Ondine

Super-fruity. No coconut that I can smell (like the released version); instead, this seems like bright red fruits. Sweet with a bit tart edge to it. Beautiful!

I originally found it at Whole Foods, but they don't always have it. Worth a shot, certainly.

 

Ha, that would be great if there were a Whole Foods anywhere near me! I live in the country

Ooh. I love Spanked so I should try this. I wonder if it's one of the scents that my nearby health food store stocks (they have several Pacifica testers out)?

Fruit salad with a LOT of mint!

It's like Black Moon plus Herbal Essences shampoo on me. Far too cloying.

#526--Very full bottle. When I look at it in the light it is a clear liquid and no distinct layers to it. On skin: I can hardly tell there is vanilla in here! It is a fresh greenery smell. Pretty, but it's not really my speed. If you like Planting Moon or oils of that ilk, you'd probably really love this one.

 

#547--Also very full. In the light: Dark. Really dark! And the bottle itself feels oddly heavy! Oooh, musky. It's like a cousin to Mme. Moriarty or Smut. There's a slightly dusty note in the background that tempers the musk and makes it not too heavy. It's not a foody musk, really--maybe an ever so slightly fruity note, like plum, that makes it similar to Mme. but nothing really heavy. I like this one a lot! EDIT: Definitely it's Smut Chaos!

#12, previously reviewed by LadyMedb

 

SOAP. Like soap in a restroom. Cloyingly soapy in its soapiness; I had to wash this off immediately I have a bottle of Purple Phoenix and it works well on me, so perhaps the frankincense isn't playing nice?

Dusty cinnamon. I like the cinnamon, but it's like fire that has gone out and become kind of ashy, as some reviews above have alluded to. I would have liked this to be stronger cinnamon. This scent might be good for you if you like scents like Inferno and Tanin'iver.

Almost herbal and dusty on me. There's the faintest hint of lime, a little tea ... but overwhelmingly it smells like dust!

This is Velvet Unicorn in moth form. Super sweet and fruity. It reminds me a lot of Bath and Body Works' Sweet Pea with a little extra candy floss (like Midway).

Blech. Bubblegum and cloves. Like you were chewing pink gum and smoking a clove too.

This smells like waiting in line inside a Six Flags ride, one that has wooden hallways that are kind of damp and dark and they just smell old and sort of mysterious.

 

It also kind of smells like a coconutty version of Dark Chocolate and Pepper-Smoked Caramel. There's a hint of something that's almost like curry, something coconut, and that deep, dark, wooden scent too.

 

I can't tell if I like this or if it just reminds me of younger days.

Like a sweeter version of Khrysopelex on me, it's a sweet cardamom scent. Super-cardamom. Not for me!

Actually, the vetiver's not so bad on me here (I mean, it is overwhelming, but it will age out, I am sure), it's the fruits underneath--they turn into cheap shampoo or room freshener on me. Like a Glade spray or something. This would probably be lovely on someone with different skin chemistry.

I have #352, received in a swap from devilot

 

This baby is super-full, wayyyy up into the neck. And it's separated into two very distinct layers, a whitish-opaque layer on the top (the vanilla maybe) and a bit more clear layer on the bottom. I had to gently shake it to get the layers to mix--rolling it wouldn't do it!

 

It had been previously described as dry and incensey but I'm not getting that much. It's sweet on me, not like candy or cookie sweet but sweet sort of like some kinds of incense can seem to be (like to me, Nag Champa is a sweet incense). It's not heavy at all, so no musk or thick resinous notes seem to be jumping out at me. But it's not floral either. I think I can only really describe this by saying what it isn't! In any case, I quite like it!

Mmm, sweet rose! It's like Hope on me but a little bit less candied--sometimes Hope can be way too sugary. This tempers that sugar a bit so it's not tooth-achingly sweet. A very beautiful scent!

Bizarre. I was expecting tea and sweetness. What I am smelling on me is something akin to warm hay. It's like Hay Moon, somewhat sweeter, and a very "warm" scent on. It's probably some sort of spices that are creating that impression.

I had high hopes for this one, but it turned out to smell like a paste-type incense I used to buy and burn. It's just a bit too strong and the licorice and coconut I was hoping for aren't at the forefront.

This is pretty sexy, but turns very quickly into super-heavy perfume of doom on me (despite the fact that I only put one teeny tiny drop on my hand). This could be wonderful on the right person though! It really does evoke an old-timey gangster moll's perfume.

Interesting--and totally unlike the Lamia prototype! It's a "thick" scent. Creamy base like Albedo v5 has but no citrus like Albedo. It does have a coconutty note to it. I don't pick up peach or vetiver.

It smells like the pickled peppercini I sometimes eat

Mmm, this is a fantastic clove scent with a touch of wine. It's sexy and perfect for the bedroom. And it actually helps me sleep. I love cloves and the smell of clove cigarettes and this is really it.

Exactly like Midnight Mass on me

Sad! I was hoping for the lemon/lemongrass of The Vortex, Tarot: The Star, or Albedo v5. Instead I got a very chemically scent with little lemon or lemongrass at all. It was like an industrial cleaner or something.

It was the cake note from Left His Nurse While in a Crowd and cucumber on me. No lovely Earl Grey, no tasty cake. (The cake from Left His Nurse was bad on me, like dry stale chocolate storebought cake. This was like that but with a weird cucumber overtone.) This actually made me a bit nauseous