Cali

Soft fur, sappy sharp greens, a touch of honeysuckle. Soft musk. Sweet and lovely for summer!

My goodness have I gotten it wrong on the notes this time; usually I pretty much know what I'll like but this caught me off guard. Right off the bat it reminded me of Braving the ice, which I also wanted to work out so bad but alas, I am hit with a scent of something oddly I can either describe as slightly off-date foodie or skin bathed in sugar for an hour. I don't know. It's just not for me and it's a shame. I so want to like this!! Goes a little lemony later on, softer, and then the lemon morphs to something a little more soap… and then it's gone. I'm no getting much of the notes (or my brain is messing with me) besides the skin musk... Sad. Onto the sales pile it goes!

Ahh there we have our good old buddy jasmine again. I think my skin just amps that like crazy. The honeysuckle and lavender are lovely though, same lavender on me as in TKO. My skin ate this in seconds!! ?

Hmm. Reminds me of an overgrown, abandoned garden house in the best way possible on application. Ozone, greenery, rose and amber. Definately getting that white of thunderclaps (musk? mint?) in there too, reminds me somewhat of midnight on the midway, however in that bottle it feels more "sugared", this is straight up ice cold thunder. I can definately tell the moss and flowers apart in there too. the rose and ozone get a little stronger on drydown but that's all it changes on me - I like it a lot but I already have on the balcony, which makes this overkill. It's very interesting and oh-so lovely!!

Wet, this is a very scream-y cinnamon on me. a hint of something more, but nothing really comes through. I was hoping this morphed on me and did all these lovely things other people describe, but alas... Just cinnamon on me. and a fading one at that already!

This is wholly different from what I expected; having the notes in mind I was expecting something more sea-rat, this is more apothecary to me. Sharp, clean to the teeth. Spices (apothecary spices) packed in sturdy cloth and JASMINE oh my. the honeysuckle comes out more as it dries down (thankfully) but I'm not getting much of that insence. ...That's a lotta jasmine!

Buttery, warm spices encased in a mushy sweetness of fig and dates. Lovely. Kinda reminds me of a cream soda if anything. Dried down it's got something of the vitamin bottle I have for my bird, but not in a bad way. Maybe it's just me, but the spices are driving me insane - which is SUPER unfortunate bc this is lovely. Bah!

Hmm. Soft, creamy, ozone on first sniff. Getting only the slightest bit of pine/mint in there but this is quite lovely. Definately an evening scent. It's sweet but still refined. Goes a little sharper on drydown, a touch less creamy. Too bad, it's still nice (dryer sheets?) and seriously winter-y, but not for me.

Spicy, fresh green liquorice and anise! Headache-inducing when wet on me; Goes softer after a couple minutes; slightly more creamy liquorice. Not boozy at all, but a very fresh, fresh absinthe!

Tbh this is purely baking soda on my skin. Doesn't morph either, just goes down a bit on the throw on meltdown. Don't hate it, but not really interested in smelling like it.

Loooooovely. Soft, magical, mystical. A moon-lit valley filled with white flowers. Def androgynous on me. Very neutral (in fact, reminds me vaguely of that and elf... but mostly in how neutral and everyday/calm it is).

Thick, droopy like sirup. Green, bitter with a sweet undertone. I can waddle around it but I can basically pick apart the listed notes from the description. Interesting!! Goes a little laundry detergent on me after about five minutes - sad, it was quite lovely!

Starts as a lovely green FRESH apple on me, and quickly turns into a more red "mature" scent. Less candy, more "sitting at a jazzcafé with some hard liquor, surrounded by books on wooden shelves. Not that there's neccesarily a liqour-note in there, but there is a sharp edge. Slightly smokey, even a bit dusty but nothing too crazy. Warm and cozy. Nice.

Eehhhhh. Is there vetiver in here? Oppoponax? This is thick and droopy. Not getting much pine or fir ironically, just a hint. Not getting much floral or citrus here. The "nasty" notes dissapear within a few minutes, and it does dry down to something more ozone-y. Still thick and droopy, but not as evil this time around. No snow here! Just a troll-ridden bog.

This is what I was hoping Solanine was like! Smells like stepping into a flower shop!! Just, lotsa tropical flowery sweetness!! The throw goes down a LOT on drydown unfortunately. It also goes a bit more flat but my nose/skin have been doing weird things all day so *shrugs*

A very neutral, soft scent. Not a big throw, reminds me a lot of a halloweenie which I'll edit in whenever I can remember the name. It's much less cold than that one, otherwise very much the same. A graveyard in the shade. There's a sweetness to it thanks to the vanilla. Dark, goth but with a playful tinge.

Thick, gooey and dark in the imp. Labdanum overload. I can pick out all the notes, but that labdanum, coral and absinthe are the strongest on me so far. Very licquorice-y on me on drydown - cough syrup! Interesting. But! Not for me. I don't mind smelling like candy, but not so much licquorice, d'aw.

On application this is SUPER Xanthe on me!! Not angry about that. Within seconds it's a tad more of a creamsicle cotton candy caramel, and with 5 minutes there's more and more pepper. Still nice, but I'd rather do with Xanthe! Edit: giving this a try 4 years later. Getting more hard candy than cotton candy. I'm thinking of specific candies i've had in my childhood that i don't know the name of, but it's a dark pink/reddish scent. The vanilla in it is absolutely delicious. What happened to all the other notes, skin??!? ?

It took me ages to get my hands on a decant of this - and it's not surpising! This is lovely, a candy-creamy ginger. Simple but so good. It's very soft on me/in the imp which is making me sad, but after drydown I get a big throw outta this - and what a throw it is! It turned super bitter (with the same sweet notes in the background, just more "wet". Oh no. :c

Very pleasant, soft, clean outside-y scent. A witch in the woods having some sort of ritual at night, but nothing controversial, possibly just making medicine. I can't pick apart all the notes (my allergies are not helping) but this is definately feminine, with a woodsy undertone.

Oooh this is nice! Getting a touch of laundry detergent, but nothing too bad; soft, bright and bubbly! This is suuuuper summery, it even has some sort of warmth in it. Not for me, but very very cute!

Pretty sure the ylang ylang and vanilla are making this super "apple hard candy" for me. A halloween candy at that. Cute, creamy, but has a musky, dusky undertone.

A soft bouqet. Idk if it's my hormones or just the scents I'm trying but everything that so even touches my skin today dissapears on me. Bah! That said, Getting exactly as it says on the tin. I'd say it's very witchy. Like what a witch would smell like during her a ritual under the full moon. Lovely.

I'm getting something that reminds me of Dwarf - though I haven't sniffed that one in years, so don't quote me on that. It's this almost harsh, ston-y metal thing - though, not comparable to the metals in The magician or The robot scarab. It's overall pretty soft; refined. Charming. Harshly masculine - all the "darker" notes very well blended (I know they're in there thanks to the description, otherwise I might not have guessed them all individually). But the tea rose and red currant giving it something sweet and sexy. What a guy! atm not keeping it, but I recon I'll be redirected to this later on in the future...

An aquatic, green crisp cologne. Not getting much vanilla, but there's indeed some berries in there, the rest of the notes adding to the green aquaticness. Very soft on me unfortunately, my skin EATS this.