usamimi

I agree that it's slightly soapy, but it morphed into a cool violet scent on me after awhile. While I think violets are lovely, they don't really do much for me, sadly. An interesting scent, though.

Sadly, this smells too much like peaches on me for some reason...:/ A Shame, it smells great in the imp.

In the imp: fruity and spicy.

 

Wet: nutty, a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg, cherries, and rum. It smells like freshly baked, GOOD fruitcake!

 

Dry: boozy and fruity, still with a hint of cinnamon.

 

Overall: a great foody/boozy scent, this really would make a great holiday scent. I could totally see wearing this at a holiday party.

Even though I thought it smelled sweet and spicy in the imp, this is turning out smelling like candy on me. :/ I'm assuming it's the carnation. Bah. Too bad.

I was lucky enough to get a sniffie of this in a recent purchase. I've been dying to smell it, and I was not disappointed! I haven't really got enough to put any on, but it smells delightfully buttery, and smothered with currant. Something tells me if I had a bottle of this, I'd be trying to eat my arms!

I got this as a frimp from someone I purchased imps from, and I gotta say, I really like this for a Halloween/Autumn scent. To me it smells like pumpkin pie and candy corn. Delicious~!

To me, this smells a lot like Cheshire Cat...if he had walked all over one of those big white vanilla sheet cakes. X9 Delicious and berry-filled.

I just got my bottle this morning. I'm in LOVE!

 

In the bottle: A creamy, almost boozy smell. Like some kind of fall 'nog.

 

Wet: Pomegranate and pumpkin! I'd never smelled the two together, but they complement each other quite nicely.

 

Dry: Oh, man...this is like some kind of amazing fall dessert! Like a decadent pumpkin pie topped with icecream and fruit. I just want to eat my arms up. I'm SO glad I picked this pumpkin...I'm going to be smelling like this all fall, I think. ;D

In the imp: a sweet, delicate floral.

 

Wet: the very light, delicate florals combined with the cotton blossom made me think of a springtime nursery.

 

Dry: It's light and sweet, very feminine, and almost innocent smelling. I found nothing "enraging" about this scent at all, I think it's adorable.

In the imp: light and citrusy, but with a bitterness...almost like a tea smell.

 

Wet: Almost mojito-like! But with a kind of floral edge.

 

Dry: This dried up on me very quickly, and turned almost...musk-ish at the end, but still in a light, citrusy kinda way. Overall, I liked it, but probably not enough to wear it on a regular basis.

I'm pretty sure the decant I got was the 05 version, because I didn't smell any cinnamon in the imp or on my skin. It was very buttery and insanely sweet--not as nice smelling as my mother's sugar cookies, but achingly close. DELICIOUS!

To me, this smelled like a less urban version of Neo-Tokyo! I was pleasantly surprised. I might have to get a bottle of this eventually.

In the imp: Lightly floral with a deep resin tone.

Wet: Wow, hello patchuli and resin! And I think I smelled something like incense or clove? Either way, it was super strong when first applied.

Drydown: Once I got past it's initial "WHOA STRONG!!" scents, this was actually pretty nice. Very rich, smoky, and sexy. It reminded me of a slightly more masculine, not as sweet Snake Oil kind of scent. I think this would smell fantastic on a boy.

Thank you so much! The person who decanted it misspelled the name on the label, that didn't help in my looking for it, lol. ;

In the imp: Cinnamon, but also a sharp green smell...I'm assuming the black leaf tea.

 

Wet: Citrus-y cinnamon with a musky bite! I was a little worried this might be too strong for me, at first. Musk usually hates me.

 

Dry: Not bad at all! After the musk dies down a little, it's a great earthy-cinnamon-citrus complex scent. It's very intriguing. I'm definitely holding onto this imp.

In the imp: Sweet and spicy fruits!

 

Wet: Sweet and gentle florals, with a fruity, Asian tea kind of smell. The ginger is very gentle and doesn't try to overpower everything.

 

Dry: This got a little sweeter on me--possibly from the lotus, that tends to go bubblegum-y on me--but it didn't end up making me smell like a gumball like most things that have lotus do. Awesome! I love the balance of scents, this is probably one of the best Asian-inspired scents I've ever tried. I wish I'd known about it when it was released, I would've definitely gotten a bottle of this!

In the imp: Sweet mint candy!

 

Wet: The vanilla's a little more noticeable when wet. The mint is strong, but not harsh. Sweet and delicious smelling.

 

Dry: Like some kind of awesome mint cookie. I love this!

I recently bought an imp of Tama-no-mae, and I can't for the life of me find the review thread for it. Where is it?! Someone point it out to me so I can stop feeling like a complete moron?

I really wanted to try this one, just because it sounded unique...now that I have, I'm a little disappointed. On me, it smelled like someone mixed beer with pixi-stix and threw it on me. :/ Definitely doesn't work with my skin.

In the imp: Light citrus tea with a hint of flowers.

 

Wet: Much sweeter than I expected, with a nice balance of florals and citrus.

 

Dry: a very refreshing scent overall! I was worried that the lemon verbena might come off as chemical-y smelling on me like it has in the past, but it works very well with the green tea.

i'd have to agree with the last couple of reviews--way too strong. Too much eucalyptus for me. Shame, I really looked forward to trying this one. :/

Though I usually don't like such simple rose smells, this one's probably one of the best I've smelled. It doesn't just smell like roses, it smells like a whole rose garden! You not only smell the roses, but you smell stems, leaves, roots, dew...it's a very earthy and organic rose. Very nice! Not something I'd wear, but a very pleasing smell none the less.

In the Imp: Flower-power to the max! It made me think of some rich, expensive perfume you'd smell on some posh celeb.

 

Wet on skin: The roses smelled incredibly lush and beautiful, but I'm not a huge fan of narcissus.

 

Dry on skin: Rose soap. Darn it. :/ I have a hard time finding rose scents that don't go soapy on me, no matter how nice they smell wet...

In the Imp: Sweet and warm.

 

Wet on skin: Vanilla! Honey! Oh, man, I wanted to drink it.

 

Dry on skin: Like most people, it ended up smelling like baby-powder on me, too. :/ Too bad, when it was wet, it smelled fantastic!

In the Imp: Whoa, Violet!

 

Wet on skin: Violets and rose against a soft, almost baby-powder-like note.

 

Dry on skin: Aaaaannnnd it goes soapy on me. :/ Darn. So many people liked it, I was hoping it would work out. It's a great rose scent, though, just not for me.