mymymai

ITI: I get spicy men's cologne from this - like heavy on the nutmeg with a pinch of smoky vetiver and perhaps a touch of verbena. I realize that none of these notes reflect the scent notes, but it's heavily men's cologne for me.

Wet: Still much the same, but I just realized this also smells a great deal like one of Aveda's fire perfume oils. I guess the blood is dragon's blood resin, but it's heavily spiced and I really done't get gore or stone from the notes.

Dry: Still exotically spicy with a heavy "fire" tone to it. I would love to smell this on my husband, but it would easily be wearable for a date-night.

ITI: Soft lavender, violet, and sweet rose. It's rather pretty.

Wet: I get more violet, sandalwood, lavender, and rose. Oddly enough, calla lily, which usually amps on my skin, isn't present yet.

Dry: It's sweetly floral while bring pleasantly powdery. The violet, lavender, sandalwood, and rose are still prevalent after an hour of drying time.

ITI: Strong dragon's blood resin from the blood musk, followed by orchid and a little tobacco honey. It's a bit strongly floral at this point for me.

Wet: The tobacco honey becomes more dominant which I like. After that, I get the white fig, amber, and just a hint of orchid. It's much better on my skin.

Dry: Fig, amber, dragon's blood musk, and just a little floral. It's pretty, but not my preference right now.

ITI: The honey and bourbon vanilla are most prominent on first sniff, but I so pick up the soft rose otto following closely behind the dominant notes.

Wet: The rose otto, vanilla, and white fig steal the show in a gentle and lady-like showing. This is rather pleasant.

Dry: It's a bit powdery when dry, but the vanilla and honey, along with a little rose otto, are somewhat discernible.

In the Imp (ITI): Sweetly aromatic vanilla, myrrh, and balsam. I'm not getting the embalming herbs, but the overall scent so far is pleasant.

Wet: Sweet and oddly comforting. The storax and the myrrh mix nicely, plus there is a little woody depth in the background.

Dry: It's sweet from the storax and slightly complex from the myrrh. It reminds me of Vanilla Fields a little bit.

ITI: It's woody and resinous, like a teak carved wooden box with incense in it. Frankincense, myrrh, and bois de cade.

Wet: Still much of the same, although there is more of an earthy tone to the scent now.

Dry: Oh yeah, the oudh is strong here when paired with the bois de cade, but I like it. The frankincense and myrrh are still present, but not as strong as before. Sadly, the beeswax doesn't show up on my skin, but I really like the scent as it is.

ITI: Opium tar, blue musk (and it does smell blue), oudh, myrrh, and ho leaf. It's sweet but oddly exotic.

Wet: It smells very similar wet as it does in the imp, although the opium is a bit stronger, and I do get a little sand.

Dry: Blue musk, opium tar, oudh, and myrrh - it does not have a whole lot of throw after 30 minutes, but it is an interesting scent.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong candied violets are the top note, but the vetiver comes in as a secondary note once I recap the imp.

Wet: Very strong vetiver one me. The violet is so faint that I need to concentrate to pick it up.

Dry: More smoke and violet. I like it but my husband does not.

In the Imp (ITI): Fresh, juicy, just-cut cucumber. It's wet, green, fresh, and delicious!

Wet: On my skin, it's less cucumber and more something slightly floral and aquatic. I still get the cucumber impression, but it's muddled with the other notes that take away from the delicious purity of a freshly sliced cucumber.

Dry: Thankfully, the aquatic overtones have mellowed out some, allowing the cucumber to settle back toward the top with the grassy notes.

ITI: Hiba wood has this beautiful, fresh, and aromatic quality when paired with red sandalwood. It transports me and calms me a little. Hmm, I like this already.

Wet: Hiba wood is still the dominant note, but now I get cinnamon and a touch of tonka paired with the sandalwood. It's deep, exotic, woody...just gorgeous.

Dry: It's such a lovely scent dried as well - wood, cinnamon, sandalwood, sweet tonka, and a touch of smoky vetiver.

ITI: It's just a little aquatic, but warmly so with the white plum, champaca flower, and musk.

Wet: Holy Aquatic, Batman! The kelp really amps as soon as it touches my skin, so I have to fight the argue to scrub my skin. However, after just a few seconds, the musk and chapaca flower rush back to the forefront.

Dry: Slightly kelp-centered still, but I get the sea buckthorn berry, and white plum. It's better dried, and while a tolerable aquatic, it's not something I plan on keeping.

ITI: Oh, that's pretty. I can pick out the French vanilla and the white gardenia.

Wet: The florals are more prominent on my skin - jasmine, gardenia, French vanilla, and just a hint of verbena.

Dry: Rich vanilla, sweet gardenia, and thick jasmine - it's floral but so wonderfully appealing and feminine.

In the Imp (ITI): Wow, that really does smell like a topical smoothie. banana, coconut, and pineapple are the most evident.

Wet: Lots of pomegranate, followed by banana, pineapple, and sugar cane.

Dry: I get faint pineapple and pomegranate after 12 hours.

In the Imp (ITI): That certainly is chocolate, but a chocolate I like, similar to hot coco with a splash of mint liqueur. It's foody, but it's not offensive like other foody scents I've sniffed in the past.

Wet: Warm vanilla, pungent peppermint, warm chocolate powder, and a touch of cedar to add to the complexity. It does remind me of an jewel-embellished crocodile mirage, actually.

Dry: It's just light cocoa, whiffs of vanilla, and just an impression of peppermint. Lovely!

In the Imp (ITI): The berry aspect is sharp but enticing, but there is a green quality that reads as slightly aquatic...and makes me afraid to skin test it.

Wet: More aquatic berry with a slight powdery undertone.

Dry: The berry aspect becomes overtly powdery, but there is still that wild, green, possible-poisonous berry scent that is characteristic of baneberry.

In the Imp (ITI): It's oddly floral with something that reminds me of cucumber.

Wet: Benzoin is the strongest note, followed by spices, red musk, and something that reads as a light floral.

Dry: Red musk is flying its flag. I get honey after that, as well as caramel, but the musk steals the show.

ITI: This strikes me as a clean and fresh scent on first sniff. I can pick out the mint, thyme, and juicy cranberry.

Wet: It's more round on my skin as the tobacco and teakwood show up. The mint and thyme are still dominant, although followed closely by the cranberry and currant.

Dry: It's cranberries and currants, galore! There is some impression of thyme and teakwood, but I'm still really enjoying this scent.

ITI: IT's herby and slightly resinous. The lavender. opoponax, and spicy castoreum accord. It's brooding and attractive.

Wet: It's sweeter on my skin, but still resinous and herby. The lavender is still rather dominant, although the opoponax and castoreum are close seconds. I get impressions of the rose and magnolia rounding out the scent.

Dry: After 3 hours and some yard work, Misericordia smells like rose, labdanum, castoreum and musky opoponax. It's pleasant but still has some depth.

ITI: Oh, that was a rush of complex notes. The honey is the top note in the bottle, but the leather comes on strongly after a fraction of a second. There is a bit of sweetness under it all from the sandalwood and vanilla. It's certainly an attractive scent.

Wet: On my skin, the woody and animalistic aspects are dominant. Rich leather and smoky sandalwood followed by patchouli, vanilla, and a smidgen of ginger.

Dry: Dried, the scent is a simply feminine combination of sandalwood, honey dust (powder), musk, vanilla, and leather.

ITI: Drying red rose petals and frankincense. Oh, this is rather nice.

Wet: Gorgeous rose petals, musky frankincense, and saffron with a bit of a heady tone.

Dry: It's much sweeter now, although the rose is still apparent. The frankincense now smells like it has been sweetened by honey.

ITI: Oh yeah, that's brined fish with some copal and something else. My

Wet: I'm getting wet kelp now with my brined fished. There is also a strange and unsettling dusty tone to the scent.

Dry: It's more incense than anything else, but the wet scent is enough to scare me off.

ITI: Dewy snow, fresh lemon drops, and warm sandalwood.

Wet: I still get the fresh snow, but I also pick up hints of vanilla along with the lemon and a lightly resinous tone from the sandalwood. It's rather pleasant, actually.

Dry: It's still wonderfully light, luscious, and slightly citrusy. Beautiful!

ITI: Vanilla, spun sugar, nutmeg, and either dried lavender or eucalyptus. It's soothing and enticing thanks to the vanilla.

Wet: Vanilla-spun sugar underneath eucalyptus, fresh lavender, and faint lemon, I think.

Dry: As it starts to dry, it takes on a slightly medicinal quality. However, it still maintains a lovely softness from the vanilla and sugar. I can see why this would help someone fall asleep.

ITI: It's rather light in the bottle. I get green musk and sea buckthorn berry.

Wet: Bright, green and clean. I get green musk and light nectarines along with buckthorn berry. I'm really enjoying the clean greenness of the scent.

Dry: Nectarine zest, green musk, light oakmoss, and buckthorn berry. I really like the green quality of this scent that stays true from first sniff to the dry down.

ITI: Very strong night-blooming jasmine with a sweet sandalwood in the background.

Wet: More jasmine, but I now get some of that vanilla bourbon paired with red sandalwood and some thick leather. It's a rather intriguing scent.

Dry: Jasmine, leather, sandalwood, and bourbon. It ends up being similar to a jasmine plug-in, but a little sweeter.