a headache.

ITI: It certainly is bright and highly polished. I also get a whiff of copal resin, but there is an odd men's cologne quality to this.

Wet: It's a bit more like men's cologne wet, but there is still a strong impression of gold and clearly defined copal.

Dry: I now get powder and men's cologne with a hint of something golden. I'm sure it'd smell great on a male, but this isn't one for me.

ITI: It smells like recently cut grass and rose petals. In the imp, it's a fresh and clean scent.

Wet: Ah, the grass scent emerges as the myrtle and ivy - green and slightly bitter. There is just a touch of sweetness from the honey aspect, and some strong floral from the lily, but the rose seems to be drowned out.

Dry: It's bitterly green with an undertone of honey and rose. If the green were less bitter, I think I'd like this scent more.

ITI: Oh, that's nice and soothing (of course, woods are soothing to me). I get wander rosewood, palisander, cinnamon leaf, and light frankincense.

Wet: Oh, well that changes on my skin. It's smokier, I think from the black patchouli, and there's a musky scent that's on the good side of being chemically (styrax), all of which is framed by the rosewood, frankincense, and light cinnamon leaf.

Dry: The cinnamon leaf becomes slightly powdery, but that seems to be filled in with patchouli that has faded, very light frankincense, and just a hint of styrax. I miss the rosewood notes.

ITI: It smells like green stalks and jasmine. It's a bit too strong and acerbic.

Wet: It mellows out a bit when on skin, as the lavender calms down and the jasmine begins to amp up. Oh honeysuckle, where are you?

Dry: It dries down to something very strongly floral with mid tones of soap. This isn't for me.

It's like sweet sake, freshly blooming cherry trees, and something that reminds me of tatami mats. I really like it and I think I'd like my room to smell like this more often.

ITI: Strong cinnamon, clove, and honey comb body butter.

Wet: It smells like cinnamon oil, beeswax, and honey comb. It reminds me of a really pungent candle I once rolled by myself when I was a more crafty person.

Dry: Cinnamon steeped in thick honey comb and just a touch of clove. It's interesting and reminds me of Golden Priapus a little.

ITI: This actually smells similar to Rakasha yesterday, but it's a more grown up, darker, more citrusy patchouli scent, which I think is enhanced by the vetiver.

Wet: Smoky vetiver, thick patchouli, and spiced blood orange. Delicious!

Dry: The scent becomes a bit more powdery once dried, but it still has a darkly fruity tone to it.

ITI: I like the simplicity of the scent in the bottle: rose and patchouli.

Wet: It's earthy from the patchouli, but almost subtly candy-like from the rose and sandalwood. It's really a gorgeous scent.

Dry: The scent doesn't change much once on the skin, which I'm thankful for. The combination of the three notes is just the right balance of resinous, earthy, and floraly sweet.

ITI: It's sweet with tones of roobios tea, thick honey, and myrrh. It's soft and lackadaisical.

Wet: Sweetened roobios tea in a myrrh and incense infused room is what the scent brings to mind. It's lovely while wet!

Dry: The honey emerges more once dried, but the roobios, myrrh and sweet resins are still warm, dreamy, and comforting. I think this may be the first wine scent that I really, really like. This will be going on my "to-buy" list.

ITI: This is much sweeter than I expected. The hellfire note must use dragon's blood resin, lotus, and something greenly floral. I get the tell-tale bubblegum lotus, but it seems to be nicely balanced with the resin and floral. I don't get much smokiness, though.

Wet: Again, bubblegum lotus, resin, green floral, and now a little smoke. It certainly is an interesting scent, but just a little sweet for me.

Dry: The scent picks up smoldering coals as it dries and something that reads as cat dental chews underneath the lotus bubblegum and resin. That's a nope for me. Edit: After several hours, it is sweetly powdery and floral - a much more pleasant scent.

ITI: It smells like newly poured kitty litter and super powerful ginger. Hmm, I'm not digging it.

Wet: It smells slightly better on my skin: powdered ginger and Irish Spring soap. I can't wait until this one dries. It reminds me of being punished by my parents for saying bad words.

Dry: Yep, that's still Irish Spring. To the swap pile we go.

ITI: That's actually more soothing than I hand anticipated. It reminds me of that oil Aveda has you sniff as they complete the sensory experience on you. I think it's the white lavender and the patchouli together that is giving me that impression.

Wet: The lavender is pure and clean, which I love. I can also pick up the musk and sweetened patchouli. So far, it's a lovely scent.

Dry: I really enjoy this one - sweet musk, lavender, opium, and patchouli. It's heady and soothing at the same time.

ITI: It smells like bright florals and cat litter. I'm not a fan.

Wet: Holy lily and heady floral! It's a bit much for me and starts giving me a headache.

Dry: After a while, I get lilac, musk, and faint osmanthus. It's much better behaved while dried.

ITI: Oh, smoky, earthy, spicy, and sensuous. The olibanum, opium tar, and sweet tobacco are the most dominant in the bottle, but there is a lighter floral sweetness that makes the scent delightfully complex.

Wet: It's spicy, like a men's cologne; however, there is enough floral to make it feminine at the same time. I'm loving the olibanum and opium as the scent starts to dry.

Dry: Sweet tobacco opium tar, sensuous orchid, and wild plum drift together in a gorgeously feminine and sensuous scent.

ITI: It's a citrusy scent with some slightly exotic complexity from the elemi with a little sweet musk underneath.

Wet: The most and wildflower honey are sweet and seem to push even the citrus out of the way.

Dry: The wildflower honey and red musk are still dominant but I get the faintest impression of tangerine. It's a bit foody, actually.