greenranger

Wet, on me, sweetness. More sweetness. And sweetness. I actually like the sweet fruitiness of it. The flowers are only just beginning to make their way past all the fruit. Ah, a whiff of pollen; Now something must be blooming! I still can't tell which flower is which, though. This is a light, sweet scent. Nothing is heavy, or dark, or brooding.

I was wandering around the reviews, and I noticed that I hadn't tried this one yet...and there was an imp of it right at the top of my "untested" pile. Serendipity? I've had decent luck with oriental musks, and citrus(though citrus sometimes fades fast on me), and excellent luck with vanilla and most sandalwoods. Neroli and white florals? Hm. Maybe. It's a mild scent; it's mildly sweet, mildly floral, mildly citrus. Not any zing or pow to the lemons. There's nothing about the vanilla that makes you want to inhale it or nibble. It smells....sophisticated? Well, it doesn't smell in any way extravagant, over the top, or hedonistic. It's a perfectly put together scent...and I find myself wishing for a few more wind blown hairs or stray leaves. It's like, not love. I can definitely see wearing it when I might need to appear sophisticated and mild. I can't see needing this scent in any passionate way. Although I have been wrong before.

I also like the smell of roses, but haven't had much luck with rose scents. They amp on me, and there are only a few roses that I have found that really truly behave on my skin. Therefore, it is my pleasure to recommend: Snooty Rose, from the Garden of Live Flowers, in the Mad Tea Party section. It has red rose, oud, plum, bergamot, and red sandalwood. On my skin, the rose did not scream, pout, throw things or amp uncontrollably. It just smelled like a lush, spicy, full, deep red rose. After many hours it did dry down to mostly sandalwood with some rose and plum. Oh, and my husband liked it too! Or at least he said it was ok, which for him, on any perfume, is amazing praise!

A spicy and elegant scent...but, not for me I think. The scent changes quite a bit on me over time, but, it's hard to pick out individual notes for a very long time. The scent dries down, eventually, to mostly just frankincense and ginger with a bit of the flowers. Although it has things in it that I thought I might love, this one just isn't me. I don't know how it could possibly be, but, I like Snooty Rose better. The world must be ending soon.

Yum. Oh, I need to actually review? Well...um... Right now this is a wonderful herby golden scent. It was sharper when I put it on, but, it is smoothing out... I really really need a garden that smells like this. This is golden summertime in a bottle. Summertime, in a hammock, under a pear tree. ~editing for more detail~ I'm loving this one. I have worn it several times and I have to keep myself from slathering it on, as I adore the scent, but, others might not. So I am trying to keep a lighter hand on application. The throw is pretty decent without slathering. =) Wet, it is all resin and lavender. Soooo much lovely resin and all the lavender I could wish for(I love lavender, though). Drying, the lavender takes a huge step back into the background and the gardenia and pear take the stage. Dry, it is mostly lush gardenia and tasty pear, grounded with the golden warm resin, with the lavender only detectable as a bit of color and contrast in the background. I would really love to have a garden that smelled exactly like this. It lasts and lasts and lasts on me. =) I can still smell it on me in the morning after the day I have worn it. At that far deep drydown, most of what is left is the sweet golden resin with only a hint of the pear and gardenia, but, ooooh, I like this scent! If you love the resin part of this, try Penitence. If you love the gardenia part of it, you might try Euphrosyne.

I wore this at work without the notes handy, came back to review, and stared at the listed notes in puzzlement. How on earth does all that add up to a slightly sweet warm scent like golden motes of dust in the sun? Only Beth knows how, I suppose. It doesn't last they way I want, yet. I'm greedy and want more than 4 hours. Maybe a bit more settling and aging will help it.

It was a little sharper when it was wet, but, as it dries it becomes a smooth herby honey scent. It's closer to a chamomile honey than a chamomile tea with honey in it, but, smoother...and there's no beeswax listed but I seem to smell it anyway? Maybe it's the tonka.

In the imp, I smell rose. It reminds me of the big Chrysler Imperial red roses that my parents grew. Second sniff...and getting it all over my hands, I smell resin...or sandalwood? There might possibly be enough other notes to keep the rose in line, but, this imp was a gamble for me. Rose often amps... On me, the rose is the strongest note, but, it isn't screaming like it sometimes does. I have hope! It isn't quite like the Chrysler Imperial rose anymore, but, it's still a full spicy red rose. This is certainly not a hedgerose, or a little miniature rose. It is the fancy rosebush that needs its special pruning and fertilizer and to be talked to and treated just so...in order to bear the most beautiful huge deep red velvety blossoms with that rich spicy rose scent. I'm not sure I want a bottle...but...possibly...maybe...I have an imp of a rose scent that I may wear. If I actually reach for it enough to use up that imp, maybe then I'll think of a bottle. (edited to add link to the rose it reminded me of. Interestingly, the description says the Chrysler Imperial rose has a citrus scent.)

Light, sweet, and cheerful. On me, it's mostly a light dusting of sugar over cheerfull flowers, with just enough pepper to make it slightly energetic. I'm hoping that the carnation is more noticable as it ages, but, even if it stays just as it is, I love it. I actually have some hope that this will be a scent my husband will like. He's so very picky, and he doesn't tend to like my resins or woods.

Wet, I have smelled a soap, somewhere, that was remarkably like this in feel. I don't normally get "soap" from scents. Hm. Drying, there's the moss, and a whiff of parsley...the honey makes an apearance...Mostly, though, I think I am smelling copal? The flowers and the frankincense are missing. I'll have to hold on to this and see if it changes, but, right now it is mostly copal with a few green leaves. What I really need, I suppose, is for my memory of what I wanted from the scent to fade a bit so that I can see if I like it without missing the flowers that I was hoping to smell. I kind of wanted a honeysuckle/carnation/gardenia scent, with enough resin to make the flowers last. I don't think this is that scent, but, if I forget that I wanted flowers, for once, maybe I can be happy with the resin that I do have?

In the bottle, alcohol. Stroooong alcohol. Rum and whiskey. On me, there's a blast of all the sweet notes, the licorice, cotton candy and marshmallow, all rolled into one very intense sugar rush. Then it's all whisky again, with just a faint bit of the sugar rush sticking stubbornly to the edge of the scent. It smells like I just rinsed my hands in the whiskey. The sugar holds on, and the alcohol fades a little, and now it is slightly toasted(both meanings) cotton candy scent with just a bit of licorice hanging out at the edges. ---- I called this "scary clown" when I reviewed it in the will call thread. I was never a fan of clowns; they really did frighten me as a kid, and the clown on the label, if encountered in person, would have sent me crying and possibly running in terror as a child if it had gotten too near me(20 feet or so, I think...or anything aproaching eye contact). I'm still waiting on the drydown. I had to wash all the scent off after coming home from will call in deference to my husband's over sensitive nose. Even after washing this off, the next morning I could smell a really lovely lush(again, both meanings of the word) vanilla. ---- About 15 minutes in, the whiskey and all the sugar rush are still there, and maybe I can detect the peanuts...or perhaps it is just the hint of the salt that makes the sweetness of all that sugar more intense and makes you thirsty. There is also the suggestion of the greasepaint. Thankfully, the greasepaint is in the background. ------ 30 minutes in, the cigars arrive. They aren't taking over though, so, basically, I have whiskey, sugar rush, a tiny bit of saltyness? and cigars. I think the vanilla is beginning to assert itself, and the whisky is finally beginning to smell more like a flavoring, and less like I poured whiskey on my hands. =) Alcohol loves my skin, but, fortunately, vanilla is a good friend to me and is willing to drive me home. The scent as it settles in for the long haul is Vanilla, steeped in enough whiskey to make an extract, and poured over sweet sugared tobacco. Not bad at all.

It starts off pear, musk, and patchouli. I think I can detect something metallic... Another yummy one. With Amber in it, it will probably keep getting better for a while on me as well. Amber is never at its best for me till a few months have passed.

It starts off all myrrh and sweet berries...and then the mushroom comes out. and then hides. and then comes out. Seriously, it isn't staying stable for two sniffs in a row. By itself, I really don't know about this one...however as part of the set? The set together is delish.

Frankincense and musk, with just a bit of juicy sweetness. Yummy. As it dries I start to smell the sage as well.

Eggnog Latte is pretty much a coffee latte scent. If you love the scent of cappuchinos or lattes then you will like it. If coffee is not what you are looking for, you need to find something else. If you aren't finding the reviews, it may be because it was an unreleased scent. It is here. For a vanilla that will step forward? That's hard for me since I tend to amp vanillas slightly. I haven't tried Vanilla Orchid, but for a vanilla without other notes to take over, that might work best? Otherwise, aged Dorian would be a suggestion. Dorian really needs a few weeks to really shine, in my opinion. Or, you can try to find some Love's Philosophy... Vanilla, cream, and saffron....It's an LE but I do occasionally see it around in the swaps. That might be simple enough for the vanilla to be noticable on you.

Wet, it is very green and wet, like sap dripping from broken stems. Dry, it is tea and wasabi. Faint tea and wasabi. Unfortunately, I can't seem to resist the lure of coriander. Most unfortunately for me, it never shows up. Ah well.

For something with musk, vanilla and as much wood as there is listed, I'd think this would be stronger on me? Instead, this starts off as medium throw and very quickly becomes a close to the skin scent. Wet, I can smell the vetiver and woods and they nearly cover the sweeter anise, vanilla and mandarin. It's dark and smooth, with only a hint of sweetness. Drying, it stays smooth, but becomes a very quiet, close to the skin, sweetness. It's barely detectable unless I really get close, sort of like black fur on black velvet, I suppose. I am really very surprised at how quiet a scent this is on me. ~edit~ So, I walk into my computer room this afternoon and go, "Mmmmmmm...what is that smell? Did I spill something? I hope I didn't have a spill of whatever I am smelling! Oh...I put some of the Velvet Panther on a paper towel to try it on something other than my skin. Ooooohhhh..." So, it turns out that this, if it is faint on my skin for some unfathomable reason(I thought vanilla and woods liked me!), might be the scent that takes over my locket untill I get tired of it...which may not happen. Wow! If this scent doesn't work on your skin, try it on a bit of cotton or something instead. It is fabulous!

CCCXXVIII If I read the number correctly, since it is smudged. O and something fresh...There's a flower here, but, not one I can instantly identify. There's pollen, and spring...Plus honey and amber. For a non-floral person like me, this is actually pretty nice. It's mostly the vanilla amber and honey with just a hint of some not overdone flower. I don't feel like I am being whacked over the head with a bouquet, but rather presented with a single bloom picked from a garden rather than purchased from a florist.

Penitence CXVI First sniff-Lilies....and other florals but nothing terribly strong. Softly sweet florals. Drying, grass and lilies. This smells like Easter. I don't smell much of the myrrh and frankincense that is Penitence, but, I like this anyway. It will probably go into my rotation of soft florals.

I can smell the vetiver in the bottle. On, I can smell vetiver and oranges. As it dries I am getting a nice licorice kick, and a faint whiff of cinnamon goes by. I can smell the teak, oranges, tangerine, and licorice, but the vetiver is still fierce. At will call I lost track of where I put this scent on my arm in the midst of trying so many different scents. I am hoping that trying this solo works better. Drying, there's vetiver overlaying everything, but, so far the licorice and oranges are still there. On my skin it is unlikely in the extreme that the teak will vanish. Overall? A fierce but slinky scent. Attractive but edgy, with slashes of sweet gold and spicy black. If it stays like this I will love it. ~edit~Several hours later, what I have is a softer and much less edgy scent that is mostly amber, cinnamon and licorice. There might possibly be a little bit of tangerine left, or it could be my imagination. Amazingly, the wood and vetiver have vanished. I could wish that it stayed a little edgier and darker...but, this is still a nice spice scent.

It starts off a tropical drink...and ends up a nice but faint sweet scent.

I can smell the Irish coffee, tonka and pipe smoke, but, I am getting a lot of the wood as well. LOTS of wood. The tobacco seems much smokier than the tobacco in Velvet Bandito. The Irish coffee isn't dominant enough on me to really think of this as "foodie." I'll have to come back to it later, and hopefully it will be better without 15 other scents competeing with it...but, I think I am happier with Eggnog Latte and Bah for coffee, and Velvet Bandito for tobacco. Perhaps the combination wasn't meant to be for me.

Strawberry cotton candy and instant sugar shock the moment it touches my skin. If you like the sweet stuff, this is definitely for you.

After trying this at Will-Call I couldn't wait for my order to arrive. I'd ordered it on April 1st(the day it went live), since I was looking for the perfect tobacco. I may have found it! That scent I was always looking for when I was sniffing around in tobacco stores? This is it, but, the box is aromatic wood, and filled with spices. The dust is similar to that which is in Parliment of Monsters in the Carnivale. It isn't Dirt, which I amp, but, just enough dust to put a very slight haze around the edges of the other scents. The tumbleweeds are spicy, because, according to what Beth said at Will-Call, she remembers tumbleweeds as being spicy, and it is that impression that we are getting. The spice is somewhat along the lines of Morroco, so if you like that you should DEFINITELY try this. The cedar isn't overwhelming. I amp wood, but this is merely a cedar box to contain the rest. The tobacco is lovely sweet tobacco, not smoke. I love it. ~edit~And....it lasted all day looong! 9 hours so far, and it is only softer and more velvety. =)

Subtle and soft. Musk and something slightly sweet and not terribly floral...or not any of the expected florals for sure. If you want to wear perfume that makes people think that YOU smell that good, this may be it. As with many of the light musks, this will probably get better in about a week or more as it settles. I like this one very much already, though.