shelldoo

this is very clean, a storm rolling in on a beach, a summer storm, the kind you like to sit and watch. there is a slight citrussy note to this, i am not one for ozone type scenrts but this is masterfully crafted and smells devine, i would consider using this for a room scent to capture the beach smell.

ok i must first state i am not a big fan of florals, w/ white florals being top on that dislike list, but it was free and i am aiming to try every scent, and i like doing reviews even if i am not so good at them. ok disclaimer added

i am surprised i can tolerate this white floral, the vanilla really is there taming it from being typical floral, i really like this, maybe not enough to wear regularly but definitly enough to try occassionally, and my youngest dd is trying to steal it so i guess she likes it alot

hmmm wet it is indescribable, but i didn't detect the burning smell....

dry i am not getting a mascualine smell altho it is hard to describe, there is some sandalwood, and possibly lemon or lime, but it is on me a very light clean smell not dark, not burning, i like it i will definitely use the imp

weird i thought this was all honeysuckles, i was so expecting honeysuckle reviews i am unsure of what lotus smells like is it similar to honeysuckle?

that is the only smell i get from this no fruits, no amber, just that honeysuckle type smell and alas i am not a huge floral fan so off to swaps w/ her

eta i went and sniffed my lotus single note and it is kinda bubblegummy so i have no clue where or what the honeysuclish smell is

eee gads i am reminded i am not a florally gal

wet it was overwhelmingly spring flowers

dry went very very soapy like a milled florally soap.

swaps

in the vial this was a dusty peppercorn scent

wet the cedar and dusty pepercorn

dry wait where is teh pepper? it went very very citrussy not a dark scent at all to me it is herbal citrus cedar

in the vial i smelled paste

wet was jasmine, w/ opaste in teh background

stayed a jaminey glue type scent

off to swaps

i couldn't smell this one in the vial, it was faintly medicinal...*shrugs*

wet was all ylang yalng

dry down omg this is nice, it is a deep pulsating sexy red rose very very nice.

yes, clean is a good description

lemony, and the verbena must be lemon verbena the cedar barely peeks through the lemony smell, it is a nice warm summer day scent

hmmm, bergamont, almonds and orange, it was very very cherry wet, but went very citrusy orange as it dried, not surprising as it has bergamont and orange in it, this one is very pretty shame it is disc.

wet: this is mostly frankensence

dry it is a rosewood geranium w/ and occassional whif of the frankensence.

this is very beautiful, very complex, almost "regal" to me it does go a bit soapy, i am going to try it again before i make up my mind completely, altho the geranium and rosewood smell great right before it completely drys down.

this is all miny on me bright green mint. it is a nippy, cold mint...did i say mint

ohhhhh

in the vial lilies, and juicy pears

wet: all pear, and not a fake pear smell but a ripe juicy fresh warm pear right off the tree

dry: the lilies are making a reappearance, but the pear is still the front runner, i hope the rose peaks out as i am a huge fan of beth's roses.

hmmm i am beginning to think i am odder then i thought i was it smells like bathroom cleaner to me , i do not smell musk, i did get a minty type citurs smell when it was wet, the vetiver is there too, but forwhatever reason it really went bathroom cleaner one me

in the vial wet and dry this is all the same for me, all vetiver, i seem to magnify vetiver i like vetiver but i wish it would share the space w/ some of the other notes.

hmmmm in the vial, oddly smells kinda like pot

wet: still smells like pot to me, wouldn't wanna get pulled over wearing this one

dry down: ok not so bad now, the vetiver is the magnified scent here i get hardly no patchouli. it is a great dark scent once i get past the wet stage. i will probably swap it tho

hmmm in the vial it is lemon but w/ a metalic edge, i wonder which note causes that raection for me

wet not more matalic not but all lemon verbena

on dry down it becomes more of a floral blend w/ a lemon kicker. it isn't dark enough for me but it is beautiful and is a very light summery scent innocence comes to mind

in the vial...

sad if sadness had a scent this would be it

on it is a very soft rose, but remeber roses have thorns, it is soft yet there is pain in it i am not sure how else to describe it. i like it alot, but i definitely get a sad or melancholy vibe

i am editing this to add it is such a beautiful dark rose, orchid blend, the second time i am wearing it it is calling to me, i do still get a sad feel from it but it is triumphant also...weird, i think i may buy a bigger bottle for those days when i just wanna feel that sad yet beating it kinda feel

hmmm earthy pine good musk not usually a thing i like

wet pine yup it is pine

dry: a bit earthier yet still fresh pine musk is hiding w/ no complaints from me about it this one is nice and yes outdoorsy i will wear it to bonfires and hikes and feel like i am a part of the earth

ok so this one took me by complete surprise.....i do not like violets they always go permsolution on me...well always did:

in the vial: no way omgah this is lovely tonka vanilla blend no violets in sight whew

wet: same i find myself drooling on my hand

dry: this is going on my top 10 list and i am getting a 5ml w/ my next order i am in awe really was not expecting to find one i adore so much in this sniffing session

wow in the vial is lemonhead candy

wet yup lemonheads good thing i think they are yummy

drying i get hints of tea and a wiff of leather here and there but lemon is dominant...i love wanda and i am forcing dh to wear severin

ok so i am not an aquatics chick

but the rose saves this one, it is a beatiful scent very "white" to me the rose is the strongest note, the salty smell is barely there which perchance is why i am liking it nice, is more of a summery rose, i do not get teh negative funeral association but then i avoid funerals so that could be why.

wow in the vila this was in my face resins, maybe rosewood? teak? i am not sure

wet: holy moses this is a strong one, dark resins, maybe some frankencense.

drydown, ahh she mellows, hello figgy i still am getting teh dark woods smell but it has mellowed and is caressing the fig beautifully very nice reminds me of intrigue a bit definitely like this one i am thinking if i wear intrigue out dh could wear this and we would smell beautifully together i wonder if it is listed asd nuetral...scuttering off to check

well i adore alot of beth's roses and love love love black rose but this is not like that velevety goodness it is drier, definitely a tea rose, it seems almost fragile, if a scent can smell fragile that is but yes tea rose is all i gte, it is pretty and to me smells young, i think my dd would love it to death i may gift her w/ it

i was not expecting to like this....

but it is nice, i don't think i will buy a big bottle but i will use the imp it is a strong woodys scent very resinous, cedar, possibly had vetiver, rosewood, reminds me somewhat of cathedral