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Ok, I've come to realize that vetiver smells awesome on me. This smells like heady, rich, smokey, slightly sweet incense. Wonderful! This will be fantastic once the cooler weather comes.

Ok, so I keep trying dragon's blood blends because I keep hoping I will find 1 more I like (Dragon's Tears seems to be the only one that works on me).

I love red musk, patchouli, cinnamon, and vetiver, but the dragon's blood, as usual, goes soapy on me and it turning this a little...odd..smelling.

Luckily, as it dries, the soapiness fades and it's actually rather nice. The red musk comes out more and the vetiver calms down. It's not as spicy as I expected, but that's ok. The patchouli adds some earthiness to the blend and helps to ground it (pardon the pun ).

 

I wouldn't buy a bottle, but I'll probably keep the imp. I'm also curious to see how it smells on dh.

 

 

Sadly, this really did smell stinky on me. It went off the same way Gladdener did. And of course, it was super stubborn and when I tried to wash it off I think I just made it angry.

I'm so happy I at least have Diabolical Offspring for my lovely powder with a twist scent.

 

 

Love the label though!

I love this. At first it's all yummy chocolate mint, but it dries down to a sweeter tombostone with a hint of mint. Love Love Love!

Wow! This is amazing. It's warm and spicy with a bit of herbs and resins. This is how I imagined Sunbird to smell when I read the description. Somehow it's totally wearable during the summer because there is something in this blend that keeps it from being heavy or foody smelling. It's a dry scent and sexy in an understated, mysterious way.

 

If you like spice, but don't want to smell foody or like a holiday candle, or you like resin but don't want to smell like incense, this is the blend for you.

 

I can't really seperate out the notes in this, other than the mint, but it's a very nice sweet, somewhat powdery, mint scent. After it's dried a bit, I think I can catch the dark musk and it helps to balance the other notes.

I like this a lot more than I expected and it's actually a good scent for tonight since I'm feeling stressed and have a headache.

I'll definitely keep my imp and wouldn't mind a couple more, though I'm not sure about a bottle right now.

 

 

I don't usually like florals.

I never like violets.

Anything that smells "romantic", "timeless", etc usually will not work on me. My skin normally likes it down and dirty.

 

 

But I *love* this one. At first I can definitely smell the violets, but they aren't overwhelming. There is also a slight sweetness to this and a wonderful mint note (though not peppermint, more like an herbal mint) that balances everything wonderfully. There is a brief stage where I get a dried rose scent (which somehow doesn't smell stale) but that fades quickly.

 

Once it's been on for a couple hours the violet note is almost gone and there seems to be an ever so light sugared booziness to this, or a boozy sort of vanilla. It's not heavy at all and quite beautiful.

 

I must say that this was the biggest surprise for me out of the 3 I tried. I really really love this.

 

 

This is so gorgeous. It's fresh, clean, hot, and dry all at the same time. I can't pick out the individual notes, it's so well blended, but this is definitely one of the more unique, but wearable, scents I've tried.

I know this is a California scent, but it reminds me of when I was growing up in Fla and I would get up early to go canoeing. It would be so hot, but not humid yet and the air was a mix of greenery and hot cement.

It smells awesome, which is why I am so sad that my skin just soaks it up. And since I have vowed not to keep anything that doesn't really work (whether it's the scent or strength), it might have to be sent to a home that wouldn't have to slather it.

Ok, so I know it's best to let perfumes sit for a day or so after being mailed, but I just couldn't wait.

 

I would like to first say that I am not a floral lover, unless it's in a blend with dirt or snake oil. Almost all florals go soapy or stale on me.

 

That's why I am so surprised at how lovely this is! I'm not sure exactly what flowers are in this, but they are slightly sweet, slightly green and just fresh and beautiful. There is a very short (like 2 minute) stage where there is a slight hint of soap (to me, dh said I was nuts ). There seems to be a hint of an aquatic note to this, but it's different from other aquatics (and believe me, I've tried a LOT). It doesn't turn to air freshener (like pretty much all aquatics do). It's very interesting and hard to describe. Perhaps it's the wet cement that others are getting, though I don't really think of "cement" when I smell it. There definitely is something here though that keeps it from being a "floral" scent and turns it into something unique and different, but very wearable.

There is something about this blend that makes me think of hot afternoons. I'm not sure why, but I think of standing on a bridge on a hot summer afternoon, with my sundress clinging to me, wanting to dip my feet in the cool water.

 

It's quite beautiful and I'm so happy a kind and wonderful soul swapped me this bottle. I her (and the oil!).

I am so so so happy I was able to get a bottle of this (and a kind soul is selling me hers so that dh and I have our own bottles!).

 

It is really amazing. Yes, there is vetiver in it but so much more. I don't know if it's just my skin chemistry, but there is a stage where is smells like Anne Bonny, but during battle with the smoke of buring pirate ships around her, along with a sweet note underneath it all. The smoke note comes and goes and there is this wonderful sweetness that reminds me of a dark vanilla, though is not strong and is more of an undertone. It balances out the other notes nicely. At one point I thought I caught some dark plum also, but it was short lived. I need to try it a third time to see if I can pin it down better. I would love to know the notes in this to see how far off I was.

 

This is such a wonderful scent that both dh and I can wear (on him it's much smokier) and it's something I can actually wear year round.

 

For all of you that sniffed it and passed it by.... You missed out on something special.

On me this smells like vanilla powder with a bit of soft musk and the barest hint of lemon. It's a very clean and comforting scent.

I can't believe it took me so long to try this!

I loooove this!

It starts out a tart citrus like grapefruit or yuzu, but sugared and with a bit of a sweet floral (honeysuckle?). But it's mostly a bright sweetened yuzu scent.

After it's been on a while, a musky note comes out. Verrrry interesting. And the citrus is hanging around a lot longer than expected.

It takes a while, but the citrus fades and I swear there is something a bit smoky in this.

 

This scent is a summer day in a bottle. Bright and uplifting at the beginning, but slowly becoming darker and more subdued as it goes on.

I am so thrilled I gave this a chance.

Wow, this is not at all what I expected. Somehow this manages to smell like a desert and a beach at the same. Or maybe not quite the beach (this does not have a salty quality to it), but a watery oasis or the Nile. It's very dry and warm smelling, with just a hint of water (which doesn't go air freshener on me! woohoo!) and perhaps a golden amber, though it's in no way powdery. It's a very warm and golden smell, but not spicy or smoky, and it's somehow sandy smelling (if that makes sense) but not dusty.

I'm not sure this is me, but it is absolutely GORGEOUS. It's mysterious and makes me think of exotic lands, desert tents, shimmering oasis', and warm perfumed bodies. It's sexy in a completely different way from any other blend I've tried.

 

 

 

Oooh, this is nicer than I expected. I usually can't do the candy/sugar scent, but this isn't as heavy or gooey smelling.

 

There seems to be a bit of spice from something, along with the red jelly. I don't get white sugar from this, more of a brown sugar. On me it reminds me of a slightly light Sugar Skull with a bit of jelly.

 

It's very yummy and even though it's not as heavy as I expected, it's not really something I will wear during the summer, but will probably be wonderful during the fall/winter.

 

 

Ooooh, yay!!! I'm so happy I like this since this was the one I was most excited to try. And the girl on the label reminds me of my daughters.

 

 

It is definitely heaviest on the baby powder, but in the best way possible. I also swear there is something like cherry way in the back? It adds something to the powder, but it's just barely there. I really have to look for it.

I think I'm getting a touch of the brimstone, but it's not really smoky. I think that's what is keeping it from being too sweet or babyish. It's far more wearable than I expected and I might have to break my new "no more multi-bottles" rule. I can see reaching for it a lot during the warm weather since it's not too heavy or sweet, but very pretty and interesting, and just a touch dark. I can't stop sniffing myself and dh loves it too!

 

 

 

ETA: So it's been on for longer now and I just can't believe how dead on Beth got this. How does she do it? It really does smell innocent and sweet and evil and just...off...all at the same time. I love it!

 

 

ETA again: Now that it's been about 4 or 5 hours, it's dried down to something sweet and smooth. It smells like a blend of soft honey and amber. My nose or chemistry must be really off. But whatever, it smells wonderful! There also seems to be something a bit...pink....to this. Very light pink, but pink. Maybe it's the cherry (or some sort of berry) I thought I caught earlier?

Ashlultum is absolutely beautiful. I say go with that way.

My kids like to wear:

 

Candy Phoenix

Swank

Anything chocolate-y or fruity

And Jailbait (which is just wrong and I can't quite let them wear it)

 

My youngest (20 months) loves to sniff anything I'm wearing. Whenever I'm wearing my locket, the first thing she does is sniff it and say "mmmm''. But now if my mom, sister, etc holds her, she reaches for their necklace, sniffs it, then looks at them like "Hey, what's up with this? It's broken, no smelly".

She also walks around and holds her arm out for people to sniff it.

This is an interesting one. At first it went rather soapy smelling and I almost washed it off, but I figured that since I was about to shower I would let it sit for a while. I had also decided quickly to swap it.

 

Now I'm not so sure. The soapiness mostly faded and it became far more complex. I expected this to be heavier on the smoke, but it's not. The previous reviewers who referred to this as being "hazy" are dead on. It's not a humid scent though, and not overly floral (thankfully, because I am NOT a floral person). There is a sweetness to this that keeps it from going masculine and has a light incense feel to this, but it is not heavy or resinous.

This is a very difficult scent to describe. It feels vaguely ghostly and dreamy to me, but with more substance. Like that world between dreaming and reality.

 

I'm not completely sure it's me, so I'll have to give it some thought about whether or not I'll keep it, but I'm very happy I tried it.

 

 

Sadly, this smells a bit sour and off on me. I'm not sure why, but I think the wine and clove aren't playing well together on my skin.

I know this is a long shot, but has anyone found anything similar to Lamia? GC, LE, other brand, I do not care I AM DESPERATE PEOPLE.

 

 

To me Lamia is a spicier version of Sin.

Definitely Wulric.

 

Also, I have a bottle of TKO massage oil that I like better than the perfume oil. It doesn't seem as sweet to me, but it is still strong enough that I only use a very little.

On me this smells like clove, cinnamon, amber perhaps, red musk (?), something slightly sweet (maybe vanilla or tonka), and I think tobacco since there is a vaguely sweet smokey quality to it, but definitely not vetiver.

 

I looooove this. It's super sexy and beautiful.

 

 

 

Sounds like Coral Snake to me. I don't get any lemon in SSV, but CS have lemon peel in it.

This is so much better and much more wearable than I expected it to be!

 

At first this is mostly a creamy white rose with a bit of bonfire smoke and incense. As it begins to dry down the bonfire smoke comes out more, but the white rose is still there offsetting the sharpness. That phase only lasts a couple minutes and the vetiver dies down, then a spiciness from the bay rum comes out. mmmm.....It ends up a slightly spicy, slightly creamy rose incense with the barest hint of a distant summer fire.

I love this! For some reason it reason it reminds me of Gypsy Queen (though a bit smokier perhaps), though they really don't share any notes other than smoke, incense, and some form of rose. I must amp those notes, so that's why they seem to be in the same family to me.

I can see wearing it this summer in the evenings and a ton during the fall/winter. I might need a back up bottle!

 

ETA:

Ooooh, the bay rum is coming out more, but yet it hasn't turned masculine. Gorgeous!

 

 

ETA again:

Ok, so I loved this so much I got a back up bottle. My second bottle is a bit different than my first; much heavier on the bonfire smoke. I love it also! I can see wearing the second one a lot during the fall & winter.

Wow! I like this so much more than I expected. At first it's a blast of fresh sweet banana, then it smells more like a banana cream pie. After a couple minutes the metal note comes out (which I'm normally not a fan of) but it balances out the sweetness of the banana perfectly and makes the blend very wearable. After drying a little further a slightly spicy note comes out and I can smell the crust of the pie more.

 

This is far more complex and not as foody as I expected, a bit strange, but absolutely fantastic. I love it!