Coldfire

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Bottle: hmmm medicinal…almost like that scent you get when you open a fresh jar of noxema AND some resin swirling around. Wet on Me: spicy resin and sandalwood. Touches of clove. Drying down: resin for sure. Reminds me of hot summer…but not humid summer. Dry, warm and yellow. Getting some amber in there now too but not enough to turn it to baby powder Dry: this is simply a breathtaking scent. Warm, dry, resin’y, woody, faint ghostly touches of something sweet. This is all around love!

Bottle: smells like Avon’s old White Hawaiian Ginger at first sniff Wet on Me: yup. Summer alrighty. Summer flowers and humidty. I get the fresh greenness of the herbs in the background. Drying down: This is a warm hot summer’s evening..the sun is just starting to set and the ful black of the night sky has not been reached yet. Warm, lovely, heady but not overpowering. Dry: I get sunset more than morning with this scent. I smell the intoxicating flowers, and the green of the herbs. I never really got the citrus but that is okay since the rest of this is supremely lovely.

Bottle: lily mostly. With some ‘green’ Wet on me: uh oh. I just amped lily and it was joined by rose and they are taking a trip to Wizard air freshener land. Please abort this trip! Drying Down: soapy rose lily now Dry: this smells like the little rose shaped guest soaps my grandmother had.

Decant: light ghost-y whisp-y sandalwood. Wet on Me: very light but yet..compelling. Cannot stop wanting to inhale. Not much from the honey Drying Down: this does not go completely powder on me…there is something…something floating in the background that keeps it from going overly sweet or powder on me Dry: stays very light and ghostish…but just beautiful.

Imp: apple, bark, fruit, warm Wet on Me: apple but not green apple, fig, grape, tamarind I get it all…. Drying Down: I get an early fall vibe on this. Spice..but not overly spicy. Mostly ripe autumn fruits. Dry: I get golden autumn fruits on this, warmed by a fall sun. Crisp. Juicy. Not overly sweet.

Imp: definitely get the rhododendron and deep aquatic. Wet on Me: more deep aquatic over the rhododendrons. Very heady. Almost a lilac Drying down: wow this went to lilac air freshener on me really fast. Dry: this is really not for me. I’ll re-home.

Bottle: sour but kind of effervescent with something floral lurking deep under. champange? Wet on me: now I get some wood, some resin and less sour. Also getting a powdery note Drying Down: powder and wood. A touch of incense as well. Dry: this went to a sandalwood-powder-incense-y vibe to me. But it has something else I stil have not been able to wrap my nose around. I want to use this oil when I work with the Justice card.

Bottle: herbal. Old herbal but in a good way Wet on Me: herbal and parchment. As if the parchment was to contain the recipes created at the Apothocary Drying down: Herbal with a faint berry undertone? Still get a parchment note with this as well Dry: Starts strong but fades low fast. Still there but faint. A sweet herbal with berry undertones and parchment. I love this.

Bottle: slightly aquatic and astringent-y and light green. Crisp and sharp. Wet on Me: less aquatic, still crisp and sharp, more dry air with hints of light greens Drying down: now comes the desert air. Hot stifling…desert air in the morning. Dry: great throw. This is the light green of desert flora with the dry crisp morning air before it becomes stifling. There is traces of a rock note/scent/vibe in there. Just can’t stop huffing my hand. Oh and why do I get a man scent vibe? Like this would be even better if I were sniffing a man wearing it?

Bottle: Peony and Plum blossom Wet on Me: sweet peony now…quiet and gentle Drying Down: faint but sweet. Pretty Peony and plum blossom, hints of the lotus root. The musk is under all of this. Dry: Dried down very nicely. The musk came out and made a soft carpet for the rest of the notes to dance on. Very very pleasant. Spring like.

Bottle: smokey treacle. Wet on Me: woodsmoke for sure, tar…over the sticky of treacle. Very industrial smelling Drying Down: more tar than treacle now and just wrapped in woodsmoke. Faint ghost-like whispers of beer in my nose Dry: sweet tar and woodsmoke. A bit antiseptic. The beer took a hike. This is interesting.

Bottle: Snowy Evergreen/Balsam Wet on Me: Snow! Winter in the woods! Pine! Evergreen! Drying Down: Oh to be in Winter in a cabin in the woods right now! Tree and Snow and Snow and evergreen trees! I could just roll around in this. Dry: Oh the Love! TwilightEyes gets mad love from me for scoring this one for me.!!!!!!!!!

Decant: pears and leaves. Like a golden autumn day Wet on Me: more pears and leaves. Earthy and golden fruity. I an almost smell the sunbeams coming down thru autumn colored trees. Drying down: Now it’s pear and autumn leaves with patchouli lying underneath. I’m walking thru an autumn forest kicking leaves and rich dirt. Dry: This is patchouli in the fall. It’s golden and crisp and completely an autumn scent.

Decant: dark, incense-y. Heady. Wet on me: Sharp from the red currant but tempered by the frankincense. WOW! Heady in a great way! Drying Down: HOLY Cow this Morrocan musk is amazing. Now I get all the notes. They are swirling around my nose and intoxicating me. Dry: Dang..Beth Scores AGAIN! This thing is amazing. I’m hypnotized. My nose to my wrist, I close my eyes, inhale and I am transported. Wearing this is like having an out of body experience. Great when I’m slumping at work.

Decant: wow Black currant first and foremost, then the champaca and rhubarb Wet On Me: more of the same but really POW! Drying Down: everything is all blending nicely now. Dry: Nothing truly standing out from the rest. Just a fruity incense-y scent that swirls around your mind and makes you smile.

Decant: strawberry but not as sugary as I was expecting Wet on Me: oh…the sugar part comes out. Strawberry cream now Drying Down: now it’s like a strawberry cocktail. I get the alchohol touches now. Dry: this smells like something I’d drink when I am invoking my inner girlie goddess. The only thing that does not sit well on me is the traces of sugar. I’m glad I got to try it.

Decant: blackberry and bergamot with hints of patchouli to come Wet On Me: mmmm I love Beth’s Blackberry scents when they are not foodie. I get the patchouli now. Drying down: blackberry patchouli with touches of pomegranate and bergamot….all dancing as one! Dry: WOW! This is amazing! Gonna have to seek out more of this. I love how Beth blends blackberry and patchouli for this amazing perfume. All the other notes just add to the joy under my nose!

Decant: Lavender and Verbena Wet on Me: Lavender and Verbena and a touch of the white peach. There is some sweet softness I get that must be the amber Drying Down: Lavender Musk is what I am getting now Dry: gentle lavender musk. Not catching much of any of the other notes. But this is nice.

Decant: GREEN! Deeper huff of this brings green citrus rain. So clean, so spring-y Wet on Me: definitely green citrus. Drying Down: green citrus with a touch of the softness of amber, but I get the cologne vibe. Very refined, airy but not faint. Dry: the green and citrus they temper each other, the amber and flowers provide a soft and gentle base for the green and citrus to play over. Really, a terrific blend that reminds of me something from days past, as well as today.

Decant: Sharp bitter green Wet on Me: I get tea, the fir sap and pine and salt spray. Dark, green and bitter/sharp. Drying Down: Mosting biting green herbs. Sharp, dark, no nonsense, tiny faint traces of the incense underneath. Dry: I like these kinds of scents. They keep you off balance. You don’t know what you will get next. I ended up with a nice blend of the biting, sharp, green and soft headiness of incense. To keep.

Decant: I get lavender and chamomile and poppy Wet on Me: oooooo pretty! Flowers with out being too cloyingly floral. The lavender is kept in check by the poppy, and chamomile and the ylang ylang Drying Down: aaaahh now the sandalwood comes out to play with the pretty. This starts to round things off nicely and keep it from becoming too flower-y. Dry: Gentle flowers that waft over you as you fall to slumber. Very nice.

Decant: green and evergreen Wet on Me: soooo lovely so far. I get evergreen with the pine and juniper, but green with the tea, clover and grass and sage making this a deep green plant scent trip Drying down: green and clean but not soapy clean. Just fresh green forest. Dry: I am in love with this Green. Keeping the decant. Just gorgeous on me.

Decant: Sandalwood and tea Wet on Me: sandalwood mostly, pale hints of the tea. Drying down: woody but sweet like baby powder. The patchouli seems like it wants to come out and play but is being blocked. Dry: slight sandalwood with ghost patchouli and bits of baby powder? Hmmmm Nice…but I think I’ll re-home this.

Decant: benzoin, juniper and jasmine Wet on Me: Now I get bergamot joining the dance under my nose. Bits of plumeria popping in to say Oh Hai but very quietly. Drying Down: More lovely dancing of scents under my nose. A gorgeous blend of all the scents and the pine and juniper are not dominating but playing nicely with others. No trace of the tea rose yet. Dry: man…this one is a keeper. I like wearing flowers but I like sharper florals. This is a terrific blend of green and floral and it just dances on me!