MoonlightGdess

I *love* the smell of this scent. I'm still unfamiliar with notes, but I'm fairly certain it's the amber that comes out in here. Reminds me a bit of hunger, oddly enough.

However, dry=powder, and I'm very upset over that. It doesn't stay sweet or spicy long enough, just powder. But, as Scylla put it:

I am not kidding -- on drydown I smell like the car of an old man who chainsmokes cigars!

I had to quote this... because I tested it on my boyfriend while I was reading the forums, and it smelled NOTHING like it did on me, and when he saw this line he pointed at the screen and said, "Yes! That's what I smell like!" and washed it off.

So that's 0 for 2...

If you like Phantom Queen, you'll like Bare Escentuals Clear Skies Come Over And Play Spray.

Help with my French: Marquise de Merteuil...

mar-KEEZ duh mer.....blah? I can't get the last word

Dunno if it's been posted but I thought of it last night:

If you like Follow Me Boy, you'll like Love's Baby Soft (if they still make it)

In vial: Citrus and black licorice, and I can very faintly smell some herbs.

Wet: Heh, my boyfriend popped this imp open a little quickly and got a dab on his finger... instant black licorice. Me? Instant lemon candy, like lemon heads, with just a small jab of (I'm guessing) wormwood.

Dry: Hmmm... still lemony, but the lemon and the licorice are holding hands, kind of weaved together. Is this licorice scent the wormwood? I don't know what WW smells like... but this is probably it. I get an image of a wave (in the way that it pushes itself up on shore) of yellow on the left, and a wave of pure, onxy black from the right melding in the middle, but still not really mixing. Just flowing from one to the other seamlessly. First scent I've got a real image of.

Alas, while the imagery is pretty, the licorice scent isn't. And now it's turned a bit soapy. *sigh* Next!

I was really trying with this one, with all the rave reviews, but it hates me.

Vial: Smelled straight up like a fresh-scented toilet cleaner. I'm going to try it anyway...

Wet: *gag* Lemon floor cleaner. It's frickin' Pine Sol

Dry: Way lemony, still smells like cleaner, but a little more herby now and a little dirty. Not for me.

Vial: Peony, jasmine, lots of florals in an almost soapy way. Really undecided about it, not sure if I'll like the turn out.

Wet: Ugh. Not sure which floral it is, but it came out to play and beat up all the other florals in the process. Fairly certain it's either a jasmine or the violet. A bit strong, let's let it dry.

Dry: Well it's a bit softer now, but really not my scent. Turns a bit soapy. I had to go wash it off, it was giving me a headache.

Very pretty florals, but way too strong for me.

When I opened my envelope to 6 new imps, a faint but beautiful and fresh scent hit me, and I wanted to find out which one it was. It was this one.

Vial: Wow. It's very pretty, no peaches though. This perfume in vial reminds me of my Granny a lot, in a good way. I loved her smell, a sophisticated floral.

Wet: God what is that smell? Floral in a very pretty way. I hope this mellows nicely and doesn't get bitter or too flowery.

Dry: LOVE IT. Still floral, a thick, rich floral that you'd expect from rich perfume. I get a smile smelling it. I can smell a *little* amber and very little peach. Reminds me of a perfume I used to put on as a kid, a generic perfume but this one has a much richer smell to it (monetarily and note wise). This is a "dancing golden-haired and chiffon dress in early spring while the chill is still around" kinda smell

Keeper. Keeper keeper keeper.

Vial: Men's cologne-ish. Mostly patchouli, and orange.

Wet: Very orange, less pachouli, no berries or rose hips.

Dry: Interesting change. Musky, with a touch of vanilla, a hit of patchouli, and a sweet undertone... the sherry maybe? I feel like I'm in an occult store in Berkeley.

Interesting mix, but not my mix. Too incense-y for me.

EDIT: It's mellowed a bit since it dried... it's still a bit incense-y but may be a keeper for nights out. Now I smell a bit of patchouli but a lot more sweetness.

Oooh, my first ever review

In vial: Very floral, almost a honeysuckle, with a hint of baby powder (in a good way, like clean an powdery).

Wet: Night-blooming jasmine almost... with still a bit of baby powder. But a bit strong. I can smell my wrist from my keyboard.

Dry: Baby powder. A jasmine-scented baby powder.

I'm not sure on this one. I think it's going up for sale, it's just too baby powder for me.

I visited the Hotel Del Coronado down here in San Diego and found Kimono Rose in their spa shop. I adore it!! When I first apply it, it's a bit citrusy and *almost* soapy, but not quite. I don't dig citrusy as much. Once it dries and mellows, it's slightly powdery, with the florals coming out, and the vanilla really comes into play. I don't smell the rose nearly as much as the peony, and the jasmine is faint. I don't know what cassis or clementine smell like, so they might be there but I couldn't tell you. Alas, it doesn't last a very long time and it's not cheap. Any suggestions if anyone's tried it?

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