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yeah neo tokyo came right to mind, the funky thing jumped at me. glad u liked it

in the bottle: honey, sweet warm honey

 

wet: flowers, a big summer boquest of flowers still warm, and fresh picked, quite alot of throw at this point

 

dry: this one is a morpher in a big way, now it is soft soft honey and a himt of what i think is thyme. it is a second skin scent after it dries

in the bottle it reminds me of strawberry daqueri

 

wet: still strawberry daqueri

 

as it dries it retains very much the same scent is just gets a bit softer.

 

beautiful

what scents are you normall drawn to? fruits? spices? ect

 

i would think a chaos blend would be funky and fun.

 

neo tokyo maybe? whip

 

now that i think of it whip would be my choice

in the bottle:dried grass and minty freshness

 

wet: same sun dried frasses and fresh mint right from the herb garden, possibly meadow tea

 

dry: warm grasses (duh i could just copy and paste) they settle to the back ground, it is more minty then grassy now w/ the barest breath of violet. i wouldn't really classify this as a "floral" it is more herbal, and clean then "floral" on me this is like a cross between the lion and my ct2 blend, very light, summery, and beautiful, i believe this is my favorite of the zoryas

in the bottle: this is masculine to me musks, and patchouli

 

wet: musky, and masculine, i can see the comparison to "comercial" scents but it is deeper then comercials smell

 

dry: smokey and musky, still very masculine. i can see my dh wearing this for a night out, he usually wears fenris wolf but for a change occassionally i may ask for this one.

 

the patchouli keeps the musk from going over the top, and the musk is a sexy blend that just screams manly to me. i do not even get a hint of poppy

in the bottle: musk and jasmine, but more musk then floral

 

 

wet: well hello there miss jasmine, my evil nemesis

 

as it dries i can detect it is not all jamine there is something darker, heavier then jasmine, something spicey and grounding, i also detect primrose i believe. so i look up cereus and this is what i find...very intresting

 

One of the strangest plants of the desert, the Night-bloomiing Cereus is a member of the Cactus Family that resembles nothing more than a dead bush most of the year. It is rarely seen in the wild because of its inconspicuousness. But for one midsummer's night each year, its exqusitely scented flower opens as night falls, then closes forever with the first rays of the morning sun.

 

this is very sophisticated, polished, dark, and regal

gah this is intimidating. being the first to review a mysterious tal blend....


in the vial resinous, and a very familiar scent of tal blends. sharp, and well powerful

wet: hmm cedar i believe it is cedary, there is something spicy there too possibly tonka? (ppsssttt did i say this is intimidating?)

as it dries it is mostly resinous but occassionally i get a whiff of smething spicey. it is a powerful scent, i wish i could do it justice but alas i fear i am not. the longer it is on the less "resinous" it is and it becomes somewhat floral i believe gardenia, heady and strong and the hint of light clean soap (in a good way not in a coast way)

my skin really soaked this one up, like a sponge

eta recieved a decanted imp in a swap

Added Lab description --Shollin

ct2 LXXVIII

 

 

in the vial: something edible, like ginger maybe. w/ sandalwood

 

wet:yeah i believe it is sandalwood and ginger

 

dry: cinnamon, spicey i do believe it is cinnamon and ginger and definitely a sandalwood base. i don't get any floral (thank goodness) just a yummy spicy very edible scent.

 

 

ty laochodia for giving me tha chance to try this i adore it

 

Previously reviewed by laochodia and olympia301.

in the vial: clean herbal, not sharp but instead a comforting herbal

 

wet: soap.

 

as it dries it is less soapy, i wonder if there is lily in this? it is a clean floral, borderline soapy. if it were a man it would be ward cleaver, stoic, quiet, very clean cut. yes i imagine this would be ward's scent

in the vial: apples, and lotus giving it a fruity candy type scent

 

wet: this smells like herbal essence, a totally organic experience. it is fruity, floral, light and warm.

 

as it dries this reminds me of sunshine, it is fresh, warm, summery, i picture a beautiful floral sundress clad woman slowly walking through an apple orchard.

 

definitely not what i expected in hanged man beautiful indeed

in the vial: smokey resinous

 

wet: olive oil, and a hint of smoke

 

dry this is soft yet still a smokey olive type scent butvery very light.

in the vial: fruity sage and lavander

 

wet: herbal, yet sweet and resinous

 

dry: hmmm i think there is something along the lines of some sort of tree resin, but not piney at all. and cinnamon spices, and sweet fruit not sure if it is fig or grape, or a combo of both.

 

this is a beautiful scent. i will have fun meditating on it and using it in ritual

ok i was a bit hesitant...corndog???? then carnation *joyful squee* then jasmine cries....but i decide to sniff it meself

 

 

in the vial: herbal, green

 

wet: saffron? and sandalwood. hmm why am i getting saffron?

 

as it dries it is all saffron and sandalwood sensual, relaxing, beautiful looove it

in the vial:light breezy blossoms

 

wet:yes light, tropical, breezy sweet but not foody type sweetness

 

this stayes very true even through drydown, it is light, breezy, blossoms, very tropical, sunny, florals, the sweetness i believe is the tobacco leaf. i barely get any bay rum just a hint occassionally to make me go ooohh there it is then it is gone, like a ghost in the night floating away on a summer breeze

in the vial: musk, bergamont, neroli in that order

 

wet:sweet candy like scent almost too "fruity" and sweet, bubble gum type scent

 

dry: it softens, and isn't as in your face, it is still very sweet, it must be the bergamont and neroli combo, it rings a bit citrus, the musk is trying to ground the scent but the sweetness is just too much for it to handle. i am not getting teh frankencense or amber. this is sweet and light and fresh smelling

in the vial: vetiver strong, sharp dark

 

wet: patchouli, cedarwood, and a hint of occassional violet

 

as it dries it is not as pungent, when my arm is a bit away from my nose, i smell mostly the violet, but up close to "sniff" it is myrrh and patchouli w/ a hint of cedar.

 

this is lovely, dark, earthy, yet sweetened w/ the violet. very beautiful if not classically femenine.

in the vial cologne. i usually get that sensation from strong lavander

 

wet: lavanderand lemon

 

as it dries a hint of leather appearsand the tonka whiffs by every once in a while but it is mostly lavander and leather.

 

reminds me a bit of claiborne for me, but much better and fresher

in the vial: yeah dbr for sure

 

wet dbr and i think i agree w/ eros gardenia

 

as it dries it remains a dbr scent obviosly (plus my skin amps dbr) but there is a spicness to it and the very floral gardenia note there is something else. something creamy that pops up occassionally but i am not positive as to its origin. could be vanilla or possibly coconut...but coconut goes a tad plastic on me and this doesn't hmmm anyway it is yummilicious

in the vial: jasmine

 

 

wet: jasmine (please let something else show up as it dries jasmine hates me)

 

as it dries the jasmien is still very prevelant but teh sandalwood is making it a bit more tolerablei also am getting a bit of the musk but so far no vanilla burbon

in the vial: green? grassy? huh?

 

wet: still green, and leafy. w/ an undercurrant of something spicy

 

as it dries it is amber, spice, carnation w/ a hint of something astringent that i can not place. this is spicy yet summery. very intresting and a tad effrevecent

in the vial: i can't smell anything but a clean scent *shrugs*

 

wet: saffron (one of my favorites)and sandalwood

 

as it dries i detect a musk and rose, but the rose stays a supproting memeber and not the lead part i can't smell the madarin or bergamont on me it is all musky, sandalwood, saffrom roses. i wish nutmeg would mingle a bit

in the vial: hmmm very resinous and slighty green

 

wet: patchouli and myrrh w/ some frankencense

 

dry this is very incense. it smells just like teh ritual ones i make by hand. when i have the stuff sticking to me, and making me sniff my fingers. on me the most prominent note is frankencense w/ the myrrh a close second and occassional glimpses of patchouli. i often use sandalwood as a base for my incense and i am telling you they smell so much like this scent. so of course i love it

in the vial: juniper and sandalwood

 

wet: a floral bouquet w/ a hint of juniper

 

as it dries: wow this is well blended. i get a very light waft of musk every once in a while but is is brief and light, the rosewood is just barely there and adding a wee touch of depth and the orchid and lilac are twisted around each other so that it is almost impossible for me to distinguish between were one ends and the other begins.

in the bottle: apricot brandy indeed

 

wet: yes apricot brandy

 

 

as it dries it remans true to the initial stages. it is a dominatrix, apricot. she is whippin the brandy's butt and believe you me the brandy is enjoying every second of it.

 

all in all love it and want more NOW