Cali

Ohhh this smells like a tropical vacation. Or maybe like an incredibly lush, expensive sunscreen and a fancy cocktail nearby on a sunny day. That is doing it injustice though, this is a very realistic dip into someone else's memory, or maybe a fantasy into a beautiful summer paradise will do.

Huh! Not at all what i was expecting. In the bottle i get a strong slapintheface of that buttercream, sugar and something white (like wet facepaint). Still getting that strong wet facepaint, not getting any florals and the sugar and buttercream are waaaayyy in the background. Like. I can't smell this unless i get wayy up close. Whyyyyyyyy

Ahh, I was expecting something more "warm", this comes with what i'd call a chill. The squishy/watery blue note that i so enjoy dries down to a powdery soft purple. It's not strong on me at all, and while it's nice, but i'm left with that typical american-mint christmas candy, and something that turned plasticy on me in the background. I want to love this sooo bad (gosh i love the bottle art too) but my skin just doesn't want it!

I'm also getting a dirt note! But I don't hate it. It somehow reminds me of childhood. A vague feeling of having played in the dirt and getting back to the classroom in autumn, waaayyy back in the first years primary school. I vaguely remember they used to decorate the room with old leaves, hazelnuts and chestnuts, so maybe it has something to do with that. It's got this lovely, warm, red feel which may be the thing that ties together this nostalgia-feeling this gives me. Super autumny, strong throw, super cozy!

Getting all the notes easily- a delicious applecinnamon cake, sweetened and giving it a red squilchy edge of cherry and a slight grit of brown sugar in the background. Hmmm.. (I think as if lately any apple note has been going plasticy on me, same thing happening here. Curses)!!!

Wet, tis is mostly cherry on me. Which i'm not a fan of, but if you are you just may love this- Dry, strong strong juicy cherry with a delicious strawbnilla amber enveloping it; it becomes less foodie and somehow slightly tarty and ...cakelike? Like leftover pieces of cherry pie. Quite delightful!

I like the idea of this, but violet always amps on me 'till it just gets too much for me. A shame, because this is a lovely feminine, soft fragrance. There's a milkyness to it, a very soooft tea note that mixes in with the roses. No green on these roses! Just the soft redness of 'em. But yeah, violet overpowers on my skin, which in the imp gives it this interesting, purply silvery edge that really makes it stand out!

Yay, finally having a go at this one! Strong bright vanilla and honey at the forefront with this one on me- sweet pea is the background in this, and the pear and strawberry barely there, though i can pick them out. It's fuzzy, almost fizzy. A very realistic very sweet, goopy, gushy peach-coloured scent!

Vetiver is one of my death notes, but i've been so curious about this one for a while, so i'm happy to get to try this! And I'm happy to say that this is a soft, beautifully blended vetiver, that kind of feels like a velvet backdrop to the other notes. The bay leaves are strong, but in the few previous scents i've tried that had that note, it tends to amp on me. It's this spicy green note which goes wonderfully together with the rum here. The blackcurrant gives this a slight fruity, quirky feel; slightly feminine, a swoosh of purply red. Herbal, mysterious, jolly. Lovely!

LLLXXXI - Woods? a mix of herbs and spices, the green spices taking the upper hand. A smidge of tobacco somewhere in the background, and a white floral twirling it's way upward and to the front as it dries down.

Sweet florals and fruity saps. Strong jasmine looms over myrrh and sandalwood, who blanket all those florals and fruits.

Spices! Lots of spices and herbs - sweet but soft ginger and maybe a veeeery faint purply dark resin. This is lovely, but i'm missing something here that makes it irresistable, and i think my skin ate ...that.

Hm. Aquatic-foggy, slightly minty floral with an undertone of something rotting. Why skin, why!

Ohh. Oh woe is me- this is a gorgeous sexy, smoky boozy wooden perfume, beautifully spiced. However, the smell of whiskey will always be the reminder of a bad memory, one of those from the past, that i just cringe when i do smell it. Unfortunate, because this is gorgeous.

Herby, smoky cherry drink. Has a similar vibe as mulled wine. I want a sip!

Oh, gorgeous! A white milky red cream, slighty spiced up by the vetiver. Usually vetiver is a big death note for me, but here it's beautifully blended into the background, adding just enough of a tinge in there to work extraordinary well here.

Hippie shop. Pure hippie shop. slightly spicy sandalwood, possibly incense and a warm honey-sweetness.

There's a metallyness from the blood, it's not neccesarily mechanic, more.. musky, that stands out to me first thing sniffing this. Pair that with a thirst-enducing, but not overly strong red booze note and a sweet but bitter cocoa. I shouldn't like this knowing my own track record, but i really, really do!

I reapplied this and my skin must be eating this, i only get a faint whiff of soap. :c

Herbs. Wet herbs? There's something reddish in here, possibly rose or another floral. I'm not getting anything else. Not bad, but not something i'd wear?

A salty milky sea. It's quite soft. but the lab's salty sea note starts amping on me on drydown, so i'm gonna go ahead and wash this off before it goes haywire.

A slightly greenish aquatic. Very calm, soft. Barely noticeable on me unfortunately, but this is an awesome evocative scent i can imagine putting up when drawing something like a cove, or a cave atmosphere.

Don't know what i was expecting, but it's not this - a spicy white/pastel something floral with an extra sweetness i can't put my finger on. (Honey? Something creamy? Another bright floral perhaps)? Nice, but completely dissapears on my skin..

Yep, definately smells 'heavy'. It's a beautiful velvety dark rose with just the slightest touch of spicy amber and musk.

Oh man, delicious! I'm getting the notes exactly, it's a delicious fruity cocktail that's not overly boozy!