I got this as an extra in my most recent (aka second) order. Wow. I'm not sure which variety of wow, but definitely a sincere one. I Googled the name out of curiousity and ended up afraid to try it out of sheer intimidation.
In the imp: Some sort of flower and patchouli. Yeep, in a good way.
Wet: Oh my. This smells... it's very, VERY strong. There's something very dried-herby in it along with the floral (jasmine? Ylang-ylang? I think more jasmine to me) and patchouli. It reminds me strongly of the scent of this occult shop I visited over a decade ago, that had half a billion resident cats who all decided to sit on me and purr at once. This is promising -- good association.
Ten minutes: There a tiny hint of citrus here. The floral's... shifting, it's still the same flower but it's combining with my skin and the patchouli to get rather overpowering.
Half an hour: This is almost too much. The occult-store smell is still there and it smells the same, but different, almost choking. I think I may start whimpering. But I still like it. And so does my cat, the black one. A lot.
Two hours (to give the scent time to settle down): Mmmmmm. It's calmed down, very dried-herbs-green colored scent with bits of dried orange rind and a spice here and there, plus incense, all over a base of patchouli. Is there catnip in here or something? The cat is paying more attention to me than normal.
I really like this. I wore it out in public and people treated me differently -- the best I can describe it was with respect instead of the usual careless indifference that leads to shoving past strangers in a crowded mall.
Perhaps because of what I found on Google and the association with that occult shop I tried this as a working oil, as sort of an amplifier. I would dearly love to know what on earth is in this or what the deal is, because the results were extremely emphatic. (The catch is that it seemed to be like boosting a car with nitrous; you can do it, but it takes a toll on the engine.) I don't think this is a casual perfume sort of thing, but it's wonderful to wear for getting things done NOW as long as sleeping in the next day is planned.
And what is WITH the cat attraction? Every time I've worn this now, my black cat has been showering me with affection. (The white and grey ones act normally.) I think I'll definitely be getting a bottle of this when (if?) it comes available; I'll have to see how fast I go through it (wheee, redlining racecar!) to determine the size.
