Cali

Not what I was expecting - a bitter in-your-face lavender. Goes herbal when wet. The drydown is mostly a bit soapy, not bad though.

Big nope for me, I can't stand almond. A very sweet, semi-dark concoction with sO MUCH ALMOND.

Isn't there leather in this? Not even a touch? It reminds me a bit of neutral.
Dry, bittersweet and a strong incense. Kinda dies on my skin, shame.

Ooh, nope, not for me; red hot, kinda like spicy chips but sweet. If that's totally your thing though you might really like this!

While closing the imp, some of it sprayed in my mouth; I wouldn't advise this to anyone.

ANYWAY,

this reminds me of some sort of candy that I can't come up with, but I do notice the olive in there as a good supporting note.. and what's that, melon? This is kinda confusing to my brain. A creamy lollypop with just a touch of dark green somewhere in the background. On my skin it gets a little more grittier and earthy. I don't understand how I got there from the description but it's definately not unpleasant!

Nice! Exactly what I was expecting - very fresh, green, and I really like the supporting equalyptus in there - it's usually something I avoid in everything but it really makes it work. I'd call this a bit more of a masculine scent, woodsy and a werewolf's fur might just smell like this...

A tad sweet (red), something sharp besides the salt and I imagine standing in this underground water tunnel system (NOT intended to be a sewer might I add) (must resist a poop joke), seeing the reflection of the water, curving blueish and green shapes on the ceiling while something might be lurking under the water. It's not neccesarily a looming or dark feeling that I'm getting here though, quite ...comfortable.

I don't think I'd get a bottle as the salt is a bit too much for me but I don't hate this at all.

Poop.

A very subtle lavender, surrounded by something dark. It's definately a purple smell to me. It's not really a lavender-field lavender or a grandma's-little-scented-pillow lavender to me (two of which I actually like, yo) but hazy is definately a good way to describe it. Hell, if you told me it had lavender in it before I read what's in it I probably wouldn't have guessed. Then again, I know nothing. So yeah.

It goes a bit sweeter later on, and I'm not really sure what to do with it.

Straight from the imp I'm getting a subtle old ladies perfume vibe. Not much Myrrh in there to me, and that goes all soapy on me. The jasmine is the most notible in there and I wish it wasn't! It's quite sour and dull - and the rose is really only a bit supportive in that.
Someone will like this, but not me! Perfectly executed concept once more though!

It smells like honey to me from the imp, very very sweet honey! On my skin, it kinda develops into the chaotic goodness as described, quite exactly. There's a lot in here that I like apart from a sharp note (not sure what it is) and something... almost sour??
That's probably my skin chemistry doing the work though. Not for me, appearantly, but it's a lovely sweet summer child-I mean scent.

I like the berries in this a lot! Lovely fresh summer/spring scent.
There's definately something green and sharp in there and It's quite strong and remains to be for a good amount of time after applying and it even gets a little sweeter in a herb-y way. I don't need a bottle but it's certainly wonderful.

What an odd mixture - very pretty!
Wet, I'm mostly getting the honey and olive blossom. Later the jasmine kind of kills it for me unfortunately.
I'm sure this is great for most people!

First sniff: HONEY!!! Jeez, that's a lotta honey.
Wet: There almost seems to be something fruity about this, but it's probably the florals messing with my brain. Still so much honey.

Dry: Ahh, there's the myrrh. I'm also getting the red wine now. It lives up to it's name quite brilliantly.

Smelling it I can imagine some sort of a greek god infront of me, or some sort of an old, sunlit greek lane,

The patchouli really gives this one a bit of a "bite". A sweet mixture that kind of makes me hungry.
Doesn't stick around on my skin for a long time, dies down after about an hour?

The red musk is most obvious when wet, but later my skin amps up the myhrr and I'm left with almost only that. Not for me, but quite lovely.

Lovely, summery, candy goodness! Wet, red, pineapple and ...grapefruit(??)
I'm going to have to put in an image to illustrate what I mean because I have literally no idea what these are called

Very much these things, but a touch more tropical. This is a keeper!!

Oh no. The only foody I get from this is something caramel-y and rotting pie. It's very strong and has a huge throw on me.
Physically hurts to smell the imp. I'm sorry, I hate this.

A smooth, industrial scent. Brassy and smoky.

I find it very hard to describe but I'm getting a silent-hill vibe.

First impression: I imagine a landscape of pine trees surrounded by bushes of all sorts of flowers, some leaves glistening in the strings of light that randomly scatter through the trees. A floral pine forest.

Wet: Exactly as it was but SWEET! Almost a candy-type sweet.

Dry: It gets really minty a little later, very very lovely.

It's quite dark, and red. Literally and figuratively. The sandalwood is very in your face, and there's a couple of undertones that I can't place. My skin brings out the notes that I don't particularly like, but it's got a lot of potential on it's own!

Sighs, I wish I liked vetiver cause I really, really want to like this. Sharp, spicy, dark and deadly, in other words, leather, spice and everything not nice (imagine a wink at the end... Not from me. from someone you find attractive).
That said, there's something sexy about it too.

Uhuuu why can't I like this... Onto my swaps pile it goes! :c

Ooh! I get lots of citrus and dirt. Very interesting.
I'd say it's more of a masculine scent, probably cause there's an aquatic/wet undertone.
Wet: Ahh, there's the incense. There's also something else light in there. Almost pink.
Dry: The citrus is tuling alongside the incense.

Nailed the description!

Smells like a strong and sharp rose tea. Very warm.
Once applied on the skin, there's a soapiness. Not a nasty or distorting one, a clean one.
Not for me, but I see why so many people LOVE this!

Ugh, no, no, nope!
I don't get much sweet or sticky from this. It's probably not actually there, but I'm just getting nuts or something... y'know, those peanuts covered in red- crispy stuff that's supposed to imitate the taste of sugar?

Just that, covered in layers of antique, heavy dust. I don't know. Maybe I'm just weird.
Onto the swaps pile it goes!

Very odd, not what I expected. Not a bad thing per sé, but not winter-y to me. More... spring!
I get this very juicy-red fruit, mostly grapefruit and something citrus-y. Kinda dies on my skin quickly. Sad, cause I don't dislike it.

I have learned that vetiver, unfortunately, is probably not for me. At least, I'm pretty sure it's the vetiver I'm not a fan of. It's a dark,damp, and almost a sexy, broody type scent. I don't get anything sweet. My skin amps up the vetiver...
Sniffing this I can totally imagine walking through the dark hallway on the upper floor of the Sharpe manor, with the sound of soft fluttering of wings near the walls.
Again, on my skin it amps up the vetiver, but after a while it gets a little fuzzier and a bit smoky.

Generally I really don't hate it, over all it's lovely and atmospheric, but sadly it's just not for me. I'm sure this would work perfectly for some people!