mymymai

In the Imp (ITI): Juicy blackberries and red, thick roses. There is a distinct warm pastry quality to this as well.

Wet: Now, it’s candied blackberries in a vanilla-infused tart (heavy on the cream) with just a hint of roses, as if in a vase in the middle of a table.

Dry: I get very little rose once dried. The scent smells like fresh pie straight from the oven, but the kind of pie you can tell you’ll be working off for weeks. There is a hint of berry, but it is very much cooked currants.

In the Imp (ITI): Musky peach with an overtone of patchouli. It does smell initially innocent, but then the devilish quality of the patchouli takes over.

Wet: Very clearly patchouli and peach with somewhat overwhelming musk.

Dry: The peach is smelling a bit like peach cider with earthy spiciness from the patchouli. It's interesting to say the least.

In the Imp (ITI): Exotically delicious Neroli, sandalwood, fresh orange peel and sweet almond milk.

Wet: Still beautiful but the dominant notes have shifted to the almond and the orange peel with hints of rose, clove, and nutmeg.

Dry: It's lovely when dried. Light neroli paired with Bulgarian rose on a bed of clove and nutmeg. Wow!

In the Imp (ITI): It smells like juicy lotus, bubblegum, and grass. Is this even the same scent? Wow, this is totally not what I expected.

Wet: This is very much the same as in the imp, but I get the impression every so slightly of the ocean – something dark and somewhat briney. However, this is still wonderful on. *Finger’s crossed for dry-down*

Dry: It’s powdery, slightly musky, and just a touch of grassy brine, but it’s really rather pleasant.

(2009 version)

ITI: Oh, that's a rather bright and clean scent. I get wonderfully tart lemon with yuzu and slightly soapy floral, which is usually freesia for me. It's still pleasant despite the soapiness.

Wet: Lemon, ripe yuzu, freesia, thickly sweet massoia; hints of bergamot add to the scent's complexity.

Dry: It's much more reminiscent of a Glade plug-in now with strong freesia and jasmine with swells of lemon and mild bergamot. It is strong enough to make me sneeze.

ITI: It’s an interesting scent. I get bois du rose, a touch of light, white sage, a cool and sweet note that must be the snow, and subtle hints of amber.

Wet: It’s cold, sweet, and powdery on my skin. The bois du rose is delicately balanced with the white sage, the tree moss, light teak, amber, and snow. It’s lovely!

Dry: It’s soft and comforting, like freshly laundered clothing. The ambers lend warmth while the snow and teak add that gentle scent that is indulgent and comforting at the same time.

ITI: deep incense, sweet rose geranium, luscious amber with subtle undertones of poppy. It’s warm, exotic, and complex.

Wet: It’s a little sharper with the rose geranium and lavender at the start, but as I inhale, it warms up with the incense, benzoin, and thick amber. There is still a touch of poppy, which adds to the complexity.

Dry: I tested this last morning and evening but didn’t review it. I still have some scent left over on my wrist - so we are looking at 18 hours that this has stayed sniffable on my skin. Reapplied, the black incense and amber are thick and sultry while they lightly veil the poppy and hints of rose geranium. It’s gorgeous!

In the Imp (ITI): Aquatic toilet cleaner and brine. Ick.

Wet: I get something that smells sweeter and a bit muskier, which might be the coral. However, the brine and aquatic are intense.

Dry: Okay, it is less offensive as it dries. I get a pleasant aquatic with lots of brine and that oddly sweet and musky note. It's borderline pleasant.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong mandarin with a little musk and nutmeg perhaps.

Wet: Ooh, the mandarin is sweetly spiced - cinnamon and nutmeg I think -on my skin. The musk sits deliciously under the mandarin and rounds everything out.

Dry: The scent now has the quality of powdery musk and spice with only a hint of dried mandarin.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong jasmine, like hit-you-in-the-face jasmine, and myrrh. Mind so, I like jasmine, so this isn’t a bad start to the scent.

Wet: Again, thick jasmine, some myrrh, and just the impression of rose.

Dry: Jasmine and rose, but the myrrh has died down a bit. It’s a womanly scent.

In the Imp (ITI): Rose, opium, berries, lilac, and plum. It's yummy while still being complex enough to be worn by an adult.

Wet: Gardenia, crushed roses, plum, and artificial berries. It's now bad, actually.

Dry: Mmm, now it smells like berried fall potpourri The plum is evident while the berries smell dried rather than wet and artificial (thank you, BPAL!). The rose and opium meld wonderfully together to form a complicated and womanly scent that I would love to wear again.

In the Imp (ITI): Warm amber and musk, almost to the point of marzipan, followed by just a hint of light dusk and dried grass.

Wet: It's identical to the imp, which is nice. I'm starting to like the combination of amber and musk on me. As it starts to dry, I get some woods notes.

Dry: After a shower, there isn't anything left. On second dry-down, it smells like faint, dried grasses, musk, and the impression of amber.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong lilac, something slightly aquatic, and grass. It’s interesting, but there is the aquatic bit that keeps me from loving it.

Wet: Strong, aquatic notes swirl around the violets drowning out nearly everything else save the musky undertones.

Dry: I get more grass and some additional flowers, but lilac and the aquatic aspect are still the strongest notes. It’s not something I wear again, sadly.

In the Imp (ITI): This reminds me of some of the Phoenix Steamwork scents. It smells like bronze, oil, ozone, and honey.

Wet: It's very similar to the ITI scent, but the honey is turning to fake, artificial honey on my skin. I'm now getting a little gunpowder over the heavy metal and ozone notes, but less so with the oil I originally smelled.

Dry: Whoa, now the gunpowder is the most dominate note, followed by the bronzed metal and a touch of honey. It reminds me of Roman armor.

In the Imp (ITI): Ugh, sharp petitgrain with tonka. It smells like green foxtail stickers.

Wet: It's much more behaved with with a balance of the petitgrain with strong bergamot, amber, and tonka. It does remind me of the gentle and delicate texture of butterfly wings.

Dry: It's much better dried. It's mostly brown, fuzzy tonka with amber and bergamot. I'm relieved!

In the Imp (ITI): On first sniff, I quickly put the bottle down and walked away. I don't know what it was about the first impression that turned me off, but the notes should have been appealing. Vetiver and really sharp lavender on second sniff. It's overpowering.

Wet: It's wet, musky, and slightly moldering, which must be the vetiver paired with the musk. I get a little lavender, but it reminds me of lavender dusk.

Dry: It's much better dried - Strong violet and musk with a hint of smoky lavender.

In the Imp (ITI): Wow, strong leather followed by vetiver and cinnamon. This paints a picture of a rogue clad in leather riding down a forested trail.

Wet: Wet, smoky vetiver and leather are most dominant, with hints of jasmine peaking through.

Dry: The scent stays true to its wet notes, never straying from the leather and vetiver. It's truly a masculine scent.

In the Imp (ITI): Cinnamon leaf, patchouli, incense, paired with lilies and jasmine. It's heady and seductive, although I get the impression or marzipan for some reason.

Wet: It's very similar to in the bottle, but I get bergamot and saffron together...which seems to be making it smell like marzipan to me.

Dry: Now, I get lilies, cinnamon leaf,jasmine, and patchouli. I don't get the marzipan anymore, thankfully. However, there is just something I don't like about it for some odd reason.

In the Imp (ITI): White chocolate hits my nose first, but followed closely by the lilac, iris, and violet, I actually find the chocolate appealing.

Wet: Lilac, white chocolate, violet, and light sandalwood. It’s warm and inviting while being feminine and not overtly foody.

Dry: Violet is now running the show, which I adore. It is followed by the white chocolate orris, white sandalwood, and a touch of lilac. It’s nicely balanced.

Other Impression

ITI: I get apple blossoms and pulp, mulberry, juicy pomegranate juice, and some other fruit that is not as sweet, which might be the azaroles.

Wet: Apple pulp pomegranate (although smells slightly synthetic), and some mulberry tinged with blackberry.

Dry: It's berried and fruits, but paired in such a way that they are festively autumnal.

In the Imp (ITI): Sweet red rose in full blossom. The leather isn't evident at all, but I don't mind too much.

Wet: Lovely red rose still, but now I get the impression of leather as well. I wish the leather was stronger, but I still really like this.

Dry: Faint rose and a touch of leather. Oh, I wish there was more leather.

In the Imp (ITI): Smokey dragon's blood resin is present, although a bit overshadowed, by the honeyed vanilla. It's certainly intriguing, though.

Wet: Think honey and amber with a faint touch of smoke from the Dragon's Blood resin.

Dry: Delicious resin and a combination of honey and vanilla that makes to resin alluring and manageable.

In the Imp (ITI): Rich and ripe tropical fruit followed by heady florals and something that's just a little soapy and odd.

Wet: It smells a little like rubberized tar for just a couple seconds, but then I get tropical fruit and an aquatic tone to the mountain breeze.

Dry: It's not very long lasting. I tested four scents about 5 hours ago and this one I can't pick up at all. Retested freshly dried, the fruits and florals have overcome all the astringency and chemically qualities of the other note, leaving a soft powderiness I can attribute to the amber.

In the Imp (ITI): Sweet berries and peppermint snow just a dollop of pine. I'm barely getting any of the listed notes other than the snow. Odd.

Wet: I still get that minty snow and pine combination, although I am getting the fainest impression of lily. I like this if it doesn't change.

Dry: As it dries down, the florals become more evident. It's slightly soapy and it smells like thick lilies with just a touch of vanilla'd snow.

In the Imp (ITI): While the description is vague, I clearly get red wine, followed by fig, and a touch of resin.

Wet: Lots of red wine, but almost rancid. I get fig or something deliciously dark and just a hint of resin.

Dry: I get sweet myrrh and frankincense supported by light red wine and something "darker." It's interesting, but the wine throws it off for me.