JuliskaMarie

In the imp: Exactly as described - the honey-bread stands out most, but it's all there. Yummy! Wet on skin: Same as in the imp, except a little less honey bread & a little more roast meat. I want to eat my arm now... Dry on skin: Pretty much exactly the same as both wet & in the imp. the honey-bread & meat notes are mostly equal now though. After a few hours: This has barely changed at all the entire time! So crazy! Verdict: This is a very, very, VERY cool scent! I don't know if I'll wear it much as a perfume (because... how often would I feel like smelling like a roast dinner) but it's a lot of fun to smell! It's discontinued & I only have an imp of it, so it's probably for the best that I prefer smelling this to smelling like this!

In the imp: PEACH. WINE. Everything else is there in the background, but pretty much all I'm sniffing is this heady & delicious peach wine! I've never had peach wine before, but I'm about 95% sure it's all I want to drink for the rest of my life! Wet on skin: The ambers, musk & myrtle have come out to play more now, but the peach wine is still the main note. I think I'm in love! Dry on skin: The peach wine has faded a lot & now I am sad. It's mainly an amber-note now, with everything else as support. It's still pretty, it's just not peach-wine-pretty. After a few hours: Still mostly amber, but there's a bit more of the peach wine again! Verdict: This is lovely & yet another one for the "upgrade to a bottle when I get a scent locket" list. It's still quite nice on my skin, but I'd use it a LOT more with a scent locket!

In the imp: WOAH YUM! Notes are exactly as described & it smells really crazy & weird, but at the same time I LOVE it! So juicy & fruity, with a strange woodsy-musk base & a teeny bit of gardenia - I wish I could drink this! Wet on skin: Something in this is amping like crazy! The strawberry & watermelon I think - I'm noticing a lot of throw straight away! Not quite as amazing as in the imp, but not bad either. Dry on skin: Ahhhhh! All of the fruits & berries! The weird woodsy-musk base is still there, but faded & there is a slight floral hint, but this is ALL about the fruits & berries, ESPECIALLY the watermelon! Like delicious Summer drink! who knew I loved watermelon notes so much??? After a few hours: About the same as dry. SO PRETTY! Verdict: I'm going to need to upgrade to a bottle of this & soon. I suspect this will get a LOT of use in Summer!

In the imp: Notes are exactly as described. This smells really sexy to me & yet very unisex - I want my man to smell like this AND I want me to smell like this! I'm trying really hard not to drool right now! Wet on skin: Same notes, but now they're competing with each other instead of complementing each other. Hmmm... Dry on skin: The leather isn't playing as nicely with my skin as usual. It's still quite a pleasant smell (the plum juice note is gorgeous!), it's just not as amazing & sexy as it was in the imp. After a few hours: Oooohh! This is really nice! Not the OMG-super-sexy it was in the imp, but pretty! Verdict: I like it! I really want to test it on my husband too. I think the imp will do me for now, but if I ever get a scent locket, this is a must for a bottle upgrade!

Orange blossom, East Indian sandalwood, and champaca. In the imp: I'm mostly just getting the sandalwood. It's sweetened by some slight florals, but they're not really noticeable. Wet on skin: Almost exactly the same as in the imp, only a little less sweet. Dry on skin: Mostly sandalwood, with a little of what I guess must be the champaca & barely a hint of orange blossom. It smells very woodsy & spicy. This would probably be very subtle & sweet on someone else, but I'm starting to think it might be just a tiny bit too woodsy for me. It's nice though. After a few hours: It's sweetened up now & faded quite a bit. I like it a lot more than I did before, but I still think this one is just too woodsy for me. Verdict: The florals are very faint, so the sandalwood is the main note on me, rather than being a supporting-note (which is where I like it to be), so I'll be passing this one on to a woods-loving friend!

In the imp: A warm/golden, citrusy floral. Strong, yet sweet. Wet on skin: Oh yum, the flowers & citruses are dancing around, taking turns at leading this perfume! The musk & amber are providing depth, without being noticeable & (as usual) the rose is nonexistent on my skin. Dry on skin: Rose??? Is that you??? The citrus notes are more subtle now, so it's mostly a warm/golden (the amber+musk combo) floral, with just a hint of citrus around the edge. The carnation & lily of the valley are taking the lead here, but the rose & jasmine are definitely there too! After a few hours: Dusty, musky, ambery florals. There's a slight "juiciness" left by the citrus fruits, but none of the fruits themselves. It's turned a little bit soapy on me too. Verdict: Not an everyday perfume, but a good floral "comfort" scent.

In the imp: Wow, this one is rather intense! Not overpoweringly strong, just... intense! Notes are exactly as described! Wet on skin: The oakmoss & almond are dominating here, with the jasmine playing a large supporting role. The musk & sandalwood are so far just intensifying everything else. This is strange, but intriguing! Dry on skin: Oooohh, the oakmoss, almond & jasmine have toned WAY down & blended with the sandalwood & musk to create this really cool, dusty, sweet musk smell! It's like a really sweet (unlit) incense stick. After a few hours: It's almost not even there anymore! Just a faint sweet-musky smell & you have to actually be trying to find it. Like a sweetened version of my bare skin. Verdict: Not something I'd wear regularly, but I think I'll get a few uses out of it. It's quite noticeable at first, but fades VERY quickly to a sort of "I'm not wearing perfume, I just naturally smell this nice" scent, which is pretty cool! Good for if I want to smell nicer than unperfumed, but don't want to smell like I'm wearing perfume!

In the imp: Exactly as described! It's not hard to see why this one is such a popular scent! Wet on skin: Sweet, musky carnation, sandalwood, some mild/sweet spices & something sugary! MUCH sweeter than it smells in the imp! Dry on skin: Musky carnation, a faint hint of sandalwood &... sugared almonds! I don't understand where the sugared almond smell is coming from, but I like it! After a few hours: Sugared almonds with some musky carnation. I'm pretty sure this is NOT what it's supposed to smell like, but I like it! Verdict: I'll definitely get a fair bit of use out of this! Now I really want to try the matching hair gloss!

In the imp: Exactly as described! This is so lovely & fresh smelling (even the musk smells fresh)! Wet on skin: More musky & woodsy now, but the peach & blossoms are still there in the background. Dry on skin: Even more woodsy & musky! The resin note has come out more too now & there's something adding a subtle "leafy" feel to it (the davana?). The florals & peach are there if you're looking for them, but they mostly just seem to be here to sweeten up the "tree". As someone who can't usually wear anything too "woodsy" or "foresty", this is doing a really good job of smelling like a (magical) tree! After a few hours: Sandalwood & musk, with a little resin & the faintest bit of sweetness from the blossoms & the peach. Just lovely! Verdict: I love this! I've been looking for a woodsy scent that works on my skin without feeling too "heavy" & I've found one! Huzzah!

In the imp: There's so much in here that it's hard to pick it all out - it all blends together really nicely to create an uplifting citrusy-floral scent. Wet on skin: The lime & lemongrass are dominating on my skin with a really nice musky-floral background. If it stays like this, I think this would be a good perfume for those days when it's really hard to wake up, because this is very bright & energising! Dry on skin: Musky citrus-floral! Really pretty! More subtle than before, but still very uplifting & energising! After a few hours: Faded & more musky, but still nice! Verdict: Light, pretty & cheery! Perfect for days when I need a bit of a boost first thing in the morning, but don't want something too overpowering!

In the imp: Oohhhh wow! This is amazing! It really does smell alien in the best way possible! I can *just* pick out the guava, but this is really well blended, so it's hard to find individual notes here. Wet on skin: It's completely different, but not in a bad way! In the imp I was mostly getting the "alien glow" vibe, but now it's a musky desert, with a little bit of fruit. Not at all what I was expecting, but nice. Dry on skin: Changed again! An alieny, fruity, florally, desert-y, ambery musk! I still like it best in the imp, but this is pretty After a few hours: About the same as dry. Verdict: This is a really unusual scent, but I like it! I love it in the imp though, so while I can see myself wearing it a few times as it is, I think I'd get more use from it with a scent locket.

In the imp: As described - a magical, dew-covered apple tree! Pretty! Wet on skin: The apple is golden, very bright & sweet, but the oak bark is taking over & doing something weird to it (after reading the other reviews I think this may be the caramel note others were talking about)! Oh come on, oak! I thought you were my friend! Dry on skin: It's less weird now, but I'm still not sure what it's doing. It's not turning gross, so that's a good sign! The apple is back in charge, but the bark & leaves seem to be pulling it all together. I'm confused, but I think I really like this! After a few hours: Ohhhhh, this is lovely! I smell like a magic apple tree! I love it! Verdict: Of course I finally find an amazing tree scent that works on me & it's discontinued. OF COURSE. I'll have to keep an eye out for a bottle of this!

In the imp: This smells really dirty & muddy. The flowers are there, but they've been trampled into the mud & covered with the copal, labdanum & tonka! The oil looks really murky too, to match the scent. Wet on skin: The flowers are much fresher now, but I'm starting to suspect I just don't like stargazer lily & iris (&, to a lesser extent, heliotrope) as I never seem to review them particularly fondly even with other things, so all mixed in together it's a bit... unpleasant for me! Dry on skin: It's almost like someone tried to create some sort of medicine/tincture with the aforementioned ingredients. If I was sick, I'd probably be ok with smelling like this if it helped me get better, but... I'm not enjoying this! After a few hours: Same as dry, only (thankfully) much more faded. Ew. Verdict: Swapping this. It's most definitely not for me!

In the imp: I'm mostly getting a musky bergamot/heliotrope combination, but the peach & oakmoss are there if you look for them. Wet on skin: The exact opposite of in the imp! Peach & oakmoss are taking charge here & the musk, bergamot & heliotrope are hidden in the background. Dry on skin: Oakmoss. The oakmoss is now completely dominant! The other notes have sort of blended together into the background to create a soft sweetness that works surprisingly well with the oakmoss in charge! After a few hours: I was worried that the oakmoss was a bit too strong when it first dried - I don't mind it in the background of scents, but I didn't think I'd like it as a main note. Turns out the peach sweetens it quite a lot & it's actually really nice. It makes it more earthy than the other fairy notes I love - different, but still has that "magic" feel to it. Verdict: Probably not an everyday perfume, but I do really like this one! It makes me want to look up more peach perfumes!

The devil’s herb, which he cultivates with skill and pleasure. According to lore, the spirit of this plant may take the form of a breathtaking, achingly beautiful woman, deadly to behold. This scent is a tribute to such a dark and magnificent plant: a rich green and floral blend, earthy and haunting. In the imp: Mysterious herbs, I think there's some Eucalyptus in here, & a bit of dirt. The oil is such a pretty shade of green! Wet on skin: Yeah, there's Eucalyptus in here! I'm honestly not sure what else, because that's dominating quite impressively right now! I think there's some pine needles in the background? Dry on skin: Pine needles. Some Eucalyptus. There's some other herbs in the background, but they're fairly hidden at this point! After a few hours: Almost all gone now. This wasn't very exciting on me. I was expecting a much more herbal scent, but it was pretty much just pine & Eucalyptus. Verdict: It was boring on my husband too, so off to the swap pile it goes!

In the imp: I honestly can't pick what's in this - it's blended really well! It does smell like a very purple flower. It's sweet, but not at all delicate! Wet on skin: Lilacs, Lily of the Valley, something a little spicy, something aquatic. I'm not sure how I feel about this one yet. Dry on skin: TOTALLY different! Sweet (almost sugary!), creamy & soft! It smells like a soap or a scented body powder, but a really nice one! I really like this smell, but I'm not sure I like it as a perfume. After a few hours: Soft, sweet floral. Like a nice soap or dusting powder. Verdict: This is a very pretty scent, BUT not how I want me to smell... I want my towels & bedding to smell like this! If this were an atmo spray, I'd be spraying it on EVERYTHING! I read recently about someone making scented dryer balls with some of their BPALs & I think I'll have to try that, because I just know this won't ever get worn, but I don't know if I could bear to give it away!

In the imp: Straight up cucumber. Cold, juicy & fresh. There's a hint of grass in the background, but only if you're really looking for it. The oil is completely clear too, it almost looks like water! Wet on skin: Same as in the imp, only stronger! Very cool & refreshing! Dry on skin: Pretty much the same as wet. I really want a cooling spray/mist that smells exactly like this for summertime! After a few hours: More grass & some light aquatic florals now, but yeah, still cucumber! Verdict: This will be really handy for in summer when it's hot & gross & I just want to feel cool & fresh! I think I'll probably end up testing a couple of drops in a small spray bottle with water (shaken before use, obviously) to spritz on my skin during hot days! It smells like it would be perfect for that!

In the imp: A stunning red apple! After I get past the initial apple hit, I can just barely smell some fairytale-esque poisons lurking in the background. This is exactly what I imagine the poisoned apple in Snow White to smell like! Wet on skin: The poisons have come out more now. This must be what the apple smells like immediately after the Queen poisons it. Dry on skin: This is amping far less than I remember it doing (last time this smelled exactly the same on me as it did in the imp for aaaages), but it's still a sweet, delicious, red apple with a little hint of poison! Very cool! After a few hours: The apple has sweetened up a lot & the poisons are much more faint now. It's almost soapy. Verdict: Not quite as amazing as I remember it being last time I wore it, but still nice. I think I'll have to test this a couple more times, maybe my skin just doesn't like it as much today.

In the imp: Rose, orange blossom & sandalwood, all drenched in honey! A very rich, smell - heady & indulgent. Wet on skin: As is typical, my skin has eaten the roses! It's much less intense without them & is rather strange. The sandalwood is the dominant note now, but it's been drizzled with honey & rolled in orange blossom. Dry on skin: The orange blossom has taken over as the main note now & wow! This is light & springtimey, but also solid & sexy in a sweet, flirtatious way. After a few hours: This is almost smelling like potpourri now, but not overpoweringly so. The sandalwood is making up the bulk of this scent again, followed by the orange blossom & a tiny bit of honey. Verdict: Not something I'd wear every day, but still a very pretty scent I can see myself wearing!

In the imp: Apricot & a little bit of orange blossom, held together with a very mild, white musk. This is a very light scent, like a breeze in springtime! Wet on skin: Juicy, musky, slightly-overripe apricot! It's somehow still very light too. Dry on skin: Ahhhh, this is so pretty! A sweet, light, fruity-floral musk! Love! After a few hours: It's faded a bit & is even muskier now, but it still has that fruity-floral sweetness to it. Verdict: Just lovely! I can see this one getting used quite regularly!

In the imp: As described, white leather & sandalwood. Wet on skin: Pea vines. Um... what? Dry on skin: The pea-vine note has faded to almost nothing (thank goodness)! The sandalwood is giving off some sort of resiny-hay scent, which is weird, but kind of nice. The leather is soft, subtle & lovely. This is definitely an expensive leather - handbags & gloves for sure! It's quite a neutral smell though & it would layer up wonderfully with some floral notes! After a few hours: It's faded quite a lot & is even more neutral now. Verdict: I quite like this, I don't know if I want to wear it alone though. I have worn it layered with floral-only scents before & it's really nice (it gives the flowers a bit of toughness & depth, without overpowering them) so I'll mostly be using this for layering purposes.

In the bottle: Old, dry, cracked & tattered brown leather. There's some old dust too & a hint of paper. Wet on skin: A really old, leatherbound book & a little bit of something greasy or oily. One of the other reviewers mentioned varnish & that sounds about right. Dry on skin: *Whimper* This smells just like an antique bookstore! Old leather, ancient parchment, dust & a hint of magic! I LOVE it! After a few hours: Faded, but even prettier! Antique bookstore still! The vanilla-ish smell that old books get is showing up more now. Verdict: I. LOVE. THIS. Sometimes I just want to smell like books, y'know?

In the imp: Wow, this does smell angry! Hot (like the temperature, not the flavour), peppery & with a little cinnamon & clove! Wet on skin: Warm & resiny, but with a weird, spicy-pepperiness to it! I'm not sure what to make of this, as I've never smelled anything like it before! Dry on skin: I can't say I've ever wondered what wrath would smell like, if it had a smell. But this? This smells very right for the name! It's warm & spicy & peppery & a little resiny &... kind of meaty? Steak with a VERY peppery, evil, red sauce? It's weird, it almost feels like being at a restaurant, but not any REAL restaurant. If there was a restaurant in Hell, this is exactly what it would smell like. It smells like anger. It smells like rage. It smells like fury. I don't understand what is happening, but I think I like it? I almost want to go hit something now... After a few hours: The dragons blood resin is now easier to spot & I think it might be that mixing with the pepper which is giving me the "meaty" vibe? The spices are blended better, but I can still pick all of them out. I most definitely did not get any of the sweet or floral notes that so many others mentioned! Verdict: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS SMELL! I like it, but I also don't! So confusing! I think I need to give it a few more tries.

2013 version In the bottle: This almost smells like a really spicy potpourri with something sweet (the agave, I'm assuming) & some dried roses. A very intense (almost eye-watering) smell! Wet on skin: All that intensity is instantly gone. I'm now getting a sugary-sweet resin, with a little spice & some very mild cigar tobacco. Interesting... Dry on skin: Ooooh! A little less sweetness (though still very sweet), more cigar tobacco, the resin is less noticeable now, still there , but mostly just bringing some warmth to the whole scent & the spices are blending nicely with everything! There is the tiniest, faintest hint of rose, but only if I'm really looking for it. With the cigar, woods & spice, it smells more like potpourri than a fresh rose. Normally (most) woods turn to antiseptic on me almost instantly, but so far so good here! This is really unusual, but at the same time really nice! After a few hours: It's all blended together now to create a sweet, warm, tobacco-based scent. The woods still haven't gone bad! Hooray! They never really made a noticeable appearance, just blended in with a few other 'dry' notes. Verdict: Not at all my usual style, but I really like it! Totally different on me than when in the bottle!

In the imp: BIG red roses in midsummer! Super-fresh - either still on the bush, or a whole bunch of them freshly cut! There's something slightly apple-y in the background too. Wet on skin: Not quite as stunning as in the imp, it's now more like I'm lying under the bush, rather than shoving my nose in the roses, but still! My skin has a tendency to eat most rose-notes, so this is the closest thing I've found to smelling like fresh rose on my skin! Dry on skin: Nose in the roses again! There's sap & stem & leaf here too, but this is mostly FRESH RED ROSE! ON MY SKIN!This is some kind of miracle! I almost want to describe this rose as "juicy", haha! After a few hours: A teeeensy bit of sap, stem & leaf, with the memory of red roses. Pretty much all gone. Verdict: This one fades on me SO FAST, but man do I ever love it fresh! If I want to wear this, I need to take the imp with me for touch-ups, but... worth it!