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bottle: because there is vetiver and coconut, this ends up smelling like dried coconut on first sniff. wet: sweet vetiver with a dollop of snake oil dusted with a light topping of coconut shavings. dry: so now this smells like coconut snake oil being slowly boiled down to something thicker. the vetiver smells just exactly how i always want it to: smoky without being chokling. this is so delightfully mysterious.

bottle: snake oil with... with... grapes? wet: this smells like sweet snake oil incense. this is so beautiful. dry: this dries to a thick, sweet incense smell. the best bpal incese scent i've yet tried.

bottle: raw leather with herbs. wet: very sagey and leathery. makes me want to visit the old west. there is a nice hint of snake oil in the background. dry: ah, there's the snake oil. it's a bit light behind the leather but very nice.

bottle: very light linden and passion flower. wet: beautiful! the linden and the passion flower warm up and jump out making me smell like a tropical paradise! dry: no snake oil in sight, just tropical flowers. this is very girlie and beautiful.

bottle: very green, pretty sure it's the bamboo i'm smelling... wet: bamboo and musk. there is a bare hint of snake oil in the background. this is definitely one that will have to age a bit. dry: bamboo with very light musk. i like it okay now, but am looking forward to how it might age.

bottle: cinnamon! and a little bit of ginger mixed with snake oil. wet: as soon as it's applied it becomes a cinnamon spice dream. however, even on the least sensitive testing place i could find, this burns a bit. dry: very cinnamon/gingery. i don't really get any snake oil from this but it's quite nice nonetheless.

bottle: almond and myrrh. wet: almondy snake oil. now that is the snake oil for me! dry: sweet, tender almonds doused in snake oil. beautiful.

bottle: light snake oil. i can't really smell any mosses... wet: there they are. the mosses are still farily light and there's a very strong snake oil back. dry: the mosses are more evident once dry. the snake oil is quite tame yet rich at the same time.

bottle: i don't smell the orris but i smell the frankincense, copal and snake oil. wow! wet: the frankincense is heady and strong as soon as i apply this oil, while the copal and snake oil stay just behind. so beautiful. dry: the snake oil comes through a bit more once this blend dries but the frankincense and copal are still around. wonder what happened to the orris? (edited for spelling idiocy)

imp: this smells like... limes? it must be the bergamot from the earl grey but still... limes? wet: still limes. not even getting a hint of leather. dry: okay... the limes are getting sweeter, almost honeyed. there is a touch of leather but's it's in the background. interesting.

imp: a sweet, light grapefruity aquatic. this is far prettier than the notes would ahve led me to believe. wet: odd. the grapefruit/cirtus scent turns evil on me, an evil citrus aquatic. and while that's a very accurate scent interpretation, it's smells just weird on my skin. dry: okay, maybe it's a bit less evil once it's dry... still, it smells like a menacing citrus aquatic. edit: okay, now that it's dried even further, i'm thinking a bottle may be in order. it's changed to malevolent citrus aquatic and i'm loving it.

imp: salty, rotted wood and weeds. wet: this goes to that irish-spring-soap smell so many aquatics go on me. this ends up smelling like generic men's cologne. dry: once dry, this smells more like old wood and ocean spray. still a little too masculine for me though.

bottle: this is the first bpal chocolate scent that has approached actually smelling like chocolate to me. this smells almost just like rich, spicy dark chocolate. wet: now, this smells like rich, dark, spiced, unsweetened chocolate powder. this is a dark, dry chocolate scent on me skin. dry: this is the first of the snake pit blends that i can actually smell the snake oil in. it's faint but it's there and it mixes very well with the cocoa note. (edited for spelling idiocy)

bottle: açai and neroli with a teensy hint of amber. wet: the açai is the strongest note here but i can still detect that nose-tingling sting of neroil. this smells light and happy. dry: the açai is a bit lighter and i can just detect the cardamom. lovelovelove.

bottle: mint! i'm sure there are other notes here but... mint! wet: oh wow! this is mint, with a sweet, light bergamot chaser. i.am.in.love. dry: the mint and bergamot are almost perfectly balanced and i can just barely smell the tea. really quite beautiful. and minty!

bottle: amber and vetiver. and since i don't see vetiver listed in the notes i wonder what could be smelling like it...? wet: ooooh! this smells of deep amber and clove on my skin! this is just as dark and dirty as, say, goblin, but without patchouli. lovely! dry: the smells like a slighty sweet vetiver and spice once dry. normally, i don't care for strong vetiver scents like this but i'm really liking this one.

bottle: ripe sliced pears sitting atop scoops of vanilla ice cream. wet: pear! pear! pear! pear! pear! pear! i'm sure there's some vanilla in here somewhere but it's being overpowered by pear of glory! dry: once dry i can smell a touch of the vanilla, it's just turns the pear sort of creamy and yummy. a new love.

imp: caramel, brown sugar, light sandalwood and snake oil. wet: add butterscotch and maple syrup to the above notes and that is what this smells like on my skin. this is incredible! dry: whoa! this smells like there's honey in there too! so we've got caramel, brown sugar, butterscotch, maple syrup, honey, sandalwood and snake oil. i would so buy a bottle or two (or three or four) of this is i could. wow.

imp: glassy ozone is right. all i smell is the scent of silver white winter night. wet: this is sharp and brisk once applied, almost astringent. it's like breathing in that piercing, chilling air that is only present right before a hard snowstorm. this smells almost desolate, very lonely and beautiful. dry: this is stark and chilling once dry. very well-represented scent.

imp: wood and spice and... rubbing alcohol? wet: that's better! woods and spices and booze and cloves. this is manly. i may have to try it on my husband... dry: this has dried to clove and salty wood. excellent. i'll be ordering a bottle for myself and we'll see if my husband wants some as well.

imp: lilacs? hyacinth? bluebells? what is this... it smells like a sweet bouquet of flowers. wet: there's a spicy feel once this is applied, a sweet, spicy floral. absolutely beautiful. dry: i'm not a big floral person but this is incredibly sweet, playful and beautiful.

bottle: honeysuckle and musk. wet: the honeysuckle flares up for an instant before fading . now i'm getting the thyme and mint and musk and some ofther soft, luminous florals. so pretty. dry: there's something, probably the mint, that smells like a faint, sweet sort of cucumber aquatic. it's very soft and pretty. this is a keeper.

imp: i'm getting the orange rind, clove and cardamom. wet: i'm not getting the milk chocolate (which is good because it normally smells awful on me) but i am getting the coconut and bourbon in addition to the orange and spices. this smells like one very decadent dessert. dry: this dries to light orange, faint mint and brisk spices. quite nice.

whoa...if this is an accurate representation of imp, i MUST have it immediately! nephilim and lucifer going onto my list as well. thanks! i wear imp about every other day so i get used to smelling it. but then i'll get caught up in my new scents and it'll sit for a week or so before i wear it again. then bam: dark and sinuous and yes, very much like dirty canned peach syrup. the peach is almost like an afterthought. every once in a while i just won't smell the peach at first. then a few hours into wearing it the peach will hit me and i'll think: mmmm... sticky, dirty yum. god, it's lovely. nephilim is one my husband wears but i had tried it and ordered a bottle for myself. once it arrived i gave it a sniff again and thought: "what the hell...? why did i order this for myself?!" and i put it aside. after a while, i happened to see it sitting alone and unloved and slathered a bit on. then i remembered why i ordered a bottle for me. i still think it smells best on my husband but it's quite dark and beautiful on me as well. can i squee for verdandi as well? i love, love, love apple scents and poisoned apple, verdandi & the hesperides are made of apple-y win.

bottle: apple and citrus and musk. this smells quite familiar... wet: the jasmine comes out but it's manageable, this is sweet and pretty. the citrus and quince are in the background. dry: this dries to a nondescript fruity floral. i'm not sure if the bottle i'm testing is from 2006 or 2007. (edited for spelling idiocy)