Roses Ablaze

Usually I don't purchase LE's unless I really think I'm going to like it, but I've been looking for a nice ocean-y scent, so I bought Aeaea. Unfortunately, it's disappointing. It isn't ocean-y at all - the first adjective that comes to my mind when I sniff it in the bottle is medicinal. It's cool, too, but mostly medicinal. Then when it goes on my skin, it turns into sharp soap, but then quickly sweetens up to some potpourri-y, soapy stuff. So I guess I'm selling this one.

I haven't actually worn Hunter Moon, since I'm currently testing a different scent, but I like what I smell out of the bottle. It's green, dark, deep and musky. It isn't autumn-y at all (which is what I was hoping for), but I like it. Hopefully it won't go foul on my skin.

I do not like French Love, and I haven't even tried it on yet. In the vial it's what I think might be ylang-ylang and cough syrup. Ylang-ylang is my least favorite note of all time and cough syrup is...well, cough syrup. I'll give it a chance tomorrow (I'm currently trying a different scent), but I don't hold out much hope.

In the vial, Ravenous is a nice wake-up scent. Nice and sharp, but not nose pain-inducing or citrus-y sharp. I don't know what it's like on my skin since I haven't put it on yet (I'm currently trying Aeaea), but I like what I see...er, smell so far.

Jester smells distinctly like bananas in the vial, despite not having bananas in the description. It smells like bananas on my skin, too. Really, that's the only note I can perceive. Bananas. Strange how these things work, ne? I mean, not that I mind bananas, but you can get banana scent anywhere.

I got Lady Macbeth as a frimp, and let me tell you, it isn't Lady Macbeth-like at all. It reminds me of candy. I can't think of any other adjective to describe it besides sweet. It escapes me how wine and thyme can produce something sweet (unless they're very, very minor notes), but it seems to have. The most prominent note must be the berries, I think. I don't know what currant smells like. And actually now that I've accidentally gotten it on my fingers, it smells like grape Tylenol. Don't ask me how that happened.

What's the least feminine rose scent?

Salty mint which turns to dirty socks + mint + seaweed on my skin. Salt and minty is an interesting combination, I'll admit, but I'm not too big on the dirty socks thing. I think I'll pass.

In the bottle it's a bit like the Bloody Sword but more earthy and less peppery. It must be the dragon's blood, because that and pepper are two notes I know they share and people tend to note in both. On me, it doesn't turn to soap which is a pleasant surprise, but it turns sweet-ish and spicy, which was a surprise to me. It's almost foody, but not quite edible, and it doesn't make me hungry.

 

EDIT: Chai tea, that's something I could compare it to. And actually it's getting a little soapier, but not enough to shout, "SOAP!" We'll see how it goes.

This is rum? Seriously? oO;

 

It doesn't smell boozy at all to me. In the bottle it smells a bit like barn hay to be quite honest, but once on my skin it turns into this sharper, sweeter, citrus-y scent. It smells almost like Tang, but more complex and more sophisticated, if that makes sense. It smells nice in all its phases, but if I hadn't looked it up I would have never guessed it was based on an alcoholic drink.

I agree with what Trishek said, it's very uplifting. The first note that strikes me is lemon (or lime?), but it's neither bitter nor household product-like. It's very fresh and sharp, but not in a painful way. I like this scent.

 

...until it turns into soap on my skin. Oh well.

Hee, I was so lucky to be able to get a full bottle of this when I did <3

 

I love this scent. It's metallic and dark, but not overpowering, and it makes me feel mysterious when I wear it. I don't smell the mint that other people seemed to be picking up on. It's pretty aged though (or so I assume since I just got it yesterday), so that might have to do with it. Unfortunately it fades rather fast, too. Too bad it was discontinued so long ago.

Mixed feelings, mixed impressions. I don't smell any lavender at all, so I can only assume that the candy-y, minty, green...medicinal? note I do detect is the pennyroyal. On my skin the medicinal and green qualities fade, and it turns into those cheap mints you get that dissolve into powder in your mouth and bear no markings. Dunno what they're called. I can't decide if I like this one or not, although I must disagree with the person who said that pennyroyal is more masculine that spearmint.

Strangely, the first thing this reminded me of was grass, but a nice grass smell, not like nasty hay or newly-mowed lawn. It's definitely a very green scent, but also nice and light and sweet. In the bottle it's a little heavier and more floral and it actually smelled a little generic with just a small touch of freshness, but I like the way it smells on my wrist.

ETA: Aw damn, but it fades fast. Too bad too ;_;

Honestly, I was expecting this to be far more masculine than it turned out, and now I'm kind of embarrassed to have bought an imp of it for my guy friend thinking it'd be a scent for guys (since it's a horseman and all) o.o

 

I can't say it's a bad scent though, sweet but not overly sugary, and more refreshing than, say, cotton candy or something. I dunno, there's just this uplifting (or maybe 'bright' would be a better word) quality about it (even if it is named after a somewhat dark character).

At first I was like, "aaaah it has the same quality as ylang-ylang that I hate, whatever that is", but that quality faded on my skin when I accidentally splashed some on and it turned nice and light and sweet. Will edit this post later when I try in on properly.

 

I must say though, it definitely does not remind me of darkness. Although, I don't know what would remind me of darkness, so...eh...

Lovely, comforting, warm scent that reminds me of gingerbread and creamy chai for some reason. Almost exactly what I was looking for. Too bad it fades almost completely within the first few minutes.

Hmm, I didn't think this smelled caustic at all. It definately has a 'smoky' smell to it. You know it reminds me of? It reminds me of when we used to cook hotdogs on an open fire at my grandparent's house. It has the 'smoky' smell of smoked meat, if that makes sense. I really like this scent, but it turns to soap on my skin (of course). I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with this one...

Well, you know it's a bad sign when your skin turns things into soap and a particular imp starts out as soap. Dammit, and I had such high hopes for this one, because I love the feeling you get right before a storm. Oh well, maybe someone else won't be reminded of dish cleaner by it.

This one is nice, but I'm not good at identifying notes. It is sweet, but not the kind of sweet that makes you feel sick because you've eaten too much candy. And yes, I suppose it is a bit fruity. And it doesn't turn all ugly on my skin (w00t)

A nice, cool green but not overly plant-y scent that turns to soap on my skin. Oh well.

In the bottle it reminds me of...carrots? o.O...and it turns into soap on my skin. Oh well.

 

Maybe it's just the color that makes me think of carrots.

 

ETA: Oh, I know why it reminds me of carrots despite not smelling like them. It's the pepper. My mom puts pepper and butter on carrots every time she cooks them, so that's where the association from them comes from I guess.

Someone recommended this to me. I can identify the musk in the imp, which is a note that I do not like. When I accidentally splashed some on my skin the musk faded and I liked it, but now that I've actually put some on my skin, I understand now what people mean by 'cloying' florals. This is the imp that taught me how much I truly hate ylang-ylang. Trade.

This adjective intrigues me. Suggestions?

Starts out as a decent floral, not great but not terrible, but turns to soap. Oh well.