Minh Scent

This is very strong in the Dead Leaves note on me.  I get light whiffs of opium and nutmeg, but if I didn't know they were there, I would think think this is pure dead leaves, which I like.  Long lasting and decent thought.  Mmmm!

This is exactly as I had expected- a wonderful champagne of fizzy flowery ginger.  I don't know what the crushed diamonds are supposed to be and can't pick them out.  My favorite ever champagne is Champagne Lace, but this is also quite lovely.

This  does have a yummy quality to it with the amaretto and cherries, which are more fruity than candied. The coconut is just a pleasant hint, but I can't pick out the saffron at all, which was the reason I went for it.   I have to agree with Mizliz that it is not the longest lasting of glosses.  

This is another big blind bottle win of the season. The rose tobacco is gorgeous! The other (beloved) rose tobacco scent I have is La Pierreuse which is more full on rose scent. In this one, the rose is more a background player, but certainly there. The oude is light and clay adds a softness. The main player on my skin is the beautiful tobacco. Mmmm!

This is the blind bottle win of the season. Very first sniff on the skin, I am put off by what almost reminds me of yak butter. However, in just seconds, I feel like am surrounded by a herd sheep and goats who were rolling in vanilla beans. I have been surrounded by sheep and goats in Mongolia and do love that earthy smell. I wore this at least five times and have tried to pick out the smokiness people have mentioned. Yes, a bit. The vetiver is smooth. I love this. Mega cuddly. 

Oh, boy, this is as beautiful as I hoped! It is a more traditional perfumey plum, as opposed to fruity, and a powdery violet is definitely present, to my delight. The oude adds deepness and as others mentioned, is not barnyard.

The orange and mandarin are up front in this, with the honey giving it some light sweetness. Deciding whether or not to get a full bottle. It does not project much after ther serious first in your face blast, but I can smell the orangey-ness when I bury my nose in my hair. It's pretty and would layer well with other glosses like Antique Lace for a creamsicle effect.

Hmm. I am curious reading all the reviews, as we seem to have such varying impressions. First sniff, I get dead leaves with an intriguing  almost reefer smell which sadly does not last long enough. I get no smoke or incense, but a pretty, light scent. 

Whoa, this is aging just beautifully! Gorgeous perfumey tobacco with oak and sweetened with bourbon. 

I get all of the notes listed, with an emphasis on the wax, to my delight. Although it is a lighter scent, it is quite long lasting. It is indeed a good perfume for meditation or just to be in a calm sweet spot. Lovely!

 

ETA Feb 23, 2019 Wow! After four months this has gone from lovely to gorgeous! It actually seems stronger, the wax and vanilla deeper, the salt more apparent. The orange and rose are always such a winning combination! 

Heady jasmine indeed! I honesty cannot pick out the "bloodstain" or smoke, but do get the snuffed wax. As it dries, it becomes very close to a jasmine soliflore. As a jasmine fan, I appreciate that!

Basically this is a gardenia and wax scent on me. Mmmm! Both these notes start out strong, with the wax backing down first. There are some woody and vanilla notes paying around in here as well. It makes for a very pretty, sexy perfume. (I did not see the movie, but if this is Edith in her youth, she is gonna be one hot mamma!)

This starts out with strong liac and a fougere vibe to it from the oakmoss and violet leaf. It also has a distinct vanilla vibe to it from the amber on the drydown, with the play of the lily coming from behind the lilac. It is an elegant perfume.

This is in the broad family of Black Cardamon Vanilla and Love Swing. It is a creamy vanilla cardamon. I cannot pick up much anise (which I was after), but it is still a lovely scent.

Whoa...I smell something edible from my children but it is definitely not Trix or Fruit Loops cereal, as I never smelled those. Now, Hmm. Those lemon cream marshmallow cookies?

 

Anyways, to my nose, this is a strong lemon marshmallow scent. I am not getting mint, although I suspect it is there, because the sweetness is tempered. If I were the script writer, I would change the description to "!Marshmallow lemon sugar with a drop of mint."

 

Contemplating a full bottle. Very pretty!

This starts with a dry violet entrance, with the green tea taking over quickly after that. The violet is quite light and the scent is all about the green tea. This reminds me of Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea perfume. A clean, fresh scent that would be office friendly.

I just got into my imp of this and absolutely love it! Beautiful long lasting powdery orris supported by rich resins.

A warm, elegant amber. Gorgeous!

Oh, my goodness! Finally, a scent I have been craving in HG! It is that lovely BPAL fizzy ginger ale/champagne note I am addicted to!! The lemon in here is light, not bitter at all and the juniper berries add a perfect touch of that gin vibe without being boozy.

Opens with strong sexy honey red musk and dries down into creamy laced bpal tobacco. What's not to love?!

Being a big champagne note fan, I had to hunt this down. Yes, as others noted, there is a big fizzy entrance of a gingered champagne with a very light apple nuance. Perfect! I was shocked that my husband even commented that it is pretty. (Not sure if this a compliment, however. He is an Axe man!)

 

But why is no one talking about the dry down? After the delightful celebratory entrance, this dries down into the most beautiful vannila-ish skin musk. It puts me in full-huff mode.

 

A beautiful ambery frank HG. The oude is barely there and the ginger is very light. This is not an in-your-face sceb4t and good for work. Classic!

Meanwhile, still searching for my in-your-face frank@

This is beautiful! I am not a Boo fan, but this is a better more vanilla marshmallow, tempered with the apple to cut the sweetness. The apple is natural smelling. Love!!!!

Being a big Morocco fan, I was after this since 2014 and so was thrilled with the re-release. It does not disappoint. It is a powdey light rose, with touches of spice and incense. Sexy, classic.

 

ETA 2 hours into drydown and this is nothing like Morocco or first two hours. Now it is an evocative warm spicy incense! Eve is stunning!

Absolutely gorgeous patch with touches of hay. I get barely a whisper of tobacco...but I do get vanilla, which is not listed. Agree with Zankoku about the BB vibe. This is a treasure!