maribouquet

This is incredible (white musk! orchid! workable plum?) and then...omgwtfjaaasmine!

DIE JASMINE, DIE!

:rage:

ETA (20ish minutes later): The jasmine seems to be gone. Or sleeping, I don't know but shhhhhh! This is perhaps a miracle!

Wet this is sweet like the palest bubblegum, with just a touch of lavender peeking through. As it dries I smell the grass a bit and the misty note and can detect a carpet of incense beneath everything.

Very evocative, if a little too sweet on me...

imp: floral and herbal, reminds me a bit of Bayou

wet: whoa, dirt and moss, too!

dry: meh, I get a vaguely sour, mossy scent.

imp: honey and fruity wine

wet: the myrrh emerges as well

dry: smoky-sweet honey-wine scent

Mm, this is much nicer that I'd expected. (Usually honey and wine are not good notes on me.) And the myrrh makes a beautifully smoky undertone.

This starts out as a very strong gardenia/rose, and as it dries I start to think I might like it...but the jasmine does finally kick in on my skin and turn into yuck. Oh well, off to swaps it goes.

imp/wet: resinous sandalwood and a sharp dragon's blood top note. The db is going a bit moth bally on me almost immediately, as dragon's blood likes to do on me.

imp: mmm, grape soda

wet: spiced winter fruit

dry: um, above with note of stale popcorn? huh.

I like the spicy fruit scent, but apparently my skin disagrees!

imp: floral, amber

wet: something smells piney to me & the berries are very sweet

dry: still sweet, but also play-doh scented

imp/wet: sweet orange flower

drying: the vanilla is going a bit plastic, and along with the sweet pea it's a bit nauseating on me at this stage

dry: blech, this is not at all good on me. just oversweet, plastic-y and icky. Oh well!

in the imp: band-aids

wet: band-aid with rose emerging

dry: narcissus, I'm sorry you think you're a band-aid.

wet: soapy earth, then the roses come out to play almost immediately

drying: the moss is what is giving this that high, green scent that makes me think of floor cleaner

dry: whoa, dirt city!

The dried rose reminds me of nice potpourri, but it's very intense and paired with the dirt/moss notes...halp! cognitive dissonance!

One of the most interesting BPALs I've tried, but ultimately not for me. I do think it's lovely and summery, though, and puts me in mind of gardening.

Oooh, I really like the ozone in this! And it does smell metallic somehow, but not harsh thanks to the lightness of the bamboo. I can't quite detect the floral or the cherry blossom, but overall I like this.

Not an immediate, deep love for me, but I am sorry to hear it's been discontinued. I can see why so many like it!

I liked this at first, as it was yummy and fruity without being overly sweet...but after a while it flattened out and smelled a bit too much like airplane bathroom cleaner.

On me this smells a little like those mint wax gum lips, and then turns into a plastic-y, band-aid like smell. Weird chemistry, I guess!

This is a beautiful aquatic on me...light, fresh, gently floral, soothing. I love it!

Citrus-y, and dries down into a dry frankincense. Very nice, but not amazing on me. Would love this as a room scent for a small study with fireplace or a bookstore.

This reminds me of Sri Lanka - I think that must be the sandalwood - but with the softness of rose and a warm waft of nutmeg...spicy. I might get this to replace my Sri Lanka when I've finished my bottle.

If Mme. Moriarty were a Strawberry Shortcake doll...

On me this is straight up Amoxicillin. D:

ADDED Nov. 18:

Wet, I recognize the muguet that I know in Pele. The aquatic notes smell almost like citrus or green grass to me. This dries down to a pretty, gingered floral with aquatic undertones that then turns promptly to bubble bath. Swap!

Om nom nom nom, this is delicious! Agreed that it is creamy, purple, velvety orchid. A tad grape-y on the dry down, but it's working for me.

At first this smelled identical to Caswell-Massey almond cold cream soap, which I love love love. With a pale dusting of oat.

But as she dried, Dana O'Shee turned to a chalky cherry scent, like Amoxicillin. Sad face! Not for me, I'm afraid.

Oh, wow, this is really neat - definitely can smell the champagne and the intermingling wafts of men's and women's scent...

But my skin just kills it and after 10 minutes all I get is a weird, sour grassy note. sad face x 1,000

Very nice. Despite a strong floral start, this smells masculine to me when first applied. As it dries, it becomes feminine and softer somehow, reminding me of a perfume I have smelled before - something big label, like Amarige or Tresor...wish I could place it!

Long drydown finds the orchid fading, and this becomes almost a little peppery...a touch masculine again, even with the lingering floral notes. Perhaps that is the juniper and/or the bergamot.

I like this and think it would be great for a hot summer night with satiny air and bare skin. Very lush and soft.

I want to love Hymn...the rose is clean and light, understated, and the drydown is resinous in a soft, polished pew in the sunlight sort of a way. But the lily is too strong on me and overwhelms the overall scent. So, it's just a like at this point. Very pretty.

At first this is mostly honey on me, and surprise! a honey that does not go sickly ick sweet on my skin - woohoo! Also, yes, roses. Pretty, soft, feminine. Maybe a little too foody sweet for me...I'm not sure. It has nice staying power. I tested this from a friend's imp, and while I'm not feeling inclined to seek out another just now, I would def. try it again.

11/3/07 - trying this again, without having looked at the notes, this smells like candied flowers. Sort of sour-sweet like sour candy. The drydown is just a honey smell - it's okay, but not great on me.