mymymai

In the Imp (ITI): Yep, that’s banana ester…not my favorite note in the world. There is a little floridness to the scent as well.

Wet: Close to overripe bananas with an astringent quality from perhaps the woody aspect of this note combination. There is a very tropical floral in there fighting to be acknowledged next to all that banana.

Dry: After 1o hours, I smell narra and palm and a subtle sweetness from either the banana or the blossoms. I like it dried much more than wet or in the imp.

In the Imp (ITI): Oh, thick greenness of moss and herbs meet my nose. There is not even a hint of ginger and I'm so thankful already. It's so green -yum!

Wet: Hmm, I think the ginger may be coming out because there is an unsettling quality to the greenness. It does remind me of what the apothecary in Romeo and Juliet would smell like.

Dry: Grasses and moss with a hint of poison from the ginger. I liked it much better in the bottle than on my skin.

In the Imp (ITI): Dusty musk, sandalwood and nutmeg emerge first. Hints of bergamot begin to overpower the subtlety of the previous scents on second sniff.

Wet: Think and sumptuous amber hefty swaths of saffron musk and rose. Lovely!

Dry: More amber and musk than anything else. That’s too bad as I had such high hopes.

In the Imp (ITI): It’s really sweet right from the bottle. I smell sweet currants steeped in faint red wine enhanced by the lush fullness of the plum. Very decadent.

Wet: Wow, it smells like those candies that are purposely designed to imitate wine, but are too sweet to actually mirror that flavor. There certainly is the sweetness of the currant and the almost heady aspect of the plum that makes the scent a bit more unusual.

Dry: Slightly soapy and powdery with splashes of wine and dashes of amaretto. It’s luxurious but almost cloying.

In the Imp (ITI): Orange blossom and nerloi are strong one first sniff. There is a faint sweetness that I think comes from the mimosa as well.

Wet: Orange peel and neroli are strong enough to waft from my wrist every time I move my arm while talking a morning walk.

Dry: Sweet but slightly buttery orange blossoms (it’s lost the zest aspect) and hints of warm clove. It’s feminine, pretty, and slightly exotic. Too bad it’s been DC’d.

In the Imp (ITI): Very strong notes of white, fluffy cake infused with vanilla. I don’t smell the currants, yet.

Wet: Hmm, the cake has turned a bit like fruit cake for me, and I think that might be due to the currants. There is a little undertone of toasted coconut for some reason as well. I think I liked it better in the bottle.

Dry: The fruitcake aspect has died down and now I smell vanilla and a hint of white cake. It’s sweet and foody, but not my style.

In the Imp (ITI): White tea, grapefruit, and the slightest hint of sweetness from the apple blossom. While I like the scent, I start to feel pressure in the front part of my head while sniffing it. Sadly, I think this scent still may not agree with me.

Wet: The grapefruit now is tinged with spiciness from the ginger, but to the point of overwhelming me. It’s such a pretty scent, but I’ve concluded that ginger and I are not friends.

Dry: As it dries, I want to sneeze every time my wrist gets close to me. Very strong ginger and grapefruit, but it really doesn’t work for me.

In the Imp (ITI): Strong pine and juniper, but with hints of moist soil. I don’t smell the musk yet at this point.

Wet: yes, lots of juniper, hints of freshly picked pine needles, and a faint dusting of much are a melodious symphony for my nose. I adore smelling like this.

Dry: It’s a sweet wet dusty mingling of juniper and pine. I liked it wet as I enjoy the pungent aspects of the green notes, but it isn’t bad.

In the Imp (ITI): Wow, the wine is so strong here, but it’s an overly sweet pinot. IT smells like raisins with a little bit of spice, but I can’t find much else.

Wet: The fruity aspect of pinot noir comes out first, followed closely by patchouli and rose attar. At this point, the scent is a bit unsettling – very reminiscent of a black widow.

Dry: More powdery version ofthe wet cent – light wine and rose, but not much else aside from that.

In the Imp (ITI): Even though these are not listed in the notes, I smell orange and a dash of lemon mixed in with myrrh and frankincense. I already like this and I’m eager to see if the citrus actually manifests as such on my skin.

Wet: Florid orange, like orange blossom greets my nose first, followed by myrrh and other incenses. There is just a little of an odd note from the ozone, but I think this is what is causing me to smell the citrus.

Dry: The scent has become slightly powdery, but I still get the impression of smoldering incense and orange blossoms. It does remind me of a ritual offering, so this scent really does its namesake justice.

In the Imp (ITI): I smell just violet when I inhale, which is certainly something that I would not complain about since I like that note n my perfumes and essential oils. I don't smell any of the brusquely pungent aspects that gardenia can take on in an oil. It reminds me of the Lotte violet candy.

Wet: Oh wow, violet and vanilla. It's sweet, feminine, cold and floral. I like it!

Dry: Oddly enough, the vanilla is amping with the faintest hint of violet. It's still lovely and the perfect scent for the first inklings of spring.

Other Impressions:Husband says it's nice, but isn't really super into it. Once dry, however, he says it smells like good powder and flower. He's much more positive about it.

In the Imp (ITI): I could tell immediately that it was leather and something else, something dark before reading the notes. The leather was much lighter than previous leathers, so it makes sense that I would be responding to the white leather.

Wet: Leather and sandalwood, but there is also a smokiness to the scent on my skin. It's very alluring.

Dry: While there is a faint smokiness, the leather combined with the sandalwood harmonize sweetly on my skin. It's beautiful and I do want more of it.

In the Imp (ITI): I smell patchouli and a bit of soil (similar to the same patchouli smell of #occupywallstreet). There is also a bit of faint sweetness, like a drop of honey, in the background.

Wet: I get patchouli, a bit of moss, and a woodsy incense-based note hidden in there. It’s dark and mysterious and reminds me of being deep in the redwood forests after a brief rain.

Dry: Musky dark patchouli with a little woodiness. This is lovely and I would certainly reach for it again.

In the Imp (ITI): Stargazer lily jumps right out from the bottle and assaults my nose; however, the moss and buttonweed soothe me with their lush greenness.

Wet: Mmm, wet and lush greenness (thank you moss and buttonweed for becoming the star players). This reminds me a little of Velvet Cthluhu and Lush's Jungle together. As it's drying, the flowers' notes come out to play, but I wish they'd stay in the background.

Dry:IT gets very faint, very quickly. There is still a bit of greenness left from the moss and myrtle, but I don't smell any flowers. It's nice, I just wish it had more staying power on my skin.

In the Imp (ITI): I smell strong ambrette, cabreuva, and Spanish moss on initial sniff. It's clean, tropically green, and faintly woody. On repeated sniffs, I think I can smell the khus, but there isn't the warmness I would expect from the other scents like tobacco.

Wet: The cabreuva is really strong (and just as in note descriptions, it is woodsy and soapy at the same time). I still smell the hibiscus; however, I think I can discern the blonde tobacco, but just barely.

Dry: Sadly, the soapiness has overcome most of the other notes. There is just a little moss and tobacco left, but I wish I could smell the rest of the notes.

Other Impressions: Powder and sex, as in sexiness, from my husband. That's surprising.

In the Bottle (ITB): It’s calmed down from when I first smelled it right after shipping (it was cinnamon all the time). However, cinnamon is still incredibly strong, but now I can smell some oakmoss, musk, and a bit of patchouli.

Wet: While I know cinnamon is not one of the notes, cinnamon here is super strong. Mixed with the other notes, it’s not appealing to my nose. I can smell some of the musk and perhaps the hedoine or costus accord.

Dry: After several hours, the cinnamon is behaving itself and playing nice with the other notes, specifically hedoine, oakmoss, costus,and a bit of tonka and musk. It’s warm and exotic with a hint of spiciness; however, I just feel ill smelling it in the previous stages. Too bad.

In the Imp (ITI): I’m pretty certain this is lemon champagne. It has the same fizziness as some of the champagne scents I’ve sniffed. I’ve read other reviews that connect the fizziness to soda, which could be the case, but I’ve never smelled a BPAL soda-based scent before. Nevertheless, it’s sweet lemonaid with bits of lemon rind with a light and airy twist.

Wet: Independent stays pretty true ITI on my wrist, although my skin tends to amp the champagne aspect. I also sense a bit of lime here in addition to the lemon. Interesting yet effervescent.

Dry: The lemon went through a cleaner-scented phrase during the dry-down, but now it’s a bit softer, although there is still a hint of cleaner and something like baby powder. Hmm, this is a meh for me.

Other Impressions: My husband thought it smelled like soap, specifically lemon-scented dish soap. While he didn’t like it, my youngest cat was ridiculously interested in the scent, trying to lick my wrists at any opportunity

In the Imp (ITI): Hmm, this smells a bit like lemon-scented cleaning supplies on first sniff. I think it might be the combination of lemongrass, lemon balm, and perhaps even the sage. The is a slight dustiness from the sage as I sniff longer. I get this image not of a butterfly but of a white lace ensconced attic room that has been freshly dusted with lemon-scented Pledge.

Wet: I get sage and lemon, but a thick lemon, which must be from the balm. It still reminds be of certain clearing products, but it isn't necessarily a bad association.

Dry: Lemony sage, but still very much cleaning supplies. This is a no-go for me.

In the Imp (ITI): This is a much sweeter rose than Peacock Queen – it is sweet, innocent, young, and does smell dewy. It’s the pink and yellow roses that I see in the local rose garden.

Wet: Initially, the scent becomes sharply rose, like crushed young rose but with something else, something clean. I’m not sure if there is an aquatic element to the note (as per the dew), but there is something else that is a bit too much with the wet phase. However, the scent calms down during the dry period.

Dry: After 10 hours, the scent is very faint, but I get the most faint hint of rose. However, at several instances during the day, I recall thinking that the rose is just lovely - it’s feminine without being overtly sweet.

Other Impressions: My husband just made the most terrible ick face when I asked him to sniff test my wrist. He says it’s like roses and bathroom cleaning agent. This is the kind of rose scent he doesn’t like (but so far, he hasn’t liked any rose scent I’ve asked him to test).

2011

In the Imp (ITI): The leaves are a little more woody than I thought and the currant exists as an undertone. It’s unusual and very reminiscent of late fall in the Pacific Northwest to me.

Wet: While I know that juniper is not in the scent list, it smells so much like it on my wrist. There is a little duskiness to it when inhaled deeply, and just a hint of sweetness from the currant. To my nose, this scent is magic.

Dry: Sweetly scented leaves with just a hint of musk. However, when newly dried, the scent takes on a powdery quality that it later loses about 5 hours in. I love it though.

In the Imp (ITI): Mmmm, it’s warm from the coffee beans, but it smells like marshmallow-infused coffee. The after note is woodsy, I think hinoki since the wood is a little astringent and a little more exotic smelling. The scent is mothy and beautiful I hope it stays just as lovely on my skin.

Wet: The marshmallow is much stronger on me while wet, but the warmth from the coffee bean and the slightly astringent woody quality of the hinoki is just barely present. It’s still pretty, but very sweet on my skin at this phase.

Dry: The mallow and coffee have become the dominant notes. There is just the faintest hint of wood, but this reads as more foody than anything else.

In the Imp (ITI): I get vanilla, mint, and sugary lemon on first sniff. It’s foody, but I like it.

Wet: On my skin, absinthe and lemon become dominant. There is a light sweetness thanks to the vanilla and perhaps the smallest hint of mint.

Dry: When it’s dry, the scent exists as a combination of absinthe and the faintest hints of vanilla and mint.

In the Imp (ITI):Aged Welch’s grape juice is what I get upon first sniff. There doesn’t seem to be any other notes aside from this.

Wet: I still get the same fermented grape juice. It’s okay, but not a scent I’d reach for often.

Dry: The overt sweetness of the grape has diminished, but it still smells like fermented grape juice. It doesn’t have the astringent qualities I would except with a cabernet, although a lunatic’s cabernet might very well smell like this.

Other Impressions: It smells like Dimetapp to my husband. I wholeheartedly agree.

In the Imp (ITI): This is a red-violet rose in full bloom. The scent certainly does smell like lush, velvety petals. It’s gorgeous!

Wet: Yum, I still get a full bloom rose from this, although now I smell just a hint of the thorny steam and rigged green under petals.

Dry: Rose comes through as pure, velvety, with just a hint of greenness. I do get a sense of haughtiness from it and I like this scent for this take on rose. I just wish it lingered a bit longer.

In the Imp (ITI): It smells like a vanilla-infused peppermint candy cane!

Wet: Still smells like peppermint candy. The vanilla is less apparent, but still present.

Dry: It’s totally peppermint. A great scent if you want that refreshing quality of mint.